Since he had completed three bone-tempering sessions, he had achieved his basic goal set before the start of the semester.
Early the next morning, after breakfast, Zhang Haoran began to make new plans.
He wouldn't be able to Breakthrough to a Martial Artist before the start of the semester. The Foundational Martial Arts School of this world had basically reached Minor Achievement Peak.
It was unlikely he could Breakthrough to Major Achievement before actual combat.
So, the only things he could Cultivate now were Golden Bell Cover Iron Shirt and the Martial Arts School from the Nine Yin Manual.
The Martial Arts School from the Nine Yin Manual was relatively easy to talk about, but Golden Bell Cover Iron Shirt was much harder to Cultivate.
This set of Martial Arts School required improvement through combat. To put it plainly, Golden Bell Cover Iron Shirt was a Martial Arts School for taking hits; the more you were beaten, the more resilient you became.
However, Zhang Haoran couldn't possibly find a few people to gang up on him right now.
He had practiced the Martial Arts School from the Nine Yin Manual before; just striking poses was fine.
But making progress was too difficult; at the very least, he needed to find someone to practice with.
Asking his fourth uncle was clearly not an option. If he asked where he learned this Martial Arts School, what would he say?
Suddenly, Zhang Haoran remembered the Martial Arts Arena in the System, which he had never visited.
Since there was nothing else to practice now, he decided to go in and take a look.
Upon entering the Martial Arts Arena, his first impression was its sheer size.
It wasn't just big; it was enormous.
It was several times larger than Tiananmen Square.
Moreover, according to the information transmitted in his mind, this was Zhang Haoran's personal Martial Arts Arena.
It was also the lowest-level Martial Arts Arena, where any weapon could be materialized.
As long as you could think of it, it could be materialized.
It could also provide dummy sparring partners. Zhang Haoran summoned a dummy sparring partner.
Before him, a figure slowly materialized.
It was a burly man, 1.8 meters tall, with bulging muscles, wearing only boxer briefs.
After the dummy was summoned, it stood motionless before him, not even blinking.
Zhang Haoran used Foundational Fist Technique, trying to attack the opponent a few times.
The impact felt in his hands was no different from striking a human body.
However, he couldn't inflict any damage on the dummy.
He kicked it hard a few more times, but the dummy remained still and unresponsive.
Except for the feeling of striking a human body, there was no other reaction.
Zhang Haoran then tried to materialize a knife and slashed the dummy's arm twice.
It cut in, but as soon as the knife was pulled out, it immediately recovered, without even breaking the skin.
This was just a dummy, like a wooden figure.
It just felt like striking a human body.
However, since it was free, having it was good enough.
At the same time, the information transmitted in his mind also let Zhang Haoran know that this was only the most basic function of the Martial Arts Arena.
If he had value points, he could even summon High Martial World Martial Artists for guidance in Cultivation.
For example, if Zhang Haoran wanted to Cultivate the Martial Arts School from the Nine Yin Manual now,
if he had enough value points, he could summon Huang Shang to the Martial Arts Arena through the Ten Thousand Realms Building.
The other party could guide him in his Cultivation, and even act as his sparring partner.
Currently, his Mental Energy body entered the Martial Arts Arena.
Even if he improved his Qi and blood here, the results of his Cultivation could not be reflected in his true body.
However, practicing Martial Arts School Moves was no different.
Of course, Zhang Haoran could also choose to enter with his true body.
However, he didn't want to do that at the moment. What if someone was monitoring him or someone suddenly came to his house?
If they saw him entering and exiting the Martial Arts Arena, that would be big trouble.
For such situations, the Martial Arts Arena also provided a false body, which was to leave a false body in place when the true body entered.
Everything about the false body was no different from the true body, and the lowest-level false body was enough for him until he reached the Grandmaster realm.
Moreover, the price was very cheap, only 100 value points.
But the problem was, Zhang Haoran didn't have 100 value points.
