Dragon Shape Five Forms

Yao Juan clapped her hands, drawing everyone's attention back.

"Su Ti is absolutely right. The two most important things in martial arts are one's physical body and technique."

"The two complement each other, and the resulting combat power is the measure of a person's martial arts skill."

"In the martial arts world, we distinguish between the two, ultimately dividing martial arts into two types: training methods and fighting methods."

"Training methods strengthen the body, enhancing physique, strength, speed, and reaction time."

"Fighting methods, on the other hand, are about instantly unleashing the body's strongest power to defeat an opponent in the fastest, fiercest, and most lethal way."

"One for training, one for fighting. The combination of the two is martial arts."

Yao Juan's words echoed through the hall. Some students listened attentively with focused expressions, while others seemed indifferent.

After all, in this day and age, firearms are the mainstream of the world. Many people came here to sign up for martial arts just to get their children connected with Long Yuanzheng, not because they genuinely wanted to endure hardship.

Yao Juan silently noted the indifferent faces. The master leads the way, but cultivation is up to the individual. She wasn't a god, just a person, unable to cultivate everyone into talent. Those who didn't want to learn, who weren't willing to learn, she let them be. As long as she could teach those who wanted to learn well, it wouldn't be in vain that her master had her preside here.

"But martial arts also have national boundaries, and distinctions between ancient and modern."

"Our Hesia martial arts are divided into ancient and modern types."

"Modern martial arts are what we often see on television, like boxing, kickboxing, and Comprehensive Fighting Techniques."

"Modern martial arts are highly competitive, focusing on scoring points, hitting targets, and knockouts. They are a type of rule-based martial arts for the ring."

Su Ti nodded slightly. Yao Juan was right. His Comprehensive Fighting Techniques were a culmination of modern martial arts.

Can you fight? Yes, you can fight in the ring.

Off the ring, sorry, the law, knives, and American-style quick draws are the best martial arts.

"As for ancient martial arts, we call them Ancient Martial Arts. They are martial arts passed down from the Wu Dynasty eight hundred years ago. Although they have continuously evolved, the lineage remains. We all refer to them as Ancient Martial Arts."

Hearing the words Wu Dynasty, Su Ti was not unfamiliar. As a history student, he naturally knew the history of Hesia.

Hesia's history spans about three thousand years. The Wu Dynasty originated in a historical vacuum period in Hesia a thousand years ago and was the first dynasty with historical records after the vacuum period, lasting for two hundred years.

The Wu Dynasty, as its name suggests, was a time when martial arts, martial techniques, and martial artists flourished.

It was a magical dynasty where sects stood in great numbers, masters rose together, and sects even held positions of significant importance, on par with the state.

How strong the martial artists of that era were is unknown to later generations.

But some of their martial arts were preserved and are called Ancient Martial Arts.

And the core members of the Dragon Gate Martial Hall are taught Ancient Martial Arts.

"Our introductory Ancient Martial Arts at the Dragon Gate Martial Hall are called the Dragon Shape Five Forms," Yao Juan explained.

"The Dragon Shape Five Forms are a type of Ancient Martial Arts focused on training methods. Next, I will demonstrate them for everyone."

"First Form, Coiling Dragon!"

Without further ado, Yao Juan placed her hands at her waist and spun in place.

But this spin wasn't done with her legs.

In an instant, Yao Juan seemed to become some kind of mollusk, her body twisting into a spring shape as she spun.

At this moment, in the quiet practice hall, one could clearly hear the cracking sound of Yao Juan's bones. Her entire spine increased section by section, like a snake coiling upwards along a large tree.

This scene was too visually impactful. It was unimaginable that a person could make such a movement, as if instantly transforming from a human into a coiling mollusk.

And that wasn't all. Yao Juan continued to demonstrate.

"Swimming Dragon!"

Yao Juan suddenly fell to the ground and crawled.

Her spine swayed left and right like a snake. Her limbs weren't exerting any force, yet she moved forward on the ground with strange ease.

