Extraordinary Realm from Persuasion System

Hearing her words, Zhang Beixing's mouth twitched. He always felt there was more to what she said.

Normally, he would have escalated the issue and argued with Lin Siqi. But now... he couldn't. He had only managed the Horse Stance for seven minutes; it was an undeniable fact.

It was also after he had started the Horse Stance that Zhang Beixing finally understood why his ancestors often said, "To learn to fight, start with the Horse Stance." He also figured out why the Horse Stance had become the fundamental skill in the Cultivation of both Internal Boxing and External Boxing, simply because it was incredibly difficult!

Whether you were an athlete with a specific attribute over ninety or a total weakling with attributes below fifty, training in this skill was exhausting! Attributes were merely auxiliary to it.

The real key to the Horse Stance lay in the rhythm of breathing and the breath drawn into the Dantian for nourishment!

No wonder Wikipedia says practicing the Horse Stance can develop Internal Energy, Zhang Beixing mused. I thought it was nonsense, but now, holding that breath every day for training, it would be ridiculous if it didn't develop Internal Energy! He recalled the information he had looked up a few days ago.

Luckily, with the foundation from the Table Technique and Raft Technique, it wasn't in vain. At least my lower body strength is very solid, and learning the Horse Stance came quite easily, he thought.

As Zhang Beixing had noted, thanks to the foundation laid by the Table Technique and Raft Technique, his progress with the Horse Stance was swift. He could maintain a perfectly standard Wide Horse Stance for over five minutes right from the start, which was already very impressive. Ordinary people couldn't last a minute, let alone even tens of seconds. Even the much less difficult 'Three-Equal Horse Stance' might be impossible for a normal person to hold for three minutes.

If Zhang Beixing hadn't practiced the Table Technique and Raft Technique, even with all attributes over seventy, he absolutely couldn't have lasted a minute in the Wide Horse Stance. Such was its difficulty!

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Afterward, Zhang Beixing sat on the mat to rest for a while. Feeling nearly recovered, he stood up and stomped his feet.

Although practicing the Horse Stance was torturous and painful, its effects were quite significant once mastered.

Firstly, Zhang Beixing's steps had become more stable, and his breathing much more prolonged. The improvement in his lower body technique was clearly visible.

Secondly, his progress in wire-walking had also surged! Previously, he could barely perform one or two moves on the wire. But now, after practicing the Horse Stance, he could effortlessly perform a dozen or twenty moves on the wire!

This time it feels achievable! Today I will surely complete this wire-walking Martial Arts Training task! Let's go! Zhang Beixing muttered to himself, then, full of confidence, stepped onto the wire.

A moment later...

PLOP!

With a muffled thud, Zhang Beixing fell off the wire.

Looking at the trembling wire, Zhang Beixing's heart was heavy for a long time.

This time he had improved somewhat; he had managed to make thirty moves on the wire before falling off. But the problem was, he needed to perform the entire one hundred and eighty moves of Yue Family's Continuous Fist!

He had only managed a sixth of it. What exactly is going on? Climbing up from the mat, Zhang Beixing furrowed his brows, completely puzzled.

Seeing him like this, Lin Siqi asked curiously, "Lao Zhang, what are you thinking about? Why do you look so concerned?"

"I'm thinking why..." Zhang Beixing blurted out, "why after so many days, I still can't stand on the wire and complete Yue Family's Continuous Fist?"

He clearly remembered how quickly he had trained before. But now, why had it come to this?

Hearing his words, Lin Siqi paused, then after a moment's thought, she tentatively asked, "Is it possible that this is actually normal?"

"Normal? What do you mean?" Zhang Beixing asked, taken aback.

"It's just as it sounds, Lao Zhang. Don't you think your Martial Arts Training pace is way too fast?" Lin Siqi said. "Ordinary people take months to master the Table Technique, Raft Technique, and Horse Stance, but you master them all in less than a week. Do you think that's normal?"

"Not normal!" Zhang Beixing shook his head. But he didn't mention this was all thanks to the System's enhancements, he thought.

"Then there you go!" Lin Siqi clapped her hands. "Since you also think it's not normal, now that you've returned to a normal pace, why are you so anxious? Everyone trains like this. Just let nature take its course!"

"In other words, you've reached your current limit for now. It'll be difficult to achieve quick success from here on out. You have to take it slow and steady."

At her words, Zhang Beixing didn't speak for a long time.

It wasn't that he thought Lin Siqi was wrong. On the contrary, he felt her words were very accurate, which is why he fell silent.

His previous achievements had blinded him, making him focus only on training and completely overlook why he had made such rapid progress in such a short time.

It was because of his relentless effort and outstanding talent, and even more so because his Power and Constitution attributes were as high as 79.9!

The enhancement from the System was comprehensive. Some improvements were obvious at first glance, while others were hidden, needing to be explored and discovered.

The reason Zhang Beixing had such good training efficiency before was entirely because he was in a developmental stage. The potential inside his body had not been fully tapped, which was why he had made such rapid progress, and his efficiency was incredibly fast.

But now, having fully tapped into his existing potential, his training pace had naturally returned to normal.

Of course, if Zhang Beixing wanted to, he could spend a month or two progressing gradually and still master it on his own, considering his solid foundation. But well...

No more pretending. I'll lay my cards on the table—I'm a cheater using the System! System, add points! Zhang Beixing thought, then directly clicked behind his Power and Constitution attributes.

His attributes instantly broke through 80!

He had been suppressing his attributes from breaking through before because he still wanted to accumulate points from practicing his punches. But now, he decided to test this breakthrough. Is this really the reason I suspected?

Feeling that extreme tingling sensation wash over him, Zhang Beixing subconsciously wanted to immerse himself in it.

But soon, he realized Lin Siqi was nearby. Without a second thought, he dived straight into the artificial lake and disappeared.

Seeing his sudden action, Lin Siqi stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.

She quickly walked to the lakeside, only to see Zhang Beixing's head emerge from the water as he took a deep breath.

Then, as if he had taken some kind of stimulant, a wild look appeared on his face, and he frantically swam forward.

After swimming half a lap, Zhang Beixing felt he had vented enough energy and slowly swam back.

Under Lin Siqi's confused gaze, he bypassed her, climbed up a tree in a few swift steps, landed on the wire, and assumed the opening stance of Yue Family's Continuous Fist!