I teach judo in Tokyo.

In this way, his UR series of techniques, functions, and comprehensiveness are already close to perfection.

The Yin Seal is the energy center.

The process of integrating fragments into a unified whole is considered an explosive state.

Yatagarasu is an extraordinary unarmed killing move.

Asura Flash is an unbeatable super movement technique.

The killing intent fluctuations can counteract the mental aspect and even form a terrifying killing intent domain.

In addition, this weapon-type counterattack allows one to seize the opportunity to withstand a deadly attack and launch a powerful counterattack.

Now, his only flaw is that he has too little "energy".

Once this problem is solved, he has absolute confidence that he can defeat anyone in the world.

He is very strong now, extremely strong!

However, after only three days of rest, Fenglin Temple Tenjin called.

He was told to go to the hotel immediately for a face-to-face discussion.

***

Chapter 370 The Enlightened One

Sosuke, who had just arrived at the athletes' hotel, was immediately summoned by Furinji Tenjin.

"Elder, I haven't even had two days of peace and quiet, and you've already brought me here." The moment they met, Atobe Sousuke didn't hold back in complaining.

"Hahaha." Fenglinji Tenjin laughed heartily a few times, "It happened so suddenly."

He then gestured for Sousuke to sit down.

“Some very serious incidents occurred during the two days you were away.”

Elder Tianren's expression gradually turned serious, which in turn made Zongjie also become serious.

"Please speak, Elder."

Furinji Tenjin took out a tablet from beside him, unlocked it, and handed it to Sousuke.

Sosuke looked over and saw a dense list of names and their corresponding ages and genders. Most of them also had notes on the fighting style they had studied.

He raised an eyebrow and looked at the Celestial Elder with a puzzled expression: "Elder, this is... a list of extraordinary individuals?"

“That’s right.” Furinji Tenjin nodded and added, “The list of more than 10,000 superhumans who have been legally loitering in Tokyo during this period is all in this.”

Sosuke scribbled around a bit and noticed that some of the names had the superhuman characters highlighted in red.

"These are the superhumans who were murdered in the past few days," the Celestial Elder's solemn voice rang out.

"Hiss—" Sosuke gasped.

In the table interface of the tablet, although only a few names are highlighted in red, that is only a small number compared to "tens of thousands of people".

If we're talking about the "numerical value" itself...

In just the last few days, hundreds of people with superhuman abilities have died!

Sousuke looked up at Furinji Amanto in surprise: "What's going on?"

"I do not know either."

Fenglin Temple Tenjin sighed: "According to the intelligence department's investigation, we only know that the same group of mysterious people were behind it. However, this group is too powerful, and only a very few people have witnessed their presence."

"So, what is the purpose of these people?" Sosuke frowned deeply.

Fenglin Temple Celestial slowly shook his head: "The answer is the same as before, I don't know."

He then added, "However, these superhumans who died all had one thing in common—not a drop of blood remained in their bodies."

"Blood......"

Sosuke's pupils twitched, and for some reason, he thought of extravagance.

He certainly wouldn't suspect that it was Fu Hua who did it.

Instead, Fu Hua obtained his "Qi" by consuming his blood.

Is it possible that even if someone isn't a special person like him who possesses "Qi," as long as they are human, their essence and blood might contain something that can form "Qi"?

Especially the blood of superhumans, shouldn't it be more special than that of ordinary people?

This was just a guess, but Sousuke still decided to bring it up with Furinji Tenjin.

Of course, he did not propose the concept of "qi".

Instead, hesitantly asked in a speculative tone, "Could it be something like a vampire, who becomes stronger by drinking the blood of superhumans...?"

Fenglin Temple Celestial's expression changed.

He seemed to have been reminded of something by Sousuke, and his expression turned extremely ugly.

Then, after a moment's hesitation, he said to Sosuke, "Sousuke, I wonder if you've ever heard of—'Ki'?"

Um! ?

Upon hearing the Elder Celestial's pronunciation of the word "qi," which differed slightly from the Chinese pronunciation, Sosuke's eyes flickered.

He looked at the Celestial Elder and calmly asked, "Qi? Is it Qigong?"

Fenglin Temple Celestial gave him a deep look: "It's not 'Qigong,' it's 'Qi,' a special... um, life energy."

As expected, Elder Tianren, being one of the strongest humans in this world, indeed knew of the existence of this "Qi"!

Sosuke composed himself and shook his head: "Please enlighten me, Elder."

Furinji Tenjin looked at Atobe Sousuke, the slight glint in his eyes seeming to reveal the depths of human nature.

A few seconds later, he smiled slightly: "The so-called 'Qi' is a concept I learned from Chen Wulong. The reason I sought out this concept is because more than ten years ago, when I was cultivating in the mountains guarding Goenitz, I reached a state of perfection and gathered an extremely small amount of... matter, or rather... energy, from my body."

"This mysterious energy condenses extremely slowly. In the first ten years, even if it condensed a tiny bit, it would quickly dissipate because I had no idea how to control or preserve it."

Fenglin Temple Celestial slowly said, "In the following years, through my continuous attempts and explorations, I finally figured out a rough method for retaining 'Qi' within the body."

"Then, three years ago, when I was discussing martial arts with Chen Wulong, who came to my door, I told him about this and asked him for some advice."

"But he smiled and told me that this wasn't hysteria or some kind of hallucination; I had indeed officially embarked on a brand new path..."

