Mastering the Azure Dragon Fist

The Azure Dragon Fist was a top-tier Heaven-Grade Martial Art. Only genius martial artists in the Heaven and Human Realm could successfully cultivate it. Yang Lie had tried it before, but when he activated the Azure Dragon Fist's special breathing method, he still felt uncomfortable and could not practice this fist technique.

Yang Lie plucked another fruit from the fourth-rank ten-ring Golden Pattern Python and swallowed it in one bite. A hot current surged through his body, granting him the immense Life Essence of another fourth-rank ferocious snake.

"Two fourth-rank ferocious snake Life Essences. I should be able to cultivate the Azure Dragon Fist now, right?"

After leaving the Small World, Yang Lie arrived at the manor's Martial Arts Practice Field and began activating the Azure Dragon Fist's special breathing method. This time, he felt no discomfort. Instead, he sensed that the speed at which his qi and blood transformed into true qi had increased by several degrees.

"I can cultivate the Azure Dragon Fist now!!"

The corners of Yang Lie's lips curled up slightly as a trace of excitement rose in his heart.

During high school, anyone capable of cultivating an Earth-Grade Martial Art was already considered a genius, qualified to compete with the top talents from major planets for places at the Four Super First-Rate Universities. Those capable of cultivating Heaven-Grade Martial Arts were basically geniuses among geniuses. At most, only a few hundred appeared in each college entrance examination, and every one of them was a peerless talent on their planet.

Yang Lie thought to himself, It took me a full three months to raise my Skin Refining Stage to Gold Grade. Cultivating in the Hundred Refinements Realm truly consumes an enormous amount of time, energy, and resources! No wonder it is the most important realm among the Three Foundation Realms!

The three major realms of Qi and Blood, True Qi Accumulation, and Hundred Refinements were also known as the Three Foundation Realms. Of them, the Hundred Refinements Realm was the most important. Only by forging a powerful martial foundation in the Hundred Refinements Realm could one qualify to cultivate even stronger techniques.

Many Saint-Grade and even God-Grade Martial Arts had requirements for cultivation in the Hundred Refinements Realm.

Martial artists who followed the three paths of mechas, bio-armor, and starships had lower requirements for Hundred Refinements Realm cultivation. However, those three paths demanded immense financial resources.

Konghe Star was currently incapable of producing mechas, let alone bio-armor or starships, which required even higher technological standards. If martial artists wished to use their physical bodies to contend against terrifying war machines such as mechas, bio-armor, and starships, they had to temper their bodies until they were immensely powerful in the Hundred Refinements Realm. Otherwise, once they encountered an opponent of the same rank piloting a mecha or wearing bio-armor of the same rank, they would be utterly helpless.

"I have no powerful faction backing me. My only reliance is my powerful body, so martial arts are everything to me. No matter how long it takes, I must raise my Skin Refining Stage to Jade Grade. Thousand-year Dragon Scale Fruits can be consumed repeatedly to improve my aptitude for cultivating External Training Martial Arts."

"Even if I only have Skin Refining Stage cultivation during my senior year, with the powerful Life Essence within me, I should be able to fight for a place in the top ten of the mock college entrance examination."

The mock college entrance examination would be held during the first semester of senior year. It was Konghe Star's annual grand event. The Human Alliance would also send inspectors to supervise it. In addition, many factions would dispatch talent scouts and headhunters to search for worthy investment targets.

The top ten scorers in Konghe Star's mock college entrance examination would receive the Human Alliance's focused attention and protection. They basically would not need to worry about their applications being tampered with, someone impersonating them, or other such troubles. Their personal safety would also receive dual protection from the Human Alliance and Konghe Star.

After weighing the pros and cons, Yang Lie did not choose to chase quick results. Instead, he chose to continue polishing his foundation. In any case, as long as he kept eating various Ferocious Beast Fruits, his combat strength would continuously improve.

The next day, inside the manor.

