Chapter 2: Stance Technique Breakthrough (Seeking follow-up reads)

Tianhai City No. 2 High School, one of the key high schools in Tianhai City.

It gathered a large number of martial path geniuses.

The entire school occupied a huge area, with buildings in a red-and-white style, surrounded by tall metal walls that cut off the world inside from the world outside.

Teaching buildings stood tall inside, and countless students wearing blue-and-white school uniforms gathered at the entrance, lining up to enter in order.

Standing at the main entrance was a row of burly security guards, each with eyes like torches, patrolling like big bears.

"Is this No. 2 High? As expected, they're all genius top students."

"Son, study hard, our family is counting on you!"

"..."

The freshmen who had just stepped into their first year of high school entered the school one after another, filled with curiosity.

Lin Qi looked at the freshmen exuding youthful energy and felt a bit nostalgic. Two years ago, he had entered No. 2 High as a "lucky pick," just as green as they were.

Amidst his nostalgia, he followed the crowd into the school.

After parking his bicycle, he walked familiarly to the playground, found his class location, and prepared for the opening ceremony.

One hour later.

The tedious opening ceremony ended, and everyone returned to their respective classes, but not to ordinary classrooms.

Instead, it was a spacious classroom of over a thousand square meters, with walls equipped with a large number of common weapons like sabers, spears, and swords.

At the same time, in the corners, fist stakes over two meters tall and incredibly thick stood on soft mats.

After the people from Class 3, Year 3 entered, they consciously went to the locker room to change into loose martial arts uniforms and began training.

Some stood in stances on the spot, some began practicing fist techniques.

Some were like fierce tigers coming down the mountain, or cranes spreading their wings, or swinging their arms to strike the air like apes, or like spirit snakes coiling...

Some struck the fist stakes, making crackling sounds.

Some even picked up weapons like sabers, spears, and swords to swing them wantonly.

While practicing martial arts, they chatted with each other, recounting the happy lives they had during the vacation, and the air was filled with a pleasant and leisurely atmosphere.

Lin Qi didn't chat; instead, he hid in a corner alone, put a Qi and Blood capsule into his mouth, and then began to warm up his body.

Warming up his body thoroughly before practicing martial arts made it less likely to get injured.

"My muscles are fatigued and sore all over, this has been going on for several days, why haven't they recovered yet?"

Lin Qi rotated his body, feeling the abnormality in his body, and thought to himself.

"Look at you all, muscles stiff, punches powerless, how long has it been since you practiced martial arts?"

"A whole summer vacation wasted, and you still have the face to be giggling here."

A loud, scolding voice rang out among the crowd, drowning out everyone else's voices.

Lin Qi looked over; this was a middle-aged man nearly 1.8 meters tall, with lean muscles, ordinary features, and a clear scar left on his face.

He was wearing a white tracksuit, walking with the wind, moving through the crowd.

A fierce aura radiated, and the entire martial arts room instantly quieted down, silent as cicadas in winter.

This was their Class 3 martial arts teacher—Wu Kang.

Responsible for martial arts teaching, he was a Third Realm martial artist.

Wu Kang's eyes were sharp, like blades cutting across everyone's cheeks, and he sneered:

"Some of you haven't even reached Great Completion in your fist techniques, yet you have the nerve to practice weapons. Haven't learned to walk yet, and you want to run? Do you think you look very cool?"

The people being scolded instantly put down the weapons in their hands in shame, leaving only two or three who ignored him, puffed out their chests, and gripped their weapons tighter.

Wu Kang stood with his hands behind his back, looked around, and spoke again, his voice like a booming bell.

"Why do you practice martial arts?"

"Because martial artists are the most promising profession in this world, they possess superhuman strength."

"And in this world invaded by Calamity Beasts, strength means safety, money, and status."

"According to the latest social survey report, the average income of the martial artist profession is the highest in the world, far exceeding the second profession."

"This is an era where everyone practices martial arts. From birth, everyone must work hard to become a martial artist. It's a hundred boats racing, thousands of troops crossing a single-log bridge."

"It is destined that only a small number of people can become martial artists."

"And now is your golden period, the time when you progress the fastest."

"With your current attitude, how can you compete with others?"

After Wu Kang finished speaking, the entire martial arts room was silent, the relaxed atmosphere completely dissipated, replaced by heavy pressure.

"Class begins!"

Seeing that the effect had been achieved, Wu Kang continued:

"Martial Path Era, year 1999, Otherworld invasion, Calamity Beasts descended."

"Our Blue Star opened countless spatial rifts, Calamity Beasts rushed out from the spatial rifts, and along with the rifts, a kind of supernatural power rushed out—Source Energy!"

"This is something our Blue Star did not possess in the past."

