Martial Arts Overlord!

At this moment, Chu Zhen's anger and resentment had solidified into a tangible form.

After all, if one could become the last disciple of Master Jiang Zheng, not only would their salary double, but most importantly, they would be able to learn a high-level martial art.

Within the Tianlong Martial Arts School, it is incredibly difficult to learn any other martial art; most people can only learn the Dragon Fist, a method for training the skin.

Only after entering the elite class can one learn the Dragon Elephant Kung Fu and begin the muscle-building stage.

Moreover, Earth-level martial arts are extremely rare, and learning them can make one stronger.

Furthermore, becoming Jiang Zheng's closed-door disciple means that he can be considered the young master of Tianlong Martial Arts School in Baijiang District, which is a symbol of status.

Chu Zhen had been working hard for this all along, but he never expected that someone who had only been in the elite class for two days would steal the spotlight from him.

Chu Zhen stormed over to the owner of the museum, Jiang Zheng, who seemed to have anticipated this.

"Chu Zhen, you should know what kind of talent it takes to break through to the third level of the Body Refinement Realm in two days, and you can even defeat Yang Tai. I think it's reasonable for me to take Xiao Lu as my last disciple."

Hearing Jiang Zheng's explanation, Chu Zhen took a deep breath: "In terms of talent, I'm not bad either."

As soon as he finished speaking, he revealed his dragon-elephant body, his muscles bulging, making him several times taller, which surprised Jiang Zheng.

"You've broken through to the fourth level of the Dragon Elephant Technique?"

"Of course." Chu Zhen said with some pride, "No one can really say for sure about talent. Perhaps Lu Jin only has strong talent in the first three stages of Body Refining. He'll only be a true genius if he breaks through to the fourth stage!"

"I am not convinced that you accepted him as your last disciple. If he can defeat me, then I will be convinced. I will not make a hasty decision based solely on the fact that his talent is better than mine."

"After all, talent is something that no one can say for sure. It's not like there aren't people in this world who can go from being an ordinary person to a martial artist who has reached the third level of the Body Refinement stage in just a few days."

"But what happened? As things progressed, they faded into obscurity!"

"Taking me as your last disciple! That was the best decision you ever made, Master!"

Chu Zhen stood tall and straight, exuding unparalleled confidence from head to toe.

Martial arts must be fought for!

Chu Zhen understood this principle very well. He would accept losing if he couldn't win, but he wouldn't accept losing without even trying, especially to someone inferior to himself.

Jiang Zheng frowned and waved his hand: "I have made up my mind about this matter. There is no need to discuss it further. I have already reported Lu Jin's name to the inner city martial arts school."

"Okay, that's it!"

Upon hearing Jiang Zheng's words, Chu Zhen was stunned and stood frozen in place. As Jiang Zheng turned and left, Chu Zhen's eyes burned with rage.

He had thought that his words would change Jiang Zheng's mind, but to his surprise, he still couldn't change Jiang Zheng's mind.

Click!

With his fists clenched so tightly they cracked, Chu Zhen lowered his eyes, his aura growing increasingly intense. Then, with a roar, his body, enveloped in the power of a dragon and elephant, charged forward.

boom!

A bronze human-shaped training pole weighing 1000 kilograms was immediately sent flying backward, crashing onto the training hall floor with a loud bang, causing Chen Wei and the others to involuntarily swallow their saliva.

Chu Zhen truly deserves to be called the number one student in the elite class. Such strength is indeed terrifying!

"Lu Jin!"

At this moment, Chu Zhen took a deep breath to calm himself down. He silently vowed to wait until the monthly assessment day for the elite class.

He, Chu Zhen, will show the master Jiang Zheng what regret really means!

Seeing Chu Zhen's powerless and furious state, Jiang Zheng sighed and shook his head.

There was no way around it; both were equally dear to him. But since he had chosen Lu Jin, he naturally had to stick with him without hesitation.

"I hope I haven't misjudged this kid, Lu."

"We also need to be wary of Chu Zhen, lest he beat Xiao Lu so badly that he ends up in the hospital too."

In Jiang Zheng's view, although he believed that Lu Jin was very talented and was willing to gamble on his future, Lu Jin would not be able to beat Chu Zhen for a long time.

However, breaking through to the Dragon Elephant Body level in the Dragon Elephant Technique is not that simple; even those with high talent may get stuck for a period of time.

At the same time, when Lu Jin returned to his rented apartment to rest, he discovered the video sent by Chen Wei.

[Brother Lu Jin, Chu Zhen knows that you have become the last disciple. He even wanted the headmaster to cancel the decision, but the headmaster did not agree.]

This person has already broken through to the Dragon-Elephant Body realm. I'm afraid he might get angry and cause you trouble. Be careful these next few days.

"A body of a dragon and an elephant?"

Lu Jin's lips curled up: "There are quite a few geniuses here. I wonder what geniuses in other places are like."

"I want to live and see the whole world!"

