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Chapter 99 - 40, The Method of Fighting Generals_2

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"What is this?" Lin Yue examined the shield.

"Your Highness, this is a method for Martial Cultivators to test their strength."

Baili Fengzhi held the shield and explained, "The way of contesting combat power in Martial Cultivation is actually not much different from that of mortals. It’s all about whose strength is greater, whose speed is faster, and who can withstand more. Even the most advanced techniques are ultimately used to fight more effectively."

Lin Yue slightly raised an eyebrow.

From a modern perspective, this was indeed the case.

"So, what I want to teach Your Highness is also these basics."

Baili Fengzhi said, "As I have mentioned before, in Martial Arts cultivation, the methods of cultivation and training are merely for recovering and enhancing the body."

"And since Your Highness practices the Ancient God’s Way, which allows direct cultivation of the physical body with the Essence of heaven and earth, there is no need to learn cultivation and training methods."

She continued, "Therefore, Your Highness only needs to learn the fighting and killing skills. Particularly fighting skills, which are most crucial for Your Highness at present. Killing skills are just an extension of fighting skills and are not necessary for now. It would be best to learn the special moves from Yu Shiqi later."

"Alright." Lin Yue nodded.

"Since Your Highness has no Martial Arts foundation, let’s first test Your Highness’s explosive power."

Baili Fengzhi slightly staggered her feet, positioned the shield in front of Lin Yue, and extended it slightly forward, saying, "Your Highness, do not use Primordial Power. Just deliver a full-strength punch at me, right on this shield."

Lin Yue nodded slightly. He then approached her, lowered his body, clenched his fist, gathered strength, pushed off forcefully with his back foot, twisted his hips to generate force, and launched a fierce punch at the shield in Baili Fengzhi’s hand.

"Bang!"

When the fist hit the shield, it was not the hard sensation Lin Yue imagined but rather as if striking something as soft as cotton.

However, as his fist pushed deeper into the purple-gold metal of the shield, the soft, cotton-like metal became increasingly tough, as if transforming into clay, then rubber. It grew more solid, completely dissipating his fist power.

Eventually, when he withdrew his fist, the purple-gold shield bore only a fist mark less than half an inch deep, approximately three points deep.

Baili Fengzhi, having absorbed the entire force, stood as firm as a mountain, without even a hint of a tremor.

"So solid?"

Lin Yue was somewhat surprised.

"Three points deep."

Baili Fengzhi glanced at the fist mark on the shield and explained, "Your Highness, this purple-gold material on the shield is a Wuxiang Iron specifically used for testing strength. Each point of depth requires higher explosive power. This half-foot-thick Wuxiang Iron can only be broken by the Martial Cultivators at the peak of the Five Elements."

Lin Yue suddenly understood.

He couldn’t help but curiously ask, "How deep can a freshly advanced Martial Cultivator punch?"

"At least about one inch and five points." Baili Fengzhi replied.

"Huh?"

Lin Yue was slightly stunned, "Such a big difference? Didn’t you say that the physical body cultivated by the Ancient God’s Way is stronger than that of Martial Cultivators?"

Three points deep, one inch and five points deep, that’s a difference of five times!

Is the gap really that exaggerated?

"If Your Highness weren’t cultivating the Ancient God’s Way, with the power of that punch just now, an ordinary Martial Cultivator’s physical body would consider making a two-point deep fist mark as being quite high."

Baili Fengzhi calmly said, "Your Highness can achieve this; it’s already taking advantage of the strong physical body from the Ancient God’s Way."

"Alright then."

Lin Yue realized she might be subtly mocking him to take revenge for the earlier teasing.

But he didn’t mind and just asked, "It seems this is the difference in Martial Arts techniques, right?"

The fist mark on the shield was slowly disappearing. Obviously, this Wuxiang Iron was like some sort of memory metal.

"Correct."

Baili Fengzhi put away the Purple Gold Shield. "Any Martial Cultivator, in terms of power exertion techniques, must reach the state of Refining Energy like silk, Perfect Unity. Before breaking the Five Elements Heavenly Barrier, they are also just Mortal Bodies, having yet to break through the mortal physical limits. But they are able to exert more than ten times the strength by utilizing their physical bodies to an extreme degree."

She took a look at Lin Yue and shook her head, "Whereas Your Highness, though possessing a stronger body, has very poor utilization of it. Without any Martial Arts foundation, a Martial Cultivator of the same level could probably defeat Your Highness in one move."

Saying such harsh words, she must be taking the opportunity to retaliate... Lin Yue muttered to himself.

"So, now, the foremost priority for Your Highness is to learn fighting skills, which are the basics of Martial Arts."

Baili Fengzhi said, "Fighting skills allow a more thorough utilization of the physical body, including the exertion techniques of various body parts, movement techniques, mental methods, etc., to use them in actual combat without injuring the body."

Upon reaching this point, she pondered for a moment and said, "I’ll first teach Your Highness a simple set of fighting skills to assess Your Highness’s comprehension and control over your body, then arrange subsequent training."

Lin Yue immediately focused his attention on her.

Baili Fengzhi took off her cape and removed her outer War Robe, putting them away.

The fiery red inner lining of her War Robe was somewhat tight-fitting, highlighting her tall and striking figure, especially her long, graceful legs that were quite eye-catching.

"Your Highness, watch carefully. This set of fighting skills is the basis in military Martial Arts, commonly referred to as ’Soldier Beating Skill’ in the military."

As she spoke, Baili Fengzhi began to demonstrate these fighting skills, each unusual movement perfectly demonstrated through her body, like a leaping flame.

Though lacking the gentle grace of a woman’s dance, Baili Fengzhi’s performance of the fighting skills was imbued with a compelling beauty.

Before long, a set of fighting skills was fully demonstrated.

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