Nowadays, the Martial Arts Dao does not measure heroism by transient lengths of time.

The Tier One may appear to be the weakest tier in the Martial Arts Dao, yet it is also the most essential tier at present.

This realm determines the foundation of Martial Arts, refines its essence, and is the sole opportunity to unlock the body and break free from its shackles.

Without exaggeration, the future heights a martial artist can achieve can already be glimpsed at this realm.

Body locks and celestial acupoints are the true measures of heavenly talents.

Within the celestial acupoints lies a power different from ordinary acupoints; each unlocked body lock dramatically enhances the martial artist's talents.

Once, a martial artist from the Ten Celestial Martial Race came to the Star River for training; his cultivation was the weakest among the Ten Celestial travelers throughout history.

Even his realm advancement speed couldn't match the martial arts prodigy of that time.

There were malice-minded individuals who began to disparage the Ten Celestial Martial Race, declaring that the Martial Arts Dao no longer cared for the Ten Celestial.

His peers quickly advanced to the Mingtiao Opening Martial Bone, and many prodigy leaders condensed the True Intent of Martial Arts at the age of twenty, entering Falling Leaves and earning a title.

Yet, this Ten Celestial Martial Race traveler remained at the Peeping Branch Realm.

At the time, many prodigies no longer acknowledged him, sages lamented, and some mocked.

But the martial artist paid no mind, continuing his relentless cultivation day and night.

Then... finally one day, on a desolate planet within the Star River, he achieved supreme ascension, unlocking thirteen body locks, shattering the worldly boundaries, and the cosmic chains.

On that day, beyond the Star River, endless rules fell like rain, unheard praises echoed, and towering figures whispered at the horizon.

Many magnificent wonders surrounded him, becoming part of him.

Everyone was shocked; how could a mere Peeping Branch martial artist create such a heaven-shaking spectacle?

Afterwards, the entity proved everything with his strength, opening the Martial Bone within three months and condensing Martial Intent within nine months, breaking through layers of shackles in his Martial Arts Cultivation as if advancing realms were as simple as eating and drinking.

More terrifying was his combat prowess, able to overturn the world; he once killed thirteen prodigies of the same realm from foreign races single-handedly on the cosmic battlefield.

Furthermore, he was the only one who could challenge a Daoist Master while still in the Celestial Human Realm.

He was the first in human history to break through the body locks, becoming the pinnacle of human martial power; as of now, no one knows the extent of his realm.

All that's known is during a conflict of civilizations, a Daoist Master from an enemy civilization infiltrated a human planet, intending to massacre out of spite.

His image projected on the dome above; one glance fell, as if overturning the great sun, chaotic heavenly fire raged, and the Dao Lord level being was crushed under his gaze, leaving the physical body refined into a treasure.

Since then, body locks truly gained recognition among all heavenly talents.

That entity left behind a statement during his last appearance in the mortal world.

"Martial Arts do not compete in fleeting moments, but in the measure of the heavens. Without unlocking body locks, one will ultimately remain unheard."

Because of these words, countless prodigies are willing to suppress their realms to attempt unlocking the body locks.

It's worth mentioning, throughout countless ages of Martial Arts, to this day, the highest record of unlocking body locks remains at thirteen.

No matter how peerless, no matter how rare the prodigy is, none have been able to unlock a single lock beyond thirteen body locks.

According to Wei Yang, Su Tu has already started attempting to enter the Mingtiao Realm.

Without unlocking body locks, one cannot become a true talent.

Though not explicitly stated, the implication was that without unlocking body locks, one cannot be termed prodigy nor naturally deserves the identity of an S-level student.

"How do you know he hasn't unlocked body locks? Perhaps his physical structure is different from ordinary people; even without anomalies, he might exert strength comparable to a body in the Mingtiao Realm."

Bull glanced at Wei Yang and spoke in a low voice.

Bull did not go around in circles; Su Tu's strength is formidable, his techniques astonishing. These require arduous cultivation and cannot deceive people; he greatly admires Su Tu.

"How could that be?"

"Ordinary bodies have limits; no matter how arduous, achieving that degree is impossible."

"Unless he is an extraordinary talent, unprecedented throughout history."

