Dark Medical Technique

Next, Dongfang Yi massaged Gaoxin while introducing the acupoints to him.

"This is the Lingdao Acupoint."

"When your heart aches, you needn't search for heart medicine. The Lingdao Acupoint connects to the heart, so the heart heals itself."

"Here, press it like this. Don't be fooled by its location on the arm. This acupoint allows the heart's qi and blood to flow smoothly. It specifically treats heart conditions and heart pain."

Dongfang Yi explained casually.

Gaoxin had an excellent memory. He remembered everything after hearing it once.

"This is the Quchi Acupoint."

"Flicking the Quchi Acupoint with your thumb can prevent and treat pain in the shoulder, arm, and elbow."

"Additionally, its Five Elements attribute is earth, and it works with the internal organs. Thus, it can clear and purge Yangming, clear damp heat, regulate the qi and blood of the large intestine, regulate the function of the large intestine..."

"Forget it. In short, just remember that it can clear toxins, purify the intestines, and detoxify and beautify the skin."

Dongfang Yi couldn't be bothered to explain too much, so he gave him only a rough overview.

Gaoxin nodded repeatedly. It could relieve pain and detoxify him, too? Got it, got it.

"This is the Jiquan Acupoint."

"It can alleviate symptoms such as chest tightness, heart palpitations, and shortness of breath."

"Here, flick the Jiquan Acupoint like this. Stop when your hand and arm feel numb. It can promote blood circulation."

"If your strength fails you, the Jiquan Acupoint can lend your heart a helping hand. Whenever you feel too weak to do anything, use it."

Upon hearing this, Gaoxin's eyes widened even further.

If your strength failed you, the Jiquan Acupoint could lend your heart a helping hand?

He seemed to be peeking into some sort of secret art, desperately absorbing this knowledge. It was like hearing a great bell, shaking him to his core.

He quickly finished learning all thirty-six acupoints. They could regulate, prevent, and resolve all kinds of bodily ailments and pains, encompassing everything.

Gaoxin was exhilarated. He felt full of energy and sprang directly up from the bed.

Dongfang Yi asked in astonishment, "What are you doing?"

Gaoxin twisted his muscles and bones. "Rest time's over. I'm going to train."

Dongfang Yi scratched his head. "You really only rested for ten minutes? Weren't you barely able to move just now? So you were faking it?"

Gaoxin grinned. "My body's in great shape!"

Dongfang Yi removed the towel and examined him. The medicine had already been fully absorbed. The bruises that had originally covered him had also faded, becoming almost invisible.

He exclaimed in surprise, "Your bodily functions really are excellent. I only massaged you for ten minutes, yet the bruises have already disappeared."

Gaoxin said, "My physical hardware is at the human limit."

As he spoke, he began eating again, wolfing down large chunks of meat.

Dongfang Yi curled his lip. "Are you messing with me? With bodily functions this strong, you don't need me to massage you at all. Just apply the medicine yourself and lie down for a while."

Gaoxin smiled. "Massaging the acupoints makes me recover faster."

"Thanks for teaching me the medical techniques. I can handle things myself from here."

Dongfang Yi left behind the Muscle-generating paste and Baiyao and said, "Then take care of it yourself. I'm going back to rest."

"As for going to the Intermediate Game, let's set it for two days from now."

After the two of them agreed on it, Dongfang Yi left.

Gaoxin trained alone, massaging himself whenever he was injured.

As long as there was food in his stomach, his stamina recovered extremely quickly. Most external injuries healed within ten minutes. It was three times stronger than Sule's secret medicinal bath from before!

After a day passed, Gaoxin had gained several more kilograms.

This was still somewhat less efficient than on the first day, but it had nothing to do with his training. The main issue was the food.

After all, he could only gain muscle weight now, and ordinary meals were far less efficient than meat.

Although he kept eating nonstop, and no one knew how many times they had delivered food to him, he had to eat nine meals a day!

Even Qiao Long, who had initially thumped his chest and said he could eat whatever he wanted, couldn't help talking to Gaoxin. He explained that each squad's food supply was allocated according to a quota based on one hundred people.

Since most squads were not at full strength, they could "draw pay for nonexistent soldiers."

But Gaoxin had eaten so much over the past two days that he had completely consumed Team 09's surplus quota.

Of course, it wasn't impossible to keep feeding him. Team 12 had only a dozen or so people left, leaving a surplus quota equivalent to ninety people. They could ask Dongfang Yi, Meimei, and the others to transfer some of it over.

However, Gaoxin also felt that eating like this wasn't a solution. Besides, the Redemption Squad couldn't afford unlimited meat, and meat, eggs, and milk were scarce.

Thus, in the afternoon, Gaoxin found time to visit Luo Yan.

He took fifty jin of beef, fifty jin of fish, and a basket of eggs from Luo Yan.

"Are you sure this is okay, Luo Yan?" After Gaoxin made his request, Luo Yan had directly stuffed so much food into his hands, leaving him somewhat flustered.

This was all Rou Si's stored food. For a woman who loved eating, wasn't touching her food tantamount to seeking death?

But Luo Yan said, "Don't worry. Just say that I ate it. She said I could eat whatever I wanted. The more I eat, the happier she is."

Gaoxin nodded and told him to take care of himself before leaving with a package containing one hundred jin of food. That would last him a long time.

After returning to the Redemption Squad, Gaoxin continued his Imaginary Training.

Apart from training his muscles, he also made slight progress in his Dark Grappling Technique.

The Silver Hand he fought in his imagination was no longer as vague as before. His moves had evolved from Peter's.

It combined the fighting techniques of Peter, Luo Ban, and the others with Silver Hand's strength and speed.

