Level Up in Martial World

Chapter 77: Cheat Useless?

A half-step third-stage martial artist is a realm that is stronger than a martial trainee, but it is like a bug compared to a true third-stage martial artist.

When martial trainees draw qi from the air and slowly accumulate enough using their cultivation technique to create qi pathways through their bodies for travelling their qi, they reach the third stage martial realm, which strengthens their bodies beyond mortal bodies.

However, if the qi pathways are only half-constructed, it can only partially or even less effectively strengthen their bodies, and this state is called a half-step, as the martial artist could neither be called a martial trainee nor a third-stage martial artist.

But Lu Zhen didn't need any qi pathways because his qi could freely enter his body and strengthen it.

That's why Lu Zhen didn't need to go through the tedious process of constructing qi pathways. However, he still needed to accumulate qi to reach the third stage of a martial artist. There was no half-step third-stage martial realm for him.

"Are you still not convinced?" Lu Zhen sneered as he looked at Huang Yi, who crashed into the wall.

"You..." Huang Yi stared at Lu Zhen with disbelief in his face; however, he gritted his teeth and stood up again.

"No, I am not convinced." Huang Yi roared with anger.

"That's enough." He heard a cold voice as he looked up to see his disappointed father's face.

Seeing this, he roared in anger once more.

"Oh, he is still not convinced though," Lu Zhen said as he reached the place of Huang Li instantly as he kept his hands on Huang Li's head.

The moment he did, Huang Li felt a terrifying instinct take over him as he felt scared for the first time in his life.

With a splash sound, Lu Zhen tightened his fist, which made Huang Li's head explode as blood splashed all over the floor. Dying the floor red with blood.

"I am going to die." The only thought of Huang Li was that he became blank, he felt his life flashing through his eyes.

However, this didn't happen, as Lu Zhen just patted Huang Li in the head.

"Did you think I was going to kill you? We are going to be relatives in the future, so you will be calling me brother-in-law in the future. Don't worry, I won't kill you." Lu Zhen said with a friendly smile as he patted him.

[You failed to resist the aura.]

[Adapting to the aura.]

[Failed... failed....]

[Trying again]

[Failed too high level]

Seeing this prompt for the first time, Lu Zhen was stunned.

"I can't adapt to her aura?" Lu Zhen was shocked, as he had never felt that he couldn't adapt to anything before.

"Is the gap between second stage and third stage martial artists that big?" Lu Zhen was terrified. Although Lu Ying most likely a peak second-stage martial artist, rendering his cheat useless was a first for Lu Zhen, which shocked him to the core.

However before he could contemplate any longe he heard a "whooshing" sound, which made him snap out of his shocked state. A young man in a green robe appeared out of nowhere.

The young man had a classical business smile on his face, and his clothes seemed to be made with the finest silk possible, with literal gold attached to his robe. He had short black hair and crimson eyes, just like Lu Zhen.

"You should stop here, Lu Ying," the young man said, looking at Mother Lu.

"Yes, ancestor," Mother Lu bowed.

"I greet the ancestors of the Lu family," Huang Kai bowed, showing respect to one of the only four first-stage martial artists in the city.

"And being friends is even better for you, isn't it? Besides, having a son-in-law who can defeat a half-step third-stage martial artist is quite helpful for 'that' fight, isn't it?" The ancestor looked at Huang Kai.

Hearing this, Huang Kai was rendered speechless. He had no option. He couldn't reveal that what he was really after were those items. However, it wasn't currently worth going to war with the Lu family for those things, as the ancestor would never agree.

"Yes, ancestor," Huang Kai managed to say those words with difficulty.