Cosmic Demon

Chapter 58 Qi Locking and Application

Flesh 16.8→17
Spirit 15.5 → 16.5
Qin Shi stood in front of the wardrobe, looking at the bright mirror embedded inside.

The precise feedback from the intermediate achievement [Muscle Memory] allows him to know how much he has improved every day.

“Others need to purchase instruments and equipment, form a professional team, and monitor body data in real time.

I just need to look in the mirror."

Qin Shi raised the corners of his mouth.

As the saying goes, saving money is making money.

Rounding it off, that means I’ve made millions!

What a win!
“The training effect of the virtual battle room is beyond my imagination.

The mental strength that had been stagnant increased significantly again.

As for the physical body, it continuously squeezes out its potential, conducts Qi circulation, and re-energizes the rebirth stage that is almost over."

Qin Shi was summing up his gains, and his thoughts couldn't help but diverge.

The top students in first-rate universities enjoy such rich educational resources, and their vitality development is bound to be far ahead of their peers.

"No wonder the teachers of Xinyi Middle School's Hongzhi class repeatedly stressed that the college entrance examination is the second watershed in life and the only chance for students from poor families to change their fate."

The educational resources that can be provided by institutions of different levels vary greatly.

Imagine that Hengzhou’s rising star is blocked on the Internet and has no popularity at all.

Qiguang Hengda is able to build a campus intranet and support students of all grades to engage in arena battles like playing games.

This is simply unbelievable for the teenagers from Jiuchang Street who have been attending the children's school since childhood.

“If I tell this to Brother Yuan and Brother Cheng, they may not understand.

Just like the old people in the 1970s in the previous life, they would not understand the people born in the 2000s who rub the glass of their mobile phones, draw cards, and spend money to play farming games. "

Qin Shi lowered his eyelids, and couldn't help but become more determined to achieve his future goal of getting into a top-notch university.

As the thought flashed through his mind, a black panel recording the monument's achievements emerged.

[Anchor point: Qin Dynasty]

【Growth stage: embryo】

[Progress: 0.017%]

[Monument number: Deep Sleep (Intermediate), Muscle Memory (Intermediate), Overgrowth (Intermediate), Extrasensory Perception (Elementary), Working Warrior (Elementary)]

[Skills: Battle Replay, Inner Vision, Predator]

“At present, the things that help me the most are still [deep sleep] and [muscle memory].

But after activating [Working Warrior], you can prepare muscle-building meals for yourself every day, and then absorb them through [Overgrowth]. The two complement each other and achieve twice the result with half the effort. "

Qin Shi looked at the four monuments with black panels, each with different progress.

[Intermediate Achievement-Deep Sleep (19/30)]

Intermediate Achievement - Muscle Memory (46%)

[Intermediate Achievement - Overgrowth (5%)]

"I'll give the super protein that Lao Cao sent to Lao Liang tomorrow to check and make sure it doesn't contain any unsafe ingredients."

Qin Shi took off his shirt and lay on his back on the wooden bed covered with a mat:

“I’m still more than 20 points of vitality away from a first-rate school. I just need to complete the second limit break and I’ll be there.

Lao Liang said that there is no order of priority for these seven levels: tendons, bones, skin, membranes, qi, strength, and spirit; it all depends on the opportunity.

I was able to try Kindaigo's Burning Muscles Pass because I have a strong physique and can endure the pain of coiling my muscles. Where will the next great opportunity come from?"

The complicated thoughts are like countless bubbles, rising and bursting.

Qin Shi's consciousness gradually sank into sleep, but before he entered the deepest sleep, some fragmented images flashed rapidly, like bright and dim lights.

All around were raging flames, rumbling chain explosions, collapsed factory buildings, and shattered glass windows caused by the blast...

In the chaotic scene, it seemed as if the sound of computers whistling was amplified thousands of times, like a raging wave covering the Old Factory Street.

"I haven't had a nightmare in days."

Qin Shi muttered unconsciously, and the deepest sleepiness shattered his dreams like a sledgehammer.

The crazy and sharp howling disappeared in an instant, as if someone was grabbed by the neck and no sound was made, and then everything returned to calm.

……

……

[Intermediate Achievement-Deep Sleep (20/30)]

The next morning, Qin Shi opened his eyes, even more punctually than the alarm clock. He quickly washed up, bought breakfast for the youngest Qin Lan who rarely slept in, and then went straight to the No. 9 Middle School.

As the summer vacation is halfway through, the cram school is coming to an end. Under Lao Liang's hard training, the vitality of many students has improved, some by one or two points, and some by two or three points.

Although this comes at the cost of overdrawing physical potential, for the children of workers in Jiuchang Street, it is not a serious problem worth considering at the moment.

Having enough food to eat and supporting a family are the top priorities that should always be put first.

"Hour, the vitality in your body is becoming more and more surging."

