Gao Wu: My martial arts technique has entries.

Chapter 16 Movement Technique
Even Chu Kuang now, if hit by the opponent's attack, would likely be in danger of being killed instantly.

At this moment, Li Xiong charged forward like a raging bull, his powerful body kicking up dust and debris. Gripping the hilt of the Giant Sword tightly with both hands, without any flourishes, he unleashed a simple yet devastating "Mount Hua Cleave" strike, its force capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks, crashing down upon him!
Before the sword even arrived, the powerful wind was already making it hard to breathe.

Chu Kuang's eyes narrowed, but he did not flinch—he knew that the opponent's attack was powerful and heavy, and that he would need to use techniques to deflect the force if he took it head-on.

His legs were like the roots of an old tree, his breath settled in his dantian, and the powerful force of his Iron Armor Kung Fu instantly flowed into his entire body.

Instead of directly parrying the greatsword with his spear, he twisted his waist sharply the instant the spear touched the greatsword, simultaneously exerting force from his shoulder, elbow, and wrist, thus deflecting the attack with minimal effort.

"boom--"

The giant sword crashed down like a massive monument, its immense power instantly shattering the boulder beneath Chu Kuang's feet, sending dust and debris flying everywhere.

"Humph."

Faced with such an attack, Chu Kuang instantly took advantage of the momentum to leap into the air, flying several meters before turning around, drawing his spear and smashing it down. The cold spear tip slammed fiercely towards Li Xiong.

In that instant, Li Xiong's pupils turned cold, and he suddenly swung his giant sword upwards toward the sky.

clang--! ! !
In an instant, a deafening clang of metal resounded throughout the strange stone forest, and sparks exploded like fireworks.

Chu Kuang flew backward like a cannonball for dozens of feet, landing on a huge, strange rock three feet high. He left several footprints about an inch deep on the rock before his strength was completely exhausted.

At this moment, the spear in his hand was still buzzing incessantly, and his hand holding the spear felt numb.

On the other side, once the dust settled, Li Xiong's lion-like figure was revealed, and he looked at Chu Kuang with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"To be able to withstand my full-force attack head-on without injury, you are indeed a worthy opponent."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xiong suddenly leaped up, unleashing unparalleled divine power as he slashed at Chu Kuang.

Chu Kuang stood still, his gaze as calm as a stagnant pool. He had already seen through Li Xiong's moves and routines. Now, he used only skillful force to deflect Li Xiong's earth-shattering attack.

He utilized the ultimate defensive power of his Iron Armor Technique, combined with the spear shaft and his own force-dissipating skills, to stand like a rock in the wind and rain, unmoved by any storm.

A hint of surprise flashed in Li Xiong's eyes. He hadn't expected Chu Kuang to dare to take his attack head-on, and he immediately roared in fury.

He possessed superhuman strength and recovered his energy extremely quickly. Instantly, he resembled an enraged lion, drawing the Giant Sword in a roaring arc, changing the slash into a sweep, the spine of the sword carrying the power to crush everything.

With a single, sweeping strike, the sword cut through the enemy ranks, its range immense. The accompanying gale sent shards of stone flying, its power even surpassing the previous slash, aiming to cleave Chu Kuang and his spear in two.

However, Chu Kuang remained calm and composed. With a slight movement of his toes, he leaped up, spear and all, stepping on the tip of the giant sword. After standing up, he thrust his spear forward.

"court death!"

Li Xiong's eyes widened in fury. He swung his greatsword in a circle, then swept it around to block Chu Kuang's spear, following up with a powerful sword aura.

Chu Kuang's brow twitched slightly. The fact that his opponent could unleash his power by wielding the heavy sword clearly showed that he had mastered the Giant Sword Technique to a high degree, reaching a point where he could wield heavy weapons with ease.

Instead of taking the hit head-on, he used the moment the spear tip collided with the greatsword to turn and strike at Li Xiong's head.

