Chapter 154: Martial Arts Monster

After leaving Ji Bingyu, Lu Yu recalled her look of extreme gratitude and could not help but sigh softly.

He was not acting on a whim, nor did he say he would help save her sister just to win Ji Bingyu over.

The moment he learned of the tragic plight of Ji Bingyu's sister, a seed of desire to help them was planted in his heart.

Now that he had become an In-Jin Martial Artist, this seed had slowly begun to take root and sprout.

Awakened are indeed powerful, especially C-Class Awakened; they possess combat strength comparable to Elite-level Fierce Beasts, and each person's abilities are diverse and bizarre, making them impossible to guard against.

For the time being, an In-Jin Martial Artist might not yet be their match.

And what about the Vein Refining Realm after In-Jin? I fear it would still be difficult to contend with them.

And further beyond that? Lu Yu firmly believed that as long as he possessed enough Potential Points, he could continue to grow stronger.

What did a C-Class Awakened even amount to? His goal was to surpass those three top-tier Awakened of Yanxia Country.

Lu Yu returned to the training ground, and no one noticed anything unusual; after all, from the time he left until he returned, only about an hour had passed.

Seeing this, Wang Liang walked over, and Lu Yu told him what had happened; after hearing it, Wang Liang felt a little relieved.

No matter what the future might hold, at least the current crisis was temporarily resolved.

Even if that Awakened from the Wang Family wanted to find out who had made the move, it would be no easy task.

"Uncle Wang, before we spar with our blades, there is something I would like to ask you about," Lu Yu said.

"Hmm, go ahead," Wang Liang said with a calm expression, nodding to signal Lu Yu to continue.

"Uncle Wang, I think... I've broken through," Lu Yu said with a hint of uncertainty in his tone.

If he weren't going to spar with Wang Liang, he wouldn't have needed to mention this.

But once they sparred, the fact that he had broken through would be exposed sooner or later.

Upon hearing this, Wang Liang was stunned, "You, what did you say? Broken through? You've broken through again?" His emotions instantly became agitated.

"Uncle Wang, I'm not entirely sure myself, I just vaguely feel that I might have broken through."

Lu Yu hurriedly explained, "This time, I feel my strength is more than twice what it was before, and..."

As he spoke, he focused his Spirit and threw a fierce punch forward.

"Pop!" A crisp, explosive sound instantly rang out in the air in front of him.

Everyone who was training outside was startled by the sudden noise and looked over toward the small hut one after another.

What was going on? Why did it sound like someone was setting off firecrackers? Yuan Chen and a few others in the crowd looked at each other, feeling that the sound was familiar.

Inside the room, Wang Liang stood frozen on the spot as if struck by lightning, his mouth half-open; it took a long while before he spat out two words: "Ming-Jin?" He was completely dumbfounded.

That's right, as a Dark Energy Martial Artist himself, Wang Liang naturally knew the hardships of this journey.

That was a Realm he had reached only after ten full years of heart and soul, through countless nights of hard training and the shedding of endless sweat—and that didn't even count the time spent struggling in the martial arts before those ten years!

Now look at Lu Yu before him; from the time he started touching the martial arts until now, it hadn't even been a full month, right?

Yet the speed at which his strength was increasing was simply as swift as riding a rocket, truly staggering.

One must know that for a Martial Artist in the Refining Flesh Realm to break through and become an In-Jin Martial Artist, there lies a threshold as high as a natural chasm in between.

In the many martial arts halls, large and small, in Yongan City, there is no telling how many martial artists have stopped before this threshold, struggling bitterly yet unable to cross it.

Wang Liang had originally been pondering finding the right moment to patiently and meticulously explain the key points of the breakthrough to Lu Yu; he believed that with Lu Yu's intelligence and comprehension, it shouldn't be too difficult to understand.

But he never imagined that Lu Yu would cross it just like that, without any warning and with such ease...

This was no ordinary genius; he was clearly a martial arts monster who shattered conventional understanding.

