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Chapter 8: Square Step, Defeat Hand

Name: Zhou You.

Strength: 5.

Speed: 5.

Defense: 5.

Experience value: 22.

Occupation: Boxing apprentice.

Skills: Sword Control (Iv1/lv10), Square and Circle Steps (Iv1/lv10).

In the afternoon, it is customary to teach the Subduing Tiger Fist.

In front of everyone, Lu Qiang practiced the eighteen postures one by one and gave a detailed explanation of each change.

The 108 moves form a complete system that trains all parts of the human body that can be used for attack.

"As expected of Tiehu."

A novice apprentice exclaimed inwardly.

When Lu Qiang was boxing, a faint black wind was blowing around him. When you got closer, it was like hearing the roar of a tiger, and it made the faces of the apprentices around him sting.

His fists flashed with black metallic light, like a pair of deadly weapons. Ordinary people would die if they just touched them.

The gravel on the ground was rolled under my feet and crushed into powder in an instant.

"Boom!"

The haystack in the yard was compressed and heavy, weighing more than a hundred pounds. He punched it and it flew more than ten meters away, breaking into straw residue when it hit the ground.

"The Subduing Tiger Fist is profound and extensive, enough for you to study for a lifetime."

"The master leads you to the door, but the practice is up to you. Don't even think about being lazy. When the 100 days are up, your fate depends on your true ability."

After Lu Qiang finished his training, he spoke sternly to everyone.

Among the hundreds of novice apprentices in the entire outer courtyard, only 20 or 30 of them actually passed the three-month test and learned the art of boxing.

The apprentices who have been converted to regular employees have their own training grounds, which are not the same as theirs.

"Listen carefully, the Subduing Tiger Fist is not just a form of training, you must develop strength to get started."

"If you don't practice boxing well, you will just be wandering outside the door until you die."

"No one can teach you what strength is, just practice it yourself!"

He was about to leave after he finished speaking, but he noticed an outlier in the crowd.

"Zhou You, why don't you practice the Subduing Tiger Fist, but are you still practicing the Defending Hand and the Square and Circle Step?"

Song Fugui had just performed a few moves of the Subduing Tiger Fist when he realized something was wrong. Zhou You beside him was still practicing what he had done in the morning.

Lu Qiang stopped and wanted to hear Zhou You's answer.

"I think you should lay a good foundation first. If you don't practice your hands and steps well, your punches will be powerless and your steps will be irregular. Even if you practice the Subduing Tiger Fist forcefully, it will be ineffective."

These words touched Lu Qiang's heart.

These apprentices in the external courtyard are all too ambitious and want to achieve great success overnight without even having a solid foundation in their basic skills.

Each of his punches was weak and powerless, and the good Subduing Tiger Fist was turned into a Drunken Cat Fist.

He looked at Zhou You twice more. With his understanding, it was only a matter of time for this kid to become successful in the outer courtyard.

Zhou You was speechless when he looked at the comprehensive assessment on the panel.

Practice the Sword Control Technique and Square and Circle Step for 1 hour, and your experience value will increase by 1.

It takes at least 2 hours to complete a set of Subduing Tiger Fist, and the experience value is +1.

Moreover, the Imperial Swordsman and Square and Circle Steps are calculated separately, making them more cost-effective.

In this case, it would be better to concentrate on practicing the basics of hand and footwork, and accumulate experience points to improve the Subduing Tiger Fist.

In one afternoon, I practiced traveling for 4 hours and gained +8 experience points.

Name: Zhou You.

Strength: 5.

Speed: 5.

Defense: 5.

Experience value: 30.

职业：拳武学徒。技能：御伐手（lv1/lv10）、方圆步（Iv1/lv10）、伏虎拳（lv1/lv20）。”

In 24 hours a day, if you don't eat, drink or sleep, the maximum experience points you can gain is +48.

But this is obviously wrong. People are not machines and cannot withstand such torture.

Zhou You thought that experience points not only accumulated in daily life, but also came from previous trial projects.

