Martial Arts Fusion

Three books, three martial arts manuals. Lu Chengchuan couldn't wait to pick them up and start reading.

This time, there was no one to teach him; he had to learn on his own. The others didn't dare to disturb him as Lu Chengchuan flipped through the books, memorizing all the contents.

[Detected Yellow Grade martial art (Qi Cultivation Skill). Learn it? Learning requires 10 days of life.]

The system's voice indicated that the martial art was genuine. Ten days of life was a trivial amount for Lu Chengchuan right now. He instantly sacrificed the lifespan to learn the Qi Cultivation Skill.

The Qi Cultivation Skill appeared in the martial arts column. Lu Chengchuan calmly put the book down.

The others didn't understand what was happening. Amidst their apprehension, Lu Chengchuan picked up the second martial arts manual.

This one was also an Inner Energy technique, called 'Triple Wave'. When executed, the force was like a wave, each impact stronger than the last, effectively delivering three attacks with one strike.

When trained to the third level, the force could even penetrate armor and strike the person inside, akin to hitting someone through a mountain.

Consuming another ten days of life, Lu Chengchuan learned the second martial art.

In less than half an hour, Lu Chengchuan had learned all three martial arts. Gu Mingwei truly had connections; all three manuals were authentic, two Inner Energy techniques and one external skill.

Three Yellow Grade martial arts. Although the grade wasn't high, he had no choice. He learned them all.

As the third book was placed down, Gu Mingwei's heart didn't settle. Lu Chengchuan had been silent for almost half an hour, and he feared that Lu Chengchuan didn't think much of these three martial arts.

"How is it, Mr. Lu? Are these martial arts genuine?" he quickly asked.

Lu Chengchuan put the manuals away and slowly said, "They are genuine. Is there anything you need my help with, Boss Gu?"

He had already learned the martial arts using his lifespan. He could have lied and said he didn't like them, or that the manuals were fake, but that would have been dishonorable, and he didn't want to do that.

"What are you saying? You saved my family of three. I just wanted to thank you," Gu Mingwei said with an awkward smile.

That's what he said, but Lu Chengchuan knew what he was really thinking. He simply said, "Up to you. If you need anything in the future, you can come find me. I'll help if I can."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Lu. We're really troubling you."

Gu Chengjian, standing to the side, couldn't stand it any longer. His father's behavior was too obsequious. The man took their things, and they had to say 'we're troubling you.'

His father was a well-known real estate developer in Anyang City, after all. Who was this person, and what abilities did it have to act so arrogant?

Gu Chengjian was full of complaints, but he was helpless. The man was still here, and his upbringing prevented him from speaking his mind.

"Mr. Lu, would you like to stay for a meal before you leave?"

Having received Lu Chengchuan's assurance, Gu Mingwei was very happy and thought about inviting him to stay for a meal.

Lu Chengchuan thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

"Please find a room for me. I want to practice these martial arts." There was still some time before dinner, and he wanted to increase the level of his martial arts.

"Okay, Wangshu, take Mr. Lu to the guest room upstairs."

Hearing her father ask her to take the man to the room, Gu Wangshu immediately stood up, "Mr. Lu, please follow me."

Lu Chengchuan got up and followed her upstairs, leaving Gu Mingwei and his son in the hall.

After his sister took the man upstairs, Gu Chengjian couldn't hold back any longer and immediately asked his father, "Dad, who is it? Why are you being so polite to it? Is it some young master from a wealthy family?"

"It's not a young master from any family. Before, when I took your mother and sister home, we encountered a Monster on the road, and it saved us. It's very powerful. I've met a few Espers, but only it has a truly special strength."

"Special? How is it special?"

Gu Chengjian also knew that Espers had supernatural powers, but his father shouldn't be so respectful to this Esper, even if Lu Chengchuan had saved his life before.

"You haven't seen it, so of course you don't know. Let me tell you, your dad's good at judging people. Building a good relationship with it will definitely be beneficial. The world is in a bad state right now; it can lend us a hand at a crucial moment."

Gu Mingwei naturally thought more about it. There were more and more Monsters now, and for the sake of their future safety, they needed to get to know more Espers.

It was just spending some money. As long as nothing unexpected happened, he could spend his money for the rest of his life.

He could earn more money if he lost it, but if he was killed by a Monster, there was no way for him to be resurrected.

The father and son were chatting downstairs. Upstairs, Gu Wangshu led the man upstairs. She secretly looked at Lu Chengchuan as she walked. She didn't have a chance to talk to Lu Chengchuan last time. This time, she still didn't dare to speak, only daring to look at him secretly.

However, the way she was peeking was too obvious. Lu Chengchuan saw these small actions but said nothing.

Arriving at the guest room on the second floor, Lu Chengchuan was eager to improve his martial arts. He walked into the guest room and locked the door directly, focusing all his attention on the system's martial arts column.

Life-Sacrificing System

Host: Lu Chengchuan

Realm: Acquired Realm

Martial Arts: Giant Elephant Skill [Mystic Grade/4th level] Can be upgraded, Everspring Skill [Yellow Grade/3rd level], Eagle Claw Iron Body Skill [Yellow Grade/3rd level], Qi Cultivation Skill [Yellow Grade], Triple Force [Yellow Grade], Tiger Crane Fist [Yellow Grade].

Current Lifespan: 55 years 46 days.

Host's bodily functions are recovering, unknown disease is not cured.

The three martial arts manuals lay quietly in the martial arts column, waiting for him to use his lifespan to upgrade them.

Upgrading a Yellow Grade martial art to perfection required 485 days of life, which was more than a year. The consumption of three Yellow Grade martial arts was not much for him now. Lu Chengchuan immediately upgraded the three martial arts to the third level of perfection.

His lifespan instantly decreased by nearly four years, and the three martial arts were instantly upgraded to perfection.

A warm sensation surged within him. Compared to the feeling when he broke through to the Acquired Realm, the warmth generated by the three Yellow Grade martial arts wasn't particularly intense. In just a minute, the warmth completely dissipated.

Mastering three martial arts still gave him a bit of a boost in strength, though the improvement wasn't significant.

But that wasn't the key. The key was that after he maxed out the three Yellow Grade Inner Energy skills, the words "Can Fuse" appeared after the names of the skills.

Taken aback for a moment, Lu Chengchuan realized that the Life-Sacrificing System actually had the function of fusing martial arts.

By sacrificing ten years of his lifespan, he could fuse the Everspring Skill, Qi Cultivation Skill, and Triple Force into one martial art, and the grade of the martial art would also be raised to Mystic Grade.

This was a good thing. Without the fusion function, he wouldn't know where to find advanced martial arts.

Ten years of lifespan were consumed, and the three martial arts began to fuse. Lu Chengchuan instinctively circulated his Inner Energy. In just a few minutes, the three martial arts completed their fusion, and countless pieces of information flooded his brain.

Coming back to his senses, the three martial arts had disappeared, replaced by an 'Unnamed' Mystic Grade Inner Energy skill.

Lu Chengchuan focused on the Life-Sacrificing System panel, wanting to name this martial art 'Surging Wave Skill.'

As soon as the thought arose, the Life-Sacrificing System panel changed, and the three characters "Surging Wave Skill" replaced 'Unnamed.'

The Surging Wave Skill had a total of five levels. It was currently at the first level, and upgrading it to the second level required ten years of lifespan. Lu Chengchuan currently had forty-some years of lifespan left. He didn't plan on saving it, and immediately upgraded the Surging Wave Skill to the second level.