Full-Time Martial Saint

You have defeated the champion codenamed "The Sorrow of Karapti," gaining 23 victory points.

Code Name: Homesick Traveler

[Rank: Rookie 0-Star (23/100 Victory Points)]

[Number of matches: 1]

Record: 1 wins, 0 losses

Win rate: 100%

Without holding back, Chen defeated the tall girl in just over ten moves.

He stepped out of the fighting arena, intending to continue matching opponents, but the Crystal Helmet alerted him that someone was trying to wake him, so Chen Cong immediately withdrew from the virtual world.

After removing the Crystal helmet, my roommate Luo Yunfeng was standing in front of me.

"Chen Cong, I apologize, but after seeing that you've been in the virtual world for a long time, I still feel it's necessary to remind you."

"Staying in the virtual realm consumes a lot of mental energy. Once your mental energy is depleted, it may take you several days to recover."

He paused, then continued, "It would be bad if it interfered with normal cultivation."

Seeing his cautious manner, Chen felt a warmth in his heart and quickly said, "Thank you, thank you, I will be more careful in the future."

Seeing that he wasn't angry about being disturbed, Luo Yunfeng also put aside his caution and said with a faint smile, "Mental strength varies from person to person. I can only stay in the virtual world for an hour each day. If I stay any longer, I'll be a bit out of sorts the next day."

Chen checked the time. He realized that he had finished showering and activated his account at 10:00, but it was already 11:30.

This means that I spent nearly an hour and a half in the virtual world.

As for his mental state... he did feel somewhat tired, but it was far from being exhausting.

However, Luo Yunfeng was clearly acting out of good intentions, so he naturally wouldn't complain.

"I seem to be doing okay now."

"But it's getting late, and I have class tomorrow, so I really should go to sleep."

Luo Yunfeng nodded, rolled over and climbed into bed. Chen Cong turned off the dormitory light and also returned to his own bed.

"Isn't Chen Cong under eighteen years old yet?"

After a moment of silence in the dormitory, Luo Yunfeng suddenly spoke again.

Chen Congqing hummed in agreement and said, "There are still three months left."

"I'm a bit older than you, I just turned eighteen last month." Luo Yunfeng picked up the conversation, saying with some regret, "Once you turn eighteen, there's no hope of getting the [Black Stone Trialist] title anymore. Chen Cong still has a chance."

Blackrock Trialers...

Chen Congjing gazed at the rooftop, lost in thought.

His trip to the Void Realm just now gave him a preliminary understanding of the Divine Evolution Trial Grounds.

The speculation about the "golden finger" has been verified, and there is no need to have any other ideas about it in the short term.

From this perspective, starting tomorrow, I can focus all my energy on achieving the title of [Blackstone Trialer] once I enter the Void Realm.

No!

The thought had just crossed Chen Cong's mind when he felt that he should also devote some energy to "The Spirit Ape Steps".

Previously in the Divine Martial Arts Arena, the tall girl codenamed "Karaputi's Sorrow" was clearly much worse at boxing than him, at most slightly better than Lin Xiao. However, relying on the "Spirit Ape Step" movement technique, she was still able to barely keep up with him. This was enough to prove that movement techniques play an extremely important role in martial arts battles.

As our homeroom teacher, Ma Xinhua, once said, obtaining the title of "Blackstone Trialer" is by no means an easy task.

My current weakness is my overall physical fitness. If I can compensate for that by using movement techniques, I should be able to increase my chances of success.

Thinking of this, another question suddenly popped into Chen's mind.

"Brother Luo, I have a question I'd like to ask you."

Luo Yunfeng had just stated that he was a few months older than Chen Cong, so Chen Cong took the opportunity to call him "Brother Luo," since from their current interactions, the other party seemed to be someone worth befriending.

"Um?"

Luo Yunfeng turned over, facing Chen Cong's direction.

"Martial arts techniques should include movement techniques, so why doesn't our school teach these?"

Hearing this, Luo Yunfeng smiled and said, "There are indeed movement techniques in martial arts, but I heard that you can only learn them in university."

"Compared to fist, palm, and leg techniques, body techniques are more difficult. High school courses are too intensive. If you only focus on practicing one martial art, most people will find it difficult to even reach the basic level of mastery by graduation. If you also have to focus on learning body techniques, I'm afraid that 90% of martial arts students will not be able to reach 300 points in martial arts skills by then."

Chen suddenly realized.

"However, I've heard that some martial arts students from ancient martial arts families or with profound backgrounds have been practicing some family-inherited movement techniques under the guidance of specialists since they were young."