Wei Yang refuted.

It's impossible for an ordinary body to rival anomalies; apart from Su Tu's impending advancement to the next realm, there is no other explanation.

Moreover, Wei Yang had observed Su Tu's Qi within his body earlier; the Qi in his acupoint was abundant and unexhausted. Should he attempt to unlock celestial acupoints, the Qi in his body would inevitably converge, making such vibrant energy unlikely.

This was also why he concluded that Su Tu hadn't unlocked body locks.

Bull was somewhat displeased; his admiration for the person was critiqued, though not belittled; it still felt uncomfortable.

Just as he was about to retort.

At this exact moment, everyone's expressions transformed.

Next moment, their forms vanished from their place, breaking through layers of space.

They appeared beside Su Tu, who was concentrating at a dining table, trying to unlock the second celestial acupoint.

At this moment, Su Tu was surrounded by a golden aura, with his Qi flowing leisurely as it took this golden light as its guide.

"True Qi!"

The faces of the coaches changed when they saw Su Tu's golden aura.

Wei Yang seemed a bit embarrassed.

The Qi nourished by celestial acupoints is True Qi, stronger and richer than ordinary Qi, possessing various miraculous powers.

Celestial acupoints are veiled by mysterious rules; unless the True Qi is used by the opener, no entity below a Daoist Master can discern whether someone has opened celestial acupoints.

Right now, Su Tu's True Qi is clearly manifesting; this is a noticeable sign of breakthrough, and it appears he isn't aiming to unlock the first body lock.

No wonder Wei Yang felt awkward; he had just stated that Su Tu couldn't unlock body locks, only to catch him precisely making the breakthrough.

For anyone, it might be a bit problematic for their pride.

Nonetheless, Wei Yang ignored the looks from his colleagues, clasping his hands together, a force of Heart and Spirit quietly extending.

The entire third floor manifested a warm and comfortable sensation.

Su Tu, who was striking the second acupoint, seemed to notice the change around him; his mood softened, and the flow of Qi became even turbid.

The other coaches looked at Wei Yang with amazed expressions, apparently surprised by Wei Yang's decision to safeguard Su Tu.

"Why are you all staring at me?"

"Every opener of body locks is a treasure to the Federation, a future of humanity. If you don't protect them, why are you staring at me?"

Wei Yang looked at his other colleagues, transmitting with Heart and Spirit, afraid that speaking might disturb Su Tu's advancement.

"I didn't expect such an old scholar like you to have such principles. Someone just slapped you in the face, and you don't mind?"

Chou Niu looked at his colleague and spoke through transmission.

"Slapped in the face? What kind of slap is that? I rashly judged without knowing the situation; he broke through normally, but we happened to witness it, overturning my previous judgment, that's all,

as fellow members of the Human Race, and he is my student, what harm is there in protecting him?"

Wei Yang comes from the Saints and Sages Academy, which is also a prestigious institution, but the students there are more like scholars, preferring to explore various things. The Martial Arts Dao is merely their gateway to the world.

Teachers and students from this academy possess an inexplicable... clarity... and a strong sense of principles.

At this moment, Su Tu had no leisure to heed outside happenings, the True Qi within him was extremely turbulent, and the Qi in all acupoints except the Eight Major Acupoints seemed to gather into a furious dragon.

It continuously impacted the second Celestial Acupoint.

With each charge from the furious dragon, the tremor in the second Celestial Acupoint became increasingly evident.

Finally, all the Qi surrounding Su Tu was devoured by that Golden Light, heavily impacting towards the second Celestial Acupoint.

Crack!!

With only a crisp sound, the second Celestial Acupoint opened, and golden light immediately surged out from it, merging with the first Celestial Acupoint in one place.

"It succeeded!!" Su Tu rejoiced inwardly, but what appeared next made Su Tu even more delighted.

The True Qi of the two Celestial Acupoints converged, and amidst the intertwining golden light, the Qi within the Eight Major Acupoints seemed to be illuminated by that gold.

The Eight Major Acupoints connect body and mind in the first step, and the Qi within can connect with the Heart and Spirit, also known as Heart and Spirit Qi.

At this moment, the Heart and Spirit Qi was activated,

the third Celestial Acupoint subtly began to stir.

