Let you simulate life, but you change fate every time?! Chapter 4 1st Life: Comprehending the Wind and Thunder Fist Intent

To the eyes of the fellow students,

Lu Yuan had evidently turned into a Martial Arts Madman.

He drilled punches each morning,

drilled punches through the afternoons,

and kept drilling punches right up to evening.

Punches even invaded his dreams during the night.

In the start,

his motions were awkward, packed with defects in his forms.

Yet with the flow of time,

his forms turned ever more smooth,

resembling gliding water, refined to absolute perfection.

Each motion looked like it had been drilled thousands upon thousands of times.

Six months onward,

one crisp morning,

upon the practice ground, facing the testing wooden post,

"Boom!"

Lu Yuan unleashed a single strike.

The strike carried ferocious power,

like a bellowing peak and crashing ocean, subtly laced with rumbling thunder!

"Crack!"

Ere the onlookers could catch sight of Lu Yuan's punch,

that ironwood post exploded with a bang, bursting into endless shards.

"Hiss!"

Witnessing this sight,

every student felt thunderstruck, drawing in sharp gasps of chilly air without thought.

Even Father Lu, observing covertly from nearby, wore an expression of utter shock.

This ironwood post was tougher than iron, impervious even to a handgun's small bullet.

But Lu Yuan's lone punch had reduced it to dust?

What's more,

unless their eyes deceived them,

the move Lu Yuan executed was truly the pinnacle state of Wind and Thunder Fist.

Wind and Thunder Fist Intent!

A child of two grasping Fist Intent?

What sort of prodigy is that?

Had they not beheld it personally, no amount of beating could make them accept it!

[Heaven-defying Fate Change: You comprehended Wind and Thunder Fist at two years old, greatly enhancing your physical qualities!]

[Mainline Progress: 3%!]

[Reward 2000 Simulation Points!]

[Heaven Rewards Diligence time increased to two hours!]

Upon hearing the notification,

a faint smile crept across Lu Yuan's lips.

The span of Heaven Rewards Diligence had extended once more.

The key point was his triumph in altering destiny.

This signified,

he drew nearer to qualifying as a true Simulator.

With that in mind,

Lu Yuan itched to devote every one of the 24 hours daily to punch training.

Days raced ahead.

Another half-year whisked past in an instant.

[You practiced Posture ten thousand times, achieving Perfection in Basic Body Technique!]

[You practiced Stepping Technique ten thousand times, greatly increasing body speed!]

[You practiced punches a hundred thousand times, elevating power to Minor Success in Internal Strength!]

Until one certain day,

Lu Yuan's body quivered entirely.

The vitality and blood inside him nearly erupted like rising smoke from a wolf, his bones popping like bursting beans throughout.

He had also shot up in height, resembling a kid of six or seven.

Beyond that,

a formless, intangible, clear force emerged within his meridians.

This force, slim as a single hair, held boundless potential.

It could not only refine his meridians and skeleton but also boost his strength immensely.

This is the Internal Strength spoken of by martial practitioners!

"Ssss!"

He lightly curled his fingers and clawed toward the wall.

Solid bricks and mortar crumbled in his grip like soft bean curd, instantly crumbling away.

"The thrill of growing stronger feels amazing."

Lu Yuan balled his fist, sensing a bold aura of dominating the entire world.

"Plus, the length of Heaven Rewards Diligence has stretched further."

"With two hours, I can drill Wind and Thunder Fist six full times."

"And while the talent lasts on, every part of my physique hits peak condition."

"On top of that, my talent in Martial Dao already outshines most fighters."

"Diligence brings returns a hundred times over."

"Meaning, my two hours of training equals others' two months of intense effort!"

Lu Yuan pondered inwardly, amazed at his own deductions.

Breaking into Internal Strength at age two,

such terrifying progress speed stood unrivaled across the whole Martial Arts Realm.

Regrettably,

the loftier the martial skill's rank, the more robust the Internal Strength it forges.

