Chapter 155: Heroes Have Appeared from Among the Youth Since Ancient Times

After an afternoon of practice, Basic Blade Technique improved from level 7 to level 15; the progress was truly huge, but the difficulty of improving further also increased significantly.

Moreover, after leveling up so much, only one new trait was unlocked.

【Basic Blade Technique: lv15, traits: Powerful lv15, Fierce Attack lv15, Fierce Slash lv12, Fatal lv9, Ruthless lv3】

【Ruthless: For every 1 level the skill increases, the deterrent effect on enemies increases by 30%; only takes effect when using Basic Blade Technique】

Blade technique emphasizes ferocity and speed, with a majestic momentum; once engaged in combat, it can make the enemy involuntarily feel timid, causing them to either stiffen up or flee at the sight.

This "Ruthless" trait is exactly what achieves such an effect. It's just that there is a note at the end, which further confirms his previous guess.

That is, Basic Martial Arts and Advanced Martial Arts cannot take effect at the same time.

Just like how the hit and block of Basic Spear Technique and the block and hit of Great Spear Art are calculated separately.

"Go back for a meal first, then come back to continue practicing Basic Palm Technique after eating. I'll strive to max out these few martial arts before breaking through to Dark Strength," Lu Yu calculated silently in his heart.

After finishing dinner, Lu Yu came to the training ground again. By this time, quite a few people had already arrived; after practicing martial arts for this period, many had developed the habit of coming to the training ground.

Of course, there were also many people who came to watch the excitement; after all, for everyone, this could be considered one of the few forms of entertainment.

Even some children were imitating the adults' movements, looking quite comical.

Wang Liang walked over at this time, and as usual, he did not start practicing immediately, but instead began to explain the difference between fist techniques and palm techniques.

According to him, fist techniques are known for being rigid and powerful, with simple and direct force-generating methods; those who practice for a long time can even break bricks and split stones.

A straight punch is like a hammer, a back fist is like a pickaxe; attacking upward can strike the enemy's head, and striking downward can hit the enemy's ribs or abdomen, both capable of causing extremely heavy damage.

Palm techniques are more flexible and varied, capable of performing grappling techniques, and are convenient for pushing, striking, chopping, splitting, pecking, and hooking movements.

Although the power of palm techniques is slightly weaker compared to fists and kicks, using them to attack the opponent's weak points like the neck or jaw often yields very good results.

General martial artists usually practice both fist and palm techniques; palm techniques are used for hooking and blocking, while fist techniques are used for hard-fist crushing strikes, just like how Baji Fist and Pigua Palm cooperate with each other.

After explaining the differences, Wang Liang then began to describe the basic movements of palm techniques.

After all, it was Lu Yu's first time practicing, so the proficiency of Jichu Zhangfa grew relatively slowly.

Lu Yu was not in a hurry; he did not intend to set off for Yongan City tomorrow. Spending a day or two to improve the levels of some Basic Martial Arts often yields twice the result with half the effort.

In less than twenty minutes, an extremely faint warm current rose within Lu Yu's body, and 【Basic Palm Technique】 successfully leveled up.

Lu Yu looked at the skill bar,

【Basic Palm Technique: lv1, trait: Swift lv1】

Currently, there is only this one trait. Lu Yu couldn't help but recall when he improved Basic Fist Technique; it also only unlocked one trait, though the first one was "Powerful," used to increase strength.

He continued to practice with focus. After improving another level, Lu Yu found Wang Liang, and the two began to spar using palm techniques.

Once they started sparring, the speed of proficiency growth instantly increased several times over.

By the time it reached level 3, a new trait was unlocked.

【Basic Palm Technique: lv3, traits: Swift lv3, Body Strengthening lv1】

Lu Yu took a moment to glance at it; he guessed that the next trait to unlock would most likely be the "Powerful" trait. The facts were just as he expected.

Soon, the night passed, and Chen Guodong and the others went back earlier because they were going out to hunt early tomorrow morning.

This time, Lu Yu did not intend to go along. After all, there were more than twenty people this time, and everyone was armed with firearms, making their strength much more formidable than before.

As long as they didn't rashly enter the Weixian Qu, there was no need to be too afraid even if they encountered an Intermediate Fierce Beast.

Lu Yu took a look at Basic Palm Technique; it had already been improved to level 10.

