[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars":3,"chapter-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-444":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Immortal Path Among the Stars",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2320376,4537,"Chapter 444: Special Training","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-444",444,"\u003Cp>As Wang Yu exhaled through nose and mouth with increasing force, his chest rose and fell more slowly, the sweat on his face gradually vanished, and his body recovered strength at an astonishing rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly he opened his eyes to find a woman clad in a black fitted suit crouching no more than two meters ahead, watching him with beautiful eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister Mulan, you scared me again.” Wang Yu’s expression didn’t change, but he spoke with a hint of helplessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve always wondered—why can you always sense me before I appear?” Mulan snorted, standing up and stretching her limbs slightly, her figure exaggeratedly alluring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t I already say? My mental strength differs from other psychics—even without actively releasing my perception, I can still sense things in advance.” Wang Yu stood as well, smiling wryly in reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, then why can’t you sense Li Shiyi?” Mulan retorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s because Brother Li’s ‘Inversion’ psychic ability is too powerful—it doesn’t just flip people upside down, it also grants immunity to perception-based detection.” Wang Yu murmured in amazement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During his time back at the base, he finally understood why Li Shiyi could approach silently without triggering his spiritual sense—it was tied to the man’s unique psychic ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you hadn’t dragged Li Shiyi into all those tests, he probably wouldn’t even know his ability has this special effect,” Mulan said, glancing at Wang Yu with indifference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perception-based psychic abilities are extremely rare, and your Godlike Squad mostly stays within the country—Li Ge never noticing this is normal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Sister Mulan, aren’t you a bit early today? I’ve just regained a little strength—I can’t take even a few hits of your ‘Shaking Force’ yet.” Wang Yu grimaced, a faint trace of fear visible on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, how can you learn Mu family’s centuries-old ‘Shaking Force’ without first experiencing its power with your own body?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough pretending—I know breathing techniques help restore strength, and you’ve trained the Four Beasts Art too, so you’re tough as nails. Let’s begin.” The black-clad woman revealed a row of snow-white teeth, clenching her fists and suddenly shaking her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whirr.” “Whirr.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two invisible waves of air erupted from her fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shaking Force.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu watched this, his expression hardening as he muttered under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When you first asked to learn one ancient martial art from each of us three, I thought you’d choose my signature ‘Sleeve Cloud Slash’—never expected you’d fixate on the Mu family’s obscure ‘Shaking Force’ technique.” Mulan said coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister Mulan, you’ve studied the Wind-Splitting Sword Art I brought back from the cultivation realm, right?” Wang Yu countered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was interested in this alien martial art—I naturally studied it,” Mulan replied without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s your opinion?” Wang Yu asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crude, but practical—barely qualifies as a killing sword technique,” Mulan considered briefly before giving her judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not a high evaluation, Sister Mulan,” Wang Yu replied, unsurprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, this sword art doesn’t even meet the threshold of ancient martial arts—this assessment is already generous.” The black-clad woman spoke bluntly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the cultivation realm, cultivators are revered—either they defeat enemies effortlessly with spells and divine powers, or crush them with body refinement. They naturally pay little attention to mortal martial techniques.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After all, no matter how well a mortal martial art is trained, if your cultivation level is even one major realm higher, a single high-grade spell or a punch a thousand times stronger than yours can easily kill your opponent—why bother studying something as trivial as ‘martial technique’?” Wang Yu explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you mean the cultivation realm has no deeply profound martial arts? If so, why are you learning ancient martial arts from us?” The black-clad woman asked in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If my cultivation or body refinement far surpasses my opponent’s, I admit ancient martial arts may offer little advantage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But if my opponent is of equal level, martial skill becomes decisive—when spells and physical strength can’t easily overwhelm the enemy, the subtlety of martial technique may well determine life or death.” Wang Yu smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So your goal in learning ancient martial arts from us is to fight opponents of similar strength?” Mulan said, half-smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Sister Mulan. If my opponent is too weak, I can defeat them without martial arts. If they’re too strong, I’ll flee immediately.” Wang Yu replied frankly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha! Number One, you’re exactly my type—if I weren’t already married, I might fall for you right now.” The black-clad woman threw her head back and laughed loudly, then suddenly barked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on—take my first punch!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she finished speaking, her figure blurred forward, rushing at Wang Yu with a fierce gust of wind, her fist striking straight toward him with a humming resonance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Wang Yu crossed his arms in front of his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crack!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt as if a heavy hammer had smashed into both arms—a strange vibrating force surged inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arms went numb; he involuntarily staggered backward several steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than half an hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the same green stone hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opposite Wang Yu stood a military officer in armor, arms spread wide, fingers spinning a dozen willow-leaf daggers rapidly, like two blooming clusters of brilliant white flowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, several of his fingers twitched simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ssshh!” “Ssshh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A streak of blinding white shot through the air, followed by a rapid series of “puff” sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a human-shaped wooden target over ten zhang away, thin daggers now pierced its head, neck, chest, and abdomen—all vital points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu watched, eyes wide, faint crystalline glimmers flickering deep within his pupils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days later, in another hall filled with sand and wooden posts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tall, two-meter-tall foreign white man with bronze skin, clad in camouflage military gear and a fiercely brutal expression, stared at Wang Yu with hawk-like eyes and spoke coldly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve fought over a hundred life-or-death battles in my life, and I admit Chinese ancient martial arts have their unique merits—but I still believe ‘Marbo Combat’ is the number one killing art on this planet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With this combat system, I’ve killed countless enemies barehanded—champions, elite assassins, secret agents…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve been hired by your government specifically to teach you this system.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I have only one rule: only when a student truly feels the horror of this combat art can he truly learn it in the moment of life or death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So your choice in learning this art is simple: either defeat me and graduate—or be broken and crippled by me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldier-like white man finished speaking, cracked his neck with a sharp snap, then advanced toward Wang Yu with a sinister grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a white room, inside a semi-transparent medical pod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu lay naked, bruised and swollen, while several nurses in white coats moved swiftly around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some monitored nearby diagnostic equipment, others injected medicine into his body, while others applied a milky-white ointment over his entire skin.\u003C\u002Fp>",1146,"2026-06-20T15:44:32.565Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4ca9df2dfba1183c431cd3b223c973b5db0c96dff4c2c8b0484d065f32d9fb3b","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-445","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-443",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]