"Yes, Mr. Hao."
Liu Xing looked at Li Fei with a complicated gaze, after giving a respectful fist salute to Hao Yi, he left the office unwillingly.
Li Fei stood calmly in place, habitually checking his Myriad Blood Pearl:
[Rank: Level 1 51%
Blood Soul: 9 + 78%]
The recent bout of fighting had reduced his health bar by less than one-tenth. Had Liu Xing been able to see his own health bar, the reduction might not have been as much as Li Fei's.
Next was the fact the rank data of the Myriad Blood Pearl had grown again, which had absorbed energy during the recent battle.
"When I practice martial arts by myself, the rank data doesn't increase significantly during intense exercise, which means that the energy absorbed doesn't come from me, but from someone else. Could it be that the Myriad Blood Pearl can also absorb other people's energy?"
Li Fei pondered in his mind:
"Is the damage others inflict on me also a type of energy that can be absorbed? The Myriad Blood Pearl shares the damage, reduces the Blood Soul, and at the same time absorbs energy to increase the rank? If that's the case, should I consider getting beaten up more often in the future?"
"Your martial arts skill is only average, It will be very difficult for you to get into the top three in the monthly examination. Fortunately, you have good potential, and I already know what to teach you."
Hao Yi told Li Fei.
"Please impart your knowledge, Teacher."
Li Fei gave Hao Yi a respectful fist salute.
"Follow me."
Hao Yi led Li Fei out of the office, down the stairs, out of the building, and to the next one.
"This building is full of practice rooms, available only to Rank A students."
Hao Yi told Li Fei, and then he took him to a window on the first floor and said to the person inside:
"Is the Medicine Bath Room available?"
The administrator inside was a middle-aged woman who became very polite upon seeing Hao Yi, flashing a smiling face:
"Mr. Hao, there are two Medicine Bath Rooms left; I will open one for you with a larger area, please wait a moment."
After saying this, she lowered her head to fill out a form, and then looked up at Li Fei, who was standing behind Hao Yi:
"Mr. Hao, does this student also need a practice room?"
"It's for him; he's my newly accepted student, named Li Fei."
Hao Yi said.
"So he's Mr. Hao's new student, congratulations."
The administrator's smile became even brighter, scrutinizing Li Fei a bit more, and smiling:
"Student Li, you can call me Sister Zhang. Let me know in advance when you need a practice room next time, and I'll reserve the best one for you."
Li Fei also revealed a smile and thanked her:
"Thank you very much, Sister Zhang."
"Haha, you're welcome. Here's the key to the practice room, it's in Room 304."
Sister Zhang passed a key through the window.
Li Fei stepped forward to take the key, and together with Hao Yi, went upstairs to room 304 and unlocked the door with the key.
The room was filled with the smell of medicine and was about two hundred square meters in size, containing a wooden dummy in the center, several iron bars placed against the wall, and the most conspicuous item was a huge wooden tub.
Next to the wooden tub was a tap, and not far away was a gas stove for boiling hot water, with a large pot on it.
"Your physique is suitable for learning the horizontal training method. I plan to teach you a Horizontal Training Method called 'Heavenly Gang Dominator Body.' Once mastered, your physique will be powerful and resilient to strikes. And this method has an appropriate Implant for it, once you practice this method to a certain level, then implant the Implant, progress will be smoother."
Hao Yi told Li Fei.
"Thank you, Teacher."
Li Fei gave a respectful fist salute.
"Hmm."
Hao Yi looked pleased with Li Fei's politeness, but he remained serious-faced:
"At the vocational secondary school Zhi Ge Department, you mainly trained in Blue Hand; you must have practiced the Piling Skill known as 'Heavenly Gang Qi Pile,' right?"
"Right."
Li Fei nodded.
Most of the martial arts in Blue Hand required mastery of corresponding Piling Skills to reach advanced levels. The 'Heavenly Gang Qi Pile' improves a person's coordination and the integration of strength, suitable for many martial arts that require whole-body force. Therefore, the 'Heavenly Gang Qi Pile' is one of the mandatory Piling Skills for students in the Zhi Ge Department.
"The stance technique I'm about to teach you is an advanced version of the Zhou Yuan Pile, known as the 'Heavenly Gang Qi Pile,' and it's also the foundational stance technique for the Heavenly Gang Dominator Body. Only by mastering this stance technique can you perfect the Heavenly Gang Dominator Body."
