In Falling Leaf Forest, at the place where Hua Qiang had slain Tan Guoqiang and the other two, a gaunt man in his thirties, with a black mole on his right cheek and a single hair growing from it, looked at the three corpses with deep wariness.
Tan Guoqiang and the other two had set Hua Qiang up, using him to draw the hatred of the two giant apes and buy themselves time to flee.
Later, Hua Qiang had faced off against the two giant apes and killed both of them single-handedly. Then Tan Guoqiang and the other two shamelessly tried to snatch the spoils, only for Hua Qiang to chop off all three of their heads with a single slash. The entire process had fallen into this man's eyes.
At the time, he had been hidden atop a tree deep within the dense forest.
He had found the actions of those three men rather contemptible, but Hua Qiang's dazzling series of performances afterward had nearly made his eyeballs fall to the ground.
This man was far too powerful!
Only long after Hua Qiang and Mo Yanran had left did he finally climb down from the tree, emerge from the dense forest, and arrive before the three corpses.
His gaze was complicated, and the expression on his face was exceedingly vivid.
In the end, he seemed to make a decision. He placed the three bodies into a Storage Bag, then raced toward the city.
Hua Qiang knew nothing of any of this.
It was precisely because of this man's appearance that Hua Qiang would later encounter much trouble, though he would also reap quite a few benefits.
Sitting in the taxi, Hua Qiang summoned the Void Panel and checked his attributes.
Name: Hua Qiang Age: 18 Talent: Slaughter (Hidden, Activated) Blood Qi: 524.6 Realm: High-Tier Martial Artist Cultivation Method: Brute Ox Strength (Perfect) Combat Skills: Fatal Slash (Perfect), Savage Blade Slash (Perfect), Prediction (Perfect) Weapon: Dark Gold Great Saber Slaughter Points: 3960
Seeing the Slaughter Points, Hua Qiang's heart burned with excitement.
If he put them all into Blood Qi, he would directly cross the peak Martial Artist stage and enter the Martial Master Realm.
He forcibly suppressed the urge to advance. He had only been certified as a Low-Tier Martial Artist yesterday, yet after merely one day, he would become a Martial Master. That pace was far too fast!
If anyone found out, wouldn't they capture him and slice him into pieces?
They would suspect he had obtained some tremendous fortuitous opportunity, covet what he had gained, and bring him enormous trouble.
After thinking it over, he added 100 points to the Blood Qi column.
His Blood Qi immediately became 624.6.
Just as his Blood Qi increased, an aura flashed across his body and vanished in an instant.
That feeling of power filling him left him utterly intoxicated.
The taxi driver in front seemed to sense the change in the person seated behind him. Startled at first, he soon became envious.
This young man was definitely a Martial Artist!
One of the people ordinary folk like them dreamed of becoming.
Hua Qiang got out at the farmers' market near his home. After paying the fare, he went inside and made a grand shopping spree.
There was still some Level One exotic beast meat left in his Storage Bag, rabbits and wild chickens among them. Tonight, he would let his family taste exotic beast meat as well.
At eight in the evening, Ye Bingxue was the first to return home.
Standing at the door, she caught the waves of strange fragrance drifting through the crack and could not help swallowing. She impatiently opened the door and hurried to the table.
When she saw plate after plate of dishes that were perfect in color, aroma, and taste, her mouth fell wide open.
Drool streamed down from the corner of her mouth.
Braised rabbit meat, wild chicken stewed with mushrooms, braised pork trotters, stir-fried fatty intestines in sauce, giant lobsters...
One hearty dish after another lay before her. These were all delicacies she usually loved but could not afford to eat.
Unless it was during a holiday!
"Brother, did you go to the slaughterhouse again today? How much money did you make?"
Ye Bingxue's first thought was that Hua Qiang had gone to the slaughterhouse and made another sum of money, then bought all these delicious ingredients so she could feast again.
Hua Qiang came out of the kitchen carrying a bowl of fragrant soup.
Seeing Ye Bingxue's greedy expression, he could not help smiling.
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"Little sis, go wash your hands. We're getting ready to eat!"
"Brother, wait! Dad and Mom aren't back yet!"
"No need to wait. Once you've washed your hands, they'll be coming through the door."
Hua Qiang's hearing was sharp, and he had long heard Ye Wendao and Liu Li climbing the stairs.
Ye Bingxue obediently ran to the kitchen and washed her hands and face.
When she came back out, she indeed found Dad and Mom standing before the table, staring at the dishes with the same expressions she had worn earlier.
"Son, where did you get the money to buy such good ingredients?"
"This is exotic beast meat. It must have cost quite a lot, right?"
"Dad, Mom, let's eat. This exotic beast meat didn't cost any money."
"What? It didn't cost money? Could someone really have kindly given our family exotic beast meat to eat?"
"Hehe, let's talk while we eat!"
"Oh, right!" As though recalling something, he looked at Ye Bingxue and asked, "Little sis, have you used that Blood Qi Powder? How much is your Blood Qi now?"
The moment Ye Bingxue heard Hua Qiang ask that, she grew excited.
"Brother, my Blood Qi has already reached 162 points. I've passed the threshold for a Low-Tier Martial Artist."
"I'm planning to go for testing tomorrow and see whether I can get certified as a Martial Artist."
"Then I can receive subsidies for the family, or even earn money to improve our lives!"
Hehe!
Hua Qiang laughed twice, then said solemnly, "Congratulations, little sis. After school tomorrow, I'll go with you for your certification and cheer you on."
"With your brother, the god of luck, by your side, you'll definitely succeed in getting certified!"
Hehehe!
"Thank you, Brother. Xue'er will borrow your lucky words. I'll offer you a spoonful of soup!"
The family of four took their seats, and the atmosphere was cheerful.
After taking two bites, Ye Wendao stared fixedly at Hua Qiang, waiting for him to come clean.
Liu Li also looked at Hua Qiang anxiously. They were eager to know what had happened today.
After all, the value of this table of food had already exceeded a month's wages for them!
Their family was not yet in a position to spend money on such food.
Ye Bingxue, meanwhile, ate with complete abandon. The things she wanted to know were surely even more urgent for Dad and Mom than for her.
Seeing the situation, Hua Qiang knew he could not avoid explaining himself. Otherwise, it would be difficult to proceed with moving house and the related matters later.
He reached into his pocket, took out the hexagonal medal symbolizing a Martial Artist's identity, and placed it on the table.
Ye Wendao and Liu Li's eyes widened at once, and a surge of wild joy rose in their hearts.
"Son, is this your medal? You became a Martial Artist?"
Hua Qiang nodded. Before he could speak, Ye Bingxue sprang up from where she sat.
Wow!
"Brother, you're amazing! You actually became a Martial Artist?"
"Oh! Our family has a Martial Artist now! A dragon has emerged from our family!"
The girl could not contain her excitement and began cheering and jumping for joy.
Her voice was so loud that she seemed to wish everyone in the whole building and the entire residential district could hear it.
"Son, when did this happen?"
Hua Qiang smiled. "I got certified yesterday!"
The expressions on Ye Wendao and Liu Li's faces were extremely vivid.
They knew about how severely overweight their son had been before, as well as his low Blood Qi.
Over the past two days, everything seemed to have changed!
This son's temperament had changed, and even his expression, manner, and bearing were different from before.
Most importantly, his Blood Qi had risen, and he had successfully become certified as a Martial Artist.
It showed that his strength and Blood Qi had undergone earth-shaking changes compared with before.
What exactly had happened in between that they did not know about?
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