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"Not good!!"

As Zhang Linghe watched Yang Lie stand completely motionless, a sense of foreboding suddenly surged within him.

Yang Lie thrust out his left palm, striking Zhang Linghe squarely in the chest. A terrifying force erupted, sending Zhang Linghe flying six or seven meters away. He had not used his full strength; otherwise, Zhang Linghe might have been killed by that single palm strike.

"So powerful!!"

"Yang Lie is so strong!"

"..."

The surrounding students all began discussing it.

Two students quickly stepped forward and took Zhang Linghe to the infirmary for treatment.

"You must all be wondering why I have only taught you basic martial arts such as the Basic Foundation Stance, basic fist techniques, basic footwork, and basic saber techniques."

"That is because these are the foundation of all martial arts."

"Zhang Linghe's Snake Fist is a Yellow-Rank Martial Skill. His fist technique is more sophisticated than Yang Lie's, but his cultivation is far inferior to Yang Lie's, which is why Yang Lie defeated him with a single palm strike."

"The minimum admission requirement for university entrance exams is the Qi Blood Ninth Transformation! Without reaching that standard, it is simply impossible to enter university. Therefore, your goal is to cultivate your qi and blood."

"Only after you reach the Qi Blood Seventh Transformation will cultivating other martial arts yield twice the result with half the effort."

"Of course, if you want to learn other martial arts now, that is not impossible. It depends on your own choice!"

He Qing swept his gaze over the many students present and spoke calmly.

In this era, humanity contended against numerous civilizations, and war had almost never ceased. Humanity had exhausted every possible means to strengthen itself. As long as students performed outstandingly in school, they could learn all kinds of powerful martial arts. However, most high schools generally taught martial arts that built a solid foundation. Only a small number of gifted students began cultivating martial skills and more profound martial arts ahead of time.

He Qing said, "Yang Lie, do you wish to challenge Fang Lingxiu? If you do not challenge her, then she will be first place in the martial arts division of the final exams, and you will be second."

"I want to challenge her!"

Yang Lie's gaze immediately fell on Fang Lingxiu, who stood nearby in a white martial arts uniform, looking incomparably beautiful and refined. His eyes burned with a fervent desire to fight. As long as he defeated her, Yang Lie would become first in the grade and receive a scholarship as well as other resource subsidies.

Fang Lingxiu smiled faintly and walked to the center of the Martial Arts Practice Field.

He Qing said, "Begin!"

Yang Lie stepped forward and threw a straightforward jab at the center of Fang Lingxiu's chest, without any flourish.

An incomparably domineering aura suddenly erupted from Fang Lingxiu's body. She seemed to transform into an immensely powerful Vermillion Bird, flames radiating from her entire body. With one palm, she knocked Yang Lie's jab aside and fiercely struck him in the chest.

Bang!!

Yang Lie was sent flying by that palm strike and crashed heavily to the ground. His chest throbbed with pain, his breath was in disarray, and he felt a scorching stream of true qi rampaging through his body, making his entire body burn.

He Qing reached out and patted Yang Lie's body. An incomparably dense stream of true qi erupted, dispersing Fang Lingxiu's true qi.

He Qing smiled slightly. "Oh, right, I forgot to tell you! Fang Lingxiu advanced to the Essence Solidification Realm not long ago!"

Yang Lie slowly rose to his feet. "So that is the power of true qi. How domineering!"

He Qing said, "Fang Lingxiu cultivates the Earth Grade Martial Skill Vermillion Bird Palm. It is an extremely domineering martial art, and its true qi is equally tyrannical. Ordinary Qi Blood Realm martial artists cannot withstand even a single palm from her. She already held back with that strike. Otherwise, you would already be dead."

Yang Lie said, "Teacher, can I cultivate more advanced martial arts?"

"Then I will teach you the Dragon Snake Stance Method and the Yellow-Rank Martial Skill Snake Fist. The Dragon Snake Stance Method is an exceptionally advanced stance method. It can accelerate the gathering of qi and blood, nurture true qi, and temper the body. It is sufficient to cultivate all the way to the Hundred Refinements Realm."

