Becoming a god begins with the evolution of acupoint supernatural powers.

[Evolving acupoint supernatural power (99/100)...]

Lu Ming felt a surge of excitement as he sensed this message coming from deep within his body.

The "99/100" at the end is something like experience points. After awakening his memories a few days ago, he discovered that he would gain 1 experience point every time he hit the wooden stake nine times.

This thing is the supernatural power panel, a cheat he often used when playing games in his previous life, which also came with him after he transmigrated.

As long as you have the supernatural power panel, you can cultivate any method and evolve the corresponding supernatural power!

As for the practice of Nine Palaces Living Stance, the reason why it evolves into acupoint supernatural powers is probably because one of the key points of Nine Palaces Living Stance is to strike nine times.

The target areas are the joints and other parts of the doll, so the panel identifies it as a pressure point technique.

Yesterday, his acupoint experience was almost at 100, so he got a little impatient and practiced for too long, resulting in minor injuries to his hands and feet.

Now that he had the medicine, the injury was nothing to worry about, so he naturally continued practicing. He was very curious about what kind of acupoint supernatural power he could develop after reaching level 100.

Perhaps, he can use this to improve his ranking!

He stretched out his hand and moved his body accordingly, stepping around the stakes and entering the Nine Palaces Stakes. He saw several red dots on the stakes coming into view from various places, and he knew that there was one more behind him.

The essence of walking the Nine Palaces Living Stakes lies in how the practitioner allocates the order in which to strike the nine red dots in order to save time to the greatest extent.

The strength that can be cultivated through the Nine Palaces Living Stance will gradually manifest itself within this process.

Knock knock knock...

Nine shots again!

Lu Ming stepped out of the Nine Palaces Stakes, returned to the front of the wooden house, slightly out of breath, and stood up to finish his practice.

[Evolving acupoint supernatural power (100/100)...]

[Evolution complete!]

[Gained the acupoint supernatural ability: Heavenly Leakage.]

[Heavenly Leak]: All things have leaks, which are called holes. Striking the hole will weaken its power and replenish oneself.

As the supernatural power evolved, Lu Ming felt a sudden brightness before his eyes, and a panel appeared in front of him.

[Acupoint Supernatural Power]: Heavenly Leakage (Initial Formation).

Heavenly Leakage Divine Power?

Lu Ming was somewhat puzzled when suddenly his vision shifted. The surrounding wind appeared as faint gray dotted lines, and several black dots dotted the wooden house.

Those black spots might be a corner of a window, or a crack caused by years of disrepair. Upon closer inspection, the black spots resemble small wisps of black smoke that the wind cannot disperse.

That is... "leakage"!

Lu Ming suddenly realized that the Heavenly Leakage Divine Power allowed him to see the flaws, or rather, the "acupoints" and "weaknesses" of all things!

He turned around, and the red dots on the nine wooden puppets of the Nine Palaces Pile appeared as black in his eyes.

That's the incongruous part of the puppet; the red dot is a "flaw" specially made by the Martial Arts Department!

He now possesses the supernatural power of "Heavenly Leakage," and just now he saw a hole in the house and wanted to break it, but he held back for fear of destroying the house.

Seeing the numerous black spots on the Nine Palaces Stakes, I couldn't resist any longer. I stepped forward, using the mud-walking technique, and almost slid in close to the ground.

The moment he stepped into the Nine Palaces Stakes, he struck out with his palm, slamming it hard against the black acupoint on the left side of the wooden stake.

Boom!

The pile vibrated, producing a soft sound.

The black hole suddenly dispersed, but instantly reformed, because he had only struck it, not shattered it. The hole remained.

However, he was jolted and felt a force like the wind blowing towards him, empowering him.

For a moment, his strength and momentum remained abundant, and even showed a slight increase!

Lu Ming was overjoyed. He had guessed it earlier, but he didn't expect it to be true.

When ordinary people practice the Nine Palaces Living Stakes, each move will inevitably affect their momentum and movement, and the time spent passing through the nine stakes will be extended, making it difficult to reach the level of three breaths and nine sounds.

It is often said that when people use the same old moves, their old strength is exhausted and new strength has not yet been generated, making them vulnerable to being defeated. This is a similar idea.

However, he possesses the Heavenly Leakage Divine Power, which allows him to increase his momentum rather than decrease it in a short period of time as long as he can hit the acupoints on the target!

If he can keep striking the acupoints, his power will always be at its peak, or even exceed his normal level!

