43: Lin Xiu's worries

Old Huo finally understood; he had probably misunderstood Hu Qian earlier.

Lin Xiu's palm strike was definitely not something Hu Qian could have achieved with just a few pointers.

To Cultivate a Fighting Skill to perfection, besides extensive practice, the most crucial element is comprehension.

Comprehension!

This kind of thing can only be understood implicitly, not explained explicitly.

"You, how did you do it?" Hu Qian was so agitated that he stammered.

In terms of surprise, no one could surpass Hu Qian.

Because he had personally given the Ben Lei Palm to Lin Xiu, and how long had it been since he received the Fighting Skill?

"Ah? Dean, what do you mean? I don't know either. I just practiced and practiced, and when the feeling came, I remembered it."

From their reactions, anyone who wasn't a fool could see some clues.

Lin Xiu had always been smart, so he naturally realized something was amiss.

But he couldn't help it. Earlier, facing the two young Dragons, his original intention was to increase the difficulty to gain more experience.

As a result, those two were dishonorable and engaged in a relay battle.

Lin Xiu, being weaker, had to go all out to defeat them.

At that moment, he couldn't hold back his Ben Lei Palm.

He hadn't expected Hu Qian and Old Huo to witness it in secret.

"Little Lin Xiu, it seems you also have a high Aptitude in cultivating Fighting Skills." Old Huo's eyes shifted, as if he had thought of something.

Lin Xiu didn't know why Elder Huo suddenly brought this up. He rubbed his head, showing a modest expression, "Is this considered Aptitude? Or could it be that I was lucky and stumbled upon it by chance?"

"Hmm, now that you mention it, I also think that's a possibility." Old Huo's expression suddenly turned serious, and he began to ponder earnestly.

Hu Qian said irritably, "How many students in the academy wish to stumble upon something by chance but never get the opportunity?"

"Dean, you are mistaken. Perhaps it truly was a coincidence that Lin Xiu's Qi and Fighting Skill perfectly aligned."

Old Huo shook his head, "I think you should give him another Profound Rank Combat Skill and let him verify it."

Hearing Elder Huo's words, Lin Xiu's eyes lit up. He stared at Hu Qian, thinking, 'What a divine assist, Elder!'

Although he didn't know why the Elder was helping him, Lin Xiu didn't care. At most, he'd send him two White Carp in the evening.

Anyway, he could get another Profound Rank Combat Skill, which was a huge bargain.

"No need for verification. I believe Lin Xiu; this is his Aptitude."

However, Hu Qian waved his hand, turned, and left, leaving Elder Huo and Lin Xiu stunned in place.

"This dog..." Old Huo wanted to curse Hu Qian, but he caught sight of Lin Xiu still present and swallowed the words on his tongue.

He quickly followed Hu Qian and left the lakeside.

Having lost the bet and being extorted for a third-grade Medicinal Pill by Hu Qian, Old Huo was incredibly frustrated.

He wanted to trick Hu Qian once, but that old fellow was too sharp and didn't fall for it at all.

For a moment, Old Huo even forgot his original purpose for coming.

Standing alone by the lake, Lin Xiu's hair was ruffled by the wind, looking a bit messy.

"I lost big today. If it weren't for those three guys, I definitely would have had a chance to get a Profound Rank Combat Skill from the Dean."

Lin Xiu believed it was those three who made him expose his proficiency with Ben Lei Palm prematurely, making the Dean wary.

"No more fishing. I'm going back to rest."

After a short battle with the three, he gained rich experience, three or four times more than if Lin Xiu had practiced alone all afternoon.

At this moment, Lin Xiu's Qi was also completely depleted, so he decided to give himself half a day off.

Back in the dorm, everyone else was there. Seeing Lin Xiu walk in, their faces were filled with surprise.

Among them, Xiao Ning's face was particularly resentful. That guy had eaten something, leaving the entire dorm smelling, and then closed the doors and windows, making him drool with envy.

"Brother Xiu, is the fishing bad today?" Lin Dun asked.

"No, it's not that. It's just that someone ruined my mood, and I don't have the appetite for fishing anymore." Lin Xiu lay down on his bed, hands behind his head.

