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Because the skin is damaged, problems also occur in the nervous system.
This caused his hard-earned, keen sense of touch to become almost useless without opening his eyes.
Even a truly blind person would probably be better than Yato at this moment.
despite this……
Yet Yato felt no fear whatsoever.
The spirit is like a rock, unmoved no matter how much the body's functions deteriorate or how wildly instincts scream.
With a jolt in his feet, he lowered his shoulders and hips.
My body weight seemed to have increased several times in an instant.
Even the bottom of the water trembled slightly.
With just this one technique of using downward force, even a practitioner of orthodox Bajiquan would not be able to find any fault with it.
Just like a drunk person or a crying baby who refuses to get up, no amount of help from others will work.
The same principle applies to buoyancy in water.
With almost no knowledge of the outside world, Yato conceived the image of the enemy in his mind, shuffled his feet, and with his bare feet, he managed to push a long mark on the surface of the rock before beginning to strike with both fists.
This is the "Pulling Fist" in Wing Chun, which is the core training method of the "Sun-shaped Punch".
However, Yato's stance is not limited to the two-character clamp-and-goat horse.
It's more like the 'air attack' commonly used in many martial arts.
Hammer, hook hammer, shovel hammer, hook kick, side kick, reverse hook kick...
Various Jeet Kune Do techniques emerged one after another.
With agile footwork and a constantly moving body, the different moves from different angles truly resembled a fierce battle with an enemy lurking in the darkness.
The force was swift and crisp, like a raging fire, causing an undercurrent of energy to surge.
The resistance in the water did not slow down Yabu's speed at all.
The impact certainly exists.
But by using greater force, one can throw punches at the same speed as usual and kick out with the same ferocity.
Intense exercise in an anaerobic state is the most energy-consuming.
Even a top-tier fighter like Yato cannot overcome this physiological law.
However, it's hard to say what will happen underwater.
Yato clearly felt that his tactile senses were returning.
However, at the same time, body temperature is also decreasing.
One's own heart is like a general, issuing orders to the troops to fortify the city and clear the fields.
Blood vessels in the limbs (hands, arms, feet, and legs) begin to constrict, diverting more blood to the core areas of the body. This prioritizes the blood supply to vital organs, thus preserving oxygenated blood for the heart, lungs, and brain.
This phenomenon is called 'diving reflex'.
These are a series of physiological responses that are triggered when organisms are submerged in water to help improve diving performance (such as duration and depth).
In fact, all air-breathing vertebrates have a certain degree of innate diving reflex.
This characteristic is particularly evident in aquatic mammals, such as whales, dolphins, and seals.
As the diving reflex mechanism was activated, Yato felt his heart fill with power.
The beating frequency is greatly reduced to decrease oxygen consumption.
But each strike resounded like a thunderous drumbeat.
Yato sensed something and opened the status bar.
The words "[Ground-style Karate Lv1]" slowly disappeared.
However, [Iron Block lv2] became [Iron Block lv4+].
"Sure enough, it's just as I expected. Reaching deeper water activates my diving reflex. When most of my energy is concentrated in my heart, and I practice my martial arts, channeling qi and blood, it provides a gentle workout for the heart and other vulnerable yet crucial parts of the body."
The focus of weight training is also similar: to accelerate blood circulation and speed up muscle movement. It sounds simple, but in reality, accelerating blood circulation relies on the heart, the engine of the machine. The stronger the heart, the stronger the effect of the weight training!
"The increased efficiency of muscle movement is equivalent to the efficiency of using an iron block, and the key lies in the strength of the respiratory muscle group."
Yato thought to himself.
The so-called 'respiratory muscle group' basically encompasses the muscle groups below the neck and above the hips, covering the entire torso.
To make muscles move quickly, the respiratory muscle group is key.
Strong respiratory muscles can accelerate the transmission of force through the equally efficient respiratory system, enhance overall endurance, and delay the onset of fatigue.
This allows you to use the [Iron Block] while keeping your body moving!
Jabra in the world of One Piece can do this.
Why? Because he is a user of the Wolf-Wolf Fruit, possessing an iron head, iron bones, and a tofu-like waist.
The waist... that is, the main torso of the human body, is a weak point.
Normal people would try their best to overcome their weaknesses, let alone high-level agents who have undergone hellish training.
'Training the respiratory muscle groups and training lung capacity have almost the same goal, and can also be achieved through underwater boxing practice, making it a win-win situation.'
Yato has come to understand why some strong individuals prefer to train underwater.
It's not because the resistance of water can enhance muscle endurance or anything like that; it's because it can strengthen the body's functions. If there really is internal energy and true qi, then practicing like this will undoubtedly strengthen the meridians and achieve the effect of one day of practice equaling two or three days.