"die!"

Li Xiong was immediately enraged and once again raised his greatsword and slashed it into the air.

Chu Kuang was waiting for this. Although the giant sword was powerful and mighty, its speed of switching moves was far inferior to that of ordinary martial arts.

At this moment, Li Xiong changed his moves one after another, and finally a slight flaw appeared.

As the giant sword came hurtling upwards, Chu Kuang did not retreat but advanced, instantly sidestepping and thrusting his spear against the giant sword.

"Ding--"

A piercing metallic clang rang out as Chu Kuang's spear collided with the greatsword, sending a long trail of sparks flying towards Li Xiong's hands, which were gripping the greatsword.

The greatsword had immense inertia, and by then it was too late for Li Xiong to retract his attack.

However, as expected of an elite ranked among the top 1,000, he remained calm even in the face of danger, decisively releasing his greatsword to dodge the spear, and then rolling past the spear tip to retrieve his greatsword.

Unfortunately, Chu Kuang would never give him another chance to get the giant sword.
"Chuck! Chuck! Chuck!"

Three sharp, short, and extremely penetrating sounds rang out almost simultaneously.

Chu Kuang unleashed his full power in an instant, the tip of the Golden Spear transforming into three deadly cold stars, blocking all possible positions for the opponent to obtain the giant sword, forcing Li Xiong to dodge with all his might, leaving him no chance to retrieve the giant sword.

Without the greatsword, how could he possibly be a match for Chu Kuang relying solely on his fists and feet?

In just over twenty moves, Li Xiong had already suffered repeated serious injuries. Finally, a spear thrust pierced his throat, and he vanished into the void as illusory data.

"His strength is extremely high. He has mastered the Dragon Coil Technique and the Giant Sword Technique, but unfortunately his movement skills and fist and foot techniques are somewhat lacking."

Back in the Tianheng Star Realm, Chu Kuang began to assess the key factors that would determine the outcome of this battle.

In fact, Li Xiong's strength is definitely not weak. According to Chu Kuang's estimation, even some of the top 500 experts would not dare to directly face Li Xiong's fierce attacks.

However, his weakness is too obvious. His advanced movement technique has not reached the mastery level, making him vulnerable to close combat. He also doesn't have a good way to deal with enemies who engage in close combat.

Secondly, his martial arts skills are too poor. Once he loses his greatsword, his strength might not even be able to defeat the top two thousand martial artists.

"Once I've made up for my weaknesses in overall agility, I also need to perfect my basic boxing skills as soon as possible."

Chu Kuang muttered to himself, then glanced at his ranked match data and couldn't help but smile.

[Chu Kuang] [School: Tianheng No. 3 Middle School]

[Ranking: 986]

Having successfully entered the top 1,000, Chu Kuang received an additional bonus of 10,000 Federal Dollars, and his interest-free loan limit also increased by 100,000 Dollars.

He applied for a second interest-free loan, and both the loan and the bonus were approved instantly, adding another 110,000 federal dollars to his account.

"Finally, I've managed to recover some blood."

With this money, Chu Kuang breathed a huge sigh of relief.

During this period, he consumed more and more nutrient solution for cultivation, and the 10,000 Federal Coins that Xu Yue lent him had long been used up.

Now that his Ironclad skills have been perfected, he is short of money, and this sum of Federal Currency has greatly relieved his urgent need.

Without any hesitation, Chu Kuang directly ordered one source energy potion and one hundred bottles of nutrient solution, then exited the Tianheng Star Realm, ending today's ranking competition.

The next day, Chu Kuang asked Xu Yue for half a day off in advance, and then began to cultivate his movement technique in seclusion as soon as the source energy potion was delivered.

The Source Energy Potion truly lived up to its reputation as a miraculous item that could help people transcend the mortal realm. After just one morning of cultivation, Chu Kuang successfully perfected his basic movement technique.

