Age of Heroes, 10-game winning streak

Zhang Cuishan had just finished speaking when he heard the bell for class.

"I love you walking alone in the dark alley, I love you for not kneeling, I love you for being so similar to me, even the gaps are the same~"

Bai Yu raised his head and noticed something.

Are the school bells here so unique? They actually play nursery rhymes.

After hearing the bell, Zhang Cuishan picked up the lesson plan and said, "I'm going to class now. You can either wait in the office for me to take you home after class, or go to the classroom and read for a while..."

After watching the teacher leave, Bai Yu walked back to the classroom. Now the class was empty with only tables, chairs and books left.

I found the location in my memory recall, opened the textbook, and took a quick look. The memories of the book gradually revived.

It’s like a college student going back to high school to reread the books and quickly mastering the test-taking skills that he had lost.

But one must admit that the high school knowledge in this world emphasizes strong application... It's not about constantly training in test-taking skills and writing stereotyped essays. If it were exam-oriented education, all you need is a sufficient memory to cope. However, these application-oriented topics are quite difficult. Students are often given a random question stem and asked to use their existing knowledge to solve it, with a high degree of freedom... It's relatively complex, but not difficult. With flexible problem-solving methods, you can handle it. Bai Yu took out the last exam paper and began to review it. He found that if he were in the same position, scoring 140 out of 150 would not be difficult...

"Oh no, oh no, how come the bloodline of the small town test-taker suddenly awakened?"

Bai Yu hurriedly covered the test paper to prevent himself from being obsessed with studying.

After confirming that my knowledge level can be restored by reading books, I no longer have to worry about not being able to keep up with the school curriculum.

In the college entrance examination, the proportion of liberal arts scores has always remained stable at around 60% to 70%.

If only your martial arts exam results are outstanding, you will most likely only be able to attend a higher education institution that focuses solely on martial arts, which is not at all a comprehensive development.

It is worth mentioning that...about 30% of the liberal arts scores are the regular scores of morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics and labor, that is, the examination of students' personal ideology and morality.

If a student's moral character is not good, even if he or she performs well in the martial arts exam, his or her future achievements will not be very high...

After all, extraordinary people are a destabilizing factor in society. If you think about the experience of Mr. Kiryu in Fuso, you will realize how many security difficulties just one extraordinary person can bring to society.

We can't always rely on society's ability to self-regulate. After all, heroes like Kiryu Takajiro are extremely rare. How can one white blood cell deal with so many germs?

Don’t think too much about it… After all, you don’t have to worry too much about your usual scores.

Bai Yu came here this time, actually hoping that his teacher could give him some special training. Since his memories related to the martial arts department had been completely lost, he needed to review the methods of martial arts training.

The more power you have, the more confident you will be in finding yourself and your classmates.

He heard the unified and loud "Hello, teacher" coming from other classes, and looked at the empty Class 1 of Senior 3, as if he could see the students corresponding to every seat in the class.

There is a faint sense of loss in my heart...

How boring would the three years of high school be without peers to encourage each other.

He walked across the classroom and closed the door gently.

"I will save you..."

"As best as I can."

Chapter 14: Hundred Days of Foundation Building, Everyone is Like a Dragon

In the school's dedicated martial arts classroom, Zhang Cuishan was educating the students.

The awakening ceremony for Class 7 of Grade 3 was just completed yesterday, and many students have just awakened their talents today.

Looking at the hopeful faces below, Zhang Cuishan stood at the podium and said, "I know... 70% of you have already awakened your talents, and quite a few of you believe that your talents will be of great use in the future. You are also wondering if you can achieve extraordinary things and accomplish the great things in life that others only dream of."

"I can tell you clearly..."

"this is possible."

"It's just that this will be very, very, very, very, very... difficult!"

After using the word "very" for five times, Zhang Cuishan did not give any encouragement, but instead emphasized the difficulty of this road at the first time.

