CHAPTER 86: CHAPTER 86 SKILL LEVEL AFTER PROMOTION

Even if Li Ziqing came to see it himself, he would praise Lu Ren for mastering the essence of the Phoenix Falcon Fist.

Now, the Master Level Phoenix Falcon Fist requires more than forty thousand points of skill proficiency to advance to the next level. However, currently, he needs to practice it thirty-two times just to increase one point in skill proficiency.

Thirty-two times of over forty thousand skill proficiency points!!

Just this simple arithmetic makes Lu Ren feel a stomachache. If he multiplies forty thousand skill proficiency points by thirty-two times, then that’s 1.28 million. If he devoted all his time to practice except eating, drinking, defecating, and sleeping, it would take five minutes to complete a set of Phoenix Falcon Fist. That means two hours and forty minutes to increase one point in skill proficiency, practicing for fourteen hours a day would increase less than 6 points in skill proficiency.

He needs nearly 20 years!!!

Relying on his strong spirit attribute, Lu Ren, quick in thought, did a quick mental calculation, and almost shattered his teeth with frustration!

If he really went step by step in training, he would only reach the Great Mastery of Fist Technique when he is over forty.

It’s really a pain!

The fist technique is not like in novels, where one must start martial arts training from a young age. Moreover, if one carries out high-intensity training during the body’s developmental stage, it will affect growth and prematurely exhaust the body’s potential. Therefore, much training focuses on flexibility and technique routines until about sixteen years old, when some top-tier fist technique schools help practitioners with secret medicine to gradually engage in high-intensity training without harming their potential.

Frankly speaking, starting martial arts training within thirty years of age isn’t considered late. If there’s an exceptionally talented person, they may reach the Great Mastery of Fist Technique before fifty.

But it’s not that simple. Many core disciples from high-ranking and large sects have been groomed with secret medicine and medicinal baths from a young age, combined with special breathing techniques to nurture their inherent potential.

After turning eighteen, as their muscles and bones begin to solidify, they undergo extremely rigorous hellish-style fist training, achieving explosive progress after accumulating substantial foundation.

Ultimately, fist technique is a gradual martial path. Some martial arts family members, with profound understanding and insight into fist techniques, may be able to polish their physique and spirit to perfection, achieving the Great Perfection Realm of Fist Technique before the age of thirty.

But to reach such a level, innate talent, willpower, perception, and immense acquired nurturing are indispensable.

No one is like Lu Ren, who in less than a year, is close to reaching the Great Perfection of Fist Technique, with physique and spirit not weakened at all.

When Lu Ren halted his move and stood upright, he glanced at Li Shu lying on the courtyard wall. He wasn’t displeased for being watched secretly while practicing martial arts, he simply said,

"Your Essence, Qi, and Spirit look good lately."

These words were not an exaggeration. Previously, when seeing Li Shu, he knew that due to long periods of sitting, staying up late, and overworking, Li Shu was in a sub-health state. Now, vibrant Essence, Qi, and Spirit, dazzling skin, overall showing vitality, and an upright posture make him look quite pleasing to the eye.

The only surprise for him was that Li Shu really persevered through such arduous training.

Many people, when facing the initial stage of martial path training, find it extremely painful, and most who wish to train martial arts boxing give up at this threshold.

Those who grit their teeth and persevere, no matter what, will receive feedback from their body.

Self-discipline leads to freedom.

Li Shu laughed and said, "Of course, I’ve been diligently practicing martial arts recently."

"Practicing martial arts, horse stance?"

Horse stance, no matter the fist technique, whether first-rate, second-rate, or third-rate, is truly favored as the most basic endurance training method by practitioners.

Every school has different secrets for mastering the horse stance.

Some top-tier fist schools combine it with their breathing techniques, teaching students through personal experiences to truly feel the bobbing sensation as if on horseback, thereby exercising most of the muscle groups in the body.

It could even be called a secret transmission.

Moreover, most fist stances are similar, yet in these subtle differences, there are many intricacies. That’s why it is said that many people who join fist schools need to practice fist stances for at least three years before they can progress further.

Upon hearing Lu Ren’s words, Li Shu frowned and said, "Boss Yan said after practicing for three months, I’ve only just touched the entry-level, merely at the entry threshold!!"

"That means you’ve felt something, then keep practicing."

If the horse stance is done correctly, it will make people feel the pain and joy.

Li Shu extended one hand and deftly flipped over the courtyard.

"Three months ago, I couldn’t believe I could single-handedly support myself on the courtyard wall and get over."

As Li Shu exclaimed, she kept watching Lu Ren.

"You look like you’re not in a good mood."

She gestured with her fists in amazement, "I recently saw the loud noise your fists can create! It’s hard to imagine humans can accomplish such a feat!"

Lu Ren looked at the cracks in the door and window glass caused by the shrieking sound from punching the air.

Li Shu: "I just can’t understand why people like you, who have True Skill, there are still so many fake masters online!"

She was somewhat discouraged and said, "Online, martial arts have been criticized for a long time. Many people don’t want to believe that martial arts possess powerful strength, so they go to learn karate, boxing, and other combat sports. Someone as strong as you, why don’t you step up to the front stage?"

Lu Ren felt a slight stir in his heart and pondered, "Practicing martial arts for health! The ultimate goal of martial path is to seek the ultimate human limit. Perhaps its initial creation was to fight against beasts and resist natural disasters in the barbaric land by our human ancestors. But after countless years of evolution up to now, martial path has become a path to pursue human limits."

"Moreover..." Lu Ren said in a calm manner, "This involves not only official organizations but also martial arts realms, and some overseas forces. Due to various factors, the martial arts realm does not easily show its skills and mostly operates in the shadows.

However, the time for martial arts to be revealed might not be far."

This is his cognition of current martial arts. The Skill Proficiency System not only provides him with digitized skill proficiency, but each upgrade allows him to have a deeper understanding of his body.

This doesn’t simply mean his body is also digitized.

"So you all just allow those ’National Martial Arts’ masters to parade traditional martial arts online, continuing to let the people discredit traditional martial arts."

Lu Ren silently glanced at Li Shu.

"I think your emotions are quite strange."

"What’s strange about it, I’m just expressing the grievance of a martial arts family member!"

Martial arts family member...

Who gave this woman the courage to call herself a martial arts family member, did Yan Zhenghua’s brain get all messed up by Li Shu