Lao Liang pushed a four-wheeled cart loaded with various instruments and came to Qin Shi.

He just listened attentively and took a quick glance, then he sensed that his disciple's vitality had increased slightly again.

This speed of progress, as easy as eating and drinking, is really enviable!

Lao Liang, who once claimed to be a genius, sighed silently:

"Master, what you said is true. For Dongxia, which once had a population of 450 trillion in ancient times, the word genius is like sand on the coast, which can be easily found."

hiss!
I got goosebumps!
When Lao Liang's gaze swept over him, Qin Shi's hair seemed to stand on end, and his sharp five senses instantly caught this silent peeping.

"Master Liang, what is this operation? I want to learn it!"

He felt that Lao Liang's eyes were as real as substance, like the tongue of a python, or like the sound waves of a tuning fork.

"When your vitality breaks through 20 points, you will be able to master it. In the martial arts world of the old era, this is called 'Qi Locking'. A powerful martial artist can manipulate it to perfection. Even from a distance of thousands of miles, he can lock onto others and sense their position."

Lao Liang was happy to explain the many insights of the old martial arts to his apprentice. He sat on the cement steps of the playground and said with a smile:

"The essence of Qi lock is to mobilize the life force in the body through the movement of Qi, and release it through the brain, just like throwing a stone into a lake, and judging the size of the fish in the lake by the splashing water, and whether there are any strange pythons or evil dragons hiding in the lake that you cannot afford to offend."

As Qin Shi listened, he unconsciously circulated his Qi to form a small circulation, which accelerated with the hot air flow.

So hot!

It’s overflowing!
He felt like a boiling kettle, with smoke emitting from it.

The illusory life force seemed to materialize, transforming into a strange wave that slowly covered the surrounding environment.

The perception from this perspective is completely different from what we see with our naked eyes.

Weeds, trees, ping-pong tables, high-rise buildings made of reinforced concrete... these lifeless dead objects were stripped away, like a deep black void.

In the dark background, there is only a long, almost imperceptible breath swirling, gathering, and condensing into a surging, violent and fierce image.

"Like a huge fireball burning in the depths of the sea."

Compared with that rather spectacular and illusory image, Qin Shi's aura was pitifully small, like a drop of water falling into the ocean.

"Is it possible that Lao Liang's vitality is only a hundred points?"

He was a little horrified!
This was the first time that Qin Shi, as a disciple, witnessed Master Liang's strength so directly.

But then, the huge fireball gradually became weaker and dimmer.

Like a candle in the wind, it is in danger.

"A sudden drop in vitality? Is he seriously injured and dying?"

Qin Shi suddenly opened his eyes and found that Lao Liang was looking at him with a smile.

"Qi locking is a common method used by martial artists in the old era. If there is a way to detect, there is naturally a way to disguise.

Slow down your breathing, relax your qi, lower your body temperature, slow down your blood flow, and you can hide your vitality. Ancient boxers called it "turtle breathing". When you have time, you can learn it to defend yourself against others. "

Lao Liang was not surprised that his apprentice quickly mastered the external Qi mechanism and locked onto others.

The difficulty of this step lies in concentrating your mind at any time and anywhere to perceive the changes in vitality.

As an old martial arts monster who is very likely to have the ability to combine body and soul, Qin Shi can easily cross the threshold and enter the house.

"In ancient times, the life force sensing, countermeasures, and concealment methods were regarded as secrets by many sects. When the new calendar was promulgated and the Dongxia Republic was established, these became compulsory courses in the military academy, including qi detection and counter-reconnaissance, qi manipulation, and beyond-visual-range locking."

Lao Liang suddenly reminded with a serious expression:
"By the way, if you leave Hengzhou one day and go to those ancient stars, you must be careful not to be locked by the aura from a long distance, and you must not stay where you are. The most common career path in military academies is the composite career path.

Such as the gun fighters who are both martial arts and psychic, and the gunners who are both martial arts and mechanical. They are proficient in long-range strikes, and their aura lock is particularly powerful. They can often perform head-on sniping from thousands of meters away. "

So, is it true that a bullet shot him in the head from eight hundred miles away?

The corner of Qin Shi's mouth twitched. No wonder the old martial arts path was gradually being eliminated.

Times have indeed changed.

Imagine two people fighting, one of them clasped his hands and said he was a true disciple of Hong Sheng, invincible in Hengzhou, and asked for advice;
The other man spoke modestly, saying that he did not know any fighting skills, but knew a little about shooting, and then took out a Barrett sniper rifle.

How can you play this!
"Xiao Xian, your vitality improvement speed surprised me. I thought it would take at least another month for you to break through fifteen points, but I didn't expect you to be close to seventeen already."

After teaching the most basic Qi induction and release, Lao Liang began to get to the point:
"I think you should look for an opportunity to break the limit for the second time."

(End of this chapter)