"On this road, sometimes even a wrong step can cost you your life, and your soul will never have the chance to reincarnate."

Not only did he speak with his mouth, he also released a certain aura, and his sharp gaze made many students subconsciously avoid his gaze and lower their heads.

"I can clearly tell you that 99% of people simply don't have the ability to achieve transcendence."

"So, you all must remember that talent is only the first step to enlightenment. Don't become complacent or overconfident. Any arrogance will become a sharp blade that destroys you. Even a true genius can face misfortune at any moment."

He gazed at the students, slowly retracting his outward aura. He said in a deep voice, "In martial arts training class, I will teach you the basics. Only after you have mastered the basics will you be qualified to move on to the next stage. There's no good outcome if you aim too high. As students who have just awakened their talents, or even those who haven't yet awakened their talents, the only thing you need to do is lay a solid foundation and hone yourselves through your talents... Today, many of you have become impatient or aggressive. This is not a good sign, even for those of you who practice martial arts. But I think your martial arts master should have said that martial artists must cultivate three points of anger, not one more, not one less."

He let out a breath. "I've said too much today. Normally, your homeroom teacher or your life and mental health counselor should be responsible for that... Just think of it as me nagging a few times, but take it all to heart, understand!"

"Understood!"

"The sound is too quiet!"

"Understood!!!"

"Very good, very energetic." Zhang Cuishan nodded, then took out a list and read out a few names: "The six students above who have completed the 100-day foundation building, follow me. For the rest, the class leaders will be responsible for leading the basic physical training!"

He didn't notice that someone quietly mixed into the crowd of Class 7 and stood at the back.

Because the students' attention was focused on the front, no one turned back and naturally did not notice who was behind them.

...One hundred days of foundation building.

When Bai Yu heard this concept, his expression was a little subtle. This sounded like cultivating immortals. Could the next one be the Golden Core Stage?

He looked around and concentrated his mind. At this time, the Chronicle of Heroes started up and the projection was activated... There was an additional circle of light in his sight.

This is also one of the uses that Bai Yu has discovered before.

When entering the activated state of the Heroic Spirit Projection, his vision becomes sharper and his perception changes, as if some special vision has been activated.

In this visual state, a number can be seen above the heads of different people.

In this martial arts classroom, most of the students have the numbers 3 and 4 above their heads, and two girls have the number 2.

“This should be the level.”

Bai Yu continued to look into the distance. The number "5" appeared above the heads of several students who had completed the 6-day foundation-building and were called over individually. Only one student had the level "" above his head.

He had a guess that perhaps after completing the hundred-day foundation-building, his level would be raised to level five… This was certainly not enough to enter the realm of extraordinary achievement, but it was undoubtedly a threshold.

Bai Yu immediately stepped forward and walked through the line. His presence also attracted the attention of some students. Some people were stunned when they suddenly noticed that it was Bai Yu.

The leader of Class 7 was leading the team up front. Suddenly, he saw someone coming out and immediately said, "What are you doing out here? Keep working out."

Another class leader also saw it, but he pulled a classmate aside and said, "He's not from our class... He's from the class next door, you know."

The gazes of more than thirty people met on a single figure, becoming somewhat strange, and there were many more whispers.

Bai Yu didn't have time to care about what these kids were thinking... From the perspective of a 27-year-old adult, these people were still considered children.

"Listen carefully..."

Zhang Cuishan in front was about to say something when he saw Bai Yu walking towards him and interrupted him.

"Old class."

"Why are you here?" Zhang Cuishan immediately put aside his serious expression and asked with concern, "Are you feeling unwell? Do you want to go to the school infirmary to rest for a while?"

Bai Yu thought he was being treated like a sickly child. He shook his head and said, "I have also completed the 100-day foundation building process. I also want to move on to the next stage of martial arts cultivation."

"Building the foundation in a hundred days?" Zhang Cuishan stretched out his hand and pressed Bai Yu's shoulder. He felt a surge of force and took half a step back to steady himself.

