This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick!-Chapter 38 - : The Rolling Blade Thunders, The Pushing Blade Flattens Mountains

Chapter 38: Chapter 38: The Rolling Blade Thunders, The Pushing Blade Flattens Mountains

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“Weapons?”

Hao Yi was startled when he heard this, “Why did you suddenly think of learning about weapons?”

“I heard that in the Martial Arts Hall’s assessments, being proficient with weapons is an added bonus, so I thought I’d learn ahead of time to take advantage of that opportunity in the future.”

Li Fei explained.

“Hmm.”

Hao Yi nodded, “Before the appearance of Implants, past Martial Artists primarily trained with weapons because when engaged in combat, unarmed fighting and weapon-based fighting are two completely different realms of Combat Power. Even an ordinary person wielding a knife could potentially injure a trained fighter.

Later, as Implants appeared, the upper limits of Martial Artists’ Combat Power kept climbing, and the development of Martial Arts began to shift towards unarmed combat because for High Rank Martial Artists, their own bodies are the strongest weapons. There’s little difference between fighting unarmed or with a weapon, and sometimes, if the quality of the weapon can’t keep up, it can’t withstand the force, it will shatter after a few hits and is less convenient than fighting with bare hands.”

Li Fei nodded, recalling his past life’s training, which was also primarily focused on weaponry.

Hao Yi continued: “However, for lower-ranked Martial Artists, possessing a good weapon can still be a huge advantage, which is why the Martial Arts Hall regards proficiency in weaponry as a bonus point. You want to practice with weapons, fine, I suggest you learn either the saber or the stick, as these two types of Weapons are quick to master. Other weapons like swords, spears, whips, etc., it’s nearly impossible to see significant progress within just one year.”

Li Fei had previously told him ‘time waits for no one,’ so now his plans for Li Fei were all about aiming to secure a university spot within a year.

“The student wishes to train with the saber.”

Li Fei made up his mind without much hesitation.

The saber was more convenient to carry and had greater lethality. Additionally, the weapon he primarily trained with at the Zhi Ge Department in his vocational studies was also the saber, so he chose the saber.

“Alright, starting today, you’ll replace two hours of your physical training every day with saber technique.”

Hao Yi said, “Once you reach the Body Breaking Stage, your physical conditioning will significantly improve, and you won’t need to specifically train your physical strength.”

“Ok.”

Li Fei nodded in agreement.

The two then continued training as usual, and after finishing the afternoon’s Qi Training and impact resistance training, Hao Yi had Li Fei reopen a different training room.

This training room was very spacious, with various weapons on racks along the walls.

It was a room specially used for sparring.

Hao Yi took two wooden sabers from the weapon rack and tossed one to Li Fei:

“You already have a basic understanding of saber techniques from vocational school, so show me what you’ve got.”

“Ok.”

Li Fei caught the wooden saber, holding it in one hand, the blade dragging behind him. Then, he stepped forward and with a backhanded stroke, he brought the saber down in a chopping motion.

Smack!

Hao Yi casually swept a cut from the upper left to the lower right, precisely intercepting Li Fei’s wooden saber in mid-path. Li Fei felt a jolt in the wooden saber as if it had struck a thunderbolt, and it nearly flew out of his hand.

He quickly steadied the blade, but before he could continue his attack, Hao Yi had already flipped his wrist and delivered a second cut backhandedly from the lower right up to the upper left.

Because Li Fei was first steadying his blade, his movements were a beat slower; he couldn’t raise his saber in time to block and was forced to retreat. However, he still wasn’t faster than Hao Yi’s blade and found the tip of the saber pressed against his chin.

“Again.”

Hao Yi stepped back, signaling for Li Fei to attack once more.

This time, Li Fei gripped the saber with both hands, moving it slowly forward, then suddenly lunged with a quick step, changing to holding the wooden saber in one hand, leaning forward, and thrusting his right shoulder ahead, fiercely stabbing at Hao Yi’s chest.

Hao Yi pushed his wooden saber forward in similar fashion and then abruptly turned the blade over, knocking Li Fei’s incoming blade with the back of his saber, pushing Li Fei’s wooden saber to the side of his body. Then, with the flat of his blade against Li Fei’s, he pressed down hard, shoving the blade rapidly forward!

