Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

Chapter 107 Samurai
Gao Wu only swung around a bit; he wouldn't actually do anything.

Having wild thoughts is actually a human instinct.

If a person's thinking is completely restricted, then he cannot be creative.

What you think is not important; what matters is what you do.

“Every martial artist has their own path. Some need to find enlightenment in tranquility and peace, while others need to unleash their potential in the face of life-or-death situations.”

Gao Wu understood Zhou Hongying's thoughts, and he smiled and said, "The Dragon Soaring Sword I practice is only suitable for me, as it's good for braving the wind and waves. Sister Hongying, you shouldn't try it."

Zhou Hongying was a little disappointed, but then she became excited again: "If you become awesome in the future, I will have witnessed the rise of a legend and will be able to go down in history with you!"

She herself was a high-level martial artist and understood very well what an eighteen-year-old warrior represented.

Putting everything else aside, Gao Wu can now directly enter Ankyo University's Martial Arts Academy. That's the value of an eighteen-year-old samurai.

Not to mention the magnanimity and demeanor Gao Wu displayed, she had a feeling that this younger brother would become an extraordinary figure in the future!
"Hahaha..." Gao Wu laughed loudly, "I hope that one day we will all be remembered in history!"

Shang Qingjun smiled beside her. She was very happy, but she was reserved and didn't show the same excitement as Zhou Hongying.

Seeing that Gao Wu and Zhou Hongying were getting further and further off track, she said softly, "If Grandpa knew, he would be very happy."

"I'll tell Grandpa when I get back."

Gao Wu said, "You all have to keep this a secret for me. I'll give Bai Yushuang a big surprise when I get on the stage!"

This little vixen dares to come and provoke us; we have to beat her pretty face until it's swollen in public!
"Hahaha... Yes, teach that spoiled little girl a lesson!" Zhou Hongying laughed heartily. She liked Gao Wu's cunning and stingy nature; it was very real and interesting.

That Bai Yushuang is indeed a bit annoying; the way she stares at her is even more exaggerated than a lecherous man.

Shang Qingjun hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping herself. Having studied in Anjing for two years, she knew the Bai family held considerable influence there. She wanted to remind Gao Wu to be careful and not to truly antagonize the Bai family.

She thought again that Gao Wu had been smart since he was a child, and now that he was older, he knew how to act appropriately, so she shouldn't interfere too much.

In a duel on the ring, everyone relies on their skills. We can't let Xiao Wu have any reservations.

Song Mingyue hadn't said anything, but she already knew from her spiritual intuition that Gao Wu had opened his Source Aperture.

In addition, she couldn't discuss too many details with Gao Wu in front of outsiders.

Of the four, Zhou Hongying was the most excited. She was driving and chatting enthusiastically with Gao Wu...

Back at Qilin Garden, Shang Qingjun and Zhou Hongying needed to change clothes and take a shower. They agreed to have dinner together that evening, so the two left first.

Gao Wu and Song Mingyue returned to their room. Once they were alone, Song Mingyue quietly congratulated Gao Wu: "You've taken a crucial step. Congratulations."

According to the ranking system, martial artists are all at the amateur level.

Samurai are able to control Source Power and possess extraordinary strength, which truly sets them apart from ordinary people.

According to the classification of martial arts, warriors are divided into beginner, intermediate and advanced levels, then martial arts masters, martial arts grandmasters and martial arts grandmasters.

Upon reaching the seventh level, one will be called a Martial King, meaning a master of martial arts, capable of dominating a region.

In the fourteen states of the alliance, with a population of six billion, there are only a few dozen martial artists who can reach the level of seventh-level Martial King.

Each Martial King is a strategically powerful figure and a vital force in protecting the alliance.

As for Martial Saints, who are above Martial Kings, they are extremely rare in the world.

The Ninth-Level Martial Emperor is the supreme martial artist, and there has only been one Martial Emperor in the past hundred years: Qin Liuhe.

No matter how powerful other martial arts experts are, none of them are qualified to be called Martial Emperor.

For martial arts masters, advancing to the rank of warrior is merely the first step on the long road of martial arts.

However, Song Mingyue felt that this step was crucial, marking Gao Wu's true embarkation on the extraordinary path.

With Gao Wu's abilities and talent, he should have already advanced to the rank of warrior.

Song Mingyue was actually quite worried about Gao Wu, because sensing source energy was a very mysterious thing. Many people just couldn't condense source energy no matter what they tried.

Fortunately, Gao Wu finally took this step.

An eighteen-year-old samurai has a significant advantage in many aspects. Even at Ankyo University's martial arts academy, which is full of talented individuals, high-level martial arts skills are highly valued.