He didn't think about Chu Zhen, after all, for Lu Jin, breaking through to the Dragon Elephant Body was only a matter of a few days.

If we could enter the Eternal Night Ruins, it would be even faster.

So after returning home, Lu Jin was always ready and hoping, but unfortunately, the Eternal Night Void did not appear.

When the alarm clock rang the next day, Lu Lin woke up from his dream, glanced at his phone, and saw it was 8:23 a.m. Just then, a trending topic popped up.

[Official warning: Wanted criminal Jin Hu possesses the ability to disguise himself. Early this morning, he infiltrated the Tianlei Martial Arts School in Baijiang District, attacked and forcibly abducted one of the school's elite students. All martial arts schools are requested to take precautions.]

"what?"

"Disguise and kidnapping?"

Upon seeing this news, Lu Jin was somewhat confused. He didn't understand why Jin Hu would go to the martial arts gym to snatch someone, especially a man.

These martial arts schools are open 24 hours a day, especially for the elite students, because some of them come late and leave late, and some even practice until the wee hours of the morning.

"Is it related to boxing slaves?"

Lu Jin frowned. Since the Fist Slaves were transformed from humans, it was possible that Jin Hu kidnapped people to complete a mission within their cult organization in Pingshui City: to turn powerful martial artists into Fist Slaves.

As for what method will be used, it is currently unknown.

"Baijiang District, Martial Arts School..."

Lu Jin took a deep breath and felt a chill run down his spine, especially after Chen Wei sent him more than a dozen messages after seeing the news, which intensified his panic.

After all, Jin Hu is quite strong; according to the official report, he is also a martial artist at the fourth level of the Flesh Refining Realm.

Since he came here for the martial arts practitioners, and he's in the same area as Lu Jin, who can guarantee he won't come to Tianlong Martial Arts School?

"Become stronger."

"Strong enough, if Jin Hu dares to come, it'll be a million dollars away."

Lu Jin snapped out of his daze, tidied himself up, and quickly arrived at the martial arts hall. Everyone who saw him was filled with shock.

Who would have thought that in such a short time, Lu Jin would become Jiang Zheng's last disciple and the young master of their branch?

The receptionist who accepted Lu Jin's application got a promotion and a raise because of it.

Hurrying up to the top floor, Chen Wei rushed up in a flurry: "Brother Lu Jin, could you please ask the owner if we could get a ten-day or two-week break?"

"That wanted criminal Jin Hu is very likely to come to our martial arts school."

"Give him a break for a while, let the authorities catch this bastard first!"

Chen Wei looked somewhat frightened. Although he also wanted the million-dollar reward, he needed to be alive to spend it.

Their elite disciples have to practice boxing for four hours every day, and they never know when they might run into Jin Hu.

"No need," Jiang Zheng waved his hand. "I'll be sleeping at the martial arts gym these days. With me here, there's nothing to be afraid of!"

"Go practice your boxing first. Xiao Lu, come with me. The inner city has approved your application to become their closed-door disciple. You'll sign a new contract with a base salary of 4!"

Hearing this, many people around were filled with envy, as this was just the base salary, and various hidden benefits had not yet been revealed.

Chu Zhen also arrived early this morning, and his eyes flashed with a lot of sparks as he looked at Lu Jin.

"You are indeed very strong to be able to defeat Yang Tai, but you are not qualified to become his closed-door disciple."

"Because I didn't agree."

Chu Zhen suddenly threw a punch, which exploded in the air. His strength was much greater than yesterday.

On the other side, Jiang Zheng stared intently at Lu Jin and said in a deep voice, "By becoming my last disciple, you are qualified to learn a level-one martial art."

"I will teach you a movement technique called Dragon Shadow! Once you master it, your speed will be incredibly fast, and your movements will be like a dragon soaring through the air. Martial artists of the same level won't even be able to touch you."

Lu Jin raised an eyebrow: "Master, do you have any martial arts techniques that can enhance a person's willpower?"

"Yes, but they're very rare!" Jiang Zheng was somewhat taken aback. "Many of us aren't even qualified to have contact with them."

"The human will is mysterious and profound, yet it is the key to helping martial artists comprehend 'intention'."

"Once a martial artist comprehends the intent of fists or spears, their combat power will increase significantly."

Jiang Zheng patiently explained, "Xiao Lu, do you know why there's a saying that martial artists can reach their peak through training their skin, flesh, tendons, and bones?"

Lu Jin shook his head.

"Because upon entering the extreme realm, a martial artist's upper limit of essence will increase dramatically, like a container expanding countless times. When you reach the stage of refining essence, your strength will be several times greater than that of martial artists of the same level."

"Furthermore, martial artists who reach the pinnacle will have the opportunity to come into contact with 'Intent,' and those with exceptional talent are very likely to touch upon the realm of Intent at the pinnacle."

Hearing these statements, Lu Jin was surprised. Only then did he understand why all martial artists wanted to develop towards the ultimate realm.

