Humble Origins, Yet Capable of Shattering Stone and Breaking Gold!

[Time required to quickly master the cultivation technique "Sound Location" based on the host's current physical strength: 40 minutes!]

[Energy requirement difficulty: 1]

[Activate quick mastery?]

"Yes!"

The moment the thought landed, the familiar terrifying suction erupted from his stomach again, as if an invisible vortex had formed within his body, madly snatching every bit of energy that could be burned!

After waiting for one minute, until the energy in his stomach was almost depleted, Lu Jue immediately picked up a bowl of still warm Giant Horned Barbarian Beef Soup from the side and gulped it down!

"So fishy!"

The scalding soup slid down his throat and into his stomach. A rough, fishy smell, as if mixed with raw iron and the scent of the wilderness, instantly filled his mouth, severely assaulting his taste buds and almost making him vomit.

Although Giant Horned Barbarians were already being farmed and castrated at the base outside the city, meat with such a mild fishy smell only accounted for one-third of the market and was more expensive.

What he had gotten through a bargain at an extremely low price was clearly wild, uncastrated barbarian beef from the wilderness. Its fishiness made his scalp tingle and his tongue taste bitter!

However, he soon felt it was all worth it.

A warm current, far more refined than Spirit Pig Meat Soup, exploded outwards, instantly counteracting the frantic consumption!

"Such energy density, worthy of Calamity Beast Meat!"

Lu Jue was startled.

With the same amount in a bowl, when he had consumed Spirit Pig Meat last time, the energy was drained in about ten seconds. But the spiritual energy contained in this bowl of Giant Horned Barbarian Beef Soup managed to last for nearly forty seconds!

The effects of Calamity Beast Meat were indeed extraordinary!

Continue!

As bowl after bowl of thick soup was rapidly consumed, streams of scorching spiritual energy surged and circulated through his limbs and bones, triggering deeper changes.

His strength was steadily increasing!

This was definitely not an illusion!

The "Sound Location" cultivation technique only focused on refining the auditory nerves and had almost no effect on the body's Blood Essence.

There was only one answer—this solid increase in strength was the additional benefit brought about by consuming large amounts of Giant Horned Barbarian Beef!

For ordinary people, with limited daily intake and limited energy conversion efficiency, even if they ate Giant Horned Barbarian Beef every day, it would take at least half a month to notice the effects.

But Lu Jue was different. With the panel, he could not only ingest massive amounts of beef in a very short period but also achieve 100% energy conversion efficiency, which drastically amplified and concentrated the already significant strength-boosting effect!

He could clearly feel his body undergoing a visible transformation!

Under the scouring of high-temperature energy, his entire muscle fibers seemed to be repeatedly forged like fine iron, becoming tougher.

A subtle itch and hum emanated from the depths of his bones, and his bone density seemed to be quietly increasing, becoming strong enough to bear more explosive power.

The surging Blood Essence also became hotter and thicker. Each circulation delivered more massive energy, driving the growth of pure physical strength!

As a bovine-type Calamity Beast, Giant Horned Barbarian Beef not only provided a large amount of energy and nutrients, but the spiritual energy it contained had the characteristic of steadily increasing the consumer's strength, a fact long confirmed by countless posts and information online.

Lu Jue chose it precisely for this simple and direct direction of improvement.

His own defense, enhanced by the "Hundred Tough Fat Armor" talent, was already monstrous. Even Instructor Li, who had just entered the Qi Pulse stage, could not injure him with a single punch.

Acquiring a talent that directly increased strength and enhanced explosive power was the top priority for strengthening his combat power at the moment!

On the panel, the progress bar for "Sound Location" advanced at a steady pace.

Time ticked by, and bowl after bowl of soup was consumed. When only the last two bowls of soup remained on the table, the panel's prompt arrived as expected:

[Quick mastery ended!]

[During this quick mastery, you primarily consumed Giant Horned Barbarian Beef, and you obtained the talent: Barbarian Ox Strength lv1!]

[This talent is a growth talent. Continuing to consume bovine or bovine-like meat will cause the talent to improve!]

The moment the prompt sounded, Lu Jue felt his entire body's muscles tighten sharply, as if invisible shackles of power had been abruptly broken!

A sense of power, far more ferocious than before, surged from the deepest part of his body, like a slumbering savage giant ox awakening. Every inch of his flesh and blood was filled with explosive strength!

He instinctively threw a punch—

Woo—!

Where his fist passed, the air was compressed, creating a low whistle! The resulting wind pressure even made the tablecloth in front of him flutter noisily!

"This is Barbarian Ox Strength?!"

Lu Jue looked at his fist, his eyes shooting out brilliant light.

This talent did not simply increase muscle strength or volume but fundamentally optimized the muscle fiber structure, enhancing the power base and the instantaneous burst power!

With a thought, his strength erupted like a volcano, arriving in an instant!

Coupled with the monstrous defense provided by "Hundred Tough Fat Armor" before, Lu Jue had now become a mobile fortress with astonishing offense, defense, and strength!

"Let's test it in combat!"

Lu Jue eagerly walked out of the room and returned to the large tree in the building, the same one on which he had left countless fist marks.

This time, he didn't hold back at all.

The exertion technique of his Perfected Basic Fist Arts was now instinctual. The Blood Essence amplified by his Perfected Basic Body Tempering Exercise and the Barbarian Ox Strength talent roared and surged through his meridians. His two talents, Tough Fist and Hundred Tough Fat Armor, caused his fist to gleam with two imperceptible layers of resilient luster.

He lowered his stance and planted his feet, his center of gravity dropping slightly. His entire aura suddenly transformed, becoming like a primordial behemoth about to pounce!

The muscles in his right arm tightened and bulged like steel wires in an instant, and terrifying power far exceeding anything before gathered madly!

"Hah!"

With a low growl, he unleashed a ferocious punch!

The speed of his fist was so great it even stirred up the wind!

BANG!!!

His fist struck the tree trunk, no longer with a dull thud, but with a heart-stopping, terrifying explosion!

The thick tree trunk, which required two people to encircle, visibly caved inward and twisted at the point of impact. The internal wood fibers let out a series of teeth-grinding groans!

The massive tree trunk was actually snapped in half by that single punch!

The upper half of the crown, laden with countless branches and leaves, slammed down to one side with a tremendous whoosh, kicking up dust and fallen leaves everywhere. The broken end was jagged and monstrous, not at all like something made by human hands, but more like the power of the fangs of some colossal beast!

Lu Jue slowly retracted his fist, standing in place as dust settled on his body. He gazed at the scene of destruction, a scene of almost violent beauty, his chest filled with a surge of heroic spirit.

The power of this punch was fierce and unparalleled, domineering and absolute!

He would return to school tomorrow!

With these iron fists, he would surely make Instructor Li's heart shatter and leave him crawling, unable to rise!

He would shatter the bones of those young masters who viewed commoners as mere dirt, reducing their arrogance to dust!

He would make everyone see clearly!

That even those from humble beginnings could shatter stone and break metal!