Weapon Selection

Once his Spiritual Force awakened, Yang Yu's methods of fighting enemies and ability to protect himself would undergo a qualitative transformation!

This was also what gave Yang Yu the confidence to protect Grandfather even during the monster-ridden Great Nirvana Period.

As long as Grandfather could survive the Double R Virus, he could relax and enjoy life from then on.

After completing that night's training tasks, Yang Yu returned home.

The next day, Yang Yu practiced fists with Wang Lin in the park as usual.

"Brother Yu, after all this training, I feel like my body has gotten so much stronger!"

Wang Lin had already shed the label of "Skinny Dog." He had become much more muscular, and his vigor, energy, and spirit had improved enormously.

"Very good. Watching you practice just now, you can already be considered an experienced Xingyiquan practitioner. You only need to keep at it. Once you completely master the Xingyi Five Elements Fist and Twelve Form Fist, and your strength control reaches the standard, you can strive toward the Master Realm."

Wang Lin's progress during this period had indeed been impressive. Though he was nowhere near comparable to Yang Yu, he was already far stronger than an ordinary person. If he persisted, he might not be unable to reach the Master Realm.

He might even survive the Double R Virus. Once his Physical Fitness underwent a major improvement, his Martial Way Realm could also erupt as his body grew stronger.

At that time, once he had tempered his body to the Quasi-Martial Artist level, Yang Yu would teach Wang Lin the Five Hearts Toward Heaven Method. As long as he successfully absorbed and refined Cosmic Energy into his own Genetic Origin Energy, his strength would soar explosively.

His future achievements would not be insignificant either.

Of course.

All of this depended on Wang Lin surviving.

Yang Yu had already done everything he could. The rest was up to fate.

During this period, Yang Yu had also taught Grandpa Yang some Breathing Methods specifically meant for nurturing the body, as well as Neijiaquan techniques for the same purpose.

Grandpa Yang practiced them quite well too.

"By the way, Xiao Linzi, do you know of any good weapon-forging shops in Jiangnan City?" After finishing their practice, Yang Yu asked as the two sat to rest nearby.

Although mutated monsters had powerful bodies, ordinary blades and spears could hardly pose a threat to them.

However, monsters in the early stages were not yet so terrifying. And if his Spiritual Force awakened a little late, relying entirely on his fists would still put him at a severe disadvantage.

So, now that his Fist Technique had achieved some success, Yang Yu wanted to get himself a suitable weapon and transform his Fist Technique into Blade Technique, giving himself more ways to deal with enemies.

"A weapon-forging shop? I think there really is one. At a dinner gathering last time, a boss recommended their weapons to my dad. He said they were forged from some special alloy and were exceptionally hard and sharp."

Wang Lin thought for a moment. "Right, that boss also gave me a business card. I think I casually stuffed it into my backpack. Let me look!"

Taking out the backpack beside him, Wang Lin began searching through it carefully.

Before long, he found the business card he had nearly forgotten in an inner compartment of the bag.

"Mo Family Weapon Workshop?"

Taking the card, Yang Yu softly read out the name of the weapon-forging shop.

Contact information and an address were printed beneath it.

"Yes, that's the Mo Family Weapon Workshop." Wang Lin nodded. "The name is pretty distinctive, so I remembered it. Later, I heard my dad say that the weapons forged by this workshop really are quite good."

"Alright, then I'll go take a look later and have them forge some suitable weapons for me."

"Brother Yu, what weapons do you want to have forged?"

"I'll go with the simplest to learn and most powerful option, a War Blade. I also want them to make me a pair of Gauntlets and some Flying Daggers."

When it came to choosing weapons, Yang Yu ultimately decided on a blade and Gauntlets!

A staff took a month, a blade took a year, and a spear took a lifetime.

That saying illustrated the relative difficulty of these three common weapons.

Among them, a staff certainly could not inflict as much damage on monsters as a blade or spear.

But spears were extremely difficult. Although Yang Yu's attainments in Fist Technique were not low, transforming it into Spear Technique in a short time was not very realistic.

Blades, however, were different.

The Splitting Fist in the Xingyi Five Elements Fist was essentially using the arm and fist like a large blade, chopping outward.

With Yang Yu's current understanding of Crushing Fist, transforming it into Blade Technique would not be much of a problem.

Combined with the other Fist Techniques he was best at.

One large blade and one pair of Gauntlets would be enough.

Of course, Yang Yu also planned to forge some Flying Daggers while he was at it, so he could use them once his Spiritual Force awakened.

"Alright then, Brother Yu, I'm heading to class. Once your weapons are finished, I'm definitely coming to have a look."

"Haha, you're welcome anytime. Go to class. I'll go take a look now."

After saying goodbye to Wang Lin, Yang Yu followed the address on the business card to an industrial district southwest of Jiangnan City.

It did not take him long to find the weapon workshop.

When he entered, he found that the shop, nearly a hundred square meters in size, was filled with all kinds of weapons hanging on display.

They did look exquisitely made and visually appealing.

But that was not what Yang Yu cared about. He walked to the counter. "Hello, can you customize weapons here?"

The receptionist was a sweet-looking young woman. Seeing the tall and handsome Yang Yu, she became a little shy. "Y-yes, we can!"

"Our shop specializes in customized weapons and standard-issue weapons. You can choose freely. Any weapon you can find on the market, we can make it here!"

"That's good. What are the hardest and sharpest blade weapons you have here?"

"We have plenty. Come with me." Once the conversation turned to her professional field, the previously shy young woman became much more composed and led Yang Yu to an area specifically for storing various blades.

Looking at the dazzling array of War Blades filling the room, Yang Yu learned for the first time that there were so many types of blades.

As the young woman introduced them, Yang Yu gained a general understanding of the weapons.

After looking through them all and testing their feel in his hand, Yang Yu chose a long, narrow War Blade that excelled at chopping and slashing. "Use this style. Make one for me with your best materials. How heavy can you make it?"

Seeing the handsome young man choose such a cool-looking War Blade, the young woman assumed Yang Yu merely wanted it for collection and did not think much of it. "The heaviest we can make it is thirty kilograms. Anything heavier won't work, since the blade is only this long."

That was true. The blade Yang Yu had chosen was not particularly long, only a little over one meter. Its blade was not very wide either, and its overall shape was long and narrow, so it could not use much material.

It was just right for Yang Yu's current height of one meter eighty-eight.

"Then make it thirty kilograms." Yang Yu decided immediately. "Also, make me a pair of Gauntlets that won't interfere with gripping the blade, along with twenty Flying Daggers made from the best materials and sharpened to the keenest edge."

At the counter, Yang Yu explained all of his requirements.

"No problem! Handsome, do you want the blade sharpened?"

"Of course I do!"

"Hehe, then you'll also need to get a blade collection permit. Don't worry, it's very simple. Just fill out this commitment letter and form, then leave your contact details, permanent address, and ID number at the end."

"No problem." Yang Yu took the form and quickly filled it out. Then he signed his name and pressed a red thumbprint on it, completing the procedure.