The head teacher was surprised and said, "Really... You have a strong body. You must have been doing a lot of exercise at home."

Bai Yu repeated, "Can I start practicing martial arts now?"

Zhang Cuishan hesitated for a moment, then looked at the other students. Since he couldn't leave his teaching job here, he had no choice but to agree: "Okay, you're the only one in Class 1 now, so you can be a temporary transfer student, and I'll teach you as well."

Bai Yu thought that it was right for him to follow secretly. If he asked for advice alone, he might not teach him because he was worried that his physical condition was too weak.

Zhang Cuishan continued, "One hundred days of foundation building is a fundamental threshold. Once you reach that level, your body will adapt... Generally speaking, the beginning of martial arts also stems from the one hundred days of foundation building. Through body-building techniques, you guide the qi and blood to form a tide, opening up your meridians. Only after reaching this stage can you achieve a calm mind, allowing your qi and blood to circulate without dissipation. This is a crucial condition for the generation of 'qi'."

"Strength, strength. Only with strength can there be Qi. Strength originates from the earth, and Qi originates from the blood... Only after a hundred days of foundation building can the strength begin to flow through. In the past, there were various names for this within various sects. Shaolin called it "fixing the body," while Wudang called it "opening the meridians." After a hundred days of foundation building, every time you sit in meditation, a new breath of Qi will emerge, settling into your Dantian."

"Next, I will teach you a formula and a technique. Follow a fixed trajectory. One complete circle is considered a Zhoutian (circle of the heavens), and ten circles is considered a Great Zhoutian (circle of the heavens)."

"Teacher Zhang." A girl with twin ponytails raised her hand and asked, "Does this martial arts training method conflict with the mantras passed down in my family?"

"The formulas taught to you in school have been refined over many generations and are the most suitable for you to strengthen your body and lay a solid foundation. There is nothing more suitable at this stage."

"Teacher." Another chubby boy raised his hand and asked, "Can this martial arts practice lead to extraordinary achievements?"

"Of course."

"Then why are there so many martial arts schools out there, but so few extraordinary martial artists? Can one achieve extraordinary status just by practicing martial arts?"

"That's a very simple question." Zhang Cuishan was obviously not answering this kind of question for the first time. "Because transcendents don't just use martial arts to achieve enlightenment... In fact, once martial arts cultivation reaches the threshold, achieving transcendence through martial arts is practically impossible for most people."

The little fat man said in confusion: "Then why do we still need to practice martial arts?"

"Because the path of martial arts has been walked by many since ancient times, it is also considered the most suitable path for laying the foundation... If you don't practice martial arts, you won't even reach the threshold of transcendence."

The girl with twintails said, "So I can only learn martial arts?"

Zhang Cuishan paused. "That's not certain. Besides the martial arts path, there are other ways to lay a foundation. However, these paths are distributed across various countries. Some are family secrets, and some are the inheritance of aristocratic families. Ordinary people have difficulty accessing them. The only one that is similar to martial arts and has been promoted is the European magic system, but the introduction of this system has not been smooth, because Daxia doesn't have Europe's Tower of Babel, and Europe also doesn't have Daxia's mountains, seas, and wilderness or the Nine Provinces Dragon Veins."

"The path to transcendence is far too complex to explain to you now, and I doubt you'll understand. You just need to understand that a transcendental system is ultimately rooted in the land it resides on and the history and culture it carries... Although top-level transcendents all have different paths to the same destination, their starting points ultimately vary greatly. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

Zhang Cuishan was a teacher, and when it came to theoretical knowledge, he was quite forthcoming. He continued, "Furthermore, when it comes to laying the foundation, some methods are designed specifically for certain races and may not be suitable for us... For example, the goblins of Fog City are one of the many races within Daxia, each with its own unique method of laying the foundation. Compared to ordinary people, their starting point is definitely higher, and it's easier for them to access the extraordinary realm."

