Stat Points, Muscles and Bones Ringing in Harmony!

Lingquan City, as the provincial capital of Dongming Province, was one of the few major cities in the country that remained untouched by the ravages of war after the Abyss invasion.

It had served as a temporary capital for a few years in the early days until the new Imperial Capital was rebuilt.

Because of this, compared to other famous cities that were rebuilt on their original sites or relocated, it retained many symbols of the old era, such as... the urban villages.

The apartment the siblings rented was located in a place within the urban village that could barely be called a "commercial street."

The small, dilapidated building facing the street had three floors. It was very, very old, with large patches of its exterior wall peeling off, and even the red bricks inside had turned oxidized and black.

The first floor of the small building was rented out to merchants to open a supermarket, the second floor was occupied by the landlady, Grandma Wang, and the small attic added to the top floor belonged to Li Wei and Li Cheng.

To avoid disturbing each other, the original indoor staircase on one side was sectioned off, forming a narrow, independent stairwell that faced the street directly.

Climbing to the third floor in the dark, Li Wei held Li Cheng with one arm and used the other to turn the key to open the door.

As soon as the old anti-theft door creaked open, the familiar musty smell of water-soaked wall plaster wafted out.

She turned on the ceiling light, which was missing its lampshade, and looked at the small, dilapidated room less than twenty square meters in size, Li Wei grinned

You see, the Vitality during the Blood Nourishing stage for a Quasi-Martial Artist is much more significant than during their time as a formal Martial Artist.

It represents talent, it represents the future!

With a Vitality Value of 60, one could choose to break through and become a formal Martial Artist. However, such Martial Artists would find it incredibly difficult to reach the intermediate ranks, let alone become a Master. They would essentially be stuck in the lower three ranks for their entire lives.

Once the Vitality Value reaches 70, the entire body's Muscles and Bones Ring in Harmony. Breaking through at this point not only ensures a smooth progression through the lower three ranks but also makes the bottleneck of the intermediate ranks less challenging, even making Master a possibility.

The lowest admission standard for China's top three Martial Arts Universities is a Vitality Value of 70 during the Martial Arts Examination.

As for what comes after, the Minor Perfection at Vitality Value 80, Great Perfection at 90, and the Dao-Approaching Body at 99, these were purely urban legends for Li Wei, a graduate who barely scraped by at an ordinary martial arts high school.

Li Wei looked at the System panel, a smile spreading across her face. She never thought she'd have a day where she'd become a "legend."

"Deep Blue, keep adding points!"

Crack, crack, crack, crack!

Her Vitality surged all the way to 69!

[Abyss Essence: 197]

Li Wei's fair skin suddenly flushed a deep red, her still-damp long hair moving without wind. The remaining water droplets quickly evaporated and dissipated.

Then, 70!

This time, 30 points of Essence were consumed!

Instantly, it felt as if something within her shattered.

Boom, boom, boom—!

Starting from her tailbone, twenty-six cracking sounds, like snapping bowstrings, erupted.

Following that were the ringing sounds of her bones clashing like swords and sabers, accompanied by the mournful cries of her major tendons tearing and reshaping.

"Ah—!"

Li Wei's forehead veins bulged, and she curled into a ball. The intense pain made her cry out involuntarily.

"Wei..."

A weak call came from behind the bed curtain, but Li Wei's suppressed whimpers were the only response.

A few seconds later, the curtain gap opened, revealing Li Cheng's small head.

He watched Li Wei, whose body was constantly emitting explosive sounds, and saw beads of sweat mixed with dirty blood seeping from her pores.

Li Cheng, who had been full of worry moments ago, suddenly froze. His expression flickered through several changes before settling into one of astonishment.

His little eyes looked as if he were seeing an alien.

"M-Muscles and Bones Ringing in Harmony? Li Wei, have you been reincarnated as an Immortal Emperor?"