Gao Wu: My martial arts technique has entries.

Chapter 10 Grandfather
Seeing the opponent's attack coming, Chu Kuang's expression changed slightly. It was too late to dodge at this point. In his haste, he could only activate his Iron Armor Technique and turn to the side to block the opponent's attack with his shoulder.

"puff--"

With a crisp sound, the opponent's blade struck Chu Kuang's shoulder, but was firmly held in place by his muscles and bones.

"die!"

In that instant, Chu Kuang endured the pain and exerted his strength, vibrating his spear to send his opponent flying.

Before Xu Hong could react, Chu Kuang threw his spear, which shot out like a giant crossbow bolt, pinning his opponent to the arena.

"call--"

As the attack ended, Chu Kuang was teleported outside the arena. He touched his shoulder with lingering fear and found that the deep knife wound in his shoulder bone had completely disappeared. Only then did he slowly take a deep breath.

In this battle, Xu Hong seized the opportunity very well, and he kept his trump cards very well hidden.

Chu Kuang originally thought that the Black Tiger Saber Technique at its peak was the opponent's trump card, but who knew that he had also mastered the Crouching Tiger Saber Technique at its peak.

The Crouching Tiger Saber Technique excels at surprise attacks and is often highly effective in close combat. If Chu Kuang is not careful, he will be beheaded in one strike.

Even though he managed to block with his shoulder, he still ended up severely injured. If it weren't for the Iron Armor Technique's strength in defense and the fact that the skill boosted his defense by 20%, Chu Kuang would probably have been cleaved in two by a single strike.

Chu Kuang's life level was as high as 5.6, while the opponent's life level was only 4.8. He was almost killed by the opponent in one hit, which shows that the opponent's ability to enter the top three thousand was by no means undeserved.

It's important to understand that the difference in life level isn't just about strength, but also about comprehensive qualities in all aspects.

Chu Kuang's life level was nearly twice that of his opponent, meaning that his basic defense, physique, speed, strength, vitality, and recovery were all nearly twice as high as his opponent's.

The fact that the opponent could inflict such a heavy blow despite the disparity in strength shows that the opponent's power is indeed considerable.

"He has mastered two advanced sword techniques; his talent in swordsmanship is indeed not weak."

"It's a pity his life level is too low. If he had mastered the advanced external skills, he could have at least broken into the top 1,000."

Chu Kuang took a deep breath and reviewed his own shortcomings, his brow furrowing slightly: "My spear technique is still too low. If the Golden Spear technique were perfected, he would have no chance to use the Crouching Tiger Saber to launch a sneak attack."

"Fortunately, I made it into the top 3,000, so I can apply for that loan now."

He smiled, then opened the ranking system and immediately saw that his ranking had changed.

【Chu Kuang】

[School: Tianheng No.3 Middle School]

[Ranking: 2997]

[Wins 12: Losses 2]

[Win rate: 83%]

"You have entered the top 3,000 and there is currently an interest-free loan available for you to apply for."

"The system reminds you that you must play at least three ranked matches every day. If you do not play ranked matches, your ranking will automatically drop by 100 places each day."

"If your ranking falls below 4,000, the Tianheng Municipal Government will have the right to take back your interest-free loan or convert it into an interest-bearing loan."

"Special reminder: Once you are in the top 3,000, you must not engage in match-fixing. If match-fixing is discovered, your ranking will be completely revoked, and your interest-free loan and all federal benefits will be revoked."

Chu Kuang only glanced at the contract and rules before applying for the interest-free loan.

He knew very well that after receiving this interest-free loan, his strength would enter a period of rapid development, and it would be impossible for him to fall below the top four thousand.

As for the match-fixing restrictions, this is to prevent anyone from selling out the interest-free loan opportunities for the top 3,000 players.

Even though it was the early hours of the morning, the loan of 100,000 Federal Dollars was quickly approved. Chu Kuang used it to order a first-tier source energy potion and then left the Tianheng Star Realm.

"It will take a while for the energy-generating agents to be shipped out; they will probably be delivered to our door tomorrow morning."

"Let's rest first."

After a busy day, Chu Kuang felt physically and mentally exhausted. He swallowed a bottle of nutrient solution and then fell into a deep sleep.

Early the next morning, Chu Kuang was awakened by a doorbell ring. He thought the nutrient solution had been delivered, but instead found three men—an old man, a middle-aged man, and a young man—standing at the door.

"Grandpa, Uncle, Cousin."

Chu Kuang was stunned for a moment. It turned out that the three people were Chu Kuang's grandfather Chu Tianke, his uncle Chu Meng, and his cousin Chu Linfeng.

My cousin Chu Linfeng and Chu Kuang are the same age. They both study martial arts at Tianheng No. 3 Middle School. However, Chu Linfeng is in Class 6 of the first year of high school, while Chu Kuang is in Class 7 of the first year of high school.

Chu Linfeng was a top student in the top ten of Class Six. He had always been arrogant and looked down on his cousin. The two rarely interacted.

At this moment, Chu Tianke nodded, walked into the living room on his own, and said expressionlessly, "Call your dad out."

"I'm already here."

Before he could call out, Chu's father had already come out.

Looking at the three people in the living room, Father Chu frowned slightly, but still said, "Your grandfather and uncle are rare guests. Xiao Kuang, go and pour them a cup of tea."

Chu Kuang went to pour tea, observing the three people in the living room as he did so, his brow furrowing as he thought of the situation at home.

