Gao Wu: My martial arts technique has entries.

Chapter 19 Special Training
Chu Kuang looked at the ranking data, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

【Chu Kuang】

[School: Tianheng No.3 Middle School]

[Ranking: 769]

After reviewing the panel, Chu Kuang decisively exited the virtual training ground and immediately started ranked matches.

Those martial artists who can rank within the top 1,000 are basically elites from the key classes of various universities. Their physical attributes are at least at the seventh rank or above, and most of them have mastered at least two great martial arts techniques.

With this kind of strength, no one except Lin Shuyao could even come close to being in Class 7 of No. 3 Middle School.

However, at this time, Chu Kuang still won more often than he lost against them, and his ranking steadily moved forward until he finally stopped at 583rd place.

He played a few more matches after that, but he lost more than he won, and his ranking dropped all the way down to 621 before stabilizing.

"We can't fight them."

Chu Kuang whispered, realizing that with his current strength, it would be a stretch to break into the top 500.

The top 500 martial artists in the Tianheng Ranking Tournament are basically all true elites, and they are not the bottom of the class even in the top classes.

These people are basically all at the advanced level of both internal and external martial arts, and their movement techniques and combat skills have also reached the advanced level.

"He has mastered at least four advanced martial arts techniques, and has progressed very far in each of them."

"Is it really that difficult to get into the top 500?"

Chu Kuang murmured, his heart sinking.

He wants to break into the top 500, and there are only two simple ways. The first way is to master the Iron Armor Technique. With the perfected Iron Armor Technique and the ultimate defensive power of the attribute, he can easily break into the top 500.

The second method is to master Bloodbath in All Directions and Thousand-Pound Breaking Formation, and then see if you can use Bloodbath in All Directions to break into the top 500.

But this is actually very difficult, because it's not just a difference in life level, but also that the opponent's martial arts have virtually no weaknesses.

"At the current pace of training, it will take about twenty more days to perfect the Iron Armor Technique."

"But my basic internal skills have reached a bottleneck. If I don't get the source energy potion, I will waste twenty days of my time cultivating my basic internal skills."

Chu Kuang pondered for a moment, then decided to end his cultivation for the day.

However, as soon as he exited the virtual pod, he found Chu's mother waiting in the living room.

"You're out. Have some medicine first."

Chu's mother pushed a bowl of medicinal soup to Chu Kuang, then turned on her smartwatch and transferred a sum of money to Chu Kuang's account.

Thirty thousand Federal Credits?

Chu Kuang opened his wristwatch and glanced at it, looking somewhat surprised.

Chu's mother nodded and said, "Your father has successfully landed a job, and his income will be much higher in the future, so he applied for a loan from the federal government. You can use it for now."

Chu Kuang fell silent. His father had only been working there for a few days, and he was already able to apply for a loan of 30,000 yuan. This was almost impossible.

Moreover, given Chu's father's strength, he couldn't earn this much money through normal work. The only place where he could quickly earn this much money was the Dark Domain.

Moreover, most of them are not ordinary dark domains, but dark domains that humans have not fully controlled, because the treasures in these newly developed dark domains are ownerless.

Those dark domains that are completely under human control all produce treasures that belong to owners, either the Federation or individuals. It is illegal for others to harvest them without permission.

Only in these undeveloped dark realms, not controlled by humans, are the treasures unclaimed, but at the same time, they often pose greater dangers.

Thinking of this, Chu Kuang couldn't help but ask, "Did Dad go to explore the Dark Domain?"

Chu's mother was silent for a moment, but still said, "Don't overthink it. Just focus on practicing martial arts and don't let him bleed and cry."

"Ugh."

Chu Kuang closed his eyes and slowly took a deep breath.

He didn't ask any more questions, but calmly got up and went back to his bedroom.

"The Dark Domain is extremely dangerous, and with my current strength, I can't help my father much."

"Only by improving our strength as soon as possible and obtaining more investment from the Federation can we stop him from working so hard."

"..."

"received?"

Deep in the vast starry sky, on an asteroid with a diameter of over nine hundred miles, five warriors clad in alloy armor gathered together.

Chu's father, dressed in crimson-gold armor covered in claw marks, sat in a large metal hall, panting heavily.

At that moment, he smiled as he looked at the smartwatch on his wrist, while a burly man in armor patted him on the shoulder and asked a question.

Father Chu nodded and smiled, saying, "Thank you, Brother Li."

"Before you got injured, we were brothers fighting side by side, so there's no need to be so polite."

Li Gang smiled and continued, "We were lucky this time and killed a heavily injured Tier 1 Source Energy beast, but we still need to be careful. We only managed to kill it by chance."

"Next time you encounter a source energy beast, don't fight so recklessly."

"I know."

Father Chu smiled. He never expected to be so lucky. On his first visit to the Dark Domain of Ceres, he encountered a first-tier Source Energy beast that had been severely injured.

The energy beasts were extremely valuable, but also very dangerous. He risked his life to be at the forefront and thus received 30,000 Federal Credits.

