Swallowed Star: Lord of Thunder
Chapter 17

Jiang Fang? The Rudiments of a Martial Way System

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Yang Yu's strength was already very close to the Martial Artist qualification line. He only needed to train hard for a while longer to meet the requirements for independently absorbing and refining Cosmic Energy.

He could absolutely catch the wave of explosive growth in strength when the Double R Virus swept across the globe!

"Soon. Only two months left."

It was already autumn turning into winter, yet Yang Yu wore only a thin shirt and felt no cold at all.

His powerful Physical Fitness and abundant Qi and Blood allowed Yang Yu to remain unaffected by heat or cold.

He arrived at the dojo.

"Brother Yu, you're here to train again? I've been seeing you a lot less lately," a beautiful young married woman in loose training clothes said with a smile.

"Something came up recently, so I haven't been around as much. Go ahead and train first, Sister Fang. We can chat when we have time. I need to work out," Yang Yu said with a smile before heading to the Strength Training Room.

The beauty who had just spoken to Yang Yu was Jiang Fang.

The two often ran into each other at the dojo, and gradually became familiar with one another.

Jiang Fang had only recently gotten married, but because she loved martial arts, she often spent her free time at the dojo.

Her husband was a successful businessman who frequently traveled for work, and he was quite supportive of Jiang Fang's hobby.

Looking at Jiang Fang, who might become a female War God in the future, Yang Yu felt little about seeing her as a martial-arts-loving beautiful young married woman now.

First, she already had a family, and it was a happy one.

Second, Yang Yu's focus was currently on the Martial Way. He had no time to waste on women.

The Grand Nirvana was approaching.

Everyone's fate was like catkins drifting in the wind.

Even though Yang Yu was already quite strong and still had unawakened Spiritual Force.

There were human Geniuses like Yang Yu.

But were there no such Geniuses among the monsters?

Of course there were!

And there were even more of them!

Perhaps monsters' physiques made it easier for them to absorb Cosmic Energy. Even with limited intelligence, they could still raise their strength crazily in the early stages.

And there were simply too many monsters!

Their mutations were also faster and more violent!

How many human Geniuses had fallen during the early days of the Grand Nirvana?

If they had survived, perhaps the Earth Faction would have produced many more Strong Experts in the future.

After all, the souls of Earthlings were extremely special after Zuoshanke's modifications.

The farther things progressed, the stronger they became!

So after carefully taking stock, Yang Yu felt that his own potential was actually quite high.

In just two and a half months, he had gone from a frail high school student to someone not far from becoming a Quasi-Martial Artist.

Even after the Grand Nirvana, that rate of improvement would not have been slow.

Of course, that had much to do with the Spiritual Force constantly leaking out from him.

Although it had not awakened, as Yang Yu's Physical Fitness steadily improved, he could sense that the Spiritual Force gradually released from his mind was also increasing.

As an exceptionally special form of Soul Energy, Spiritual Force was extremely effective at assisting in strengthening the body.

Combined with his Martial Way Insight, which had already brought his Xingyiquan to the master realm.

Calling Yang Yu a Human-shaped Nuclear Bomb would not have been an exaggeration!

After training at the dojo for a full day, Yang Yu returned home, ate with Grandfather, chatted for a while, then headed to Nanshan under cover of night for further training.

The commotion caused by Yang Yu's Full Strength training was still too great. He could not truly let loose at the dojo.

Yang Yu was also worried about whether Grandfather could survive the Double R Virus.

As long as Grandfather survived it, Yang Yu was confident that he could protect him through the Grand Nirvana!

Judging by the time when Luo Feng awakened as a Spirit Reader and the Physical Fitness requirements in the Original Work.

As long as Yang Yu's Physical Fitness officially reached the Martial Artist level, he would naturally awaken successfully.

Awakening before his Physical Fitness reached the Martial Artist level was dangerous.

Fortunately, Yang Yu was not far from becoming a Martial Artist now.

