Hunting God Era

Chapter 41. Sensing is like recognizing characters, and aptitude is like solving problems.

The library for students of the Wuhan University of Technology is right next to the venue. It is a two-story building with an old man guarding the entrance.

When Li Ye walked over, the old man didn't even look at him, continuing to scroll through his phone.

Seeing this, he paused, "Grandpa, I'm coming in."

The old man didn't even lift his eyelids, waved his hand, and gestured for Li Ye to go in, without any intention of stopping him.

That's something he can't figure out.

“Sir, I said I went in,” Li Ye repeated.

The old man looked up, annoyed, and said, "It's not like it's a den of dragons or tigers. Do you need to report to me before you go in? I'm not blind. If you're not a key player, why are you walking over here so confidently with your head held high?"

Li Ye laughed, "What if the main force hadn't come?"

"Why learn so many martial arts? You can't bite off more than you can chew. They all involve circulating qi and blood, so there's no difference between one or two. In fact, it just slows you down."

The old man waved his hand dismissively, "Don't worry, I won't take them out of the school. Actually, it doesn't matter if I do, the martial arts school won't approve. If you want to see something, come and register whichever style you like."

"Alright, you can rest now."

Li Ye chuckled and walked inside.

Then he understood why the old man was so fearless.

In his mind, martial arts should either be taught orally or in writing, or it should be presented in a booklet. But the martial arts in the library weren't like that; damn it, it was a video and an introduction.
On the shelf were rows of tablets, each displaying a name and a brief description.

【Golden Goose Skill】: Gliding like a goose, arms outstretched.

Li Ye opened the video and twitched the corners of his mouth again.

The person in the video wasn't a real person, but a crude 3D mannequin with only the most basic torso and limbs. The mannequin used its surroundings to take a few steps, leap up, and then spread its arms in the air as if soaring. It hovered in the air for a while before diving down, kicking the rocks below and shattering them.

This is a martial art that primarily focuses on lightness skills, while also incorporating some leg techniques.

【Ascending the Heavenly Ladder】, lifting lightly, climbing with both arms.

Li Ye clicked on another video. In it, a dummy jumped, its feet moving through the air, quickly crossing a row of green belts, and then reaching a wall. Using its hands and feet, it kicked and climbed upwards, its hands gripping the wall and making several holes in the wall.

This is a light-footed skill that also incorporates claw techniques.

Li Ye looked them over and saw the "Sixteen Techniques of Stone-Splitting Strike," a special fist technique capable of splitting stone tablets and shattering rocks.

The "Whirlwind Kung Fu" is a powerful leg technique. The dummy in the video really looks like the Street Fighter game Li Ye played in his previous life. He extends one leg, sweeps low into the air, and turns into a whirlwind, spinning around and kicking the opposing dummy away.

There are also external martial arts techniques like the "Iron Shirt Armor Refining Technique" and the "Essence and Blood Condensation Technique," which are all martial arts that make the body strong and resistant to blows.

There are also martial arts techniques using weapons, including swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks, forks, tridents, sickles, lances, clubs, whips, maces, hammers, and claws, each one more bizarre than the last. In contrast, there are fewer common swords, spears, and halberds, and the more bizarre the weapons, the more there are.

After watching several rows of martial arts videos, Li Ye realized one thing: his martial arts encompassed everything that could be done in those videos, and he could do it all.

He can split stone tablets and shatter rocks? He can handle iron like mud.

He felt that his hardness made blocking swords and blades a breeze.

Those who train in strength and stamina are not as good as his Dragon Gate; those who train in power and attack are not as good as his Tiger Gate; and those who train in defense are not as good as his Golden Palace.

Even in terms of lightness skill, his Dragon Gate is stronger than the martial arts here.

Top-tier martial arts encompass everything, so there's really no need to learn anything else.

But Li Ye still wanted to try it out.
He selected a sword technique called "Azure Lotus Breaking the Dust Skill" and gave it to the gatekeeper.

The gatekeeper glanced at it, sat down in front of the computer, and tapped a few buttons. "Add me on your phone, and I'll send you the information."

Li Ye: "..." He had lived in a modern world for so many years, but suddenly his martial arts were modernized, and he felt a little awkward.