Because he exerted a lot of effort, he faced numerous dangers this time and almost lost his life. "Alright, we've used up a lot of energy this time. We'll set off again in three days."

"Next time we go to Falling Phoenix Valley, the valley is rich in energy and must have nurtured many treasures."

Li Gang patted Chu's father on the shoulder, then got up and led everyone away.

As they left, several figures clad in cyan armor emerged from the domain gate not far away.

At this moment, all five men were covered in wounds. The leader's armor was tattered, and there was a deep claw mark on his shoulder that revealed the bone.

"Damn it, we finally managed to severely injure that Fiery Mane, but someone else managed to take advantage of the situation."

"Don't let me find out who it is, or I'll definitely make them pay."

From the crowd, a tall, thin man spoke up, his face full of resentment.

The leading man didn't speak, but looked at the man next to him with a gloomy expression and said, "Ah Lie, go and investigate."

"The Fiery Mane is so big, someone must have seen them when they brought it out."

The man named A Lie nodded and said coldly, "Don't worry, Brother Snake. If they're not strong enough, I'll make them understand that the things of our Green Fang Squad aren't so easy to take."

"Remember, don't alert them. Let's wait until we've recovered before discussing anything else."

Snake spoke, baring his teeth as he looked at the wound on his shoulder.

……

The next morning, Chu Kuang went to school as usual, but this time, as soon as he arrived at the classroom, he heard a series of discussions.

Jiang Feng was surrounded by several students, his face beaming with pride, but he stopped smiling when he saw Chu Kuang arrive, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

"Jiang Feng has mastered the Wild Bull Fist. I heard he broke into the top 1,000 in the Tianheng ranking competition yesterday?"

Zhang Ming walked over and spoke at the opportune moment.

Chu Kuang nodded and calmly asked, "His Savage Bull Fist was still some distance from perfection, how did he break through so quickly?"

"I heard they used a source energy agent," Zhang Ming said.

Chu Kuang's lips curled up slightly. Using a source energy potion to break through from the initial stage of external martial arts to the advanced stage is really too wasteful of resources.

After all, with Jiang Feng's talent, he could have mastered the Wild Bull Fist in just one more month.

"Be careful. I heard he took out another loan to buy a source energy potion, and he plans to master the internal energy chapter of the Wild Bull Kung Fu."

Seeing that he didn't care, Zhang Ming solemnly reminded him.

Chu Kuang nodded, keeping Zhang Ming's words in mind, and then returned to his seat to continue practicing.

One great advantage of practicing martial arts at school is that the school has federally provided medical robots, so even if problems arise during training, they can be rescued immediately.

Chu Kuang had been practicing for a short while when he saw that Xu Yue had already arrived.

"Bang bang——"

When Xu Yue arrived at the classroom, he immediately picked up a wooden stick and tapped the table.

After everyone looked over, he smiled and said, "Our class has been doing very well lately, producing three elites who ranked in the top 1,000 in the Tianheng Ranking Competition."

"Among them, Chu Kuang has jumped to over 600th place in one go. You should all learn from him."

The classmates all looked over, clearly surprised that Chu Kuang's ranking had risen so quickly.

Chu Kuang didn't care about the gazes of the crowd, but a hint of inquiry appeared in his eyes when he looked at Xu Yue.

He had a feeling that Xu Yue had gathered them today because he had something to announce.

As expected, Xu Yue slapped the table again to stop the murmurs before saying, "The final exams will be in a month and a half."

"This assessment and reward will be a watershed moment, determining whether you can set foot in the Dark Domain."

"Furthermore, starting from your second year of high school, you will gradually come into contact with the Dark Domain. Our No. 3 High School is preparing to hold a three-day special training session for you in advance."

"Special training?"

Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged glances.

Xu Yue nodded and then said, "This special training will be held in an abandoned dark area so you can get used to the environment."

"This can be considered a small opportunity, and it will be of great benefit to your cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Chu Kuang immediately understood the purpose of this special training.

The so-called abandoned dark domain refers to a dark domain where the source energy has been completely absorbed. Such dark domains are generally very small, and the diameter of the stars in their main universe may only be tens of kilometers.

This dark domain is not dangerous and is generally used by the Federation to cultivate 'gene warriors' or by various high schools to train second and third-year high school students.

However, because the celestial body is too small and its energy source is very limited, it will be completely exhausted in a few decades and eventually become an abandoned dark domain without energy source.

Of course, although it has been abandoned, the source energy could not have been completely absorbed. There will be some source energy gathering to form source energy springs.

These energy springs are extremely scarce, making them practically useless for martial artists with perfected external skills, but they are still a decent opportunity for these high school students, as they can significantly increase their cultivation progress.

"This special training will be attended by more than 5,000 students from our other 48 regular classes, in addition to the top classes."

Xu Yue explained in detail, and then said, "Those energy springs are quite an opportunity for you."

"As long as you can snatch any one of them, your chances of breaking through to the Great Perfection of External Skill will greatly increase, and you may even reduce the time it takes to cultivate External Skill to perfection."

(End of this chapter)