Chapter 31: Integration Level 5 (Please keep reading)

Chapter 31: 5% Integration (Please keep reading)

In the independent martial arts training room.

"Ding!"

"WeChat transfer received: 50,000 Xia Kingdom Yuan!"

Looking at the 50,000 Xia Kingdom Yuan transferred to him by Yang Lei on WeChat, Lin Qi felt a sense of satisfaction.

"Yang Lei lost face big time this time. He didn't want to see us, so he could only transfer the money via WeChat," Jiang Tao chuckled beside him.

"But, Brother Qi, the grudge from when Yang Lei provoked you last time has finally been settled."

Lin Qi swiftly changed into his martial arts uniform, took a blood-qi capsule, and said

"If there is a grudge, I will definitely settle it. No one is an exception."

"Yang Lei was only ranked 49th in his grade; defeating him isn't something to be proud of. Let's get to training; there isn't much time left before the monthly exam."

"You got it, Brother Qi!" Jiang Tao also hurried to get moving.

"Whew~"

After speaking, Lin Qi stood in a corner, adjusted his breathing, and began practicing the Tiger Form Fist.

His body stood as steady as a rock in the initial Three-Body Stance, and an invisible aura began to release from his body.

The power of the Tiger Form is generated from the hips and tailbone. When the fist moves smoothly, the clear qi rises; when the fist moves inversely, the turbid qi fails to descend, and the Du Meridian remains blocked...

Ever since breaking through to the Great Success stage, Lin Qi could feel the fluidity of the technique whenever he practiced. Under the guidance of the fist technique, his entire musculature underwent intense movement.

The movements of the technique had become instinctive; at times he was like a fierce tiger descending a mountain, at others like a raging tiger emerging from the forest, and sometimes like a hungry tiger seizing a sheep...

"Bang! Bang! Bang!!"

Crisp sounds erupted from his body.

Lin Qi felt his entire body burning and tingling intensely. The blood-qi capsule he had taken rapidly converted into blood-qi, which ascended from the lower Dantian to his arms and elbows, driving through to his fingertips, permeating every tendon and extremity.

It was too hot!

Lin Qi continued to strike, set after set, constantly improving his control over the technique.

The blood-qi was also frantically tempering his muscles.

His blood-qi was rising at a frantic pace.

[Training in progress. Proficiency in "Tiger Form Fist" has increased significantly. Fist Technique +2%]

[Tiger Form Fist breakthrough! Your blood-qi value has broken through. Blood-qi Value +0.1]

...

[Blood-qi Value: 6.9 → 7.0]

[Fist Technique: Tier 1 98% → Tier 2 1%]

...

Watching Lin Qi's silhouette, Jiang Tao felt as if, in a trance, he saw Lin Qi transform into a fierce tiger.

It approached from a distance, growing larger and larger, its tiger-like eyes becoming clearer and clearer, until it opened its massive maw to let out a tiger's roar.

"Roar~"

Jiang Tao shook his head and looked again, but there was nothing there. Everything just now seemed like an illusion.

"Brother Qi, did your fist technique break through to Tier 2?" Jiang Tao asked in surprise.

Lin Qi retracted his fist. His body was steaming, and sweat poured down him like rain. He nodded

"I broke through!"

"You actually broke through! I only broke through to Tier 2 a short while ago. Your technique level is almost catching up to mine," Jiang Tao said, startled.

Lin Qi shook his head. "Although the technique is close, my blood-qi value and weapon skills are still lagging far behind."

His blood-qi value had only just broken through 7.0, whereas Jiang Tao had broken through 8.0 during his small test.

Jiang Tao sighed. "Brother Qi, your recent progress is getting increasingly exaggerated. I'm under immense pressure."

"No way, I have to work harder too."

With that, he threw himself entirely into his training.

Lin Qi clenched his fists. Having broken through from Tier 1 to Tier 2, his mastery over his body was different.

If Tier 1 was the foundation, then Tier 2 was proficiency, requiring the full exertion of large muscle groups.

Having said that, he took the training spear from the wall and began practicing his spear techniques.

"Swish! Swish!"

The long spear in his hands suddenly swung into motion, rotating and thrusting out like lightning.

