I became a Sword Emperor in the Martial Arts World

Chapter 13 The teacher drew a big, round pie.

"Teacher Xu, the pie you drew is really big and round!"

Ye Qingzhou's ambiguous smile made Xu Lan blush.

When she was in college, she was always getting the empty promises from the school leaders. Now, she's copying them and has casually included Ye Qingzhou in her plans as well.

However, Ye Qingzhou had been fooled by too many such empty promises in his previous life, so he was not fooled at all.

"Teacher Xu, what about the benefits you promised me? Make it clear first. I don't make promises without seeing the benefits first. I won't take a pie in the sky. Let's talk about something practical."

"So young and already so mercenary. Can't you even have some dreams?"

Xu Lan glared at Ye Qingzhou, annoyed, but still decided to offer something tangible to prove her sincerity: "Alright, I understand. One martial arts meal a day, plus the complete manual of 'Six Forms of Military Competition,' is that alright?"

Having received the benefits, Ye Qingzhou nodded in satisfaction: "That's enough for now, I'll ask for more if it's not enough."

"You're really not being polite!"

"The essence of martial arts is to strive for victory. If I don't even fight for my own interests, how can I talk about competing for the championship?"

Ye Qingzhou didn't understand the concepts of humility and politeness.

For him, embarking on the path of martial arts was like rowing against the current; if he didn't advance, he would fall behind.

In this era of fierce competition and rapid development, only by striving for excellence can one reach higher peaks and see the most beautiful scenery.

"The Azure Wave Sword Fighting Tournament..."

Although Xu Lan believed that making it into the top eight would be a success, Ye Qingzhou always aimed for the championship, so he planned to start preparing immediately.

After recruiting new members, the swordsmanship club began its first formal club activity of the new semester.

As the newly appointed team leader, Xu Lan, as usual, called both freshmen and seniors together for a pep talk: "Everyone knows the creed of our swordsmanship club, right?"

"Know!"

"Soldiers should fight bravely and advance relentlessly!"

A unified response rang out from below the stage. Even the new students, under the guidance of the senior students, seemed to be instilled with the sword club's spirit of striving for progress, becoming spirited and motivated, as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Xu Lan nodded in satisfaction upon seeing this, and then continued, "Martial arts is the philosophy of struggle, and the technique of using force. The establishment of our swordsmanship club is dedicated to restoring the martial arts techniques of armed combat in the history of Dongji Kingdom. Unlike routine performances, we mainly conduct actual combat with complete protective gear."

Xu Lan then drew his sword and gave a practical swordsmanship demonstration.

"Through hundreds of parries and thousands of sword swings, you must use your bodies to memorize these martial arts techniques passed down from history, comprehend their profound principles, and ultimately embark on the path to becoming professional martial artists!"

These words fully mobilized the enthusiasm of the club members for learning martial arts.

A professional martial artist!

In this era of flourishing martial arts, martial artists are symbols of status and wealth!

Ye Qingzhou yawned repeatedly as he listened. He was tired of this kind of empty promise in his past life and now he just wanted to get into the training session as soon as possible.

Fortunately, Xu Lan wasn't a long-winded person, and soon began formal sword training.

She sheathed her sword and began to speak about the basics of martial arts: "Through scientific research, compared to more than a hundred years ago, the martial arts of our Blue Star have made great progress. The essence of martial arts is the work and output of the human body as an engine. Before the emergence of the Cave Heaven Secret Realm, the old-style martial arts burned blood and qi, so the output was very low, far inferior to the power of science."

"But with the emergence of primordial energy, martial arts underwent a complete transformation!"

"The primordial energy is the origin of all things. The so-called primordial energy is a magical energy capable of evolving all phenomena. After being absorbed and transformed by the human body, it can be activated through specific methods of work to unleash incredible power... For example, like this!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Lan suddenly drew his sword.

With a sharp clang, the sword flashed and sliced ​​a 45mm thick steel plate used to demonstrate swordsmanship in two.

At the cut, the steel was a bright red color, as if it had been scorched by high temperature.

This is the terrifying strength of professional martial artists on Earth!

It's worth noting that tank armor during World War II was only 45 millimeters thick. For a martial artist to be able to cleave a tank in half on the battlefield demonstrates their exceptional skill.

"My sword strike uses the 'Aggression Like Fire' technique from the Six Strategy of Military Competition. By breathing in and out, I mobilize the vital energy within my body and transform it into fire-attribute energy that bursts forth instantly. The blade I wield is so powerful that it can even cut through steel."

Xu Lan stood with her sword held horizontally, the sword still sizzling with heat, clearly indicating that the warmth of the previous move was still lingering.

The sword club students in the training ground were thrilled; the power of professional martial artists was indeed terrifying!

Standing in the crowd, Ye Qingzhou was equally mesmerized, having already figured out all the secrets behind Xu Lan's sword strike: "So that's how it is. Besides the techniques for generating muscle power, the real key to the Six Forms of Military Competition is to master the power of internal energy through internal training, and then exhale and inhale primordial energy to evolve the myriad phenomena of nature."

Subsequently, Ye Qingzhou began to try to comprehend the contents of "Six Strategies of Military Competition".

As a basic teaching material widely promoted in the Eastern Pole Kingdom, the "Six Stances of Military Competition" is not difficult to master. It consists of only six basic stances: swift as the wind, aggressive as fire, immovable as a mountain, slow as the forest, unpredictable as the shadows, and powerful as thunder.

These six stances each have their own emphasis.

Among them, wind corresponds to reaction speed, fire corresponds to muscle strength, mountain corresponds to bone strength, forest corresponds to energy application skills, and yin and thunder correspond to the convergence and explosion of internal energy, respectively.

The method of cultivation involves using specific moves and movements, combined with exclusive breathing techniques, to mobilize the body's vital energy and form internal breath.

Just now, Xu Lan used the fire element from the "Six Forms of Military Competition" to draw upon her vital energy, transforming it into internal fire breath. This not only greatly enhanced her muscle strength but also imbued her attacks with the high-temperature attribute of fire.

"So this is the power of primordial energy. Through different internal energies, martial artists can transform primordial energy into specific attribute attacks. This power truly lives up to its name of 'evolving all phenomena'."

With this in mind, Ye Qingzhou had already mastered the first stance in the "Six Stances of Military Competition" and the corresponding internal energy techniques.

For someone like him who has perfectly mastered his own internal energy, this is nothing more than a piece of cake, posing absolutely no difficulty.

Through his inner breath, Ye Qingzhou quickly sensed a strange power within his body, like flowing wind, resonating with his breathing.

"Is this because my internal energy has been mobilized?"

He had vaguely sensed a similar power in Lei Ying, Xu Lan, and Sha Lixin before: "So, this power comes from primordial energy."

Vital energy itself has no inherent attributes, but through different internal energy techniques, it can be transformed into any specific type of power.

Furthermore, through external training and internal cultivation, martial artists can also use their vital energy to strengthen themselves. This is what is known as external training of muscles, bones, and skin, and internal training of vital energy.

In the "Six Forms of Military Competition," the six forms—wind, fire, mountain, forest, yin, and thunder—each have their own external and internal training methods, differing only in degree of emphasis, making it extremely comprehensive.

(End of this chapter)