"Then ordinary people have no advantages?" a student asked unwillingly.

“Well, there is still some.”

"What?" Several people asked at the same time.

Zhang Cuishan looked funny. "There are so many ordinary people... If you pile them up in large enough numbers, there will always be a few geniuses. Besides, races with inherited heritage are few in number after all, and they may not be able to compare to the thousand-year-old families of Daxia."

Although they got the answer, the others were not very happy because it had nothing to do with them after all.

On the contrary, the more people there are, the more inward-looking there will be, which will bring competitive pressure to oneself.

"The best path for ordinary people is the martial arts. This is the answer earned through the bloodshed of countless predecessors. At least it will not let down your every effort. Every drop of sweat you shed is a little more cultivation and accumulation. This is already the best shortcut for ordinary people. If you still want more convenience, it is nothing but unrealistic and foolish to seek the faraway instead of the near."

Zhang Cuishan said earnestly, "Remember the 'Like a Dragon's Formula' I taught you. First, develop your sense of Qi. Then, choose a martial art that suits you to lay the foundation. As long as you find the right direction, you will be able to get started quickly."

"Why is it called Rulong Koujue?" Bai Yu asked.

Zhang Cuishan said in a resounding voice, "Because the person who created this formula once said that he hoped every citizen of Great Xia would be like a dragon."

Chapter 15 Kyushu Dragon Vein Seal

Like a dragon's mantra.

Sit quietly in place, circulate your Qi and blood, and cultivate true Qi.

True Qi is a supplement to strength. Ordinary people who practice martial arts will soon find it difficult to maintain due to lack of physical strength. Having true Qi is equivalent to having a way to maintain physical strength for a long time. Even by consuming a large amount of true Qi, one can achieve an effect similar to the violent anger effect in King of Fighters.

According to Zhang Cuishan, there are many uses for true Qi, and it can even be used to stop bleeding, heal wounds, and heal oneself. Even if one cannot achieve extraordinary results, practicing true Qi for sixty years can definitely prolong life and prevent all diseases. Therefore, the Rulong formula was promoted at an extremely fast speed within one or two generations.

As for why the parents don’t teach, it’s certainly not because they are reluctant, but the teaching of the Rulong Koujutsu itself also has a foundation. Ordinary parents will not be able to teach better than teachers, and it will be revised and upgraded every once in a while. Martial arts itself is a process of continuous improvement and improvement.

New is better than old, this is an unchanging truth since ancient times.

After half an hour of practice, Bai Yu completed a small circulation according to the mantra.

【ding dong~】

He heard the prompt sound, closed his eyes, and noticed a red dot on the icon of the Chronicle of Heroes.

My obsessive-compulsive disorder started to take effect. If I didn't get rid of the red spot, I would feel like something was wrong, as if cockroaches were crawling all over my body.

After opening it, I noticed that the status of the 'Fate Editor' character had been updated.

A line of text appeared in the character's journal.

[The editor studied hard today and mastered a new skill]

[Skill: Entering the Dragon Heart Method (1%·Beginning to Glimpse the Way) (Dark Blue)]

New skills were acquired.

Bai Yu finally understood that the so-called skills probably refer to the abilities that a person possesses. Skills themselves also have different qualities, and the quality is expressed by color. White means ordinary, while blue means fine, purple means rare, and red is the highest level, which he has never seen before.

The percentage shows the degree of mastery of skills, which can be divided into beginners, advanced, proficient, master, and the pinnacle.

Now Bai Yu has only practiced one percent, which is just the beginning. He has just converted a trace of true energy.

He closed his eyes and continued to practice his mental skills. Although this process was boring, it was a very interesting new toy for modern people who had never practiced qigong.

He operated it tirelessly, running the first round in half an hour, the second round was shortened to twenty-seven minutes, the third round to twenty-two minutes... and so on, until the ninth round, Bai Yu had been able to compress the operating time to ten minutes.