"Uncle Wang, am I really already a Ming-Jin Martial Artist?" Lu Yu could not hide the excitement on his face.

"Yes, yes you are," Wang Liang nodded, his eyes filled with complexity.

While it was a good thing that Lu Yu's strength was increasing, this speed of improvement made him feel like he was about to be left far behind.

"Could this kid break through to Dark Energy or even Transformation Energy in a few days?" This thought popped into his mind out of nowhere.

However, he also knew in his heart that if one wanted to be an enemy of that Awakened from the Wang Family, even a Transformation Energy Martial Artist would likely be far from enough.

He sighed inwardly and said, "Let's go outside and spar with our blades."

"Yes, okay," Lu Yu nodded quickly.

The two then each held their weapons—one a long spear, one a long blade—and their figures flashed, their speed so fast that the people around could not even see their movements clearly.

After three or five rounds, Wang Liang sensed that something was wrong.

This strength was simply not something a martial artist who had just become a Ming-Jin could possess, right?

It felt like it was almost approaching the threshold of a Dark Energy Martial Artist.

He had originally been able to spar with Lu Yu with ease, even with his physical limitations.

But at this moment, the disadvantages brought by his physical defects were infinitely magnified.

Even so, the smile on his face grew increasingly bright.

Because it had been a long time since he had sparred with someone so heartily; except for not being able to use Dark Energy, he finally did not have to hold anything back.

"Perhaps it won't be long before the roles of this kid and me are reversed," Wang Liang mused to himself.

Far from feeling dejected, he found such a change quite interesting.

He also really wanted to see, with Lu Yu's astonishing talent and speed of improvement, where the limit of the martial arts actually lay.

On the other side, Lu Yu also felt very satisfied. After letting go and exerting his full strength, the proficiency of his Basic Blade Technique increased rapidly.

In less than half an hour, it soared from level 7 to level 9.

【Basic Blade Technique: lv9, Traits: Powerful level 9, Fierce Attack level 9, Fierce Slash level 6, Fatal level 3】

Although no new traits were unlocked, this speed of improvement was already shockingly fast.

Time passed slowly without notice, and in the blink of an eye, the sky gradually grew dark.

"Uncle Wang, shall we stop here for today?" Lu Yu said, panting heavily. The burden placed on his body by going all out was not something he could compare to before.

"Alright." At this moment, Wang Liang was also drenched in sweat, his hair plastered to his face in strands.

Yet, a satisfied smile appeared on his face involuntarily; this sparring session had helped him rediscover a long-lost passion.

"Keep practicing after we eat?" Wang Liang asked while wiping the sweat from his face.

"Yes, but Uncle Wang, I would like to learn some palm techniques from you first," Lu Yu said with a smile.

Lu Yu had his own calculations in mind: if he could raise his Basic Blade Technique to level 13, then max out the Shadowless Great Fast Blade and the Thunderclap Blade Technique, he could save quite a few Potential Points.

Currently, the level of his Basic Spear Technique was passable, basically enough to satisfy his needs in combat.

The level of his Basic Palm Technique, however, was relatively low and currently unsatisfactory, with limited utility in battle.

He currently possessed two palm martial arts: the fierce and sharp Pigua Palm and the unpredictable Eight Trigrams Palm.

If he could max out both of these palm martial arts, relying on their unique characteristics and bonuses, he would certainly gain quite a few attribute points, further enhancing his strength.

"Basic Palm Technique?"

Wang Liang was slightly stunned, as if he had not expected Lu Yu to suddenly make this request.

But he reacted immediately, nodding and saying, "Fine, come over after you finish eating, and I will teach you palm techniques."

Wang Liang had considerable attainments in both fists and palms, and his understanding and mastery of these two martial arts were quite proficient; since the levels of both were about the same, teaching Lu Yu palm techniques was not a difficult task for him.

Lu Yu put the blade back in its original place and checked the status of his Basic Blade Technique while walking back.