I can gain insights into martial arts.

The subsequent parts of the technique describe in detail how to use spiritual energy to deeply temper the five internal organs, making them resilient and abundant, and generating qi and blood naturally.

How to expand and nourish the meridians throughout the body, making them strong and wide enough to bear the ever-flowing true energy;

How to temper one's body through countless trials and tribulations, pursuing the realm of golden skin and jade bones, impervious to swords and blades;

It even mentions how to nurture and develop the brain's potential, unlocking the secrets of the mind.

The mysteries of condensing the 365 acupoints throughout the body are even more profound. For example, condensing the "eye acupoint" can make one see clearly and see as if it were daytime.

By focusing on the "ear orifices," one can discern location by listening to the wind and perceive subtle details.

Concentrating the "power aperture" can greatly enhance explosive power;

There are also certain extremely special acupoints that can resonate deeply with the universe...

All these wondrous sights captivated Chen Mochuan, as if he had opened a door to a completely new world, which further strengthened his resolve to pursue martial arts.

At this moment, he deeply understood why the country would so generously distribute the entire text of this extremely precious fundamental standing meditation technique.

This is not only a grand inspiration and vision, but also a magnificent blueprint depicting infinite possibilities, so that those who come after can always see the brilliance and breadth of the road ahead and dare to climb to the peak of martial arts!

After roughly reading through the entire Ling Shu Hun Yuan Zhuang text, the clock on the wall had already struck ten. Chen Mochuan, whose heart was pounding with excitement, felt his mind calm down a little.

However, it was too late to continue practicing his fist techniques and stance training, so he followed his usual bedtime routine and began a mental martial arts exercise with the ferocious rat deep within his consciousness.

Both of the two consecutive mental combat exercises ended with Chen Mochuan being killed by the ferocious rat.

But unlike yesterday when he only lasted for two minutes at most, in these two mental combat exercises, he fought fiercely against the ferocious rat for a full three minutes the first time, and for nearly four minutes the second time, and the gap between the two sides was significantly narrowed.

After just one day, his strength had improved so significantly. After a little thought, Chen Mochuan understood the key to it.

First, there is the implicit enhancement brought about by spiritual energy tempering.

Although his Qi and Blood value increased significantly today, he did not experience a decrease in control due to the surge in strength as he had in the past.

On the contrary, under the nourishment and tempering of spiritual energy, his control over his muscles and bones became more refined and subtle, and his power exertion became smoother.

In actual combat, in a direct confrontation with the ferocious rat, he was already able to hold his own in terms of strength alone.

Secondly, and most importantly, is spiritual power!

The spiritual energy nurtured within the body in reality was perfectly manifested during the mental martial arts practice.

After many attempts, he discovered that in battle, he could channel a wisp of spiritual energy into his fist, much like he could channel his qi and blood to generate power, thus unleashing a more powerful punch.

He was confident that if he were to measure his punching power again now, the value would definitely be more than a hundred times his blood and qi value.

In other words, judging from the numerical results alone, his body control has already exceeded 100 points.

This made him realize why the two "six seeds" from the school had both scored over 100 points in body control tests. They must have already mastered the technique of integrating spiritual power into attacks to achieve such a performance.

It was precisely through the amplification of attacks and tactical changes brought about by spiritual power that Chen Mochuan inflicted a truly serious injury on the ferocious rat for the first time during the second mental martial arts competition: his left shoulder bone was shattered by a single punch.

However, as he shattered his shoulder, the incredibly fast rat also precisely pierced his heart with its sharp right forepaw.

Lying on the bed, Chen Mochuan quickly shook off the discomfort brought on by his recent death. After calming his traumatized mind, he immediately began the third round of mental martial arts.

In this mental martial arts exercise, Chen Mochuan continued to familiarize himself with and refine his skills in using spiritual power for attacks, and his performance showed some improvement.

Although he was still at a disadvantage overall, in some rounds of the battle he was able to fight back and forth with the ferocious rat, instead of being able to only passively defend and barely hold on as before.

As the battle reached its climax, during one round of attack and defense, the ferocious rat's tail swept out, attempting to entangle Chen Mochuan's ankle.

Chen Mochuan, who had been closely watching the movement of the tail, seized the opportunity and, just as the tail was about to hit him, suddenly raised his foot and stomped down hard!

"Squeak squeak squeak!!"

The vicious rat, its tail stepped on, screamed in pain and turned to attack the culprit's leg.

Chen Mochuan forcefully pulled the rat's tail backward with his foot, causing the ferocious rat to lose its balance. At the same time, he bent down and punched the rat's head.

The ferocious rat reacted extremely quickly. First, it forcefully broke free of its tail, then rolled to the side, narrowly avoiding being hit directly by the fist on its head. However, its neck was still grazed by the powerful fist, which tore off a piece of fur.

It scrambled away from Chen Mochuan, blood streaming from its neck, its ferocity fully unleashed.

It circled Chen Mochuan frantically, trying to find a weakness that could deliver a fatal blow, but after circling many times, it couldn't find the slightest opportunity to strike.

Chen Mochuan, remaining vigilant and locking onto the ferocious rat's form, subtly shifted his feet to maintain a face-to-face position with the rat as it moved.

Seeing the ferocious rat circling around becoming increasingly agitated, a thought suddenly popped into his mind.

"The pressure of fighting this ferocious rat before was too great, and I never found an opportunity to unleash the Tiger Roar. Now that it's in this state, I can take this opportunity to practice this sonic martial art."

So Chen Mochuan deliberately created an opening, as if tripping over garlic, and intentionally slowed down his body rotation by half a beat, exposing his left side to the ferocious rat.

The ferocious rat's eyes gleamed with malice, believing it had finally found a perfect opportunity. It immediately revealed its two sharp front claws and pounced, while its tail spread out in an arc, fiercely lashing out to strike Chen Mochuan on the back of the head.

But just as the ferocious rat took to the air, Chen Mochuan moved with lightning speed, smoothly turning around to face the rat again.

Immediately, he combined the quick martial arts techniques that Han Zhen had taught him that afternoon, channeling his energy from his waist, abdomen, and chest, and opened his mouth to roar out.

Just then, a wisp of spiritual energy within his body seemed to sense Chen Mochuan's thoughts and traveled incredibly fast through his lungs and chest, actively surging towards his throat.

"Awooo—buzz!!!"

A roar more majestic and resounding than any tiger's roar before struck the ferocious rat's head and face.

As expected, the ferocious rat's movements froze for a moment, showing obvious stiffness.

Chen Mochuan's fist, imbued with spiritual power, had already arrived, slamming heavily onto the ferocious rat's head with a loud "bang!"

After a tooth-grinding cracking sound, the ferocious rat's eyes, as if subjected to immense pressure, actually burst open!

One fatal blow!

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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