"The Yellow-Rank Martial Skill Snake Fist is the foundation of the Profound Rank Martial Skill Python Great Strength Fist. Python Great Strength Fist is the foundation of the Earth Grade Martial Skill Flood Dragon Fist. Flood Dragon Fist, in turn, is the foundation of the Heaven-Grade Martial Skill Azure Dragon Fist."

"Among Heaven-Grade Martial Skills, Azure Dragon Fist is the only one I know!"

"Of course, among basic Yellow-Rank Martial Skills, I also know Elephant Fist, Monkey Fist, Crane Fist, Wind Wolf Leg, Golden Bell Shield, and Iron Cloth. If you wish to learn other fist techniques, I can teach you as well. But for advanced martial skills, you will have to hire a private instructor yourself."

He Qing spoke slowly.

In ancient times, those Earth Grade Martial Skills and Heaven-Grade Martial Skills had been closely guarded secrets of the major powers. But in modern times, anyone who entered university could learn these martial skills.

It was precisely because of such an open-minded policy that humanity produced experts in abundance and could contend against the many powerful factions in the outer starry sky.

Of course, the higher the rank of a martial skill, the harder it was to master. The overwhelming majority of people could only cultivate Yellow-Rank Martial Skills, because their cultivation talent was only that high. Even if they were given Heaven-Grade Martial Skills, they would not be able to master them.

Yang Lie said, "I am willing to learn Snake Fist!"

He Qing said, "Good! However, there is something I need to remind you of! Cultivating an advanced martial art like Snake Fist requires enormous amounts of nutrition and a vast supply of qi and blood! Once you begin cultivating it, you must eat a great deal of meat every day. Snake meat is best, or Ferocious Beast Meat from beasts with dragon bloodlines. Spiritual rice comes next, and it would be best to eat spiritual rice at every meal. If your nutrition cannot keep up, then you must reduce your training time! Do you understand?"

Yang Lie said, "I understand!"

"The Dragon Snake Stance Method and Snake Fist were originally things you were supposed to learn in your second year of high school. I am teaching Yang Lie now, and you may all follow along and learn from the side. However, I suggest that you wait until you reach the Qi Blood Seventh Transformation before learning them. That way, you will achieve twice the result with half the effort."

He Qing glanced at the surrounding students, left them with those words, and then began teaching Yang Lie the Dragon Snake Stance Method and Snake Fist.

The Dragon Snake Stance Method and Snake Fist were indeed far more profound than the Basic Foundation Stance and basic fist techniques. Even with He Qing's guidance, Yang Lie still found cultivation extremely difficult. After all, his true cultivation was only at the Qi Blood Second Transformation, far from that of a genuine genius like Fang Lingxiu.

After class, Yang Lie headed straight to the market and spent ten thousand yuan on a Green Leaf Ferocious Snake, a low-grade first-rank ferocious beast. This low-grade first-rank Green Leaf Ferocious Snake was weak in strength, speed, and defense. Its most terrifying trait was its venom. Once someone was bitten, without antivenom serum, even a martial artist at the Qi Blood Ninth Transformation would quickly be poisoned to death. Ordinary Essence Solidification Realm martial artists could hold on for ten days at most.

However, aside from its venom, the Green Leaf Ferocious Snake had no other abilities. Its strength, speed, and defense were all poor. As long as one was prepared, even an ordinary person with no cultivation could easily kill it.

After planting the Green Leaf Ferocious Snake, Yang Lie continued cultivating the Dragon Snake Stance Method and Snake Fist, but he still made no progress.

Ten days later, inside the Small World.

"I hope that after consuming the Green Leaf Ferocious Snake Fruit, it will improve my aptitude for cultivating the Dragon Snake Stance Method and Snake Fist!"

Yang Lie swallowed the Green Leaf Ferocious Snake Fruit in one bite. He then felt a warm current enter his body before vanishing without a trace.

