Sure enough, he was a masochist

Xu Zhiming's whole body went numb. Thunderbolt coursed through him, as if even his soul were trembling.

At the same time, he heard a series of cracking sounds.

You diligently endured the tempering of thunderbolt, triggering a 10x Critical Hit. Vitality increased by 0.01.

Xu Zhiming froze for a moment, then touched his head.

Good stuff. It could even raise his vitality.

His gaze fell on the light point. There was still plenty of thunderbolt power inside; it should be enough to electrocute him several hundred more times.

After two days of bitter cultivation, his vitality had risen to twenty-seven points and could no longer increase.

It had clearly reached the limit of the incomplete seventh level of Wind Thunder Fist.

He would see whether he could raise his vitality to thirty points.

Next.

Xu Zhiming continuously used Wind Thunder Fist to draw out the thunderbolt power within the light point.

Fortunately, he already had a buzz cut, so he did not end up with every hair standing on end.

"Hiss, hiss..."

Xu Zhiming understood why Meng Tian cried out while enjoying the electric shocks.

So the feeling of vitality rising bit by bit after being electrocuted was this wonderful.

Xu Zhiming did not keep drawing on the power of the humanoid light point to cultivate Rolling Heavenly Thunder.

He vaguely sensed that after cultivating Rolling Heavenly Thunder, using thunderbolt power to temper his vitality would work even better.

You diligently cultivated C-Class Rolling Heavenly Thunder once, triggering a 20x Critical Hit.

Bit by bit, he accumulated progress.

Three hours later.

Xu Zhiming felt mentally exhausted, and his concentration began to slip.

He did not choose to stop. Instead, he continued.

Because he felt that the first level of Rolling Heavenly Thunder was almost complete.

You cultivated C-Class Rolling Heavenly Thunder once, triggering a 50x Critical Hit.

Another hour passed.

A brilliant gleam burst from Xu Zhiming's eyes. He had finally broken through.

With the help of the 50x Critical Hit, C-Class Rolling Heavenly Thunder had finally reached the first level.

C-Class Rolling Heavenly Thunder was divided into four levels.

The first level could improve Vitality Quality by thirty percent, the second by fifty percent, the third by one hundred percent, and the fourth by two hundred percent.

This kind of tempering could stack with the six-and-a-half levels of vitality enhancement.

He pulled up his status panel.

Host: Xu Zhi'an

Level: Nine

Vitality: 27.13 (1.3)

Mental Power: 1.08

Martial Skills: D-grade Wind Thunder Fist (Seventh Level), D-grade Coiling Dragon Surging Waves

Martial Dao Visualization Chart: C-grade Rolling Heavenly Thunder (First Level)

Xu Zhiming nodded in satisfaction. The panel had changed.

He rubbed his heavy head.

He noticed the two new entries on the panel.

He was not surprised by the Martial Dao Visualization Chart entry, but why had Mental Power suddenly appeared?

Could it be that Rolling Heavenly Thunder also had the effect of tempering one's mind?

Or was it the effect of that humanoid light point?

Still, an increase in Mental Power brought him nothing but benefits. He could add a little more time to his daily martial arts training.

Xu Zhiming rubbed his head. He would come earlier tomorrow morning.

And with his Vitality Quality at 1.3 times, if one looked only at vitality, he was no weaker than a Level 11 Martial Artist.

Most Level 11 Martial Artists had just over thirty points of vitality.

Together with the more than twofold increase in combat power from Wind Thunder Fist, Chen Ge probably would not be his match—even some Level 13 or Level 14 Martial Artists might not be.

Xu Zhiming searched around the wall of the Training Room.

There was a switch, with the word "Switch" written on it.

He took out his phone, preparing to check his messages.

Today, Teacher Zhang Wei and the others had gone to Yunshui Second High School to report in.

He took out his phone.

The screen did not light up.

Xu Zhiming pressed the power button, but there was still no response.

All at once, he thought of something.

When he had first been electrocuted earlier, he had vaguely heard a sound.

His phone had honorably retired.

Xu Zhiming glanced at it.

The transparent plastic case that had come free with the phone had already turned a dull yellow.

Two and a half years.

It was time to replace it.

Now he understood why there was nothing inside the Training Room. Everything would get fried.

Xu Zhiming touched his nose.

The moment he opened the door.

Meng Tian saw Xu Zhiming looking at his phone, and the corners of his mouth lifted.

