Chapter 21: Tianwu Body Tempering

Seeing these words, many students present were startled, thinking Bai Zhenzhen had succeeded.

However, Li Xue'lian sighed softly and looked at Bai Zhenzhen, saying, "To be able to learn the moves of these nine martial arts styles by yourself in such a short time, your talent and aptitude are truly one in a million."

"It's just a pity that you still fall somewhat short of my father's requirements."

Hearing this, some of the students present breathed a sigh of relief, while others were secretly astonished.

Zhao Tianxing thought to himself, "This still doesn't meet the requirements? Just how impressive of a disciple does this Starfire True Person want?"

On the other side, Bai Zhenzhen secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She hadn't expected that she would trigger a change in the Martial Arts Diagram so easily. She almost panicked and was about to refuse Starfire True Person's offer to take her as a disciple.

Bai Zhenzhen thought to herself, "Good thing I didn't say it, or I would have lost face big time. I knew something was still missing."

After Bai Zhenzhen's attempt, others also stepped forward, trying to practice the nine martial arts separately, but none of them triggered any further changes in the Celestial Martial Arts Diagram.

On the contrary, Lian Tianji, who had been so confident, hesitated to try again, seemingly pondering the reason for Bai Zhenzhen's failure, wondering what they were still lacking.

For a moment, the entire scene quieted down, and before they knew it, no one was trying anymore.

Just as Li Xue'lian was lamenting that this was the end of it, she saw Zhang Yu walk up with his phone.

"Hmm?" Li Xue'lian became instantly interested, thinking to herself, "After seeing so many people fail, he still has the confidence to go up. It seems he has something up his sleeve."

But the next moment, she couldn't help but frown.

Because Zhang Yu actually started playing a video on his phone, imitating Bai Zhenzhen's movements in the video to practice the martial arts.

Clearly, he had just filmed Bai Zhenzhen's performance.

Seeing Zhang Yu imitating Bai Zhenzhen's movements from the video, Li Xue'lian frowned even more deeply.

It was obvious that Zhang Yu, apart from his own comprehended fist techniques, was unfamiliar with the other eight martial arts styles. Although he was imitating Bai Zhenzhen's actions from the video, it only highlighted the difference in their understanding of the eight martial arts styles.

Zhao Tianxing, watching Zhang Yu in his security guard uniform imitate Bai Zhenzhen's movements in front of everyone, felt his scalp tingle and his toes curl up.

Just watching, he felt that the gazes directed at Zhang Yu were filled with contempt and ridicule. He couldn't imagine what the person actually standing in that position, doing that thing, must be feeling.

"Stop it, Zhang Yu!" Zhao Tianxing couldn't bear to watch anymore, shouting in his heart, "It's too embarrassing, you're being treated like a clown!"

Zhang Yu naturally couldn't hear Zhao Tianxing's thoughts, nor did he care about how the people at the art exhibition saw him.

He simply conscientiously practiced each of the nine martial arts styles one by one, imitating Bai Zhenzhen's movements from the video.

As he finished the last move, countless experiences and feelings suddenly surged into his mind, giving Zhang Yu an instant and different understanding of the Celestial Martial Arts Diagram, as if he had practiced it tens of thousands of times.

At that moment, the moves of the nine martial arts styles gradually disappeared from his mind, replaced by nine different intents vaguely appearing in his mind.

At that moment, Zhang Yu suddenly understood that the nine martial arts on the Celestial Martial Arts Diagram emphasized intent, not moves.

Cultivators should strive to comprehend the intent in each and every move while practicing martial arts.

The murderous intent of breaking through an army, the unwavering determination, the indomitable spirit... the nine martial arts styles cultivated martial intent, using it to strengthen one's Dao Heart.

"This is not a combat or body-refining martial art, but a martial art that tempers the Dao Heart with martial intent."

This is a martial arts technique used to enhance the level of one's Dao Heart!

Martial intent is a general term for the power of swordsmanship, fist intent, saber intent, and other martial arts forces, refined by the Ten Great Sects.

The most basic function of martial intent is to strengthen the spirit and fortify one's will, thereby increasing the cultivator's Dao Heart level.

And the martial intent of Golden Core True Persons like Starfire True Person can even remain in paintings, influencing the spiritual consciousness of others.

At the same time, Zhang Yu's aura underwent a drastic change.

Murderous intent, fighting spirit, indomitable spirit, bravery... an incredibly powerful aura emanated from his body, seemingly about to condense into his martial intent in one fell swoop.

At the same time, the man on the Celestial Martial Arts Diagram became clearer and clearer, even gradually showing vibrant colors, as if turning into a real person, staring intently at the changes in Zhang Yu.

The audience, noticing this, was also shocked. This was definitely the greatest reaction from the Celestial Martial Arts Diagram today.

Lian Tianji, Qian Shen, Bai Zhenzhen... all stared intently at Zhang Yu. They all sensed the changes in Zhang Yu and had the same incredible thought in their minds.

"Is he really going to succeed?"

But in the next moment, the changes in Zhang Yu were abruptly interrupted, and the martial intent that seemed about to condense dissipated into nothing.

"A pity, a pity." A sentence appeared on the painting: "Talent beyond compare, just one step short."

Zhang Yu's face, however, showed no surprise.

