Chapter 68: Back to the Spotlight
Learn a martial art in one day?
Han stared at Pathless Origin skeptically and whispered, “Teacher, do you have a fever? The 46 Ensemble, which is like the most basic out of the basics, you told to practice it for a full 6 months, but now you want to learn a more esoteric martial art. You actually want to learn it in one day?”
Pathless Origin laughed out loud, “That’s right, you only need one day anyways! Now that you have a solid foundation, you must rember martial arts are not sothing you learn and master in the training room, but on the battlefield!”
“Today, you just need to rember the things I teach you. As to what extent this martial art will take you, it will depend on your own comprehension.”
Han nodded and seriously said, “Ok.”
Pathless stroked his short beard, took out a dark mory chip, and a glimpse of coldness flashed in his eyes, “Today the martial art style I will teach you is called the Star Break Fist.”
“One punch that can break stars?!” Han was slightly shocked.
Pathless Origin said proudly, “Yes, that’s right. The thing in my hand is the last mory chip of this martial art style in the entire Milky Way. It was extracted from so relic. The Old Night Walker gave you half a Heart of Darkness, how can I lose to him? I will give you this limited edition Star Break Fist, because it’s no use for anyways.”
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After about an hour, Han walked out of the virtual reality pod in confusion.
The technology of the Milky Way galaxy was very advanced. Things like learning martial art could directly be done through the format of data transmission into the brain, and Han already remotely accepted the techniques of the Star Break Fist style in the virtual reality pod. At the mont, Han felt like his brain was as chaotic as muddy water, as if soone suddenly stuffed a lot of random things in to it.
Returning to the training room, Pathless smiled and asked, “How do you feel about this martial art technique?”
Han pondered for a mont and said, “The Star Break Fist seems to be not just a set of boxing techniques, but a fighting style that can also go really well with weapons. It’s just that, I need more experience with it to be more conclusive.”
Pathless slightly nodded, seems like he’s quite satisfied with Han’s understanding so far, and he said, “Not bad, now do it once in front of .”
So, Han began to practice what he just learned, but what happened was totally unexpected. In theory, inheriting martial art styles through mory chips ans that the techniques should be engraved in his brain already, but Han just made a few moves and he already forgot what’s next.
“Don’t think! Use your intuition! Find a way to make up for what you don’t rember!” Pathless was very strict and he shouted. Although the relationship between this strange old man and Han already improved a lot, but for all the crucial monts, he still couldn’t supress that hot temper of his.
Han was embarrassed. He wouldn’t say that he was a genius, but he knew that at least he didn’t have any trouble morizing stuff. Night Walker gave a pharmacology book to him before which information on tens of thousands of drugs and Han morized them all. How co he just can’t rember these Star Break Fist techniques?
Wait what?
After completely a so-so quality set of Star Break, Han frowned as he tried to rember those techniques that was transmitted into his brain.
“Don’t think! Practice again for ! If you forget, make up your own moves!”
Han was shocked, and he quickly began to practice for the second ti but this ti it was even worse. At first, he could still rember about half of the moves, but not it wasn’t even a third. For the majority of the ti, Han needed to rely on his intuition to make up for the gaps between moves.
Han was very anxious, he felt like he beca stupid or sothing. He couldn’t even rember a few moves.
After he was done, he started practicing for the third ti and the situation did not get better. This ti, he forgot about 75%.
After the third ti around, Pathless asked Han to practice for the fourth ti, and Han just felt a crazy wave of dizziness. He finally got to rember so moves, but in the blink of an eye he already forgot 90% of it.
After all, the Star Break Fist was sothing precious that ca out of the extinction domain, and it was already an extrely rare opportunity to acquire such a top-level martial art, how did he forget it in the blink of an eye? Han felt a sudden urge to cry but had no tears.
And Pathless, that strange old man, was still telling Han to practice and practice. And the more he practiced the more he forgot, the more he forgot the more nervous he got, and the more nervous he got the more he forgot.
In the blink of an eye, 10 hours passed by. Han’s body was covered in sweat. He had already gone through the routines 17 tis, and just when Pathless shouted at Han to make him practice one more ti, Han stood there like a wooden chicken and didn’t even make a move.
“Why aren’t you practicing?” Pathless strictly asked.
Han shook his head, grimaced and said, “I think, I forgot it all.”
“You really forgot it all?”
“Yep.”
“Forgot it all?! Like, nothing left?”
“Yep, not a single move.”
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA~
Han was 100% sure that no one’s laugh was creepier than Pathless Origin’s. Han raised his head and curiously looked at the strange old man.
