RNP Chapter 13.1 By Accident, I Became the Ancestor of Martial Arts
Chapter 13.1 By Accident, I Became the Ancestor of Martial Arts
The Mystery of the Century! Was the Xiying Aircraft Carrier Sunk by a "Sea Monster"?
Kraken Appears in the East China Sea? Myth Becomes Reality!
The Darkest Hour for Biology: We Know Absolutely Nothing About Our Planet's Oceans!
Giant marine life spotted in East China Sea, suspected to be affected by nuclear wastewater.
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Looking at the series of sensational headlines, people who woke up suddenly realized that the world had become chaotic.
A scene that only exists in myths and movies has appeared in the real world, dragging the Xiying's aircraft carrier underwater and causing thousands of casualties.
Those who haven't experienced it can't possibly imagine the psychological impact such an event would have on an ordinary person.
It was as if a giant information bomb had been dropped on the whole world, exploding in everyone's minds.
Online, from professional biology forums to street gossip tabloids, from serious military analysis to street-corner literary interpretations of mysticism, terms like "Kraken," "ancient behemoth," "resurrection of spiritual energy," and "doomsday" spread like wildfire. On YouTube, Xiaohongshu, and Douyin, all sorts of "eyewitness" videos, "expert" analyses, and "insider information" emerge endlessly, their authenticity difficult to discern, but without exception, they all attract massive amounts of clicks and discussions.
Offline, panic and excitement coexisted. Supermarkets in some coastal cities experienced a brief buying frenzy, especially for salt and convenience foods; inexplicably, incense offerings at temples and churches increased; ticket sales at some ocean-themed amusement parks plummeted, while the popularity of inland mountain climbing and camping activities also decreased—after all, if giant beasts can appear in the sea, it's not impossible for them to appear in the mountains.
Global stock markets experienced a sharp drop, especially in shipping, insurance, and marine resource-related sectors, which saw alarming declines.
On the surface, governments around the world remain calm, urging the public to trust science and not spread panic. But behind the scenes, almost every country with the capacity has increased its investment in ocean monitoring and scientific research, especially in the deep sea. Related budget reports are being approved at an astonishing speed.
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The person who started this whole thing is happily sipping a drink at KFC, scrolling through his phone, watching news reports of politicians, military experts, and marine biologists from various countries seriously debating, analyzing, and even blaming each other. Japan is being dragged out again and accused of causing mutations in marine life by its nuclear wastewater discharge...
Upon seeing such news, Hu Biao couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile.
Of course, there's also the scene of Zhou Shen's Dao Heart shattering.
At this moment, Zhou Shen was sitting in his room, his computer screen constantly refreshing with news similar to the ones on Hu Biao's phone. He looked dazed and even slapped himself a few times, as if he were in a dream.
Of course, most importantly, the global stock market crash wiped out 80% of his lifetime allowance!
Seeing his performance, Hu Biao knew that he had achieved his goal. Regardless of whether Zhou Shen was the only reborn person in the world, or even if there were other reborn people, none of them would believe that they had truly been reborn in their original world.
Tell me, isn't this a parallel world?!
"Alright, the background noise is done. Now it's time to get down to business." Hu Biao stuffed the hamburger into his mouth, stretched, left KFC, and got on the elevator.
This is a mixed-use commercial and residential building. He has rented an apartment on the rooftop, which is where he trains.
Now, his attention was completely focused on his own body, a body capable of moving stars, yet which could be emptied by a mere three spirit pills.
Although he lives in a villa, he doesn't live alone, so it's inconvenient when he's practicing.
Since the end of the college entrance examination, he has been playing the role of a college-bound student who spends his days idly, doing nothing, and completely letting himself go. He tells his parents that he is going out to play games, and he plays all day long. In fact, he comes here to train and practice boxing.
Yes, martial arts training.
Since discovering that the Huoshan Gen version of the Five Animal Frolics, combined with the mysterious ring, could effectively sense, accumulate, and mobilize "bioenergy," Hu Biao seemed to have opened the door to a new world, and he was no longer satisfied with this one guiding technique.
"If the Five Animal Frolics are useful, what about the Eight Pieces of Brocade? Tai Chi? Yi Jin Jing? Could there be some hidden secrets in calisthenics?"
With this "better to kill a thousand innocent people than let one guilty person go free" mentality, he roamed around various video platforms and martial arts forums.
It really did bring him quite a lot of gains.
Although 99% of the related videos online are just empty shells, and some are even con artists trying to scare people, it doesn't matter. That's exactly what he wants, because he has his own "golden touch"—a mysterious ring.
He wore rings on his toes and tried out all sorts of guiding techniques, health-preserving boxing, and even so-called "national martial arts" routines that he could find online.
