Chapter 62

Two days later

In the Red Realm arena

"Clang clang~"

Two figures were frantically clashing on the special rock ground, saber light and spear shadows, the collision of weapons splashing large sparks.

A tyrannical, strong figure, like a crocodile, wielded saber techniques, devouring the opponent.

Following his heart's desire, the saber light was fierce, and in an instant, it slashed out like a gale.

He slit the opponent's throat, turning him into nothingness and dissipating in the arena.

【Yang Jian, unfortunately, you have died】

In his personal space, Lin Qi appeared; his furrowed brows relaxed only after a moment.

"Lost again; without breaking through to Stage Two spear art, I still cannot achieve victory when facing a true master."

"What a pity, I feel like I'm just a little bit away."

Lin Qi quickly analyzed the battle just now in his mind; he had encountered a bottleneck, and his spear art hadn't improved for three or four days.

This made him feel unaccustomed.

The next day in class

Zhang Cheng shook his head at Lin Qi, who was asking for advice:

"You guy, clearly your spear art is still at Stage One, yet you can defeat an opponent from Songbai Middle School who possesses Stage Two saber technique; you are truly a genius."

After saying this, he used his sturdy, strong arm to lift the long spear in his hand and spoke:

"Regarding the division of spear art realms, Stage One spear art is also called the Basic Realm; the spear art movements are standard, and one can practice basic skills like blocking, holding, and thrusting into muscle memory, or even become an instinct."

"The spear art can be used fluently in battle, the force application is rough, and as long as one constantly trains to improve proficiency, it will suffice."

"Stage Two spear art is also called the Mastery Realm."

"Not only does one need to be proficient in every move and style of the Black Iron-level secret manual, but when performing, the spear art is coherent and fluent, like flowing clouds and water, and one can follow one's heart's desire, with clever force application."

"When martial arts is at Stage Two, the difficulty of practicing the three major killing moves of the Black Iron-level secret manual will decrease significantly."

Lin Qi nodded repeatedly after hearing this, as if he had realized something; he discovered the keyword: force application.

"Swish swish!"

When he finished speaking, Zhang Cheng waved the long spear, and the spear art moves were connected fluently.

The spear art and the whole person were one; the speed of performance was not fast, but exceptionally fluent, making it difficult for people to find flaws.

Lin Qi's eyes shone as he watched; the more he looked at Zhang Cheng performing the spear art, the more profound he felt it was.

"Stage Two spear art, when thrusting, is like a spirit snake coming out of a cave, swift and precise, and can accurately thrust at the opponent's vital points."

"When lifting, the power is transmitted from the legs through the waist to the arms, all in one go, and can lift the enemy's weapon or incoming object high, easily resolving the offensive."

"When parrying, the arms are flexible and free, like a whirlwind..."

Zhang Cheng explained while performing.

"Lin Qi, when you can do what I said, then your Stage Two spear art will be complete."

"And the most critical part of Stage Two spear art is force application, fully mobilizing the large muscles of the body's limbs and torso, just like fist techniques."

"But the difficulty is higher, because you need to use the power with a long spear, which requires more effort to make the long spear move as if it were an extension of your arm."

Lin Qi nodded uncontrollably after hearing this, and countless ideas popped into his mind.

"I understand, Teacher Zhang!"

After saying thank you, Lin Qi turned and left.

Zhang Cheng nodded: "Not bad, I just mentioned it casually, and he realized it."

Lin Qi returned to his martial arts room, grabbed his training long spear, and began to wave it fiercely.

Starting from basic spear art: block, hold, thrust, collapse, chop, stab, lift...

He calmed his heart to seriously perceive the force application state of his body muscles.

"Swish swish!"

The spear body waved, the spear tip shook, and it thrust out continuously.

Transforming from "Basic Spear Art" to "Mountain-Collapsing Spear Art."

Lin Qi's aura changed greatly; the spear art waved out fiercely, with a magnificent aura, like waves spreading to the surroundings, and tyrannical power erupted from his muscles.

Lin Qi's spear art was performed more and more proficiently, the moves were connected fluently, and the obstacles became fewer and fewer.

The moment the spear art was performed, a large amount of muscles in his body were also exerting force at the same time, pouring them into the long spear, like a spirit snake coming out of a cave, swift and precise.

In an instant, Lin Qi's gaze fell on a drop of transparent sweat falling on his body.

