Three days later.
"Lowering your body to dodge is a common technique to restrain swinging punches. When the enemy attacks, quickly crouch down and take the opportunity to counterattack, attacking his crotch and stomach. Don't be afraid of swinging punches. Those who often use swinging punches are brainless and impulsive people. "
On the training field, the academy's boxing instructor spoke as he demonstrated the moves.
A wooden puppet swept its right fist over. The boxing instructor crouched down and dodged the attack, then punched the puppet's stomach. After a few punches, the wooden puppet fell to the ground.
The students gathered in a circle to watch, but most of them could not raise their spirits, showing a lack of interest.
The academy taught many kinds of courses, and this class was teaching the basics of boxing. Using fists and legs to exert strength was much inferior to the cool and cool moonblade attacks. The youths were almost distracted.
"The next class is the Moonlight Gu's usage test. How's your training recently? "
"Not bad, I can use all three moonblades, but rarely can I hit all of them. Usually, there are two hits on the grass puppet. "
"Hmm, about the same as me. These days, in order to practice this, I bought a grass puppet. "
…
The youths were whispering, their minds were no longer here, they were all worried about the next class's test.
For this test, they had trained hard for a long time after class. Now they were all full of energy, looking forward to the test.
The students' discussion entered the instructor's ears. The boxing instructor turned around and shouted, "Talking is forbidden in class, all of you shut up and watch carefully!"
He was a Rank two Gu Master, his body was muscular, his upper body was strong, and his bronze skin was covered with scars. His shout was majestic, immediately suppressing all the youths in the field.
The Martial Arts Practice Field was silent.
"The basics of boxing is the most important. Especially in the early stages of a Gu Master's cultivation, it is more important than anything else. All of you focus! "
After a round of reprimanding, the martial arts instructor summoned another wooden puppet.
This light yellow wooden puppet was two meters tall, and when its wooden feet stepped on the bluestone floor, it made a crisp sound. It opened its arms and clumsily rushed towards the instructor.
The instructor dodged its attack, then suddenly hugged its waist and pushed it forward, pushing the wooden puppet to the ground. Then, he rode on the wooden puppet's waist and quickly punched the wooden puppet's head.
The wooden puppet resisted for a moment before its head was smashed by the instructor's rain-like fists. It lay paralyzed on the ground, motionless.
The martial arts instructor stood up. His breath was still calm and long. He explained to the students, "Don't be afraid when facing a tall enemy in close combat. Destroying the opponent's center of gravity is a wise tactic to control the enemy. Just like what I did just now, I grabbed the enemy's waist, controlled his hip bone, and pushed him forward. After that, he would ride on the opponent's body and punch them fiercely. Those who have no intention of defending will instantly collapse. "
The students nodded repeatedly, but most of their gazes were filled with disapproval.
The head instructor saw everything and smiled bitterly in his heart.
It had always been like this in the past. Young people were naturally easily attracted by gorgeous things. Without personal experience, it was difficult for the youngsters to understand the importance of basic punches and kicks.
In fact, especially to early stage Gu Masters, basic punches and kicks may seem inconspicuous, but they are more important than moonblade attacks.
"… Remember, in close combat, don't just stare at the enemy's eyes, but pay attention to their shoulders. Whether the enemy punches or kicks, their shoulders will move first … "
"… Speed is very important in close combat. The speed here is not the speed of the attack, but the speed of the feet. … "
"… Distance is the best defense …"
"… Legs need to be flexible, that way it will be easier to explode with power …"
"… When moving and punching, maintain a triangular support. Otherwise, if you lose control of your lower body, the enemy will not fall, but you will fall instead … "
The martial arts instructor explained patiently as he demonstrated. This was the precious experience he had accumulated through long periods of battles, using blood and tears.
It was a pity that the students outside did not realize this.
They gradually started to whisper to each other again, the focus of their discussion was still on the moonblade assessment in the next lesson.
"This martial arts instructor is very practical, but there's a problem with his teaching method." Fang Yuan watched quietly from the crowd, nodding and shaking his head.
This instructor's teaching was not methodical, it was purely out of interest, teaching whatever he wanted to teach. Thus, the things he taught were messy, many and complicated. Many students listened attentively at first, but gradually lost interest and shifted their attention to other aspects.
Only Fang Yuan listened attentively. Others were learning, but he was revising. His battle experience was much richer than the martial arts instructor's, but listening to someone else's explanation was also a form of cultivation verification.
Gu Master's fighting style was usually divided into close combat and long range.
