Chapter 132: 125, Optimize Ten Steps Kill (Seeking Subscription and Monthly Tickets)
Lu Lin returned to the restaurant and took the opportunity to learn about the East Forest Seven Youngsters.
In each of their seven clans, a considerable number of Star Core Warriors were active on Alien. Decades ago, these Star Core Warriors on Alien formed an East Forest Pioneering Team due to their shared hometown. Their gains were substantial after each entry into the Exotic Battlefield, and over time, the team gradually expanded.
Later, the families of this pioneering team established a private Star Martial middle school on East Forest Continent. The outstanding Star Core Warriors trained there would subsequently be sent to work in the team. They had channels, strength, connections, and resources.
As the team on Alien continued to expand, their clans also became one of the top forces on East Forest Continent. It was fine at first, but in recent years, their clans had become financially powerful and influential on East Forest Continent, committing many acts that caused widespread discontent. Relying on the deterrence of the East Forest Pioneering Team, ordinary people dared not speak out, and those with the power to intervene felt it wasn’t necessary.
As their power grew, the seven major clans eventually became a significant problem for Bai Jingwei.
After learning some basic information, Lu Lin searched for information about the East Forest Pioneering Team again. The East Forest Pioneering Team was no longer the small team of a few people it had been back then. They now had thousands of members, and their name had been changed to the East Forest Club. Their President, Feng Yan, possessed the highest strength, having reached the peak of a Level 6 Star-Core Fighter. He was just one step away from breaking through to the Golden Body Realm.
There’s no need to worry too much, Lu Lin thought, wiping his mouth. After he entered Iron Blood College, at least during that period, people from the East Forest Club wouldn’t come to trouble him. And four years later, Lu Lin was confident he could grow to the same level as the President of the East Forest Club.
Short-term, no worries; long-term, no concerns.
Lu Lin set this matter aside. After he went to Alien, the first step was to overcome the upcoming challenge.
After saying goodbye to Li Na at the restaurant, Lu Lin retrieved his broken knife and headed to the martial arts field on the Starship. Ten Steps Kill was supposed to be practiced for one hour every day, but he hadn’t even started yet. As for Inch Step, he hadn’t used it once since learning it.
He was about to challenge the students of Iron Blood College. Sharpening my spear on the eve of battle—better late than never, he thought. At least, it’s best to become proficient in these two Star Martial techniques first.
The martial arts field in Starship C0977 was quite spacious. Lu Lin saw many young people who had come to Alien to study, practicing Star Martial techniques or engaging in cultivation here. There was a Star Power Gathering Formation in the field, which could increase cultivation speed by about 10 percent.
Lu Lin paid no attention to the others. Holding his broken knife, he found an empty spot and began practicing.
First, one hour of Ten Steps Kill. Lu Lin had cultivated Ten Steps Kill to the Seize the Gap realm, but he was far from the next, the Han Yue realm. Lu Lin couldn’t even see the periphery of the Han Yue realm.
Never mind, I’ll just practice, he thought. Lu Lin meticulously executed each move, retracted it, and circulated his Star Power.
Soon, he felt something was amiss. When using the fifth and sixth moves of Ten Steps Kill, he felt a slight pain in his meridians as he circulated Star Power. This pain was very faint, and he hadn’t noticed it at all before. But now, Lu Lin didn’t dare to continue practicing.
He placed his broken knife beside him, sat cross-legged, and entered a state of Inner Vision.
He circulated his Star Power. As the Star Power traveled through his meridians, it suddenly reached a certain point, and the familiar pain returned. Lu Lin examined it; this should be the Shenmen acupoint. But it wasn’t exactly Shenmen; it seemed to be slightly off from the Shenmen acupoint. It might be this slight deviation that caused Lu Lin’s pain.
Then, what if the Star Power doesn’t take this path during circulation but goes directly through the Shenmen acupoint?
