After five to six days, Li Yuan’s Fist Technique had already improved to the Fourth Level at 6%, but his Spear Technique had not been able to break through.
Body and mind integration is the foundation of Body-Mind-Weapon Integration.
Therefore, Li Yuan practiced the Solid Rock Spear Technique over and over again, constantly pondering the first move of the Stellar Spear Technique.
This increased the might of his Spear Technique continuously.
But!
Body-Mind-Weapon Integration, the emphasis lies in the word “weapon”, that is, the control over the weapon.
The weapon is an extension of the body.
Yet, it ultimately isn’t a part of the body, the spirit, the consciousness, the nerves cannot truly connect to the weapon.
So, to perceive the flow of force within the weapon as clearly as one perceives the muscles and vigor of the body is very difficult.
During these days, the might of the Spear Technique improved.
This signified that Li Yuan’s perception of the redundant forces generated during the weapon’s motion, strikes, collisions, withdrawals, and Straight Thrusts was becoming increasingly clear.
Until today.
Until this moment.
When the news of his uncle’s uncertain fate arrived, Li Yuan swung the Long Spear filled with anger and murderous intent over and over again.
He executed the moves repeatedly!
A full hour passed.
All that remained in Li Yuan’s mind was the Spear Technique, desiring to exhaust all his energy completely.
Finally, as if resulting from a build-up of potential to a critical point, or perhaps as if destined by fortune.
“Boom!” In Li Yuan’s mind, it was as if a door had been gently pushed open.
His powerful spiritual power, as if it had grown eyes, subtly permeated the inside of the weapon.
He perceived the extremely subtle flow of vigor within the weapon.
“Rip~”
The Long Spear danced, its tip drew dazzling arcs of light in mid-air, moving unpredictably, tearing the air and producing astonishing explosive sounds.
Body, spirit, Long Spear!
The three achieved complete Unity.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Overwhelming Spear Light flickered, enveloping Li Yuan in the center, like the twinkling stars in the night sky, round and flawless, impregnable.
It was the ‘Stellar Illumination’ among the five ultimate moves of the Stellar Spear Technique.
The Stellar Spear Technique, renowned for its Defense, with the first move, Stellar Illumination, as the opening form, is also the most essential one.
Having mastered the first form.
One could gradually extend to the following four forms, and eventually, when all five forms are integrated, comprehend the Stellar Realm.
[Your Spear Technique realm has been elevated from the Third Stage at 99% to the Fourth Level at 2%]
A prompt flashed on Li Yuan’s Divine Palace panel.
Whew!
This unprecedented burst of power, coupled with the hours of practice that preceded it.
At last drained all of Li Yuan’s energy.
Li Yuan felt an unparalleled exhaustion in both his spirit and body, waves of fatigue overwhelmed him, and his eyelids began to droop involuntarily.
“Clang~” The twenty-kilogram Long Spear hit the ground.
Li Yuan simply sat down on the ground, and then collapsed entirely.
He fell asleep right there.
Too exhausted.
…
More than an hour later.
Li Yuan was already lying in the bed of his rest room, snoring loudly.
Next to him, Zhou Qi and Lǐ Tianyou were sweating profusely.
Having practiced Basic Cultivation Methods, Physical Quality had increased continuously, which meant the body had also become heavier; it had not been easy for the two of them to get Li Yuan onto the bed.
Then, they covered him with a thin quilt.
In March, Jiang City still carried a bit of chill.
“Teacher Xu, Li Yuan will be okay, right?” Zhou Qi couldn’t help asking, a hint of concern in his eyes.
“He’ll be fine.”
“He must have practiced Spear Technique to the limit, exhausted his strength, too tired,” Xu Bo said indifferently from the side
“How did you guys know something was wrong with Li Yuan?” Xu Bo looked at the two of them.
Zhou Qi and Lǐ Tianyou exchanged a glance.
“Teacher, wasn’t there an incident in Rob Sea?” Lǐ Tianyou took the initiative, “Li Yuan’s uncle has always been there, and since Li Yuan didn’t come down for dinner… we got a bit worried, so we thought we’d check on him.”
