Fusion Rate 5% (Please Follow)

Chapter 31 Fusion Rate 5% (Please Follow)

Inside the Independent Martial Arts Room

"Ding!"

"50,000 Xia Guo Bi has been received in WeiXin!"

Lin Qi looked at the 50,000 Xia Guo Bi Yang Lei had transferred to him through WeiXin, feeling refreshed.

"Yang Lei was utterly humiliated this time. He didn't want to see us, so he could only transfer the money through WeiXin." Jiang Tao grinned beside him.

"But, Qi Ge, you've finally avenged Yang Lei's previous provocation."

Lin Qi efficiently changed into his Martial Arts Uniform and swallowed a Qi and Blood Capsule. "If someone has wronged me, I'll definitely settle the score. No one is an exception."

"Yang Lei is only ranked forty-ninth in the grade. Beating him isn't anything to be proud of. Hurry up and train; there isn't much time left until the Monthly Exam."

"Got it, Qi Ge!" Jiang Tao quickly got moving as well.

"Whew~"

After speaking, Lin Qi stood in a corner, adjusted his breathing, and began practicing Tiger Form Fist.

His body stood firm as Bedrock. He began with the San Ti Stance, an invisible aura emanating from his body.

The tiger's force of striking in a heap originated from the hips and tailbone. When the fist flowed smoothly, clear qi could rise; when it moved against the flow, turbid qi could not descend, and the Governing Vessel would be obstructed...

Ever since Tiger Form Fist had broken through to Major Achievement, Lin Qi could feel his fist technique flow smoothly whenever he practiced. Driven by the technique, the muscles throughout his body underwent intense exertion.

Every move of the fist technique had become instinctive to his body. At times, he was like a fierce tiger descending the mountain; at times, like an enraged tiger leaving the forest; at times, like a hungry tiger seizing a sheep...

Bang bang bang!!

Crisp cracks rang out from his body.

Lin Qi felt scorching hot and unbearably numb all over. The medicinal power of the Qi and Blood Capsule he had taken rapidly transformed into qi and blood. The qi and blood rose from his lower dantian through his arms to his elbows, surging to his fingertips and filling the ends of his tendons.

It was too hot!

Lin Qi continued punching, one round after another, his control over the fist technique constantly improving.

His qi and blood were also madly tempering the muscles in his body.

His qi and blood were rapidly increasing.

[Training in progress. Proficiency in "Tiger Form Fist" has greatly increased. Fist Technique +2%]

[Tiger Form Fist has broken through. Your qi and blood value has broken through. Qi and Blood Value +0.1]

...

[Qi and Blood Value: 6.9→7.0]

[Fist Technique: First Order 98%→Second Order 1%]

...

As Jiang Tao watched Lin Qi's figure, he seemed, in a daze, to see Lin Qi transform into a fierce tiger.

It walked toward him from afar, its body growing larger and larger, its tiger eyes becoming clearer and clearer, until it opened its bloodstained maw and let out a tiger's roar.

"Roar~"

Jiang Tao shook his head and looked again, but there was nothing there. Everything just now seemed like an illusion.

"Qi Ge, did your Fist Technique break through to the Second Order?"

Jiang Tao asked in surprise.

Lin Qi withdrew his fists. Steam rose from his entire body, and sweat poured down like rain. He nodded. "It broke through!"

"It really broke through. I only reached the Second Order not long ago, and your Fist Technique realm is already about to catch up to mine."

Jiang Tao was shocked.

Lin Qi shook his head. "Although our Fist Technique is close, my qi and blood value and weapon skills are still far behind."

His qi and blood value had only just broken through 7.0, while Jiang Tao had already broken through 8.0 during the assessment.

Jiang Tao sighed. "Qi Ge, your progress has become more and more outrageous lately. The pressure on me is enormous."

"No, I need to work harder too."

With that, he threw himself wholeheartedly into martial arts training.

Lin Qi clenched his fists. His Fist Technique had broken through the First Order and reached the Second Order, and his control over his body was now entirely different.

The First Order of Fist Technique was the foundation, while the Second Order was mastery. It required fully drawing out the strength of the large muscle groups.

After saying that, he took the Training Spear from the wall and began practicing his Spear Technique.

"Swish swish~"

The long spear in his hand suddenly whirled, spiraling as it stabbed out like lightning.

