Singlehandedly

Chapter 23: Transcendent Training

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Regarding his impression of the gods, Tang Hong still could not forget the strange scene he witnessed that night.

It was a blazing circle of golden flames.

A few weeks ago, Tang Hong had a cold and fever. He dreamed of that god… It was only a nightmare though. That god had long since been destroyed.

“How serious is the crisis of the gods’ invasion?”

Tang Hong wanted to ask but didn’t. He sensed that Fang Nanxun would not answer him.

“Don’t daydream.”

Fang Nanxun asked evenly, “Where did you park the car? Didn’t drive?”

“I parked it outside the school. I’m afraid it will be too conspicuous.” Tang Hong took out the car key and handed it to Fang Nanxun, but he pushed it back to him.

…

Yellow River Organization, Yunhai Branch Office.

It was Tang Hong’s second time here. Like the last time he was here, it was empty. There was no one to be seen other than Fan Yu, who was in charge of the reception desk. She was looking down at something.

“Consultant Fang.”

“Tang Hong.”

Fan Yu raised his head when he heard the footsteps and greeted him with a smile.

Fang Nanxun nodded slightly and led Tang Hong into a practice room. The floor was covered with two layers of tempered glass sandwiched together. It was extremely strong and seemed to have been soundproofed. On the surface of the glass, there were many scratches. On closer inspection, they look to have been made by a knife.

“I’ll get the fist technique manual.”

“Wait here.”

In less than three minutes, Fang Nanxun returned with a booklet and threw it to Tang Hong. “First, follow the method of exerting strength and breathing. Show me how you do it a few times.”

Tang Hong flipped through it twice, and got a feel for it.

This fist technique was a bit like Tai Chi. It was all in slow motion. “Chop with one palm, move naturally. The slower the better.”

Tang Hong couldn’t understand, and tried a few chops. They were all very stiff.

“Hey.”

Fang Nanxun couldn’t bear to continue looking at him. “Thinking too much is taboo when practicing this style of martial art. If you think too much, you will be troubled and lose willpower. That is the wrong way. Once you grasp the concept, the real Transcendent training is easy. You might not gain much and there might be no difference in level for a long time. However, you will not feel tired. On the contrary, you will feel happy. The body and mind will be relaxed.”

“Training is purely physical. It allows you to gather your willpower while mobilizing your physical strength.”

“Chop with one palm, the more decisive the better. Bring your arm back when you should, the order should be precise. If you feel happy when you practice, you have succeeded. Otherwise, it means you still have not grasped the concept.”

Hearing this,

Tang Hong couldn’t help asking, “If I have to be decisive and happy , how can I chop slowly? Is there any training that involves mental practice? I think I might be suitable for meditation.”

Fang Nanxun narrowed his eyes.

“Meditation?”

“It’s easy to deviate. Many people train their natural agility into a storm and natural vitality into a thunderbolt in the sky. Creating an unnatural atmosphere is intentional creation. It drains vast amounts of willpower. The more sweat one puts into training and the more time one spends, the more powerful one becomes and the more boundless your transcendence.”

“Don’t think too much, just practice this fist technique.”

“Remember, don’t let your mind run wild when you practice your chops. Let your hands move as they will. Let it be natural, and don’t interfere.”

“It will be very difficult at first, and it will feel awkward. That is the process of your body adapting to the training. Flow with the force exerted, don’t care about the speed or anything else. Practice for a few hours a day. I think you will still have opportunities to practice before you enter the camp.”

Tang Hong listened and began to see the light.

However, he still did not understand something. “I just wanted to ask if there is any difference between this fist technique and the fist technique I found on the Internet? Transcendent technique, it should be normal for one to be able to throw punches of flames and ice.”

“There is a difference.”

Fang Nanxun grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth. “The difference is to fully mobilize willpower. Transcendent technique is to break the limit of will. As for Flame Fist, it is not a dream when you reach my level.”

Tang Hong was surprised. “Can you do it then?”

“Practice your own, don’t ask so much!” Fang Nanxun said grumpily.

“Oh.”

Tang Hong looked through the fist technique manual for the third time.

Swoosh!

He chopped, very quickly and hard, and felt a little ashamed.

Could he really learn this successfully?

With another chop, Tang Hong frowned. His whole body had relaxed and his mind peaceful. His thoughts gradually became pure.

As if he had suddenly fallen asleep.

The 3rd punch… the 30th punch… Tang Hong laughed unconsciously.

He was like a child who had found a toy or discovered an interesting game. The joy was heartfelt. Even if he repeated the move thousands of times, he would not find it tedious or boring.

“This is fun.”

There was only one thought left in Tang Hong’s mind.

Fang Nanxun whispered softly beside him, for fear of disturbing Tang Hong’s unnatural state.

“Steady, follow your feelings. Allow the body’s instinct to follow the trajectory of the force.

