Time passed day by day.
Lu Chenzhou lay in bed for a full week, and with the aid of precious treasure medicine, he initially healed from his injuries.
During this period, of course, he could not participate in any competitions or fights; safety came first.
Upon hearing that Lu Chenzhou had withdrawn from the subsequent matches due to injuries, there were regretful voices everywhere in society.
"What a pity, he originally had a chance to become the first young genius to break into the top 100."
"I bet he’ll regret this when he thinks about it ten years later... This was the Earth List."
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"However, watching that match, it seemed that Lu Chenzhou’s spear skill improved to another level, so it’s a blessing in disguise."
Of course, there were also voices gloating over his misfortune.
Qin Xiao from the Qin Family heard about it and had a barely perceptible smile on his face: "What a lunatic, ruining his own future."
Tamil sighed upon hearing that Lu Chenzhou stopped at the top hundred: "What a pity, the momentum of his rapid advance has been broken, limiting future achievements."
August 8, 2231, arrived as scheduled.
The year-long ranking points competition came to a close.
The official tournament paused for a week, giving all the contestants who had gone through long battles adequate time to rest.
What follows is the more intense Reincarnation Battle. The top 100 Earth List participants and 24 directly qualified individuals, totaling 124, each one has to compete fiercely with the other 123 contestees, earning 1 point for each win, thereby determining the top 100 ranked players. If scores are tied, there will be a duel between the tied parties.
Su City Dragon Martial.
Thanks to the quasi Earth-grade Blood Lotus Treasure Qi, Lu Chenzhou’s injuries were almost fully healed.
During this time, the friends he met at the All Nations Martial Arts Competition, as well as Da Xia’s young geniuses, expressed regret and condolences through various means.
Regrettably, his ranking ultimately stayed at 103.
Aside from that, the best-performing young genius, Hong Tianxiang, stopped at 168.
Xuan Kong 245, Zhang Lingmiao 266, Lu Xuanjian 278, Wu Wang 281... everyone made it into the top three hundred, but none entered the top hundred.
These young people, though defeated, were glorified in their efforts.
By the shore of Stone Lake, Lu Chenzhou gazed at the Martial Arts Tree:
[Martial King Spear (Sixth Rank+): Perfection]
During this period, besides practicing Pile Skill, he hadn’t engaged in any fighting, leaving him with an itch for action.
Alone by Stone Lake, he reminisced about his battle with Knight Martin, continuing to hone the [General Dies in Hundred Battles] move.
"This move is resilient and relentless, wave upon wave, ceaselessly continuous, emphasizing lasting lethality. Among the eight conventional moves of the ’Martial King Spear,’ the ones with the most explosive power are [Earth Wind and Thunder] and [Long River Sunset Circle], the widest range is [Galaxy Falling Nine Heavens] and [Great Snow Emerges from Kunlun]. The other four moves each have their own features... In superior martial arts, mastery of few moves is key, not many. Throughout all of Knight Martin’s matches, his moves remained plain and unadorned, yet ultimately pure, bearing the demeanor of a grandmaster. The martial arts he’s self-created is very near the level of a Divine Skill, which also serves as an inspiration for me."
Once he has ample time after achieving Grandmaster, he wants to thoroughly sort and synthesize "Martial King Spear."
Eliminate the redundant and retain the essence, which coincides with the concept of the simplest of Divine Skills in martial arts.
Therefore, some ordinary martial skills often have dozens or even over a hundred moves, but "Mountain Lord Inquiry Fist" consists of only five moves.
These five moves embrace all methods, capable of change through constancy.
Most importantly, each move requires harmony with the [Dao], making the technique deceptively simple yet more challenging to learn.
In contrast, his "Martial King Spear" still has a shallow application and comprehension of the Dao, thus no matter how refined it is, it remains a True Skill.
"Throughout history, those who can create truly original Divine Skills are none other than Path-breaking Ancestor-level individuals, a generation of grandmasters! This is my goal."
Although Martin is a fighter, he brought many inspirations to Lu Chenzhou.
Sadly, this strong individual is too mysterious and resides abroad; otherwise, he would want to pay a visit.
The All Nations Martial Arts Competition taught him that the rapidly advancing martial arts geniuses do not entirely represent Martial Arts.
Among those unknown, there are geniuses who are astonishingly talented and become late bloomers.
After practicing the spear, Lu Chenzhou looked towards the War Merit Store.
[Battle Merit: 750,000]
"Soon I can exchange for the Earth-grade Enlightenment Treasure Medicine. After the Middle Realm, the speed of Opening the Acupoint indeed slowed."
Before the Middle Realm, he could easily open 3 acupoints a month with 10 hours per day.
Now, it takes him 14 hours a day to barely open 3 acupoints.
At the End Realm and Stop Realm, acupoints will be more challenging to open. By then, opening 2 acupoints in a month would be considered good.
His goal is to become a Grandmaster by around 30 years old, at the latest not beyond 35, which is before the golden age.
The efficacy of Earth-grade Treasure Medicine is strong enough, and upon refining it, it will solve the problems he faces.
In his mind, the Martial Arts Tree is lush and has reached a height of 330 feet, growing more vibrant.
After that battle, Lu Chenzhou’s Martial Arts Will also achieved an indescribable sublimation.
A disciples’ gathering.
A family enjoyed a harmonious meal, the topic still of the top ten rankings and the most likely candidate to take first place.
Old Ji lamented: "There are too many talents from various countries in this edition; even if I give my all, I can’t make it into the top hundred."
In the end, Old Ji ranked 500th, just right as the gatekeeper of the top five hundred.
It is worth mentioning that although the All Nations Martial Arts Competition only awards the top hundred.
After the competition ends, the Martial Arts Department will award the top five hundred contestants, the Yellow Grade top five hundred, with a guaranteed five thousand battle merits.