Chapter 25: It seems like I've done something wrong again...

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  This has been deeply ingrained, not just etched in his mind, but also encompassing his entire body. Including the consciousness of his brain, the flow of his meridians, and the coordination of his fists and feet, it's as if he had personally practiced countless times. As long as he wants to, he can effortlessly display it at any time. And this process does not require going through his brain.

  For example, the first move of the 33 Dragon Subduing Palms, "Seeing the Dragon in the Fields", after being repeatedly practiced countless times by Xia Xingxiao's clone, Xia Xingxiao felt that he was extremely familiar with this move. Without even needing to think about it, as soon as he lifted his hand and threw out a kick, he could effortlessly execute the move "Seeing the Dragon in the Fields".

  For example, the Six Meridians Divine Sword, after Xia Xingxiao's countless splits and practices, his mastery of the Six Meridians Divine Sword has also reached a state of perfection. As long as he is willing, with just a lift of his hand, the Six Meridians Divine Sword can burst out. Whether it's the Shao Shang sword or the Shang Yang sword, whether it's the Shao Ze sword or the Shao Chong sword, or even the Guan Chong sword and the Zhong Chong sword, they are all extremely familiar, without any awkwardness or obstruction. The only shortcoming is that the true energy intensity is insufficient, and the power is too small.

  "It seems like I've done something wrong again..." Xia Xing felt a faint sense of unease, feeling that his mischievous behavior had not succeeded. Everything he had done before had brought about the opposite effect. By mistake, he had not become weaker, but instead had become even stronger. Moreover, it was a twisted and terrifying kind of strength.

  Things didn't go as expected, and Xia Xingxiao had nothing more to say.

  It seems like nothing can bring myself down, so I guess I just have to accept my fate for now.

  ……

  Xia Xingxiao's desperate attempt to infuse skills in the Martial Arts Building quickly spread throughout the fifth squad. Song Haicheng and Ye Sifu's trusted aides rushed to find their leaders. Song Haicheng was hospitalized, while Ye Sifu was still in his dormitory, diligently cultivating.

  "What's going on?" Yeshov was in the middle of his training and wasn't pleased about being disturbed. He was thinking that at the next test, he would directly skip the rank of third-class soldier and aim for second-class soldier. He definitely couldn't let the honor of being the top new recruit fall into someone else's hands. However, since it was his own little brother, he didn't want to scold him too harshly either.

  Originally, Song Haicheng was the most likely to surpass Xia Xingxiao and be promoted to second-class soldier first. Cultivation of strength is always much faster than cultivation of speed. However, unfortunately, he lost to Xia Xingxiao in a pure test of strength. He got injured and hospitalized, which would definitely delay his training time. Therefore, the hope that he could catch up with Xia Xingxiao almost disappeared.

  Now that Song Haicheng has lost hope, the only one who has a chance to surpass Xia Xingxiao is Ye Sifu. Although speed cultivation is not as fast as strength cultivation, Ye Sifu has been working hard all along. The instructors of the fifth squad also spared no effort in cultivating him, trying every possible means. He hoped that Xia Xingxiao would encounter some unexpected event and slow down his cultivation speed.

  "That guy called Xia Xingxiao, simultaneously opened up thirty-three Qi seas and cultivated thirty-three types of internal energy! He also imparted dozens of fist and leg techniques as well as flight skills!" The trusted younger brother added fuel to the fire with his report.

  "Huh?"

  Ye Si was taken aback.

  Damn! Simultaneously implanting dozens of skills?

  Is Xiaoxiao going to play self-destruct this summer?

  What is he thinking? Has he gone mad?

  Although it is said that most martial arts skills have been improved and generally do not pose the risk of walking fire into magic, especially since they are practicing entry-level versions, which are not very dangerous. However, simultaneously cultivating so many different internal skills will inevitably lead to chaos in one's true energy. At that time, just sorting out the different internal skills' true energy is a very troublesome thing.

  Moreover, cultivating so many internal skills at the same time, the meridians are simply not enough. As a beginner cultivator, even if you cultivate one internal skill, the meridians are not enough to use, let alone thirty-three kinds. Even the simplest internal skill requires the use of dozens of meridians. The only explanation is that Xia Xingxiao has really gone crazy.

  Apart from a real lunatic, no one would do such a stupid thing. Even those who pretend to be crazy wouldn't dare to make fun of their own bodies. If they did, it wouldn't be pretending to be crazy, but actually being stupid. The federal army accidentally recruited a lunatic, which is quite bizarre.

