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Chapter 355 - 0235 Arhat Body (3k for double monthly tickets)

Chapter 355: 0235 Arhat Body (3k for double monthly tickets)

In the practice room.

Lu Chenzhou used his hand as a blade and fiercely struck his chest.

Snap!

The golden liquid parted easily like a wave, offering no resistance whatsoever, leaving a red mark on his chest, which made Lu Chenzhou’s expression subtly change.

"What’s going on? Why is there no defense power..."

Suddenly, he thought of something. Lu Chenzhou took out an alloy blade and attempted to slice his arm. When the blade came into contact with the golden liquid, it was like chopping tempered glass. The golden liquid trembled slightly, ejecting an invisible rebound force.

Bang!

The alloy fruit knife broke on impact.

"So that’s how it is, this golden liquid has intelligent sensing... it can recognize the source of the attack. If it’s my own attack, naturally it won’t defend."

Golden Body Skill, high-level.

Lu Chenzhou then grabbed an iron rod and cautiously tapped his head with it. The moment the iron rod collided with his head, it silently twisted and deformed.

Ultimately, it formed a ’concave’ shape.

Next, Lu Chenzhou tested the main body areas except for the groin. Ordinary C2 alloy weapons, if not using full strength, could not breach the defense offered by the armor crafted from golden liquid. Eventually, it was the blade that failed, not the person.

"This is the true perfection of the Arhat Golden Body!"

Lu Chenzhou was overjoyed.

Such defense, superior even to advanced protective suits, was far superior in terms of shock absorption, handling complex situations, and durability. After all, as long as there was physical stamina, the golden liquid could heal rapidly. Moreover, it could counter the evil skills of the Blue Lotus Sect.

Lu Chenzhou continued testing the defense of the golden liquid against his power.

He pondered,

"In terms of short-term defensive strength, power is stronger."

"But, in terms of practicality and endurance, cross training is stronger."

Innate power used in Ji armor defense consumed too much energy. Unless one had the rare "Endless Sea of Qi" talent or practiced some kind of endurance-oriented martial arts that generates ceaseless power, a typical Martial Artist could only focus defense on the area being hit.

Even if they have "Full Body Force" it would not be used unless in critical moments, as once the power depleted, a Martial Artist’s greatest advantage is lost.

Cross training didn’t have this issue.

It provided complete protection, no weak spots except for the groin, offering long-duration passive defense.

In actual combat, which was superior was clear at a glance.

"With the defensive strength I possess now, with double gathering armor, I should be able to withstand most regular attacks below the End Realm, unless it’s some extreme killing move. Even without a cold weapon, this body trained in cross training martial arts could engage a Great Demon in close combat!"

Great Demons possess strong physical bodies, which is why relics from the Void could serve as materials for Void Blades. Martial Artists rely on Void Blade cold weapons and their battle wisdom to defeat Great Demons of the same realm relatively easily. But barehanded, it would be difficult.

One reason is short reach.

The other, the killing power of fists and feet pale in comparison to the Void Blade.

Although a Martial Artist’s body is strong, without power, it is still slightly inferior to a Great Demon’s. In close combat, even if victorious, it would be a Pyrrhic victory.

On the otherhand, Lu Chenzhou.

With a weapon, he slaughtered recklessly.

Disarmed, he still slaughtered recklessly!

He looked towards the Martial Arts Tree.

[Eighteen Arhats Golden Body Skill: Perfection]

[Divine Seed·Arhat Body (Third Rank), hidden within the Shangyang Acupoint

Eliminate distress, venerable Ananda.

Effect 1: Buddha Wisdom level 3, improves some Buddhist martial arts comprehension.

Effect 2: Cross training level 3, enhances some cross training martial arts talents.

Effect 3: Rebound, physical attacks against the body will rebound some of the force. Non-physical attacks cannot be rebounded.]

The first two effects, need no explanation.

The third, left Lu Chenzhou overwhelmingly elated.

"Another super practical effect."

Rebound attack.

Powerful, no need to say more.

Even if just some, for anyone in close combat with him, it would be extremely painful, kill "Lu" a thousand, self-damage a hundred, and it could continue improving.

Lu Chenzhou muttered to himself,

"If rebound is trained to the extreme, it would be the legendary Vajra Unbreakable. I wouldn’t even need to lift a finger, relying on the Arhat Body to kill enemies like the Immovable Ming King, if you strike me, you die... because my body is strong, I can withstand your attack, but can you withstand your own force?"

This is how you use cross training.

After the excitement passed, Lu Chenzhou called his teacher, Chen Jiu.

Recently, the teacher had also been keenly following Lu Chenzhou’s transformation.

Hearing that Lu Chenzhou had succeeded, Chen Jiu said excitedly on the phone:

"Great! Old rules, cultivate for a while, then practice True Skill Cross Training... Even my ’Golden Bell Jade Drum Ming King Body’ is half-baked, so I won’t teach you. Go learn from Lufang, got 200 Vajra Points? If not, I’ll lend you some."

"I have them, thank you, teacher."

"Good, later apply Mingyu Potion externally, once you’re proficient, we can spar with each other, learn this True Skill Cross Training together, and improve together. The cross training expert I hired isn’t good enough, sparring efficiency is too low."

"Sure thing."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Chenzhou was in high spirits.

Unknowingly, his accomplishments in cross-training almost caught up with Chen Jiu.

But he did not know how to integrate and comprehend cross-training Martial Arts.

His current level seemed far from sufficient.

Only after becoming a Martial Arts Master did Lufang carve out his own path in cross-training.

...

Next.

Lu Chenzhou temporarily did not start learning new cross-training skills, but focused on opening acupoints, inner strength, and mastering two forms of Tiger Form Fist Boxing. In addition to his cultivation, he would also visit the second floor of the Myriad Volume Pavilion, exploring the subtleties of fist theories and scouting future Martial Arts techniques.

