Only My Way

It was early morning.

Inside the White Crow Gang's training grounds.

After completing the most basic collective physical training, an hour of fast-paced long-distance running.

Many trainees had already dispersed to various locations, each engaged in their own training.

Knife, spear, sword, staff, whip, fist, palm, claw…

Everyone had something to practice.

However, a female martial arts instructor, appearing to be around thirty-five years old, silently observed the actual situation of each trainee for a while before frankly expressing some of her views and thoughts in public.

“I once said that in the path of martial arts, if the cultivation methods are the foundation and the road for us to continue moving forward, determining whether or not we have the means and the foundation to reach the other side of the road, then martial skills are the self-defense techniques we must possess while walking on the road. They will determine whether you can preserve yourself on the path of cultivation, and even whether you can obtain resources sufficient for your own cultivation…”

“However, martial skills are diverse, possessing many types. Swordsmanship, swordsmanship, fist techniques, whip techniques, spear techniques, halberd techniques, palm techniques… all can be exquisitely exceptional, capable of destroying mountains and overturning seas, making it difficult to accurately determine their superiority. But, the people who use them always have clear differences in skill, and you must also consider other factors, such as the situations that various martial skills are good at dealing with…”

She paused mid-sentence.

She pointed to several students who had consistently been practicing unarmed martial skills, such as fist techniques, palm techniques, claw techniques, finger techniques… and said:

“Take you few as an example.”

“Although unarmed martial skills are more convenient to use and train, allowing you to use and train them anytime and anywhere, without worrying about being disarmed or encountering some unexpected situation when not carrying a weapon, but… I mean, but, if you encounter large beasts whose fur can withstand ordinary weapons, or enemies wearing professional armor, you unarmed individuals will often die very quickly, because you basically have no way to inflict effective damage on the enemy, only being able to be beaten unilaterally.”

“Even, I can put it more bluntly.”

“As unarmed guys, although your close combat ability is not weak, you simply have no way to use your flesh and blood palms to directly receive the opponent's various weapons, and can only choose to dodge or attack from the side in head-on combat.”

“Compared to you, the enemy has a clear advantage in attack range and attack strength. As long as you make a slight mistake, the enemy can often quickly kill you.”

“So, to be honest, for you newcomers who have just become cultivators, although I don’t think it’s a bad idea or decision for you to practice unarmed martial skills, but if you really fight, I still think it would be better for you to grab a knife or a sword.”

“Never think that after practicing martial skills for a period of time, you can rely on your own flesh and blood to fight against the weapons in other people's hands… To do that kind of thing, you must at least learn a martial skill that has reached the grade level, and it is best to learn a cultivation method specializing in body refinement, so that your own flesh and blood can be strengthened in terms of defense.”

“Of course, if the opponent is a weapon expert holding a divine weapon, then even a master specializing in body refinement cannot use their body to directly receive the opponent's divine weapon, unless they want to die sooner…”

The meaning behind her words was very simple.

Unarmed martial skills.

Undoubtedly have a broad future.

The instructor would not deny this in any way.

But, that is for experts.

For you rookie newbies who have just entered the door or haven't even entered the door.

Simply grabbing a weapon is far stronger than fighting empty-handed by N times.

At least.

When fighting against opponents of the same level, you don't have to doubt whether you can break through the opponent's defense.

You also don't have to doubt whether you can kill the opponent after successfully hitting the target when you chop down at the enemy's head with a knife.

【Is my output enough?】

【Will the other party be okay if I punch them?】

These are things that you low-level players can't help but think about when fighting unarmed.

Right now, hearing the instructor's words.

Those students who were practicing unarmed martial skills mostly couldn't hide their disappointment, only a few people didn't seem to care much.

On the other hand, those students who were practicing weapon martial skills were the opposite, all showing smug expressions, feeling that their choice was completely correct.

However, the instructor quickly said to them:

“You don’t need to be proud of your choice.”

“Although holding a weapon has more advantages in head-on combat, you can’t possibly ensure that the weapon in your hand is never out of your hand at all times. There will always be times when you relax your vigilance or encounter unexpected situations. When facing those special situations, your combat power is often less than 10%, and you will be easily solved by your opponent!”

“So, although I suggest that you mainly practice weapon-type martial skills, you should also master the various basic techniques of unarmed martial skills in your spare time, and never be complacent and arrogant…”

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Having said that.

The instructor pointed to Ling Wuyuan, who was practicing archery in the target range not far away, and said:

“In this regard, I think Ling Wuyuan is doing better.”

“Although he mainly learns swordsmanship, he also dabbles in fist techniques and palm techniques.”

“Even if it may not be considered very superb, he can still perform those kinds of basic martial skills in a decent manner.”

“Presumably, even if he doesn’t have any weapons in his hand, he can still exert some combat power, and he even has some interest in bows and arrows…”

Hearing this.

Some students looked at Ling Wuyuan, who was silently shooting targets with a short bow, and were also a little slanderous.

“Others may not even be able to pass if they specialize in one martial skill.”

“But that guy has already learned swordsmanship, palm techniques, fist techniques, footwork, and archery. It can be said that he is using his mind for five purposes. Even if his main energy is still focused on swordsmanship, the dispersion of energy is unavoidable after all. As long as we can work harder, we will definitely be able to surpass him in our specialized martial skill and let him understand that specialization is the best choice…”

Another person decisively echoed:

“What you said is right, brother. Look, that guy’s archery isn’t very good, is it?”

“For a target ninety steps away, that guy can barely shoot the arrow onto the target. Except for one or two arrows with particularly good luck, those arrows basically can’t hit the bullseye…”

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