[Basic External Skills (Perfect 0/3)]

[Basic Gun Techniques (Perfect 0/3)]

[Basic Movement Techniques (Perfect 0/3)]

[Basic Internal Skills (Mastery 98%)]

[Basic Boxing Techniques (Mastery 99%)]

【Zhenshanquan (Initial Understanding 67%)】

[Iron Armor Skill (Mastery 2%)]

【Golden Spear (Minor Success 61%)】

"With the three basic martial arts mastered, the Golden Spear technique will also be mastered in a few days."

"I'll ask Class Xu for an advanced movement technique this afternoon to make up for my lack of movement skills."

Having successfully broken through to perfection in his basic movement technique, Chu Kuang ended his cultivation with satisfaction and headed straight for the school.

As soon as he arrived at the school, Xu Yue called him to his office and got straight to the point: "This morning, the city hall sent a notification saying that you have entered the top 1,000."

"How was it? Did you break through in your movement technique this morning?"

"Thanks to your guidance, this breakthrough went very smoothly," Chu Kuang said with a smile.

Xu Yue immediately smiled; the top 1,000 in the Tianheng Ranking Tournament were no ordinary people.

There are over 100,000 first-year high school students in Tianheng City, and those who can get into the top 1,000 are geniuses who are one in a hundred.

Previously, only Lin Shuyao could barely squeeze into the top 1,000 in the class. Most of the other top students were ranked outside the top 3,000, and even Jiang Feng and others were only ranked around 1,500.

According to Xu Yue's estimate, Jiang Feng would need to master the Wild Bull Fist before he could hope to break into the top 1,000.

However, given Jiang Feng's aptitude, it will probably take another month to master it, and by then, the difficulty of breaking into the top 1,000 will likely increase significantly.

"Not bad, not bad, it seems I didn't misjudge you."

Xu Yue nodded in satisfaction, then gestured for Chu Kuang to sit down and asked, "You came here this time to practice advanced movement techniques?"

"Yes, I would like to ask you to recommend a suitable advanced movement technique," Chu Kuang said humbly.

“You’ve always been very opinionated, it’s rare for you to ask for my opinion.”

Xu Yue smiled slightly, then pondered and said, "Your external martial arts are unparalleled in their strength and power, and your main killing technique is the spear technique that can shatter metal and split stone."

"Top-tier movement techniques like 'Soaring Through the Void' and 'Flowing Clouds and Shadows,' as well as most graceful movement techniques, are not suitable for you."

"Fortunately, my human race has a lot of movement techniques and martial arts. Even if we leave aside those with harsh cultivation conditions, there are three volumes that are compatible with your martial arts and have extraordinary lineage."

At this point, Xu Yue selected three volumes of martial arts and transmitted them to Chu Kuang, saying, "These three volumes of movement techniques are up to you to choose which one you want to learn."

Chu Kuang received the cultivation technique, but after only one glance, he fell into deep thought.

The three martial arts manuals that Xu Yue gave him were all quite extraordinary: [Blood Battle in All Directions], [Thousand-Pound Formation Breaking Technique], and [Eight Trigrams Swimming Dragon Step].

These three volumes of martial arts have different focuses. Among them, Blood Battle in All Directions is a combat movement technique that emphasizes the three words: speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness.

The greatest advantage of this movement technique is that it can greatly enhance a martial artist's perception of danger, and also greatly improves their reaction speed and insight.

It can make a person's steps precise and swift. When combined with hard skills like Iron Armor Technique, it can often unleash extreme power, making one fearless even when facing a group of enemies.

However, to unleash the full power of this Bloodbath in all directions, one needs sufficiently strong physical skills and physique; otherwise, if one is crushed to death with a single slap, how can one be qualified to claim the title of Bloodbath in all directions?

"If this manual falls into the hands of a fierce general, he will be invincible in battle. If it falls into the hands of a common soldier, he will only be a slightly higher-level cannon fodder."

(End of this chapter)