Fang Nanxun reminded him softly, lest Tang Hong deviated.

Although…

In the end, he still deviated.

His fist stiffened and stopped in midair. The awkward feeling that something was wrong no matter how the force was applied awakened Tang Hong, who was immersed in chopping and drawing back his arm. “Oh?”

It was as if his internal organs were entangled and his organs were all shifting.

He felt horrible.

He shuddered and felt more comfortable.

“What happened to me?”

“You deviated.” Fang Nanxun looked at him blankly. “Don’t worry, this is a normal phenomenon. If you deviate, your body will resist it… This fist technique is much better than a meditation technique. It’s hard to get into any trouble with this. If a meditation technique deviates, no one can see it, let alone give a heads up.”

Understanding, Tang Hong asked, “Have I grasped the concept and crossed the threshold?”

“Almost.”

Fang Nanxun ruthlessly shattered Tang Hong’s inexplicable expectation of being an extraordinary genius. “You can’t practice any more today. You must stop practicing once you deviate and practice again in two days.”

“Okay, I will go back first then. I will come back the day after tomorrow.” Tang Hong breathed out. His body seemed to be more flexible than before.

“Go back.”

Fang Nanxun looked at Tang Hong’s back.

Ten minutes after Tang Hong left, Fang Nanxun was still standing there unmoving. He seemed undecided about something.

After a while, Fan Yu, who was in charge of the reception desk, brought a steaming cup of hot tea and placed it on the small table next to Fang Nanxun. When she left, Fang Nanxun sighed and took a sip of hot tea.

Fang Nanxun was still undecided. “Should I test his current willpower in advance?”

This was not in compliance with the regulations, but he was really curious and surprised.

It should be understood that the six extraordinary geniuses in Hua Country today were generally the ones who had grasped the concept, crossed the threshold and succeeded in their training a short time after starting Transcendent training.

It seemed that Tang Hong was headed in that same direction.

“This won’t do.”

“I have to ask around.” Fang Nanxun hurriedly put on his clothes and walked out of the branch office.

What did he want to ask about? He obviously wanted to find out exactly how long those extraordinary Transcendent took to grasp the concept of their training and cross the threshold..

——

After returning to school, he went to class as usual. After the bell rang, Tang Hong packed his school bag and took out his phone to click on the Meituan app.

Meituan, which was originally green and black, had an extra splash of yellow.

“Choose a restaurant.”

“Not too close, not too far, not too expensive.”

Tang Hong decided on a grilled fish restaurant with an average bill amount of 76 Hua dollars per head. It was a pity that this grilled fish restaurant did not have any group purchase coupon.

He went at noon, so there were quite a lot of people. But the restaurant was not so popular that he had to queue up.

After eating silently, Tang Hong frowned. He was a little disappointed.

His individual value did not increase. “This is not scientific.”

Science is not conclusive, but a way of understanding the world. Tang Hong did not understand how the individual value worked.

However…

The individual value trigger mechanism had definite rules to follow and was relatively objective.

“Jiang Lulu’s dinner treat was able to trigger the individual value and add points.” Tang Hong was still shrouded in confusion.

It seemed that the formula of one plus one equals two had suddenly gone wrong.

Tang Hong stood up silently and scanned the code to pay the bill. Meituan’s payment was very convenient and offered discounts. Soon after, he received messages on the bank’s deduction.

So, he changed to another restaurant which was slightly more expensive than the grilled fish. “It just so happens I have not had enough food, so I will order a few more dishes and another bottle of iced black tea.”

Iced black tea is a bit cold and expensive. It cost Hua dollars.

What an unscrupulous restaurant… Tang Hong was eating and playing with his mobile phone. Suddenly, he was shocked. He glanced at the content of the text message, and his whole body instantly became high-spirited.

That’s right.

There was another bank message! Not a rebate! It was a remittance!

The internship salary had arrived, Tang Hong clicked in and took a closer look. After tax deduction, there was a total of 25,200 Hua dollars.

He muttered under his breath, “Why is the tax rate that of one-time labor remuneration, and not the nine-grade excess progressive tax rate of personal income tax?”

“Makes sense.”

“I don’t work, so it should be counted as labor remuneration.”

Tang Hong didn’t think too much about it. He clicked on WeChat, and entered the WeChat group chat, ‘June Meeting in the Capital, Compiling the Canon of Supreme Mystery Till Heads Are White’. Someone sent red envelopes, a total of 14 of them.

He did not claim it.

After receiving the change and withdrawing cash, a handling fee would be charged.

“Continue trying.”

After closing WeChat, Tang Hong saw a particularly good novel on the Internet and cast a few votes of recommendation even though he didn’t know what the votes were for.

“Good book!”

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“It deserves a toast!”

Gulp.

After taking a sip of iced black tea, he was stunned, as if a divine light had flashed by.

Tang Hong instantly understood why he was unable to trigger the individual value in the restaurant today.