In martial arts, being one step ahead grants access to more resources, allowing you to progress faster and faster, thus entering a positive cycle.

If you are even one step too slow, you will fall into a negative cycle.

Even if a martial arts academy treats all students fairly, the resources it can allocate are limited. Without family support, high-level martial artists will be far behind their peers in terms of resources.

For example, Bai Yushuang, even if she makes a mistake, can correct it with the support of her family. Gao Wu, on the other hand, is different; one wrong step could leave him completely behind.

This was also true for her. Even though her grandfather valued her highly, the support he could give her was very limited.

By her generation, the Song family had become far too large. Being a woman, she was naturally at a disadvantage in this regard, finding it difficult to compete with her male peers.

In this respect, she and Gao Wu could only rely on themselves, so they were in the same boat.

Gao Wu didn't have such a deep understanding of this; he felt that becoming a samurai was only a matter of time.

If you can advance to the Samurai rank today, the Kirin Cup can openly slap Bai Yushuang in the face.

He shared some details about advancing to the rank of warrior with Song Mingyue, especially emphasizing that his condensation of the source aperture seemed a little different.

From the perspective of the Yin spirit, his condensed acupoints resembled a blue eight-pointed star, with a bright and stable light, far superior to Bai Yushuang.

Even compared to Song Mingyue's dantian acupoints, it is a bit brighter.

However, Song Mingyue's dantian acupoints have also made significant progress, appearing as a seven-pointed star, radiating a deep, dark light.

"Do you feel that the acupoints are faintly shaped like an eight-pointed star?"

Song Mingyue looked thoughtful. After a moment's thought, she said, "The concentration of acupoints varies from person to person. Generally speaking, the stronger the acupoints, the more stable and bright the light they will emit, like stars."

"The higher the level of source energy circulation, the more and more abundant the starlight emitted from the acupoints... The eight-pointed star shape is the mark of the top-level source energy acupoints."

"The source energy acupoints are not physical entities, but rather manifestations of a martial artist's inner observation through spiritual insight. One's own observations often contain many errors."

Gao Wu nodded slightly; he agreed with Song Mingyue's statement.

However, he possessed a Yin Spirit that allowed him to directly observe the state of Source Energy, but it wasn't the ordinary kind of mental power used for internal observation. There was no doubt about that. "A warrior's Source Energy can be tested."

Song Mingyue said, "The martial arts academy should have a source energy testing device. It's actually a special metal from another world that can expand and grow when stimulated by source energy."

"The essence is very simple, just like a thermometer, which divides values ​​according to the expansion ratio. The same principle applies to instruments that measure spiritual power. It's just that substances that can measure spiritual power are rarer and more precious."

She then added, "A novice warrior can maintain a source energy value of 100. New warriors like Bai Yushuang probably can't maintain a stable source energy value of 100 yet. An intermediate warrior can reach 300 source energy values ​​by condensing two acupoints, and an advanced warrior can reach 1,000 source energy values ​​by condensing three acupoints."

Gao Wu asked curiously, "What's the significance of high or low Source Power?"

"With the same output of source power, 150 source power points can crush 100 source power points. There are three levels of warriors, and the difference between each level is huge."

Song Mingyue had witnessed the battles of martial arts masters; the higher the level, the more important the source energy became.

Gao Wucai is only now condensing source energy, but he lacks experience in how to control it.

Song Mingyue changed her clothes and then went to the underground martial arts training ground to spar with Gao Wu.

The training ground costs 1,000 yuan per hour, which Gao Wu thinks is a bit expensive. He was wondering if he should go somewhere else when Song Mingyue had already scanned the QR code on her phone to pay.

The fully enclosed training ground covers an area of ​​60 square meters, with sound-absorbing material on all four walls and a super-strong plastic floor.

There was a punching power tester in the corner, and nothing else.

Gao Wu went up and unleashed a hundred punches in quick succession, each punch carrying a force exceeding three thousand kilograms.

He could reach this level before, but it required his full strength. Now, however, he could do it effortlessly. Although their fist power seemed the same, their levels were vastly different.

By opening up his acupoints and condensing his source energy, his agility increased by 0.5, bringing his total value to 10.5.

The root value also increased by 0.2, bringing the total value to 8.

Improving a samurai's physical attributes requires daily breathing in and refining of source energy; it cannot be achieved overnight.

Advancing to the rank of warrior doesn't bring many changes to the basic attributes of a high-level warrior.

However, the addition of an acupoint for gathering source energy, which allows his body to be in harmony with its internal and external systems, is the fundamental reason for his increased agility.