Chu's father grew up in what was then the most typical large family of the era. His grandfather, Chu Tianke, had a total of seventeen children, all of whom he had conceived for the federal prize money.

In fact, apart from his eldest son, Chu's father's seventeen brothers, the others were basically raised by robots and didn't experience much familial affection. Chu Kuang's uncles and aunts later either joined the army or went to the Dark Domain; many of them died in battle, and most of the survivors had almost no contact with him.

Chu's father was the seventh child in his family and had never received much love from his grandfather. Even when Chu Tianke lost his arm, his grandfather didn't come to visit. The fact that his grandfather had come all this way today probably wasn't just for a casual chat.

Sure enough, just as Chu Kuang served the tea, Chu Tianke asked indirectly, "Seventh Brother, you and your wife have worked on the farm all these years, you must have saved up quite a bit of money, right?"

Father Chu frowned slightly but did not speak.

Chu's mother, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but speak up decisively, saying, "What money do we have? Our annual salary is simply not enough."

Chu Tianke's expression darkened slightly, but he still said calmly, "You two haven't cultivated for many years, so you don't need to spend much money. I estimate you've saved at least tens of thousands."

At this point, Chu Tianke said without any room for argument, "Take it out. Linfeng High School is in its first year now, and that's exactly the time when they need money."

"If Linfeng needs money, why shouldn't our family?"

Chu's mother laughed in exasperation: "Chu Kuang is also in his first year of high school, why don't you ask your eldest son to give us tens of thousands?"

Chu Tianke's face darkened, and he didn't say anything. Then, his uncle Chu Meng spoke up.

"Chu Kuang only has a fourth-grade talent bone, how can he compare to my Lin Feng?"

Chu Meng pulled Chu Linfeng along and said with a proud expression, "Linfeng has a sixth-grade talent, and he ranked third in the class in this month's preliminary exam."

"Most importantly, he has already mastered the Tongbei Kung Fu yesterday, and he is very likely to be among the top 100 in the school in this college entrance examination, thus gaining a rare opportunity to enter the Dark Domain."

At this point, Chu Meng looked at Chu Kuang and said, "I heard that Chu Kuang was only in the top 28 of the class in the last exam, right?"

Hearing this, Chu Kuang understood that his grandfather wanted to get money from their family to concentrate their resources on raising Chu Linfeng.

At this moment, Chu Tianke adopted the demeanor of a patriarch and said, "Seventh brother, you have to think about the bigger picture. Chu Kuang's talent is average, and he has been struggling with basic cultivation techniques for many years. He will most likely not be able to break through to the Transcendent Realm in the future."

“Lin Feng is different. With his talent and potential, he will surely become the first Transcendent Realm cultivator in our Chu family in the future.”

"Once a member of my Chu family reaches the Transcendent Realm, will you still be afraid of not having a good life?"

At this point, a hint of pride appeared in Chu Tianke's eyes.

A true Transcendent Realm martial artist is not comparable to a mediocre one who broke through using gene serums.

Although both have the same life level, one has the blessing of a perfect cultivation technique, while the other is just a blank Transcendent Realm cultivator. The former can easily defeat five or ten of the latter.

Chu Tianke had seventeen children and dozens of grandchildren, but none of them were true Transcendent Realm martial artists.

In this era, the ratio of martial artists to apprentice-level martial artists is ten to one, but the probability of a martial artist's offspring breaking through to the Transcendent Realm is at least 50%.

Among ordinary apprentice-level martial artists, the probability of one becoming a Transcendent-level martial artist is probably only a few tens or even a hundred percent.

Once Chu Linfeng successfully breaks through, he will become a superior person. Chu Tianke's lifespan is already limited, and now he only wants to see a true martial artist emerge from among his descendants before he dies.

"Chu Yang, take it out."

Thinking of Chu Linfeng's future, Chu Tianke's eyes gradually brightened, and he looked sharply at Chu Yang.

This time he didn't call him "Seventh Brother," and his tone carried a hint of pressure.

"I have no money," Mr. Chu finally spoke, opening the bank account page on his smartwatch and saying, "You can check it yourself."

"Impossible." Chu Tianke looked at his mother with disbelief and said, "The money is definitely with you."

"If I said no, then no."

Chu's mother also opened her bank account and directly retorted to Chu Tianke.

Chu Tianke was still unwilling to give up. He checked Chu Kuang and Chu Yu's accounts again, but still found nothing. He could only get up and leave, cursing.

"Poor guy."

Before leaving, Chu Kuang heard a burst of mocking laughter.

He looked up and saw that it was Chu Linfeng who gave him a mocking look before getting up and leaving the hall with his father.

Chu Kuang remained silent, but the coldness in his eyes grew even more intense.

"Your package has been delivered. Please sign for it."

Just as everyone opened the door, a robot flew over from afar and delivered a package to their doorstep.

Chu Kuang was overjoyed, knowing that the source energy potion had arrived. He quickly stepped forward to take it and sign for it, then picked up the package and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute."

At this moment, Chu Linfeng suddenly spoke up, recognizing the source energy mark on the express package and realizing that the package was not a simple item.

After being reminded, Chu Tianke immediately sensed something was wrong and snatched the package to open it.

"Energy potion?"

"You beasts! You say you have no money? What is this thing?"

Chu Tianke revealed a look of surprise, but his gaze towards his father still carried a hint of resentment: "You unfilial wretch, you're still hiding treasures and refusing to hand them over. Are you trying to ruin the future of my Chu family's prodigy?"

(End of this chapter)