Although he didn't possess internal energy, seeing the words "[Iron Block lv4+]" flashing, indicating he was about to advance again, brought Yato a sense of joy!
Chapter 86
After the upgrade of the [Iron Block], a familiar warm current flowed through my body, easing the pain brought by the secret medicine and also correcting some unreasonable changes.
Compared to the [Iron Block] produced by the system, the secret medicine of Shangdi Liu is somewhat lacking in terms of enhancement. After all, people's physiques are different, and how much effect it can have depends entirely on luck.
We didn't even consider dealing with issues like potential drug interactions with people who have specific physical conditions.
This is also the relationship that Tenyu confirmed with Yato three times.
Even she couldn't guarantee that Yato would be fine after using it.
heat!
Intense!
The diluted pain is like molten lava, circulating throughout the body with the blood.
Yato's body immediately entered a state similar to when 'Conqueror' is activated to its limit.
The skin is red and hot, like burnt meat.
Although not a conqueror, this is still a kind of reinforcement response.
However, because his skin tissue was damaged, his body could not dissipate heat properly, causing all the heat to accumulate inside his body. At this moment, Yato had the illusion that what flowed through his body was not blood, but scalding magma!
The internal organs were about to be burned to ashes.
Poof!
A thunderous sound emanated from Yato's body.
That's just the heart beating.
Due to the effects of the diving reaction, his heart rate had dropped to an average of ten beats per minute.
But the decrease in frequency actually makes the heart beat more powerfully!
The complete opposite of someone who is about to drown and suffocate.
His whole body was filled with seemingly inexhaustible energy.
Yato knew that this was just an illusion caused by excessive heat accumulation.
Although his heart had been enhanced in various aspects through the advancement of the [Iron Block], it had not yet reached the level of a perpetual motion machine.
However, this 'heat' must be released.
Only by expelling the toxins can the body fully absorb the medicinal effects; leaving it untreated will only lead to the formation of harmful heat toxins!
Thinking of this, Yato changed his previous rapid attacking style.
The movements became incredibly slow.
If Yukino were to see this scene, she would definitely find it very familiar.
Because this is the 'millstone stance' she practiced when she was standing in a standing meditation posture.
It is a health-preserving exercise method adapted from the millstone hand technique of Baguazhang. It is designed to maximize the activation of all the muscles in the body and help practitioners perceive 'qi' (energy) more quickly. In particular, for those who are not familiar with standing meditation, this method can help them enter the state of mind sooner.
Modern martial arts also have this kind of "slow-motion" technique. To be precise, it borrows from the movements of ancient yoga to improve the body's flexibility, stretch muscles, and turn ordinary iron into a spring, making it more explosive.
Although it's slow, it's definitely not an easy process either.
The palms are spread out in a millstone-like motion, drawing graceful trajectories one after another, easily reminiscent of the "circle drawing" in Tai Chi, but they are actually not the same thing.
Without using it in conjunction with a specific fighting style, it can't even deflect force, let alone deal damage.
Perhaps they still can't beat the old ladies who dance in the square.
However, if you incorporate striking techniques and power generation, you can achieve the desired effect.
Then the situation is different.
Night Fight: Kicks Follow Fist.
Wherever the hands go, the feet follow.
The body is like a central axis.
Hands are a grinder, feet are a grinder, and the body is a grinder.
It seemed to have transformed into a massive machine, constantly rumbling and working, its seemingly slow movements generating enormous kinetic energy.
Beneath his feet, the dark rock surface had been worn away, revealing a lighter color that made it look distinctly different from the rest of the rock.
One minute, two minutes passed.
Yato's movements seemed to quicken slightly.
At this point, a shallow, circular pit had formed beneath his feet.
……
Yukino and Ameyu stood on the shore, gazing at the pool.
They all noticed that the originally clear pool water gradually became murky, as if someone had stirred up the silt that had settled at the bottom of the lake for many years.
Ripples spread across the center of the pool.
"Is the president alright?"
Yukino was very worried.
Although there was no romantic relationship between them, she didn't want anything to happen to a senior who had taken good care of her and provided her with considerable help.
"Three minutes..."
Tianyu whispered a time.
Her biological clock, after being tempered by the secret medicine of Shangdi and through deliberate training, is so perfect that few in the world can compare to it.
Three minutes have passed since Yato entered the water.
More than a decade ago, Cuban Francisco Ferrira set a new record of 162 meters in the Gulf of Mexico, taking 3 minutes and 12 seconds. He was diving on his 38th birthday.
The pool in front of us is definitely not more than a hundred meters deep. Judging from the level of light, it is at most twenty to thirty meters deep.
She could easily make ten round trips in one go.
If it's just holding your breath, five minutes isn't a big deal.
But... that was under normal circumstances.