"Flying Dragon!"

Yao Juan's upper body straightened, like the attacking front of a snake, and she suddenly shot out several meters, incredibly fast!

"Fierce Dragon!"

Yao Juan stood up from the ground, cupped her hands, and moved suddenly. Only a tearing sound was heard, and the air made a harsh noise as if being ripped apart.

"Poison Dragon!"

Her legs whipped out, kicking repeatedly in mid-air, like a snake's fangs, making a hissing sound.

After completing the five forms, Yao Juan pressed her hands down, silently concluding her demonstration.

"Did you understand? These five moves are the introductory Ancient Martial Arts of our Dragon Gate Martial Hall. They can strengthen power, physique, and body flexibility, thereby fundamentally strengthening oneself."

Some disciples rolled their eyes. How could they not understand? It was these five moves, practiced over and over again, day in and day out.

"Alright, I announce that today's practice officially begins. If you don't understand anything, you can ask me proactively."

After demonstrating, Yao Juan sat down cross-legged, watching the students practice the Dragon Shape Five Forms themselves.

Some of the students practiced quite well, looking decent, but the vast majority were just going through the motions, not wanting to practice seriously at all.

There was no other reason, it was because the Dragon Shape Five Forms were simply too ugly!

Except for the last two forms which were performed standing, the first three forms were simply twisting and turning, or lying on the ground like animals. This was a level of embarrassment that these teenagers and young adults simply couldn't accept.

If everyone wasn't practicing it, probably no one would dare to practice this in public. It would be strange if they weren't treated as lunatics.

Moreover, the difficulty was also extremely high. Some people couldn't even learn it properly even if they studied seriously.

Seeing that most people were distracted, Yao Juan also shook her head slightly.

For modern people, there were very few who could truly calm down and practice martial arts. For these rich young masters and princesses, this place was probably just like a cram school, a place to just go through the motions.

However, when her gaze fell on Su Ti, her eyes lit up.

Although his movements were unfamiliar, as a beginner, he was already doing very well. After all, some parts of the Dragon Shape Five Forms were similar to yoga and required a certain physical foundation. It was impossible to perform them perfectly right from the start.

Moreover, he was very open and didn't show any awkwardness. He practiced openly and generously, not caring about the gazes of the people around him at all.

"Ancient Martial Arts, Dragon Shape Five Forms."

In the crowd, Su Ti practiced the ancient martial art that Yao Juan had demonstrated over and over again.

Having just seen the price of ancient martial arts on the dark web yesterday, how could he not know the preciousness of this kind of martial art?

Therefore, cherishing the opportunity, Su Ti naturally practiced with extra effort.

He had a foundation in Comprehensive Fighting Techniques, so he learned quickly.

After practicing roughly two or three times, the modifier's light screen text suddenly popped up in front of him.

Martial Art: Dragon Shape Five Forms (Beginner Level) 0.1%+

Energy: 30%

The former was the martial art level, and the latter was naturally the progress.

Looking at the 0.1% progress, Su Ti chose to add points without hesitation.

He saw the energy line decrease rapidly, instantly changing from 30% to 0%.

As the energy disappeared, a coolness surged from Su Ti's mind and flowed into his body.

A large amount of muscle memory emerged, all of which were memories of him practicing the Dragon Shape Five Forms over and over again. Su Ti's movements, which were still a little unfamiliar a second ago, immediately became proficient the next second, as if he had practiced for several months!

Dragon Shape Five Forms (Beginner Level) 30.9%!

As the proficiency increased, a warm current suddenly surged from inside Su Ti's body and flowed into his limbs and bones. Su Ti only felt warm all over, as if his muscles were soaked in a hot spring.

He only heard a sound of bones cracking inside Su Ti's body. His muscles, tendons, and ligaments were all strengthened!

At this time, the attributes on the modifier panel also changed.

