Chapter 22: A Rare Martial Arts Genius

"Minor success?!"

"Impossible!"

On the wooden platform, Qin Xiong stared and subconsciously took two steps forward.

Before Li Yuan entered the shop, he touched the bones with his own hands and found them to be below average. He also saw this person's talent in hammering, but...

But it has only been more than four months.

Even if it is a top-grade, no, top-grade bone, it is impossible to practice the White Ape Cloak Hammer to a minor success in such a short time!

Snap!

Qin Xiong's body shook, and Cao Yan raised his hand to push him away:

"Don't block it!"

Qin Xiong staggered, and blood rushed to his face, burning, as if he was slapped.

"Hey?"

On the left side of the wooden platform, Wang Gong, Zhao Xiaoming and other people who did not need to be assessed were originally bored, but they were also startled at this time, looking at each other, a little stunned.

"Good!"

Only Fatty Sun was stunned, and his face flushed and shouted.

Bang!

When the third hammer fell, Li Yuan felt a heat in his chest, and his blood was completely mobilized.

Since he was given the weapon-controlling talisman, this was the first time he used his full strength in front of outsiders.

He used the training hammer and the White Ape Cloak Hammer that he had already mastered. He felt that his whole body was filled with heat.

Mastery plus mastery equals a small success?

Li Yuan had no such idea in his mind. He just exerted force under his feet, tightened his muscles, swung the hammer in a circle, and after the heavy blow rebounded, he controlled the hammer to hit it again!

"The force starts from the ground, the feet are like roots, and they must be deeply rooted. The arms are like willows and must be flexible..."

The essence of the White Ape Cloak Hammer kept emerging in Li Yuan's mind, and he seemed to understand the "outer three combinations" that Qin Xiong said that day.

Hands and feet, elbows and knees, shoulders and hips!

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Li Yuan did not hold back at all. He used all his strength in every hammer. The iron ingot was hit by him and sparks flew everywhere, and the compacted yellow mud underneath collapsed.

But he himself was not affected by the recoil at all. The rebound force of each hammer, under the mobilization of his waist, hands and feet, was added to the second hammer.

Niu Gui, Lu Zhong, Du Yun and other apprentices who had just started were already disrupted by the sound of the hammer. They held their hammers and looked stupidly at the broken air where the hammer sound was.

"It's not a small success. His blood is insufficient, but his hammering method has undoubtedly reached a small success, and he has comprehended the outer three combinations!"

On the wooden platform, Tang Tong couldn't help but pat the table again, looking at the hammer shadow, with a satisfied look in his eyes, and even the glance at his unpromising brother-in-law was eased a little.

"No wonder it's called the cloak hammer!"

This was the first time Li Yuan hammered a real object, and the feeling was extremely strong.

The rebound force of each hammer he hit was all added to the second hammer, which caused his hammer to become heavier and faster.

After ten hammers, he felt as if he was swept by a strong wind, and his feet were a little unsteady. When he struggled to hit the thirteenth hammer, the huge recoil force finally could not be resolved.

"Not good!"

Li Yuan felt a pain in his palm, and the sledgehammer flew out of his hand, like a cannonball.

Poof!

Niu Gui fell to the ground, and his face turned pale as he was almost hit.

With a stride of more than ten meters, Qin Xiong caught the flying sledgehammer with one hand. At this time, his face was much uglier than Niu Gui's.

A few meters away, Li Yuan raised his head calmly and grinned, feeling like he had let out his anger and felt very happy.

Are you stupid? I have a cheat!

Ka~

The hammer made a sound when it was squeezed, and Qin Xiong's chest rose and fell, but he didn't say anything, just looked at it coldly.

"Good!"

On the wooden platform, Tang Tong clapped his hands and praised:

"Good boy, you have learned martial arts for more than four months, not only have you understood the outer three combinations, but you can also practice the hammer method to this level, good, very good!"

Dropping the hammer, Qin Xiong walked aside indifferently.

"Boy, what's your name?"

Tang Tong was very satisfied.

