Tearing Up the Ticket, the Train Arrives! Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound! No One Can Take My Uesugi-kun Away!

Since what followed was an exchange and discussion of cultivation, and thus serious business, Uesugi Tetsu did not hold back.

He quickly removed his thin short sleeves, revealing a lithe body with abundant muscle as if cast from refined steel, yet not so overbuilt that it would hinder his explosiveness or speed.

The next moment, a pair of icy fingers had already climbed up from behind.

The fingertips skimmed over him, touching and kneading every muscle with the precision of a surgical knife.

As she felt him up, Ririko exclaimed, "My, my... this skin and flesh, and this complicated circulation of internal power... Impressive, impressive."

Uesugi Tetsu was just about to speak when Ririko's face popped out from beside him and she nodded cheerfully.

"It's both good-looking and practical."

"So could you stop playing around..."

"I'm not playing around. I'm feeling the strength of Uesugi-kun's body... Hmm, even though my progress in the Corona Breathing Technique is ahead of yours, I'm completely inferior to you in pure physical strength."

"At least two or three times weaker, I'd say."

As she spoke, the fingertips that had been drifting like a breeze descended, and both of Ririko's palms were already pressed against Uesugi Tetsu's ribs.

The sudden softness and chill made Uesugi Tetsu's breathing pause slightly. Then he heard Ririko's calm voice from behind.

"Don't move. Next, I'm going to feel your other powers."

She closed her eyes and spoke gently. "I need a concrete understanding of all your powers before I can begin teaching you Embrace Dan Sit Crotch, don't I?"

That was indeed the case.

Uesugi Tetsu therefore withdrew his internal-power circulation and lowered all his guard, allowing Ririko to do as she pleased.

Soon, he felt an extremely faint yet exceptionally pure "qi" flow from Ririko's palms and casually