Hao Yi spoke and then taught the Heavenly Gang Qi Pile to Li Fei.
Compared to the Zhou Yuan Pile, the Heavenly Gang Qi Pile included a complementary Breathing Skill and some detailed modifications. It required the integration of the Breathing Skill while holding the stance, to allow the internal energy to flow throughout the body.
Although Li Fei had already mastered the Zhou Yuan Pile, mastering this Heavenly Gang Qi Pile would take some time.
"Originally, this stance technique was called the Heavenly Gang Qi Posture, with the 'qi' that has four dots below it."
After teaching Li Fei the stance technique, Hao Yi suddenly mentioned, "Only Martial Artists with an Implant could practice the Heavenly Gang Qi Posture, but because the technique was too domineering and the training process excessively painful, it was later modified into a more common stance technique. Your willpower is strong, you can try the true Heavenly Gang Qi Posture."
Li Fei was startled, "But the student does not yet have an Implant."
"It doesn't matter, as long as I do."
Hao Yi said this and took off the black leather gloves he had always been wearing, revealing a pair of blood-red palms that looked somewhat terrifying.
Li Fei glanced at the other's bloodied hands, wary of possibly committing any taboos, so he didn't look further or ask any questions.
Hao Yi was very satisfied with these little details of his student, who was far more mature than other children his age.
He walked over to Li Fei's side, one hand pressing against his lower abdomen's Dantian, the other against his lower back.
The next second, Li Fei felt two streams of warm energy enter his body from his Dantian and lower back.
The two streams of warmth began to travel through his entire body, causing him to feel a slight pain.
"Is this the power that comes from the Implant? True Qi?"
Li Fei couldn't help but be filled with curiosity.
"Use the Breathing Skill I just taught you."
Hao Yi interrupted Li Fei's thoughts.
At this moment, he was using his own Qi to guide Li Fei in the cultivation of the Heavenly Gang Qi Posture. This process would cause Li Fei great pain, no less than the previous experience of taking the Bitter Elemental Pill.
Back then, Li Fei merely had to adopt the Horse Stance, but now he had to endure severe pain while performing the Breathing Skill, without a single error. The difficulty was far greater!
Therefore, Hao Yi was also just trying it out.
"If he really can master it..."
Hao Yi watched Li Fei, who was beginning to adjust his breathing rhythm, and many thoughts flashed through his mind.
From the moment the two streams of heat entered his body, Li Fei's Blood Soul started to decrease, although the extent of the decrease was very slight.
Like the last time he took the Bitter Elemental Pill, because the Myriad Blood Pearl took on 99% of the damage, the pain Li Fei felt was only 1% of the original.
This level of pain was nothing to him, so he successfully executed the Breathing Skill.
Gradually, the two streams of heat in his body matched the rhythm of his breath, and his Breathing Skill became smoother and smoother.
By the time a full set of Breathing Skill had completed, it had been more than ten minutes, and Li Fei was soaked in sweat.
Hao Yi withdrew his hands and put his gloves back on, looking at Li Fei with a complex expression:
"Now try the Heavenly Gang Qi Pile again."
"Okay."
Li Fei tried the newly learned Piling Skill once again.
This time everything went smoothly, and the obstacles he had faced before seemed to have been cleared away during that previous session.
He had thus mastered the Heavenly Gang Qi Pile!
"...Very good."
Hao Yi nodded, his face betraying no unusual emotion:
"Now that you've mastered the Heavenly Gang Qi Pile, you can officially begin cultivating the Heavenly Gang Dominator Body. This process will require some medicinal aids. I'll write you a list shortly, which you'll take to the material building to pay and then retrieve the medicine. From then on, you'll soak in the Medicine Bath Room, take medicinal powders, and practice the Heavenly Gang Dominator Body."
"Understood."
Li Fei nodded.
It was said that the poor pursue literature and the rich pursue Martial Arts; practicing Martial Arts required a considerable amount of money, not just tuition fees. This was why Li Lei couldn't afford to send both Li Fei and Li Tianyu to college at the same time.
After Li Fei left with the prescription Hao Yi had given him, Hao Yi remained alone in the Medicine Bath Room.
His eyes were deep, lost in thought.
After a long while, the room echoed with his murmured words:
"Perhaps, he really could?"