  Actually, a long time ago, the federal army also had people who tried to cultivate multiple martial arts at the same time in order to achieve better combination effects. After all, different internal skills paired with different moves produce vastly different results. The more types of internal skills cultivated, the more combinations and variations there are in martial arts techniques.

  For example, if the Xuan Ming Shen Zhang is activated with Yi Jin Jing, the effect won't be very good. But if it's replaced with Bing Xuan Jin, the effect will be absolutely top-notch. Bing Xuan Jin originally takes a gentle and subtle approach, while Xuan Ming Shen Zhang is even more cold and dark; when combined, the effect is excellent. With just one palm strike, you can completely freeze your target solid. Even if they don't die, their vital energy will be severely damaged. From a cultivator's perspective, this is an absolutely enticing idea.

  Apart from Bing Xuan Jing, internal skills like Jiuyin Zhenjing, Fusi Fa Yin, Tianwei Ningyin and the like are all inclined towards yin-cold category. If combined with similar yin-cold category's Huaguang Mian Zhang, Hanbing Mian Zhang, Ningxue Shenzhua and the like fist and foot skills, countless variations can be created.

  If, apart from the yin-type martial arts, some yang-type ones are added and used alternately, the power will be even greater. Sometimes yang, sometimes yin, yin-yang, yang-yin, with yin in yang and yang in yin, it would be strange if the opponent is not killed.

  Unfortunately, their attempts ultimately failed. Practicing either the Ice Profound Energy or the Easy Tendon Art alone is possible. However, wanting to cultivate both internal energies simultaneously is extremely difficult. Those who have attempted it before have almost all failed to achieve a high level. Xia Xingxiao will likely be no exception.

  "He's gone mad, you'd better not bother with him from now on." Yexiu said to his trusted younger brother. It was really unnecessary to deal with a madman. He believed that Xia Xing would eventually play himself to death.

  ……

  "What?"

  "What did you say?"

  "Practicing thirty-three kinds of internal skills at the same time?"

  "Great! Wonderful! Heaven is just! Heaven is fair!"

  He Yesheng's reaction was completely different, Song Haicheng's reaction was simply overjoyed.

  He also thought that because of his injury and hospitalization, he would be unable to effectively cultivate himself and definitely wouldn't be able to surpass Xia Xingxiao. He didn't expect that he would actually torture himself, coming up with a huge pile of martial arts techniques and forcibly cramming them into his own body. This is simply seeking death.

  Thirty-three kinds of internal skills, Xiao Xiang thought he could come up with. Do you think it's the ancient Earth era, where every cultivator can open up 88,000 meridians? Cultivating thirty-three kinds of internal skills? It's simply ridiculous! It seems that a nouveau riche is still a nouveau riche, without even a bit of common sense. His internal skill cultivation won't become as slow as a turtle's crawl if it's strange.

  "Xia Xingxiao, you just wait, I will definitely repay you double!" Song Haicheng's face was gloomy and his teeth were clenched. But accidentally, he moved the injured arm, and suddenly felt a sharp pain. His hatred for Xia Xingxiao became even more intense.

  ……

  Ma Peng and others, during this period of time, did not come to find Xia Xingxiao either. They also couldn't understand what was wrong with Xia Xingxiao's brain, actually going to cultivate dozens of internal skills. This is completely self-destructive! For a while, they had some doubts about holding onto Xia Xingxiao's thigh. There was no way around it, Xia Xingxiao's method was truly unreasonable.

  As for the instructors of the fifth squad, upon learning this news, they were all stunned and wanted to cry but had no tears. They originally thought that Xia Xingxiao, this pervert, could continue being a pervert, but unexpectedly, he actually managed to get himself into trouble through such means. Alright, let's just forget about this person and pretend the fifth squad never had someone like him.

  ……

  Xia Xingxiao was oblivious to everything outside. The mysterious pearl controlled the cultivation of various skills, he was bored and could only do a few things every day, such as eating, sleeping, staring blankly, and waiting for another wild boar to rush out. As for... that was a required course. Hmm, there was also another thing, which was writing love letters to Yu Qiluo.

  "I'm really a genius, I've thought of such a wonderful way!" Xia Xingxiao was very satisfied with his own strategy. He made up his mind to take all means to make Yu Zhirou feel disgusted with him, and then infuriate her, so that she would drive him out of the army. He decided to write love letters to make Yu Zhirou feel the deepest disgust towards him.