"Hello, Yang Lie. I'm Fang He, the private instructor you hired. One lesson costs five million, so I won't waste words with you! If you want to learn the Azure Dragon Fist, you must first learn the Azure Dragon Breathing Method! If you cannot even master the breathing method, there is no need to continue practicing."

"Also, if you feel pain rather than the smooth circulation of qi and blood while operating the breathing method, there is no need to keep cultivating it. You'll injure your body!"

A tall, middle-aged man with short hair, fair skin, a high nose bridge, large eyes, and handsome features spoke with a calm expression.

Fang He quickly taught the Azure Dragon Breathing Method to Yang Lie, then watched him calmly.

Yang Lie activated the complete Azure Dragon Breathing Method. His qi and blood boiled as they continuously transformed into true qi, and he felt incomparably invigorated.

Yang Lie said, "Teacher, I've mastered it!"

"Very good! I'll teach you the complete Azure Dragon Fist now!"

A trace of shock flashed through Fang He's eyes as he began teaching Yang Lie the Azure Dragon Fist's moves, methods of exerting force, and how to coordinate its moves with the breathing method.

The Azure Dragon Fist was an advanced fist technique derived from the Flood Dragon Fist, and the two techniques shared many similarities. After gaining the Ferocious Beast Life Source of two fourth-rank serpentine beasts, Yang Lie had reached the threshold for cultivating the Azure Dragon Fist. Practicing it now came as naturally as a fish taking to water, and everything proceeded smoothly.

Fang He was secretly astonished. This guy really is a monster! He can cultivate a Heaven Grade Martial Art while still in high school. If nothing unexpected happens, he might really get into one of the Four Super First-Rate Universities.

The Human Alliance was flourishing at the moment, with the number of life-bearing planets under its control measured in the tens of thousands. Every year, several hundred geniuses capable of mastering Heaven-Grade Martial Arts emerged during the college entrance examination. Most were admitted by the Four Super First-Rate Universities, though all sorts of accidents could naturally occur.

Under Fang He's guidance, Yang Lie quickly grasped the cultivation method for the Azure Dragon Fist and began training in it diligently.

The Azure Dragon Fist was a Heaven-Grade Martial Art with an extremely high conversion efficiency. After Yang Lie began cultivating it, he could produce more true qi every day, using it as nourishment for the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Skill to strengthen his skin.

During this period, Yang Lie also continued cultivating thousand-year Dragon Scale Fruits to improve his aptitude for practicing Horizontal Training Martial Arts.

The final examinations soon arrived, and Yang Lie directly took third place in the entire school, second only to Yun Haoran and Zhao Meixian.

The Yun Family was, after all, the ruler of Tai Ling City. To avoid trouble, Yang Lie decisively chose to place third. After all, taking first place in an ordinary examination did not offer much benefit.

The elite class of Tailing No. 1 High School.

Yun Haoran came before Yang Lie and invited him, "Yang Lie, summer vacation is almost here. We're planning to form a team and head into the Ferocious Beast Forest to hunt ferocious beasts, improve our combat experience, and build better teamwork. Do you want to come with us?"

Yang Lie decisively refused. "I'm too weak, so I won't be going! Yun Haoran, I should remind you that the Ferocious Beast Forest is extremely dangerous. Last time, we even encountered something like an evil ghost or specter, and barely escaped from its hands. If you're going to adventure in the Ferocious Beast Forest, make sure you prepare properly."

Luo Changxin said in a strange tone, "Boss, if he looks down on us, why force him?"

Zhang Shixin also said coldly, "That's right, Boss! Since he doesn't want to go, forget it! Otherwise, it'll look like we're begging him!"

Yun Rou was the dream girl of both Luo Changxin and Zhang Shixin. They had been easily defeated by Yang Lie in the final examinations, so they found him even more unpleasant to look at.

Yun Haoran frowned slightly. "You two, say less!"

"Yes, Boss!"

Luo Changxin and Zhang Shixin could only respond.

Yun Haoran smiled slightly. "Yang Lie, I hope we'll have a chance to work together next time."

Yang Lie said, "All right!"