He thrust the long spear out fiercely, piercing the air and tearing through the long sky.

"Pfft!"

The spear tip pierced the sweat drop without any error, splashing it out.

【Through practicing spear art, your spear art proficiency has improved significantly, breaking through to Stage Two, Spear Art +3%】

【Through practicing spear art, your body technique proficiency has improved significantly, Body Technique +2%】

【You have completed an effective training, template fusion degree +0.1%】

【Spear Art: Stage One 99%→Stage Two 2%】

【Body Technique: Stage One 91%→93%】 【Template: Erlang Zhenjun · Yang Jian】

【Fusion Degree: 7.9%→8.0%】

Lin Qi retracted his spear and immediately felt the feeling just now; a moment later, he looked at the panel again.

The spear art finally broke through to Stage Two; Lin Qi clearly felt that performing the spear art was more fluent and he had a stronger mastery of each move.

Of course, the most critical thing was the realization of force application; the force application of body muscles was no longer rough.

The force application became more exquisite and smooth, which could allow his spear art to exert greater power.

Finally, Lin Qi's gaze was placed on the template talent.

"Ever since the fusion degree increased to 5%, every point of improvement has become increasingly difficult."

Thinking this way, Lin Qi felt the pain coming from his body muscles and tendons; this was the beginning of the body's transformation again.

"Now my talent is becoming more and more terrifying; every 1% increase is a huge improvement."

!

While Lin Qi was enduring the pain, bits of information also merged into his mind at this moment.

His thinking diverged, and he realized many things; every 1% increase in fusion degree was a huge improvement.

And every 10% was a hurdle; in the future, the improvement of template talent would become increasingly exaggerated.

If converted into numerical values, perhaps at 10%, every 1% increase would improve by 10 units.

At 20%, every 1% increase was 100 units, 30% was 1,000 units, 40% was 10,000 units...

And now, 10% might have already allowed him to possess top-tier human talent.

If it were 20% or even higher, there would be even more terrifying improvements.

"Phew~"

Lin Qi clenched his fists; the pain made his eyes brighter and brighter; if he could improve his talent, what was this little bit of pain?

It also made Lin Qi look forward to it even more; with such a strong talent, it was entirely possible for him to awaken special abilities before the Seventh Realm.

Time passed quickly, and as the midterm assessment approached, students from major high schools became increasingly urgent.

Every day, countless martial arts students practiced martial arts desperately from early morning until late at night, shedding sweat, just to get a few more points in the assessment.

Midterm assessment, November 10th.

In the elite class classroom, only the sound of turning pages and pens writing on test papers could be heard.

Lin Qi answered the questions quickly, his gaze scanning like a radar, and his writing was as if guided by a god.

As he spent more and more time on martial arts, he could only ensure that he didn't regress in cultural subjects.

Even so, he was still the No. 1 in the grade for cultural subjects.

"Ding-a-ling!"

"Time is up, everyone stop answering."

The exam ended, the invigilator was responsible for collecting the test papers, and after it ended, all students left the venue.

"Brother Qi, let's go, let's go eat, we will have the martial arts test in a while." Jiang Tao took out an energy-boosting agent and took it.

"Alright!" Lin Qi also drank a tube of energy-boosting agent and headed to the cafeteria with Jiang Tao.

One hour later, martial arts classroom.

"What kind of machine is this? First time seeing it!"

Countless people gathered together, surrounding a giant white cylindrical machine, embedded with two mechanical round arms, with a clear electronic screen on top.

Lin Qi also looked at the machine curiously; it was also his first time seeing it.

"Quiet!"

A loud voice came from the door, and the classroom instantly fell silent.

Zhang Cheng still led the two of them into the classroom with big strides and came to everyone's side.

He came to the middle of the crowd, patted the new instrument, and spoke:

"Traditional Qi and blood values are all calculated from fist power and speed combined with a model."

"But some students' fist power and speed far exceed ordinary people; this method has a large error and is time-consuming and laborious, and has now been eliminated."

"This is our Blue Star's latest technological achievement—the Qi and Blood Detector, which can accurately detect everyone's Qi and blood value, with an accuracy rate as high as 99%."

"From now on, all large-scale assessments will directly use the Qi and Blood Detector."

As Zhang Cheng said this, many people's eyes lit up; so convenient?

"Now the assessment officially begins; I will call names, and you come over to test."

"First one, Xu Chenhui!"

(End of chapter)