  He made the love letter as corny as possible. He used all the cheesy and nauseating phrases that came to mind for people of two worlds. Unfortunately, after writing letter after letter, he himself was disgusted, but had no chance to deliver them because he didn't know Yu Zhiying's exact address.

  When he asked around, he was shocked to discover that the person who wrote love letters to Yu Zhirui was not just him. Some old soldiers had been writing love letters to Yu Zhirui for many years, and it's estimated that they had written over a thousand letters, but there was no response at all. Yu Zhirui treated those love letters as transparent, and would directly put them in the paper shredder after receiving them.

  "What? Won't work? This road isn't even open?" Xia Xingxiao looked at the love letter in his hand with a helpless expression, his face filled with gloom. He had just thought of a plan and hadn't even had time to put it into action when it was cut off halfway, how could he not be depressed?

  The mushy words in the love letter made him feel sick even when he read them himself. He had to pinch his nose to write them down. There were several times when he felt like vomiting while writing. Originally, he thought it would definitely make Yu Zhi Lei feel sick, but unexpectedly, it turned out this way. Unfortunately, within a short period of time, he couldn't think of any other method, so he could only continue being depressed.

  Actually, Xia Xingxiao himself had no idea that Yu Zilei would hate him, the method was simple to the extreme. Just send the romantic action movies he starred in to Yu Zilei and she would definitely be disgusted by those ugly scenes. Unfortunately, he didn't have such awareness at all. He simply didn't think there was anything disgusting about it.

  Fortunately, there are occasional happy times in cultivation, that is, to pass the time with various martial arts. For example, using Liu Mai Shen Jian to draw on rocks. Or use Da Li Jin Gang Zhi and other techniques to punch holes in walls, forming a staggered pattern. This principle is similar to cross-stitch embroidery, testing accuracy and patience.

  The painting effect of the Six Pulse Divine Sword is not very good. It's not that the martial arts are bad, but his painting skills are too poor to be put on stage. Compared with the Six Pulse Divine Sword, the Nine Yin White Bone Claw is more suitable for him. This is completely done by hand, and it's easier to control. Fortunately, no matter how good or bad the painting skills are, no one will come to point fingers. If painted wrong, use the Dismal Soul Palm to grind it away and start again, and outsiders won't know.

  If you're tired of the Six Pulse Divine Sword or the Nine Yin White Bone Claw, just switch to a Yang finger or a Pinhua Duoluo leaf finger. Anyway, use whatever you like, follow your heart's desire, without any constraints. After several days, his dwelling cave had changed beyond recognition. The walls were covered with messy paintings everywhere, it was truly pitiful.

  The only pity is that he can't use the Seven Injury Fist, Great Strength Vajra Fist, and Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms in the cave. Because these types of fists and kicks generally have great power and make a lot of noise. If he uses them, it will likely attract other people's intervention. Who knows how many more people would be attracted if the cave were to be broken through? Low-key, low-key!

  It's the small, exquisite skills like Daqinna, Xiaoqinna, Tianshan Zhe Mei Shou, Lanhua Fuhu Shou, and Daci Dabeiqianye Shou that can be freely displayed. This type of fist and footwork originally emphasizes creating incredible changes in the most confined spaces. As for Longzhua Shou and Qiduanqijue Xingshen Zhang, they can also be barely used. However, it's essential to carefully control the force to avoid breaking through the cave walls.

  Xia Xingxiao now doesn't doubt his own strength at all. Under the impetus of the mysterious pearl, his strength has been steadily increasing. After practicing flight techniques, his speed has also increased rapidly. When he's bored, studying flight techniques in the cave is also a good choice. Floating and flying around is much more comfortable than walking on the ground.

  When feeling unwell, playing with marbles is also a good way to pass the time. The most fun part is using the stones behind to break the stones in front. This play requires great skill and eyesight. Without practicing tens of thousands of times, there will be no effect at all. With the help of the mysterious pearl, Xia Xingxiao can play it with ease, hitting one accurately every time.

  That day, Xia Xingxiao was engrossed in playing Finger Guessing, when Ma Peng suddenly came running over, his face looking like a five-colored dye shop, crying and wailing: "Waaahhh... Boss, I got beaten up! You have to avenge me..."

  Xia Xingxiao, who was idle and bored, immediately stood up and said loudly with spirit: "Who bullied you? Take me to see him! I'll help you get justice!"