【Basic Palm Technique: lv10, traits: Swift lv10, Body Strengthening lv8, Powerful lv6, Agile lv4, Rigid Strength lv1】

He couldn't help but feel a bit amused. Because these several traits, although not exactly the same as those unlocked by Basic Fist Technique, were not much different.

The only difference was the order of unlocking.

Palm techniques prioritized unlocking traits that improved agility or attack speed, while traits regarding strength were unlocked later, whereas the unlocking order for fist techniques was exactly the opposite.

Fortunately, the basic attribute increase brought by level 10 Basic Palm Technique was quite considerable, totaling more than twenty points.

In the afternoon, on that vast and boundless Wasteland, a team of twenty or thirty people was moving forward slowly. Looking closely, it was the group from Lu Family Fort.

In the team, everyone's face was filled with happy smiles.

Especially Yuan Chen, Zhang Cheng, and others at the end of the team; they hadn't participated in hunting trips for a long time, and before setting off, they had been feeling uneasy, worried about whether they would encounter danger during this operation.

Along the way, they hadn't encountered any danger, and the people from Lu Family Stockade were also very friendly toward them.

The entire hunting process was relaxed and pleasant, and what was even more anticipated was that they would be able to share some of the prey upon returning as compensation for this hunt.

You must know, this was simply unimaginable when Li Meng and the others were in charge.

At that time, they often suffered unfair treatment, putting in effort but not getting the rewards they deserved.

At the front of the team, Zhao Shan wore a kind smile, his eyes filled with appreciation as he looked at Qin Hai and said, "We were able to harvest so much this time, Qin Hai, you deserve the greatest credit."

The person next to him immediately echoed, "That's right, that's right, from over two hundred meters away, he hit that Wild Bull with one arrow; this archery is too amazing."

"Not only that, there were also two Wasteland Rabbits; he was the first to keenly discover them and hit them with one arrow each, killing them instantly. This observation ability and archery are really not something an average person can compare to."

"Truly, heroes have appeared from among the youth since ancient times."

Everyone chimed in, one after another, praising Qin Hai highly.

Qin Lianjun, hearing everyone's praise for his son, couldn't stop smiling, but he still responded modestly, "It's not as amazing as you all say; it's just good luck, a blind cat bumping into a dead mouse. If we're talking about who deserves the most credit, it has to be Tianhong and the others."

Hearing this, everyone cast their eyes toward the Liu Jia Xiong Di and nodded in agreement.

Indeed, Qin Hai's archery was superb, and the Liu Jia Xiong Di's archery was also not to be underestimated; the three of them were the core mainstays of the team.

Liu Tianhong and his brother, hearing the praise, just smiled and shook their heads.

It had to be said that Qin Hai's performance this time really gave them a surprise.

It seemed that during the time they were away, the Zhai had undergone earth-shaking changes.

Facing everyone's praise, Qin Hai did not become complacent.

"Compared to that person, I am still far behind."

He couldn't help but think of the scene of following Lu Yu out to hunt a few days ago.

To describe Lu Yu's hunting process as taking something out of a bag would be no exaggeration; looking at himself, even if he hit the prey, it was very difficult to achieve a one-shot kill like Lu Yu, often needing to pursue it for a period of time and wait for the prey to lose too much blood before being able to shoot it dead.

This made Qin Hai deeply realize the gap between himself and Lu Yu.

It seemed he still had to work even harder.

Just at this moment, on the Watchtower in the distance, a lookout was closely observing the movements in the surroundings through a Telescope.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and an expression of excitement instantly surged onto his face, because he saw the returning team in the distance. He dared not delay in the slightest and hurriedly struck the Alarm Bell with force.

"Dang! Dang! Dang..."

The bell sound echoed in the air, crisp and loud, quickly spreading throughout the entire Zhai.

Very soon, people from all directions came rushing over upon hearing the sound, their moods both nervous and full of anticipation.

Among them were many people from the original Lu Family Stockade; ever since the Hunting Team set out at dawn, they had been restless and filled with worry.

After all, this was the first time Lu Yu had not set out with the team; Lu Yu was like a stabilizing force in the Zhai, and without his protection, would the Hunting Team encounter any mishaps?

At this moment, seeing the Hunting Team return safely, the heavy stone in their hearts finally fell to the ground, but their nervous emotions had not yet completely dissipated, and they looked forward to learning the specific situation of the hunt as soon as possible.