Above the Ninth Layer

Above the Ninth Layer—One Year's Time?

If Lu Yun truly needed a year, then even if he mastered the Primordial Fist, Du Peng would not have been this devastated.

At the very least, he knew that in certain corners of this world, super geniuses with S-rank martial talent did exist.

That was still within the bounds of his understanding.

However...

The Lu Yun before him was utterly different.

Du Peng had not even had time to calculate exactly how long Lu Yun had taken.

Eight minutes?

Seven minutes?

Six minutes?

In any case.

In an almost negligible amount of time, Lu Yun had completely grasped the essence of the Primordial Unity Fist.

"I never thought..."

"There really existed such terrifying martial talent in this world."

"S-rank?"

"That's impossible!"

"Even someone with S-rank martial talent could never be this terrifying!"

Back when he had made his way through the imperial capital, Du Peng had also heard of the terror of S-rank prodigies.

But...

Compared to the young man before him.

Those so-called peerless heavenly geniuses...

Were nothing more than a pack of clay chickens and porcelain dogs!

After all.

No matter how gifted someone was, even if their martial talent reached S-rank, it was absolutely impossible for them to thoroughly master a high-difficulty yellow-rank high-grade technique in such a short time.

What made Du Peng's expression change even more drastically...

Was that after Lu Yun had performed over half the moves of the Primordial Unity Fist, his movements became increasingly adept, gradually entering the sublime realm of perfection.

Was this still a normal human being?

Things that others could not accomplish even after surmounting countless hardships and spending years on them.

He achieved without the slightest effort.

In the blink of an eye...

He had done it with ease.

Watching the figure in the arena, Du Peng even began to hallucinate.

It was as though the one performing the fist technique was not Lu Yun.

But his own master, Ding Wenxuan—a Primordial Astral Realm expert ranked on the Earth Ranking who had cultivated this fist technique for thirty-six years.

At the same time.

[Ding! Detected that the host is performing the Primordial Unity Fist...]

[Fist technique experience +1]

[Congratulations, host! 100x critical strike triggered. Fist technique experience +100]

[Ding! Detected that the host is performing the Primordial Unity Fist...]

[Fist technique experience +1]

[Congratulations, host! 100x critical strike triggered. Fist technique experience +100]

The crisp, pleasant system notifications continuously rang beside Lu Yun's ears.

Until...

He finished performing the final move, and the overlapping system notifications finally came to an abrupt stop.

Using his consciousness to summon the attribute panel, he found that the data on it had indeed undergone another tremendous change.

Host: Lu Yun

System activation, first stage: 100x critical strike amplification

Martial techniques: Thousand Mountains Saber Technique (lv7 100%), Primordial Unity Fist (lv9 100%)

Strength level: Innate Realm, perfected

"Not bad!"

"It seemed that personally performing martial techniques progressed faster than merely observing them."

"My strength now far surpasses that assassin's. Forget a ninefold amplification—even with my normal strength alone, I can easily defeat him!"

"Next..."

"I only need to wait until he starts stirring restlessly, and I'll make sure that even if he grows wings, he won't escape!"

Withdrawing his gaze.

Lu Yun slightly raised his head and looked at Deputy Hall Master Du Peng, whose face was blank with confusion and helplessness.

"Master Du!"

"I've finished performing it."

"I wonder what evaluation you have after watching it? Please do not hesitate to instruct me!"

After speaking, Lu Yun respectfully gave him a half bow.

No matter what.

The man before him was his elder.

Even if the other man was now inferior to him, basic etiquette was still necessary.

At the same time.

Du Peng awakened from his boundless shock.

Seeing Lu Yun's questioning gaze, he could not help feeling his face turn slightly red.

Instruct him?

What did he still need me to instruct him on?

It would make more sense if their positions were swapped.

"Little Lu..."

"No, no... Lu Yun!"

"You've already done extremely well. There is nothing more for me to instruct you on."

"I believe that with your martial talent, you will definitely shine brilliantly in the upcoming martial artist assessment."

Du Peng praised him from the bottom of his heart.

After all.

Given his current social standing...

Even if Lu Yun's father was the hall master of the Heavenly Origin Martial Arts Hall, there was absolutely no need for Lu Yun to act this way.

Therefore.

He sincerely believed that Lu Yun's martial talent was unmatched, and that his future was immeasurable.

His future achievements would certainly far surpass his own.

"However..."

Du Peng drew a deep breath and looked solemnly at Lu Yun.

"There is one more matter I must tell you."

"That is..."

"Actually, the Primordial Unity Fist I performed earlier was incomplete."

"When my master accidentally discovered this fist manual back then, he found that several pages at the end had already been torn out."

"However..."

"Fortunately, the missing portion does not affect the earlier stages of cultivation."

"After all, for ordinary people, merely cultivating the earlier portion to achieve ninefold amplification is already exceedingly difficult."

At this point.

Du Peng gently shook his head.

There were some unspoken implications he had not voiced.

That was, even his master had never imagined.

That there could be someone in this world capable of comprehending this fist technique in just a few minutes.

In his view, with Lu Yun's terrifying martial talent.

Perhaps it would not be long... before he truly might cultivate it to the final layer.

When Lu Yun suddenly heard this old story, a trace of contemplation flashed through his eyes.

"I never thought... it really was as I expected!"

"While I was performing the fist technique just now, I felt that something was off. It seemed there should have been more content afterward."

"Sure enough..."

"This fist technique does not end at nine layers of amplification!"

After that brief lapse.

His spirit rose once more.

"Since that is the case, why can't I complete the missing portion myself?"

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