Yang Lie thought to himself, No feeling at all! The Green Leaf Ferocious Snake Fruit barely enhanced my strength or speed! Let's see whether it can improve my cultivation aptitude. If it can, I'll cultivate more fruits from snake-type ferocious beasts in the future!

The next day.

"I've finally grasped a little of the Dragon Snake Stance Method!"

Yang Lie activated the Dragon Snake Stance Method, as though his entire body had transformed into a strange dragon-serpent. Even the Snake Fist breathing technique, which had once been difficult and obscure, became much smoother, continuously refining the nutrients within his body and converting them into qi and blood.

"He's finally grasped a little of it! This cultivation progress is far better than that of ordinary people, but still far inferior to a genius. He spent ten days before figuring it out today—did something click for him?"

He Qing gave Yang Lie a long look, a trace of doubt flashing through his eyes. Then he walked over to Yang Lie's side and continued guiding his cultivation.

After discovering that the Green Leaf Ferocious Snake Fruit was useful, Yang Lie continued cultivating Green Leaf Ferocious Snake Fruits.

Winter break soon arrived, and the school closed. Yang Lie could only get up early and head to the park by the riverbank to continue practicing the Dragon Snake Stance Method and Snake Fist.

During winter break, Yang Lie still maintained his grueling routine between three places. Aside from cultivation, he visited the Qian Family and studied various academic subjects. He only wanted to get into a top university, because even if he had to serve in the military, becoming an officer after graduating from university offered far better prospects and safety than being an ordinary soldier.

During winter break, Yang Lie smoothly broke through once more, advancing to the Qi Blood Third Transformation.

Once winter break ended, Yang Lie resumed his routine between three places, swallowing Green Leaf Ferocious Snake Fruits while continuing to practice the Dragon Snake Stance Method and Snake Fist.

One day, inside the Small World.

"After swallowing this Green Leaf Ferocious Snake Fruit, I'll possess the complete strength of a Green Leaf Ferocious Snake. I wonder how much it will improve my cultivation aptitude. I'm really looking forward to it!"

Anticipation flashed through Yang Lie's eyes as he swallowed the ninth Green Leaf Ferocious Snake Fruit.

After the ninth Green Leaf Ferocious Snake Fruit entered his stomach, an incomparably powerful surge of heat flowed through Yang Lie's body. In an instant, all kinds of new insights into the Dragon Snake Stance Method and Snake Fist arose within him.

The next day, during martial arts class.

"This feels incredible!! The Dragon Snake Stance Method and Snake Fist are so much easier to practice now!!"

Yang Lie moved like a terrifying great serpent as he performed the Dragon Snake Stance Method, letting out hissing snake cries. His qi and blood churned within him, and in one stroke, he shattered through the bottleneck and advanced into a Qi Blood Fourth Transformation expert.

He Qing glanced at Yang Lie from afar and thought to himself, Not bad!! His Dragon Snake Stance Method and Snake Fist cultivation have finally entered the beginner stage!! This cultivation speed isn't slow, but there's still quite a gap between him and true geniuses. He's at the elite level! If he continues like this, he should be able to get into a First-Rate University, but not a super first-rate university!

He Qing was a professional martial arts instructor and a powerful expert who had graduated from a First-Rate University himself. He had also taught many students, so he quickly made his judgment.

"So impressive!! That's Yang Lie, right? He looks about as good as Fang Lingxiu!"

"I've practiced the Dragon Snake Stance Method and Snake Fist too. Just like the instructor said, they're far too difficult! This guy really is a genius on the same level as Fang Lingxiu."

"..."

The students nearby watched Yang Lie practicing the Dragon Snake Stance Method and Snake Fist, envy flashing through their eyes. Every one of them had practiced the Dragon Snake Stance Method before, but none had managed to get the hang of it. Just as He Qing had said, only martial artists at the Qi Blood Seventh Transformation or above could truly cultivate the Dragon Snake Stance Method.