The Girl They Ignored Returned as the Woman Seven Men Would Die For novel Chapter 145

With Damaris's new job officially on track, a massive weight lifted off Mika's shoulders.

Hanging up the phone, she turned her attention to a small cardboard box on her desk.

It was the collection of ancient martial arts manuals her grandmother had sent, the ones Silas Charles used to practice.

She stood up, opened the box, and pulled out the half-dozen books inside.

Some detailed philosophies and inner workings, some focused on stance training, and others on swordsmanship.

But at the very bottom was the manual her grandfather had mastered the most: the Aeon Fist.

However, Mika didn't immediately jump into practicing the strikes. Instead, she stood in a foundational, circular stance for half an hour.

She needed to rediscover the feeling of her muscles moving as a single, cohesive unit, connecting her body and mind.

Having not practiced the stance in years, Mika was surprised to find that her body still retained the muscle memory for the postures and state of mind her grandfather had taught her.

Knees slightly bent, shoulders dropped, and elbows heavy; head suspended lightly as if pulled by an invisible thread, tongue resting on the roof of her mouth; arms loosely embracing an imaginary sphere, her posture perfectly centered...

It was a simple movement, but it required immense focus and patience. Otherwise, within minutes, a person would grow restless and give up.

Maintaining the stance, Mika closed her eyes. Matching her steady breathing, she gradually felt a current of warmth spreading throughout her entire body.

The stance was actually a fantastic restorative practice, highly suitable for women or anyone with a weaker constitution.

The movements were simple and didn't consume too much energy, yet they nourished the body's vitality, cleared the meridians, corrected posture, and rebuilt foundational strength.

With consistent practice, even a frail constitution would see significant improvement within a month.

That was why stance training was always the foundational prerequisite for many martial arts.

Half an hour later, a thin sheen of sweat coated Mika's back. She slowly opened her eyes, broke the stance, and summoned the system.

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