Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 325 Powerful Mind-Body Martial Arts
The next day, in Shi Jingyi's martial arts training courtyard.

After finishing her lesson today, she contacted Guan Tong to take a mental martial arts test.

The two moved some wooden stakes in the yard to make room.

As Guan Tong moved the items, she said, "I looked at the notes you gave me last night. Among the mental martial arts techniques you designed, two seem to be relatively well-developed."

“That’s good,” Shi Jingyi said. “These are the two I want to test today.”

After all the wooden stakes and debris were moved to the corner, a large area was cleared in the center of the yard. Shi Jingyi, dressed in a white training uniform, rubbed her wrists, fully preparing for an attack.

Guan Tong's role is that of a "high-level humanoid wooden stake." If anyone knew that Shadow also did this kind of thing, they would definitely be shocked.

However, he was quite happy to do so. If the test was successful, he would have the opportunity to learn in the future, so why not?

Which one do you want to test first?

"Shock Meridian Crushing Fist." Shi Jingyi gathered her energy and focused her attention. She was always very serious and dedicated when it came to martial arts.

"The core of this mental martial art is to compress mental energy and concentrate it on the acupoints on the fist. When it hits the opponent, it explodes instantly, creating an extremely strong mental energy shock that disrupts the opponent's physical stability."

"In my vision, if mental energy can resonate while being output at a single point, the destructive power it releases instantly will be terrifying, several times stronger than the effect of normal mental energy output attack."

Guan Tong nodded: "By adding the resonance effect on top of the regular output of mental power, we can achieve a result that is greater than the sum of its parts."

"Yes. But the key is to master this technique, which requires an extremely high degree of precision in controlling mental energy. Otherwise, if you fail to control it, you may injure yourself or waste a lot of mental energy."

Shi Jingyi looked at her fists: "I chose fist fighting because it is the martial art I am most proficient in, so the probability of making a mistake will be smaller."

Guan Tong thought to herself, even Shi Jingyi is so cautious, which shows that this move sounds easy, but it is very difficult to use.

Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. To ensure that one can concentrate one's mental energy on a single acupoint for an extremely short period of time while also finely adjusting the energy flow to create resonance and amplify the power... This is much more difficult than multitasking.

If the circulation of mental energy is a "basic mental technique," then this kind of mental martial art is definitely a high-level application, which is not something that ordinary people can easily master.

"I can't be entirely sure how powerful that punch was," Shi Jingyi said, looking at Guan Tong. "You need to defend yourself carefully."

"Ah."

Guan Tong was certainly not going to let his guard down in the face of Shi Jingyi's attack. The next moment, a large number of shadows emerged from the collar, cuffs, and trouser legs of his clothes, quickly forming shadow armor that covered his entire body.

With the constant flow of mental energy, Guan Tong has a double defense, making it difficult for ordinary enemies to break through his first layer of shadow armor defense.

After watching Guan Tong's "transformation," Shi Jingyi smiled and said, "The way you use this Shadow Armor is really cool. I'm a little envious."

Guan Tong's muffled voice came from inside the shadow armor: "Thank you for the compliment."

"Ready?"

"bring it on."

Shi Jingyi suppressed her smile, her nostrils twitched slightly, and she inhaled before slowly exhaling.

The next second, her eyes flashed with a sharp light, and she instantly brought herself to her best state, her spirit and energy becoming one, and delivered a frontal punch to Guan Tong's abdomen, who was protected by shadow armor.

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A terrifying shockwave erupted instantly. Guan Tong felt an incomparably violent impact transmitted from Shi Jingyi's fist to his body. The protective shadow armor was directly shattered into countless pieces. Then, a golden light shield instantly appeared, eliminating the remaining impact.

Guan Tong stared in astonishment at the fist pressed against the light shield on her abdomen.

Although he had a premonition that the punch would be very powerful, he did not expect it to directly destroy his double defense of Shadow Armor and Mental Shield, and activate the effect of the defensive item [Gilded Guardian]!

He looked up at Shi Jingyi, whose handsome face also showed a hint of disbelief. Even she herself hadn't expected the punch to be so powerful.

"Are you OK?"

Shi Jingyi snapped out of her daze, forgetting her joy at the immense power of her newly developed martial arts technique, and instead looked at Guan Tong with some concern.

"It's alright, I have a decent defensive item on me that just came in handy." Guan Tong finished speaking and then congratulated her with a smile, "The development was a great success. The power of this 'Shock Pulse Crushing Fist' has completely met your expectations, hasn't it?"

"Ok!"

Shi Jingyi could not hide her excitement at this moment.

For a martial artist, developing a powerful and effective martial art is something to celebrate.

"How much mental energy did you use?" Guan Tong asked curiously.

"About half, less than five hundred."

"Such power for less than five hundred..."

"And there's still room for improvement!" Shi Jingyi took a few steps back. "Come on, let's test the next one!"

The success of her first martial arts technique, "Zhenmai Bengquan," gave Shi Jingyi confidence in her second one as well.

Unlike the first one, the second mental martial art she developed was a movement technique.

"No matter how powerful the attack, it's useless if it doesn't hit the enemy."

Shi Jingyi lightly touched the ground with her feet, her body shifting gracefully within a small space, appearing extremely elegant and unrestrained. Especially with her white robe and long, flowing braid, she exuded an ethereal beauty. Guan Tong looked at her as if she were a heroine who had stepped out of a martial arts movie.