His mind raced with thoughts, and his hands and feet moved incessantly as he turned and struck the red dots on the nine wooden puppets, which were the black acupoints visible through his Heavenly Leaks vision.

With each strike to an acupoint, his momentum grew stronger, and his movements were almost uninterrupted, producing nine strikes with remarkable fluidity.

Knock knock knock...

Finally, he stood at the other end of the Nine Palaces Stakes, his blood boiling with excitement.

He felt as if his whole body was a single entity, all his strength twisted into one. After a long while, as he gradually calmed down, he slowly unfurled like a ball of cotton that had been squeezed together.

He felt waves of heat throughout his body, his heart pounded, and a feeling of exhilaration ran straight to the top of his head, making him feel completely refreshed.

It's different now, completely different from before.

Lu Ming clenched his fists excitedly.

This is the power of whole body! The chief of the Martial Arts Department mentioned that the power of whole body is twisted into one force.

This is a sign that he has entered the Nine Palaces Living Posture stage; he must have just reached the level of three breaths and nine sounds.

Moreover, after he finished practicing once, a message came from the supernatural power panel.

[Evolving acupoint supernatural power (1/1000)...]

This means that his acupoint supernatural abilities can continue to evolve!

If he continues to develop his acupoint techniques, it's not impossible that he'll rank high in the later exams and become a promising martial arts talent.

However, his Heavenly Leakage Divine Power is only "initially formed" now. It is unknown whether evolving the Acupoint Divine Power again will enhance Heavenly Leakage or evolve a new divine power.

He'd think about these things later. Lu Ming couldn't help but turn around, his muddy steps slicing across the ground as he stepped back into the Nine Palaces Stakes.

The feeling of being fully integrated with one's whole body is really great!

This feeling alone fascinated him; it was the first time he had experienced the wonder of martial arts.

Of course, there are also acupoint superpowers. Each strike increases his momentum, and each complete practice of the Nine Palaces Living Stance increases his acupoint experience, making him unable to resist doing it again and again.

He was eager to know what would happen after the second evolution!

[Evolving acupoint supernatural power (2/1000)...]

[Evolving acupoint supernatural power (3/1000)...]

[It's evolving...]

[Evolving acupoint supernatural power (10/1000)...]

For the next full hour, he practiced ten times, and seeing his acupoint experience increase by 10 points, he felt very motivated.

Once he reaches the level of integrated strength, his body is less prone to injury, and he can practice for three hours a day, which is thirty times.

After all, although each walk only takes three breaths, each time requires full effort and is very taxing on the body. Although it takes three breaths per walk, it is impossible to do it twice in six breaths.

He tried it out halfway through, but the slow and leisurely acupressure didn't give him any experience, so he could only practice diligently and honestly.

If he has enough medicine for injuries, he can train for at least four hours a day, which is forty times and 40 experience points!

Based on this calculation, he only needs 25 days, less than a month, to develop the next supernatural power.

I'm really looking forward to it.

Lu Ming couldn't help but smile; this feeling of steady progress was really good.

However, when he opened the flat medicine bottle and applied the medicine to his hands and feet, he frowned.

A bottle of healing medicine can only last for three days at most. If the medicine runs out, his cultivation time will be shortened, and the acupoint experience he can gain each day will be greatly reduced.

"We've barely made it into the top 200 right now. To be on the safe side, we still need to get as many healing medicines as possible to ensure we have enough time to cultivate every day."

Lu Ming thought to himself.

"Clang~" Suddenly, the sound of a bell came from afar.

This is the call to arms!

Lu Ming suppressed his distracting thoughts and hurriedly pushed open the door to leave.

During the martial arts training period, all disciples are required to practice martial arts for two hours every day, which means everyone must go to the training ground during the morning.

It's just that there aren't that many nine-square training posts in the training ground, and each disciple doesn't actually have two hours of training time, so there are so many people rolling around at other times.

Many disciples emerged from the surrounding narrow courtyards, left the alley, and came to the main road in front of the dormitory.

Across from us was another narrow courtyard area, with a stone-paved path between the two courtyards and dormitories. To the left of the stone-paved path was the martial arts training ground.

The terrain to the right is higher, and the courtyards there are all large. The disciples who come out of them are all wearing white training uniforms, among them is the burly Shen Jue.

Although some disciples in the small courtyard were also wearing white training uniforms, Shen Jue and the others all had a brass key hanging from their waists, which was the key to the large courtyard.

