Chapter 62

"Physique-tempering martial art?"

Xia Long looked at Fang Xing with some surprise: "You brat... your ambitions are quite large."

"Hm? I just want more self-preservation power. How is that ambitious?"

Fang Xing was a bit puzzled.

"It seems you don't know?"

Xia Long explained: "After the Martial Jin Dan comes the 'Jin Gang Realm'! Martial artists in this realm can refine indestructible matter from the Jin Dan to strengthen their physique and forge a 'Flawless Golden Body'! Each turn of the Jin Dan makes the forged Golden Body even stronger... Nine turns of the Jin Dan, the Golden Body is perfected, and one is invincible below the Wu Sheng!"

"The Seven Martial Realms—Jin Gang Realm?" Fang Xing was thoughtful: "So... practicing physique-tempering martial arts in advance can lay the foundation for the Great Jin Gang Realm?"

Xia Long thought he was looking for physique-tempering martial arts to lay the foundation for the Jin Gang Realm, but he was wrong.

He purely felt that the Cultivation World was a bit dangerous and wanted to increase his self-preservation power.

"Exactly so... The higher the number of Jin Dan turns, the stronger one is upon ascending to Wu Sheng! Below three turns of the Jin Dan, there is almost no possibility of ascending to Wu Sheng..."

Xia Long looked at Fang Xing, not knowing what he was thinking. He paused and spoke again: "The school doesn't have such physique-tempering technique textbooks, but if you want to learn, I can teach you a martial art that I learned privately..."

"How could I be so bold?" Fang Xing touched his head. After all, one of Xia Long's private tutoring sessions cost tens of thousands. But the opportunity was right in front of him, so he had to seize it. At worst, he would work hard to get into a super-first-class university later and give Xia Long the opportunity to repair his hidden injuries and ascend to Jin Dan: "I wonder what martial art it is?"

"Rank A Martial Art—Dragon Elephant Gong!"

Xia Long said solemnly: "The dragon is the supreme being of the sky, and the elephant is the number one on land. With the combined power of the dragon and elephant, one is invincible in the world!"

"That's a big boast..." Fang Xing clearly didn't believe it.

A mere Rank A martial art, and you have the nerve to brag like this?

"Hm, the boast is a bit big, but it does have some substance. This technique can condense Qi and blood, transforming them into 'Dragon Scales and Elephant Armor,' which has extremely high defense and can also greatly increase strength... It is definitely among the best in Rank A physique-tempering martial arts."

Xia Long said with implication: "More importantly, it has an orderly inheritance. The Rank A Dragon Elephant Gong is only the foundation. Once you break through to the Unpolished Jade Realm, you can study the Rank S martial art—'Great Jin Gang Prajna Divine Power.' If you can use supreme wisdom to fuse these two great martial arts into one, you can advance to the 'Dragon Elephant Jin Gang Indestructible Divine Ability'! This martial art is extremely fierce. Once mastered, there will be no problems at all before three turns of the Jin Dan, and at most, it can push the Jin Dan to six or seven turns..."

"Teacher, although you aren't a Martial Jin Dan, you really understand the Martial Jin Dan clearly!" Fang Xing gave a thumbs up.

Xia Long glanced at him sideways: "Although this teacher isn't a Martial Jin Dan, I am at least a professional. As long as one is a certified professional, once the permission level is raised, this information will be opened up... The Federation doesn't let you know because they are afraid you will be distracted. After all, not everyone is a genius."

Fang Xing was thoughtful.

Indeed, if other students knew this, for the sake of the future, if they aspired to the Jin Dan or even higher realms, they would probably have to practice several Rank A martial arts, but where would they find the time? It would be harmful instead!

It was only after the Fourth Martial Realm that life expectancy was greatly extended, allowing one to prepare for the Jin Dan or even higher realms.

Therefore, blocking information at the bottom and opening it to the middle level couldn't be considered wrong.

"Alright, having said so much, are you going to learn the 'Dragon Elephant Gong' or not, you brat?" Xia Long was a bit impatient.

"Learn, of course I'll learn!"

Fang Xing nodded quickly. He didn't believe he couldn't even condense a Martial Jin Dan, so laying the foundation in advance was very necessary.

What's more, this martial art could clearly improve his own defense, which was the number one necessity for survival!

"Good, look at this image!"

Xia Long tapped his personal communicator, projecting an image.

It was a Dragon-Headed Jin Gang Bodhisattva, with a dragon head and human body, wearing a five-colored lotus crown, dressed in the Eight Legions' Dragon robes, with three faces and six arms, holding six treasures: a lotus flower, a pure vase, a demon-subduing pestle, a golden bowl, a Zen staff, and prayer beads. Beneath the seat was a six-tusked white elephant, its whole body covered in lotus patterns, with strands of tassels hanging down.

Just by looking at it, Fang Xing felt a sense of Jin Gang perfection rushing toward his face, and even a faint sandalwood scent seemed to linger at the tip of his nose.

"Still not waking up?!"

Suddenly, a loud explosion rang in his ears.

Fang Xing gave a start, his blurred eyes instantly finding focus, and then he was shocked: "How long have I... been lost in it?"

"Ten minutes... Do you understand now? For those who haven't truly comprehended a realm, practicing this kind of technique is extremely dangerous..."