"Li Yuan, his name is Li Yuan!"

A surprised voice sounded, and Fatty Sun's face turned red, as if he was being praised:

"I taught him the breathing method!"

"Li Yuan!"

Tang Tong looked at Cao Yan:

"Boss, this kid has been able to practice the hammer method to such a level in such a short time, which shows that he is gifted. Even if his bones are not so good, he should be the first in this assessment!"

"Hmm..."

Cao Yan nodded slightly and looked at Wang Ding:

"What do you think, Boss Three?"

"With such talent, his bones are so good It doesn't really matter, but..."

Wang Ding stroked his long beard and shook his head slightly:

"There are dozens of apprentices in the inner courtyard, and the second shopkeeper may not be able to take care of them all. I think that we should choose one person to teach them.

Qin Huwei is very suitable!"

Qin Xiong, who originally had an ugly face, turned around and said with a bow: "Let the shopkeepers tell you..."

"...This old guy is not a good person."

Li Yuan sucked the blood from his tiger's mouth, and his heart was slightly cold. He saw Qin Xiong whispering to this old guy.

On the wooden stage, the two old opponents confronted each other. Cao Yan did not move his expression. After a while, he said:

"Li, Li Yuan? What about you? Do you want to worship Qin Huwei as your teacher, or go to the inner courtyard?"

"Go to the inner courtyard!"

Li Yuan did not even stumble, and did not care about Qin Xiong's ugly face at all.

"Okay!"

Tang Tong sat down very satisfied.

Next, the assessment continued.

But both the people on the wooden stage and the apprentices below the wooden stage were a little absent-minded. After finishing the work hastily, they decided on the candidates for this initiation.

One person from each courtyard, Li Yuan was not among them, but Niu Gui was also among them.

As for the other apprentices who were brought to touch the bones...

When the forging shop recruits apprentices, the first thing to do is to touch their bones. The best ones enter the inner courtyard, the middle ones are in the outer city, and the worse ones can only come in by paying money.

However, on the surface, the nine people who entered the inner courtyard, including Wang Gong, Zhao Xiaoming and others who did not need to be assessed, also went to touch their bones.

The one who touched his bones was the burly old man from before.

The old man's name was Zhang Ben. He was an old man in the forging shop, but he was not a guard. He was retired from the forging room. He looked smiling, but his hands were very heavy.

Several young masters and young ladies were pinched and screamed, and they lost their previous deliberate reserve.

Li Yuan was the last one to come forward. Before being touched, he had a similar idea to the previous bone touching mistake. He was actually a martial arts genius among thousands of people.

Unfortunately...

"Not bad, below average."

Zhang Ben let go of his hand. He was not surprised. The apprentices were no exception. Everyone present knew what kind of bones he had.

Below average.

Niu Gui breathed a sigh of relief.

"Old man, how do you look at this bone? What is good and what is bad?"

Kneading his shoulders and arms, Li Yuan grimaced. The old man's hands were too strong.

"This bone-touching method is like the art of horse-judging."

Zhang Ben smiled and replied:

"Who knew what a good horse was and what a bad horse was at first? It was just that our ancestors found that horses with certain characteristics grew big, ran fast, and had a stable temperament.

It was passed down from generation to generation, and it was the art of horse-judging."

The apprentices who had finished touching the bones gradually dispersed. Only Niu Gui and a few others waited until Li Yuan finished touching the bones before leaving. At this time, only Wang Gong, who was wearing a cloak, stayed here.

"So that's it."

Li Yuan suddenly understood.

"Bone reading is the same principle. I don't know why, but I only know that people with similar characteristics learn martial arts quickly..."

After answering the doubts, Zhang Ben did not leave, but looked at Li Yuan:

"Do you want to join our forging room? White Ape Cloak Hammer, you have to forge iron to improve quickly..."

"This..."

Li Yuan scratched his palm, and the reaction of the palm weapon scroll was very strong.

In the room behind this old Zhang, there is at least one entry-level weapon, and it is very convenient for people in the forging room to buy pig iron and so on...

"This..."