A year?
If Lu Yun really needed to spend a year, then even if he mastered the Primordial Fist, Du Peng would not have collapsed like this.
At the very least, he knew that in certain corners of this world, there truly existed super geniuses possessing S-Grade Martial Talent.
That was still within the bounds of his normal understanding.
However...
The Lu Yun before his eyes was entirely 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.
"Who would have thought..."
"Such terrifying martial talent truly exists in this world."
"S-Grade?"
"Impossible!"
"Even someone with S-Grade Martial Talent could never be this terrifying!"
Back when Du Peng had made his way through the Imperial Capital, he had also heard of the terror of S-Grade prodigies.
But...
He believed that compared to the youth before him,
Those so-called peerless geniuses
Were nothing more than a pack of earthen chickens and pottery dogs!
After all,
No matter how gifted a person was, even if their martial talent reached S-Grade, it was absolutely impossible for them to completely master a high-difficulty top-grade Yellow-rank technique in such a short time.
What made Du Peng's expression change even more drastically...
Was that after Lu Yun had performed more than half the moves of the Primordial Unity Fist, his movements grew increasingly practiced, gradually entering the exquisite realm of mastery.
Was this still a normal human being?
What others could not accomplish even after braving countless hardships and spending years of effort,
He achieved without wasting so much as a breath.
In the blink of an eye...
He had already done it with ease.
Watching the figure in the arena, Du Peng even had an illusion.
It was as though the one performing the fist technique was not Lu Yun.
But rather his mentor Ding Wenxuan, an Earth Ranking Primordial Astral Realm expert who had practiced this fist technique for thirty-six years.
At the same time.
[დინ! Detected that the host is performing the Primordial Fist...] [Fist Technique Experience +1] [Congratulations, Host! 100x Critical Strike triggered. Fist Technique Experience +100] [Ding! Detected that the host is performing the Primordial Fist...] [Fist Technique Experience +1] [Congratulations, Host! 100x Critical Strike triggered. Fist Technique Experience +100]
The crisp, pleasant system notifications kept ringing beside Lu Yun's ears.
Until...
He completed the final move, and the overlapping system notifications finally came to an abrupt halt.
He summoned the attribute panel with his consciousness, and as expected, the figures upon it had undergone tremendous changes once more.
Host: Lu Yun System Phase One Activated: 100x Critical Strike Amplification Martial Skills: Thousand Mountains Saber Technique (lv7 100%), Primordial Unity Fist (lv9 100%) Strength Level: Innate Realm Completion
"Not bad!"
"It seems personally performing martial skills advances faster than simply observing them."
"My strength now far surpasses that assassin's. Forget using 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 be certain to make him unable to escape even with wings!"
Retracting his gaze,
Lu Yun slightly raised his head and looked at Deputy Hall Master Du Peng, whose face was full of confusion and helplessness.
"Master Du!"
"I've finished demonstrating it."
"May I ask what evaluation you have after watching? Please do not hesitate to offer your guidance!"
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 awoke from his endless shock.
Seeing Lu Yun's questioning gaze, he could not help feeling his face flush slightly.
Guidance?
What guidance did he still need from me?
It would make more sense if they swapped places.
"Little Lu..."
"No, no... Lu Yun!"
"You've already done extremely well. There's no need for me to offer any further guidance."
"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 Heavenly Origin Martial Arts Hall, Lu Yun had absolutely no need to do this.
Therefore,
He sincerely believed that Lu Yun's martial talent was unmatched and his future immeasurable.
His future achievements would certainly far surpass his own.
"However..."
Du Peng took a deep breath and looked solemnly at Lu Yun.
"There is one more matter I must tell you."
"That is..."
"In truth, the Primordial Unity Fist I performed just now 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 cultivation."
"After all, for ordinary people, merely cultivating the earlier portion to reach ninefold amplification is already extremely difficult."
At this point,
Du Peng gently shook his head.
There were still some unspoken words he did not say.
That was, even his master had never imagined
That someone in this world could comprehend this fist technique within a mere few minutes.
In his view, with Lu Yun's terrifying martial talent,
Perhaps it would not take long... for him to truly reach the final layer.
When Lu Yun suddenly heard this old tale, a trace of contemplation flashed through his eyes.
"Who would have thought... it truly was as I expected!"
"When I was performing the fist technique just now, I felt something was off. It seemed there should have been more content afterward."
"Sure enough..."
"This fist technique does not stop at nine layers of amplification!"
After a momentary lapse,
His spirits rose once more.
"Since that is the case, why can't I complete the missing portions myself?"
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