"What happened?" Lin Dun stood up, "Brother Xiu, who provoked you? Next time, call me. Even if I can't beat them, I'll bite off a piece of their flesh with my teeth."

Seeing Lin Dun, whose bandaged hands hadn't even been removed yet, filled with righteous indignation, Lin Xiu thought, 'He can say he'll bite with his teeth, so he still has some self-awareness.'

After all, in terms of strength, Lin Xiu was the strongest in the entire dorm.

If even Lin Xiu found it troublesome, then Lin Dun rushing up would just be offering himself as a snack.

"No need. I've already driven them away." Lin Xiu gestured for him to sit down and rest.

Seeing that Lin Xiu didn't want to talk, Lin Dun didn't press further.

Xiao Ning and the others were a bit curious: who exactly had provoked Lin Xiu?

"Could it be Sister? No way, Sister is no match for Lin Xiu at all." Xiao Ning saw Lin Xiu's unhappy mood, and his own mood became much happier.

Lying on the bed, Lin Xiu studied his panel, not paying attention to the reactions of the others.

It had been almost half a month since he arrived at the academy, with nearly a week spent outside in between, but it hadn't delayed Lin Xiu's practice of Fighting Skills.

Now, excluding higher-Rank Fighting Skills like Ben Lei Palm, Mountain Shatterer, and Blood Qi Enhancement, he had mastered nearly thirty Yellow Rank low-level Fighting Skills.

Some low-level Fighting Skills had quite stringent entry requirements, which Lin Xiu hadn't cultivated.

Such as Fighting Skills with bizarre requirements like 'to succeed, one must first castrate oneself' or 'one must be mad to become a demon.'

These were clearly Yellow Rank low-level Fighting Skills that no one would look at twice if thrown on the ground, yet their cultivation requirements were ridiculously outrageous.

Among them, Lin Xiu even saw some that stated the Fighting Skill's Rank could be upgraded and evolved in the future.

"They really think things like the Fen Jue are common. Evolve? My dick is gone; it's reverse evolution, more like."

Lin Xiu felt that the mental state of the original creators of these Fighting Skills was questionable.

"Excluding those bizarre ones, there are ten Fighting Skills left. I should be able to master all of them in about four more days. It's time to change locations."

Lin Xiu's original choice to fish wasn't for the mission points rewarded by Elder Huo, but for the quietness by the lake, where no one disturbed his cultivation of Fighting Skills.

Now, more and more people were interested in the White Carp, so staying by the lake was no longer interesting.

Another reason Lin Xiu decided to leave the lakeside was that to gain a large amount of experience for Fighting Skills, actual combat was always the fastest method.

Once he had mastered all the Fighting Skills, Lin Xiu would almost be able to obtain his own weapon.

This way, with increased attack power, going out to fight Demonic Beasts could indeed be put on the agenda.

"Actually, the most important reason is that staying in the academy, I can't explain the speed of my Realm advancement."

Lin Xiu sighed inwardly. Sometimes, too rapid an increase in strength could also be troublesome.

After using the Water Tiger Beast's essence blood, his Aptitude broke through its limit.

In one go, Lin Xiu directly added his Aptitude to 20, stopping only when he could no longer add more.

There was no other way; having many attribute points simply meant he was that rich and powerful.

The effect of Aptitude breaking through 20 was that his Qi became even more profound, and his Dantian capacity increased.

Secondly, his strength increased like a rocket, soaring upwards.

Originally, cultivating once for half an hour added 8 points of Realm experience; now, each time added 16 points, doubling it.

Lin Xiu needed 400 points of Realm experience to Breakthrough to a four-star Fighter. By cultivating wholeheartedly every day, he could Breakthrough in half a day.

A small Realm every two or three days was reasonable in a novel, but Hu Qian and Elder Huo would definitely be suspicious.

Therefore, Lin Xiu planned to periodically disappear from their sight for a period of time.

If he was questioned, he could explain it with a fortuitous encounter.

"Lin Xiu!"

As he was pondering, a sudden low shout interrupted Lin Xiu's thoughts.

"Bai Shan?"

Before he could even sit up from his bed, Lin Xiu heard Xiao Ning's urgent and angry low roar again.