"Its core lies in concentrating mental energy on the feet and the ground, using mutual compression and repulsion to accelerate the body. With mastery, one can freely control the speed by releasing mental energy."

Shi Jingyi gave an example: "Like positive and negative magnetic poles, they repel each other when they have the same polarity. But if there is an external pressure that forcibly forces the two poles of the same polarity to come closer together, and then the external pressure is removed at the extreme position, what will happen? The pupil will close?"

Guan Tong was slightly lost in thought. When she heard her own name, her gaze sharpened, and she came back to her senses, saying, "Those two magnets will repel each other at an extremely fast speed."

"Yes. That's the principle I used, dividing my mental energy into three parts. One part served as external pressure, one part was concentrated under my feet, and one part was attached to the ground. When I removed the part of mental energy that served as external pressure..."

As soon as she finished speaking, she flashed away.

Guan Tong only felt a white figure flash past his eyes. The next moment, Shi Jingyi, who was originally several meters away, suddenly moved close to him, so close that he could see his reflection in her pupils.

But before Guan Tong could even feel anything, a sharp pain shot through her forehead as Shi Jingyi slammed into her.

He stumbled a few steps, and when he looked up, he saw Shi Jingyi looking apologetic: "I'm sorry, I didn't control it well... This movement technique still needs to be improved and perfected."

"It's nothing, this..."

Before Guan Tong could finish speaking, Shi Jingyi walked over and placed her hand on his forehead: "Hmm, thankfully you're not injured."

Her palms were slightly cool. Before Guan Tong could say anything, she withdrew her hand and said, "I haven't thought of a name for this footwork yet. Do you have any suggestions?"

Guan Tong shook her head: "I'm terrible at naming things. You said it's similar to the principle of like poles repelling each other, and all I can think of are names like 'Magnetic Pole Step' or 'Repulsion Pole Step'."

“Repel Extreme Step?” Shi Jingyi’s eyes lit up. “This name is not bad, it’s quite fitting. In that case, I’ll remove the word ‘fist’ from ‘Zhenmai Beng Fist’ and call it ‘Zhenmai Beng’.”

"The Zhenmai Collapse and the Chiji Step, hmm, sounds like a pretty good combination! Haha."

Guan Tong saw Shi Jingyi's bright smile and felt happy for her too.

"Do you plan to incorporate them into the college's curriculum later?"

“Not for now.” Shi Jingyi shook her head. “I haven’t even fully mastered them myself, how can I teach others? Besides, the learning requirements for these two martial arts techniques are extremely high, and the difficulty is a level above that of the Mind Power Flow. Teaching them to students who haven’t even laid a solid foundation will only cause them to get injured.”

"That's true."

"but……"

Shi Jingyi looked at Guan Tong and said with a smile, "If you want to learn, I can teach you. Although there are some cultivation methods in the notes, for such high-level martial arts, self-study is never as good as having someone personally guide you."

Guan Tong knew she was right.

While you can learn about the flow of mental energy through online courses, this advanced mental martial art is different. If you really want to learn it quickly, it's best to have someone teach you step by step.

"How about it? Do you want to stay in Pinglu for a while and learn from me?"

"...If there's a chance, let's wait a while." Guan Tong pondered for a moment, then declined with a sigh of reluctance.

“I have a lot of things to take care of during this period and I can’t stay in Pinglu for a long time.”

"Oh, is it so."

Shi Jingyi was slightly disappointed, but she didn't take it to heart.

She knew that although Guan Tong was young, once she made up her mind to do something, no one could stop her.

"I'll accompany you for two more days to test your martial arts skills, and then we'll go to Yingqi on the 10th."

"Are you still going to Sakuragi?"

“Yes, I need to meet with Suzuki. I think she might be a parasite… or have a spore addiction problem. Let’s see if we can find out anything from her.”

At the previous birthday party, Guan Tong talked about his experience in Yingqi, and Shi Jingyi also knew who Suzuki was.

"Also," Guan Tong paused, "we need to take care of some organizational matters."

He didn't mention the organization at the birthday party, but he felt it wouldn't hurt to discuss it with Shi Jingyi now.

"An organization? What organization?" Shi Jingyi asked curiously.

"I founded it, but it hasn't been named yet. Currently, the only members are me and Shangyuan Zi. I believe that one person's strength is very limited. To explore the truth about the Fire Stealers and the rules of the apocalypse, we need like-minded people to work together."

Shi Jingyi nodded slightly upon hearing this: "I support you in doing this. No matter how strong a person is, there will be times when they are powerless. If you have some reliable people to help you, it will be much easier. However, aren't you going to invite me?"

Guan Tong hesitated for a moment, then said frankly, "I've thought about it. But I think it's good that you're a lecturer at the academy right now. Besides, do we need an extra layer of 'organizational' relationship between us? If either of us needs help, the other would be willing to lend a hand, right?"

This answer seemed to satisfy Shi Jingyi. She crossed her arms and nodded with a smile: "Yes, that's true. There's really no need for any extra rules between us."

For the next two days, Guan Tong stayed in Pinglu, assisting Shi Jingyi in constantly testing and adjusting her martial arts skills.

On the 10th, he set off for Sakura Inori to meet with Suzuki, to see what her purpose was in wanting to meet her, and to determine whether she was indeed a parasite.

(End of this chapter)