With all these qualities, I will eventually become immortal.

Chapter 167 True Qi Refining, Competition Scheduled (3k)

"Alright, I'm going to continue practicing."

Come on time in five days. Since you are not a pre-college student, I will give you admission as a student judge.
You'll also get to watch skilled fighters of your own age demonstrate their abilities, which will be of great help to you as well.

"Thank you, Master!"

Meng Chuan felt that Yang Huan was indeed very good to him, and it seemed that he had no choice but to attend the United Nations University.

Being a judge won't interfere with his practice; Yang Huan's stance training just now gave Meng Chuan some inspiration.

"At that time, I can practice standing meditation while watching martial arts demonstrations and learning from the strengths of others."

After leaving, Meng Chuan put aside his distracting thoughts, still pondering the martial arts principles the other party had just explained.

He always benefits greatly from the lectures given by martial arts masters.

Such an opportunity is extremely rare. Not to mention the Venerable One, even someone like Master Wang would not be able to attend classes by paying money.

Top martial artists like them have long since reached the point where they regard money as dirt.

"But I still can't escape the constraints of money."

Meng Chuan bought another quarter's worth of Five Elements Soup ingredients, shrinking his wallet to the seven-figure range and bringing him to the brink of bankruptcy.

In the afternoon, after finishing his Five Elements Fist, Meng Chuan took a moment to adjust his breathing and began practicing the Luo Family Eight Extremes.

With his current skill in boxing, he can effortlessly unleash his power with lightning speed when throwing a punch or kick.

Whether it's long-range or short-range punches, the transitions between techniques are smooth and flexible.

However, the art of boxing is boundless; to break through its limits, one must return to its origins.

Meng Chuan would stop to think after a while, and whenever he figured out a point, he would get up and continue practicing.

After an afternoon, Luo's Eight Extremes made another step closer to breaking through the limit.

[Luo's Eight Extremes: Perfection (82%) → (83%) Awaiting Breakthrough]

He incorporated the theory of switching between the five elements into Luo's Eight Extremes.

It takes the fierce and powerful Bajiquan as its backbone, the long fist and short strike as its tendons, and borrows the changes of the five elements of hardness and softness to transform straight force into silk-reeling force!

This is his path to breaking limits, combined with the newly acquired [Zexi] and [Hejin] traits.

He unleashed five short punches in an instant, detonating the Tide Mark.

The spleen's earth energy is infused into the fist, using the long fist soft technique to trap the enemy invisibly.

Meng Chuan rested for a moment, secretly thinking to himself:

"With my current understanding of Luo's Bajiquan, could it be that I have already surpassed Master Luo?"

This confidence comes from countless trials and tribulations, from daily practice.

Back home, Meng Chuan practiced standing meditation while reflecting on the martial arts principles that Principal Yang had taught during the day.

The principles of martial arts are ethereal and cannot be permanently verified or recorded; they can only be pondered and continuously thought about.

But once he understands something, it will remain firmly in his mind.

As his cultivation deepened and he learned more and more diverse boxing techniques, Meng Chuan increasingly felt the value of the four words "one proof for eternity".

The martial arts skills one has mastered must never be forgotten or deteriorated—these words are what countless martial artists dream of.

After taking a shower, Meng Chuan felt that it was another fulfilling day.

He sat cross-legged on the meditation cushion and rubbed his [Tama Iron Crotch] again, then fell asleep contentedly.
The sixth day of the new year.

After finishing his morning exercise, Meng Chuan couldn't wait to head to Gangzi Club.

It's been a while since I had my shot, and my skin is really itching to get one.
Inside the volleyball room, Li Weigang, who hadn't seen Meng Chuan for a long time, was also full of passion!
The sounds of striking echoed through the club once again.

As Li Weigang continued typing, he said with an appreciative tone:
"Your outer membrane is as thick as a tortoise shell. Your armored body must have reached its full potential. Truly impressive!"
"In that case, I'll increase the pressure even more. Hold on!"

The words fell.

A faint yellowish-brown halo appeared on Li Weigang's hand.

This is the outward manifestation of a small amount of true qi condensing in the palm!

Each subsequent strike sent Meng Chuan into ecstasy.

He had originally hoped to rely on his superior physical strength to challenge martial artists at the ninth level, but it seems he was still too naive.
"Hold on! Imagine how glorious you'll be when you complete your armor-wearing feat in the future!"

No need for internal energy to protect the body; one can enter and exit seven times amidst a hail of bullets with just one's physical body!
After saying that, Li Weigang secretly encouraged himself.

Its exaggeratedly strong body, like a resounding bell, emitted a metallic hum that echoed in all directions!

"Look at my invincible martial arts skills, who in the same realm would dare to claim victory over me?"
Your future is far brighter than mine. Hold on!

Meng Chuan gritted his teeth. Gang Ge used some of his true energy to strike, which was indeed quite intense.

Gradually, as his physical body and skin got used to it, he finally completed the upgraded hellish difficulty level of the attack mission.

Of course, it's only half done.

Next up is to hit Tama's iron legs and groin.

"Brother Gang, promise me."

When massaging the acupoints around the groin area, do not use internal energy.

The kidney's vital energy cannot protect it; if Li Weigang makes a mistake, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Don't worry, I know what's going on."

The next moment, Li Weigang picked up the baton, its tip gleaming slightly with a yellow light.

"Your outer membrane is covering these acupoints as well; it can't be penetrated without true qi."

"Then you'd better aim carefully when you hit."

Since it was just a few acupoints nearby, he gritted his teeth and decided to tough it out.

After the nerve-wracking rehearsal ended, Meng Chuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Afterwards, Li Weigang tapped Meng Chuan's legs with his fingers again.