And he couldn't exchange anything for value points; this function was not open to him.
However, for now, having a free dummy was enough.
At the very least, it was enough for him to Cultivate the Martial Arts School from the Nine Yin Manual to Minor Achievement.
Zhang Haoran first practiced the Foundational Martial Arts School of the High Martial World, unleashing a flurry of attacks on the dummy.
Soon, he discovered that it was no better than the wooden dummy at home.
Next was Dividing Tendons and Misplacing Bones Hand, the prerequisite Martial Arts School for Nine Yin White Bone Claw.
It was then that he realized the dummy was still better than the wooden dummy.
At the very least, its body structure was the same as a normal person's.
However, just like now, when he used Dividing Tendons and Misplacing Bones Hand to dislocate its arm,
as soon as he let go, it returned to its original state.
But there was no other way. To practice Nine Yin White Bone Claw, he had to first Cultivate Dividing Tendons and Misplacing Bones Hand to Minor Achievement before he could start Cultivating Nine Yin White Bone Claw.
Similarly, Luo Han Fist, the prerequisite Martial Arts School for Great Demon Subduing Fist, also needed to be Cultivated to Minor Achievement before he could start Cultivating Great Demon Subduing Fist.
And at most, it could only be Cultivated to the Getting Started level.
To maximize his benefits, Zhang Haoran temporarily exited the Martial Arts Arena.
He assumed the Standing Stake posture in the Cultivation room, and his Mental Energy body re-entered the Martial Arts Arena.
This way, his true body's Pile Exercise was also continuously improving.
Killing two birds with one stone, why not? This time, he had no worries.
He began to furiously attack the dummy with Dividing Tendons and Misplacing Bones Hand and Luo Han Fist.
Cultivating here involved his Mental Energy body, but it did not consume his main body's Mental Energy.
It consumed Mental Energy, and the consumption was very small.
The main reason was that although this was the lowest-level Martial Arts Arena, the surrounding energy was still very abundant, at least much more abundant than on Earth.
Zhang Haoran continuously used Dividing Tendons and Misplacing Bones Hand and Luo Han Fist.
He constantly familiarized himself with the Moves and comprehended the force application techniques.
Gradually, he entered a state of self-forgetfulness. However, this state did not last long.
When he emerged from this state, he still felt a sense of unfulfillment.
After Cultivating for a while longer and failing to find the feeling he had just experienced, Zhang Haoran exited the Martial Arts Arena.
After returning to his body, he tried it on the dummy in the Cultivation room.
Indeed, it was far inferior to the dummy in the Martial Arts Arena.
Because he had just exited the Martial Arts Arena, his habitual movements hadn't changed yet, and as soon as he started, it was Dividing Tendons and Misplacing Bones Hand.
As a result, when he squeezed the wooden dummy, the wooden dummy was fine, but his own fingers hurt.
It seemed that Dividing Tendons and Misplacing Bones Hand couldn't be practiced at home; he could only practice Great Demon Subduing Fist, even though the feeling of striking was very poor.
After practicing Great Demon Subduing Fist for a while and finding the feeling, Zhang Haoran was still very satisfied.
The proficiency he gained in the Martial Arts Arena was basically brought back.
Because these were, after all, just Moves.
He felt it again; his Standing Stake had improved slightly, but the improvement was very small.
Because it was an idle Cultivation, he could only maintain a posture and couldn't stimulate Qi and blood, so the effect certainly wouldn't be great.
However, progress was a good thing.
It was better than nothing. His current Standing Stake had already reached the Zhan Kong Realm.
Reaching the Zhan Kong Realm was not something that could be achieved in a short time.
Zhang Haoran was not in a hurry; the Martial Arts University Exchange Competition was still far off.
Even with the current progress, he could slowly grind his way to the Zhan Kong Realm in at most three months.
Moreover, even if Zhang Haoran wanted to engage in actual combat, he would have to wait a few months; perhaps by then, he would already be at First Rank Peak.
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