After laughing crazily, Pathless Origin’s eyes beca cold again, and he said seriously to Han, “Congratulations, you learned Star Break Fist!”
Han couldn’t believe his ears, “I forgot it all, and you said I learned it?”
Pathless nodded, “Yes, this set of technique is designed to let you forget. You don’t rember all the moves, but you still rember the essence and unique features of this set of techniques right?”
Han thought about it, “I think the essence of the Star Break Fist style is attack. On Earth we have a saying, use softness to counter toughness, but Star Break is the exact opposite. It emphasizes that attack is the best defense, and if the enemy is tough, then you have to be tougher than the enemy.”
“As for technique, Star Break is about high flexibility, fast pace, fierce blows...”
Pathless narrowed his eyes and nodded as he listened. After Han was done, he couldn’t help but to exclaim, “You have exceeded my expectations, looks like you truly understood the aning behind Star Break Fist.”
“Overall, Star Break is about breaking the routine. When the enemy’s strong, teachers usually tell you to first avoid the edge and then choose the right ti to strike, but Star Break is the direct opposite and tells you to break storms with storms.”
“Like I said before, the highest level of martial arts is actually about forgetting. Only when you forget all those moves, then you won’t be restrained by them. And without restrains, then you can unleash the strongest fighting strength.”
“Learning martial arts is about rembering what’s exactly taught in the books? No, it never is! Everyone’s a different individual, no matter how good soone is with a style of martial art, it might not be the best for you. That’s why we have to learn the martial art itself. It’s not for learning those moves, but for how to convert the things you learned into your own fighting style.”
The wisest reason, is to be unreasonable. The strongest martial art techniques, is to have no techniques!”
“Having no way is actually the way of the Heaven!”
“Having no way is actually the way of Heaven?” Han raised his head and asked.
Pathless slightly smiled, and waved, “Go and attend the last stage of the pressure exam, I look forward to your performance.”
Shua~
Han packed up his dark net login program, and walked out of the room with big steps. When he passed the lobby, he stopped at a screen and opened the shocking webpage.
It was the page that had the videos of how all the brothers from the training camp got eliminated, and below were many unsightly comnts. Expressing the “best” satires towards the soldiers from Earth, saying that Earth is a planet that is rich in trash, and sent a group of trash-like espers to embarrass itself in front of the entire Milky Way.
Long Chuan quietly ca in on his wheel chair, seeing Han watching those videos, he was a bit worried and said, “Han, ti is running out.”
Han nodded, and whispered, “I know, there are 52 more hours until the end of the pressure exam. The 4th round is the dal ga which takes 12 hours, the 5th round is teor Shower which is another 12 hours, and the last round is the Road to the Netherworld which needs 24 hours. That’s 48 hours in total so we have enough ti.”
Long Chuan slightly nodded, Han was the most unique mber of the training camp. Although he was here, he wasn’t anyone’s student. Long Chuan knew clearly that Han had a rather mysterious teacher.
“So you want to look at how others were eliminated? And then analyze their tactics?” Long Chuan curiously asked.
Han shook his head, “No, I just want to rember those that laid hands on our people, and their nas.”
“And then?” Long Chuan asked.
“And then if I can et them, kill them.” Han replied with ice-cold tone.
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In the virtual reality pod, Han pressed the activation button.
Shua~
The light flashed past. After a lapse of several months, Han finally appeared at the Milky Way et’s preliminary round lobby once again. Facing the familiar faces of the square and the portals, Han actually felt a bit warmth in his heart.
There wasn’t enough ti left to the completion of the pressure exam, the majority of the contestants already completed all the test and were waiting at ho for the results. There weren’t a lot of people left on the square, and it was a bit depressing.
Han paused for a bit, and went straight to a random portal with big steps.
In front of his chest was a light screen. Everyone could see clearly that he ca from the 57th Sector of the Milky Way, Earth.
“Look, another trash from Earth!”
“What happened? Were all the trash from Earth eliminated?”
“Maybe it’s just so fish that slipped through the net that was scared so he waited until the last mont to attend the exam.”
“Quick, let’s go to a portal. If we can go to the sa battlefield as that brat, then it will be aweso. Soone placed a bounty, killing an esper from Earth once is 1 million GC, beheading doubles the reward and that’s 2 million! It’s like money that’s just lying there.”
Finding out that Han was from Earth, the square beca restless, many people began to discuss how to take Han’s head and exchange it for bounty.
The square was open, and all those words also fell into Han’s ears. One had just seen him step unhesitantly into the portal, and the corner of his mouth was curled in a slight grin.
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