Chapter 27: If You Don't Risk Your Life, How Can You Struggle?

Lu Yu decisively consumed 1 point of Experience Value, and in an instant, the proficiency of 【Taiji Style】 surged by a quarter.

Lu Yu let out a long breath, looked at the remaining 6 points of Experience Value, gritted his teeth, and added 3 more points in succession.

In an instant, a massive amount of clear memories flooded into his mind like a tide, as if he had been practicing Taiji Style continuously for a whole month.

At the same time, a warm current, more surging than before, rushed through his body, and his whole body was immersed in a warm and comfortable feeling, as if soaking in a hot spring, pleasant and refreshing.

【Taiji Style: lv1, Trait: Robust Level 1】

"Huh, a new trait?" Lu Yu widened his eyes instantly. This trait was clearly one that enhanced Constitution at a glance; could it be an advanced version of the physical strengthening trait?

【Robust: Each level increased, Constitution Attribute increases by 2 points】

"It really is!" Lu Yu was full of joy. It seemed his guess was correct; the attribute bonuses brought by advanced skills were more considerable.

But soon, his smile faded. Because the Experience Value required for upgrading had increased significantly, the same amount of Experience Value, if invested in 【Wuji Style】, would yield more attribute bonuses in the end.

"Perhaps there are still some hidden benefits that haven't been discovered." He pondered to himself, this was also fine; once he accumulated enough Experience Value, he would upgrade 【Wuji Style】 and 【Taiji Style】 together. After all, the higher the Constitution Attribute, the better.

Children make choices; adults, of course, want them all!

"With 2 points of Experience Value left, I can't do anything major, so let's look at the attribute panel first." Lu Yu was full of anticipation.

Realm: None

Level: 3

Constitution: 17.78

Strength: 13.57

Agility: 9.47

Spirit: 6.05

Potential Point: 5

The Constitution Attribute had increased by 4 points, the largest increase among all attributes; Strength and Agility had also each increased by 1 point; the Spirit Attribute remained unchanged, as did the Realm.

Lu Yu couldn't help but frown; could it be that his attributes were not yet up to standard?

According to what Wang Shu said, the standard for dividing the Body Tempering Realm was that muscle strength had to reach 100 kilograms to be considered Body Tempering First Layer. In this way, his Strength Attribute needed to reach at least 20 points, which was still far off.

Fortunately, there were still 5 unused Potential Points.

"Let's practice archery first, and strive to upgrade 【Basic Archery】 to level 5 tonight!" Lu Yu looked at the target in the distance, his eyes full of determination.

Time passed quietly. Everyone knew that Lu Yu was now the rising star of the Zhai, so they were extra diligent when acting as sparring partners.

This time, they no longer controlled the speed of throwing the targets, but used all their strength to throw the targets high into the air, greatly increasing the difficulty of shooting.

In this way, the growth of proficiency after hitting the target accelerated, but everyone's physical exertion also flowed away like water. Before long, they were all exhausted and collapsed to the ground.

"Brother Yu, I'm really sorry. Let us rest for a while, and then we'll continue to practice with you." Li Yang said, out of breath.

Everyone present had basically practiced for a whole day and was already hungry to the point of being famished, not to mention that throwing targets upward was a real test of strength.

"It's fine, it's fine, don't take it to heart." Lu Yu waved his hand with a smile.

Nearly two hours had passed, and the proficiency had only increased by about 20%. Could the remaining 20% be completed tonight?

If he upgraded to level 5, would the method of using human labor to throw targets still work? It seemed he still had to go out hunting; that was the only way to increase proficiency fast enough.

"Kid." At this moment, Wang Shu Wang Liang, who was also exhausted, spoke up, "You might want to practice Rapid Shot."

"Rapid Shot?" Lu Yu looked puzzled.

"It means shooting as many arrows as possible in a very short time. Your hit rate for aiming at moving targets is already quite high; if you keep practicing like this, there is limited room for improvement. If you can shoot two or even three arrows in just a few seconds, the hit rate can be greatly improved." Wang Liang looked at Lu Yu and explained.

Lu Yu suddenly realized. He recalled that when he aimed at the Giant-Horned Rhino in the morning, he shot three arrows in a row, and the proficiency increased by nearly 10%. If he had simply hit a moving target, the proficiency would have increased by at most 6%. That extra 4% proficiency...

"Wang Shu, I understand!" He felt refreshed and looked at the target not far away.

Lu Yu shot an arrow first, hitting the bullseye steadily, but the proficiency growth was minimal, less than one-thousandth.

"What is Lu Yu doing?" Liu Kai looked at Lu Yu, who was standing still again, and couldn't help asking.

Wang Liang shook his head, "He's probably looking for the feeling. Just keep watching and you'll know."

As soon as he finished speaking, a "whoosh" sound was heard, and an arrow flew out like lightning, hitting the bullseye without any suspense.

But at this very moment, a second sound of breaking wind followed, immediately followed by a third arrow.

Li Yang and the others were shocked to see that Lu Yu didn't care at all whether the previous arrows hit the target. The moment the arrow left the string, his right hand quickly reached for the Arrow Quiver on his back, drew the second arrow, and then the third. And these three arrows all hit the target!

"Thump! Thump! Thump!" After the third arrow was shot, Lu Yu clearly felt his heartbeat like a drum, similar to the feeling when he shot the Giant-Horned Rhino, but he still had energy left.

The fourth arrow. At this moment, Lu Yu's face turned red, the veins on his forehead bulged, and the moment he pulled the bow to the full, he seemed to break free from some kind of restraint and released the bowstring.

"Bang!" With a muffled sound, the fourth arrow also hit the bullseye. Li Yang and the others on the side were stunned and completely speechless.

They could barely see Lu Yu's movements. From the first arrow shot to the fourth arrow hitting, were there ten seconds? It seemed like even less than ten seconds!

"Is this the limit of this kid?" Wang Liang was also dumbfounded.

In contrast, although the Liu Jia Xiong Di could pull a 100-jin bow, they couldn't shoot four arrows in a row in such a short time, and even three was very difficult.

In terms of Archery attainments alone, Lu Yu had already left the Liu Jia Xiong Di far behind.

"This is the benefit brought by the enhancement of Constitution! Sure enough, even just practicing some basic Stance Training has huge benefits."

Lu Yu's heart was pounding, and he was panting heavily. He had indeed made progress, from a triple shot to the current quadruple shot.

Suddenly, as if thinking of something, he hurriedly looked at the skill bar.

【Basic Archery: lv4】

The proficiency increased by 5% directly!

At this moment, a bright smile bloomed on Lu Yu's face. If he performed Rapid Shot while aiming at a moving target, the growth of proficiency would definitely be more.

However, this was enough; he had already found a way to quickly increase proficiency.

It's just that, as a price, after using Rapid Shot once, not only was his entire right arm extremely sore, but his whole body felt like it was on fire, and his lungs were even more burning, which was extremely uncomfortable.

"Can you still hold on?" Wang Liang walked over with a bowl of water and said helplessly, "I let you try it, not let you risk your life."

Lu Yu gave him a silly smile and took the bowl of water.

Risking his life? Actually, it's not that bad; he can still strengthen his body one more time, and after that strengthening, if he uses the Continuous Shot, it shouldn't be so unbearable.