Fortune-Touched Insight (2nd Update)

Fortune-Touched Insight (2nd Update)

"Chenzhou, why are you still training?"

Liu Huan had gone to the teachers' office to report on work. Passing by the training grounds, she discovered that Lu Chenzhou was the only one left on the field still practicing.

"I'm about to finish, Class Monitor. Get some rest early."

"Mhm. Martial cultivation requires balance between tension and relaxation. Too much is as bad as too little."

Liu Huan was sincerely advising him.

"Mhm, mhm, I understand."

Lu Chenzhou smiled faintly and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Liu Huan sighed inwardly.

"The transfer students all seem to be like this."

Mainly because their innate conditions were lacking, so they could only make up for it through hard work.

Lu Chenzhou returned to his dormitory. At martial arts high schools, everyone had a room to themselves. It was not large, but it was still several times bigger than his bedroom at home and came with all kinds of training equipment.

"This is great."

Lu Chenzhou continued practicing the Heaven Stance.

Once his proficiency had risen by 1%, he was already drenched in sweat. Only then did he finish the day's training. After showering, he lay on his bed and checked his messages.

There were several hundred messages in the Martial Arts Society's small group chat.

Chenzhou, what's Dragon City High School like? Can you take some pictures?

What are the teachers' cultivation levels?

Come out for a meal this weekend.

Qin Zheng was especially curious about martial arts high school.

But Lu Chenzhou could not take photos or record videos for him. Everything inside had to be kept strictly confidential, or he would lose his qualification to study there.

He gave Qin Zheng a brief, perfunctory reply.

Next came a message from Shi Ruyu.

Junior Brother, martial arts school is under closed management. Practice your fists properly. Teacher Ji said you don't need to worry too much about the martial arts hall or your family. Martial arts come first!

Lu Chenzhou immediately replied with his thanks.

There was also the martial arts hall group chat, which was even more abuzz. Seeing that Lu Chenzhou had been selected for Dragon City High School, everyone was as fired up as though they had been injected with chicken blood.

Some fantasized about attaining enlightenment tomorrow.

Others regretted not talking more with Lu Chenzhou and getting closer to him.

Lu Chenzhou rarely chatted in that group.

He let out a long breath and lay on his bed.

This was the life he had dreamed of.

Dragon City High School office.

Yu Zheng was chatting with Hong Fu.

"Little Hong, how's the new transfer student?"

"I think he's quite good. He said he had never learned the Mountain-Crossing Body. I demonstrated it only once, and he entered Initiation with the movement skill. His comprehension is better than I expected."

"He really hadn't learned it. I can guarantee that. I'm fairly familiar with Ji Xuantong too. Before high school, Lu Chenzhou had only learned Basic Fist Art. I heard he found some coach from a third-rate fighting gym outside to teach him Black Tiger Fist."

"If that's true, then his comprehension can be called top-notch. Still, he has a Minor Accomplishment foundation in Black Tiger Fist and Sea-Skimming Body, so entering Initiation in one attempt is normal."

"You can pay special attention to this young man. His temperament, perseverance, and character are all excellent. His future achievements will not be poor. He has hope of becoming a Martial Artist."

"Yes. If he maintains this trend, he truly has hope. I'm just afraid it will be a flash in the pan. There have been cases like Lu Chenzhou over the years..."

"Leave the future to the future."

Giant Elephant Combat Hall.

Bang! Bang!

With two dull impacts, two Third Stage experts flew backward. Rien panted heavily. Veins and sinews bulged across his rounded muscles, wisps of white steam rising from his body as sweat dripped onto the floor. He said in a low voice:

"Not enough! This level of intensity isn't enough!"

Rien moved his joints, which crackled and popped.

"This time... I want to fight three!"

In the distance, Giant Elephant Rikett watched Rien, approval filling his heart.

"Good. That's my son!"

The Sacred Elephant Path—who else but me!

At the Wandering Dragon Martial Arts Hall and Golden Lion Martial Hall.

Liu Qingyuan and Wang Chong, the two contestants burdened with high expectations, were also training hard and receiving special instruction from their hall masters, striving to achieve ideal results next month.

Meanwhile, at the Flying Swallow Martial Arts Hall.

Du Men, Old Zhang, and the others were not idle either.

"I'm so jealous of Chenzhou."

"Yeah. Half a year ago, we were all struggling nobodies together, but now he's ascended... Martial arts high school, and Dragon City University of Martial Arts at that. That's fucking awesome!"

Du Men turned a deaf ear to the other trainees' envy.

His goal remained Pingjiang Martial University.

After taking leave from school, aside from normal rest, he spent all his time practicing fist arts.

"Although I most likely won't be able to keep up with Chenzhou's footsteps, as long as I can get into a Wuda, I'll have hope of becoming a Martial Artist in the future. I'll smash those damned Void Entities to pieces!"

Four in the morning, before dawn had broken.

Lu Chenzhou had already formed a biological clock and got up early. After washing up, he arrived at the training grounds and found that quite a few classmates were already practicing fist arts.

"As expected of a martial arts school. They all know how important it is to practice fists at the hour of the tiger."

Of course, many others still had not gotten up.

"Chenzhou, you're up early."

Huo Tianyu had also put on her training clothes and come downstairs.

