Is This Really Below-Average Bone Structure?

Fang Chen wolfed down the meat pie, never expecting the martial arts school's food to be this good.

The pie was filled with minced meat and all sorts of vegetables, and it tasted delicious.

After eating his fill, Fang Chen rested briefly before preparing to continue his training.

Just then, he suddenly saw Wang Yanshan walk in with a new disciple.

"Another new disciple? Is today some special day? Everyone's rushing to come today."

Everyone in the martial arts school looked toward Fang Chen and the new disciple.

The new disciple naturally realized that Fang Chen before him had entered the school on the same day as he had.

The new disciple looked imposing and spirited, brimming with youthful vigor.

He cupped his hands toward Fang Chen and the surrounding senior brothers and sisters.

"Senior brothers and sisters, I hope for your guidance in the future. I am Zhou Hai, the Young Gang Leader of the Three Rivers Gang!"

Upon hearing that title, many people's eyes lit up.

"Hehe, Junior Brother, you're too polite. If you have any problems in the future, just come find me!"

"Junior Brother, if I can't get by someday, could I join your gang?"

"Impressive. Our martial arts school hasn't had such an interesting fellow in a long time. I'd say Junior Brother's aptitude can't be bad."

After hearing that title, some immediately became extremely enthusiastic, completely unlike when Fang Chen had entered the school.

After all, Fang Chen wore a coarse cloth short shirt. Even without introducing his identity, anyone could tell he came from a poor family, making it hard for him to draw attention.

People were all this realistic; pursuing profit and avoiding harm was their nature.

Fang Chen also lightly cupped his hands toward this junior brother, a smile appearing on his face.

He found it rather interesting as well.

The Three Rivers Gang...

What a coincidence. Li Hu was now a minor leader in the gang, while the Young Gang Leader of the Three Rivers Gang had entered the martial arts school on the same day as him...

Wang Yanshan's face was also full of smiles at this moment.

In his view, even if Zhou Hai's aptitude was not particularly good, he was still well worth befriending. He was different from Fang Chen.

The gap between their statuses was destined to make Wang Yanshan think this way.

Within White Creek County, there were two gangs and one great family.

The two gangs were naturally the Three Rivers Gang and the Green Robe Gang.

Although the Three Rivers Gang was currently weaker, it was not something Wang Yanshan, the son of a merchant, dared provoke.

As for that great family, it was the Song Family, to which Song Ming belonged.

They were all existences Wang Yanshan could not afford to offend.

Soon, Zhou Hai followed Wang Yanshan toward the inner courtyard.

Fang Chen stopped thinking about it and continued practicing the Tiger Subduing Fist.

Strength! Improving his own strength was what mattered most!

Otherwise, these people would not even spare him a glance, much less speak of connections or anything of the sort!

Following the feedback in his mind, Fang Chen adjusted his breathing rhythm and earnestly performed every move of the Tiger Subduing Fist.

Compared to his stumbling beginnings, he could now execute the moves very smoothly. Between his punches and claw strikes, he gradually gained the imposing presence of a fierce tiger!

And as his movements became more and more practiced,

the speed at which he completed a set of Tiger Subduing Fist naturally became faster and faster!

His proficiency would only grow faster from here on!

He immersed himself in practicing the Tiger Subduing Fist. Strands of insight flashed through his mind, gradually corresponding with the various explanations in the manual.

Fang Chen understood that he was not far from getting started.

Completely immersed in the moves, Fang Chen did not notice what was happening around him at all.

The newly arrived Zhou Hai had already completed the bone examination and was now surrounded by several senior brothers chatting with him.

"Junior Brother's bone structure is superior. Practicing fists will surely be as effortless for you as it is for Senior Sister Jiang and the others!"

"With aptitude like Junior Brother's, as long as you put in a little effort, you can easily enter the First Realm. There's simply nothing to worry about."

"Ah, if only my bone structure weren't below average."

Within the Tiger Subduing Martial Arts School, those of higher realms were generally called senior brothers and sisters, while among disciples of the same realm, those who entered the school earlier held higher seniority.

Thus, many of the people around Zhou Hai had not entered the First Realm either. Being called senior brothers merely meant they had entered the school earlier than Zhou Hai.

Most of them had average aptitude, or below-average aptitude like Fang Chen.

Some had even been at the school for nearly three months.

If they could not successfully break through in the next few days, they would have to leave the martial arts school and find their own way to survive.

Compared to an elusive breakthrough,

these senior brothers clearly felt that befriending Zhou Hai, the Young Gang Leader, was more important and much easier.

After all, their martial arts talent was poor to begin with. Continuing to train would not be of much use.

If they could establish a connection with Zhou Hai, then after leaving, they might be able to get some position in the Three Rivers Gang. No matter what, it would be better than guarding someone's home and courtyard.

Someone could not help glancing at Fang Chen.

This newly arrived disciple also had only below-average bone structure.

Having just entered the martial arts school, he might not understand the difficulty of breaking through.

In this world, it was bad enough that his talent was poor, but he did not even know how to curry favor with others.

He was probably thin-skinned and unable to lower his pride. Perhaps he still thought he had a chance to break through and did not need to flatter anyone.

That senior brother shook his head but did not say any of this aloud, merely making his judgment in secret.

It was better with one less person currying favor. That way, he would have a better chance.

After Zhou Hai finally dealt with those senior brothers and sisters, he came to a spot not far from Fang Chen and prepared to begin training as well.

Just as he assumed his stance, he happened to see Fang Chen performing the final move of the Tiger Subduing Fist.

A trace of astonishment rose in his heart.

"Did this person really enter the school on the same day as me? How has he already made the moves so proficient?"

"Could it be that this Tiger Subduing Fist is easy to learn?"

Zhou Hai frowned slightly. He had just practiced a set before Hong Decheng himself, and he had not felt that this fist technique was easy to learn at all.

"Perhaps progress with the Tiger Subduing Fist simply comes quickly. If I practice for half a day, I should be able to reach his level!"

After calming himself, Zhou Hai also took out the fist manual and began memorizing it.

The martial arts school had copied many versions of the fist manual, but newly arrived disciples had to return them within three days to prevent them from leaking out.

However, such a possibility was very small. After all, Hong Decheng was an existence of the Martial Dao Third Realm, not someone ordinary people dared provoke.

After Zhou Hai finished memorizing it, he too began practicing the Tiger Subduing Fist.

The disciples in the martial arts school all practiced their fists seriously as well.

From time to time, Qin Yun and the others could be seen guiding their junior brothers and sisters.

But the guidance of these senior brothers and sisters naturally could not compare to Hong Decheng's.

Being able to perform a technique did not necessarily mean being able to teach it.

Some people could do it, yet perhaps even they themselves did not know where the key lay. They had merely succeeded naturally.

But Fang Chen was different. Every time he finished a set, insights and key points would emerge in his mind!

With the panel's help, he had truly understood every crucial point for getting started with the Tiger Subduing Fist, and successfully put them all into practice!

If Fang Chen were to guide newly arrived disciples, the results would certainly be excellent!

But for now, no one believed he was qualified to guide others.

If he truly did so, everyone would probably think he was grandstanding and overestimating himself.

Except for Zhou Hai in the distance.

His heart was far from calm at this moment.

For the entire afternoon, he continuously practiced the Tiger Subduing Fist.

The more he practiced, the more clearly he understood

that progress in the Tiger Subduing Fist was not fast at all!

If Fang Chen had really entered the school on the same day as him, then Fang Chen was absolutely no simple person!

He could not help feeling puzzled.

"Is this really only below-average bone structure?"