novelraw Chapter 8 – Movement Technique Major Achievement!
Chapter 8 – Movement Technique Major Achievement!
At that moment, Luo Xiu reached out, and Zhao Liang's first reaction was to block, but his arms seemed to lose all sensation, refusing to obey his commands.
Luo Xiu's palm grew larger in Zhao Liang's eyes, and with a thud, it pressed down on his forehead.
A tremendous force hit him, followed by sharp pain in his knees as Luo Xiu's toe kicked them, causing him to kneel on the ground with a thud.
"A man must have integrity and accept his losses."
Luo Xiu, expressionless, pressed Zhao Liang's head down with a thud onto the ground.
The physical pain was nothing compared to the humiliation filling his heart. Overwhelmed with rage, Zhao Liang spat out blood and fainted on the spot.
The entire place fell into a dead silence; no one had expected such an outcome.
Luo Xiu's gaze swept over everyone present, then he snorted coldly and walked away.
The crowd automatically parted to make way for him; no one dared to block his path at this moment.
"This Luo Xiu from the beginner class is a real freak!"
"I heard some people develop their martial talents later, but once they do, their strength increases rapidly!"
"When he looked at everyone just now, it was clearly a warning. We better be careful not to offend this guy."
Many people discussed, but they had to admit Luo Xiu's displayed strength because, in the Martial Hall, strong power is the foundation for respect and awe.
Leaving the Blackstone Region, Luo Xiu didn't return to his residence but instead entered a bamboo forest.
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In the bamboo forest, there were several open spaces with wooden stakes driven into the ground, tall and short, long and short, with varying distances between each stake, creating a complex pattern.
Students from the Martial Hall often chose this place to practice their movement techniques.
Luo Xiu leaped onto a wooden stake, observing the marks of time on each one. Every year, the Martial Hall recruited new students, and batches of young martial arts enthusiasts braved hardships to practice here.
The meridian route of the Grade-Two movement technique "Inch Step" appeared in his mind. As he used the Vital Meridians Diagram to improve it, Luo Xiu's body moved swiftly on the stakes.
"Snap!"
With a light tap of his toes, his body rose, moving from a shorter stake to a taller one. Initially, his movements were slow as he familiarized himself with the rhythm, but he gradually sped up.
"Thud!"
Suddenly, he made a misstep. The varying distances between stakes made it manageable at slower speeds, but as he sped up, mistakes became more likely.
After falling off the stake, Luo Xiu immediately jumped back up to practice again.
Unconsciously, time passed as he immersed himself in the practice, almost losing himself in it.
Besides internal cultivation, martial techniques and movement techniques have four levels: Entry Level, Minor Achievement, Major Achievement, and Perfection.
Even a Grade-Two martial art, if practiced to Minor Achievement, can rival the Entry Level of a Grade-Three martial art. Major Achievement can rival Minor Achievement, and Perfection can rival Major Achievement of a Grade-Three martial art!
Luo Xiu's Dragon-Tiger Fist, enhanced by the Life and Death Pearl, reached Major Achievement, while Zhao Liang's two Grade-Three martial techniques hadn't even reached Entry Level, making him no match.
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For the next half month, Luo Xiu was absorbed in intense practice.
During this period, every student preparing for the annual assessment was striving for their future prospects.
"Zhang Hai has been quiet lately. I heard he recently spent a fortune on a Qi Nourishing Pill, planning to break through to Body Refining level eight."
One morning, Luo Xiu awoke from his practice, pondering to himself.
"It seems I need to improve even faster!"
As the annual assessment approached, his Dragon-Tiger Fist steadily improved. Though still at Major Achievement, it was nearing Perfection.
However, his progress with the "Inch Step" movement technique was slow, so Luo Xiu increased the difficulty. He spread thorny brambles over the practice area, ensuring that any misstep would result in painful scratches.
Moreover, he sharpened each stake, forcing himself to push beyond his limits!
His intense training recently caught the attention of many Martial Hall students, initially spread by those practicing movement techniques nearby.
A group gathered at a distance, watching Luo Xiu practice on the sharpened stakes, his clothes tattered and body covered in scars, with bloodstains on the thorns below, the spikes dark and shiny.
"Is this guy trying to kill himself?"
"No wonder his strength improves so quickly. With such desperate training, it's hard not to improve fast!"
Everyone who witnessed Luo Xiu's training was shocked. Some from poor backgrounds were inspired, deciding to work hard and improve themselves.
On the stakes, Luo Xiu had reached the pinnacle of Minor Achievement with the Inch Step movement technique, but he felt he was just a step away from Major Achievement.
Practicing martial techniques by rote, even if mastered, only leads to Entry Level. Only by grasping the essence and key points can one reach Minor Achievement.
To achieve Major or even Perfection, more than hard work and comprehension is needed; opportunities are crucial.
Previously, he was aimless, unaware of the Martial Dao. But since merging with the Life and Death Pearl, Luo Xiu truly entered the Martial Dao.
Though his cultivation was still low, he had developed a Heart of Martial Dao!
"Major Achievement!"
On the stakes, Luo Xiu suddenly stopped moving. The wind moved, the clouds moved, the world moved, but he remained still!
He opened his eyes, a smile on his lips, and leaped away, disappearing from sight.
"He's so fast! Has his movement technique reached Minor Achievement?"
"It seems Luo Xiu's Dragon-Tiger Fist, used against Zhao Liang, can rival a Grade-Three martial technique at Minor Achievement, indicating his Dragon-Tiger Fist must be at Major Achievement!"
People speculated about Luo Xiu's current strength. The Major Achievement of his Dragon-Tiger Fist was evident, but movement techniques are harder to master, so they doubted he had reached Major Achievement, thinking he was at most at Minor Achievement.
Even so, everyone was amazed. With Dragon-Tiger Fist at Major Achievement and Inch Step at Minor Achievement, his overall strength could rival someone at Body Refining level seven.
"This guy is impressive."
"But no matter how hard he tries, he can't defeat Zhang Hai. Zhang Hai is about to finish his seclusion, and his cultivation will reach Body Refining level eight, allowing him to enter the advanced class in this year's assessment!"
"Those who enter the advanced class are the elite of the Martial Hall. Zhao Liang and Zhang Hai aren't on the same level."
Despite Luo Xiu's increasingly surprising performances, no one believed he could defeat Zhang Hai at Body Refining level eight.
With his martial techniques and movement techniques at Major Achievement, Luo Xiu returned to his residence.
"Relatively speaking, my cultivation progress is slow." In his room, Luo Xiu frowned. His cultivation had reached the peak of Body Refining level five but couldn't break through to level six.
The most common aids in martial cultivation are pills and formations. For Body Refining Realm apprentices, Grade-One pills are the most common, while formations are even more expensive.
But Luo Xiu knew his circumstances well. His family relied on his father, earning only twenty to thirty taels of silver a month, while a single Grade-One Qi Nourishing Pill could cost hundreds or thousands of taels!
"It's time to take action." Luo Xiu squinted his eyes.
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