Li Fei was startled and had to release his blade and retreat to avoid having his wrist sliced.

The very next second, Li Fei’s wooden saber fell to the ground, and Hao Yi withdrew his blade.

“I roughly know your level now.”

Hao Yi said, “Those two moves just now, how did they feel?”

Li Fei recalled the two moves Hao Yi had used just now and said,

“The first move has a rolling force, where the first impact is critical; the second move has a crushing and pushing force, with the key being the timing, making it so that the opponent doesn’t have time to react.”

“Mm.”

Hao Yi nodded, “What I just showed you are called Rolling Thunder Style and Pushing Mountain Style. To release energy like rolling thunder and push the saber as if it’s flattening a mountain, these phrases are the essence of these two saber techniques. As you continue to train with the saber, just mastering these two techniques will suffice to handle the vast majority of situations.”

“Please teach me, Master.”

Li Fei bowed to Hao Yi.

…

After 8 p.m., Li Fei finally made it home.

Since he already had three years of saber technique foundation, it only took him over three hours to get the hang of both the Rolling Thunder Style and the Pushing Mountain Style under Hao Yi’s guidance. Next, he needed more practice and sufficient perception for his saber technique to reach a higher level of expertise.

Because he had scheduled a time with Liu San, Li Fei didn’t do the embryo nurturing training and quickly left the house with his things. After changing into his disguise, he arrived at the gate of Qingyuan Fist Village.

Liu San, as before, was already waiting there.

“Did you get the information?”

Li Fei resumed his aloof persona as the Green-faced Ghost and got straight to the point upon meeting.

Liu San nodded: “I got it. Half a month later, the ‘Dragon’ in the Dragon and Tiger Fight is Ling Yong, one of the popular fighters of the Earth Character Boxing Ring, a peak Body Breaking Stage martial artist, proficient in using a stick.”

“Peak Body Breaking Stage martial artist?”

Li Fei was taken aback.

Since he had not yet reached the Body Breaking Stage himself, Hao Yi had not told him much about the martial artists in that stage. He only knew that during this stage, implants would replace some of the martial artist’s bodily tissues, granting abilities far beyond those of ordinary people.

“The Body Breaking Stage is roughly divided into three phases: during the early stage, one can only use the power of their Implant two or three times in a short period, the middle stage allows for about a dozen uses, and in the late stage, one can continually use the power of their Implant until their physical energy is completely depleted.”

Liu San explained to Li Fei.

“Ling Yong’s Implant is the fairly common First Grade high-quality Tiger Pattern. He chose to implant it in his arms. When he activates the power of the Tiger Pattern, his arms will show red and black stripes, and his arm strength will increase significantly. The Black Steel Coiling Dragon Stick he uses weighs ninety-seven pounds, and when he activates the Tiger Pattern, he can effortlessly twirl the long stick with just one hand.

Every time Ling Yong uses the Tiger Pattern, his strength can be maintained for about three to five seconds, and he has used the Tiger Pattern thirty-nine times in a single boxing match. There are rumors that he is just one step away from breaking through to the Qi Change Stage, which is why he’s recognized as a peak Body Breaking Stage martial artist.”

After listening to Liu San’s briefing, Li Fei silently pondered for a while.

Single-handedly wielding a ninety-seven-pound weapon, the strongest weightlifters from his previous life could lift such a weight with one hand but definitely couldn’t swing it easily enough to fight with it. Ling Yong’s strength was indeed formidable once he activated his Implant.

However, since the opponent’s Implant was a strength-type, with more focus on the attack, it was good news for Li Fei who had the Myriad Blood Pearl.

Although the opponent sounded very powerful, a peak contender in the Body Breaking Stage, a cut from a blade would still make him bleed the same; he was not invulnerable.

“Have the other two Tiger Generals been confirmed?”

Li Fei inquired.

Liu San nodded: “They’ve been confirmed; both are proficient fighters of the Earth Character Boxing Ring.”

“Do you have information on these two Tiger Generals?”

Li Fei continued to ask.

His cautious nature ensured that he wanted to thoroughly understand not only his opponents but also his own teammates before making any decisions.

“Yes.”

So Liu San went on to detail the profiles of the two Tiger Generals to Li Fei.

After listening, Li Fei looked at him,

“Go tell Sister Hua, I’m taking this match!”

…