Not only Tiger Form, but he was also sparing time to practice Swallow Form, as the trials in the Void Realm had exposed his weakness with long-distance swift movement techniques. He wasn’t looking for significant strength in a short time—integrating and comprehending a first-class routine would suffice.

Over the past period,

Everyone had made obvious progress.

Old Tian, Leopard Woman, and Yao Cheng had successively stepped into the realm of Martial Artists. Chen Xiaoyun had also begun her retreat, and Class 1 of the geniuses welcomed two new top-class root-bone talents, which allowed Xiao He to breathe a sigh of relief, grateful that he was no longer at the bottom.

During a dinner organized by Old Tian for the ten students from the genius class, the two new classmates referred to Lu Chenzhou as a senior, which gave him a surreal feeling.

"I am seen as a senior by others now..."

And he was only 20 years old.

Ji Feiyan was also making a sprint.

But the Extreme Limit Realm was challenging, and the senior sister still needed to strive.

With intermediate root bone, her innate conditions were somewhat inferior, but from the current trend, Ji’s future achievements exceeding her master’s seemed promising.

Shi Ruyu, composed and unhurried, proceeded towards the Tenth Rank in her own pace. As a prodigy of sudden enlightenment, although she couldn’t compare to the phenomenal Lu Chenzhou, she was doing well.

As for their master, he lived a withdrawn life, declining all social interactions—avoiding bragging with friends, abstaining from casual drinks, fearing the waste of any bit of Changchun Fruit’s medicinal effects, eager to utilize this peak-status period to efficiently open acupoints and sprint toward the mastery realm.

Old Ji was determined.

If he couldn’t achieve the Breakthrough Second with the aid of heavenly materials and earthly treasures...he would die with regrets, having failed Principal Wang and Lu Chenzhou, let alone his nation and its people. Even if he couldn’t break through before his disciples reached the third shackle, he wanted to make it before his disciple became a Grandmaster.

Otherwise, he would disgrace his ancestors.

He wouldn’t have the face to create a separate page in the family records.

...

Time flew, a month later.

In the practice room.

Lu Chenzhou ended his cultivation and his consciousness entered the Inner Scenery Land where a giant circular foundation had been constructed from blocks of Meat Divine Stones, spanning over a hundred yards in diameter.

"A nine-story platform starts from accumulating soil, and the foundation of Meat Divine Palace is set."

Looking up at the sky, 57 Heavenly Star Acupoints twinkled.

"Just short of three acupoints."

As his Divine Seed continued to merge with the Heavenly Destiny Mystic Tiger, the current rate of opening three acupoints per month was even faster since he had dedicated all the time saved from cross-training to opening acupoints. It seemed next month would reach sixty.

Tiger Tai Sui was still honing its giant blade.

In an instant.

Lu Chenzhou arrived at the Martial Arts Mountain Peak area and stepped towards the viewing platform, only one step away. The Heavenly Stars vibrated hummingly, invisible pressure squeezing from all directions. Lu Chenzhou’s figure flickered uncertainly. Holding on longer than before, he still shattered.

"No use... In terms of Qi-Blood, I’ve reached 22 points, seven points above the Middle Realm, and my Martial Arts Will is strong enough, but unless the acupoints are achieved, I cannot stand here."

Lu Chenzhou shook his head, leaving the Inner Scenery Land.

...

That night.

Lu Chenzhou recited the "Bodhi Technique", sensing changes in Qi Mechanism. The Bodhi Seed in his mind became more tangible, emitting an indescribable Buddha’s light. In the dimly lit practice room, a faint blue light spread, and an ethereal Bodhi Seed floated out.

Lu Chenzhou’s forehead was covered with sweat, his spiritual power rapidly depleting. Fortunately, with the Spirit Bracelet in his hands, waves of gentle power flowed into his mind, nourishing his spirit.

With this miraculous power’s assistance, the Bodhi Seed began to sprout, visibly growing into a small blue tree behind Lu Chenzhou, materializing in illusion.

"Bodhi is not a tree, the bright mirror is not a platform..."

Muttering, the blue tree behind him began to dissolve into billions of blue lights.

Faintly, it transformed into a blurred blue silhouette.

It had no face, yet it radiated an aura of compassion; this was the small Bodhi form, formed from pure spiritual power, possessing Lu Chenzhou’s Qi Mechanism.

"So it is, just need to extract my Qi Mechanism and hide it within the small Bodhi form; then how could the enemy’s Qi Mechanism taint me?"

In the eyes of his enemies, his Qi Mechanism simply did not exist!

This was the essence of "Bodhi has no tree"!

With a thought, the small Bodhi form turned back into a Bodhi Seed, like the pre-universe singularity, deeply hidden at the deepest part of the spiritual ocean.

Here, unless one’s realm greatly surpassed Lu Chenzhou’s, it would be difficult to detect.

The Qi Mechanism was safely concealed here.

"Facing a Martial Arts Master is enough, but not a Martial Arts Grandmaster... However, with my strength, if I really encounter an enemy who has broken through the third shackles, any struggle would be futile."

Lu Chenzhou thought of the Shadow Level Great Void from the Void Realm, the memory still fresh.

He put away the black Spirit Bracelet in his palm, murmuring:

"Unexpectedly, this item also aids in cultivating the Bodhi Technique, or rather, spiritual artifacts have some benefits for cultivating spirit-based methods. If I could acquire a higher-level spiritual artifact, I might try learning the Heart Intent Cultivation Method to test the difficulty."

The path of spiritual cultivation is crucial. If his spirit and will were strong enough, facing the spiritual attack of a Shadow Level Great Demon would not be so awkward.

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