Still, Wind and Thunder Fist counts merely as a basic third-class skill.

The Internal Strength it forms remains no thicker than a hair's width.

"What if I swapped Wind and Thunder Fist for those elite techniques from ancient martial sects, wouldn't I soar?"

Lu Yuan gave a wry grin.

Though Martial Dao fades in this world bit by bit,

those elite martial manuals do genuinely persist.

For instance, Dragon Tiger Mountain's Golden Light Spell, Shaolin's Muscle Strengthening Scripture and Tathagata Divine Palm, and Wudang's Pure Yang Infinite Skill.

These elite martial arts run deep and mysterious, forged across scores of generations' toil.

Their might far surpasses Wind and Thunder Fist without compare.

Still,

ancient martial sects enforce rigid codes.

All elite martial arts count as guarded secrets, banned utterly from outsiders' study.

Lu Yuan had no choice but to settle,

enlisting aid to gather loads of low-end street martial arts.

Iron Cloth Shirt, Eagle Claw Skill, Iron Palm, Descendants' Leg...

Without quality in abundance, compensate through volume.

Thanks to [Heaven Rewards Diligence]'s boost,

Lu Yuan needed little time to master these basic martial arts to Perfection Realm.

[You practiced Iron Cloth Shirt a thousand times, greatly enhancing body defense!]

[You practiced Eagle Claw Skill a thousand times, achieving Great Success in the technique, able to shatter stones with a snap of a finger!]

[You practiced Stone-breaking Palm a thousand times, technique perfected, comprehending Mountain Opening Realm!]

After grasping several realms,

the Internal Strength once slim as a hair thickened to the girth of a headphone wire!

Furthermore, [Heaven Rewards Diligence]'s span had extended to four hours!

This filled Lu Yuan with delight.

He plunged into daily cultivation.

As moments flowed on,

Lu Yuan's fame within the martial arts hall swelled day by day, even eclipsing Father Lu.

The other students grew sincerely impressed and won over by him.

In this age of waning Martial Dao and booming technology,

plenty of students took up martial arts just for health benefits.

Yet inspired by Lu Yuan,

a handful of students stirred at his dedication and vowed to pursue Martial Dao for life.

The martial arts hall's trade also picked up.

Father Lu beamed with joy.

He promptly named Lu Yuan the Young Hall Master of the martial arts hall.

With Lu Yuan's direction,

the skills of the hall's students surged ahead, nearly all showing massive gains.

As seasons cycled,

in a flash,

Lu Yuan reached three years old.

The martial arts hall evaluation came due as planned.

This hall evaluation marked the simulation life's prime event so far.

It tied directly to the upcoming storyline's path.

Father Lu, hampered by an old wound, had botched two evaluations in a row.

This stood as the last shot.

No margin for mistakes remained!

Considering that,

Lu Yuan went straight to Father Lu, offering to battle in his stead.

At Lu Yuan's declaration, Father Lu stared in stunned silence.

What nonsense was this?

This was a martial arts hall evaluation,

where outcomes matter most, with life or death set aside!

Even Internal Strength experts at Great Success level joined the fray.

He recognized his boy's exceptional gift, a once-in-a-century martial genius.

But how could a mere three-year-old like Lu Yuan stand against those battle-hardened Internal Strength veterans?

"No, never!"

The thrifty father turned down the idea flat.

"Do you grasp how perilous the martial arts hall evaluation truly is?"

"Fists spare no mercy; life and death go disregarded!"

"Each fighter must sign a consent to fatality before mounting the arena!"

"Furthermore, only the hall master or his deputy may ascend the stage—what business has a kid like you there?"

"Even should I perish upon it, you must never enter the fight!"

The typically mild Lu Zhengming seldom flared in temper.

He possessed middling aptitude, accomplished little in his days, so death held no sting.

But Lu Yuan remained so young, the Lu Family's finest talent in ages, poised for Grandmaster status.

Should harm befall Lu Yuan, he would forever bear the guilt as the Lu Family's betrayer!