Chapter 78 Heartfelt Joy

Xu Jingming also noticed the changes in himself. On one hand, his mind felt relaxed and joyful. On the other hand, his perception of his surroundings became more acute.

"My perception of my body has also become much sharper." Xu Jingming sat on the ground, feeling his body, and was secretly surprised. "Reaching the third level means that the mind is integrated into every part of the body, greatly improving the perception of the body. But now, my perception of my body is even stronger!"

Not only his muscles, bones, skin, and flesh, but also his internal organs were much clearer in his perception. It was as if the clarity of the past was 'blurred,' and now it was 'normal.'

"With stronger perception, the mobilization of physical strength should be much smoother." Xu Jingming got up, reached out and took out the black spear, and began to try it out.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh...

With a shake of the spear, it spun and whistled as it stabbed out, creating streaks of spear shadows. Dozens of consecutive thrusts were noticeably faster than before. Then he used the Baicao Xun She (Searching for Snake in the Grass), exerting force swiftly to strike at both sides. He also used the split and collapse techniques, as well as block and seize moves.

"The feeling of each spear is clearer, and it is more natural to control." Xu Jingming nodded slightly, "This time the country's cultivation, the method I obtained to temper my mind, may be no less important than spearmanship."

"I don't even know the real name of this mind-tempering method, so I'll just call it the Lian Xin Fa (Heart Refining Method) for now," Xu Jingming thought.

"From that cosmic legend 'Xuan,' I learned three methods: the Nourishing Life Spearmanship, the Rainbow Transformation Spearmanship, and the Lian Xin Fa. Which one is more important? I can't judge yet," Xu Jingming thought.

The Rainbow Transformation Spearmanship seemed to be the most powerful, but it only had one move: the Thrust!

After all, he hadn't reached Xuan's realm, so it was impossible to use only the 'Thrust' during combat.

In comparison, the Nourishing Life Spearmanship contained many spearmanship moves.

As for the Lian Xin Fa... it had the effect of enhancing the mind and spirit, and it also helped with controlling the body.

"That's right, besides these three, there was also Xuan's opponent." Xu Jingming thought of the armored strongman, "In that great battle, that opponent used the shield-hammer method, in which the shield technique was used more than 9.87 million times, and I sensed every single one of them clearly."

Because he was possessing Xuan, Xu Jingming clearly sensed the opponent's shield-hammer technique.

"Although I don't understand the inner essence, with Xuan's level of perception, he must have seen through some of the truth." Xu Jingming thought, "That strongman expert was even superior in head-on clashes before Xuan broke through, only inferior in terms of speed."

"His shield technique is very overbearing." Xu Jingming recalled, the memory of over nine million times was too profound, "The shield technique is extremely overbearing, suppressing time and space! Annihilating all things!"

At the point of collision between the shield and the spear light, the space was annihilated on a small scale.

Xu Jingming stretched out his right hand, and a square shield similar to the strongman's appeared. When learning, using similar weapons would be more effective.

"Bang."

Xu Jingming tried smashing with the shield.

Because he was not possessing that armored strongman, Xu Jingming could only imitate and try again and again based on his own accumulation of shield techniques. He practiced the shield techniques one by one on the mountain platform. He practiced with his left hand, then switched to his right hand.

Since the armored strongman used a one-handed shield, he also used a one-handed shield for the time being when learning.

"Didi di." It was 12 noon, a time reminder. Xu Jingming stopped his shield practice.

...

At lunchtime, Xu Jingming went offline on time, feeling very hungry. When he came to the living room, he saw Li Miaomiao sitting on the sofa.

"Jingming, are you hungry?" Li Miaomiao smiled.

"I'm a little hungry." Xu Jingming said apologetically, "I got a little obsessed with cultivation when I came back and didn't go offline."

"The food is just ready." Li Miaomiao said, "I guessed that even if you are a god-level expert, you can't be online for more than sixteen hours a day. I estimated that you would definitely come out for lunch."

"Xiao Wu, time for dinner!" Li Miaomiao shouted.

The butler robot 'Xiao Wu' began to bring the dishes to the dining table. Xu Jingming also walked over and began to transform into a rice-gobbling person, eating large mouthfuls of food. He had not eaten for more than thirty hours since returning from Binhai, so he was naturally hungry and thirsty.

