Fistheart Without Regret (2nd Update)

Lu Chenzhou took Li Xianghua's phone and had a look.

In the video, a high school student in uniform cleanly and efficiently took down a vicious tattooed man twice in a row. It really was him... Perhaps someone from the crowd had recorded it and posted it online. The video on Lu Chenzhou's phone had not been uploaded.

The comments were all applauding and cheering.

Some even praised Lu Chenzhou for being handsome, saying his future was boundless.

Some even called him their future husband. That was just absurd.

Lu Chenzhou handed the phone back to his mother.

"Son, you have to watch out for your safety."

Li Xianghua was afraid that her son would try to uphold justice and end up getting himself hurt.

"Mom, don't worry. It won't happen again."

Lu Chenzhou reassured her.

Only after receiving Lu Chenzhou's promise did Li Xianghua smile and say,

"Son, how are you so amazing? I saw people in the comments saying that man was an Entry Stage Martial Warrior too. He looked to be in his thirties, yet you subdued him in one move."

"It's not that I'm amazing. That guy was just too weak."

Li Xianghua's eyes shone as she said,

"You'll definitely become a Martial Artist!"

After she left, she opened the Loving Family group chat.

Li Xianghua: Chenzhou upheld justice and made it onto the trending list. (Thumbs up)

Uncle: Amazing! My nephew has made something of himself! (Thumbs up)

Lu Guoping: Not bad. You've got the bearing of a Martial Artist! (Thumbs up)

Lu Chenzhou helplessly watched the elders in the group shower him with praise.

After he finished studying, he discovered that it had spread through the martial arts club's small group chat too.

Qin Zheng: Damn, Chenzhou, you're a little celebrity now.

Li Linling: Junior Brother's skills are already better than mine.

Qin Zheng: Senior Sister, don't be modest. You're still the ceiling of our group right now.

Lu Chenzhou sighed. Big data recommendations were just too powerful these days.

The next day.

Wanhua High School, during class.

Thanks to Qin Zheng's big mouth, the entire class learned that Lu Chenzhou had upheld justice. The teachers knew as well and were discussing Chenzhou in the office.

"Old Cui, that student of yours is impressive."

The math teacher said with a smile,

"This kid has a strong sense of justice... he just doesn't devote himself wholeheartedly to studying."

He had watched Lu Chenzhou's video too. His view of Lu Chenzhou's obsession with martial arts had changed quite a bit. No matter what, having a student like this made him proud.

That evening, at Flying Swallow Martial Arts Hall.

"The young man who upheld justice has arrived."

Shi Ruyu looked at Lu Chenzhou and teased him.

Lu Chenzhou was left speechless.

"..."

Shi Ruyu smiled.

"There's no need to be shy. This is something glorious. Those who practice martial arts should roar when they see injustice on the road... Of course, it must be within the limits of your ability. And this should have been your first real fight, right? You performed very well. You used everything I taught you, though you weren't skilled enough with it yet. You've got good comprehension, young man!"

By the time he left the martial arts hall, Lu Chenzhou's Black Tiger Fist proficiency had reached 63%. Every sparring session with Shi Ruyu brought him considerable gains.

Time flew by.

Lu Chenzhou's life followed the same three points and one line, regular and fulfilling. That trending video soon had no follow-up. These days, upholding justice was quite common.

In the blink of an eye, it was January 1, 2221.

Lu Chenzhou had grown another year older. He was now sixteen.

Wanhua High School.

"This time, someone from our class made it into the top fifteen in the entire school. Let's congratulate Chenzhou." The math teacher held the freshly printed score sheet, in an excellent mood.

For an ordinary class to have such a ranking was already very good.

Among the students he had taught, fewer than ten had entered the top fifteen. The others all gave it everything they had, while Lu Chenzhou was obsessed with boxing. If only this kid...

Forget it. Let him be.