However, the opening of the trial project depends entirely on whether the panel is favorable.

His only choice now was to practice hard and improve his strength bit by bit.

“经验值-10，伏虎拳lv1→lv2，经验值-20，伏虎拳lv2→lv3。’

At night, Zhou You took advantage of the fact that no one was around and upgraded his Subduing Tiger Fist to level 3.

In an instant, the image of countless little men boxing filled my mind.

The muscles and bones throughout Zhou You's body began to tear and strengthen, improving his skills in the Subduing Tiger Fist.

This is the amazing thing about the panel. By instilling experience and physical instincts that others cannot obtain through hard training, it can instantly increase their abilities.

He was sweating profusely and punched with great force.

After completing the Subduing Tiger Fist in one breath, he felt his blood boiling and he could even kill a cow.

Although he has not yet developed the strength that Lu Qiang mentioned, Zhou You is now very powerful and can fight against five or six burly men at the same time.

This is the advantage of practicing martial arts.

Looking up at the night sky, he didn't want to sleep, so he took advantage of the time to practice for an hour or two and accumulate experience points.

In fact, there were many apprentices from the outer courtyard who practiced hard all night long.

After all, the three-month deadline is too tight. If you can't develop strong strength, you will be expelled from the martial arts school.

Many people come to learn martial arts, carrying the expectations of their family. Once they are eliminated, it is equivalent to losing hope.

Just like Li Hao, among this batch of new apprentices, he is the one with the greatest potential to develop strong strength.

Li Hao's father was a city gate guard. He was killed by bandits while on patrol a few years ago, and his family quickly fell into decline.

In order to revive his family, he must master martial arts and take back his father's position as a city gate guard.

If they fail, the whole family will have to move out of the city and fall into poverty.

"My mother pawned her jewelry to buy a small jar of tiger bone wine, just so I could stimulate the strength in my bones."

"The tiger bone paste that the martial arts hall issues once every seven days is actually made from the bone residue left over by the inner courtyard disciples. The essence has long been boiled dry."

"Practicing martial arts costs money. If my father were still alive, we wouldn't have to be so embarrassed."

Under the night sky, Li Hao punched out one punch after another, tearing the air and causing the wooden stake in front of him to shake continuously.

His Subduing Tiger Fist was already about 80% perfect, but the power was still a little lacking.

The wooden piles in the outer courtyard are made of century-old hardwood and can withstand tens of thousands of hammerings.

Unless one develops great strength, no one can break it.

He practiced until late at night, and only returned to his room to rest when he was exhausted.

"Once you digest the tiger bone wine and practice the Subduing Tiger Fist to a deeper level, you will be able to develop strength."

When Li Hao returned to his room, he saw a figure flash by. He was curious, is there anyone more hardworking than him?
When I looked at the figure clearly, I realized that this was Zhou You who had just entered the museum during the day!
This guy is also interesting. He regards the Yu Fa Shou and Fang Yuan Bu as treasures, but actually gave up practicing the Fu Hu Fist.

Doesn't he know that only the Subduing Tiger Fist can develop strength, which is crucial to passing the assessment that will expire in 100 days?
"If you are going in the wrong direction, it will be useless no matter how hard you try."

Li Hao put the matter behind him. He only had four hours of rest and had to get up before dawn to practice.

In the outer courtyard, he is always the one who goes to bed the latest and gets up the earliest.

At the same time, Zhou You gained another +6 experience points for working overtime all night.

He also became more proficient in the techniques of defending the enemy with his sword and square and circle steps through repeated practice.

Finally, after repeated practice, the levels of the two skills on the panel jumped at the same time, lv2→lv3.

"The skill level of the Swordsman has been successfully upgraded, and the experience value is +20."

"Skill level of Fangyuan Bu has been successfully upgraded, experience value +20."

"Experience value: 46."

New knowledge is here again. By increasing your level through practice, the panel will not deduct experience points, but will increase them instead.

After all this, Zhou You felt like he had made a fortune.

(End of this chapter)