Afterward, Su Tu's Heart and Spirit seemed to fluctuate as a stroke appeared before his eyes.

That stroke was... a character?

A character??

In the next moment, the Heart and Spirit Qi within the Eight Major Acupoints merged into the golden light, heading towards opening the third Celestial Acupoint, and the third Celestial Acupoint just opened unimpededly??

At this point, Su Tu also opened his eyes somewhat bewilderedly.

The consecutive opening of acupoints was something Su Tu had gotten used to, even opening two Celestial Acupoints at once only brought him some joy, not bewilderment.

What truly stunned him was the character that appeared within the Heart and Spirit Qi.

He was too familiar with that stroke; he wrote it, and... the tail end was somewhat messy, just like the character Su Tu left in the Sea of Suffering Origin....

"Is Heart and Spirit Origin related to Body Locks?"

Su Tu was a bit puzzled, one was Martial Arts Cultivation, heaven's shackle, the Body Lock that stops countless martial artists.

Another was Heart and Spirit Sacred Realm, the Nonexistent Immortal Path, Ascension to Divinity, how could these two be connected?

Su Tu had some thoughts he couldn't quite grasp.

But before he could think further, he noticed the five chief instructors before him looking at him with great curiosity.

"Hello, instructors."

Su Tu spoke politely, then looked at Wei Yang; he could feel that the change in the environment was caused by this instructor.

The other had protected him with kindness.

"Thank you, Instructor Wei Yang, for protecting me," he spoke sincerely, although he could have succeeded in breaking through without Wei Yang's protection, such acts valued intentions more.

Having such intent from someone is already excellent.

"No need to thank me, this is my compensation for judging you rashly." Wei Yang spoke straightforwardly.

"Rash judgment?" Su Tu was puzzled about what rash judgment came from.

But now Chou Niu took over the conversation: "How many Body Locks have you opened?"

The other instructors also looked at Su Tu with great curiosity.

"I have now opened three Body Locks."

"Hiss~" Chou Niu's expression remained unchanged, but inwardly he was surprised.

According to the information, Su Tu had only been practicing martial arts for about a month, being able to open all acupoints was already terrifying, not to mention he had now opened three Body Locks.

Using the speed of this cultivation, 'prodigy' would not sufficiently describe it.

Zi Shu's thoughts were deeper: "It seems the information was wrong, opening three Body Locks, there's no way he only cultivated for a month, being under Master Zhou, covering up the past is a minor matter."

"At eighteen, having opened three Body Locks, such talent... could it be... Master Zhou chose him!!"

Zi Shu clearly knew something; his eyes showed a brief moment of chaos, but they quickly returned to normal.

"Indeed, being able to open three Body Locks at your age means a future without boundaries; the Ancestor Star won't be able to hold you, you should look beyond the Star River, don't let others' words affect your Heart and Spirit."

Wei Yang spoke to Su Tu, his voice calm, resembling a teaching professor.

"Once you reach the mountain peak, those trifles will merely be jokes, if you don't like listening, just snuff them out."

Wei Yang didn't care about Su Tu's cultivation level, his words carrying an underlying meaning.

Su Tu understood that Wei Yang was telling him not to mind the opinions of some New Star people, fearing that those words might delay his cultivation.

Taking one step and worrying about the next three, as a teacher, Wei Yang immediately identified the factors he believed could affect Su Tu's future cultivation.

"Instructor, I understand," Su Tu replied.

"Alright, do your own thing now, it's getting late, the boot camp officially begins tomorrow, try to complete tasks and prioritize redeeming items from the S-level exclusive mall."

Wei Yang advised.

Upon hearing this, Su Tu paid attention because he hadn't checked what was available in that exclusive mall.

After bidding farewell to the instructors, Su Tu left.

"Old Yang, you're a bit biased, aren't you?"

"Three Body Locks, even among the few families' prodigies, only two have more Body Locks opened than he does, prodigies deserve preferential treatment." Wei Yang responded.

"Besides...."

He turned around and produced a report from the terminal someone had just sent him: "There seems to be a real possibility, he is said to be a material of extraordinary qualities, a talent unseen throughout history."

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