Qin Zheng was so envious his insides twisted. "No, bro, how the hell do you study? I even drink brain-boosting potions every day... and they don't do a damn thing."

Lu Chenzhou did not know either.

Compared with practicing boxing, studying really was much easier.

Although Qin Zheng had not done particularly well on the exam, he was all smiles today.

"Chenzhou, I'm not going to the martial arts hall tonight."

"Okay."

"You're not going to ask why?"

"Why?"

"I'm going to see a movie with Senior Sister Li."

"Oh."

Lu Chenzhou naturally knew why Qin Zheng was so happy.

But at this stage, he only wanted to practice boxing and had no interest in relationships between men and women. Once he became a Martial Artist, he would have plenty of time to date. Getting into Wuda came first.

Night fell over Flying Swallow Martial Arts Hall.

Shi Ruyu watched Lu Chenzhou, drenched in sweat.

"You grasped the knack of pliant force very quickly. Imagine your body as a spiderweb. No matter how the prey struggles, no matter how the web sways, it will not break."

"You taught me well, Senior Sister."

Shi Ruyu said,

"Don't be modest... You've improved quickly over these past three months. Your fist techniques are growing more rounded by the day. Test your vitality later and see how much you've improved. Don't rush with Black Tiger Fist. First bring Basic Fist Art to completion. Then learning any advanced fist art will yield twice the result with half the effort!"

Lu Chenzhou went to the vitality testing room.

After regulating his breathing for a moment, he first looked toward the Martial Dao Tree.

Basic Fist Art: Great Accomplishment (99%)

Black Tiger Fist: Proficient (50%)

"Three months to go from Great Accomplishment to completion—this speed is completely beyond my imagination. Without the Martial Dao Tree, it would take me at least a year to reach completion. Of course, the martial arts hall's instruction and martial arts supplements also played a major role."

Black Tiger Fist had improved quickly too and had long since reached proficiency. The next realm was mastery. Once Basic Fist Art reached completion, Black Tiger Fist would become his main fist art going forward.

Then, Lu Chenzhou tested his vitality.

1.43.

He had not reached the 1.44 standard for the Second Stage. Still, raising it by 0.1 in three months was already astonishing. Once he brought Basic Fist Art to completion, he would definitely enter the Second Stage.

When he returned home,

Lu Guoping saw Lu Chenzhou's monthly exam results and beamed.

"Really not bad. It's enough... Just maintain this ranking. Spend the rest of your time pursuing martial arts properly. Becoming a Martial Artist is better than anything else!"

Li Xianghua gave a dissatisfied snort.

"That's not what you used to say."

Lu Guoping coughed and went off to read.

He had recently been teaching himself as well, hoping to earn a professional certification related to prosthetics.

Both Lu Chenzhou's academic and martial arts results were improving.

The household was now filled with harmony and joy. Lu Guoping had already decided to withdraw the money he had saved and continue paying for Lu Chenzhou's martial arts hall enrollment, making up for what they had lacked in the past.

Over the next few days, Lu Chenzhou tirelessly practiced Basic Fist Art, seeking to break through the final barrier. Until one gloomy dawn a week later, after consuming the last half vial of martial arts supplement, he refined all its medicinal power through boxing.

That feeling of a breakthrough barrier falling away as naturally as water flowing into a channel washed over him.

Basic Fist Art: Great Accomplishment (100%) → Completion

"I broke through!"

Lu Chenzhou looked at the flower bud. It had fully bloomed, and within it had formed a white fruit. The fruit gave off a gemstone-like sheen, splendid and eternal.

It floated upward and transformed into a speck of light before Lu Chenzhou, then flowed into the center of the tip of the final segment of his right middle finger, concealing itself within.

Lu Chenzhou focused his mind and looked within, where he could see words.

Divine Seed · Fistheart Without Regret (Unranked), hidden within the Zhongchong Acupoint. Effect: impervious to heat and cold, strengthens the body and improves fist art comprehension slightly.

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