Weapon Selection

Once his Spiritual Force awakened, Yang Yu's means of fighting enemies and preserving his life would undergo a qualitative transformation!

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

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

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

The next day, Yang Yu practiced fist techniques 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 vitality and spirit had improved tremendously as well.

"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 the Twelve Form Fist, and your control over your strength meets the standard, you can strive toward the Master Realm."

Wang Lin's progress over this period had indeed been quite good. Although he was still nowhere near Yang Yu's level, he was far stronger than an ordinary person. If he kept going, he might not be unable to reach the Master Realm.

He might even survive the Double R Virus. Once his physical fitness underwent a massive improvement, his Martial Way Realm could erupt along with his strengthening body.

At that point, once he honed 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 that depended on Wang Lin surviving.

Yang Yu had already done everything he could. The rest would be left to fate.

During this time, Yang Yu had also taught Grandpa Yang some Breathing Methods and Neijiaquan techniques specifically meant to nourish the body.

Grandpa Yang practiced them rather well too.

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

Although monsters had extremely powerful bodies after mutating, ordinary blades and guns could no longer pose much of a threat to them.

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

So, Yang Yu wanted to take advantage of his current proficiency in Fist Technique to get a weapon that suited his hand. He could transform his Fist Technique into Blade Technique and gain more means of dealing with enemies.

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

Wang Lin thought for a moment before speaking. "Right, that boss gave me a business card too. I think I casually tossed it into my backpack. Let me take a 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 about 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.

Its contact information and address were printed beneath it.

"Yes, Mo Family Weapon Workshop." Wang Lin nodded. "The name was pretty distinctive, so I remembered it. Later, I heard from my dad that the weapons forged by this workshop were indeed quite good."

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

"Brother Yu, what weapon do you want forged?"

"I'll have them make a War Blade. It's the simplest to learn and quite powerful. I also want them to make me a pair of gauntlets and some flying daggers."

When it came to weapon selection, 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.

This illustrated the difficulty of mastering these three common weapons.

Among them, a staff was certainly less lethal against monsters than a blade or spear.

But the spear was highly difficult. Although Yang Yu's attainments in Fist Technique were not low, it was still unrealistic to transform them into Spear Technique in a short time.

But blades were different.

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

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

Combined with the other fist techniques he was best at,

a large blade and a pair of gauntlets would be enough.

Of course, Yang Yu also planned to have some flying daggers forged along the way, 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 coming to check them out."

"Haha, you're welcome anytime. Go to class. I'm going to take a look right now."

After parting with 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.

Upon entering, he found that the nearly hundred-square-meter shop was filled with all kinds of weapons.

They did look exquisitely made and aesthetically pleasing.

But that was not what Yang Yu cared about. He walked up to the front desk. "Hello, may I ask if 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!"

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

"Good. What are your hardest and sharpest bladed weapons?"

"We have lots of them. Come with me." Once the conversation turned to her area of expertise, the previously shy young woman became much more composed and led Yang Yu to an area specially reserved for 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.

With the young woman's introduction, Yang Yu also gained a general understanding of these weapons.

After looking around and testing the feel of several, 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 man choose such a cool War Blade, the young woman assumed Yang Yu only wanted it for collection and did not pay much attention. "The heaviest we can make it is thirty kilograms. Any 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 broad 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 1.88 meters.

"Then make it thirty kilograms." Yang Yu decided immediately. "Also, make me a pair of gauntlets that won't interfere with gripping the blade, as well as twenty flying daggers made with the best materials and sharpened as much as possible."

Returning to the front desk, Yang Yu explained all his requirements.

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

"Of course I want it sharpened!"

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

"No problem." Yang Yu took the form and filled it out in just a few strokes. Then he signed it and pressed on a red fingerprint, completing the formalities.