"Scientists discovered that after the human body absorbs Source Energy, it can break the genetic shackles, allowing the body to complete transformation and evolution."

"Humans can also possess strength like the superhumans in comics, novels, and film and television works."

"The ancient Martial Path rose again, setting off a craze for human life evolution."

"According to the joint research of all countries on Blue Star, nine major gates of the Martial Path and nine shackles were summarized."

"The martial artist's realm is divided into nine realms. Every time a gate is broken through, strength will undergo earth-shaking changes."

"Source Energy is domineering; ordinary human organs cannot absorb it directly, and it can only be absorbed through food, or through long periods of time, slowly absorbing a little bit."

"In order for us martial artists to improve our strength more scientifically and efficiently."

"Our Xia Nation deduced the Primordial Stance and Five-Form Fist Technique based on ancient health-preserving techniques, cultivation techniques, and ancient fist techniques."

"The first lesson of the semester is to stand in the Primordial Stance to thoroughly loosen up your slack bodies."

Wu Kang shouted, and the 50 students quickly separated and began to stand in stances.

"The Primordial Stance is the stance technique with the best universality and strongest effect that our Xia Nation deduced based on countless stance techniques from ancient times."

"The first gate of the Martial Path is 'Refining Flesh'!"

"It requires us to exercise the large muscles of the body and improve physical fitness in all aspects."

"And the Primordial Stance can fully mobilize the body's Vitality and Blood, tempering every muscle of the body without omission."

Lin Qi devoted himself wholeheartedly to standing in the stance.

!

"Standing in a stance is the interconnection of form, intent, Qi, and force."

"It emphasizes keeping the head upright, sinking the shoulders and dropping the elbows, containing the chest and pulling up the back, sinking the breath, tucking the buttocks and retracting the anus, gripping the ground with five toes, sinking Qi into the dantian..."

"Not only can it temper the flesh, but it can also stretch the tendons and bones..."

Following Wu Kang's explanation, Lin Qi also entered the state.

Having stood in stances for over ten years, he had long since practiced the Primordial Stance into an instinct.

His breathing was natural, his muscles relaxed, his arms held a circle, he was a unified whole, and he felt the changes in his spine.

After a short while, his body began to heat up, his body became numb, and his body trembled involuntarily.

"Drip!"

Sweat seeped out and dripped continuously onto the soft mat.

His body seemed to come alive, and his Qi and Blood were stimulated.

The spine on his back protruded, like a large tendon being pulled up.

This was the "Dragon Bone," a situation that only occurs when the Primordial Stance is practiced to its essence.

And at this moment, Lin Qi also felt a large hand placed on his back.

"Having learned to stand in stances for over ten years, some people still haven't mastered the essence, and their lower stance is unstable."

"You can look at Lin Qi's stance technique again; his stance technique is the best in your class."

Wu Kang's voice rang out again, and he looked at Lin Qi with an appreciative expression.

His words instantly attracted the attention of many people, and they gathered around to discuss.

"As expected of the master of basic skills, the person with the best basic skills in our class, this stance technique is truly like a textbook."

"Every time I see it, I feel it's perfectly unified, too perfect."

Some were amazed, while others were disdainful.

"No matter how strong the basic skills are, no matter how good the stance technique looks, it's useless. Without enough Qi and Blood capsules, Qi and Blood potions, and other resources, the Qi and Blood value won't go up."

"As a martial artist, the Qi and Blood value is the most important."

And at this moment, Lin Qi was also completely immersed in standing in the stance.

His whole body was hot and sweaty, Qi and Blood rose from his feet and quickly penetrated every corner of his body.

Driven by the local area to the whole body, top and bottom connected into a group, an invisible Qi moved in his body, and except for a slight obstruction, it was incredibly smooth.

"Whoosh~"

Lin Qi snapped his eyes open, exhaled a breath, and a force surged out.

A burst of hot air steamed.

【You have made a new breakthrough in practicing the Primordial Stance, your Vitality and Blood value has improved, Vitality and Blood value +0.1!】

【Qi and Blood Value: 5.2→5.3】

Lin Qi's expression was joyful, and he stood up from the ground.

"Whoosh~"

Clenching his fists, streams of heat permeated every joint of his body, and his muscles rose and fell.

Finally broke through again!

The higher the stance technique realm, the higher the efficiency of tempering the body.

Looking at the 5.3 Qi and Blood value on the panel, Lin Qi felt excited, his whole person like a heating furnace.

The so-called Qi and Blood value represents the strength of a person's Qi and Blood, and also represents the realm.

The nine major gates of the Martial Path divide martial artists into nine levels, while the Qi and Blood value represents a more detailed division.

It is being able to intuitively see the progress of tempering the flesh.

Every bit of progress can be seen.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 3 =====