"They rely on their basic movement techniques and martial arts skills to easily defeat opponents of the same level, and their martial arts skill scores are so high that ordinary people like us can't even imagine."

Luo Yunfeng spoke again, his words carrying a barely perceptible hint of resentment.

Chen gave a soft "hmm" and didn't say anything more.

……

The next morning, when Chen Cong woke up, the bedding on Luo Yunfeng's bed was neatly folded, but Luo Yunfeng was no longer there.

He checked the time; it was only six o'clock.

It seems my roommate is quite the penny-pincher.

After getting dressed and washing up briefly, Chen Cong went to the cafeteria alone and spent 200 yuan on a regular nutritious meal.

Last night, I confirmed with Ning Yuhang and the others about instructing them in boxing techniques.

With a stable source of income, he doesn't intend to mistreat himself and will do everything possible to improve his overall physical fitness as quickly as possible.

At 6:30, Chen Cong, having eaten and drunk his fill, found a secluded grove behind the dormitory building to test the Sanyuan Zhuang Gong technique that had previously "gone wrong".

"The starting stance..."

"Support the Mingmen point from behind, tuck the chest and straighten the back, keep the head upright and spirited, sink the shoulders and drop the elbows, and round the tiger's mouth (between the thumb and index finger)."

"Embrace the tree, open and close your mind, calm your spirit, and visualize..."

"This is it!"

Silently reciting the standing meditation formulas taught by Su Nanyue, Chen Cong practiced, but his movements soon began to deviate slightly!

After carefully following his feelings and trying it out, he found that he did not feel any discomfort and gradually formed some guesses in his mind.

My actions weren't wrong, but that doesn't necessarily mean that Su Nanyue taught me wrong.

Different paths lead to the same goal. Perhaps this particular standing meditation practice itself has two or more methods of cultivation. As long as they can all enhance overall physical fitness, it doesn't matter whether they are right or wrong.

Chen practiced alone for half an hour according to his own feeling. When he felt that he had practiced enough, he stopped.

With an hour to go before class, Chen Cong didn't plan to go to the classroom too early, so he ran around the school again.

When he returned to the school gate, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar luxury car slowly approaching out of the corner of his eye.

The car stopped at the school gate. Jiang Heng got out of the driver's seat, opened the back door, and Xu Baiwei, wearing a light blue dress, stepped out of the car.

After the two said goodbye, Xu Baiwei turned around and saw Chen Cong.

Their eyes met, and Chen Cong greeted him with a faint smile, "Good morning."

Xu Baiwei smiled faintly and said, "Good morning."

"How are you doing? Getting used to life at the martial arts academy?"

Chen Cong nodded: "It's easier than at the Cultural College. At the Cultural College, I would have to study for two hours straight."

Xu Baiwei pouted and tilted her head to look at him, saying, "I heard from Teacher Zhang that I thought the two-month betting agreement would put a lot of pressure on you, but I didn't expect you to have such a good attitude now."

Chen Cong smiled but didn't say anything.

The two walked into the school side by side, which naturally attracted the attention and discussion of many passing students.

Chen Cong didn't care about this, and Xu Baiwei also chose to ignore it. After a pause, she continued, "Since you've chosen the path of martial arts, you should also consider the matter of the physiotherapy shop and the qi and blood potion."

"Should I put in a good word for you later and give you a 20% discount, since we're classmates?"

Chen Cong twisted his neck, stretched his body slightly, and said seriously, "I was just about to tell you this."

He looked around and, seeing that no one was nearby, lowered his voice and said, "If anyone asks about this later, just say that I did all of this at your house."

Xu Baiwei stopped in her tracks, her expression slightly taken aback. Then, as if she had thought of something, her face suddenly turned serious, and she said:

"Are you crazy!?"

"The blood-activating potions on the black market are completely unsafe. If anything goes wrong, you'll die!"

Chen Cong was also stunned. He had no idea that Qi and Blood Potions were sold on the black market. He was just worrying about how to explain to Xu Baiwei that he could continue cultivating without Qi and Blood Potions, but now he had an excuse.

"There's nothing I can do, my parents are just ordinary workers in a machine factory..." Chen Cong said expressionlessly.

Xu Baiwei gazed at him silently, unsure of what to say for a moment.

Chen Congze spoke again: "You must help me with this."

Faced with his plea, Xu Baiwei scratched her hair in frustration, then said coldly, "I hope to see you take the college entrance exam alive!"

After saying that, she quickly left without looking back.

Watching her retreating figure, Chen Cong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, a faint smile appearing on his face.