I possess boundless talent; even geniuses are no match for me.

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"I've always wanted to avoid getting too involved with you because I was worried that you would be implicated after you got into Wuhan University."

"As it turned out, the thing I was worried about still happened. Hua Ying and his gang were afraid of my enemies, and no one was willing to be your mentor."

"Overall, I'm the main reason."

Fang Xiong slowly emerged from the shadows, a hint of helplessness flashing across his face in the moonlight.

"Is Teacher Fang the main reason?" Chen Yu roughly understood, tilting his head. "What about the other minor reasons?"

"It's because you look too much like me when I was young," Fang Xiong shrugged and started counting on his fingers:

"A cyborg, exceptionally talented in swordsmanship, mastering the Thunder Blade technique, flamboyant personality, Hua Yingwu University..."

Fang Xiong had counted on both hands, but he still hadn't finished listing all the similarities between the two.

"So I take the majority, and you take the minority."

"It's my fault." Chen Yu nodded in agreement. "It's all because I'm too talented, otherwise there wouldn't have been so much trouble."

"That's right, it's because your talent is just as high as mine," Fang Xiong said with a sigh.

If Chen Yu's talent were average, no one would associate him with themselves.

It is precisely because Chen Yu is so talented, just like he was back then, that some people are easily uneasy.

After he finished speaking, his expression turned serious.

"Alright, let's stop joking around."

"Kid, are you worried about my enemies?"

"Let me warn you first, that's a very famous force in the Demon Mountain Star Region, a powerful figure who can decide the fate of Crimson Emperor Star with a single word!"

"On Crimson Star and New Moon, these important figures won't notice you, but once you step into the starry sky, the consequences are hard to predict."

"I am now only at the Enlightenment Realm, and I am no longer the Red River Blade Madman. I cannot protect you in the future."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yu fell silent.

Fang Xiong did not urge him, but stood silently with his arms crossed, waiting for Chen Yu's final answer.

If Chen Yu agrees, then he will become Chen Yu's martial arts mentor without reservation.

If Chen Yu refuses, he will immediately turn around and leave, and will never take the initiative to appear in front of Chen Yu again, so as not to get more involved with him and hinder his future path.

After a long while, Chen Yu

"Teacher, I'm scared..."

Fang Xiong raised an eyebrow. This result was somewhat unexpected. After all, judging from Chen Yu's past performance, the martial arts fanatic shouldn't be afraid of these things.

However, before Chen Yu could finish speaking, he said quietly:

"I'm afraid that when I reach the end of my martial arts journey, there will be no more goals to follow and no more opponents to fight."

"I fear that when I reach the pinnacle of the universe and look around, I will find myself standing alone."

"Therefore, I always crave a formidable opponent."

Upon hearing this, even Fang Xiong was slightly moved.

He could tell perfectly well that Chen Yu's words were not feigned, but came from the bottom of his heart.

Chen Yu was genuinely looking forward to a formidable enemy, without the slightest bit of fear in his heart.

A born strongman!

At that moment, he was absolutely certain of it.

Absolute arrogance, absolute self-confidence, and an unyielding stubbornness that no one can sway—these are the necessary conditions for becoming a strong person.

Chen Yu, on the other hand, already possesses all of these qualities.

"Good lad, you're pretty arrogant!" Fang Xiong laughed loudly, and as if that wasn't enough, he added:

"Even more arrogant than I was back then!"

"The title of 'Red River Blade Madman' should rightfully be inherited by you!"

"No way, 'Knife Madman' sounds too silly." Chen Yu quickly shook his head; he really couldn't appreciate that title.

Dao Kuang sounds arrogant, but Chen Yu always felt that he was a bit dim-witted, or that he had some kind of mental illness.

"Tsk, what a nice-sounding title. It took me nearly a hundred years of killing to earn it." Fang Xiong said, sounding puzzled.

Dao Kuang, how cool is he!

He waved his hand, pretending to be nonchalant, and said:

"Alright, from today onwards, you are officially my student, Fang Xiong's student."

"Since you've just broken through to the first stage of the Limit Break, I'll teach you a martial art of Qi and Blood, its name is—"

"Blood Thunder Triple Slash!"

"Qi and Blood Martial Arts!" Chen Yu's heart stirred slightly, but he was not surprised that Fang Xiong had seen through his realm.

Don't forget, Fang Xiong taught him the "Blood Battle Nine Transformations" technique. How could Fang Xiong not know anything about this limit-breaking technique?

Fang Xiong continued, "The Blood Thunder Three Slashes is a blood and qi martial art that I derived and improved based on the Thunder Extreme Blade, and it is a perfect match for you."

"It follows the essence of lightning speed of the Thunder Blade, while also placing great emphasis on the strength of the user's qi and blood."

"The stronger your Qi and blood, the stronger this blade becomes. Back then, when I broke through to the fourth level of the Limit Break, I was able to use this original move to defeat a master at the seventh level of the Blood Exchange Realm!"

"As the name suggests, the Blood Thunder Triple Slash consists of only three strikes. These three strikes deplete all your health and mana, so if your opponent doesn't die after three strikes, then it's your death day."

"Of course, the third strike involves the true essence of martial arts. You still have a long way to go before you can unleash three consecutive strikes, so learn the first strike first."

The true meaning of martial arts?

Upon hearing this unfamiliar term, Chen Yu hurriedly interrupted Fang Xiong: "Teacher, please tell me what the true meaning of martial arts is?"

"The true meaning of martial arts..." Fang Xiong pondered for a moment, then said, "You should have vaguely sensed it, right? The perfection of basic martial arts is completely different from its predecessors."

"That's right." Chen Yu nodded slightly.

With his swordsmanship and movement techniques all perfected, he naturally felt the immense gap between the perfection of martial arts and the stages of minor, major, and mastery.

The perfection and the other three levels seem to be completely unrelated to the content of a martial arts technique.

"Mastering martial arts is essentially a threshold," Fang Xiong explained directly, without beating around the bush.

"This is a threshold for martial arts talent, because being able to reach this point means that you have already glimpsed the true meaning of martial arts."

"Only true martial arts geniuses can achieve this at the Body Tempering Realm."

"At the same time, this also means that when you learn Qi and Blood Martial Arts, you can easily cross the threshold of the true meaning of martial arts and successfully break through to the Opening Acupoint Realm."

"Many people never break through to the Enlightenment Realm in their entire lives because they never comprehend the true meaning of martial arts."

Chen Yu listened silently to the explanation, and suddenly everything became clear to him.

"So that's how it is. Mastering basic martial arts means having just glimpsed the true meaning of martial arts. No wonder there are such high requirements for martial arts talent!"

The higher one's martial arts realm, the stronger one's life level, and the clearer one's perception of the principles of heaven and earth.

To even begin to grasp the true meaning of martial arts with a mortal body like that at the Body Tempering Realm, one can only rely on terrifying martial arts talent.

Fang Xiong shook his head and reminded him:

"Don't overthink it. Although you've just begun to grasp the true meaning of martial arts, you still have a long way to go before you truly comprehend it."

"Now, I will teach you the first strike of the Blood Thunder Three Strikes - Raging Thunder."