Breakthrough

Nearing the noon.

The field resumed to its original state. As the powerful martial artist would be giving the lecture soon, the disciples take each position as steady as possible.

" Coach Fuchou is here!"

The crowd suddenly became excited.

Lu Zhou followed everyone's eyesight and saw a tall, muscular man slowly walk onto the martial arts field. His appearance was not particularly handsome as the scar from his left eyes makes this coach a fearsome practitioner.

" He's strong." Lu Zhou channeled spirit energy through his eyes and saw that there was a faint yellow glow emitting from his blood.

The inner strength pulsed every time he let out a breath, this created an unseen pressure.

' Powerful people would have a different aura and unspeakable pressure...' Lu Zhou remembers the old guard at the entrance of the Martial Arts Library had the same pressure but with a different aura.

At this moment, every step Coach Fuchou took and every glance he made created pressure. This aura belonged to Martial Artist. Any martial apprentice under the fourth rank might not even have the courage to attack.

" So strong!" The disciples had faces of awe and fear. How many martial apprentices on Blue Sky Continent wanted to have the title of Martial Artist?

As he was looking at the disciple's expression, Lu Zhou smiled and asked the male disciple beside him.

" Fellow brother, what's your goal?"

" Ha?"Struck dumb by the question, the disciple glanced at Lu Zhou and said firmly," Of course, the Sacred Martial Path!"

Lu Zhou nodded his head and asked again," Then what about the Martial Master? We are branch disciples, we would need Upper Martial Arts just to reach rank seven martial masters, and you said Sacred Martial Path? Are you that confident?"

The smile on the male disciple grew wider, as he look around and saw no one paid attention to him, he whispered at Lu Zhou's ear.

Hearing the words spoken, Lu Zhou's eyes widened and look at the person with an expression of ' Are you kidding me?'

" Today I am going to talk about how the skills for martial apprentice of the third rank or lower should be used. I will also be talking about my experience of Inner Strength...." Coach Fuchou's voice was deep but not loud. However, even those that were a few hundred meters away could hear him.

After hearing " Experience of Inner Strength", Lu Jialin, Lu Yijian, Lu Yu Yin, and Lu Xue had their eyes brightened.

" Well, ain't that convenient?" The ironic feeling after training this morning, and received something so beneficial when no result brought Lu Zhou's mood up to the sky.

...

" As everyone knows, the Martial Path is split into nine ranks. The first three ranks are known as the Stability ranks and have the title of Martial Apprentice. The fourth to sixth ranks are known as Martial Artists, and the seventh to ninth ranks are known as Martial Masters. Martial Masters have a high status, even the Lu sect does not have many of them." Coach Fuchou simply explained the nine ranks of the Martial Path.

" Every three ranks have a huge gap between them."

Coach Fuchou takes a scroll from his robe and sticks it on the board beside him.

Written on it were the simple diagram:

First three ranks; Strengthen the body and set up a good foundation.

Fourth to the sixth rank; Form Inner Strength. Every move and force far surpasses the power of Martial Apprentice.

Seventh to ninth ranks; The transformation of energy, which can attack through the air.

There were rumors in Flame Country of Great Martial Masters, those who had reached the peak of the ninth rank and had the title of Myriad Army, that could easily kill their enemies.

In their eyes, normal martial artists and savage beasts were ants.

" First we will talk about the first and second rank of the martial path. Through martial art skills, we strengthen our body and blood...." Coach Fuchou talked about the foundation of the first two ranks.

Many of the disciples on the field were the top hundreds, that already reached the third rank, so they did not pay much attention to it. There were some of the side branches who nearing the third ranks would raise their head and look seriously at the preaching before them.

Meanwhile, Lu Zhou takes a book and write Fuchou's name on it and all the significant person in the field.

" Next we will talk about the skills of the second and third rank, and how to execute them...." Coach Fuchou didn't just speak, he also showed how to practice them.

Being a true martial artist, any move Coach Fuchou shows was all middle-ranked martial arts training to the peak.