Another key change is that he has reached the minor mastery level of the Nine Forms of the Dragon.

The improvements in both aspects allowed him to truly unleash his physical strength, enabling him to control a punch with a force of up to 3,000 kilograms.

Song Mingyue, watching from the side, was also somewhat surprised. Even for a high-level martial artist, it would be difficult to reach this level with physical strength alone.

A punch with 3,000 kilograms of force, without the protection of a source force field, would injure a samurai if it encountered strong resistance.

Gao Wu, with his exceptionally strong physique, was able to withstand the enormous load of 3,000 kilograms of punching force, and was able to bring out the subtleties of his boxing technique, rather than simply exerting force.

At this level of cultivation, even without using source energy, a high-level martial artist can directly suppress a novice martial artist.

Song Mingyue and Gao Wu sparred, and this time Song Mingyue was on high alert, carefully dealing with Gao Wu's punches and kicks.

Gao Wu had already reached a minor level of mastery in the Dragon Palm and sword techniques. This time, as he advanced to the Martial Warrior level, he truly integrated his body and spirit, and incorporated the essence of martial arts into himself, which allowed him to truly master the Dragon Body Technique.

His movements were fluid and graceful, adaptable and agile, as he moved swiftly and decisively.

Song Mingyue was full of praise. Only after reaching this stage did Gao Wu truly get rid of his habit of forcing his strength, and he showed some of the aura of a martial arts master who could move like a dragon.

The two men clashed palms together, each unleashing their source energy to bombard each other, the resulting explosions echoing like muffled thunder in the confined space.

After a half-second standoff, they each took a step back. Song Mingyue thought for a moment and said, "Your source power should be around two hundred, or even more. I had to use my mental power to withstand this attack."

This is not only due to the purity of his martial arts source power, but also because his body is too strong.

In conclusion, high-level martial arts have a huge advantage over ordinary beginner martial artists, and they should not be at a disadvantage even when facing intermediate martial artists.

Gao Wu was also very satisfied with his performance. In the past, he had never gained the upper hand when fighting with Song Mingyue. This time, it was a draw, which was a huge improvement.

Song Mingyue and Gao Wu exchanged some techniques for using source power, such as how to efficiently generate a source power field that protects the whole body, and how to use source power bursts, etc.

These are actually all source energy secret techniques, which are secret methods that are not passed on to outsiders in each family's lineage.

Although Song Mingyue is not close to her family, she has still been able to learn some of the source energy secrets of the Song and Shen families. She is more than capable of teaching high-level martial arts.

After sparring for an hour, Gao Wu felt he had gained a lot.

In fact, if other experts were to provide guidance, the effect would be far less. Only Song Mingyue was in perfect harmony with him, able to perceive his subtle problems and provide targeted guidance.

The effect is immediate.

After returning to his room and rinsing off, Gao Wu silently recited an incantation and then reached out and used the transformation of the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Mantra to dry his wet hair.

This was because his source power had matured, and his control over divine spells had become more refined, which gave him the courage to do this. In the past, such a flash of the Divine Light of Blazing Fire would have burned off all his hair.

Shang Qingjun had made plans with him to go out for dinner that evening. Seeing that it was almost time, Gao Wu pulled Song Mingyue to the lobby on the first floor.

Shang Qingjun and Zhou Hongying were already waiting in the lobby. The four of them met up and were about to leave when Gao Wu suddenly received a phone call.

Looking at the name displayed on his phone, Gao Wu was somewhat surprised. The caller was An Ziru from the Martial Arts Academy of Anjing University, who was also the dean of Qinglong Academy and a martial arts master.

Gao Wu hadn't paid much attention to the phone number he left in the secret realm. He knew this person was very important, but since they had no connection whatsoever, he couldn't just force himself on them.

Gao Wu apologized and ran to a quiet corner to answer his phone: "Dean An, hello."

"Gao Wu, are you free right now?" An Ziru's somewhat cold voice came through the microphone.

"I'm free." Gao Wu didn't know what An Ziru had to do, but compared to having a meal together, An Ziru's invitation was obviously more important.

"I just found some free time, and now that you've come to Azure Dragon Academy, I have something to tell you..."

Gao Wu hung up the phone and apologized to Shang Qingjun and Zhou Hongying about it.

Shang Qingjun didn't take it seriously: "It's important that Dean An wants to see you. We're not in a hurry to eat."

She then smiled at Song Mingyue and said, "Since Xiaowu isn't going, let's have dinner together."

Song Mingyue was pondering how to refuse when her phone rang. She took it out and saw it was An Ziru calling…

(End of this chapter)