There were about fifty of them, many of whom were from wealthy families and had practiced martial arts since childhood, far exceeding the basic level of integrated strength required for beginners in martial arts.

Many disciples in gray training uniforms hurriedly dodged when they saw these imposing figures.

"Lu Ming." Shen Jue greeted Lu Ming when he saw him. His companions glanced at Lu Ming, but then indifferently looked away.

Lu Ming nodded to him without saying anything more, and followed the crowd to the training ground.

"Clang~" The third bell rang, and the training ground was filled with four hundred disciples.

On the high platform in the middle, a person slowly walked to the edge and looked at them.

This man looked to be in his thirties, with a burly build and an extremely imposing presence. He stood there without saying a word, and it was as if a powerful aura enveloped the entire area, making people afraid to make any small movements, and they all stood there stiffly.

He was Wei Jinlin, the head of the Martial Arts Department. He was also the martial arts instructor who taught them the Nine Palaces Stance.

"I have been teaching the Nine Palaces Stance for ten days. I will stop teaching it today. You will practice on your own. Whether you succeed or fail depends entirely on your efforts."

Wei Jinlin said this and turned to leave.

Many people's expressions changed slightly as they watched Wei Jinlin walk down from the platform.

"They're only teaching for ten days! What am I going to do? There's still so much I don't understand."

"That's not fair! I've only just started learning martial arts, how could I possibly learn so quickly?"

"Yes, isn't this good for those rich kids?"

Immediately, the training ground was filled with complaints.

Wei Jinlin seemed not to hear, for him the Military Service Department was just a job. As long as no true genius emerged from the Military Service Department, this job held little meaning for him.

Of the four hundred disciples this year, he did not see any truly talented martial artists.

He had already done his duty by teaching for ten days; the rest was up to fate.

"Master Wei!" Just as he stepped down from the platform, someone called out to him.

Wei Jinlin turned his head and saw a disciple step out from the crowd. He was dressed in a white training uniform, had a dark complexion, narrow eyes, and a respectful expression. He cupped his hands and said:

"Master Wei, I have already achieved the Nine Breaks in Three Breaths."

"Oh?" Wei Jinlin raised an eyebrow. "Your name is Zhu Ming, right? Give it a try."

"Yes," Zhu Ming replied, then took a deep breath and walked to a nine-square-shaped stake in the training ground.

This nine-square pillar is different from the one in Lu Ming's courtyard. The wooden puppets on the pillars do not have red dots. Instead, there are wooden plaques hanging on the puppets' shoulders, armpits, foreheads, and other places.

The wooden sign swayed in the wind, occasionally bumping into the puppet and making a clicking sound.

This is a more advanced Nine Palaces Pile.

Zhu Ming took a deep breath, his gaze suddenly sharpened, and with a muddy step, he slid into the Nine Palaces Stakes.

"Clap clap clap..."

In a very short time, nine crisp sounds were heard, and all nine wooden plaques shattered. Zhu Ming was already standing at the other end of the Nine Palaces Stakes.

Everyone was filled with admiration upon seeing this.

"Three breaths! I'm also a beginner in martial arts, and I'm pretty sure it only took less than three breaths! Zhu Ming succeeded!"

"Three breaths, nine breakthroughs, successful skin refinement—his entry into the martial arts world is like a meteoric rise! Isn't Zhu Ming's family very poor? How can he be so powerful?"

"They're just naturally talented. Sigh, it's so frustrating to compare yourself to others."

"Not only that! I heard that Chen Jinyang, the young master of the Chen family, sponsored him..."

The crowd buzzed with discussion. Seeing this, Lu Ming was secretly surprised; Zhu Ming's talent was indeed remarkable. Skin Refinement was truly the first realm of martial arts, and Zhu Ming had already achieved it.

Fortunately, with Zhu Ming stepping forward today, he doesn't stand out as much.

Wei Jinlin then took out a brass key and handed it to Zhu Ming:

"In that case, you should have a large courtyard. There are nine-square pillars with stone tablets hanging in the courtyard. I will teach you how to strike them later."

Zhu Ming's eyes lit up with joy, but he quickly concealed it, respectfully accepting the key and saying:

"Yes, thank you, Master Wei."

Lu Ming glanced at the brass key and suddenly realized that the large courtyards where Shen Jue and the others lived were only for those who had become Skin-Refining Martial Artists.

Now, Zhu Ming is one of them.

Seeing that Wei Jinlin was about to leave, he withdrew his gaze and stepped forward without hesitation, saying:

"Master Wei, I have mastered the whole force."