" Finally, I will be telling you about Inner Strength. A few of you have already reached the peak of the third rank and are just a bit away from entering the fourth rank." Coach Fuchou stooped and look at his surrounding, he smiles and continue," And some are at the quasi level." The top ten outer disciples had all reached the peak of the third rank.

" Even I cannot explain how Inner Strength works. The key point is how each of you understands the Inner sense. All I can do is give you some of my experiences..." Coach Fuchou's voice turned low. Just as he finished his sentence, he gave a frightening aura.

At that moment, all the Lu disciples were unable to breathe. The unseen pressure flooded over all the martial apprentices.

" Is this inner strength? If I had that I could try to break through to become a true martial artist." The crowd lose their breath as they looked on in awe.

" Inner Strength is a type of power that forms from within one's body. Thus, strong blood is the key point in forming Inner Strength. Similarly, the strength of one's blood depends on how strong one's body and bones are. Also, the main reason why the first three ranks are known as the Stability ranks. They provide a solid foundation to be built on." Coach Fuchou said as he demonstrated.

" Shattering Palm!" A faint yellow glow emitted from the center of his palm.

Boom!

Before the palm even hit the ground, the force from the palm had already arrived.

" What!? "

That palm's power, filled with Inner Strength, was like a mountain that came crushing towards the disciples. The aura alone could make the martial apprentice lose.

Plop!

Five of the disciple of the third rank who stood at the front fell onto the ground.

"Hmph! I can see that your foundation is weak. The wind from my palm has already made you fall. If it was someone of the seventh rank or higher instead of me, you guys would have already been crushed into pieces." Coach Fuchou shook his head.

As he was explaining and demonstrating, one youth was like a sculpture that didn't move.

" Hmm..." Lu Zhou closed his eyes. In his mind, the picture of a person's body came up.

At a certain point, a faint yellow glow came from inside the blood. When Coach Fuchou was exhibiting arts earlier, Lu Zhou had used spirit energy to get a new realization.

Next, Coach Fuchou demonstrates some of his own experiences again.

Every time he move, Lu Zhou would exhibit some of the spirit energy to his blood and bones. As his internal sense was stronger, the ravaging energy was smoothly entered his bone marrow.

While the other disciples could only hear the reasoning, Lu Zhou could see how it was formed.

...

Half an hour later.

Coach Fuchou's lecture finally ended.

" You cannot force Inner Strength. To form Inner Strength you must have good talent and a solid foundation." Coach Fuchou shook his head as he left. It was apparent that he had no hope in these outer disciples.

' Only three of them have firms foundations, what a pity.'

If his explanation could make one or two of them understand inner strength, it would have been better.

After Coach Fuchou left, most disciples were left with questioning faces. After all, Inner Strength could not be described. It was different for everyone.

Nevertheless, the top disciples gained some insights.

Lu Jialin, who ranked first and Lu Yijian had an expression of thoughts and happiness...

Lu Yu Yin's eyebrows were knitted together.

As for Lu Yang, he looked at the trace of power on the ground with an expression of amused.

A while later.

Lu Zhou opened his eyes and let out a breath as he hurriedly returned home.

As soon as he got home he closed the room and sat down cross-legged.

According to the Reversal Breathing technique, if he trained it to the peak of the third level, he would have the foundation to form Inner Strength.

The same day, Lu Zhou performed the Reversal Breathing Technique a few times.

As his bones marrow was filled with the transparent spirit energy, Lu Zhou slowly pushed his blood together.

Soon Lu Zhou's blood passed through his body.

Everything went smoothly.

However, just at the end, Lu Zhou felt like he had no energy left.

" Well, I'm talentless after all." Lu Zhou sighed and send a quarter of spirit energy to the blood.

Hu!

Lu Zhou sucked in a breath as the energy merged into his bloodstream.

Weng~

At the last moment, Lu Zhou felt the blood rushing within him.

Ha!

A shout aloud as lightning sounded within the room, causing the windows to rattle.

When the phenomenon subsided, and the wind stopped. Night arrived.

Under the moonlight, there was a youth full of anticipation who slowly opened his eyes.

Then, a beautiful faint white glow appeared.....