In other words, the more battle techniques of powerful fighters Gaoxin remembered, the stronger the opponents he imagined could become.

He could even make the Silver Hand in his hallucinations use the Dark Grappling Technique!

It beat him black and blue. That night, Gaoxin lay in the bathtub and fell asleep from sheer mental exhaustion.

After two consecutive days of high-intensity training, Gaoxin discovered that Imaginary Training consumed mental strength.

His body could rely on Wishful Casting Heart and the pseudo-drugs to recover, but his mind became extremely tired, as though something on the level of his soul had been consumed.

Gaoxin wasn't surprised by this. According to his Dark Logic, it was a reasonable phenomenon.

What was the "heart" in Wishful Casting Heart? In essence, it was his own mental strength. He was using his Little Great Spirit to shape his body, rather than relying on external objects.

However, if external objects could help, that would be even better.

After all, in this world, the Physical Laws were the most direct source of power.

If the pseudo-drugs themselves had some effect or were rich in the substances he needed, they would consume far less mental strength, while the effects of the pseudo-drugs would be amplified considerably. It could truly be said that Abandon Sagacity and Discard Wisdom, and the people would benefit a hundredfold!

Conversely, having Sule casually prepare a medicinal bath to stimulate him was too contrived. Even if he used his Dark Logic techniques to make his body produce an effect on its own, the result would be half the effort for twice the outcome, with high consumption and poor effects.

Fortunately, mental strength was infinite.

Yes, infinite.

According to Gaoxin's Dark Logic theory, true mental strength could never be completely exhausted.

It was just that the more he consumed, the greater the effect on his condition. Once it reached a certain level, he might experience Mind Melt and suffer a mental breakdown—in common terms, he would fall into demonic possession.

There was still a way to replenish it. Sufficient sleep could restore it.

Sleep, the most important function of human beings, required seven or eight hours a day. Its reputation was fully deserved.

It didn't merely let the brain rest; it also nourished the consciousness.

If he didn't have time to sleep, stimulating the Jiquan Acupoint or the Lingdao Acupoint would work, too. If his strength failed him, the Jiquan Acupoint could lend his heart a helping hand.

In addition, there were several acupoints that could "calm the heart and soothe the spirit" or "refresh the mind and awaken the brain." They could also connect directly to the soul, using reverse physical stimulation to shape and cultivate the mind.

This was the Dark Medical Technique, or the Dark Acupuncture Technique, that Gaoxin had learned from Dongfang Yi and derived through deductions based on the principles of Dark Logic.

For now, that was all he could do.

According to Gaoxin's deductions, relying on reverse stimulation from the body was far less effective than seeking inward.

If he wanted stronger mental strength and faster recovery, his next step was to imagine the appearance of the Great Holy Spirit and understand its state. Even grasping just a little would do.

Yes, although he had confirmed the existence of the Great Holy Spirit through a series of phenomena and proofs, he still didn't know what form it actually took.

It was like how humans had known of black holes for a long time, yet had to expend tremendous effort before they could finally see one.

The next day.

Gaoxin slept in a little longer before getting up to train.

He was full of energy. He also found time to visit Luo Yan, but Rou Si was home this time, so he had no chance to make contact.

After returning to the Redemption Squad, he found Liu Xu.

"Liu Xu, I need you to do me a favor."

"Brother, what is it? Just tell me."

Gaoxin took Liu Xu to Rou Si's house and pointed at the fat cloth doll hanging above. "You don't need to go into the game. Just keep an eye on this place every afternoon."

"As soon as you see this doll being taken away, and I'm at the squad headquarters, notify me immediately."

"Okay, Brother!" Liu Xu readily agreed.

After entrusting Liu Xu with observing Rou Si's movements, Gaoxin was able to focus on his special training.

In the end, on the day he was scheduled to enter the game, he reached a body weight of one hundred kilograms.

His strength reached exactly three hundred kilograms, while his Violent Punch reached five hundred kilograms—the might of half a ton.

Even his height had increased. He seemed to have shot up another two centimeters.

When everyone gathered, he was radiant and imposing. Everyone was astonished by the change in his physique.

"What happened? Why do you look taller? And you've gotten so much bulkier." Dongfang Yi poked his muscles.

Gaoxin smiled. "Dongfang Yi, you said that frequently massaging the Thirty-six Acupoints would reduce illness and make a person younger. It really works."

"I feel like I've gone through a second growth spurt."

Dongfang Yi rolled his eyes. "What the hell is a second growth spurt?"

"It's only been a few days, and you've already gotten this much bulkier? Did you take steroids?"

Gaoxin spread his hands. "I have Luo Yan to thank for that. He let me eat well, which is why I was able to grow so strong."

Everyone was stunned. Eating well was all it took?

But Gaoxin really had been eating like crazy every day, and no one knew why he had such a huge appetite.

Gaoxin simply pinned it on Luo Yan.

No one thought much of it. After all, Rou Si was famous for being a fattening fiend. She would grab people and inject them with growth hormones at the drop of a hat. Luo Yan had fallen into her hands and gained two hundred and fifty jin in a single day. How terrifying was that?

Compared to that, Gaoxin's case was insignificant. They guessed that Luo Yan had given Gaoxin the fattening drugs he didn't want to take, which happened to help Gaoxin gain weight.

Combined with his mad training day and night, it had shaped his body well. He wasn't bloated, and most of the weight he had gained was muscle.

At that moment, Gaoxin was 182 centimeters tall and weighed one hundred kilograms. His muscles were evenly defined, and even his bearing had become resolute.

Compared to when he had first arrived on the island, he was practically a different person.

P.S. Sorry.