Moon Blades danced gracefully in the air like fluttering butterflies, yet regrettably, the Gu Master apprentices' skills were too rusty; they couldn't even touch the edges of the Puppet scarecrows.
Despite this, it did not affect their enthusiasm in the slightest; they remained fully immersed in their practice.
The School Elder stood aside, his sharp gaze observing every movement of the students. He constantly corrected the students' various mistakes, helping them adjust their postures to better unleash their strength.
A Rank 1 Gu Master's primeval essence is relatively scarce; even a Gu Master with A-grade Aptitude can at most launch nine Moon Blades. As for Gu Master apprentices with C-grade and D-grade Aptitude, it goes without saying that the number of Moon Blades they can activate is even pitifully small.
Compared to other students, Liu Chen was quite adept at using the Moonlight Gu, a Rank 1 Gu.
After all, he now possessed the lifelong accumulation of Flower Wine Ascetic, which made him appear effortless in controlling the Moonlight Gu. However, Liu Chen did not want to draw too much attention to himself, so he deliberately made the Moon Blades he activated fly erratically, looking like a beginner.
Not only that, he eagerly and continuously activated four Moon Blades, but unfortunately, not a single Moon Blade hit the Puppet scarecrow. After completing this series of actions, Liu Chen quickly retreated to the side, pretending to be recovering his primeval essence there.
The morning class ended without them realizing it.
The afternoon class, however, became a close-quarters combat lesson.
And serving as their martial arts instructor was a Second Rank bald, brawny man! He was burly, with muscles bulging all over his body, like he was cast from bronze and iron. His skin had a bright bronze color, clearly indicating he had used a Bronze Skin Gu, transforming all his skin into bronze skin that was difficult for swords and blades to harm.
This was the vast difference between a Gu Master and a Mortal; no matter how hard a Mortal trained, it was difficult to compensate for this Innate disadvantage.
"Rank 1 and Second Rank Gu Masters have scarce primeval essence; in the end, battles come down to who has improved their own strength," the martial arts instructor stood at the center of the Martial Arts Arena, his voice as resonant as a bell. "Watch closely, if you face an enemy larger than yourselves, do not be afraid; directly attack their lower body!"
Saying that, he walked to the Puppet scarecrow, and while continuing to explain, he suddenly grabbed the lower half of the Puppet scarecrow and then, with all his might, body-slammed it to the ground.
With a muffled "thud," the Puppet scarecrow heavily struck the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
Unfortunately, no matter how detailed or exciting the martial arts instructor's explanation was, these students remained uninterested. Their gazes wandered, their minds already far away, as if they were indifferent to everything before them.
The reason was none other than that these students had already witnessed the astonishing power of the Moonlight Gu, which made them lose interest in any other form of martial arts.
In their eyes, this ordinary hand-to-hand combat was merely child's play, simply incomparable.
The martial arts instructor's explanation, to these Gu Master students, was like a gust of wind in their ears; it blew past and dissipated, leaving no trace.
The martial arts instructor looked at these young Gu Master students, and a sense of helplessness welled up in his heart. He himself had experienced this age and naturally understood their thoughts perfectly.
However, a Gu Master's combat does not solely rely on Gu. As he had said before, activating a Gu requires the consumption of primeval essence, and the more intense the battle, the faster the primeval essence is consumed.
So, when primeval essence is exhausted, does one simply stop fighting? Obviously not. Therefore, mastering a certain level of hand-to-hand combat is also indispensable.
It is precisely for this reason that Gu like Black Hog Gu and White Hog Gu, which can fundamentally increase strength, are in such high demand. After all, when primeval essence is exhausted, having stronger stamina and Divine Power becomes especially important.
Facing these young students' disdain for hand-to-hand combat, the helpless martial arts instructor could only find a way to make them realize this point. Therefore, he decided to arrange for these Gu Master students to fight in pairs, hoping that through actual confrontation, they would understand the importance of hand-to-hand combat in battle.
Liu Chen looked at his opponent, a chubby little boy with round cheeks named Gu Yue Jiao Gua, and quickly said to him, "Gu Yue Jiao Gua, we agreed, no hitting the face, alright? Did you hear me?"
Gu Yue Jiao Gua was clearly also a bit scared; he quickly nodded and agreed, "Okay, I understand."
However, Gu Yue Jiao Gua had only just begun to learn hand-to-hand combat, so even with Liu Chen intentionally controlling his strength, it still took a great deal of effort to fight him to a draw.
One must know that Liu Chen had the blessing of Innate Divine Power from a treasure chest reward! If he hadn't also possessed the memories of Flower Wine Ascetic, he probably would have been unable to control his strength and accidentally made the little fatty cry.
Just like that, the two pecked at each other like clumsy chickens. Finally, Liu Chen seized the opportunity and deliberately let Gu Yue Jiao Gua's punch hit his body, then, as if suddenly losing all his strength, he softly collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath.
After the class ended, Liu Chen, dragging his exhausted body, returned to his dormitory, flopped onto the bed, and without even bothering to take off his clothes, immediately closed his eyes and immersed himself wholeheartedly in the state of nourishing his Aperture...
During this period in Southern Border, the sky was always covered by thick clouds, with continuous gloomy rain, as if it would never stop. Every few days, fine drizzles would pour down like a bead curtain from the sky, bringing a hint of coolness to this land.
Accompanied by the pattering sound of light rain, looking out from a high vantage point in Gu Yue Village, one could faintly see a caravan of dozens of merchants slowly approaching Gu Yue Village on the winding mountain road in the distance. This caravan, like a winding long snake, slowly advanced on the mountain path, gradually drawing closer to Gu Yue Village.
The composition of this caravan was very special; they did not rely on traditional carriages or donkeys to transport goods, but rather consisted of various unique mount Gu. These Gu were diverse in form and enormous in size, but without exception, they all carried large quantities of goods on their backs.
Leading the caravan was a gigantic Treasure Light Bronze Toad. This Gu was entirely an ancient bronze color, emitting a faint treasure light. Its back was broad and flat, laden with many goods, clearly one of the most important transport tools in the caravan.