Strength: 0.5—0.6

Agility: 0.5—0.6

Although it wasn't obvious from the appearance, the data wouldn't lie. Su Ti's strength and agility both increased by 0.1 the moment the proficiency of the Dragon Shape Five Forms increased!

Su Ti could also clearly feel that his strength was greater and his body was more flexible.

Su Ti was shocked in his heart. This is the real deal. It actually improved my physique after the proficiency increased. This Dragon Shape Five Forms is definitely the real deal!

One must know that even achieving mastery in Comprehensive Fighting Techniques did not provide Su Ti with even a single point of attribute. Although it was also possible that Comprehensive Fighting Techniques was purely a fighting style and did not have a training method, the Dragon Shape Five Forms only increased Su Ti's strength and agility by 0.1 each with just over 30% progress at the beginner level. The value of this ancient martial art was beyond doubt.

And Su Ti's change was also seen by Yao Juan, who had been paying attention to him.

She was even more shocked than Su Ti himself.

"This kid, he actually, actually had an epiphany!"

So-called epiphany, in simple terms, was actually a flash of inspiration, a sudden realization. This kind of situation existed in many industries. A math problem that was originally confusing would suddenly be solved with a flash of inspiration. The invention of the atomic bomb was also inseparable from the flash of inspiration of scientists.

And the flash of inspiration in martial arts referred to epiphany.

In that instant of inspiration, one felt as if they were an omnipotent God. All kinds of difficulties seemed to not exist, and they could learn martial arts at a hundred, a thousand, or even ten thousand times the speed, without any constraints.

However, martial arts epiphanies were rare and hard to come by. Some people said it was the result of long-term accumulation, some said it was personal comprehension, and some said it was luck.

Yao Juan did not know the truth and fundamental reason behind martial arts epiphanies.

She only knew that she had been practicing martial arts for thirteen years, starting to learn martial arts in a martial arts school at the age of twelve. Eight years ago, she became Long Yuanzheng's disciple, working diligently every day without slackening. But up to now, she had only experienced "epiphany" twice.

One was seven years ago, and the other was a year ago. Both were epiphanies she had finally experienced after many years of practicing martial arts, and both of these epiphanies had significantly improved her martial arts skills.

And Su Ti actually had an epiphany on the first day he came into contact with ancient martial arts, or to be precise, in the first hour!

"Could he really be a genius?!"

In an instant, Yao Juan had the idea of introducing Su Ti to her master, Long Yuanzheng.

But she immediately dismissed this idea.

Although her master had a detached personality and his few disciples were still lacking the maturity and talent to inherit his mantle, he couldn't just accept disciples randomly.

How many people in Mingguang City wanted to become his direct disciples but couldn't.

As his eldest disciple, Yao Juan naturally had to screen for her master.

"Although Su Ti hasn't been exposed to ancient martial arts before, his foundation in modern martial arts is indeed very solid. Although his physique is not strong, his stance, posture, are all very skillful. When he looks at people, he immediately focuses on their weak points. He is a true modern martial arts master."

Yao Juan had practiced martial arts for many years, and her eyes were sharp. Even if Su Ti hadn't said anything, she could tell he had some skill.

Not to mention, Su Ti had also mentioned his experience in underground boxing matches and his record of killing professional fighters. Yao Juan naturally wouldn't underestimate him.

Su Ti wasn't a novice. Although he didn't practice Ancient Martial Arts, he had martial arts cultivation. It was understandable that upon his first exposure to Ancient Martial Arts, his accumulated modern martial arts cultivation would suddenly erupt, leading to an epiphany. This didn't necessarily mean he was an Ancient Martial Arts genius.

Unless...

He kept having epiphanies, progressing rapidly, advancing a thousand miles in a day.

Yao Juan shook her head. She was getting carried away, her thoughts drifting. How could anyone keep having epiphanies? Would that even be human?

As long as Su Ti had two more epiphanies in a short period, no, just one, she could use that to recommend him to her master!