A Martial Saint Among Men: From Joining a Martial Arts School

"Second Master Tao! This is a matter of great importance. May I have time to consider it?" Chu Xuan said, cupping his hands in greeting.

"Alright!"

Tao Hongtai's attitude immediately turned cold.

Think about it?

The second round of assessments starts tomorrow, what's the point of thinking about it?

Chu Xuan's words were clearly a rejection!

"I'll take my leave now." Chu Xuan cupped his hands in farewell and departed.

Tao Hongtai gave a faint reply, staring at Chu Xuan's back, and couldn't help but sneer: "A peasant is still a peasant, short-sighted and unable to see the situation! Even if you give him a chance, he won't be able to seize it!"

"Ping'er, tomorrow we'll use our undercover agents to take care of this scoundrel. Ideally, we should cripple him in the arena!"

Tao Ping was immediately startled: "Second Uncle, isn't this inappropriate? He is, after all,...my junior brother..."

Tao Hongtai said calmly, "Only those who can be used by you are your junior brother!"

"But what about Master..." Tao Ping hesitated.

Tao Hongtai suddenly grabbed Tao Ping by the neck, pulled his head in front of him, and warned in a cold voice: "Boy, remember this! You are first and foremost the second young master of the Tao family! Only secondly are you the second disciple of the Lu family martial arts school!"

Don't forget that everything you have now was given to you by the Tao family, not by Lu Tong!

Tao Ping's face turned pale, and he quickly said, "Second Uncle, that's not what I meant. If Master finds out..."

Tao Hongtai released his grip and sneered, "Using a spy, Lu Tong might not discover anything! Even if he does, it's not a big deal. The arena is a place where fists and feet have no eyes, and everyone relies on their own skills!"

Even assuming the worst, when have the five great families ever been afraid of Lu Tong?

"Who does Second Uncle plan to send out?" Tao Ping asked.

Tao Hongtai uttered two words indifferently: "Wan Yang!"

Tao Ping's eyelids twitched.

Wan Yang, a top-tier physical talent from the White Ape Martial Arts Academy!

This disciple is even more monstrous than Xu Yuan, and he is being trained as a closed-door disciple by Cao Xiong, the master of the White Ape Martial Arts School!

They even achieved a first-place finish in the second division!

This result still necessitates participation in the subsequent lottery competition.

Tao Hongtai ignored Tao Ping's expression and said indifferently, "Even a lion needs to go all out to hunt a rabbit! Since he can't be used by me, why keep him around for the New Year?"

……

Upon exiting the training ground, Chu Xuan saw a magnificent carriage parked not far away.

Xu Yuan walked past him without saying a word, only glancing at him before heading straight for the luxurious carriage.

He had seen Chu Xuan's performance on stage and felt quite disgusted.

My contempt and disgust grew stronger.

He, with his top-tier innate talent, hadn't even managed to pull ahead of this worthless person with a bottom-tier talent. For him, this was utterly humiliating!

After taking a few steps, Xu Yuan's indifferent voice came:

"You'd better pray you don't run into me in the ring..."

Chu Xuan turned to look at Xu Yuan's departing figure, completely baffled!

"Is he out of his mind?!"

……

After leaving the training ground, Chu Xuan did not go back with his family, but instead went to the Lu Family Martial Arts School to pay his respects to Lu Tong.

"What's up?"

Lu Tong remained as taciturn as ever, his face dark and unreadable.

"Master, the assessment has just ended..."

Chu Xuan immediately recounted his encounter with Tao Hongtai and Tao Ping.

After listening, Lu Tong said calmly, "Your performance on stage today was good. However, with your strength, securing a spot in the Xuan Yang Sect is indeed not easy. The conditions offered by the Tao family are also reasonable. Why not agree?"

"I'm afraid of being used as a pawn!"

Chu Xuan truthfully replied, "Besides, I know absolutely nothing about the Xuan Yang Sect. Even if I were to join, I wouldn't trust the Tao family! I still want to take my own destiny into my own hands!"

Lu Tong was truly surprised this time.

He gave Chu Xuan a deep look but said nothing.

After a moment, he couldn't help but exclaim, "I never expected that you would be the first one to come looking for me!"

Chu Xuan was speechless.

He didn't know how to respond to that.

Clearly, I am not the person the other party is expecting.

But it doesn't matter!

He didn't come because of the other party's expectations.

"You did the right thing!"

Lu Tong praised Chu Xuan, then sneered, "The influence of the five great families is indeed ubiquitous in the inner city. The Tao family is scheming, but aren't the other four families scheming too? You agreed to the Tao family's request, and tomorrow you will inevitably become the target of the other four families!"

Besides, you don't actually believe that Tao Lao Er is sincerely trying to recruit you, do you?

Chu Xuan was taken aback.

Lu Tong sneered, "If the Tao family truly wanted to recruit you, why didn't they contact you privately instead of meeting you in public?"

