Age of Evolution

Chapter 337: 337: Martial Arts, Invincible!

He tried to wave it against the wooden board a few times, but the soft force made it impossible to perform a gun-like action.

However, Lin Zhen didn’t go looking for Zhang Ye. He didn’t think that Zhang Ye would tease him for no reason; it must be that he hadn’t mastered the technique yet.

Lin Zhen was determined to figure out the rope and began to attack the wooden board continuously with it. The only thing he could do for the moment was to whirl the rope and whip it down.

He didn’t use too much force, just enough to be stronger than an average person’s, so as not to split the wooden board with a too vigorous swing of the rope.

After countless tries, Lin Zhen eventually grasped a little bit of the technique.

During the swing of the rope, when it straightened, it could be tilted forward and thrust with the rotation of the body.

“Pop!”

As Lin Zhen gradually became more proficient, the tip of the rope finally pierced the wooden board.

However, that was the extent of it since the rope could never actually pierce through the wooden board because the laws of physics and the lightness of the rope were against it.

A clap came from behind after this strike.

Lin Zhen looked back and saw that the equipment room was now empty except for Zhang Ye, who stood behind him, watching.

“Instructor.”

“Haha, not bad. You managed to pierce the board with the rope so quickly. I haven’t seen a talented young man like you in a long time. It’s a pity you didn’t choose to be a Martial Artist.”

“I’m just practicing casually. Your praise is too kind.”

“Don’t be so modest, I like people who work hard. Your performance today has earned my approval. Let’s go; it’s time to close.”

Only then did Lin Zhen realize that several hours had passed, and it was already evening.

He followed Zhang Ye out of the Cloud Sky Fitness Center, and Zhang Ye went home.

Lin Zhen didn’t head back to the hotel right away but drove his car to take Zhang Ye home.

The car was the same Raptor off-road vehicle from before. Lin Zhen hadn’t had much chance to drive it in the past two years, but now that he was back in the city, it finally came in handy again.

Zhang Ye admired Lin Zhen’s Raptor and said, “Nice car. I didn’t expect you to be a rich second-generation.”

“Haha, how can this be considered rich? At most, it’s just a comfortable life.”

“Don’t be so modest; you have a Diamond card and drive a million-dollar car. This is not something an ordinary well-off person can achieve. I guess… ”

Zhang Ye paused, “You have Martial Artists in your family, right? Judging from your gun-wielding moves, you must have learned from a Martial Artist.”

“Aren’t you a Martial Artist too, Instructor?” Lin Zhen started the car and drove Zhang Ye home under his guidance.

“What kind of Martial Artist am I? I’m not even worth mentioning anymore.”

Lin Zhen didn’t dwell on this issue, as it might touch upon Zhang Ye’s past sorrows. He drove Zhang Ye all the way home.

As they were leaving, Zhang Ye suddenly asked, “Chen Fan, do you really want to go to the battlefield?”

“Of course, I will.”

“Can you guarantee it?”

“I swear on my life.” When Lin Zhen said this, he let out a bit of Spiritual Power, which had a considerable impact on ordinary people, making Zhang Ye involuntarily believe Lin Zhen’s words.

“Sigh! Why bother? War should be left to Martial Artists to solve. Ordinary people like us would just be going to our deaths.”

“I might not necessarily go to the front lines. I can kill small Mutated Beasts in the rear and cooperate with my teammates. It’s never a bad thing to learn more, especially since I genuinely love gunplay.”

“Alright, since you have this determination, come in with me. Whether you can master it or not depends on your fate.”

Zhang Ye got out of the car, opened the door, and entered his small courtyard.

Lin Zhen secretly rejoiced and hurriedly followed, entering the courtyard.

Zhang Ye went into the house first. His wife and child were home, but they didn’t come out. He took a rope from inside the house.

“Since you sincerely want to learn and have a talent for learning how to use a gun, I’ll teach you something. If you can truly master it, then it proves that you have the fate to learn my gunplay.”

Zhang Ye took out a big basin, filled it with water, and soaked the rope in it.

After soaking it for about half an hour, the rope was fully saturated, and Zhang Ye scooped it out.

“Chen Fan, do you know the origin of the gun and the Three Realms?”

Lin Zhen thought for a moment: “I know a little about it. The spear is one of the earliest weapons of mankind, with a metal tip and wooden handle. It was used as a weapon for humans to fight against wild beasts. Gradually, it evolved into the Three Realms. It is said that when one first masters the spear, they can avoid being grazed even by falling leaves, not be penetrated by water splash when entering the hall, and even make their hair not dance in the wind when fully achieved.”

