A Sense of Unexplained Superiority!

The first day after the wager was established, Fang Chen still arrived at the martial arts school early and immediately began practicing.

Slowly, the other disciples also arrived.

Recently, Fang Chen had become the focus of the entire martial arts school, so after entering, the disciples couldn't help but glance at him.

Then, like the onlookers in past lives, they happily discussed something. Fang Chen couldn't hear clearly and didn't pay much attention.

He continued to focus on his training.

Only by practicing diligently would the panel grant him proficiency!

So, regardless of the situation, As soon as he started practicing martial arts, Fang Chen would enter a state of intense focus, not easily influenced by external matters.

Because he knew that the Proficiency Panel was his greatest reliance.

When Wang Yanshan arrived, he also glanced at Fang Chen dismissively.

His mind was filled with where he would start beating Fang Chen after six days.

Next came Qin Yun.

His first reaction upon seeing Fang Chen was pity.

He had once considered investing in this junior brother, Fang, but he never expected things to turn out this way.

In Qin Yun's eyes, Fang Chen would most likely be crippled in six days, losing all his investment value.

He shook his head and sighed softly. Fate was unpredictable; perhaps this was junior brother Fang's destiny.

Yang Hua also arrived at the martial arts school early today.

He looked at Fang Chen with a heart full of sighs. Yang Hua felt a special connection towards senior brother Fang, whose family background and status were similar to his own.

He hoped Fang Chen would do well, change his identity and status, and escape poverty.

At the same time, he didn't want Fang Chen to do too well, otherwise, it would make him, who also came from a poor background, seem useless.

Now, Yang Hua's heart was filled only with sighs.

With his above-average aptitude, he had already received sponsorship from a wealthy merchant and should completely escape poverty in the future.

Yet, senior brother Fang, with his middling aptitude, had fallen into such a situation.

Yang Hua felt a sense of misfortune and secretly made a decision.

"If senior brother is truly crippled, and I happen to be able to help, I will offer him some assistance."

Yang Hua didn't know why he felt this way.

He just couldn't bear to see Fang Chen, who came from a similar poor background, in such a predicament, as if he were seeing another possible outcome for himself.

Fang Chen was completely unaware of Yang Hua's thoughts.

If he had known, he probably would have thanked Yang Hua.

After all, in this world, it was rare for someone like Yang Hua to possess such empathy for others.

Although Fang Chen didn't actually need pity.

Fang Chen focused on practicing his fist techniques, his proficiency steadily increasing. This was the source of his confidence.

[Tiger Subduing Fist Proficiency +1]!

Song Ming arrived at the martial arts school then. He deliberately walked closer to Fang Chen.

As he passed by, he whispered, "Just seeking attention, nothing more."

Fang Chen coldly glanced at this idiot.

Song Ming had superior aptitude and would likely be able to break through to the second realm. His strength far surpassed Fang Chen's current level.

Furthermore, the Song family held too much prestige in Baihe County, and he couldn't afford to provoke them easily right now.

Fang Chen silently took note. When he was strong enough to defeat him, he would slap him four times!

After jotting it down in his mental notebook, Fang Chen continued to practice the Tiger Subduing Fist.

After a period of time, he finished another round.

[Tiger Subduing Fist Proficiency +1]!

The morning passed quickly. Fang Chen had been diligently practicing martial arts.

However, he could occasionally hear the discussions of some disciples, naturally about him.

They were like mosquitoes, buzzing in his ear from time to time.

But as their discussions increased, Fang Chen gradually became immune to their sonic attacks, merely continuing his practice, completely unfazed.

Indeed, grinding experience made me addicted! No one can stop me from grinding experience!

Time flowed rapidly, and the afternoon was also drawing to a close.

In the evening, the merchant came to find Yang Hua again.

The merchant was very satisfied with Yang Hua's recent progress in martial arts and wanted to invite Yang Hua to Drunken Fragrance Tower for a meal again.

As the merchant and Yang Hua chatted casually, the merchant suddenly asked Yang Hua, "How is your senior brother, Fang Chen, progressing these days?"

He asked this simply to see if people with similarly mediocre aptitude would be any different.

If Fang Chen was doing better than he himself had back then, the merchant would feel unbalanced.

If Fang Chen's progress was also slow, the merchant would feel comforted.

This way, he could tell himself that mediocre aptitude truly prevented one from breaking through, rather than his own failures being due to other reasons.

In fact, the merchant had always been bothered by his failure to break through back then.

Therefore, he was very happy to see Fang Chen doing poorly, so that he wouldn't seem too useless in retrospect.

People always liked to compare themselves, especially with those in similar situations.

Upon hearing the question, Yang Hua recounted recent events one after another.

When he heard that Fang Chen had achieved initiation in just one day, the merchant was dumbfounded. He had never expected Fang Chen's comprehension to be so high!

Feelings of regret and disappointment immediately surged within him.

He regretted not choosing to sponsor Fang Chen back then! It was a real loss!

He was disappointed that, despite having similarly mediocre aptitude, how could he be so different from Fang Chen!

The mixture of these two emotions made the merchant's face show an extremely complex expression.

Yang Hua, however, wasn't thinking that much. He continued to talk about the conflict between Fang Chen and Wang Yanshan.

The merchant felt a bit choked up, but he still listened carefully to Yang Hua's explanation.

When the merchant heard that Fang Chen had actually dared to make such a bet, his mood instantly brightened considerably!

Regret and disappointment vanished completely, leaving only schadenfreude!

How could Fang Chen dare to be so arrogant?!

Had he forgotten that his aptitude was mediocre?!

At this moment, the merchant felt incredibly fortunate. He patted Yang Hua on the shoulder, "Fortunately, fortunately, I chose you back then."

"This Fang Chen truly doesn't know his limits, he has no idea how difficult it is for someone with mediocre aptitude to break through!"

"If that weren't the case, why would I have failed to break through back then!"

"It's a good thing I didn't choose him, otherwise I would have lost out big time!"

Yang Hua frowned slightly, not expecting the merchant to react this way.

But what the merchant said was indeed the truth, and Yang Hua couldn't refute it.

He sighed softly, feeling unfortunate for Fang Chen once again.

The merchant smiled and glanced around at the many disciples of the martial arts school, not knowing which one was Fang Chen.

At this moment, he secretly made a decision.

On the day the bet was due to expire, he planned to come over!

Not for any other reason than to witness Fang Chen's downfall.

Just like him, with mediocre aptitude, seeing Fang Chen doing worse than himself would give the merchant a sense of superiority!

So, he had to come and join the fun, to properly witness Fang Chen's embarrassing situation!