High Martial Arts: Creating a Prodigy Character from Scratch

Qin He is usually very frugal when using Tiger Skin Oil, only applying a small amount to the injured area each time, since a 10-gram bottle of Tiger Skin Oil costs 5000 Star Coins.

If the whole bottle is poured out, 5000 Star Coins will be gone. Although he received a scholarship of 12 Star Coins, he can't afford to waste it like that.

"What's so special about that? Some martial artists just pour tiger muscle oil into the bathtub and use it as a medicinal bath."

Seeing Qin He's distressed expression, Lu Tiankuo immediately guessed what he was thinking and couldn't help but provoke him again.

Upon hearing this, Qin He was so shocked that he couldn't speak. His trembling fingertips stopped shaking and instead clenched tightly.

Tiger muscle oil sold by the gram, enough to fill a whole tub for a bath – this can't just be described as luxurious, it's downright extravagant.

That damned guy! People like him should be hanging from streetlights. Wasting resources like this is no joke!

"I understand, Principal Lu, I'll use it. Do you have any Tiger Skin Oil? I'd like to buy a bottle from you."

Qin He controlled his breathing, tried to compose himself, and then asked Lu Tiankuo.

He has figured it out: money in a bank account is just numbers; converting it into resources to strengthen his own power is the most practical thing to do.

This is a time when he is growing rapidly, so we shouldn't dwell on temporary gains or losses. The right thing to do is to recover as soon as possible.

However, 10 grams of tiger muscle oil is really not much. After using it for half a month, the small bottle of tiger muscle oil that Lu Tiankuo gave me is almost empty.

Qin He originally planned to buy a few more bottles of Tiger Muscle Oil in a couple of days, but he didn't expect to need it today. There wasn't enough time, so he could only see if Lu Tiankuo had any left.

"I have a feeling you're eyeing my inventory."

Lu Tiankuo teased Qin He, but then pulled out a palm-sized white porcelain bottle with a tiger leaping symbol engraved on the mouth of the bottle from his pocket and tossed it directly into Qin He's arms.

It's still Tiger Skin Oil, just in a 30-gram package.

This is clearly not a style you carry with you; it's more like something you prepared in advance.

That's true. Last time, he was prepared to give Qin He 8 star coins, but Qin He refused to accept them, so he could only help Qin He through other means.

"It's purely a coincidence. I didn't expect the principal to actually have tiger muscle oil. I'll transfer the money to you later."

"No need for money. If you can bring honor to Jinghu No.1 Middle School in the Genius Battle and the Starry Sky Grand Exam, that would be the best way to repay me."

Qin He originally wanted to return the money to Lu Tiankuo, but Lu Tiankuo refused to accept it no matter what.

After an unsuccessful argument, Qin He had no choice but to accept the tiger muscle oil and no longer mention repaying the money.

"Principal Lu, isn't it a fallacy that the more a martial artist trains, the greater the damage to their body? Shouldn't martial artists become stronger with training?"

Qin He consulted Lu Tiankuo, asking him a question about something that had happened to him.

Logically speaking, with his swordsmanship improving and his strength increasing, why is he becoming more and more prone to injury?

This sounds unreasonable. I wish there was a way to solve this problem.

To put it bluntly, Qin He is just feeling sorry for Tiger Muscle Oil.

If a single application and massage costs 5000 Star Coins, his 12 Star Coins scholarship probably won't last long.

This is only the beginning of martial arts training. Qin He doesn't believe that all martial artists can withstand such an exaggerated expenditure of funds.

There must be some way to avoid this situation.

"A martial artist wouldn't be injured like this during normal training, but ask yourself honestly, is this normal training? I've never seen a student train as frantically as you."

The old man rolled his eyes at him, utterly speechless at Qin He.

If Qin He had cultivated step by step, there wouldn't have been so many problems. Lu Tiankuo felt that his cultivation was too crazy, and this was not just talk.

Undeterred, Qin He pressed on, "Isn't there a way to solve this problem?"

"Of course there is. As long as you improve your physical fitness, you can naturally solve this problem," Lu Tiankuo said. "Practicing boxing is the best solution."

Qi and blood nourish the physical form, and spirit and intention resonate with the mind—this is the way of the martial artist of imagery.

Refining one's Qi and blood, and tempering one's physique, is an important part of martial arts training, and practicing martial arts techniques is a method of refining Qi and blood.

Practicing boxing or weapons training are both solutions, but they are quite different in terms of efficiency.

Taking an unconventional approach, one trains oneself with fists.

Swordsmen hone their swordsmanship, their skills are all contained in the longsword in their hands, which belongs to the way of external objects.

But martial arts are different. Martial arts hone one's skills, and the more one practices, the stronger one's physique becomes. It is itself a method of physical training.

Therefore, compared to swordsmanship, fist techniques are better for building physical strength and are the fastest way to improve one's physique.

If Qin He can master boxing and quickly improve his physique, his injuries will naturally be reduced when he practices swordsmanship later.

This is also why the Star Martial Federation places hand-to-hand combat courses in the first year of high school, while weapons courses are arranged in the second year.

"Practicing boxing has such effects; it seems I need to practice more boxing."

Qin He seemed to understand something, and then he realized the difference between boxing and swordsmanship, and began to pay attention to practicing boxing.

His next training plan will require him to focus more on martial arts practice.

"It's good that you understand."

Lu Tiankuo stopped there, a smile on his face, and said no more.

In fact, that was also his goal.

If Qin He can be persuaded to focus on fist techniques and slow down his sword techniques training, it wouldn't be a bad thing for him.

That's why Lu Tiankuo brought up the matter of practicing boxing.

"By the way, Principal, you said you wanted to see me about something?"

Qin He put the matter aside and remembered what Lu Tiankuo had just said: he had come to the martial arts classroom specifically to see him, which seemed to be something important.

"There is indeed one thing: the test results for the blood-activating powder are in, and there are no problems."

Lu Tiankuo nodded, his expression becoming quite serious when he spoke of the Blood-Activating Powder.

The test results for the blood-activating powder were normal, indicating that the batch of blood-activating powder given by Lin Bao was genuine.

But this very fact underscores the seriousness of the matter.

Lin Bao's willingness to lower the price even at a loss to sell the Blood-Activating Powder to Qin He is itself suspicious.

Offering unsolicited favors is either a sign of malice or theft.

There is no such thing as unconditional kindness in this world, especially when it comes to benefiting others at the expense of one's own interests.

If you value Qin He's qualifications and want to invest in advance, you should tell Qin He beforehand that the lowest price for blood-activating powder on the market is 10% off.

After all, what's the point of his 84% ​​discount "goodwill" if Qin He doesn't know the true value of the Blood-Activating Powder?

However, Lin Bao said nothing.

This only shows that Lin Bao's intentions were not what they seemed, but rather that he had other plans.

That's why Lu Tiankuo had a solemn expression and took this matter very seriously.

"I didn't expect Teacher Lin to actually... Principal Lu, is there anything I can do for you?"

Qin He paused for a moment, understanding the reasoning behind it, and then asked Lu Tiankuo, wanting to see if there was anything he could do.