Fenglin Temple Celestial's gaze was deep and unfathomable: "However, this is also a dead end."

Sosuke asked curiously, "What road?"

Elder Tianren chuckled magnanimously: "That fellow Wu Long calls this path the 'Path of Enlightenment.'"

"And he, me, and the few others in the world who reached the same level as us were called 'Enlightened Ones' by Wu Long..."

"An enlightened one!?"

Atobe Sousuke's pupils trembled.

He immediately opened his system panel and saw the conditions for upgrading the next level of system functions.

[Next privilege promotion requirement: Defeat an "Enlightened One" to be promoted (0/1)]

Defeating the "Enlightened One" is the requirement for elevating system privileges.

He had originally thought that the "enlightened one" defined by this system should correspond to a "Grand Rank" powerhouse like Vega.

Unexpectedly, the one who truly corresponds is the strongest human being, like Elder Celestial.

Sosuke scratched his head involuntarily.

Furinji Tenjin was unaware of Sousuke's thoughts. He simply gave a slight, bitter smile: "That's right. Chen Wulong said that he and I are both enlightened beings, but although we have 'enlightened,' there is no longer any 'Tao' in this world. In other words, this is a dead end."

"My personal experience shows that this energy, called 'Qi,' is generated extremely slowly by the body alone. Even I have only accumulated a negligible amount over the past few years."

Fenglin Temple Celestial shook his head: "This wisp of 'Qi,' aside from being able to replenish my energy at crucial moments, has almost no other use—its quantity is simply too small."

Sosuke nodded silently and continued, "So? Elder, do you think this is related to the attacks and killings of so many superhumans?"

Fenglin Temple Celestial nodded: "As the only truly ancient country left in the world, China naturally possesses a wealth of inherited texts and knowledge. Chen Wulong once told me that 'Qi' is essentially a special energy born from the human body. In ancient times, there were powerful individuals, suspected to be berserkers, who accelerated the condensation of 'Qi' by hunting humans and absorbing their essence and blood."

"If his statement is true, then it fits perfectly with this incident..." Elder Tianren speculated, his expression growing increasingly solemn.

Sosuke's mind was not on that for the moment.

He was more interested in the words spoken by the Celestial of Fenglin Temple above—"Qi" is a special energy born in the human body.

This statement differs greatly from the frivolous notion that "Qi" was a supernatural factor that filled the world 50,000 years ago.

Was it Fu Hua who was wrong, or was it Chen Wulong who was wrong?

***

Main character cards (up to chapter 369)

[Dojo Master: Atobe Sousuke]

Age: 18

[Permissions: Level 6 - Upgraded after defeating an "Enlightened One" (0/1)]

[Disciples include: Kuno Maruko (SSR), Yotsuba Saki (SSR), Mifune Yumi (SSR), Itamoto Motoko (SSR), Sakura (SSR), Rin (SSR), Ryougi Ori (UR), Yae Baiken (SSR)]

【Feature 1 Available: Virtual Trial - Limited to once per week, you can select a disciple's "future state" to test them when entering a dream】

[Feature 2 Available: Mutual Learning - For every "10" of the highest-level protective spells of all disciples, the dojo master's protective spells receive an additional "1" bonus (currently 21)]

【Function 3 Available: Nourishing Hand - Performs a "special massage" on each disciple once a day to restore their fatigue and injuries, and slightly improve their aptitude (when used on non-disciples, or repeatedly on disciples within a day, it only restores fatigue and injuries)】

【Feature 4 Available: Affix Sharing - The Dojo Master can select any affix possessed by all disciples as their own additional affix. The cooldown time for changing additional affixes is one hour. Currently, there are no additional affixes equipped.】

【Function 5 Available: Smelting and Sublimation - Smelt four skills of the same level and sublimate one of the specified skills into a higher-level skill of the same type】

[Feature 6 Available: Power of Inheritance - Based on the closeness of the relationship between the dojo master and the disciple, the disciple's protective spell level increases by a corresponding percentage of the dojo master's protective spell level during battle.]

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[Possesses self-defense technique 1: Judo - Throwing techniques 46, parrying techniques 45, ground techniques 44]

[Possesses defensive techniques 2: Swordsmanship - Nen-ryu 53, Shinto-ryu 50, Yin-ryu 50]

[Possesses self-defense technique 3: Ninjutsu - Movement Technique 46, Ninja Tool Usage 41, Poison Technique 37]

[Possesses Protective Technique 4: Yin-Yang Path - Divination 40, Defense 40, Spellcasting 40]

Note: Mutual learning and teaching provide a comprehensive bonus level of 21.

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System Technology

Medical devices:

SSR: Mist Slash, Joker's Trick, Wind Slash and Swallow Break

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Unarmed:

SR: Vajra Form - Indestructible

SSR: Dawn, Roman Tower Shield, Knight's Saber, Manipulation Style: Ultimate, Ultimate Flowing Dance Kick, Swallow the Earth, Roman Short Sword

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Magical arts:

SR: False Mind

SSR: Wagtail Eyes, Eagle Senses, Aura Concealment, Bedroom Arts

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UR Techniques: Yatagarasu, Yin Seal, Reconstruction, Ashura Flash, Killing Intent Wave, Water Moon Stance

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Refining techniques already in use:

SR: Flying Card Technique, Cat Willow, Mountain Storm, Manipulation Style: Willow, Mumei Triple Thrust, Swallow Return, Fang God Heavy Slash, Musou Sword