“The door was ajar, we pushed it open and found him,” continued Lǐ Tianyou.
“And you?” Xu Bo looked towards Lin Lanyue standing by the door.
“I saw them rush out from the Martial Arts Room looking panicked, so I came over to have a look,” today Lin Lanyue was dressed in a red martial outfit, “and immediately sent a message to you, Teacher.”
Lin Lanyue’s gaze settled on Li Yuan’s face.
Xu Bo nodded slightly and added, “Has Li Yuan’s uncle not returned to Jiangbei yet?”
“No,” Zhou Qi shook his head, “from what Li Yuan said, it seems like he’s always been on the front lines.”
“Alright, I got it,” Xu Bo nodded, “Zhou Qi, you two go have your meal first.”
“Yes.”
Zhou Qi and Lǐ Tianyou left the Martial Arts Room.
“Lin Lanyue,” Xu Bo turned to Lin Lanyue, speaking gravely, “Li Yuan’s uncle’s incident, it seems, has had a big impact on him.”
“Tomorrow afternoon.”
“You’re setting off for Jiangbei Martial Arts University; you are more familiar with that place… do your best to help him out.”
“As for Li Yuan,” Xu Bo’s gaze returned to Li Yuan lying on the bed, he sighed lightly, “his luck has always been not very good.”
“Luck?” Lin Lanyue was startled upon hearing this, and asked, “His fainting is related to his uncle? Is his uncle that important to him?”
In Lin Lanyue’s impression, Li Yuan was supposed to have an extremely strong will.
“He is an orphan.”
Xu Bo said indifferently, “It was his uncle who raised him, and from what I know, his uncle went adventuring in Rob Sea probably to earn more subsidies for Li Yuan’s Martial Path cultivation.”
Lin Lanyue’s heart trembled slightly, she couldn’t help but glance at Li Yuan lying on the bed.
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She had not expected Li Yuan’s background to be so special.
She had had no idea before.
“Did his uncle sacrifice himself?” Lin Lanyue couldn’t help asking.
“Not sure,” Xu Bo shook his head, “As you know, the situation in the Rob Sea is incredibly chaotic, but judging from Li Yuan’s expression, the outlook doesn’t seem too good… The war in the Star Realm is hard to call.”
Lin Lanyue nodded slightly, her background made her very worldly.
In some respects, she had insights that Xu Bo didn’t necessarily have.
“Teacher Xu, I will do my best to help Li Yuan in this invitation event,” Lin Lanyue’s gaze swept over Li Yuan once more, as if she had made a certain decision: “I’ll try my best to get him on the special training list.”
“However.”
“You don’t have to go out of your way to tell Li Yuan,” Lin Lanyue added: “With his personality, he probably wouldn’t like to accept direct help from others.”
“Hmm, let me thank you on behalf of Li Yuan,” Xu Bo smiled faintly: “You go back first, I’m here, no need to worry.”
…
After watching Lin Lanyue leave, Xu Bo’s gaze fell back on Li Yuan, his brow slightly furrowed.
“Really training with the spear to the limit? Tired to this extent?” Xu Bo murmured to himself.
The initial check by the rest room equipment confirmed there were no major issues with Li Yuan’s body.
All indicators were normal.
Thinking of this, Xu Bo exited the resting room, gently closed the door behind him, and spoke in a low voice: “Black Dog, I want to check the Martial Arts Room 4011, I am applying for video access.”
Every individual Martial Arts Room, aside from the resting areas, was monitored.
But ordinary teachers didn’t have the authority to view the footage.
After a while.
“Master, the application is successful, you can check the videos from the past seven days,” the assistant AI’s voice rang out.
Whirr~
Xu Bo’s smart ring projected a light screen which showed the inside of the Martial Arts Room.
“Play the scene from two hours earlier,” Xu Bo commanded.
The scenes in the light screen immediately changed, revealing Li Yuan practicing his Spear Technique in the Martial Arts Room.
Just one look.
