Chapter 59: Fourth-Stage Spear Technique

Over the past five or six days, Li Yuan's fist technique had improved to Fourth Stage 6%, but his spear technique had not been able to break through.

Body and mind integration is the foundation of the integration of body, mind, and weapon.

Therefore, Li Yuan practiced the Rock Spear Technique again and again, pondering the first move of the Star Spear Technique again and again.

This caused the power of his spear technique to constantly improve.

However!

The integration of body, mind, and weapon focuses on the word "weapon," which is controlling the weapon.

A weapon is an extension of the body.

But it is ultimately not a part of the body; the mind, consciousness, and nerves cannot truly connect to the weapon.

Therefore, wanting to perceive the operation of force within the weapon just like perceiving the tendons and bones of the body is very difficult.

During these few days, the power of the spear technique improved.

It meant that Li Yuan's perception of the excess forces constantly generated during the weapon's movement, collision, withdrawal, and thrusting became increasingly clear.

Until today.

Until this moment.

When the news of his uncle's life or death being unknown arrived, Li Yuan swung the long spear again and again, filled with anger and killing intent.

Executing it again and again!

A full hour passed.

In Li Yuan's heart, only the spear technique remained; he wanted to consume all his energy completely.

Finally, it seemed like an accumulation of effort, or perhaps a stroke of luck.

"Boom!" In Li Yuan's heart, it was as if a door had been gently pushed open.

His powerful spiritual sense, as if it had grown eyes, faintly penetrated into the interior of the weapon.

He perceived the extremely subtle operation of force within the weapon.

"Sila~"

The long spear moved, the spear tip tracing dazzling arcs in mid-air, shifting uncertainly, and the tearing of the air produced astonishing explosive sounds.

Body, mind, long spear!

The three were completely integrated.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Swish!

Overwhelming spear light flickered, wrapping Li Yuan in the center, just like stars flickering in the night sky, perfect and flawless, impeccable.

It was none other than "Star Awakening," one of the five major killing moves of the "Star Spear Technique."

The "Star Spear Technique," famous for its defense, the first move, Star Awakening, is the starting move and also the most core move.

Only after learning the first move.

Can one gradually derive the subsequent four moves, and even the integration of all five moves, to comprehend the Star Intent.

【Your spear technique realm has improved from Third Stage 99% to Fourth Stage 2%】

A prompt flashed on Li Yuan's Divine Palace panel.

Whoosh!

This unprecedented eruption at this moment, combined with the several hours of practice before.

Finally exhausted all of Li Yuan's energy.

Li Yuan was unprecedentedly exhausted in spirit and body, waves of fatigue surged into his heart, and his eyelids couldn't stop drooping.

"Clang~" The twenty-kilogram big spear fell to the ground.

Li Yuan sat directly on the ground, then fell straight onto the ground.

He fell straight asleep.

Too exhausted.

……

More than an hour later.

Li Yuan was already lying on the bed in his lounge, snoring like thunder.

Beside him, Zhou Qi and Li Tianyou were covered in sweat.

Practicing the basic cultivation method, physical fitness constantly improves, and the body also becomes heavier; it took them a lot of effort to put Li Yuan on the bed.

Then, they covered Li Yuan with a thin quilt.

March in Jiangcheng still had a chill.

"Teacher Xu, is Li Yuan okay?" Zhou Qi couldn't help but ask, a trace of worry in his eyes.

"He's fine."

"He should have practiced the spear to the limit, exhausted his physical strength, and is too tired," the tower-like Xu Bo beside him said lightly.

"How did you know Li Yuan had an accident?" Xu Bo looked at the two.

Zhou Qi and Li Tianyou looked at each other.

"Teacher, didn't something happen in the Luo Bu Sea?" Li Tianyou took the initiative. "Li Yuan's uncle has always been in the Luo Bu Sea, and Li Yuan didn't come down for dinner just now…… we were a bit worried, so we wanted to come up and see."

"The door was ajar, and we found him as soon as we pushed it open," Li Tianyou said.

"And you?" Xu Bo looked at Lin Lanyue standing by the door.

"I saw them coming out of the martial arts room in a panic, so I came over to take a look," Lin Lanyue, wearing a Red Glow martial arts uniform today, said. "I immediately messaged you, Teacher."

Lin Lanyue's gaze fell on Li Yuan's face.

Xu Bo nodded slightly and asked an additional question: "Has Li Yuan's uncle returned to Jiangcheng yet?"

"No," Zhou Qi shook his head. "I heard Li Yuan say that he seems to have been staying on the front line."

"Okay, I know," Xu Bo nodded. "Zhou Qi, you two go eat first."

"Yes."

Zhou Qi and Li Tianyou left the martial arts room.

"Lin Lanyue," Xu Bo looked at Lin Lanyue and said in a low voice, "Li Yuan's uncle having an accident seems to have had a great impact on him."

"Tomorrow afternoon."

"You are all leaving for Jiangbei Martial Arts University, and you are more familiar with that side…… try your best to help him."

"Li Yuan," Xu Bo's gaze fell on Li Yuan on the bed, sighing lightly. "His luck has never been very good."

"Luck?" Lin Lanyue was stunned upon hearing this. "His fainting is related to his uncle? Is his uncle that important to him?"

In Lin Lanyue's impression, Li Yuan's will should be extremely strong.

"He is an orphan."

Xu Bo said lightly, "It was his uncle who raised him. As far as I know, his uncle took the risk to go to the Luo Bu Sea to get more subsidies for Li Yuan to practice martial arts."

Lin Lanyue's heart trembled, and she couldn't help but look at Li Yuan lying on the bed.

She didn't expect Li Yuan's background to be so special.

She didn't know at all before.