Confident in his high skill level, Lu Lin was naturally daring; with the help of Inner Vision, he proactively modified the Star Power circulation route. However, after passing through the Shenmen acupoint, the next best step was to go to the Shaofu acupoint, and then condense the Star Power onto the weapon. If so, this fifth move would be completely changed by Lu Lin, unrecognizable from its original form.
Lu Lin pondered. The author of Ten Steps Kill, Chen Buming, said this technique itself is incomplete. According to Chen Buming’s deductions, when a Star Core Warrior circulates Star Power through six human meridians to imbue a weapon, there are actually thirty-six potential variations in the pathways, not limited to just those six meridians. However, during his deductions, he made too many attempts, which severely damaged his meridians, shortening his life; that was why this secret book was never completed.
Lu Lin wondered, Could it be that when Chen Buming created the fifth move, he intended for the Star Power to pass through Shenmen and then to the Shaofu acupoint, but simply made an error when drawing the diagram?
I should give it a try. Merely thinking about it won’t help.
Lu Lin stood up, holding the short knife, and circulated his Star Power according to his new idea. When the Star Power enveloped the blade, Lu Lin not only felt no pain but also an extraordinary sense of smoothness. Even the potency of the Star Power seemed to have increased slightly.
Not bad. The conjecture was right!
Lu Lin encouraged himself, and then his thoughts began to expand. Since the fifth move can be perfected like this, can the other five moves also be slightly modified to make the circulation method of Ten Steps Kill suit me even better?He immediately acted on his thought. Lu Lin sat on the ground and began to fine-tune the Star Power circulation routes for the six moves of Ten Steps Kill. He focused on following the meridians, passing through acupoints, and on expanding and strengthening the meridians themselves.
By the time Lu Lin had optimized all six existing moves, twenty hours had passed. Although he was mentally exhausted, he was also highly exhilarated. Forcing himself to stay awake, Lu Lin performed the modified Ten Steps Kill once.
The effect is excellent! The speed of Star Power circulation had increased by about 20 percent, allowing Lu Lin to imbue the broken knife with Star Power even faster. The imbued Star Power was also more potent. Moreover, Lu Lin wasn’t sure if it was his imagination, but it feels like only now do these six moves form a truly systematic Star Martial technique. The moves are interconnected, flowing together seamlessly as one. Their coherence has been greatly enhanced.
After testing it once, Lu Lin couldn’t hold on any longer and quickly returned to his travel cabin to sleep.
Upon waking, Lu Lin went to the Performance Martial Arena again, familiarizing himself with his modified Ten Steps Kill. The more he practiced, the more satisfied he became.
Next, it’s Inch Step’s turn. If I can optimize Ten Steps Kill to suit me better, then Inch Step can definitely be optimized too!
Time slowly passed.
While Lu Lin was studying Inch Step, he suddenly heard a broadcast in the Performance Martial Arena.
"Dear passengers, Starship C0977 will arrive at Alien Bopu Airport in 60 minutes. Please prepare for landing."
"During the landing period, the ship’s restaurant, bar, Performance Martial Arena, and other venues will be temporarily closed."
Are we arriving at Alien so soon? Lu Lin thought, opening his eyes and standing up. His optimization of Inch Step was not yet complete; he had only made about 30 percent progress.
Inch Step wasn’t a Star Martial art created by Humans, like Ten Steps Kill; it was something Guan Kuang had obtained from the Exotic Battlefield. It involved circulating Star Power through a greater number of meridians that influenced each other, and also incorporated numerous acupoints and complex techniques for exerting power. For Lu Lin to optimize it alone, the workload was truly immense. Achieving 30 percent progress so quickly was only possible because of his advantage with Inner Vision.
However, there was definitely no time now. Lu Lin saw that the Starship staff had already entered the Performance Martial Arena, politely inviting everyone to leave.
Oh well, after I get off the Starship, I’ll take an airplane to Chongnuo and settle down first, Lu Lin decided.
Chongnuo is the city where Iron Blood College and Luse Academy are located. There, an Exotic Battlefield portal could be found.