After acquiring the martial arts skills, Li Ye returned to the venue, reviewed the materials, and began practicing the techniques.

This martial art primarily focuses on swordsmanship, but it's not just about swordsmanship. A complete martial art must contain a complete chain of techniques; it also includes fist and foot techniques such as palm strikes, a set of unique movement methods, and even some external martial arts training.

The movement path mainly involves the arms, with some involvement of the legs and feet.

In terms of skill, Li Ye is a genius among geniuses, capable of mastering it in one go.

Following the instructions, Li Ye focused his energy and blood, and after going through the route once, he raised his palm and struck, as if slashing down with a knife, creating a loud gust of wind.

Its power seems impressive, but that's due to its inherent strength and has little to do with the technique itself.

However, there's a problem with improving blood circulation and energy levels.
After practicing the technique, he discovered that the increase in his blood and qi was pitifully small, even smaller than that of the Foundation Establishment Technique.

Mastering martial arts was not difficult for Li Ye at all, but improving his qi and blood was a matter of aptitude.

This thing is like giving you a question written in a book of esoteric texts. Qi and blood perception is the ability to easily understand what is written in the question, and aptitude is how to answer it.

The better the aptitude, the easier the questions.

Li Ye, with his average aptitude for martial arts, is like trying to solve doctoral problems with high school knowledge—and these are math problems, no matter how hard he tries!
No wonder so many people only ever reach the first hurdle in their entire lives.
These are clearly basic martial arts skills, and he finds them very difficult to practice. Martial arts students like him, who come from preparatory courses, really don't have much talent.

Fortunately, he was cheating.

Unlike his Dragon Tiger Gate, which has the special effect of refining qi and blood as a top-level martial art, this ordinary martial art, similar to the Foundation Building Technique, relies on daily practice and eating to improve qi and blood.

Although it wasn't refined, one could still master this martial art by simply relying on one's vital energy and blood.

However, it is not as powerful as the Dragon Tiger Gate, so it is not very meaningful.

What are you practicing?

Yao Ledan walked over and asked curiously, "Is this your breakthrough martial arts technique?"

"No, I just went to the library and learned a knife technique."

Li Ye truthfully replied, "I haven't learned anything else, but I'd like to try."

Yao Ledan's eyes widened. "You learned it in one go? You weren't in preparatory school just to build a foundation, were you? What kind of amazing skill requires a foundation in preparatory school?"

Li Ye smiled and said, "Pretty much."

Before gaining power, isn't it all about laying the foundation? Learning general knowledge is also a form of laying the foundation; otherwise, where would we get the means to kill demons?

"What's the point of practicing such basic martial arts? You're practicing breakthrough martial arts. If it's just about improving your qi and blood, the Foundation Building Technique is enough. In terms of improving qi and blood, the Foundation Building Technique is the strongest."

"what?"

After Jia Dong finished practicing his exercises, he approached and asked, "What do you mean? Did I learn all that martial arts at the martial arts school for nothing? Teacher Gu just told me to learn a form of external martial arts, saying my physical condition isn't good enough. So, according to you, I just need to improve my qi and blood?"

Yao Ledan said, "Of course there is a difference. If you don't learn martial arts, you can't get into a good university. Even ordinary martial arts universities have different levels."

"From the first to the third Dragon Gate, you can enter a regular martial arts university. But if you only practice Foundation Building Technique, it will be difficult to get into a good school. For example, security universities require basic martial arts skills. You won't pass the test if you only practice Foundation Building Technique."

"Even if you want to get into a better company after graduation, many companies have assessments, which test your martial arts skills. So you still have to practice what you need to practice; there's no escaping it."

Jia Dong clicked his tongue and said, "Even martial arts students have it tough."

Yao Ledan rolled her eyes: "Who told you it's easy? Going back to school means practicing martial arts, and leaving school means experiencing trials. You'll learn basic foundation-building skills, martial arts to improve your strength, and martial arts to make up for your weaknesses. Once you've mastered them and become stronger, you'll go on trials to get more resources, and then continue practicing. You'll be so busy that you won't even have time to sleep."

"It's only the beginning of the semester. There's still a week to rest and adjust, so cherish it. Next week, we'll be working non-stop."

(End of this chapter)