Martial Saint!

Pruning branches, sprouting leaves, blossoming flowers.

The Martial Arts Tree seemed to have features yet to be revealed.

Lu Chenzhou concentrated and looked over, spotting tiny characters on the budding petals.

[Divine Seed nurturing in progress…]

In an instant, a bit more information flooded into Lu Chenzhou's mind: Martial Arts to Perfection could nurture the [Divine Seed], concealed within the human acupoints with numerous profound uses!

"So that's how it is, watering the plant of Martial Arts with sweat, diligently striving to the Perfect Realm, and then one can bear fruit and nurture an inconceivable seed."

The Martial Arts Tree was truly formidable!

Even the legendary Martial Bone Dao Embryo likely couldn't compare.

Lu Chenzhou felt even more confident about the future.

He was eager to see what Divine Seed could be nurtured from the Basic Boxing.

Just as he thought of practicing the fist technique again, Li Xianghua's voice came through.

"Chenzhou, time to eat."

Well, eating was more urgent.

"Coming, Mom."

In the bedroom, Li Xianghua had already prepared four dishes and a soup. Braised bass, stir-fried prawns… The meal was very lavish, and Lu Guoping had also come home from work early.

He was scrolling through his phone with furrowed brows.

"It's been a long time, and the source of the Virtual Disaster has still not been caught."

Li Xianghua served Lu Chenzhou some soup.

"How could it be that easy? Some regular people skilled at evading detection can escape for a while; how much more so for Void Things? Don't even think about working overtime during this period."

Lu Guoping sighed:

"Staying at home isn't safe either, it's said that the monster punched through a wall and hung the victim, who was watching TV on the sofa, on the wall… The person turned into a mess, sigh, I thought the Virtual Disaster was gone after several years without incidents."

Li Xianghua was puzzled.

"But this monster doesn't eat people; could it really just enjoy the thrill of killing?"

"Who knows."

Lu Chenzhou listened to his parents' talk, feeling somewhat heavy-hearted.

He had heard that if one got into Martial Arts University and managed to stay on as faculty after four years, he could bring his family to live in the family quarters on campus.

"I must get into Martial Arts University!"

Living in the Inner City wasn't necessarily safe.

And the civilians of the Outer City were even more anxious.

Although the annual death toll in Da Xia from the Virtual Disaster didn't even reach one percent of that of traffic accidents, humans had an instinctive fear of such strange and supernatural occurrences.

"By the way, Chenzhou, how is your boxing training going?"

Since advancing to the First Rank, Lu Guoping had been particularly concerned about Lu Chenzhou's training.

"Pretty good; I've made a bit of progress."

"Mm, don't fall too far behind in your academic courses either; maintaining your current ranking is good enough. If Martial Arts doesn't work out, getting into a top university is also a good backup plan."

Lu Chenzhou said while eating:

"I know, I was still in the top twenty during the last monthly exam."

Li Xianghua complained to Lu Guoping:

"How do you know he won't make it? You worry too much."

"I'm just speaking hypothetically."

"You just don't believe in the child."

"Of course, I believe... Forget it, let's eat."

The couple bickered, something Lu Chenzhou had grown accustomed to. Overall, his parents were very much in love, and he was already very content with living in such a family.

After the meal, Li Xianghua looked over her son.

"Chenzhou, have you gotten taller?"

Lu Chenzhou hadn't paid it much mind.

"Maybe."

Lu Guoping boasted proudly:

"It must be the Supplements I bought that promoted his growth."

Li Xianghua rolled her eyes at him.

"It's because the child has been training well in his boxing… Oh right, Chenzhou, you martial trainees won't just keep growing taller, will you? I've seen some foreign fighters at the Martial Arts Tournament who are three meters tall; are they even human anymore? How will you find a wife in the future?"

She just hoped that Lu Chenzhou would be 1.85 meters tall. She had been watching "Wang Po Talks Matchmaking" on the short video platform lately, and every girl in there was over 1.8 meters tall.

Lu Guoping interjected:

"You're just worrying over nothing. Those are all Martial Artists who have broken countless shackles. To put it bluntly, they're not the same species as us."

