Lingbo Microsteps

About half an hour later, Su You felt that every cell in his body had reached saturation, and at this moment, they all seemed to be shouting, "Ah, I can't absorb even a single drop more."

Su You opened his eyes, got up, and moved around a bit, immediately feeling a sense of discomfort. His physical strength had increased too rapidly—he estimated an improvement of at least two thousand kilograms—but this had also caused his control over his body to drop significantly.

"Heh, complaining while getting the better end of the deal!" Su You mocked himself, put on his clothes, left his home, and arrived at his small personal training hall, where he began to practice his basic fist techniques, one move at a time.

Physical fitness is only one aspect that influences combat power; the ability to control one's body is equally important. There are too many treasures that can rapidly increase physical fitness, but combat techniques and experience must be enhanced through repeated, arduous training and tempering.

About two hours later, Su You finally stopped. After resting for a while, he focused his consciousness back into his sea of consciousness.

"What should I buy? I don't really need to consider items; the items available for nine hundred contribution points are truly mediocre. I'm afraid they would be useful at most for a high-level apprentice (Earth War God level)."

Su You examined his situation. "I already have the Eight-Nine Profound Art for cultivation, so I should exchange for techniques and movement skills next."

"Lingbo Microsteps complete edition, price: 600 contribution points." After browsing for a while, Su You settled on this movement technique manual.

Although the price was a bit steep, this set of movement skills combined both rapid movement and agile evasion, making it quite cost-effective.

The only difficulty was that learning Lingbo Microsteps required a certain foundation in the I Ching, but for Su You, it was just right.

When he first transmigrated, although he wasn't very familiar with most of the plot in Swallowed Star, he still had an impression of the most important events.

Naturally, he couldn't forget such a major event as Earthlings being modified by powerful beings, so shortly after arriving, he began to study ancient Chinese classics.

Although his state of mind hadn't changed, his understanding of ancient texts like the I Ching was quite deep; at the very least, there would be no problem practicing Lingbo Microsteps.

Soon, thousands of footprints connected by green lines appeared in Su You's mind, each marked with terms like "Guimei" and "Wuwang." This was the training diagram for Lingbo Microsteps.

Su You looked at the remaining three hundred contribution points and chose not to continue buying techniques.

For him at the moment, having one set of basic sword techniques was barely enough. Besides, the ordinary sword techniques in the mall might not necessarily be better than those on Earth, and the more powerful ones were mostly expensive—certainly not something he could afford in his current impoverished state.

After obtaining the training diagram for Lingbo Microsteps, Su You had his mother handle his withdrawal from school the next day. In the following days, he practiced diligently, and his progress in movement skills was quite impressive.

Because the college entrance examination was approaching, Tang Yongqing visited him much less frequently these days, which made Su You breathe a secret sigh of relief.

On the morning of June 1, 2053, in the small dining room of Su You's home, after finishing breakfast with his parents, Su You left the residential quarter and boarded the subway.

More than an hour later, Su You arrived at the entrance of a quiet residential quarter, where a row of soldiers armed with live ammunition stood guard.

This residential quarter was called Guanglan Residential Quarter. Most of the martial artists from the Lubei District Extreme Martial Arts Hall lived here, and the Extreme Hall of Tianjin City was also located within this complex.

Su You walked to the window of the guard room and immediately saw a short, thin old man.

"Hello, my name is Su You. I am here to participate in today's prospective martial artist examination."

The thin old man looked at Su You in surprise and said with a smile, "Not bad, coming for the prospective martial artist examination at such a young age. Come, let me check your ID card and high-level student certificate."

Su You smiled and handed over his ID card and high-level student certificate. The thin old man took them, swiped them on the equipment beside him, and Su You's information immediately appeared on the monitor in front of him.

"Only seventeen years old? The younger generation is truly formidable!" The thin old man sighed and spoke directly to the soldiers nearby, "Take him in!"

The electric gate of the residential quarter opened automatically. A soldier stepped forward to Su You's side and began to explain the precautions for entering the complex.

After taking back his ID and certificate, Su You nodded to the thin old man to show his gratitude, then entered the complex with the soldier, heading toward the Extreme Hall.

Inside Guanglan Residential Quarter, the Extreme Hall stood tall in the center, while the rest of the area consisted of detached villas where martial artists and their families lived.

Soon, Su You arrived at the lobby of the Extreme Hall. A young girl hurried over to greet him: "Sir, are you here for the prospective martial artist examination? Please sit over there; the examination will start promptly at ten o'clock in the morning."

Su You nodded and walked straight toward the sofa area to the side. Four people were already sitting there, but they didn't seem to know each other well; some were reading magazines on the table, while others were resting with their eyes closed.

"It's him?" Among the four examinees, Su You spotted an "acquaintance"—the puffy-eyed youth he had encountered at the stairwell with Fang Jingxue that day.

Previously, because the martial arts mall had opened and countless cosmic energies had flooded into his sea of consciousness, his memory had become exceptionally powerful, to the point of being photographic. That was why he could remember this guy he had only met once.

On the other side, Wang Xingle was closing his eyes, thinking about where to go for entertainment after the exam, when he suddenly heard a voice nearby: "A newcomer has arrived, and he's quite young."

Wang Xingle opened his eyes, recognized Su You immediately, and let out a cold snort: "Probably just here to see the world!"

The three people nearby looked at him in surprise, then nodded at Su You as he walked over. Su You smiled and sat down to wait quietly.

Time passed, and soon it was ten o'clock. Five more people had arrived in the meantime, bringing the total number of participants for this prospective martial artist examination to ten.

At this moment, a man wearing a black training suit walked over, scanned the group, and spoke directly:

"It's ten o'clock. We are about to begin the prospective martial artist examination. Everyone, follow me. Remember to behave yourselves once we go up; don't cause any trouble, understand?"

"Understood!" all ten people present replied respectfully, then followed the man in the black training suit into the elevator.

Through the elevator, the group of eleven went straight to the sixth floor. As soon as the elevator doors opened, Su You saw an oversized training hall.

More than a dozen people were already gathered there, including Li Da, the master of the Lubei District Extreme Martial Arts Hall. He was looking at Su You with a smile, his eyes full of encouragement and expectation.