Translated by: Novellise
From then on, Lu Yuan began his journey of relentless training.
Every day, apart from eating and sleeping, he would crawl around, constantly striving to become stronger.
As the eldest son of a martial arts family, his parents poured almost all their resources into him.
Toys, food, daily necessities - everything was the best.
They even occasionally used various precious herbs to brew medicinal soups to nourish Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan did not disappoint them.
He started talking at three months and was walking briskly by the time he was a year old.
His body was also exceptionally strong.
Although only one year old, he was taller and stronger than children of four or five.
With his current physique, it seemed impossible for him to catch a cold.
Even in the biting cold of winter, if you threw him into a river to swim, he wouldn't get sick.
As for the changes in Lu Yuan's body, his father, Lu Zhengming, was not afraid. Instead, he was overjoyed and became obsessed with showing off his son.
"My son, Lu Yuan, has extraordinary talent and the posture of a grandmaster!"
Moreover, as Lu Yuan continued his training, his physique became more and more fearsome.
On his first birthday, Lu Yuan's body shook. All of his pores opened up and countless black impurities came out, as if he was undergoing some kind of transformation.
[You have accumulated a thousand kilometres of crawling, your physique has greatly improved, and you have broken through to a minor achievement in external strength].
[Defying Fate: At the age of one, you have reached a minor achievement in external strength and successfully changed your fate of catching a cold].
[Main progress: 1%!]
[Reward: 1000 simulation points, one body purification!]
[Your meridians are unblocked and your comprehension has increased!]
[Your physical fitness has skyrocketed, and the duration of your talent has increased to 5 minutes!]
"This is defying fate?"
A hint of a smile appeared on Lu Yuan's face.
Simulation points are a hard currency in the main world that only circulates among simulators.
Ordinary people don't even have the qualification to come into contact with them.
In monetary terms, 1 simulation point is roughly equivalent to 10,000 currency units.
In other words, most people work hard for a whole year and might not earn even 10 simulation points.
But he had just started and already received a considerable amount of wealth.
And of all the rewards, money was the least important.
"This time, not only have I broken through, but my aptitude has also improved."
Lu Yuan's eyes brightened.
Previously, Lu Yuan's martial arts talent was only moderate.
But now, with his extraordinary bone structure, he was like a martial arts prodigy!
Even without talent, he could achieve remarkable martial arts feats.
Not to mention, as his strength increased, the duration of his [Heavenly Rewards Diligence] also increased.
At this rate of training, becoming a grandmaster martial artist might be just around the corner.
"But what if you become a grandmaster? You still can't beat someone with a weapon."
When Lu Yuan remembered his main task, his joy immediately vanished.
After a year of understanding, he had roughly figured out the power system of this world.
Martial artists are broadly divided into: external strength, internal strength, and grandmaster levels.
Each major realm has sub-levels: beginner, minor achievement, major achievement, and perfection.
Outer-strength martial artists only know a few basic outer-strength techniques; apart from their tough skin and great strength, they are not much different from ordinary people.
Inner-strength martial artists are like the martial arts experts in novels; they have cultivated a touch of inner strength that allows them to leap from rooftop to rooftop and break rocks.
Some veterans who have perfected internal strength can kill a water buffalo with a single blow.
However, in this technologically advanced modern society, internal strength martial artists still can't compete with firearms.
A high calibre sniper rifle can easily take their lives.
Grandmasters, who are not called grandmasters for nothing, possess dragon-like blood energy and can transform internal strength into external strength that can withstand firearms.
Ordinary handguns and sniper rifles can no longer threaten Grandmasters.
Unless they use armoured tanks or modern armies at all costs, killing a grandmaster in a crowded city is as difficult as ascending to heaven.
That's why there's an unspoken rule in martial arts circles:
Grandmasters cannot be humiliated.
In ancient times, the term "Grandmaster" symbolised unparalleled power and status.
Unfortunately, with the advancement of technology and breakthroughs in sophisticated weaponry, a Special Forces soldier wielding a laser rifle can pose a life-threatening challenge to a Grandmaster.
Not to mention nuclear weapons with yields in the billions, or space-based weapons that can deliver laser-guided, long-range strikes from space.
Thus the Grandmasters gradually disappeared from the stage of history.
If it were two hundred years ago, a few well-known grandmasters could influence the court's policies.
But now, grandmasters are relegated to a corner, with less influence than some celebrities and idols.
Moreover, it's not easy to become a grandmaster; the martial arts world may not see a new grandmaster for several years.
With such a decline, it's likely that martial arts will soon be completely overshadowed by technology.
Thinking about these things, a strong sense of crisis rose in Lu Yuan's heart.
Firearms can't do much damage to the strange phenomena.
If martial arts perish.
In the future, when people are confronted with the strange phenomena.
They will be like fish on a cutting board, ready to be slaughtered.
He must change this!
Lu's martial arts dojo.
There were only a few sparse shadows in the vast training grounds, practising in the morning.
"Hmph, ha, hey!"
A chubby little toddler was also imitating the students, waving his fists and feet.
He had bright eyes and delicate features.
Wearing a miniature version of a training uniform, he looked like the dojo's mascot.
But his body was too young.
His movements were shaky and his steps unsteady.
He looked like a drunken man, very funny.
"Little junior brother, that's no way to throw a punch."
"Go slow, don't hurt yourself."
"Practicing martial arts will only keep you fit. Little Junior Brother, you'd better study and become a scientist in the future."
Several of the students looked at him and smiled.
Three days ago, Lu Yuan suddenly expressed his desire to learn martial arts.
But, His father thought he was too young and was afraid he might get hurt.
Besides, with martial arts in decline, there's no future in martial arts.
But Lu Yuan's persistence and persuasion forced his father to agree.
At first, everyone thought he was just fooling around.
What does a two-year-old know?
When the novelty wore off, he would give up.
But Lu Yuan was exceptionally industrious.
Every day he was the first to arrive at the training ground.
And every punch he threw used all of his strength.
When everyone saw how seriously Lu Yuan Practiced.
They finally realised.
Little Junior Brother was serious!
"Coo!"
After the morning practice, Lu Yuan was so exhausted that he collapsed on the ground.
His whole body ached and he was dripping with sweat.
But his heart was filled with the joy of a farmer at harvest time.
For with the blessing of divine talent [Heaven Rewards Diligence].
Every time he Practiced boxing, he received immense rewards.
[Practiced boxing once, greatly improved physical fitness]
[Practiced boxing ten times, reached the beginner level of Wind Thunder Fist!]
[Practiced boxing a hundred times, improved bone structure and aptitude!]
[Practiced boxing a thousand times, achieved mastery of Wind Thunder Fist!]
[Practiced tens of thousands of boxing , broken through to perfection in external strength!]
(End of this chapter)