After a moment, he asked strangely:

"Haven't your Iron Legs already reached perfection? Why are you still training?"

"I feel like I'm still a little short of perfection. After all, for a man to be strong, he must first train his legs. I don't think I've reached my limit yet."

Meng Chuan was spouting nonsense with a straight face. "Hiss, you little rascal."

Hearing this, Li Weigang had nothing to say.

Including hard skills, there is no clear standard for the progress of martial arts, and everyone's experience is different.

The levels of beginner, proficient, and perfect are merely external manifestations of a martial art, providing a clear distinction between different levels to help users identify their own proficiency level.

During their rest, Li Weigang was filled with emotion.

Putting aside their combined training capacity, their progress alone is enviable.

“I won’t let you call me Brother Gang for nothing. If you want to learn the hard skills I practice in the future, I can teach you for free, including the real skill level [Weituo Carrying the Mountain Skill].

Having once again witnessed Meng Chuan's exceptional talent, Li Weigang also wanted to forge a good relationship with him.

The free drills were a bit too much; the free tutorials were just right.

Meng Chuan nodded happily.

He could guess some of Gang Ge's thoughts; it seems that geniuses do indeed receive preferential treatment.

The next day, it was already late.

Before going to sleep, Meng Chuan felt his iron legs and looked at the control panel.

[Tama Iron Legs: Perfect (84%) Awaiting Limit Break]

"If things go smoothly, we should be able to break through the limit in about a week."

He exerted force with his legs and sat on the bed, pounding the wall like a pendulum.

A series of dull, thudding sounds suddenly rang out, as if someone were throwing stones at a wall.

"The Armor-Piercing Technique primarily focuses on cultivating a protective membrane, while the Iron Leg Technique of the Domo is different."
It's like it's changing the texture of my skin, making it firmer and stronger.

Thinking of this, Meng Chuan looked at his second brother.

Although he had only been practicing Iron Crotch for a short time, he could sense that its effects were remarkably similar to those of Iron Legs.
He felt that his perseverance in facing the internal energy over the past two days had been worthwhile.

"We have to practice, we absolutely have to practice."

Before going to bed, he opened his phone and glanced at the news.

The top item caught his attention; it was exactly what he had been concerned about recently.

The inaugural Supernova Competition is scheduled for release!

After clicking through, the details of the preliminary round were explained below, as well as the prize money issue that Meng Chuan was most concerned about.

This is a national martial arts competition, spearheaded by the state, implemented by the Martial Arts Association, and sponsored by major business giants.

The entire competition is divided into three stages, with the first stage being the preliminary round.

Qualifications for the preliminary rounds are allocated by each martial arts university, and martial artists from the general public are not eligible to participate.

The purpose of this competition is for the country to fund university martial artists to break through to the level of martial arts masters.

After the previous World's Number One Martial Arts Tournament concluded, Great Chu had already planned to cultivate a new generation of talent.

The victory of [Tianqing Dasheng·Zhao Linyuan] established the top combat power level of the Great Chu.

At the same time, the country also needs to cultivate a large number of martial arts talents through universities to fill the gaps in grassroots combat power.

They even wanted to find the most promising individuals among them to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the future of the Great Chu.

Therefore, the National Martial Arts Supernova Competition came into being.

The nine top-tier universities in Wuhan University were allocated a total of 900 places.

Thirty top-tier universities, with 30 places for each.

The remaining second and third-tier teams were allocated a total of 200 slots, bringing the total number of participants in the preliminary rounds to 2000.

Ultimately, 100 people were selected to enter the second stage, with 50 slots allocated to each of the four regions in the Northwest and Southeast.

Yong'an is the capital of Qin Province, one of the five northwestern provinces.

In April, the ten strongest college student martial artists in the province will be selected here to participate in the national competition.

To be among the top 100, the government will provide an initial bonus of 200 million yuan, with each person receiving a 2 million yuan bonus!
Meng Chuan's eyes lit up. As expected of a national-level event, the preliminary rounds were already so impressive. What would the final rounds be like?

After turning off his phone, Meng Chuan lay on the bed, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

Although there were no martial artists from outside the community involved, a top-tier martial arts university like Beilian University must have had no shortage of experts at the ninth level.

He dared not make any rash assertions that he would definitely win the championship, after all, he was still in the early stages and needed time to hone his skills.

"The schedule for the later stages of the race hasn't been announced yet. My priority is to finish in the top ten in the province and get the two million yuan prize money first."

Inside the Liu family ancestral home in Yong'an City.

"Ancestor, didn't we agree on the number of places with the United Nations? Why do we have to compete again?"

The girl asked, puzzled.

The quota for affiliated positions at the United Nations University was divided among the Liu, Zhou, and Zheng families. How did the Luo family suddenly appear?

The one referred to as "Old Ancestor" was young and tall, not like someone who had attained enlightenment at an advanced age.

The reason is that the master is no longer human; after touching a higher level of life, he can naturally change his own outward appearance at will.

He is [Blazing Golden Crow - Liu Yang], the current martial arts grandmaster of the Liu family.

Liu Yang remained silent, only affectionately ruffling the other's hair.

The UN General Assembly's decision should be followed; no further explanation is needed.

Seeing that the old ancestor did not speak, Liu Shuxue pouted and turned to look at her second uncle, Liu Sanduo, who was standing to the side.

Liu Sanduo's other identity is that of a member of the Liu family.

"Second Uncle, what's the deal with this Meng Chuan? Is he from the Luo family of Yong'an?"

Liu Sanduo said helplessly:

"Shuxue, I don't mean to discourage you, but this boy is the disciple of my friend, and his strength is unmatched among his peers."

If the other party chooses you, just admit defeat without hesitation; don't injure yourself and affect your martial arts exam in July.

(End of this chapter)