The ring is extremely sensitive to bio-energy, and coupled with his experience in practicing the Five Animal Frolics, any subtle movement or breathing pattern that can trigger even the slightest bit of bio-energy cannot escape its "perception".
He succeeded.
He discovered that many widely practiced guiding exercises and health-preserving boxing techniques, such as simplified versions of Tai Chi and Baduanjin, do indeed have a slight effect on guiding the flow of bioenergy in their original or certain specific styles.
However, this effect is extremely subtle. Without a "cheat" like a ring or years of correct guidance and insights, ordinary people are almost impossible to detect. At most, they might feel more comfortable after practicing and attribute it to the benefits of physical exercise.
He also found Huo Shangen, since he had already posted the video online and wouldn't have thought of hiding himself.
His posting of videos online was actually a sign of his helplessness.
In this era of declining martial arts, this person understands some methods of mobilizing and utilizing bioenergy, or rather, understands some true martial arts, but not much.
He was just an ordinary person. For him, the Five Animal Frolics could only improve his health. He wanted to pass on this method, but he could see from the video that the Five Animal Frolics was neither natural nor harmonious, and it was not sophisticated at all. Even his own children were unwilling to learn it, let alone others. So, he had no choice but to have his children record related videos for him and upload them.
It's like trying your luck, even if it's not guaranteed to work. What if someone actually finds it effective? Then this technique wouldn't be considered lost.
From a higher-dimensional perspective, there are no secrets on Earth. This is not just about Huo Shangen. Through Huo Shangen, he came into contact with this closed and traditional martial arts circle, and then he was somewhat disappointed.
This circle is conservative, closed, and is inevitably heading towards decline.
There are no hidden aristocratic families or secret organizations; they are just a group of people like Huo Shangen.
The times have changed.
You train hard in the sweltering heat of summer and the freezing cold of winter, finally developing a set of skills that can take on eight or ten ordinary people, and even dodge stray bullets with your keen sense of danger.
But so what?
A pistol and a well-trained marksman can easily take your life from dozens of meters away. Not to mention heavy firepower.
The input and output of martial arts training are completely disproportionate, and it is extremely hard. If you have the perseverance to endure hardship, wouldn't it be better to go to a prestigious university, study a popular major, or start an internet business?
Even their own children can't endure this hardship, let alone others?
Therefore, in this era, the true inheritance of martial arts can only be confined to a very small circle, barely surviving on a sliver of hope and an unwillingness to let go.
It was thanks to people like Huo Shangen that he was able to figure out the truth about these traditions.
They call the bio-energy cultivated through martial arts "Jinli" (劲力).
There are no profound or mysterious realms, not even realms. There are only three methods: the method of cultivating strength, the method of condensing strength, and the method of circulating strength.
Huo Shan's Five Animal Frolics is a method of cultivating internal energy. It refers to slowly absorbing energy from food through specific breathing techniques and meditation, converting it into one's own bioenergy, nourishing the internal organs, and strengthening the foundation. This is a slow and gradual process, and it is what most traditional martial artists do throughout their lives, with slow progress.
The Condensing Energy Method utilizes cultivated bio-energy through various movements. Since it cannot undergo the transformation like a ring, it further purifies and condenses this bio-energy into a single force, allowing it to be used with ease. Through different movements, this force is guided within the body in a way that prevents it from being touched, strengthening muscles, bones, and skin, and improving physical fitness.
Finally, the method of channeling energy involves using fists, palms, fingers, and legs to unleash concentrated power in an instant, creating an attack far exceeding the strength of ordinary people. Different styles of boxing have different methods of channeling energy, as well as different efficiencies and powers. Different people also have different strengths due to their different physical qualities.
As for things like Ming Jin (manifest strength), An Jin (hidden strength), and Hua Jin (transformation strength), sorry, those don't exist.
Even the best can only take on five or six people, and the most extraordinary can only take on ten or so. What level of skill do you need?
In this circle, two sentences are the most practical.
The first saying is: "A fist fears the young and strong."
The second line is: "A strong body is never at a disadvantage."
After learning all this, he made a bold guess: could the ancient sages who created these health-preserving boxing and guiding techniques have also accidentally obtained ancient artifacts similar to rings, just like him?
Through these relics, they sensed the existence of bioenergy, but could not directly convert it into energy like the ring. So they exhausted their wisdom and explored a gradual method of application suitable for the human body structure, and incorporated it into the guidance of martial arts, which has been passed down.
"So, I've directly grasped the essence of martial arts? No wonder my progress has been so fast!!"
Hu Biao stroked his chin, thinking with a hint of smugness.