"Morning."

Lu Chenzhou had already begun practicing his stance.

"Disciples of prominent families aren't all pampered. On the contrary, they work even harder than ordinary people." Watching the Tiger-Toothed Girl go practice her fists, he thought to himself.

The scariest thing was someone being born well and still working hard!

Dragon-Tiger Heaven Stance: Fifth Aperture (9%) → Fifth Aperture (10%)

As the difficulty of Aperture Opening increased, Lu Chenzhou had to spend more and more time on the Heaven Stance in order to maintain 3% progress each day.

Fortunately, he no longer had cultural classes to attend, so he had plenty of time.

He had originally wanted to practice a round of fist arts, but his stomach growled loudly.

Stance training consumed no small amount of energy, so he indeed needed to replenish himself.

Just then, Liu Huan and the others called him to breakfast, so Lu Chenzhou went with them.

After the meal, Liu Huan said:

"Chenzhou, let's go. I'll take you to the Back Mountain to watch tigers hunt. It might help your Black Tiger Fist cultivation. If we go too late, there won't be any good spots left."

Fang Mountain's zoo did not belong solely to Dragon City University of Martial Arts. It was shared by all the high schools here. They were far from the only ones cultivating Form-Emulation Fist.

"Let's go."

It was not just Class One of Grade One. Several senior students were going as well. They were only one or two years older than Lu Chenzhou, yet their cultivation was generally at the Fifth or Sixth Stage.

Two senior students from Class Three of Grade Three had even reached the Seventh Stage!

One was called Yu Shan. He had a tiger's back and a bear's waist, even sturdier than Liu Huan. He specialized in Bear Form Fist and was also Shaking Mountain Bear's son. He had average natural aptitude and good comprehension.

The other was Chen Yuan. He specialized in Crane Form Fist and had average natural aptitude. Rumor had it that he was the strongest, the ceiling of Dragon City High School, and held extremely high prestige. In truth, Chen Yuan had already reached the Seventh Stage in Grade Two, and was now not far from the Eighth Stage.

The two were both prominent figures, admired by many younger female students.

Along the way, Liu Huan played the social butterfly and introduced Lu Chenzhou to the senior students.

"Senior Brother Yu Shan, this is Chenzhou, the newcomer in our class."

She pulled Lu Chenzhou to the front and said with a smile.

Yu Shan looked rough and rugged, but his voice was gentle as jade.

"Hello, Junior Brother. Did you adapt well yesterday?"

"Hello, Senior Brother. It's quite nice here."

Then Liu Huan led him before Chen Yuan.

"Chenzhou, this is Senior Brother Chen Yuan, the one I told you about."

Lu Chenzhou looked at the handsome young man before him.

His long hair was tied up in a Daoist topknot. He was neither particularly tall nor muscular, but he brimmed with vigor. His eyes looked lazy, yet they were spirited.

"Hello, Senior Brother."

Chen Yuan nodded faintly and said softly:

"Since you're here, you're one of Dragon City's people. If you have any problems, you can come find me."

His temperament was aloof, and he was not good with words.

After Lu Chenzhou had met everyone, the group arrived at the zoo. By then, some students were already standing before the cages, intently observing the animals they specialized in.

Monkeys, pheasants, wolves, eagles, bears...

The sight looked somewhat strange.

Whether it would be useful or not, Lu Chenzhou joined them.

The Tiger Garden had the most people gathered before it. Inside were several ferocious Siberian tigers. The largest had thick black stripes, and at a glance, it truly resembled a Black Tiger.

It radiated a fierce, baleful aura, its round eyes surveying all around.

The tiger was the king of all beasts, and at this moment, it displayed that truth to the fullest.

Lu Chenzhou had been to zoos before.

But this was his first time observing tigers with the mindset of learning. He discovered that some of the key principles mentioned in Black Tiger Fist truly matched real tigers.

Beside him, a student from Imperial Capital Martial Arts University, wearing a school uniform embroidered with the Great Wall stretching ten thousand miles, seemed to gain some insight and began practicing Black Tiger Fist on the spot. The others were unsurprised. In this zoo, suddenly starting martial practice was entirely normal.

Lu Chenzhou observed the movements of that unusual "Black Tiger."

Without realizing it, his mind sank completely into it. It was as though his spirit had wandered beyond his body, his soul leaving its shell and lodging within the Black Tiger's body, moving from the Black Tiger's perspective.

Transforming into a Black Tiger, crossing mountains and patrolling forests!

Not merely emulating its form, but also its bearing, its spirit!

He unconsciously began practicing his fist art. In an unprecedented state, he completed one round of Black Tiger Fist with incomparable ease. When he finished, a marvelous feeling of complete exhilaration washed through him.

He drew in his stance and breathed through his dantian. Looking toward the Martial Dao Tree, his heart stirred. He saw the leaf representing Black Tiger Fist faintly flashing, something that had never happened before.

A prompt sounded at the same time:

Fortune-Touched Insight, twice the result with half the effort!

Black Tiger Fist: Minor Accomplishment (11%) → Minor Accomplishment (13%)

"Just one round of fist practice was worth ten of my normal rounds. The efficiency is so high... Fortune-Touched Insight? This is the first time such a situation has appeared."

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