Thunderclap Fist: Minor Accomplishment!

After this incident, the surface-level harmony in the dorm was shattered, and it once again split into several small cliques.

After Gao Yuan cursed out Chen Sanli, he then confronted Wang Huan, and by extension, included Qin Yang as well. Their relationships naturally plummeted to freezing point.

Li Shan often followed Chen Sanli and Wang Huan around, so he naturally grew a bit distant from Gao Yuan as well.

On the other side was the hard-training group of Xu Yuan, Tian Yang, and Xiao Sheng. After this incident, Gao Yuan actually started to get closer to them, occasionally practicing together.

In such an environment.

Time flew by, and it was December 18th.

A long time had passed since the water bottle incident, and the atmosphere in the dorm had eased considerably. Gao Yuan, Chen Sanli, and the others involved would greet each other when they met.

However, it was difficult to be as warm and friendly as before.

One evening.

After everyone had washed up, they lay on their beds, chatting idly.

At this moment, Wang Huan glanced at the others, cleared his throat, and suddenly said, "I wonder what everyone's situation is now?"

"I've barely touched the Second Meridian bottleneck, and I should be able to break through by the end of the month."

He said this partly to see the progress of others, and partly because he felt the dorm had been too dull for too long, and he wanted to liven up the atmosphere.

"Brother Wang is still amazing!" Chen Sanli was the first to congratulate him, then said with a bitter expression, "Although I've nurtured a trace of internal force, it's still a long way off before I can control it to enhance my fist techniques."

Wang Huan nodded. Chen Sanli's aptitude was already average, and it seemed his comprehension was also mediocre. He then asked, "What about Shanzi?"

"It's so-so. My comprehension isn't very good. I don't know if I can reach the entry level by the end of the month... I wish I had chosen to break through my cultivation back then." Li Shan also shook his head, not very optimistic.

"What about Yangzi?"

"I don't have much confidence right now." Qin Yang's expression was a bit unsightly. He had thought that learning Thunderclap Fist wouldn't be difficult, but he had been repeatedly frustrated lately and hadn't gone to listen to opera for days.

"What about Yuanzi?" Wang Huan saw that the atmosphere had eased and continued to ask.

"I feel pretty good." Gao Yuan said calmly. He wasn't exactly lazy, and after training hard with Xu Yuan for the past few days, he could already control some internal force. He should be able to reach the entry level by the end of the month.

"Brother Xu?"

"It's alright." Xu Yuan said casually on the surface, then he looked at the panel in his mind.

[Skills: Tai Chi Exercise (Major Accomplishment 3%) Stone Platform Stance Practice (Minor Accomplishment 32%) Thunderclap Fist (Entry Level 61%)]
[Aptitude: 8 (Unusual Bone Structure)]

He planned to focus on practicing Thunderclap Fist from now on. After reaching the entry level for the martial skill, he would use it to feed back into refining his Blood Essence and thus break through to the Second Meridian Realm. It shouldn't take too long.

However, this matter was too special. With others not having achieved anything yet, and him having two things within reach, it was naturally inconvenient to speak of it directly.

Hearing this somewhat casual reply, Wang Huan was quite displeased. "What do you mean 'alright'? Why are you always so vague?"

"Who can say for sure they'll succeed with something like this?" Xu Yuan shrugged.

His progress was naturally considered fast, but there was no need to reveal it now, lest it arouse jealousy in others.

After all, with each skill breakthrough in the future, his aptitude would increase. Coupled with sufficient cultivation resources, he would soon surpass them, which would cause quite a stir.

His current ambiguous words made it impossible for others to gauge his depth. Even if others suspected his aptitude in the future, there would be a plausible reason.

Wang Huan shook his head and then asked Xiao Sheng, "What about Xiao Xiao?"

"It's still uncertain." Xiao Sheng wasn't very confident either. Although he was diligent, his comprehension was average.

"What about Xiao Tian?"

Hearing this familiar question, Tian Yang's body trembled, and he quickly said, "I... I feel so-so."

In fact, his aptitude and comprehension were both good, and he had been training hard with Xu Yuan. He was already feeling something.

However, he had suffered greatly from showing off his progress before, so he naturally wouldn't dare to speak carelessly again.

After Wang Huan finished asking everyone, their progress was basically as expected. A moment later, he started talking about some interesting anecdotes, wanting to reignite the dorm's atmosphere.

But seeing that the others were listless after talking about their progress and responded coldly, he also felt discouraged and ended the conversation that started with enthusiasm but ended anticlimactically.

Time flew by, and it was quickly December 22nd.

In the training ground, in the quiet room.

Xu Yuan sank his waist and planted his feet, his upper arm taut like a bow. He threw a punch fiercely, and the descending force was formidable, its residual power not insignificant.

The hot air he exhaled mingled with the cold air, forming a visible white mist. Xu Yuan's finger joints felt hot, and the Blood Essence within his body provided support, circulating continuously.

Suddenly, Xu Yuan's body trembled. His punching movements became more natural and fluid. Each punch and move produced a crisp whistling sound as it cut through the air, and his punching speed increased rapidly, like a swift lightning strike!

The weak internal force within his body was also affected by the momentum of his punch, appearing as an extension of his palm. He struck the ground from a distance, leaving a shallow white imprint.

"Thunderclap Fist has reached the entry level."

Xu Yuan exhaled a long breath, knowing that the Thunderclap Fist he had been diligently practicing for many days had finally reached the entry level.

He opened the panel in his mind to check.

[Skills: Tai Chi Exercise (Major Accomplishment 3%) Stone Platform Stance Practice (Minor Accomplishment 33%) Thunderclap Fist (Minor Accomplishment 1%)]
[Aptitude: 9 (Unusual Bone Structure)]

As expected, the changes above have occurred: Thunderclap Fist - Novice.

"It's this Aptitude... it only increased by one point? This martial art is much harder than the previous exercise."

Xu Yuan saw the Aptitude column, which he paid the most attention to, and the increase was minimal.

"It seems 8 points of Aptitude is a hurdle. Every point gained from now on will be more difficult, but it's acceptable. It's just a matter of quantitative change leading to qualitative change."

The increase in Aptitude is like stacking boxes; the higher you stack, the more difficult it becomes. This also eliminates Xu Yuan's plan to 'grind' Aptitude with other simple skills.

"Thunderclap Fist - Novice. I can also barely control the internal energy cultivated within my body now. It's just that this energy is a bit weak. I'll probably have to rely on Blood Essence growth to 'nurture' it."

Xu Yuan felt the changes after mastering the martial art and rejoiced inwardly.

Only after cultivating internal energy can a Martial Artist truly set themselves apart from ordinary people, able to shatter rocks with their strength, break sturdy wood, and step onto the threshold of the Martial Path.

If he were to break through to the Second Meridian Realm, he could live quite comfortably even in other parts of the Prefecture City.

"Next, I should break through to the Second Meridian cultivation. I imagine only then will this internal energy become truly threatening."

Xu Yuan recalled Zhao Qiusheng's previous move and compared it to his own, realizing the vast difference.

The opponent's Blood Essence accumulation was significantly more than his own.

"So, I cannot afford to be arrogant. I am still far from where I need to be."

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