“That’s right, it’s like that. However, that’s the pursuit of speed in spear techniques, the pursuit of extreme speed. When I began my training, I also followed this direction. But, I’m ashamed to say, my innate talent was limited, and in the end, I couldn’t even avoid being grazed by falling leaves. So I had to find another way.”

Zhang Ye slowly picked up the rope in his hand and walked to a wooden board in the courtyard.

“Because my talent was not enough, I started to think about how I could make a spear deadly with just one strike, making it impossible for people to resist.”

“Many people thought my idea was delusional, but I didn’t think so. The essence of the spear, the king of all weapons, is to be deadly and unstoppable with just one strike. So I practiced this way.”

Lin Zhen quietly listened, and suddenly felt that Zhang Ye’s idea might be closer to the core essence of spear techniques.

“I heard that in the past, martial artists could soak cloth in water to form cloth sticks. A water-soaked cloth stick could even crack rocks. I thought, if a rope spear could puncture wooden boards, then it should also be possible. So I practiced this move for a long time.”

“Maybe fools have a little bit of luck. My seemingly ridiculous practice finally made some achievements.”

Lin Zhen nodded and watched Zhang Ye’s movements closely.

Zhang Ye lifted the water-soaked rope spear and began twirling it.

“Whoo, whoo, whoo!”

In Lin Zhen’s astonished gaze, the rope spear in Zhang Ye’s hand was played almost like a straight line, turning and flying like a real spear.

Although the speed wasn’t particularly fast, he didn’t have any Dantian energy!

During the swing, the rope spear was twisted by Zhang Ye like a twisted doughnut.

“Go!”

Zhang Ye suddenly shouted, leaped forward, and thrust the rope spear at the wooden board!

The twisted rope spear quickly straightened, water splashed, and it surged forward!

At that moment, Lin Zhen felt a momentum from Zhang Ye. He became one with the rope spear, as if it were some divine weapon, and the wooden board was like tofu that couldn’t withstand his attack!

Lin Zhen actually had a ridiculous idea that he could not resist Zhang Ye’s strike at all.

“Puff!”

In Lin Zhen’s surprised eyes, the rope spear pierced through the wooden board, which was more than 10 centimeters thick!

“You really did it? How is that possible?”

Lin Zhen hurriedly ran over, carefully examining the rope spear and wooden board, and found that the rope was still a rope, but the wooden board had been pierced.

Lin Zhen, with his Star Power and Divine Power, could easily pierce through wooden boards and even steel plates, but Zhang Ye had no Star Power.

Today, after trying the rope spear, Lin Zhen had concluded that, due to its material, it was impossible for a rope spear to pierce a wooden board.

But obviously, he was wrong. Zhang Ye’s sudden burst of momentum had taken Lin Zhen’s breath away, and what he had accomplished could be described as a miracle.

Zhang Ye said seriously to Lin Zhen, “Chen Fan, this is my understanding of spear techniques. Regardless of what kind of spear you hold in your hand, as long as you believe that it is a spear, it should exert tremendous power. The rope spear is just a blindfold, and the real magic is in your heart.”

“In my heart?” Lin Zhen was puzzled.

“Yes, I call this understanding ‘Invincible’. This is my Zhang Ye’s battle skill.”

Zhang Ye smiled a little proudly as he spoke: “At that time, I defeated a First-level War General with this move. That guy looked down on my attack but was flipped over by my spear.”

“Invincible….”

“Yes, I think the key to spear techniques is to be invincible. No matter what stands in your way, you should be able to shatter it with one spear thrust, unstoppable.”

“Remember, don’t let anything interfere with your mind. Don’t think that what you hold in your hand is just a rope. Don’t practice with other spears, because those are already metal spears that can obviously pierce wooden boards. To succeed, practice with this rope spear.”

“There are two essentials to this technique. One is the rotation of the rope to increase the force of the strike. The other is soaking the rope completely, adding weight. When these two points are achieved and combined with your mindset, when you can pierce a wooden board with a rope spear, you would have made a small achievement in Invincibility.”

Zhang Ye paused: “In theory, even without soaking or rotating the rope spear, it might be possible to pierce a steel plate with a single thrust. Only then can it be considered a true grand achievement. But I have no hope of achieving that myself, as for you…”

He glanced at Lin Zhen and shook his head: “Unfortunately, since you are not a martial artist, you probably won’t be able to achieve it either.”

Lin Zhen smiled: “Even if I can’t, there’s no harm in trying, at least there’s an idea.”

“Alright, starting tomorrow, come to Cloud Sky Fitness Center every day. It’s better to rent a private room to practice the rope spear. If all goes well, I estimate that you might be able to pierce a thinner wooden board in about a year.”

Looking at Zhang Ye’s somewhat scrutinizing eyes, Lin Zhen didn’t speak, but he thought to himself that he couldn’t wait even a month, let alone a year.