What the hell are you mumbling about?

"Brother Xu, don't go—I want you to keep whipping me."

Another afternoon rolled around.

Xu Zhiming checked the time. It was about time to go train the Martial Dao Visualization Chart.

He shook off Meng Tian's hand with force.

"Scram, scram, scram. Don't gross me out. I'm going to train the Martial Dao Visualization Chart."

"Once I improve a bit more, I'll let you experience what Rolling Heavenly Thunder feels like for free."

Meng Tian shuddered and shook his head repeatedly.

"Go on, go on. I was wrong, bro."

Xu Zhiming smiled faintly.

Today, he had really cranked up the force. Meng Tian's Vitality had jumped by 0.2 in a single day!

And his Wind Thunder Fist had improved tremendously too.

The only thing that left him a bit unsatisfied was—

Wind Thunder Fist was still stuck at the incomplete seventh layer, unable to crit into the full seventh layer.

Today, he triggered a 1000x Critical Hit, but it only boosted his Vitality by 0.1.

Every time he practiced Wind Thunder Fist, the average crit had already risen to 70x.

Moreover, the training effects of Wind Thunder Fist could stack with Rolling Heavenly Thunder.

Xu Zhiming also understood why Wind Thunder Fist hadn't broken through to the seventh layer.

He had trained in too few martial techniques, making it impossible to draw parallels or borrow insights from similar skills.

Xu Zhiming thought it over—weaknesses had to be patched up.

Once the power of Rolling Heavenly Thunder was exhausted, he'd head to Yunshui Second High School and see if there were any fist-type martial techniques or a fist-practice teacher who could give him pointers.

Xu Zhiming went inside and began training Rolling Heavenly Thunder.

[You diligently practice C-grade Rolling Heavenly Thunder once, triggering a 10x Critical Hit]

[You diligently endure the tempering of thunder, Vitality increases, triggering a 20x Critical Hit, increasing by 0.01]

[...]

Xu Zhiming felt the thunder's tempering effect on his body slowly weakening.

Yesterday, a 10x Critical Hit raised his Vitality by 0.01. Now, he needed a 20x Critical Hit to achieve yesterday's result.

He pulled up his panel and glanced at his Vitality.

[Vitality: 28.22]

It had increased quite a bit from yesterday—the results were still decent.

He had searched around yesterday.

C-grade Rolling Heavenly Thunder cost fifty million to purchase—an absurdly high price.

Rolling Heavenly Thunder was also the Martial Dao Visualization Chart that True King Wind Thunder had cultivated.

It was said to have been created by True King Wind Thunder to improve the talent of later generations.

Precisely because this Visualization Chart could enhance talent, its price was twice that of other Visualization Charts of the same grade.

A flicker of anticipation crossed Xu Zhiming's mind—he wondered if it could raise his talent to Grade B.

Another day passed.

When he left, Xu Zhiming noticed that the light emitted by the humanoid light point had dimmed significantly compared to the first day, and the thunder power within it was less than a third of yesterday's.

"By tomorrow afternoon, I should be able to exhaust all the thunder power."

[Vitality: 28.88]

Xu Zhiming was very satisfied. The rate of Vitality increase was already quite good.

In four hours, he had raised it by over 0.5.

Back in the day, 0.5 Vitality would have taken him three or four months to gain.

Xu Zhiming was very pleased with this improvement.

These past two days, his main focus had been on Coiling Dragon Surging Waves and Rolling Heavenly Thunder.

Rolling Heavenly Thunder improved Vitality Quality, making him stronger in combat, while Coiling Dragon Surging Waves enriched his combat methods.

Another afternoon came.

Meng Tian finished testing his Vitality.

"Your Vitality is 19.03, an increase of 0.3 from the last test."

Crackle.

Meng Tian patted his numb head with a grin, then turned to look at Xu Zhiming, who was still practicing Coiling Dragon Surging Waves.

He asked with some confusion.

"Brother Xu, aren't you going to comprehend Rolling Heavenly Thunder today?"

Xu Zhiming shook his head, his hands not stopping their movements.

"I am going. The thunderous power inside probably won't last three hours. I'll go later."