Chu Xuan was immediately shocked: "Recruiting me is a ruse! They actually want to use me to attract the attention of the other four families, so that they can help their real recruits pass the test?"

Lu Tong sneered, "The five major families each have their own talents. Those they genuinely want to recruit have already been contacted and secretly trained. How could they possibly waste resources on people recruited on the spot?"

As for the benefits they offered you, they seem very generous, but they're all bullshit! They're using you to attract the attacks from the other companies. If you manage to get a spot by chance, it's because they secretly helped you.

If you didn't get it, or it was scrapped? What, you still dare to go to the Tao family, one of the five great families, to demand justice?!

Even if you reject Tao Lao Er, he won't lose out! The other four companies have already seen him contacting you. Do you think they won't suspect you?

Chu Xuan felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing this.

That bastard Tao Lao Er is definitely no good!

Despite being so careful, I never expected to fall into their trap.

He came to find Lu Tong because he was worried that the Tao family would plot against him on the arena the next day.

It now seems that tomorrow, the ones plotting against him may not just be the Tao family, whom he rejected, but four other families as well!

"Master, I..."

Chu Xuan hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Looking at Chu Xuan's expression, Lu Tong rarely smiled, but instead asked with a playful tone, "What's wrong, scared?"

"A little!"

Chu Xuan nodded. "How about I admit defeat tomorrow if things don't look good?"

"You dare!"

Lu Tong's eyes widened immediately, then he snorted coldly, pulled a book from his pocket, and tossed it to Chu Xuan. "Here you go! Do your best tomorrow!"

Chu Xuan took the book and saw the words "Eight Extreme Vajra Killing Technique" written on the cover!

He immediately chuckled.

I came to see Lu Tong today for this very reason!

This is a life-saving technique. If Xu Yuan hadn't learned it, he would have died on Yunling Mountain long ago.

Lu Tong said with a serious expression, "The Eight Extremes Vajra Kill is not a martial art, but a life-or-death killing move that I have researched for many years! Once you know the secret, you can use it. You don't need to practice it for a long time. All you need is a foundation in the Eight Extremes and the courage to risk your life to use it."

I only taught the first two moves to all your fellow disciples, including your eldest disciple. They can unleash up to four times the combat power!

It's not that I'm being coy! It's just that the third move of the Eight Extremes Vajra Killing Technique is a fatal move! Once used, it can unleash eight times the combat power, but it also nearly burns out all the lifeblood in the body. No matter what the enemy is like, one will undoubtedly die!

He looked at Chu Xuan, his expression unreadable, whether as praise or disdain: "I'm worried that your other senior brothers, after learning this, might become impulsive and use it rashly."

"I'm not worried about that! You probably won't use it unless it's a desperate situation!"

Chu Xuan chuckled, taking it as a compliment.

"Master, then this disciple will take his leave now."

"Go."

Lu Tong waved his hand.

Soon, the Lu Family Martial Arts School quieted down.

The lights in the backyard are still on!

However, even late into the night, the anticipated figure did not appear.

After a long while, a sigh came from inside.

The lights are off!

……

After returning home, Chu Xuan immediately began watching "Eight Extreme Vajra Killing Technique".

The title page reads: "Using life as the medium, blood as the catalyst, fusing the Eight Extremes Root Strength into the Vajra True Meaning, one strike shatters all techniques; once the killing move is unleashed, the enemy dies and you are crippled. Use with caution! Use with caution! Use with caution!"

This is not a martial art, but a blood-burning secret technique. It does not require training like Bajiquan. You only need to know the incantation and have a foundation in Bajiquan.

The entire Eight Extremes Vajra Killing Technique is divided into three forms. The first form burns one-tenth of one's life essence, unleashing twice the combat power. The second form burns thirty percent of one's life essence, unleashing four times the combat power.

The third move: Ignite the life essence of the Nine Elements to unleash eight times the battle power!

Using the first method will leave you weak for at least a month.

Xu Yuan used the second move back then, and after half a year of recuperation, he was almost crippled.

If the third move is used, as Lu Tong said, it is a move that will lead to mutual destruction. Even if the opponent is killed, the user will be doomed!

"Guide the Qi from the Dantian to the Yongquan point, and use the Eight Extremes Heart Technique to activate the life essence and blood..."

Chu Xuan practiced according to the instructions above, and his skin turned red and hot at a visible speed, gradually condensing into a layer of reddish-gold luster, with every inch of his skin and flesh pulsating.

His skin was as red as magma, and his blood and qi were boiling like in a furnace.

Although he didn't unleash his true killing move, the fierce and life-consuming power he exuded made Chu Xuan feel that he could shatter Liang Qiusong with a single punch!

He quickly and slowly withdrew his stance, the furnace of qi and blood within his body slowed down, and the crimson-golden light gradually receded into his skin and flesh.

What follows is a feeling of exhaustion and emptiness!

It's like it's been hollowed out.

Chu Xuan's eyes lit up!

The Eight Extremes Vajra Killing Technique is complete!