Two Days, Reborn

Li Yuan's questions came one after another, all grounded in facts and reason.

Director Ma was too embarrassed to use the same excuses to brush him off again.

Li Yuan knew very well why Director Ma had come looking for him today.

Principal Yin did not directly manage the day-to-day work, so he did not know who was actually getting things done.

But Director Ma knew.

Li Yuan helped handle quite a few of the school's affairs.

Unlike Jin Fan and the others. They were teachers, but ninety-five percent of their attention was focused on their own cultivation.

In the past, whenever Jin Fan and the others went away on business, Li Yuan covered their classes.

If Li Yuan started slacking off or resigned, Director Ma would be in trouble for quite some time.

One's position determined one's perspective.

Director Ma and Principal Yin did not see things entirely the same way.

But if Li Yuan refused to compromise, then he could only follow Principal Yin's instructions.

Seeing Li Yuan's attitude, Director Ma became several degrees firmer. "Since you want to hear the truth, then I'll tell you plainly.

"The school leaders discussed this long ago. Your talent in martial arts is limited.

"Even if we gave you the opportunity, you wouldn't achieve results like the other teachers.

"You can say I lack judgment, but Principal Yin is a Seventh Grade martial arts powerhouse. His judgment can't be wrong, can it?"

Li Yuan was not shaken by the disparagement.

Their disdain and contempt for him came only from their arrogance.

If they had the ability, then give him a chance to try.

They had never given him an opportunity, yet they claimed he was incapable. On what grounds?

Besides, many of those opportunities had been earned by him.

"I've said what needed to be said. You cannot participate in the Youth Martial Tournament.

"You may both be Fourth Grade, but the gap between people can be enormous.

"When the time comes, if you can't even take one move from Teacher Jin Fan, it'll be even more embarrassing.

"Also, let me remind you of something.

"With such selfish behavior, you may not be able to keep this job. The principal is very dissatisfied with you."

After saying all that, Director Ma could no longer be bothered to drink with Li Yuan.

He felt that he had already given Li Yuan plenty of face, yet Li Yuan still did not know what was good for him.

Then there was no point in saying more. He would find a replacement teacher in advance and proceed according to the principal's demands.

At the end of this term, he would give Li Yuan a C rating.

Li Yuan did not care about Director Ma's threat.

His talent for cultivation had never been poor to begin with, and now he had gained a new ability.

With those advantages, he was confident he could secure a place in the Youth Martial Tournament.

After Director Ma left, Li Yuan finished the drinking snacks he had brought.

Then he focused his mind and began studying his martial skills and movement art anew.

Li Yuan specialized in two martial skills.

One was Collapse Extreme Fist, and the other was Six Martial Chain Blade.

They were somewhat difficult, but far simpler than Cloud Extreme Fist.

Li Yuan had practiced these two martial skills for over ten years.

He had devoted effort to them since college, so naturally he would not abandon them now.

Li Yuan had always felt that he knew these two martial skills as well as he possibly could.

Yet when he reread Collapse Extreme Fist, he had not even reached the halfway point before noticing something he had overlooked before.

Li Yuan had always regarded Collapse Extreme Fist as a brute's boxing technique. The current academic world held the same view.

It was a fierce, hard-hitting fist art, every strike smashing solidly into its target, force unleashed directly and without finesse.

According to traditional views, Collapse Extreme Fist was about raising one's power to the utmost limit.

Unleashing the most extreme fist force was its deepest secret.

But this time, Li Yuan saw something different.

So-called collapse extreme meant surpassing the extreme and ascending another level.

When punching, one gathered the force at a stopping point, seeking a faster and fiercer next punch!

The [Enlightenment to Perfection] talent truly allowed him to see more deeply.

It struck directly at the core of the technique, allowing him to fully understand its roots.

After rereading Collapse Extreme Fist once, Li Yuan immediately went outside.

The house he rented was far too small, with no room to practice martial arts.

However, the area where he lived was in the suburbs, quite remote, with plenty of open ground.

Li Yuan found a quiet spot and began practicing the newly comprehended Collapse Extreme Fist.

His fist force whistled through the air, and his moves remained as fierce as ever.

The essence of the hard fist had not changed, but with Li Yuan's understanding of the Stopping Point Method, he could raise the force of his punches by nearly thirty percent.

Move after move, Li Yuan kept throwing punches in practice.

In truth, this technique was difficult.

Like the Zhou Tian Dao Yin Technique, the key points he had previously failed to comprehend had always been hard to master.

Collapse Extreme Fist was only a Mid-grade Martial Skill.

But once he became proficient in the stopping-point technique, the power of Collapse Extreme Fist would likely rival many High-grade Martial Skills.

After one hour, Li Yuan had initially grasped the method of placing a stopping point in his punches.

He continued practicing for another hour, gradually entering the zone.

By three in the afternoon, after four hours of practice, he had become proficient.

Li Yuan could now apply his new understanding of Collapse Extreme Fist in actual combat.

Punching in the open field, he could easily produce a Sonic Boom.

Though they were both Fourth Grade, Li Yuan did not believe anyone could take this punch head-on now.

The intense training and constant use of Ultimate Heavy Fist naturally consumed a great deal of energy.

But Li Yuan did not feel tired today.

After using the Zhou Tian Dao Yin Technique to temper his body last night, the effects had been immediate.

Not only did his body not feel overly exhausted, his heart was also filled with vigor.

After returning home, he took out Six Martial Chain Blade and reread it for study.

Compared with Collapse Extreme Fist, Six Martial Chain Blade was more suitable for actual combat against Fierce Beasts.

The nation's fundamental purpose in needing martial artists was still to protect humanity's safety.

When Li Yuan had trained on the front lines, he had used this set of Six Martial Chain Blade to kill an Ironback Silver Boar.

The current understanding of this blade art held that its core lay in its unceasing blade momentum.

Layer upon layer of blade momentum was used to break through sturdy defenses and forcibly create an opening.

Upon rereading it, Li Yuan discovered that this understanding was truly too shallow.

The core of Six Martial Chain Blade was indeed its linked blade momentum.

But during cultivation, people had overlooked the profound meaning contained in the words "Six Martial."

Six Martial did not simply refer to these six blade forms.

Rather, it told practitioners that these six forms were the foundation of martial arts.

Combining the six forms in pairs created new blade techniques.

With the original Six Martial Chain Blade, Li Yuan could also unleash an unbroken wave of blade momentum against his opponent.

But when he attacked, he was always too rigid.

Sometimes, even when facing Fierce Beasts, it was difficult for him to adapt flexibly.

Now, this set of Six Martial Chain Blade took on new life in Li Yuan's eyes.

After reading it through, Li Yuan went out again to the open field.

Night had already fallen. Li Yuan picked up a tree branch and began practicing.

The variations created by combining forms in pairs naturally increased the difficulty of cultivation even further.

Though he had gained new insights, Li Yuan was simply too familiar with this martial skill.

His practice therefore went relatively smoothly.

By the time the sky had turned completely dark, around ten that night, Li Yuan was able to use it fairly proficiently.

There was still one day tomorrow to continue training.

Over the two days of the weekend, Li Yuan devoted all his thoughts to his martial arts cultivation.

Besides the two martial skills, he also reread and practiced the movement art Cloud Treading Step.

After two days, Li Yuan felt as though he had been completely reborn.