CHAPTER 49: CHAPTER 49: SPEAR SKILLS UPGRADE

"I’m sorry, it was my mistake."

Zhang Lingfeng said with full apology.

Coasting along means being at peace with the world, not competing, not striving, not struggling, or complaining.

No matter what Huang Ling’s purpose was, Zhang Lingfeng couldn’t deny that a baptism of spiritual power is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for any martial artist.

Even if Huang Ling’s mental telekinesis was only given to him as a courtesy for Chen Duling’s sake, it was an opportunity. Refusing this opportunity and not carefully experiencing the mental telekinesis to awaken more responses from the body is, in itself, a disrespectful behavior.

Thus, Zhang Lingfeng was able to recognize his mistake and remained calm when faced with Huang Ling’s questioning.

Of course, it was impossible to make Zhang Lingfeng change his cultivation attitude because of this.

As someone with a Coasting Along Fate, Zhang Lingfeng knew very well that when faced with others’ kind criticism, he should first acknowledge their thoughts, politely perfunctory them, and after they leave, continue his previous state, leaving them with nothing to do.

You think I was wrong, I admit it.

You want me to change, I change.

But when push comes to shove, it’s still the same as before. This is the basic principle of coasting along.

Huang Ling hesitated to speak, surprised by Zhang Lingfeng’s quick apology, but for some reason felt his apology lacked sincerity, as if he were just being perfunctory.

"Look out for yourself!"

Finally, Huang Ling left this sentence and returned to Inner Ring City with Chen Duling.

"Zhang Lingfeng, I hope you truly recognize your mistake and, like the other students, train diligently and seriously. You still have a ranking match to participate in tonight, so we won’t waste your time. After you finish the subsidy, hurry back!"

Yang Liru advised.

"Yes, thank you, Teacher Yang, Teacher Hong, Teacher Ma, and many other teachers and classmates."

Zhang Lingfeng was always very obedient, no matter what the teachers said, he would agree.

After finishing the cultivation resource subsidy, Zhang Lingfeng quickly returned to West Warehouse District.

He first checked the panel information.

Name: Zhang Lingfeng

Life Chart: Coasting Along

Profession: Entry Level Martial Artist

Combat Power: 18.4051

Coasting Along Value: 127

Basic Spear Skill Thirteen Forms: Perfection (100/100)

Tidal Breathing Method: Entry Level (85/100)

Ability: All-weather breathing and exhaling ability, arm strength increases by 200 kilograms at any level, faster than others

Zhang Lingfeng was pleasantly surprised to find that his Coasting Along Value had reached 127 points.

No wonder Huang Ling was so angry.

It turned out the baptism of mental telekinesis was indeed extraordinary. If he could grasp that mental telekinesis, he might truly awaken many responses and quickly transform from an Entry Level Martial Artist to an Elemental Martial Artist.

"Where should these Coasting Along Values be added, or should I continue to keep them?"

Zhang Lingfeng hesitated.

All-weather breathing and exhaling ability surpasses more than ninety percent of breathing techniques in the world; adding Coasting Along Value to it is a waste.

But now that Basic Spear Skill has been cultivated to 100% perfection, Coasting Along Value doesn’t seem to be able to continue adding to it.

"According to school regulations, once Basic Spear Skill is cultivated to a certain level, Intermediate Spear Technique can be practiced. Since I’m in the Elite Class, I should be able to ask Teacher Hong to practice Intermediate Spear Technique."

"Unfortunately, it’s too late now."

Today, as soon as he arrived at school, he underwent Huang Ling’s testing, which made him faint for an entire day, resulting in Zhang Lingfeng missing the chance to request the intermediate skill cultivation method from the school.

"Basic, intermediate?"

"I wonder if, after reaching perfection in basic skills, with the help of Coasting Along Value, I can achieve transformation?"

Zhang Lingfeng suddenly had a bold idea.

"Having finally gained so much Coasting Along Value, I can’t just waste it. Let’s first enter the Star Realm!"

Zhang Lingfeng then opened the bracelet and projected his consciousness, entering the Star Realm once again.

"I now have 150,000 yuan. If I can win three more matches tonight and earn another ten or twenty thousand, I can buy nutrient liquid for Qingqing."

"It’s a pity that if the guaranteed admission contract from Divine Martial University were still valid, I would get a 200,000 reward, enough to buy two bottles of nutrient liquid for Qingqing."

"However, given my current situation, even without the guaranteed admission contract, entering Divine Martial University in the future is not difficult. It’s just that Old Li is a bit cunning; after signing the contract, instead of uploading it back to the school for immediate signing, he waited until my testing was completed to pull this stunt. If someone had a bit of ambition and desire, how could they withstand this kind of torment?"

Zhang Lingfeng sighed.

In fact, even though he had the Coasting Along Fate, he was a bit upset upon learning about Old Li’s sly maneuver.

It’s important to know that Old Li came all the way to sign a contract with him eagerly.

Yet, due to not awakening his potential and arbitrarily breaking the contract, in the end, he wasn’t even willing to offer a D-level contract.

Ordinary people couldn’t tolerate such humiliation.

Luckily, with his Coasting Along Fate, he was magnanimous and did not hold a grudge.

After a while, Zhang Lingfeng appeared in the live broadcast room once again.

Since continuously defeating multiple Inner Ring City Martial Dao students, and having his combat power increase from below 9.0 to 18.0 within half a month, he became a school celebrity, even gaining fame in the Outer Ring City.

Therefore, there was significant interest in his ranking matches.

As he appeared in the Star Realm and entered the live broadcast room, many people’s bracelets immediately notified them, prompting them to check it out.

Yang Liru, Hong Lixin, and Ma Yong decided to watch Zhang Lingfeng’s ranking match via video broadcast instead of entering the live room to support Zhang Lingfeng.

The three of them hoped that Zhang Lingfeng could realize that they were very disappointed in him and wished for him to return to the right path and change his cultivation attitude, fulfilling the responsibilities expected of a Martial Dao student.

"Mom, Zhang Lingfeng has entered matching status."

In Inner Ring City, within a villa, Chen Duling reminded.

That night, she also didn’t enter the live broadcast room but watched Zhang Lingfeng’s match via video broadcast.

"You watch it yourself, I’m not interested."

Huang Ling was reading in the study.

Chen Duling had to temporarily give up.

Inside the Star Realm.

Zhang Lingfeng was in matching status.

The previous idea appeared in his mind again.

"Anyway, trying it won’t kill me, at worst, I’ll waste some Coasting Along Value, and I can always earn more."

Zhang Lingfeng resolved to give it a try.

So he added 27 Coasting Along Value points to the Basic Spear Skills.

The panel information changed.

Coasting Along Value: 100

Intermediate Spear Skill Thirteen Forms: Entry Level (27/100)

Combat Power: 18.7

"It’s really effective!"

Zhang Lingfeng was overjoyed.

Unexpectedly, the Basic Spear Skills truly could transform through the Coasting Along Value.

Even though it’s still the original Thirteen Forms Spear Technique, it has changed from basic to intermediate. For some reason, those Thirteen Forms suddenly felt like both the power and techniques had been elevated.

Clearly identical to before, but Zhang Lingfeng felt in his heart that every move and style had transformed, and he could unleash a different charm and lethality from this skill.