Chapter 508 Divine God Sect

“Hey! Ha!”

The young soldier, Xiao Dong, was standing on the peripheral sports ground of the completed Martial Arts Gym, facing the rising sun, and practicing the martial styles earnestly. The simple styles were developed from the Zhenwu Boxing. Half a month ago, the troops approved Xiao Dong’s application. Now he was officially the first apprentice of Li Mu.

The golden rays of the rising sun basked Xiao Dong.

He still retained his identity as a soldier. He was wearing a pair of military pants, and naked from the waist up. A thin layer of sweat covered his skin, for he had been practicing very hard.

The martial arts arena was about 20 kilometers away from the satellite base. On the day of its establishment, the high-ranking officials of the government had also attended the ceremony, which was also covered in the CCTV live broadcast on the Internet. The government intended to let the concept of martial arts cultivators be accepted by the masses. In this regard, the government had done a lot of research. Originally, Li Mu also had to attend the ceremony. But he refused, as he did not want to be too flamboyant.

At this time, most of the martial arts masters from all over the country had already stationed themselves in the Martial Arts Gym.

It had to be pointed out that the registration of the martial arts sect that had been carried out since a year ago played an important role. In the past year, the country had already had a very thorough understanding of the martial arts world.

There were about millions of people in the martial arts circle in the country, but less than 5,000 of the about 300 sects were real masters and qualified to come to this Martial Arts Gym in the desert. It could be said that the elimination rate was quite high.

The Martial Arts Gym was divided into the accommodation area, the sports ground, the fighting ring, the dining area, and the recreation area. It was well designed and functional.

The area, which was large enough for 20,000 people to live in, was already very lively, and the place was already a hubbub of voices.

Some people in the Wulin couldn’t help laughing when they saw Xiao Dong practicing ordinary punching skills on the sports ground.

“What kind of punch method is this? Is it Turtle’s Boxing? Flaws are all over him. I’m laughing my head off.” A handsome young man in a white sports suit stood on the edge of the sports ground and failed to stifle his laughter.

Beside him, there were about five or six young people of the same age. Both the men and women laughed happily as well.

The country had officially acknowledged the identity of the martial arts sects, and the important leaders had all attended the opening ceremony of the Martial Arts Gym, which made everyone in the martial arts world excited, especially the many youngsters who claimed to be martial arts geniuses. They were all heartened and thrilled, feeling that the era of their own was finally coming and so they gained a sense of superiority.

“It’s just an ordinary soldier. He must be in logistics or security services. He comes here and practices every day. It’s been more than 10 days, but all he works on are just these moves. He’s got no clear method at all, just like practicing the ordinary school gymnastics.” A girl with a ponytail shook her head and said, “I guess that some fellow in the Wulin once taught him a few moves at random and this little guy took it seriously. And he began to practice them every day, wishing to become a martial arts master. That’s just silly.”

The others all agreed with her.

The young man in white sportswear who spoke first flexed his body. Having been intrigued, he suggested, “Let’s go and tease him a bit.”

In the afternoon.

“What happened to your face?”

Looking at the bruises on Xiao Dong’s face, Li Mu frowned and asked.

Xiao Dong hedged, “I accidentally bumped my head when I was practicing.”

Li Mu said, “Do you think it’s so easy to fool me?”

Xiao Dong hurriedly answered, “I dare not. Master, it’s nothing. I…”

Li Mu shook his head dismissively. His disciple was too good-natured. Actually, with a little deduction, Li Mu already knew what had happened. He remarked, “Do you think that the punching skill I taught you is too mediocre and too simple, just like school gymnastics? Like it has no point to practice at all?”

Xiao Dong quickly shook his head and said, “No, no, no. Master, you must have some profound reasons to teach me this. It’s just that I’m too stupid. I’ve practiced it for more than 10 days, but I still can’t understand the intendment of it. I’m an idiot.”

Xiao Dong’s character was much like that Guo Jing in the famous martial arts novel. He was honest and loyal, but not very talented. Despite that, when he cultivated, he absolutely put his heart and soul into it. As for Li Mu, his master, he worshiped him like a god.

Li Mu said with a smile, “Don’t need to overthink this. If you can perform the set of Cultivation Method I taught you coherently in half a month, it will be an extraordinary achievement. This method is not a punching skill used for fighting, so I’m not surprised that you can’t beat those young people. How long have you been learning the punching art anyway? While those people are the descendant of the martial arts family, and they probably began to practice since childhood.”

Enlightenment suddenly dawned on Xiao Dong and he replied, “Master, I now understand.”

Li Mu spoke again, “10 days later, the Martial Arts Society Assembly will kick off. All the sects that have settled in the Martial Arts Gym will compete with each other for the position of the Chief of Martial Arts Society. I’ve already signed up for you. When the day comes, you can take part in the contest. It’s a good opportunity to hone your skills.”

“Ah? But…” Xiao Dong was taken aback. “But I haven’t mastered it yet and my strength is weak. I’m afraid that I will embarrass you.”

He just failed to fend off those young cultivators and had his face bashed in.

Li Mu smiled, and then said, “It’s all right. When the time comes, you’ll be able to beat them.”

Xiao Dong could not see how, but he still obeyed Li Mu’s arrangement.

Then, Li Mu asked, “What moves did the young man use to defeat you today? Do you remember them?”

Xiao Dong said, “Yes.” As he said this, he showed it to Li Mu.

Since he obtained the Spiritual Qi in the eyes of the golden-eyed falcon, not only his vision was improved, but his memory was also enhanced. In particular, he could hardly forget any martial arts moves or styles. So, at Li Mu’s request, he effortlessly displayed the moves that the young man in white cast today.

“It’s quite impressive. He should be a disciple of a large sect.” Li Mu remarked, “Look carefully, I’ll teach you the way to crack his moves just with the punching skills you’ve been practicing these days.”

Li Mu began to give the lesson.

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In the accommodation area of the Divine God Sect in the Martial Arts Gym.

“I heard that you had a fight with someone just now, didn’t you?”

At the end of the afternoon lecture, Lu Haoran, Head of the Divine God Sect, who had long silver hair, posed the question void of expression as he looked at his grandson, Lu Xun, with a cup of tea in his hand.

“No, no, I merely compared notes with a soldier. I didn’t really hurt him,” Lu Xun said with a smirk. “It’s the little guy who foolishly practices boxing skills on the sports ground every day. By the way, I’m doing this for his sake. After the fight, I also taught him a few moves.”

“The little guy practicing his boxing art on the sports ground?”

Lu Haoran’s heart lurched a little.

He had also noticed that young man. He had practiced punching art on the sports ground every day regardless of the weather. Although his aptitude was rather ordinary, his persistence was praiseworthy.

The only thing that he, the head of Divine God Sect, could not understand was that though the punching technique that young soldier had practiced was obviously like a regular radio gymnastics, when he carefully examined it, quite inexplicably, he always found it unfathomable.

“Eldest Senior Fellow Apprentice, you actually hit him quite hard, and his face is now swollen.” Lu Yan’er said with a chuckle by his side.

Lu Xun said, “Who knows that soldier is so weak. Stubbor