The spear pierced through the void, tearing the air and letting out a series of whistling sounds.

"With the Tiger Form Fist breaking through to Tier 2, my control over my body has improved significantly. Executing the 'Mountain-Crushing Spear Technique' has become much easier."

Lin Qi felt a sense of joy. With the spear technique, as soon as his mind moved, his entire musculature connected to deliver force, as if some sort of obstruction had been removed.

It was as if lubricant had been added to a machine, making it run more smoothly.

"Swish! Swish!"

At the same time, the spear technique became increasingly fluid, like flowing water, and his footwork became more agile.

[Your body control has improved. Proficiency in "Mountain-Crushing Spear Technique" has increased significantly. Spear Technique +2%]

[Your body control has improved. Proficiency in Footwork has increased significantly. Footwork +2%]

[Spear Technique: Tier 1 82% → 84%]

[Footwork: Tier 1 73% → 75%]

...

Half an hour later, Lin Qi stopped. His gaze locked onto the panel, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly.

"The teacher was right. The higher the level of the fist technique, the stronger the mastery over the body's muscles, which aids in improving weapon skills."

"But..."

His happiness was short-lived as an intense sense of fatigue washed over him. Lin Qi walked over and sat down, picking up a towel to wipe away the sweat.

His arms were exhausted, his muscles were aching, and a heavy fatigue enveloped his entire body.

"Gulp, gulp, gulp~"

He picked up a bottle of functional energy drink and gulped it down, turning it into an empty bottle in moments.

"Whew~"

Lin Qi breathed heavily to recover his strength while falling into deep thought.

"My training time is still too short."

Since entering his third year of high school, Lin Qi felt more and more that he didn't have enough time to practice martial arts.

He wanted to train for more hours, but his body couldn't handle it. Once he entered a state of exhaustion, his efficiency would drop drastically.

In particular, the muscle soreness could not be completely eliminated.

Wealthy families had recovery pods to relax the body and soothe muscles, or even hired regular masseuses to clear their meridians.

Poor people like him couldn't do that; they could only rely on self-relaxation or use myofascial release tools.

He looked at the panel.

[Name: Lin Qi]

[Template: Erlang Shen · Yang Jian]

[Integration: 4.9%]

"Almost there. If the integration breaks through 5%, my body will also be relaxed during the process of bone, skin, and flesh transformation."

Lin Qi always relied on increasing his integration to recover from physical fatigue.

The only thing he found regrettable was the lack of an ability similar to the "Stomach Strengthening" effect; every increase in integration only purely improved his physical constitution and comprehension.

"I wonder if reaching 5% will bring some change?"

"If I have better energy and recovery capabilities, my martial path will advance even faster."

As Lin Qi thought of this, a sharp glint seemed to flash in his eyes.

...

11:00 PM.

Lin Qi returned home to total silence.

He walked lightly back to his bedroom and propped a white wooden board against the door.

This was a soundproofing board he had purchased, which could effectively block noise.

His mother, Fang Huiyi, suffered from neurasthenia and could not tolerate loud noises. Lin Qi had bought several boards for her bedroom and kept one for himself.

They weren't cheap—a thousand yuan per board—but he felt it was worth it.

In the future, he would cure his mother's illness and move the whole family into a large villa.

"Whew~"

Setting down his backpack, he moved his tired body and began standing in a meditative stance, his feet stepping into his footprints.

Adjusting his breathing, he quickly entered the state.

Head straight, eyes focused, breath quiet and even, body upright, shoulders relaxed, elbows horizontal, armpits hollow, elbows bent in a circular embrace...

After a moment, his body began to tremble involuntarily. His spine straightened like a dragon's bone, and blood-qi surged from his spine, traveling through the major muscle groups.

His body heated up, and waves of tingling sensations surged through him.

"Inhale~"

"Exhale~"

After an unknown amount of time, the panel began to change.

[After a period of strenuous training, Panel Integration +0.1%]

[Template: Erlang Shen · Yang Jian]

[Integration: 4.9% → 5.0%]

...

"I reached 5%!!"

Lin Qi snapped his eyes open and stood up quickly from the floor.

In the next second, he felt a mysterious power surging into his body from an unknown place.

A new transformation had begun!

...

(End of Chapter)