Xia Long's expression was solemn: "Although the Dragon Elephant Gong is only a Rank A martial art, its danger is extremely high, far exceeding that of the Soul-Searching Dragon Claw Hand... To enter the gate, you need to visualize the Dragon Elephant Jin Gang Powerful Bodhisattva in your heart, use the determination of Great Perfection to stimulate your spirit, and then circulate your Qi and blood... If you hadn't already started nourishing your Mud Pill Palace, this first step of entering the gate would have trapped you to death!"

He began to explain the entry tips for this martial art, and at the end, he said: "Also... all physique-tempering martial arts have one drawback, and that is wasting resources! Unless you are naturally extremely compatible with this technique, if you want to advance by leaps and bounds, you still have to take medicine, keep taking medicine... Physique-tempering potions suitable for the Dragon Elephant Technique include 'Whale-Elephant Paste,' 'Kunpeng Blood,' and so on..."

Fang Xing searched online and found that Whale-Elephant Paste was a specialty of a certain ocean star. The 'Whale-Elephants' there were very large, and there was a precious spice in their bodies that could stimulate a martial artist's physique.

As for 'Kunpeng'?

That was a Leviathan-class creature discovered by the Federation fleet, also known as the 'Cosmic Whale.' It was a terrifying giant beast that could survive in space relying on its physical body, and its adult size was enough to rival some asteroids!

"This... Whale-Elephant Paste is hundreds of thousands a box, I can still think of a way, but forget about Kunpeng Blood... I haven't even found a place that sells it."

Fang Xing looked blank.

"Brat, do you know how serious it is now?"

Xia Long laughed triumphantly, and at the end, his expression turned serious: "I still have half a box of 'Whale-Elephant Paste' there, which is useless to me now. I can give it to you as this teacher's private reward this time... I hope you can achieve good results in the Hundred-Star Joint Examination at the end of your sophomore year!"

The Hundred-Star Joint Examination!

It was an examination jointly organized by more than a hundred educational planets near Chick Star in the Black Mountain Star System, known as the biggest rehearsal before the college entrance examination!

It was generally aimed at sophomore students, serving as a final exam.

"I'll try my best..."

Fang Xing suddenly felt a bit heavy and didn't dare to guarantee a good result.

The reason was simple: cities like Maple Leaf City existed by the tens of thousands on Chick Star!

Within one city, there was only one high school at worst, and several at best, adding up to tens of thousands of high schools!

Over a hundred planets meant millions of high schools.

A sophomore grade basically had about a thousand people, so there were billions of candidates participating in the Hundred-Star Joint Examination!

Over a hundred planets, billions of people!

Among them, how many geniuses would there be? How many fortuitous encounters?

It had reached the point where it was practically worthless!

Even if Fang Xing had already comprehended a realm and had amazing talent, among billions of people, he would definitely find others just like him!

There were even wealthy young masters who took the path of Mecha Pilots, Psychics, or Beast Tamers, and even super-lucky mutants who awakened special attributes!

Geniuses were as numerous as crucian carp; this was the Hundred-Star Joint Examination!

And the cruelty of the Hundred-Star Joint Examination was definitely not even a ten-thousandth of the college entrance examination!

'No wonder the Federation isn't willing to give too high a scholarship, because there are so many educational planets. If they gave it to everyone... that would be terrifying...'

At this moment, Fang Xing deeply understood the Blue Star Federation's policy. It was correct for educational planets not to provide too many resources.

Otherwise, the Federation would probably be unable to afford it.

Therefore, one must rely on fighting!

Countless candidates were like raising poisonous insects; only those who finally got into university were worth cultivating!

It is worth mentioning that as long as one gets into university, the Federation doesn't care whether it's resource piling or other means.

Because being able to have enough resources invested is itself a kind of 'talent'!

'Sigh... in the final analysis, it's still being too poor!'

Fang Xing sighed in his heart and began to silently practice the 'Dragon Elephant Gong' again.

Snow was falling heavily.

Unknowingly, time flew by, and it was the end of the semester.

【Written Exam Score: 912 (Total: 1000)】

【Combat Score: 100 (Total: 100)】

【Comprehensive Score: 191.2 (Comprehensive Ranking: 1)】

Fang Xing looked at the report card and nodded: "Life is truly as lonely as snow..."

Not to mention the cultural courses, in the martial combat exam, knowing he had mastered a realm, many classmates directly conceded.

Occasionally encountering stubborn ones, it was just a matter of a single look.

Liu Wei and Bai Lianyi both conceded decisively, so taking first place was very easy.

It is worth mentioning that Ouyang Qianqian still challenged him very bravely, then fainted and was carried to the infirmary...

"Students, see you next semester. I hope you work hard during the winter break and live up to your youth!"

After Principal Lu Guangming's speech, Fang Xing walked out of the school and glanced at the attribute bar:

【Second Realm: Tendon and Bone (Refining Bone: 99/100)】

'Very good, bone refining is near the limit... Next is the breakthrough.'

For him, breaking through to the Unpolished Jade Realm was never a problem.

Even after the Unpolished Jade Realm, he could still advance by leaps and bounds.

'Just right, let's go to the other world to break through...'

'And see what the Qinglin Market has become...'

Fang Xing was still a bit curious about that secret realm.

Of course, he definitely wouldn't go exploring personally, but he could wait until the secret realm ended and slowly inquire about it...