Meng Tian stared wide-eyed, inwardly quite shocked.

If he remembered correctly, Xu Zhiming had only been training for three days.

Three days to exhaust the power within a C-grade Visualization Chart.

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An ordinary Level 15 martial artist would need six to seven days to exhaust that power.

Even with Xu Zhiming's Wind Thunder Fist Sixth Level and his relatively strong thunder resistance, this speed was still a bit fast.

It was enough to show just how crazily Xu Zhiming trained.

After all, a Level 15 martial artist had at least seventy or eighty points of Vitality.

They all cultivated Martial Dao Visualization Charts, and their Vitality Quality had also improved.

None of them could do it in seven days.

Meng Tian marveled inwardly.

Crazy.

If word got out, the Wind Thunder Martial Hall might even have a Level 40 martial artist from the hall wanting to take Xu Zhiming as a disciple.

Level 40?

Meng Tian sneered inwardly. That was really underestimating Brother Xu.

He remembered that the one who came to replenish the thunder power in the Visualization Chart was a Level 40 martial artist from a big city.

He was really looking forward to seeing that Level 40 martial artist's expression when he found out someone had exhausted the power in a C-grade Visualization Chart in three days.

Just thinking about it amused Meng Tian.

An hour later.

Xu Zhiming left and headed toward the Secret Chamber.

Meng Tian continued practicing Wind Thunder Fist. At most, he could only manage another two hours today.

Too exhausting. His scalp went numb every day, and he felt like even his two brothers had been shrunk by the electricity.

Once he broke through the bloodline shackles in his body, his physique would grow stronger again. It probably wouldn't have much of an impact.

Two hours later.

Meng Tian dragged his exhausted body to the Hall Master's office.

Knock, knock, knock...

"Come in."

Meng Tian pushed the door open and entered, plopping down onto a chair with a long sigh of relief.

"Hall Master Li, I wanted to ask—how long did it take you to comprehend the cultivation method for Rolling Heavenly Thunder?"

Li Tianjian was stunned by the question. What did he mean by that?

"Twice in total. Counting it up, it took exactly six days."

Meng Tian curled his lip.

Sure enough, there was no comparison without harm.

With the same upper-grade talent, Xu Zhiming had comprehended how to cultivate Rolling Heavenly Thunder in two days.

Without comprehending the cultivation method, the power within Rolling Heavenly Thunder drained relatively slowly.

Only by actually drawing the thunder to temper one's Vitality would the consumption accelerate greatly.

Of course.

He had tried using Rolling Heavenly Thunder to temper his Vitality, but the effect on him was very small.

After his Vitality increased to eighteen points, he couldn't make any further progress.

Having a bloodline had its advantages and disadvantages.

Once the shackles within were broken and the bloodline awakened, his Vitality Quality would far surpass that of martial artists at the same level.

If he couldn't break through?

That would be the story of Fang Zhongyong.

"Is there something Young Master Meng wishes to say?"

Meng Tian leaned back in his chair, rubbing the scar on his face.

"Brother Xu—barring any accidents—had already comprehended how to cultivate Rolling Heavenly Thunder by yesterday."

"Of course, I'm more inclined to believe it was already completed the day before yesterday."

The pen in Li Tianjian's hand snapped, white plastic fragments flying out.

His eyes widened as he couldn't help asking.

"Really? How could it be this fast?"

Li Tianjian really wanted to run to the Secret Chamber right now and ask Xu Zhiming if it was true.

As the master of Wind Thunder Martial Hall, besides managing the hall, he could also scout for promising talents for it.

If Xu Zhiming had truly comprehended Rolling Heavenly Thunder within four hours.

He had to report it.

"I wonder if Xu Zhiming can grasp an even deeper fist technique from the three fist demonstration opportunities."

Meng Tian frowned. What did that mean?

Three fist demonstration opportunities?

"Hall Master Li, what the hell kind of riddle are you playing? Spit it out—what's going on?"

Li Tianjian tossed the crushed pen in his hand onto the ground, then casually threw it into the trash bin.

"This is a secret of our Wind Thunder Martial Hall."

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