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

"Big fish eat little fish, right?"

"With a slight increase in size, it swallowed up even the intermediate-level talents that were previously untouchable..."

"Wait a minute!"

Xu Fei suddenly realized a problem.

That means if he chooses to purchase the Perfect Body talent after this simulation ends, after it has undergone multiple upgrades and absorptions...

So, can he survive with this "moderate poison resistance"?

He estimated that it was impossible.

A hazy, indistinct image appeared in the boy's mind. It bared its fangs and claws, with the words "Perfect Body" prominently displayed above its head. It stretched out its giant, fan-like hands and grabbed one innocent, pitiful little talent after another: "Fellow beings, delicious!"

"That's too ominous!"

[You ignored all that stuff about awakening your talent; the most important thing now is—you've broken through!]

Your entire body is brimming with the power of qi and blood!

[The Qi and Blood cultivation method and martial arts that you've kept firmly in your heart for 16 years, never daring to forget even a little bit, can finally be put to use!]

However, the blood essence within your body has only just been compressed and transformed into qi and blood power, and the amount is still relatively small. It was completely dissipated after only twenty or so cycles of the "Wind and Blood Energy".

When you choose to eat, replenishing your energy and blood by consuming large amounts of meat, your complexion changes slightly.

At this moment, the extremely low concentration of primordial energy in the heavens and earth finally became apparent!

This disadvantage, which was barely noticeable at the Martial Student and Martial Soldier levels, is now extremely evident.

[Your Qi and Blood recovery speed is only a fraction of that of Shenhua!]

Because the power of Qi and blood needs to be composed of a certain amount of primordial energy!

"Is it really that tall?"

Xu Fei scratched his head: "A thousand-fold difference in the concentration of vital energy only changed the recovery speed of blood and qi by a few dozen times?"

Fortunately, you were mentally prepared. It's just that the recovery speed of your Qi and Blood has slowed down by more than 90%, not that your physical strength recovery has also become this slow. Qi and Blood is an extra supernatural power that you've used.

You woke up several of the tribe's barbecue masters and asked them to quickly grill meat for you. While eating the meat, you refined and restored your vital energy. By noon, your vital energy had recovered to half its original level.

[Then, over the next hour and a half, he circulated the ventilation energy over fifty times, exhausting his vital energy once again.]

"Feels good."

You feel that the overall quality of your Qi and blood has increased by a negligible amount, and your physique seems to have become slightly stronger as well.

Xu Fei opened the information panel for the simulated flight.

[16 years old, Constitution: 50 (60), Control: 54 (64), Strength: 51 (61), Divine Soul: 40 (48), Talent: Perfect Body (20% increase, maximum 26)]

[Martial Arts True Meaning: First Layer of Spear Intent; Health and Vitality Boost: 12% Strength, 9% Agility, 11% Power, 8% Vitality]

"Well, let's see how it goes in a few years."

[As the instructional video on the "ventilation energy" method states, once you are familiar with this method of cultivating qi and blood, you can speed up the circulation and save time.]

Some martial artists can even circulate their energy every few seconds, which increases the rate of energy consumption by about 20 times, but also increases its effectiveness by five times.

[It runs once every 98 seconds... This is only the operating speed with the highest return on investment in terms of both time and effectiveness.]

[You can't even operate at high speed right now because your control over your Qi and blood isn't that high. Doing so would damage your body, and the energy consumed to repair your body would actually slow down your martial arts training.]

Besides—even if you could do it, you wouldn't!

[Because you don't lack the time for rapid progress; what you lack is time for your Qi and blood to recover!]

Other martial artists consume tonics and absorb elemental essences, and their physical constitutions can withstand the strain. Of course, they can use their internal energy to generate speed at high speeds, exchanging their own energy for speed. But you don't have any internal energy!

From that day forward, you ate heartily and hunted the fierce beasts that roamed the land, seeking to quickly restore your vitality.

[The ventilation system operates dozens of times a day.]

With consistent effort and dedication, you'll believe that your hard work and dedication will pave the way to a bright future!

"That's right, I was covered in sweat the whole way."

"I'm a little worried that the points I've earned this time won't be enough to cover all the sweat I've shed."

Xu Fei realized a problem: as he gained more and more in the simulator, the points required to purchase those gains would also keep increasing, while the points he acquired were not so easy to increase.

His total points, which were originally steadily increasing, may show a downward trend in the future.

"Forget it, there's no rush now."

At 17, from the very beginning of this simulation, you abandoned your passionate, even extreme, martial arts.

[A martial artist's cultivation advancement requires a large amount of vital energy. The two types of martial arts that deplete one's own potential to fuel cultivation growth are practiced at a similar speed to ordinary martial arts, but their harmful effects are far greater!]

[They are completely useless. Their only purpose is to help you quickly increase your combat power before becoming a martial arts master, and to catalyze your body's rapid growth into a fast-growing human. Other than that, they are harmful and offer no benefit!]

[Also in that year, you picked up the Wind-Calming Fist again, mostly practicing it as a regular martial art, only occasionally practicing the Qi and Blood version every two or three days.]

Your current level of proficiency with it is still at the "master" level.

[This isn't your fault. It's because the thousand-refined iron spear combined with your spear intent is just too overpowering. It's so exhilarating to use that you have no interest in anything else.]

With a gun, you could easily take down the Sword Tiger King one-on-one, and you might not even get hurt.

[No gun needed? You'd get seriously injured even shooting a regular tiger!]

There's a huge mountain separating unarmed combat from weapons... that's a fact!

"But you still need to practice your boxing skills."

[You've made up your mind; you can't be obsessed with the spear forever, and you must ensure you maintain a high level of combat effectiveness even without your weapon.]

A martial artist must not die unarmed!

[Furthermore, those tribespeople who initially drank water infused with jade powder from the lower reaches of the river have gradually changed. The most noticeable change is that they have grown taller; the average height of these wild men, who were only 1.56 meters, has increased to 1.7 meters in just over a year!]

They called the jade powder "height-increasing powder."

"As expected, my new talent has been absorbed by the Perfect Body."

You seem slightly disappointed.

Xu Fei breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank goodness."

Otherwise, if that talent actually appeared on the purchase screen, he might not dare to buy it.

Because he guessed what kind of talent it was—it wasn't simply strengthening bones, but a talent like "expanding the skeleton"!

There are pros and cons.