The long spear tore through the air, ripping apart the wind and producing wave after wave of piercing whistles.

"After Tiger Form Fist broke through to the Second Order, my control over my body has greatly improved. Using the Mountain Shattering Spear Technique has become much easier."

Lin Qi was delighted. With a thought, the muscles throughout his body connected and exerted force together as he wielded the spear, as if some kind of obstruction had been removed.

It was also like adding lubricant to a machine, making it run more smoothly.

"Swish swish~"

At the same time, his Spear Technique became increasingly fluid, like flowing clouds and running water, while his Movement Technique also grew more nimble.

[Your control over your body has improved. Proficiency in Mountain Shattering Spear Technique has greatly increased. Spear Technique +2%]

[Your control over your body has improved. Proficiency in Movement Technique has greatly increased. Movement Technique +2%]

[Spear Technique: First Order 82%→84%]

[Movement Technique: First Order 73%→75%]

...

Half an hour later, Lin Qi stopped. His gaze fixed on the Panel, and the corners of his mouth curled upward.

"Teacher was right. The higher one's Fist Technique realm, the stronger one's control over the body's muscles, which helps improve weapon skills."

"But..."

His happiness lasted only a moment before an intense wave of exhaustion surged into his mind. Lin Qi walked over and sat down, picking up a towel to continuously wipe away his sweat.

His arms were exhausted, his muscles ached, and intense fatigue enveloped every part of his body.

"Glug glug~"

He picked up a bottle of Energy Drink and gulped it down. Before long, it was empty.

"Whew~"

Lin Qi breathed deeply, recovering his strength as he fell into thought.

"My training time is still too short."

After entering his final year of high school, Lin Qi increasingly felt that there was never enough time to practice martial arts.

He wanted more time to train, but his body could not take it. Once he entered a fatigued state, his efficiency would drop drastically.

Especially the soreness in his muscles—it could not be completely eliminated.

Wealthy families had Healing Pods to relax their bodies and ease their muscles. They could even regularly hire massage therapists to loosen their tendons and promote circulation.

Poor people like them could not do that. They could only rely on themselves to relax, or use a Fascia Blade to loosen their muscles.

He looked at the Panel.

[Name: Lin Qi]

[Template: Erlang True Lord · Yang Jian]

[Fusion Rate: 4.9%]

"Just a little more. If the Fusion Rate breaks through 5%, then as my tendons, bones, skin, and flesh transform, my body will also be able to relax."

Every time, Lin Qi relied on increasing his Fusion Rate to recover from his body's fatigue.

The only regret was that he had not gained an ability like Stomach Enhancement. Each increase in Fusion Rate had merely improved his body's innate foundation and comprehension.

"I wonder if reaching 5% will bring any changes?"

"If I have better energy and recovery, my martial arts will improve even faster."

At that thought, a sharp glint seemed to flash through Lin Qi's eyes.

At eleven that night,

Lin Qi returned home to complete silence.

He quietly returned to his bedroom and placed a white wooden board behind the door, blocking the entrance.

It was a Soundproofing Board he had bought, capable of effectively blocking noise.

Old Mom, Fang Huiyi, suffered from neurasthenia and could not bear loud sounds. Lin Qi had bought several for her bedroom and kept one for himself.

They were not cheap either—one thousand per board—but he felt they were worth it.

In the future, he would cure Old Mom's illness and let the whole family move into a huge villa.

"Whew~"

He set down his backpack, moved his tired body, and began stance training, placing both feet into the footprints.

He adjusted his breathing and quickly entered the state.

His head was straight and his gaze level; his qi was calm and his breathing even; his body was upright and properly aligned; his shoulders were relaxed and his elbows held horizontal; his armpits were completely hollow; his elbows bent as if embracing a ring...

In a short while, his body began trembling involuntarily. His spine, like a Dragon Bone, propped him up as qi and blood emerged from it and flowed among the major muscle groups.

His body grew hot, and waves of numbness flooded through him.

"Inhale~"

"Exhale~"

No one knew how much time passed before the Panel began to change.

[After a grueling training session, Panel Fusion Rate +0.1%]

[Template: Erlang Shen · Yang Jian]

[Fusion Rate: 4.9%→5.0%]

...

"It's reached 5%!!"

Lin Qi suddenly opened his eyes and quickly rose from the ground.

The next second, he felt a mysterious power surge into his body from an unknown place.

A new transformation had begun!