High Martial Arts Races: I Ascend to the Future in a Simulation

Looking at the line of text on the simulator, Xu Fei took a deep breath.

"Hot-Blooded Kung Fu" is a "demonic skill" that he specially chose for this simulation. It is a martial art that rapidly improves martial arts skills at the cost of damaging one's own potential and intelligence.

Judging from the name, it doesn't seem to be a demonic art.

Actually... it can't really be considered a demonic art; it's just similar in nature.

Just like killing someone is illegal, but going to the battlefield to kill the enemy is a different matter.

"Hot-Blooded Kung Fu" is a self-destructive method of quick success chosen by human ancestors when the Heavenly Gate first opened thousands of years ago, in order to quickly acquire the power to resist foreign invasion.

After surviving the most difficult period, this technique was abolished and phased out. With the development of martial arts, a lot of martial arts with no side effects and faster progress have emerged (but those require investing cultivation resources).

In this day and age, "Hot-Blooded Kung Fu" is presented online as a souvenir, accessible to everyone, but like homemade grenades and guns, it's something no normal person would bother with.

Someone with such poor aptitude that they need to practice this martial art to achieve anything... in this day and age, even if they self-harm to improve, they won't achieve much.

It forms a logical closed loop, which is correct.

After all, times have changed. The current human martial arts civilization has developed extremely rapidly and powerfully, and the eighth realm of "Emperor" has already emerged. He can suppress the Great Dao with one hand, create and destroy a world, weave the laws of heaven and earth, and rewrite the common sense of the world.

Before starting this simulation, Xu Fei practiced the "Hot-Blooded Kung Fu" a few times to prevent any problems.

However, he only tried it for about ten minutes, unlike others who practice for years and months and damage their brains and potential.

He discovered the differences between the Hot Blood Technique and the martial arts in version 14.39.

The latter is equivalent to consuming a person's "glycogen" and using this direct energy reserve of the human body to strengthen oneself. Even if it is consumed, it can be replenished at any time through dry rice.

The former is similar to consuming the body's fat and even protein. Although both of these substances can be broken down and replenish the body's energy, they cannot be used easily, especially protein, which is one of the building blocks of the human body!

In the simulation, he was in an environment with extremely low energy density. Under such circumstances, he could not find any rare and precious materials. In order to grow and progress faster and quickly acquire the power to protect himself in the prehistoric environment, he had no choice but to use this kind of demonic technique.

"Please, my other self!"

[At age 4, you passed on version 14.39 of the cultivation technique to the savage hunters, and suddenly your appetites increased dramatically; you also enjoyed setting fires more.]

"After realizing it, you've been using it non-stop, right? It's like setting the mountain on fire."

"Because they live in a primitive world, they are not afraid of any ecological or environmental dangers... In fact, this behavior is a way of opening up natural resources."

[At 5 years old, you've burned everything around you to the ground. Now you're preparing to wreak havoc in another place.]

[Ding! Please make a choice!]

Option 1: Go to the Great Northern Grasslands and have a good barbecue!

Option Two: Head west to the Central Plains, participate in the battle among the savages for supremacy, and slay hundreds of ferocious beasts!

When Xu Fei saw option two, he was a little unsettled. How many barrels of liquor had that kid drunk? He was so arrogant!

Generally speaking, these options appear based on his thoughts at the time of the simulation. In addition to representing a major decision, they also indicate that he did have some hesitation during the simulated flight and did not know which action to choose.

That five-year-old boy... is really considering going to the Central Plains to become a savage king!

But he's only five years old!

"Oh no, has this really damaged my brain?"

Xu Fei casually opened the character panel.

[Age 5, Constitution: 12, Control: 14, Strength: 13, Spirit: 12]

"This kid is five years old?!"

He lost his voice on the spot.

This number is even higher than when he was eight years old in the last simulation!

There's a huge difference in development between a five-year-old and an eight-year-old; the latter can easily overtake the former!

A normal five-year-old child's physical development is less than one-fifth of an adult's, and they should only have two or three points of physical strength, but now...

"As expected of the Hot-Blooded Kung Fu."

"I choose option one." Xu Fei calmly selected the option.

Since a five-year-old has already exceeded the limits of the human body in the non-supernatural era, a level that even gym-goers can never reach without steroids, then they must continue to develop.

That kid hasn't even broken through to the martial arts realm yet; his future is too bright. We absolutely cannot be reckless!

Despite the "automatic growth buff before age 16" bonus, it is still extremely impressive.

At age 6, you arrived on the vast grasslands and began your hunting journey. Your tribe had to migrate dozens of miles every month, and if you were lucky enough to encounter herds of cattle and sheep, you could stay for several more months.

[With the support of various experiences and memories, despite your extremely young age, you have performed far better than when you last simulated arriving here!]

[Furthermore, catalyzed by the Hot-Blooded Technique, besides your martial arts cultivation progressing faster, you'll find your physical growth and development also accelerated.]

[You are much taller and bigger than other children your age, your body has been prematurely matured to almost ten years old!]

"No wonder the numbers were so high before; it seems there were other reasons that catalyzed the body's growth."

"...Wouldn't that turn me into a hormone-induced fast-growing person?"

Xu Fei's expression was strange; the official website didn't show any side effects of this technique...

That's right. These are the cultivation techniques that our ancestors sacrificed themselves to practice, all in order to grow up quickly and deal with powerful enemies. How could they let children practice them?

During that period, thanks to the existence of the "Heavenly Grace Decree," the human race had not yet fallen to the point of national ruin and destruction. Children grew up in the rear, rather than learning martial arts and going to the battlefield at a young age.

It's normal that you can't find the information online.

"But this should be considered good news. At least if the body matures and grows up quickly, it will be more suitable for fighting and surviving."

[You instantly killed a wolf, single-handedly killed a saber-toothed tiger, surrounded and slaughtered a pride of lions, ambushed a cheetah, and hunted herbivores such as cattle and horses.]

[Achievement: Wolf Hunter]

[Achievement: Lion Hunter]

[Achievement: Cheetah]

[Achievement: Tiger Hunter]

[Achievement Obtained: Slaying All Beasts]

A long list of subtitles appeared before my eyes, each achievement representing at least dozens of points.

This series of points represents approximately 300 points.

But Xu Fei was still very dissatisfied.

"Hey, why don't you have the title of Minotaur? I'm sworn enemies with the Minotaur!"

"Damn it, why aren't there any Horse Hunter achievements? Did they all go to block the bridge?"

He was so angry he gritted his teeth!

"Seeing these achievements makes me tremble all over. Despite the sweltering heat, I'm drenched in cold sweat, my hands and feet are ice-cold. Can this prehistoric era ever end? How can you possibly satisfy us cattle and horses? Tears are streaming down my face uncontrollably. This world is filled with oppression of cattle and horses. When will we cattle and horses ever truly stand up?!"