Moreover, Yang Yu had stopped feeling headaches half a month ago.

That was actually normal.

After all, the Spiritual Force released from his mind was not yet enough for his body to absorb. How could it make him feel pressured?

Under the dim moonlight, Yang Yu leaped onto a cliff seven or eight meters high, then jumped to a nearby tree, using it as a springboard to launch himself onto a huge boulder in the mountains.

Then he continued climbing upward.

He moved like an agile ape, weaving through the complex and precipitous mountain terrain.

In only a moment, Yang Yu arrived at the place where he often trained.

This small hidden clearing at mid-mountain had become a level training ground after Yang Yu's training over this period.

After practicing the Xingyi Five Elements Fist and Twelve Form Fist several times, then training in San Ti Shi for a while.

Yang Yu began weightlifting training.

There were plenty of rocks in the mountains, and Yang Yu effortlessly gathered a large number of huge stones.

Of course, calling them huge stones was somewhat inaccurate. They were not particularly large, but their weight was just right for Yang Yu's current training.

After completing more than a hundred sets of limit weightlifting, Yang Yu began practicing his fists again while his muscles were sore and weak!

In that state, Yang Yu could more clearly sense the flow of strength through his body.

With his powerful perception, every strand of muscle and every bone was under Yang Yu's control.

His control over strength had reached his current limit.

Other than the muscles in his face, which he still could not control, Yang Yu could already control the muscles, bones, and fascia throughout the rest of his body almost perfectly.

That was the benefit of cultivating Neijiaquan to an advanced realm. Its control over strength was absolutely the strongest among all martial arts.

He only needed to train hard for a while longer and encounter the right opportunity, and Yang Yu would be able to enter the realm of a Neijiaquan Grandmaster!

During this period, besides using equipment to train at the dojo, Yang Yu had also read many Books on the Martial Way, Taoist Theory, Buddhist Theory, historical descriptions of mental states, and more.

With Yang Yu's powerful memory and comprehension, these Martial Way theories were rapidly absorbed with Xingyiquan as their foundation, becoming Provisions for his own advancement.

It was undeniable that the history of the Swallowed Star world was indeed extremely similar to the history of Yang Yu's previous life. Aside from a few minor differences, there was almost no distinction.

The sages of his previous life could also be found in this world, and the Martial Way theories from his previous life existed here as well.

That allowed Yang Yu to absorb the strengths of countless schools and refine his own Martial Way system.

After these two and a half months of rapid improvement.

Yang Yu's Martial Way system had now basically taken shape.

Before his Spirit Reader abilities awakened.

He would rely on his fists for offense!

As well as the Blade Technique he intended to cultivate later!

When Yang Yu unleashed the Tiger Cannon Fist now, it could even faintly produce the roar of a tiger!

That was a sign that he was about to enter the Grandmaster realm.

Of course, Yang Yu could only achieve such an effect with this particular punch for now.

As for defense, Yang Yu's attainments in the Crossing Fist were also considerable. Combined with the Tiger Cannon Fist, he could attack when advancing and defend when retreating.

There were also the Crushing Fist and Dragon Fist, which he had transformed into footwork.

This was also one of Yang Yu's major achievements during this period.

Drawing on the Force Application Technique of the Crushing Fist and the footwork insights of the Dragon Fist, Monkey Fist, Snake Fist, and others.

After absorbing their essences, Yang Yu created a set of footwork unique to himself—the Soaring Dragon Footwork!

Once this footwork was unleashed, even in a dense forest, he could move without a single leaf touching his body.

It could also greatly increase his speed.

Yang Yu's normal speed was now 23.5 m/s, but after fully unleashing the Soaring Dragon Footwork, his speed could soar to 30 m/s!

That was an increase of nearly one-third in speed.

Of course, he could not sustain that extreme burst of speed for long, but it was enough for the time being.

As Yang Yu's Physical Fitness improved further and his Martial Way advanced, his footwork and Fist Technique would improve alongside them.

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