The moonblade attack was the long range type, but strictly speaking, it could only be considered mid to long range. Because its attack range was only ten meters.
If it was a close combat Gu Master, this martial arts instructor was the best example. They would usually choose a Gu worm that could amplify their body, and carry out cultivation. These Gu worms gave them strength, agility, reaction, endurance and so on that surpassed normal people.
Just like this martial arts instructor, his skin was bronze in color. This was not his natural skin color, but the effect of a Copper Skin Gu.
The Copper Skin Gu would greatly increase the defense of the Gu Master's skin, allowing the Gu Master to take more damage.
"One moonblade consumes 10% of primeval essence. How many times can a Gu Master use it in battle? The number of times is very few, especially for novices, it cannot form an effective attack. It can only be used as a trump card, its deterrence is greater than its destructive power. To a Rank one Gu Master, what is useful is still martial arts. Because martial arts attacks last longer, and are more reliable. It's a pity that they have not experienced this personally, so they don't know. "
Fang Yuan used his gaze to glance at his peers around him, and his lips curled into a cold smile.
The basic martial arts class finally ended. After a short break, the academy elder arrived late under the anticipating gazes of the youths.
He waved his hand, pointing at the row of grass puppets under the bamboo wall, and went straight to the point, "Alright, today is the day to check the results. You guys form a group of five, come up one by one, and use the moonblade to attack three times. "
Swoosh swoosh swoosh.
The first group of students walked up, the moonblades dancing in the air.
After three rounds, only nine moonblades hit the grass puppets.
The academy elder shook his head slightly, somewhat dissatisfied. This hit rate was too low, and the key was that out of the five, two of them only managed to use two moonblades.
"You guys have to practice well from now on, especially you, and you." The elder reprimanded them slightly, and waved his hand, "Next group."
The two who were reprimanded walked down the stage dejectedly. One of the young girls' eyes were red, feeling wronged.
She only had C grade talent, and she could not bear to use Yuan stone to recover her primeval essence quickly. Thus, she did not practice much these three days, causing her to not be familiar with using the moonblade.
Gu Masters needed money to refine Gu, to raise Gu, and to practice using Gu also needed money. But where did she get so much money?
Although she had the support of her parents, every family had their own difficulties. Being short of money was a common predicament for Gu Masters.
"Since I have no hope of getting first, I might as well give up and save Yuan stone, isn't that better?" Thinking of this, the young girl calmed down.
There were many who had the same thoughts as the young girl.
Because of the lack of practice, many students performed poorly.
The academy elder's brows furrowed even deeper.
Fang Yuan saw this, and shook his head in his heart, "These people are so pitiful and pitiful. For some Yuan stone, they gave up on the chance to improve themselves. Yuan stone is for use, like a miser saving Yuan stone, why did they become a Gu Master? "
In other words, only the short-sighted would haggle over every penny, often neglecting the essentials. On the other hand, those with lofty ambitions were usually able to display a magnanimous and forgiving attitude.
"It's finally my turn." At this time, Guyue Mobei's horse walked onto the stage with a confident smile on its face.
His body was sturdy, and emitted a valiant aura. After standing still, he raised his hand and released three moonblades, all three hitting. Two of them hit the puppet's chest, and one hit the puppet's left arm, cutting off a few green grass pieces.
Such a result naturally attracted a wave of praise from the youths.
"Not bad." The elder's brows relaxed slightly.
Another group came up, and one of them was Guyue Cheng.
Guyue Cheng was short, his face full of pockmarks, and his expression showed slight nervousness.
He consecutively released three moonblades, all hitting the puppet's chest, leaving three crisscrossing scars. The scars turned from deep to shallow, and after a few breaths, because of the grass puppet's self-healing, it returned to its original appearance.
But such a performance was already on par with Guyue Mobei, and received the elder's praise as well.
Chicheng held his head high as he walked down the stage, giving Mobei a provocative look on the way.
"Hmph!" Off the stage, Guyue Mobei snorted coldly, but he did not stare back at Chicheng, instead looking at Guyue Fangzheng who had yet to go on stage.
He was clear that the only ones who posed a threat were Guyue Cheng and Guyue Fangzheng.
The former was the same as him, a B grade talent, and had a constant supply of Yuan stone. The latter was an A grade talent, and even though the Yuan stone wasn't as abundant as theirs, relying on the recovery speed of his Qi, he could still practice a lot in a short period of time.
Now that Guyue Cheng's result was out, and he was on par with Mobei, only Guyue Fangzheng was left.
In the last few groups, Guyue Fangzheng finally went on stage.
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