[Celestial Martial Heart Refining Art: Level 0 (1/1, 8.3/8 mana, 0.85/0.8 body strength, 1/3 Dao Heart Level)]

On the Feather Book, a martial art called the Celestial Martial Heart Refining Art appeared.

This was a martial art that only appeared on the Feather Book after Zhang Yu repeatedly studied the Celestial Martial Arts Diagram, carefully watched the martial arts performances of many students, and recorded Bai Zhenzhen's video for repeated study.

Unlike the martial arts Zhang Yu had learned before, this Celestial Martial Heart Refining Art had requirements for mana, body strength, and Dao Heart.

"In addition to practicing all the punches, palm strikes, kicks, and other moves, it also requires 8 mana, 0.8 body strength level, and a Dao Heart level of 3."

"I have already met the requirements for everything else, except for this Dao Heart level of 3..."

Zhang Yu's own Dao Heart was only level 1.

After trying so hard, he was stuck at the last step.

"This Celestial Martial Heart Refining Art seems to be a martial art used to condense martial intent after Dao Heart level 3, using martial intent to strengthen the will and temper the Dao Heart."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Such a high requirement of Dao Heart level 3 is simply not achievable for a high school student who has only been in school for three months, right?"

Li Xue'lian, watching the failing Zhang Yu, had a gleam in her eyes.

Thinking of her original plan, she didn't expect any of the high school students present to succeed.

"Judging from the information sent by the security company, this person is Zhang Yu, a high school student from Songyang High School."

"For him to be able to do this, he truly deserves to be called a talent beyond compare."

Recalling Zhang Yu's performance just now, she sighed in her heart, "Amazing, I almost misjudged him."

"This person's moves look stiff, and every punch and kick is crooked, but he can ultimately comprehend the intent contained within."

"This shows that he emphasizes intent over moves, and saw through the mysteries of the Celestial Martial Heart Refining Art early on."

"Good, good, my father will have another talented disciple."

In fact, after Li Xue'lian checked the information of the participants on the spot, she felt that no one would be able to succeed in this test.

After all, students who can master the martial arts in the Celestial Martial Arts Diagram on the spot are either from prominent families or are already in their second or third year of high school and have already been signed contracts. It is unlikely that they will come to apprentice Starfire True Person.

Finding a genius who can master the Celestial Martial Heart Refining Art on the spot is inherently unlikely.

But that doesn't mean no one can become his father's disciple.

If among the high school students on the scene, someone can withstand the impact of martial intent, learn all the moves on the spot, and comprehend the mysteries of martial intent from it, then even if they don't ultimately master it, they are definitely a talented genius.

If this kind of person came a year later, they would definitely be able to master the Celestial Martial Heart Refining Art, which also meets his father's requirements. Now it is equivalent to finding the other party a year in advance, before they have grown up, and signing a contract with them.

She believed that her father would definitely be willing to accept such an outstanding disciple.

In that case, the fact that this high school student could not master the Celestial Martial Heart Refining Art would not be a disadvantage, but would be more conducive to Li Xue'lian slightly lowering the price to the other party when signing the contract next time.

Thinking of this, she already smiled at Zhang Yu.

"This student, although you have not truly mastered the Celestial Martial Heart Refining Art, you have already understood its mysteries. Given time, mastering this martial art is only a matter of time."

"I will ask my father later to see if he is willing to accept you as a disciple."

Hearing this, the audience was shocked again.

Lian Tianji looked in the direction of Zhang Yu, opened his phone and secretly took a picture of Zhang Yu. He wanted to find someone to ask where this security guard came from.

Qian Shen looked at Zhang Yu in disbelief, and shouted wildly in his heart, "Impossible! How can someone with a score of 550 be accepted as a disciple by a Golden Core True Person? I must be dreaming, is the Celestial Martial Arts Diagram still testing me!"

Bai Zhenzhen: "Yu Zi is... cheating?"

Discovering that his good brother, who was originally inferior to him in every way and owed debts with him, had suddenly soared into the sky, Bai Zhenzhen felt very uncomfortable all of a sudden.

Yu Zi, it's not that I don't want you to be well. If you get in the top ten of the grade, the top five of the grade, higher than before, lower than me, then brother will definitely bless you.

Who told you to suppress the heroes, even surpassing me.

But looking at the people around him who were trying to get close to Zhang Yu, Bai Zhenzhen thought to himself, "After Zhang Yu signs with the Golden Core True Person, he will definitely be able to attract a lot of investment. I must take advantage of him and borrow money from him."

But the next moment, she changed her mind again and frowned, "But this Golden Core cultivation base has been taken away by half, and it has been optimized by the Great Sect. He has no resources, no background. If Zhang Yu really enters the sect, he will have to be a slave for the rest of his life."

"Forget it, forget it, we are brothers. I should remind him not to be blinded by the words 'Golden Core' and let him refuse the other party."

On the other side, Zhao Tianxing's eyes widened, his mind blank, but he soon thought of his previous advice to Zhang Yu, and felt a burst of embarrassment in his heart: "Too embarrassing."

"He is a true genius. When I said those words to him, he must have thought of me as a clown, right?"

Just as Bai Zhenzhen walked towards Zhang Yu, many students also surrounded him.

Some wanted to add Zhang Yu's contact information, some wanted to ask him about the mysteries in the Celestial Martial Arts Diagram, and some wanted to take pictures with him.

At the same time, Li Xue'lian had come to the side and called her father.

"Dad, I found a good seedling here in Songyang City..."