"Did his uncle sacrifice?" Lin Lanyue couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know," Xu Bo shook his head. "You know, the Luo Bu Sea is incredibly chaotic, but looking at Li Yuan's state, it's probably not good…… Star Realm war, it's hard to say."

Lin Lanyue nodded slightly; her background gave her a very high vision.

In some aspects, even Xu Bo might not be as knowledgeable as her.

"Teacher Xu, for this invitation activity, I will try my best to help Li Yuan," Lin Lanyue's gaze swept over Li Yuan once again, seeming to have made some kind of decision. "Try my best to help him get selected for the special training list."

"However."

"You don't need to tell Li Yuan deliberately," Lin Lanyue added. "With his personality, he probably wouldn't want to accept direct help from others."

"Well, I will thank you on behalf of Li Yuan first," Xu Bo smiled slightly. "You go back first, I'm here, don't worry."

……

Watching Lin Lanyue leave, Xu Bo's gaze fell on Li Yuan again, frowning slightly.

"Is it really practicing the spear to the limit? Can he be this tired?" Xu Bo muttered to himself.

The lounge instrument's preliminary test confirmed that there was no major problem with Li Yuan's body.

All indicators were normal.

Thinking of this, Xu Bo exited the lounge, covered the door lightly, and said in a low voice, "Black Dog, I want to check the 4011 Martial Arts Room, apply for video permission."

Every independent martial arts room, except for the lounge, has surveillance.

But ordinary teachers don't have permission to view it.

After a while.

"Master, the application is successful, you can query videos within seven days," the auxiliary intelligent voice sounded.

Hum~

Xu Bo's smart ring directly projected a light screen, showing the scene inside the martial arts room.

"Play the scene from two hours ago," Xu Bo said.

The scene in the light screen changed immediately, revealing Li Yuan practicing the spear in the martial arts room.

Just one glance.

"This spear technique?" Xu Bo's eyes revealed a look of surprise. How could he not see the power of Li Yuan's spear technique? It was clearly much stronger than before.

Time passed.

Speed up! Speed up! Xu Bo kept watching, and finally, he stopped accelerating.

At the most critical moment.

"Fourth-stage spear technique!" Xu Bo widened his eyes, his eyes full of shock.

"Seventeen and a half years old, fourth-stage spear technique?"

Xu Bo knew that with Li Yuan's speed of progress, he would cross into fourth-stage spear technique sooner or later.

But he never expected Li Yuan to break through so quickly.

"Special training list, it's stable," Xu Bo grinned.

Immediately, his peripheral vision swept over the ajar door beside him, and his smile faded again.

"Sigh."

……

Past eight in the evening.

Li Yuan slowly woke up from his deep sleep, only feeling a splitting headache, his whole body still incredibly exhausted.

"Me? This is on the bed?" Li Yuan noticed the thin quilt covering him.

The light suddenly turned on, the door opened, and the light was blinding.

Li Yuan subconsciously covered his eyes.

"Awake?" A pleasant voice sounded, and the girl wearing a Red Glow martial arts uniform stood by the door, seeming to hold several boxes of nutritional meals in her hand.

"Lin Lanyue?" Li Yuan recognized the owner of the voice.

"I just reheated the nutritional meals, they are on the dining table, get up and eat first," Lin Lanyue said. "I'll call Teacher Xu over."

Putting down the things, Lin Lanyue turned and left.

Li Yuan sat up, quickly recovering his clarity, the headache quickly eased. "I just practiced the spear and fell to the ground?"

After getting out of bed and washing up.

Li Yuan walked out of the lounge and came to the dining table, where four boxes of nutritional meals were placed.

He was too hungry to think much, and ate them in big mouthfuls.

"Finally awake? Looks like you have a good appetite," Xu Bo's voice sounded from the door.

"Teacher," Li Yuan put down his chopsticks and wanted to get up.

"Don't get up, sit and eat," Xu Bo revealed a smile. "The first time you executed the fourth-stage spear technique, the huge physical exertion in an instant, you must be hungry."

"Teacher knows my spear technique is at the fourth stage?" Li Yuan was slightly surprised.

Xu Bo smiled and didn't explain.

"Where is Lin Lanyue?" Li Yuan subconsciously looked at the door.

"I let her go back to practice," Xu Bo said. "She also put her heart into it; she bought you food after six o'clock, and was afraid you wouldn't have enough, so she bought four boxes."

Li Yuan felt a warmth in his heart and couldn't help but say, "She found me fainting?"

"It was Zhou Qi and Li Tianyou who found you," Xu Bo said. "And Lin Lanyue happened to be there, so she called me over."

Li Yuan nodded and continued to eat in big mouthfuls.

He was indeed hungry.

"You practiced the spear too much, and then suddenly broke through and erupted, your body couldn't bear the consumption, so you fainted," Xu Bo stood by. "Don't worry, just wait for your body to gradually adapt."

Li Yuan asked while eating, "Teacher, does breaking through to the fourth stage of skill always happen like this?"

"Mostly not," Xu Bo said. "Most martial artists break through to fourth-stage skill after the 15th rank, when their bodies are strong enough."

"Your body is too weak."

"The integration of body, mind, and weapon, plus your spiritual sense is too much stronger than your body, the instant consumption was too large, so this happened," Xu Bo said.

Li Yuan suddenly understood.

He swept away a box of rice like a whirlwind, but didn't feel full at all.

Now, Li Yuan felt he could eat a cow.

"Li Yuan, your uncle is at the No. 3 Base, right?" Xu Bo suddenly asked.

Li Yuan was stunned, asking excitedly, "Teacher, is there news?"

"No. 3 Base hasn't fallen yet," Xu Bo said solemnly.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 60 =====