Based on the host's current physical strength, the time required to rapidly master the technique "Sound Location": 40 minutes! Energy Requirement difficulty: 1 Activate rapid mastery?
"Yes!"
The instant the thought fell, that familiar, terrifying suction erupted from his stomach again. It was as though an invisible vortex had formed inside his body, frantically snatching every scrap of energy available to burn!
After waiting a minute, just as the energy in his stomach was about to run dry, Lu Jue immediately picked up a bowl of still-warm Giant Horned Barbarian Beef Soup beside him and tipped it down his throat!
"So gamey!"
The scalding broth slid down his throat and poured into his stomach. A rugged, rank flavor, as though mixed with pig iron and the wilds, instantly filled his entire mouth, violently battering his taste buds and nearly making him vomit.
Although Giant Horned Barbarian Bulls were now bred and castrated at bases outside the city, the less-gamey meat accounted for only a third of the market and cost even more.
What he had snapped up at a dirt-cheap price was clearly wild, uncastrated Barbarian Bull meat from the wilderness. It was so gamey that his scalp tingled and his tongue turned bitter!
But soon, he felt that it had all been worth it.
A warm current far purer than Spirit Pig Meat Soup exploded through him, instantly holding back that mad consumption!
"With energy density like this, it truly deserves to be Calamity Beast Meat!"
Lu Jue was startled inwardly.
For the same bowlful, when he had eaten Spirit Pig Meat last time, its energy had been drained in around ten seconds. Yet the Spiritual Energy contained in this bowl of Giant Horned Barbarian Beef Soup held strong for nearly forty seconds!
The effects of Calamity Beast Meat truly were extraordinary!
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As bowl after bowl of thick broth was rapidly consumed, streams of scorching Spiritual Energy surged through his limbs and bones, triggering deeper transformations.
His strength was steadily increasing!
This was absolutely no illusion!
The "Sound Location" technique focused solely on tempering the auditory nerves and had virtually no effect on the flesh, blood, and body.
There was only one answer—the very real growth in strength was the additional benefit brought by consuming large amounts of Giant Horned Barbarian Beef!
For ordinary people, their daily intake was limited, as was their energy conversion efficiency. Even if they ate Giant Horned Barbarian Beef every day, it would take at least half a month before they noticed any effect.
But Lu Jue was different. With the panel, not only could he consume massive quantities of beef in an extremely short time, his energy conversion efficiency was also one hundred percent. This dramatically amplified and condensed the already significant strength-enhancing effect!
He could clearly feel his body undergoing a transformation visible to the naked eye!
Under the wash of high-temperature energy, the muscle fibers throughout his body were like refined iron repeatedly hammered, becoming even tougher.
A faint itch and hum came from deep within his bones. Their density seemed to be quietly increasing, enough to bear even more violent power.
His surging blood and qi also became increasingly scorching and viscous. Every circulation delivered even greater energy, driving the growth of his pure physical strength!
As a bovine-type Calamity Beast, Giant Horned Barbarian Beef could not only provide immense energy and nutrition, but the Spiritual Energy it contained also possessed the property of steadily increasing the eater's strength. This had long been confirmed by countless online posts and documents.
That simple, direct route of improvement was exactly why Lu Jue had chosen it.
With the boost from the Hundred Tough Fat Armor talent, his own defense was already downright monstrous. Even Instructor Li, who had only just entered Force Energy, had been unable to injure him with a single punch.
Obtaining a talent that could directly increase strength and enhance explosive power was the top priority for strengthening his combat ability right now!
On the panel, the progress bar for "Sound Location" advanced steadily.
Time passed second by second. Bowl after bowl of broth went down his throat, and when only the final two bowls remained on the table, the panel's notification arrived as expected:
Rapid mastery complete! During this rapid mastery, you primarily consumed Giant Horned Barbarian Beef. You have gained the talent: Barbarian Ox Strength lv1! This talent is a growth talent. Continue consuming bovine or bovine-type meat, and the talent will improve!
The instant the notification ended, Lu Jue felt every muscle in his body suddenly tighten, as though invisible shackles of strength had abruptly shattered!
A far more violent sense of power than before surged from the deepest part of his body, like a primordial giant ox awakening from its slumber. Every inch of flesh and blood brimmed with explosive force!
He subconsciously threw a punch—
Whoosh—!
The air along the path of his fist was actually compressed into a low, deep howl! The pressure of the wind it stirred even sent the tablecloth in front of him flapping wildly!
"So this is Barbarian Ox Strength?!"
Lu Jue stared at his fist, a sharp gleam bursting from his eyes.
This talent did not simply increase muscle strength or volume. Rather, it fundamentally optimized the structure of his muscle fibers, raising his strength foundation and the output of his instantaneous explosive force!
At a thought, power erupted like a volcano, arriving in an instant!
Combined with the monstrous defense brought by Hundred Tough Fat Armor, Lu Jue had now become a mobile fortress with both offense and defense, wielding astonishing strength!
"Time to try it in real combat!"
Unable to wait any longer, Lu Jue stepped out of his room and returned to the large tree in the building that bore countless marks from his fists.
This time, he had no intention of probing.
The force-generation techniques of perfected Basic Fist Arts had fused into his instincts. The blood and qi enhanced by perfected Basic Body Tempering Exercise and the talent Barbarian Ox Strength roared through his meridians, while the two talents, Tough Fist and Hundred Tough Fat Armor, made his fist glow with two nearly imperceptible layers of toughness.
He sank his waist and planted his stance, lowering his center of gravity slightly. His entire aura suddenly became like a prehistoric beast about to pounce!
The muscles of his right arm instantly twisted tight and swelled like steel cables, as a terrifying force far beyond before wildly gathered!
"Ha!"
With a low roar, he slammed it out without restraint!
His punch was so fast that it even whipped up a gale!
Bang!!!
When his fist struck the trunk, it was no longer a dull impact, but a terrifying explosion that made hearts tremble!
The thick trunk, which required one person to wrap their arms around it, suddenly caved inward and twisted at the point of contact. The wood fibers inside let out a series of teeth-grinding wails!
That enormous trunk was actually blasted clean through at the waist by this single punch!
The upper half of the crown, carrying countless branches and leaves, crashed down to one side with a tremendous howl, kicking up dust and fallen leaves that filled the sky. The broken stump was savage and jagged; it looked nothing like something human strength could accomplish, and more like the might of some giant beast's fangs!
Lu Jue slowly withdrew his fist and stood where he was, letting dust brush across his body. Looking at the scene of destruction before him, almost like an aesthetic of violence, his chest filled with bold, heroic spirit.
The force of that punch was unmatched in its ferocity, utterly domineering!
Tomorrow, he would return to school!
With these iron fists,
He would beat Instructor Li until his courage and soul shattered, until he crawled on the ground unable to rise!
He would beat those young masters who regarded commoners as mere grass until their tendons and bones were crushed and their proud bones turned to dust!
He would make everyone see clearly!
Though born lowly, one could still split stone and shatter gold!
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