The Martial Dao Knows No Bounds

The Martial Dao Knows No Bounds

"This is a Divine Seed!"

Lu Chenzhou looked at his fist. As the Divine Seed entered his acupoint, faint popping sounds came from within. He felt an indescribable change take place in his body. A mysterious power surged from the Zhongchong Acupoint and rushed through his limbs and bones. Every cell in his body seemed to cheer with joy. In the end, that power flowed into his Mud Pill Palace, jolting his spirit awake. Memories of the past nine years spent practicing Basic Fist Art flickered before him like slides, as if they had happened only yesterday. As for the principles of boxing and the Eight Natures Shi Ruyu had spoken of, he felt as though he had attained sudden enlightenment.

"So this is an increase in comprehension?"

Lu Chenzhou muttered to himself.

The so-called "impervious to heat and cold, strengthening the body and building health" meant an increase in physique and Blood Vitality. Lu Chenzhou did not test it, but he felt that he should have reached the Second Stage.

After resting enough, Lu Chenzhou immediately performed the Black Tiger Fist once more. This time, he felt even smoother and more fluid, as though aided by the gods.

Black Tiger Fist: Proficiency (50%) → Proficiency (51%)

Normally, after reaching Proficiency, Lu Chenzhou often needed two rounds to raise his progress by 1%. Yet now, the prompt appeared after just one round. This was the effect!

And this had only come from the Divine Seed of Basic Fist Art. What unimaginable special effects would those powerful martial arts possess? Lu Chenzhou could hardly wait.

The human body had 720 innate acupoints. Did that not mean he could integrate 720 Divine Seeds?

On this morning, all the gloom and unwillingness Lu Chenzhou had accumulated through years of diligently practicing boxing since childhood were finally released. He looked up at the blue sky. Dawn broke through, and the dark clouds scattered.

The Azure Heaven Dragon King's words surfaced in his mind:

"The Martial Dao knows no bounds; my body knows no shackles!"

This was also Lu Chenzhou's creed in life.

With a finite life, pursue the boundless Martial Dao!

See the higher mountains of this world!

On the Martial Dao Tree, the leaf belonging to Basic Fist Art gradually dimmed. Lu Chenzhou practiced for another hour, but his progress did not change again.

"At this realm, Basic Fist Art is already as effortless as wielding and withdrawing one's hand, complete and flawless. Like eating and walking, there is no room for further advancement."

The eastern sky turned pale, and the Golden Crow slowly rose.

Lu Chenzhou gazed at the city skyline.

"Now I need to work toward Pingjiang Martial University's special admissions examination."

He had already looked up the registration requirements for the special admissions examination.

First, attain Perfection in Basic Fist Art before the age of seventeen.

Second, reach the Third Stage as a Martial Warrior.

Third, achieve Minor Accomplishment in any other advanced martial art.

In other words, within half a year, he had to reach the Third Stage and bring Black Tiger Fist to Minor Accomplishment. It was indeed somewhat difficult, but he was confident.

With the Fistheart No Regrets Divine Seed supporting him, it would not be much of a problem.

As for the 24-School Alliance, he had already missed his chance. Lu Chenzhou had never expected it in the first place. Pingjiang Martial University was the highest pursuit available to him at this stage.

Today was a rest day, so Lu Chenzhou did not go to class.

After breakfast, he headed out.

He had booked Ji Xuantong's core member lesson.

Li Xianghua called out from the doorway:

"Come home early. Don't stay out too late."

"Got it, Mom."

Li Xianghua continued scrolling through short videos on her phone.

Announcement! Through the joint efforts of all officers at the Su City Pingjiang Branch, the source of the Void Calamity in the 11.3 case has been eliminated. Citizens may now go out without worry. Please try not to remain outdoors at night, and report any suspicious persons to the police promptly.

Li Xianghua let out a long breath.

"That's wonderful."

The outskirts of Su City.

An underground building constructed entirely of metal was filled with a science-fiction atmosphere. Staff wearing exoskeletons patrolled through it from time to time.

Void Suppression Bureau Void Object Containment Facility.

This was a special department established by Great Xia to deal with Void Calamities. It was subordinate to the Void Bureau and was responsible for researching methods to eliminate Void Calamities and Void Realms, rooting out such incidents at their source.

Inside a transparent sealed chamber made from special materials, ghostly green nebula-like gas filled the air. A pale humanoid claw, flickering between brightness and darkness, floated within.

Its joints were thick and covered in pustules.

A tower-like burly man stood with his arms crossed. Behind him, the phantom of a Black Tiger seemed to lie coiled. Ferocious scratches on his arms had already scabbed over, showing that he had clearly gone through a brutal battle. A researcher in a white coat, carrying an astonishing presence, approached and shook his hand.

"Thank you for stepping in, Officer Lu."

Lu Fang said:

"Old Liu, what kind of Void Entity is this?"

He had read the police department's internal Void Entity catalogue, but he had never seen this one.

Old Liu shook his head.

"It's a Void Entity discovered for the first time. Perhaps it is a body part belonging to some powerful existence."

Lu Fang's brows furrowed tightly.

"Just one hand nearly took Laozi's life?"

Old Liu's expression was not much better.

"Officer Lu, there's no need to worry too much. This claw doesn't have much activity. It is somewhat sluggish, so its main body is most likely still in the Void Realm.

"I've already contacted the Central Void Suppression Department. This thing is too high-level; it needs to be researched and handled by those above. We shouldn't blindly meddle with it. If the Void Calamity brought by this claw's owner erupts, all of Su City will be plunged into chaos. We cannot bear that responsibility."

Flying Swallow Martial Hall.

This was Lu Chenzhou's first time coming to practice boxing during the day.

Qin Zheng was sleeping in today, while Senior Sister Li was busy reviewing. He asked Shi Ruyu over MicroChat, and she said that she had something to do in the morning and would come to the martial hall in the afternoon.

"Goodbye, Instructor."

A student bade Ji Xuantong farewell and brushed past Lu Chenzhou.

It was Qin Zheng's neighbor, Huang Hao, a Fifth Stage practitioner.

Huang Hao had some impression of Lu Chenzhou, though not much. Because of his righteous act, Lu Chenzhou, Wanhua High School's "martial arts fanatic," was somewhat known within the martial hall as well.

Seeing Lu Chenzhou again, he was somewhat surprised.

He felt that Lu Chenzhou's presence seemed much stronger than last time.

"Hard work does have some effect... but only a little."

Proud as he was, he still gave Lu Chenzhou a small measure of recognition in his heart.

Ji Xuantong looked at Lu Chenzhou, standing with his hands behind his back.

"You finally came to train with me."

"Sorry, Instructor. I've had time recently because of the holiday."

"Let's begin. Come to my martial arts room."

One-on-one member lessons were all private instruction, and secret recordings or videos were not permitted. If it was a non-public, unique martial art created by a Martial Artist, it could not be privately passed on to others either. Otherwise, legal responsibility would be pursued, and one would be boycotted by the Martial Arts Hall Alliance.

The martial arts room had every kind of facility.

There were also fruits and foods to replenish energy.

On the floor was an enormous Sea-Skimming Swallow.

Ji Xuantong stood at its center and said:

"A lesson costs two thousand. I won't waste your money with nonsense. I've already learned about your foundation in advance, and next I'll teach according to your aptitude. If you encounter any doubts during instruction, ask promptly. Do not be timid!"

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