Human Martial Saint: Starting with Bajiquan

Chapter 82 The Shuttle Technique 1

night.

Liu Sheng made up for the training he had missed during the provincial examination.

He immediately found his senior brother.

After several major battles, Liu Sheng always felt that he lacked a technique with a longer attack range, and could only rely on brute force each time.

It was rather clumsy.

Therefore, taking advantage of the 20-day gap after the first round of the martial arts examination, he immediately came to find Lu You.

State your purpose.

Lu listened patiently to Liu Sheng's request:

"So, junior brother wants to learn the [Shuttle Flight Technique]?"

"right!"

In Liu Sheng's mind, he recalled the battle at Yejia'ao, where his senior brother Lu You was able to kill an eighth-rank master with a single stab using only ordinary hardwood thorns!

At the time, I thought it was just an ordinary ranged weapon throw, but it turns out this move actually has a name and a name.

Shuttle technique.

It is yet another external training method for weapons.

He recalled the few external training methods he possessed.

One of the main reasons I came to learn boxing was that within the Great Fan Dynasty, humans were not allowed to learn to use bronze and iron weapons.

Therefore, he could only learn boxing.

Last time, I went on a trade route with the Yan family.

This time, he followed Constable Yin and his fellow disciples to rescue the children.

He then realized that everyone could use weapons, but they couldn't be too blatant about it.

not to mention.

Skin resurfacing only enhances one's defenses, but it doesn't make one truly invulnerable.

At this point, others have weapons, but you don't.

You'll look really dull.

If both sides have weapons, and the opponent's weapon happens to be longer than yours.

You still look rather dull.

Before Liu Sheng, when he was in the Mohai Cave, he borrowed a ten-foot-long horse spear from the soldiers of the rebel army.

That feeling, I really couldn't put it down.

If the wolf chieftain had been assassinated with a horse lance, which was eighteen feet long, would it have had a chance to fight back?

It was already strangled before the bow was even drawn.

Unfortunately, even if I could get my hands on such a lance, it wouldn't be convenient to carry around when I'm out and about.

At this point, the importance of ranged weapons becomes apparent.

That's when it became apparent.

Indeed, apart from being inconvenient to carry, no matter how long the lance is, it will never be as long as a ranged weapon.

Precision and technically advanced ranged weapons like bows and arrows are troublesome to carry and maintain.

In comparison.

Throwing weapons are much more convenient.

Lu You originally wanted to advise his junior brother that he should focus more on martial arts.

But after thinking about it, he realized that his junior brother Liu Sheng's progress seemed quite fast, especially for a martial artist with inferior aptitude.

I really don't have the right to say anything more.

Moreover, it's a good thing to be willing to learn ranged weapons; you'll be able to use them when you reach the eighth rank and go on missions.

But he still advised:

"This shuttle technique can be learned, but with the same force, the power of a thrown weapon is not as good as using a spear directly."

Liu Sheng expressed his understanding.

He thought that if he learned the flying shuttle technique, he could easily defeat weaker opponents, launch group attacks, and strike from a distance against enemies he couldn't reach before.

These are advantages that spears and lances do not possess.

"I understand, the application scenarios are different. If I had mastered the shuttle technique during this child rescue, I wouldn't have needed to force my way through the poisonous water."

Upon hearing about the Black Fox Gang's poisonous water, Lu You suddenly remembered that his junior brother still had injuries on his back.

I couldn't help but feel a little sorry for him.

So he began to explain to Liu Sheng the origin of this flying shuttle technique:

"This shuttle technique was originally the signature skill of Yang Xuanjin, one of the last four martial saints of the human race. However, Yang Xuanjin had the divine weapon 'White Rainbow Thorn' to assist him, so we ordinary people can only use ordinary steel thorns."

It's another martial arts master's ultimate technique!

Liu Sheng thought that he had already received the legacy of Yan Wusheng and Guo Wusheng, and now he was receiving the legacy of Yang Wusheng.

He had a premonition that the opportunity for the last Li Wusheng was not far off.

The eldest brother took out a sharp steel spike from inside his coat.

The candlelight flickered, illuminating the three-inch-long thorn in Lu You's hand.

It was not some kind of divine weapon, but just an ordinary steel spike forged by blacksmiths in the rebel army.

It is entirely black and appears to be pointed at both ends, but in fact it only has one pointed end. After repeated polishing, it reveals a sharp, cold star.

The candlelight flowed along its smooth sides, and Liu Sheng saw the spiked surface with its fine spiral patterns, designed to prevent slipping.

Apart from that, it can be described as simple and unadorned.

"Watch closely."

Lu You's voice was calm. Before he finished speaking, a tiny insect, attracted by the candlelight, fluttered its thin wings and tremblingly flew towards the flame.

Just as it passed three feet in front of Lu Youshen, the eldest brother casually swung his right hand, which was holding the steel spike.

There was no charging up of energy, and no obvious throwing motion.

It's so fast that you can't even see the trajectory.

There was a muffled thud.

The flying insect had been pinned to the wooden wall next to it with perfect precision by that sharp steel spike.

The worm's wings were pinned together, and the worm was still alive, trembling and struggling slightly, but unfortunately, its wings were pinned together and it could not break free.

Liu Sheng was stunned.

That technique was precise!

Lu You pointed to the insects on the wall and asked:

"What is this?"

"A... a tiny bug?"

Liu Sheng was a little confused as to why his senior brother asked that question.

Hearing this answer, Lu You seemed dissatisfied and shook his head:

"Stare at it, look closely."

Reminded of this, Liu Shengcai realized that his senior brother wasn't just asking casually.

He has already begun the teaching phase.

As instructed, Liu Sheng focused his gaze on the small insect that was pinned down.

At first glance, the candlelight was dim, and the distance was more than ten steps. The little insect was just a blurry black dot with the outline of two grayish wings.

Liu Sheng continued to calm himself down, clearing his mind of all distractions and focusing all his attention on the small black dot.

"It's a moth!"

Lu nodded, signaling him to continue.

I watched it for a full quarter of an hour.

A strange feeling arose, and the more Liu Sheng looked, the more the originally blurry black dot seemed to be slowly enlarging in his field of vision.

He could almost discern the subtle boundary between the moth's body and head, and even the faint dust-like patterns on its wings.

The more focused and absorbed Liu Sheng became, the more as if every detail of the moth seemed to magnify in his eyes.

This is not just because martial artists have superior eyesight, but more like because their perception of the target is more accurate when they are highly focused.

"I think... I can see it more clearly now."

With a tone of surprise, Liu Sheng slowly described what he saw and felt.

Lu nodded, quite satisfied:

"Junior brother, your ability to calm your mind is excellent; it's truly rare to see someone just beginning to grasp the basics."

He continued to explain:

"This is the foundation of the Flying Shuttle Technique's eye skill—Concentrating the mind like a needle. It doesn't mean you actually make things infinitely larger, but rather that you concentrate your mental focus to the extreme, like this steel needle. In this way, the target you are observing will naturally appear significantly larger in your eyes."

Feeling that it was somewhat mysterious, Liu Sheng listened with a mixture of understanding and confusion, and replied:

"Anyway, I'll just keep looking."

Upon hearing this, Lu didn't point out any faults; instead, he kindly added a reminder:

"That's good. Tonight's lesson was just a simple one. You shouldn't stare at objects in dim light in the future; it's bad for your eyes."

Liu Sheng responded obediently:

"Okay."