"And techniques that enhance willpower can enhance a martial artist's will, increasing their chances of touching upon the realm of intent, or making the realm of intent even stronger, which is naturally an invaluable thing."

"What if we buy it with money? Can we actually buy it?"

Lu Jin inquired, wanting to quickly enhance his willpower so that the effects of his martial arts training would be even more terrifying.

"No, our inner city martial arts school doesn't have that." Jiang Zheng shook his head. "But if you really have the money, I can apply to the inner city martial arts school."

"I mean, maybe they'll grant you some special privileges since you're my last disciple, allowing you to purchase martial arts techniques other than the Yi Jin Duan Gu core."

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

Jiang Zheng changed the subject, "Now I'll send you Dragon Shadow, watch my movements carefully."

As Jiang Zheng's gaze shifted, a shadow appeared behind him, and Jiang Zheng's figure became increasingly elusive.

"Dragon Shadow's movement technique is somewhat similar to boxing footwork, but they are very different. Come on, try attacking me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Jin immediately attacked, but Jiang Zheng simply put his hands behind his back, smiled, and dodged left and right, causing all of Lu Jin's attacks to miss.

As Jiang Zheng arched his body, his figure became even more graceful, and the shadow behind him moved with his body, truly swimming like a dragon amidst Lu Jin's continuous attacks.

"The body moves with the breath, the breath is heard from the wind... Listen with your ears, see with your heart..."

Jiang Zheng taught Lu Jinlongying the cultivation method, and then closed his eyes.

Even so, Lu Jin was still a little out of breath, as he couldn't even touch a single hair on Jiang Zheng's head.

After a short while, Jiang Zheng saw that the time was right and stopped teaching. For a genius like Lu Jin, demonstrating and explaining the cultivation method once was enough.

"The Dragon Shadow martial art is quite difficult, even more so than the Dragon Elephant Skill. It requires a lot of time to practice. When I was learning it, it took me several months to even get the basics down."

"Practice on your own first."

After Jiang Zheng left, Lu Jin frantically trained according to Long Ying's cultivation method.

His body posture gradually changed from being crooked and erratic at the beginning to seemingly sliding on the ground, much like boxing footwork.

His understanding of the Dragon Shadow movement technique was deepening, and the progress bar in front of his retina was jumping wildly.

[Dragon Shadow: Beginner (69%)]

"It is indeed quite difficult, but it's not a problem for me."

Lu Jin's lips curled up. He could feel the terror of the Dragon Shadow movement technique. In battle, if the enemy couldn't even touch you, how could they fight you?

Around noon, a muffled sound came from Lu Jin's throat.

"Break it!"

boom!

It seemed as if a switch within his body had been flipped, and a phantom appeared directly behind Lu Jin, closely following his figure, causing him to begin to float around the training hall.

【Dragon Shadow: Beginner (1%)】

Attack: 56.7 → 57.0

Speed: 54.3 → 58.6

[Defense: 53.9→54.0]

[Stamina: 53.4→53.9]

[Spirit: 28.4→28.5]

[Willpower: 28.6 → 28.7]

"It's alright. It took me a whole morning to get started, but the gains were worth it. My speed has increased dramatically even though I've only just started!"

Just as Lu Jin was feeling excited, Jiang Zheng, who was secretly watching him from the other side, kept twitching at the corner of his mouth, and his heart was in turmoil.

Now he was certain!

I was absolutely right about him!

Lu Jin's future achievements will definitely exceed everyone's imagination.

Just then, the training hall suddenly became incredibly noisy. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that Chu Zhen was sparring with many students.

He crossed his arms and stood still, revealing the body of a dragon and an elephant. A huge dragon and elephant enveloped him, and he remained unmoved. The attacks from the other students were directly reflected back by his flesh and blood, and even sent him flying far away.

"waste!"

Chu Zhen showed no politeness, seemingly venting his anger at Lu Jin for taking away his closed-door disciple.

The next second, he moved his arms, and the roar of dragons and elephants was heard. Dozens of people's fists hit his flesh but did not cause him any harm. Instead, they were directly overturned by the violent power in Chu Zhen's body.

"They're all useless!"

Chu Zhen looked around, and no one dared to meet his gaze. He then looked up at Lu Jin, and their eyes met.

"You... are not."

At this moment, Chu Zhen shook his finger: "The monthly assessment for the elite class is in a few days. We'll have a showdown then, and I hope you can give me a good time."

"Let me see what makes you qualified to surpass me and become my last disciple."

After Chu Zhen finished speaking, everyone present widened their eyes. Lu Jin, however, withdrew his fist and stood up, calmly asking, "Are you challenging me?"

"Of course! Conflicts between men should be resolved with fists!"

"very good."

Lu Jin chuckled. "I accept your challenge. You'll see then what it means that even geniuses have differences!"

"All the geniuses in the world, come and see me!"

"You should call me a genius!"

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