“This Spear Technique?” Xu Bo’s pupils showed a hint of surprise, how could he not recognize the impressiveness of Li Yuan’s Spear Technique? It was clearly much stronger than before.
Time passed.
Faster! Faster! Xu Bo kept watching until he finally stopped speeding up the footage.
The most crucial moment arrived.
“Fourth Stage Spear Technique!” Xu Bo’s eyes widened, shock filling his gaze.
“Seventeen and a half years old, Fourth Stage Spear Technique?”
Xu Bo knew that with Li Yuan’s rate of progress, he would eventually enter the Fourth Stage of Spear Technique.
But he had never imagined Li Yuan would breakthrough so quickly.
“The special training list is secured,” Xu Bo grinned.
Then, he glanced at the slightly ajar door next to him, and his smile faded away.
“Oh.”
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It was past eight in the evening.
Li Yuan gradually awoke from a deep sleep, his head pounding and his body still feeling overwhelmingly fatigued.
“Me? Am I on a bed?” Li Yuan noticed the light blanket covering him.
The light suddenly turned on, the door opened, and the light was blinding.
Li Yuan subconsciously covered his eyes.
“Awake?” A pleasant voice sounded, and a girl in a crimson training outfit stood by the door, seemingly holding a few boxes of nutrition meals.
“Lin Lanyue?” Li Yuan recognized the owner of the voice.
“I’ve just reheated the nutrition meals for you; they’re on the dining table there, you should get up and eat,” Lin Lanyue said: “I’ll call Teacher Xu over.”
After putting down the items, Lin Lanyue turned and left.
Li Yuan sat up swiftly, quickly coming to his senses as the headache eased: “Did I pass out on the floor while practicing with the spear?”
After getting out of bed and washing up.
Li Yuan stepped out of the rest room and approached the dining table, where four boxes of nutrition meals were laid out.
He was too hungry to think much, so he started eating voraciously.
“Finally awake? Looks like you’ve got quite an appetite,” Xu Bo’s voice came from the doorway.
“Teacher,” Li Yuan set down his chopsticks and stood up.
“Don’t get up, sit and eat,” Xu Bo said with a slight smile: “It’s your first time performing Fourth Stage Spear Technique, the sudden, excessive physical exhaustion must have made you hungry.”
“Teacher knows I’ve achieved Fourth Stage with my Spear Technique?” Li Yuan was slightly taken aback.
Xu Bo smiled and didn’t explain.
“Where is Lin Lanyue?” Li Yuan instinctively looked towards the doorway.
“I had her go back to cultivate,” Xu Bo said: “She cares for you, at six o’clock she bought you meals, fearing you wouldn’t have enough, she bought four boxes.”
Li Yuan felt a warm feeling in his heart and couldn’t help saying: “She found me unconscious?”
“The ones who found you were Zhou Qi and Li Tianyou,” Xu Bo said: “Then Lin Lanyue happened to be there, and she called me over.”
Li Yuan nodded and continued to eat voraciously.
He was indeed hungry.
“You pushed yourself too hard in spear training and then suddenly had a breakthrough, your body couldn’t handle the consumption all at once and so you fainted,” Xu Bo said standing by: “Don’t worry, once your body gradually adapts, it’ll be fine.”
As Li Yuan ate, he asked: “Teacher, is it common for people to experience this upon breaking through to the Fourth Stage with their technique?”
“Most won’t,” Xu Bo said: “Most Martial Artists break through to the Fourth Stage of a technique after reaching level 15, when their bodies are strong enough.”
“Your body is too weak.”
“With Body-Mind-Weapon Integration, and your spiritual power being much stronger than your physical quality, the immense consumption in an instant is what caused this,” Xu Bo explained.
Li Yuan suddenly understood.
He devoured a box of food like a whirlwind, yet he didn’t feel sated at all.
Now, Li Yuan felt like he could eat a whole cow.
“Li Yuan, your uncle is at Base Three, right?” Xu Bo suddenly said.
Li Yuan froze, his voice tinged with excitement: “Teacher, is there news?”
“Base Three has not fallen,” Xu Bo said gravely.
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