Lu Chenzhou earnestly explained:

"Those who are very tall have cultivated some special Martial Arts."

Li Xianghua breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good, then."

She was still looking forward to holding her grandchildren.

After dinner, Lu Chenzhou turned on his phone.

In the Martial Arts Society's small group, Qin Zheng and Sister Li were chatting animatedly.

[Qin Zheng: I've reached Second Rank, haha!]

[Li Linling: Congratulations, wow. I haven't practiced in a long time. There's half a year until the college entrance exams, and senior year is really painful. I feel like my Qi-Blood is degrading.]

[Qin Zheng: Don't worry, Sister. You can still train once you're in college.]

In the group chat among the three of them, Lu Chenzhou usually stayed invisible.

He was well aware that with Li Linling and Qin Zheng practicing like this, it would be difficult for them to become skilled in their Fist Technique. As the ancients said, "Practice for a day and gain a day's worth of progress; miss a day and lose ten days' worth!"

Without daily perseverance, Martial Arts training would ultimately be just a hobby. However, he didn't want to preach to others what to do, as everyone has their own path.

...

The next day, in the evening.

Flying Swallow Martial Arts Hall.

Ji Xuantong sat upright with his eyes closed, in Concentration.

"Hearing you say this, Lu Chenzhou's comprehension is indeed not bad."

Next to him, Shi Ruyu said:

"However, the most important thing is his astonishing determination."

Ji Xuantong nodded in agreement.

"We'll see about his future progress. If his comprehension is as good as yours, I will pay special attention to him, and strive to help him get into Martial Arts University later on, so that his talent isn't wasted."

In Da Xia, private Martial Arts Academies that can recommend talents who are overlooked due to poor root bone for admission into Martial Arts University, the university and the Martial Arts Association both have a "Bo Le Award."

To some extent, legally recognized Martial Artists spread among the populace also serve as Da Xia's second layer of talent screening, and many similar policies exist. Looking around the globe, Da Xia's Martial Arts atmosphere and environment are truly unique.

"Teacher, I'm off to teach my class."

Shi Ruyu turned and left.

Ji Xuantong stopped her, pondered for a moment, and said:

"When you have some free time, you can give Lu Chenzhou more guidance. His family's financial situation is average, and I estimate he will just take these thirty lessons. Most likely, he won't come back after a year."

"Understood."

Shi Ruyu stepped outside, where all the students greeted her in unison.

Lu Chenzhou, as expected, was there.

During the first half hour, Shi Ruyu led everyone through a round of Basic Boxing, and she discovered that Lu Chenzhou's Fist Technique seemed even more polished and flawless. Her heart stirred slightly.

"This kid is really making rapid progress."

She sincerely felt that Lu Chenzhou was improving day by day.

Could it be that he's a genius in comprehension? Just a late bloomer.

She glanced around at everyone.

"Next, I will demonstrate some of the key steps in actual combat fist-fighting... Does anyone want to volunteer as my sparring partner?"

The students all kept silent when asked, much like the silence that falls in class when a teacher calls on someone to answer a question, mainly because they were young and timid.

"I'll do it."

Lu Chenzhou had originally intended to let someone else have the opportunity to spar; he had already done it many times and felt a bit embarrassed to always be the one.

To his surprise, no one volunteered.

Shi Ruyu smiled slightly, feeling relieved inside. When the need arose, it was still this young man who stepped up. He was always the one to break the awkward silence, and this was a good chance to give him more practice.

Ji Xuantong's final words must have acknowledged Lu Chenzhou's perseverance, reflecting a burgeoning fondness for talent, and Lu Chenzhou might have a chance to receive the True Inheritance.

Lu Chenzhou loosened up his muscles and joints; he enjoyed sparring with Shi Ruyu. According to his observations, this kind of sparring improved his proficiency much more quickly than practicing alone.

After Fist Technique reached Great Success, what was needed even more was real combat experience.

The other students sat around to watch.

After bowing to Shi Ruyu, Lu Chenzhou said:

"Let's begin, Sister."