Li Miaomiao ate very slowly. She usually wasn't in the virtual world during the day, and she ate three meals a day. She spent most of her time online at night, because a Sun-Star level person could only be online for a maximum of 12 hours a day.

"Since you were listed on the Starry Sky Ranking, you were taken away by the country the next afternoon." Li Miaomiao said with a smile while eating, "After you came back, you went into seclusion again. I'm afraid you don't know many things."

"What's the matter?" Xu Jingming asked.

"The ninth one appeared on the Starry Sky Ranking yesterday, and the tenth one appeared today," Li Miaomiao said.

"Two appeared?" Xu Jingming nodded, "The further back, the faster the speed at which experts emerge." After all, Xia State had cultivated many people, and other countries would definitely cultivate their own geniuses.

"The ninth in the world is from Sakura Country, named Kiyosato Fujii." Li Miaomiao said.

"Oh, it's him?" Xu Jingming nodded slightly, "He is a senior martial arts expert. He should be about forty-five years old this year. He is the number one spear master in Sakura Country, and can be considered a spear master-level figure."

He also practiced spearmanship, so he naturally knew this senior foreign spear master.

Throughout human history, not only Xia State, but also other countries had researched spears. In particular, the World Martial Arts Competition had influenced for thirty years, making many spearmanship schools around the world flourish, and there were quite a few people practicing spearmanship in Sakura Country.

"The tenth in the world is from the Tianzhu Country, named Haru Singh, twenty-five years old this year." Li Miaomiao said, "He was originally a martial arts genius, but he was injured in a competition at the age of sixteen, and his spine was injured, leaving him paralyzed in bed. With the arrival of the virtual world, his body has recovered, and now he has even been listed among the top ten in the world. The Tianzhu Country is extremely enthusiastic, and the whole people worship this genius expert."

Xu Jingming sighed: "Paralyzed at the age of sixteen? It's really not easy."

While chatting, Xu Jingming had already swept away 80% of the table of dishes, and then got up: "I'm going to continue practicing spearmanship."

"You've practiced for more than thirty hours in the virtual world, and you still want to practice after going offline? Aren't you tired?" Li Miaomiao couldn't help but say.

"Not tired, full of energy."

Xu Jingming grinned, then took a spear and ran to the yard to continue practicing.

Even learning the knowledge in a book takes a long time, first to understand the general idea. Then, to analyze the very detailed knowledge points one by one, and even to use some problems to prove whether you really understand...

After careful study like chewing it up, and then comprehending it, it can only be regarded as a preliminary understanding of the knowledge in a book.

The same is true of 'Xuan's' spearmanship!

Xu Jingming's previous practice in the virtual world was only a once-over understanding, not even grasping the superficial. Even 'grasping the superficial' required him to spend a lot of time studying. If he wanted to grasp it more deeply, he needed to accumulate it over time.

"Jingming, is he so obsessed with practicing spearmanship?" Li Miaomiao looked at Xu Jingming practicing spearmanship in the yard through the glass window, and couldn't help but mutter to herself, while also sighing, "Perhaps this is the reason why he can be listed among the top ten in the world, and I am still stuck at the Sun-Star level."

...

Xu Jingming studied hard in reality, and also practiced diligently in the virtual world.

Gradually, he formed a habit.

In reality, he focused on the 'Lian Xin Fa'! Coupled with the Three Heavenly Python Evolution Method.

In the virtual world, he practiced Nourishing Life Spearmanship, Rainbow Transformation Spearmanship, and shield techniques.

In the past, Xu Jingming had no clear direction and could only explore and move forward on his own. Now that he had a clear direction, there were too many things worth studying, whether it was spearmanship or shield techniques. He was completely immersed in it and didn't pay much attention to the changes in the outside world.

Outside, as time passed day by day, Fang Yu, Zhou Yi, Zhang Qing, Tie Lianyun, Xiong Tianshan, Zhao Fan and others from Xia State were also successively listed on the Starry Sky Ranking. There were even more experts from countries around the world who could be listed on the Starry Sky Ranking.

In the blink of an eye, September had passed, and it was October.