CHAPTER 36: CHAPTER 30: STILL SALVAGEABLE

"Four floors, how can I possibly jump that high?"

Su Yue removed all the silver needles from his body and immediately felt as light as a swallow.

The main purpose of the silver needles is to maintain a weighted state while not training, achieving the effect of constant training.

Now that Su Yue wanted to practice martial arts techniques, he had to remove the needles.

Run-up!

Jump!

Soar!

Fall!

Su Yue performed a series of perfect actions, flowing smoothly, but upon looking back.

It’s hard to describe!

A fierce move like a tiger, but looking back only 4.5 meters.

Don’t even mention 10 meters; it’s not even halfway there.

However, that’s the height of two floors, quite impressive to an ordinary person.

But still not enough.

Indeed, a preparatory Martial Artist without a grade can’t control Qi and Blood at all.

As Ding Beitu mentioned in class before.

If you regard Qi and Blood as a pile of potatoes, we high school students are in the process of digging and stockpiling them.

Only after sealing their grade can they truly begin to use these potatoes. That’s when you can fry potato shreds, mash them, stew potato chunks, or fry fries.

Obviously, a whole raw potato can at most be used to hit someone.

The distance between Su Yue and Martial Artists is like that between a hotel chef and a caveman, a leap across eras.

After roughly judging his level, Su Yue calmed down and started obediently studying Xu Baiyan’s notes.

’After sealing their grade, the first sound of the Withered Step, it can be successfully practiced in about half a month, not too difficult.’

’The real difficulty of the Withered Step is after the fifth sound.’

Xu Baiyan meticulously recorded her training insights.

Stepping on dry leaves, due to extreme air compression, emits a crisp sound similar to a whip crack, known as the first sound of the Withered Step.

The first sound means you can do a double jump once.

Double sound is impressive, with two consecutive steps in the air.

Su Yue concluded that Xu Baiyan should be able to achieve the fifth sound; otherwise, she wouldn’t call it difficult beyond that.

"After 20 cards, it isn’t too hard, but I only have 15 cards now, miles away from 20 cards.

"Keep training, I refuse to believe it."

Su Yue muttered to himself but wasn’t discouraged, memorizing the Heart Method for circulating Qi and Blood.

...

Run-up!

At the moment the foot leaves the ground, Su Yue wants to exert Qi and Blood to the extreme.

He has only 0.05 seconds.

meters!

meters!

meters!

Failure, failure, and still failure.

Circulating Qi and Blood is a complicated process.

It’s like sneezing.

Firstly, you have to build up Qi and Blood, then seize the fleeting moment and release it fiercely.

This brief release moment is hard to synchronize with the body’s leap.

It’s either too early or too late.

Su Yue finally understood why only Martial Artists with more than 20 cards can practice battle techniques.

The less Qi and Blood in your body, the harder it is to control.

If you have 200 cards of Qi and Blood, it’s easy to hit that critical point.

"I’m pissed off!"

After trying hundreds of times, all failed.

Su Yue was catching his breath bent over on the Desolate Mountain.

There’s also the problem that can’t be ignored; Qi Blood Pill consumption is too severe.

Each jump requires mobilizing Qi and Blood, but where can the body get so much Qi and Blood?

It relies on Qi Blood Pills.

Just kill me already.

Su Yue cursed towards the sky.

"Keep training, although it’s tough, the success seems quite impressive."

After stabilizing his breath, Su Yue rallied his spirits.

His character is such that he doesn’t give up, though he usually seems careless.

When faced with a tough challenge, Su Yue is as stubborn as a mule.

...

Available diligence points: 77 points.

Diligence Counter:

1. Sleep exemption

2. Price of love

Qi Blood Value: 15 cards

...

The afternoon’s hard work wasn’t fruitless, with diligence points unexpectedly increasing by over 40 points.

Having always redeemed sleep exemptions, Su Yue couldn’t recall the expenditures and income of diligence points.

Whatever, it’s all used by me anyway, too lazy to bother with the calculations, just go by what the system says.

The detector was sent in for a battery replacement, so Su Yue couldn’t check the latest Qi Blood data.

He felt he was somewhat stronger.

Unknowingly, night fell.

"Not going home, continue training!

"But first, let’s go have a big meal."

As it got later, Su Yue’s hunger made his front stick to his back.

He reinserted seven silver needles and went down the mountain to a big pirate seafood buffet.

a person, quite pricey.

Su Yue grabbed a table and sat down, eating seafood, complemented by an ice-cold cola, thoroughly enjoying it.

Unknowingly, the waiter had cleared away nine plates.

"Wonder if I’ve eaten my money’s worth."

Su Yue patted his bulging belly, still somewhat unsatisfied.

As he left, he noticed all the waiters seemed to be sending him off with their eyes.

Hmm, the food here is pretty good, I’ll come here every day from now on.

...

Redeemed 7 hours of sleep time, deducting 21 diligence points.

Continue arduous training.

Run-up.

Prepare to jump.

Gather Qi Blood Value... failed.

Run-up.

Jump... failed.

Again and again, over and over.

Three hours passed without realizing it.

Su Yue’s eyes reddened with frustration.

Failure, failure, and still failure.

Yet he was at odds with the Withered Step.

Refused to believe he couldn’t succeed.

...

In Hongyuan City, Xu Baiyan was strolling through the night market, having just eaten three roasted pig brains dipped in dried chili powder, and planning to get an ice cream to cool off.

"Withered Step is a death-defying battle technique, even a genius like me only started training at the second grade.

"Trying it early is good; knowing despair earlier helps realize the hardship of martial arts sooner."

Thinking of Su Yue, Xu Baiyan couldn’t help but sigh.

Am I the legendary sibling supporter?

If I can’t get married in the future, it’ll definitely be because of the burden Su Yue.

The Withered Step battle technique is truly hard for general Martial Artists to master.

First, it requires a foundation in running.

Before reaching 20 cards, high schoolers’ ways to break limits are varied. If you break through by lifting weights, mastering Withered Step in this lifetime is impossible.

Even second-grade Martial Artists specializing in speed attempt frequently, but few succeed in the end.

Some gifted Martial Artists succeed at the third-grade level too.

Even at Beiwu, only she succeeded in this batch.

In some A-class Wuda, even fourth-grade Martial Artists can’t manage the first sound.

It goes without saying for B-class Wuda; those mastering Withered Step are legends of the school.

Xu Baiyan was a born genius.

...

Morning.

Su Yue leaned against a tree, dejected.

"Could it be, I’m really a dumb pig brain?

"My sister learned the first sound easily at the first grade. Although I haven’t sealed my grade, I’ve yet to break past 5 meters.

"Right now, I’m not even hoping to jump up; I just want to accomplish the first step, to first jump 10 meters, why can’t I learn this?

"No, I’m not a pig brain; I need to rescue myself!"

After a short rest, Su Yue got up and resumed his training.

He refused to believe this nonsense.

Su Yue kept thinking his brain could still be saved.

Xu Baiyan’s casual brag made Su Yue start doubting his life.

She said it wasn’t hard to succeed after sealing the grade.

But she didn’t mention it was at the second grade!

In Su Yue’s understanding, he assumed others could succeed at the first grade.

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