"Hahaha... Brother Xu, you didn't forget to take your phone out, did you?"

Xu Zhiming's eyes narrowed, and electric light flashed through them.

Bzzz...

Meng Tian's mouth twitched, his pupils turning white.

He sensed that something was wrong.

This current seemed fiercer than it had been in the afternoon.

Could Xu Zhiming have already cultivated Rolling Heavenly Thunder to the first level so quickly?

He knew Xu Zhiming's Vitality Quality was about the same as his.

The power of a martial skill was not only related to one's level of mastery, but also to one's Vitality Quality.

Xu Zhiming's Wind Thunder Fist had already reached the sixth level. It was impossible for it to go another step further.

Other than a stronger Vitality Quality, there was no other explanation.

Meng Tian admired Xu Zhiming even more.

This comprehension was far beyond his own.

But he was even more excited.

The stronger Xu Zhiming became, the faster his vitality would break through to twenty points.

The stronger, the better. He even wished Xu Zhiming could rise to Level 20 right now and whip him ruthlessly.

"Again."

Xu Zhiming raised an eyebrow.

Sure enough, Meng Tian was a masochist. Even after being electrocuted, he enjoyed it immensely.

After returning home.

Xu Zhiming held the latest Huawei M1080 model Meng Tian had given him.

He turned on the phone and inserted the card.

After a series of operations, he saw quite a few messages.

Zhang Wei: Xu Zhiming, you should stay away for the time being. Principal Zhao Deyun said the money would be transferred to your card.

Zeng Hao: Xu Zhiming, someone wants to use their higher vitality to seize your Training Room. You should stay away for the time being.

A flash passed through Xu Zhiming's eyes.

Someone wanted to take his Training Room?

He remembered that Zhao Deyun had promised him an exclusive Training Room.

He had said it would take some time to coordinate before they could secure it.

It looked like this had infringed on some people's interests.

He would visit Yunshui Second High School in a few days.

But before that, he needed to ask Meng Tian.

"Meng Tian, what are the vitality levels of the top ten at Second High?"

Very quickly.

Meng Tian sent Xu Zhiming a file.

"This is our school's enrollment reward list. It includes each student's martial skill cultivation progress and vitality."

Xu Zhiming opened the file and examined it.

"First place: Feng Li. Fifty points of vitality, a Level Ten Martial Artist. Two D-grade martial skills at their highest level."

"Second place: Wang Ma. Forty-three points of vitality, a Level Twelve Martial Artist. One D-grade martial skill at its highest level."

"Third place: Qiu Zhenghua. Fifty-two points of vitality, a Level Twelve Martial Artist. Cultivates one C-grade Martial Skill and one C-grade Martial Dao Visualization Chart."

"..."

After reading it, Xu Zhiming was astonished.

Yunshui Second High School truly was formidable. Their first-place student was a Level Ten Martial Artist with fifty points of vitality.

When breaking from Level Nine to Level Ten, if one's vitality exceeded twenty points, it would double.

This only happened once—only upon breaking through a whole-numbered tenth level.

If one broke through by taking medicinal agents such as vitality pills, their vitality would only be a little over the ordinary twenty points.

Yunshui Second High School's first-place student was indeed a Level Ten Martial Artist with fifty points of vitality. Though his vitality was lower than that of the third-place student, his strength was formidable.

Moreover, he had two D-grade martial skills at their highest level. His combat power was considerably higher than Xu Zhiming's.

Xu Zhiming's gaze settled on the third-place student.

Fifty-two points of vitality, yet he was not a match for the second-place student with forty-seven points of vitality.

A C-grade Martial Skill.

There were not many people in Cloud Water City who possessed C-grade Martial Skills.

Generally speaking, C-grade Martial Skills would not be listed so casually. They were usually a student's trump card.

Then the answer was as plain as the nose on one's face: he was from the Qiu Family of Cloud Water City.

Most likely, this person was not involved because of the Training Room.

After thinking it over, Xu Zhiming felt that this guess was highly likely.

For the time being, he had no intention of going to Yunshui Second High School.

Once he had used up the power inside the humanoid light point and raised his vitality, then he would go have a look at Yunshui Second High School.

Judging by his current strength, he felt there was still some gap between his combat power and Qiu Zhenghua's, though perhaps it was only a small one.

If he got injured in battle, he did not want those injuries to affect his martial arts training progress.

Unless necessary, he preferred battles that crushed all resistance like withered branches and rotten wood.