The next morning, at 7:30 a.m.
Fang Qingyu got out of bed.
He rubbed his face, and the slight sting immediately woke him up.
He hurriedly got up, washed, grabbed his Training Uniform bag, and headed out.
He bought a loaf of bread and some milk at a convenience store.
Then he took a taxi to the martial arts gym.
As Fang Qingyu ate his bread, he recalled yesterday's fight and couldn't help smiling.
He had originally wanted to test whether combining the Hidden Dragon Stance with the Basic Fist Technique could produce the kind of results seen on television.
But once the fight started, the Turtle Fist was still the most effective.
Still, it couldn't be said that practicing martial arts had yielded no results.
At the very least, after taking so many punches and kicks last night, he had only suffered some bruises.
Compared to how badly he used to get beaten up, with his face swollen and covered in bruises, this was already a huge improvement.
However, the reason Fang Qingyu was in such a good mood today wasn't because he had won yesterday's fight.
It was because of the Job Panel before him.
Congratulations! Your occupation "Fitness Enthusiast" has reached Lv.2. You have been awarded 1 Skill Point. Congratulations! Your occupation's Basic Skill "Pull-ups" has reached Lv.2. You have been awarded 1 Attribute Point.
His Fitness Enthusiast experience had originally already reached 76%.
After returning home last night, Fang Qingyu had checked himself and found that his injuries were only minor. So instead of resting, he had gone all out practicing Pull-ups.
Unexpectedly, not only had the skill leveled up, but his occupation had reached its first level-up as well!
The reward was precisely the Skill Point Fang Qingyu had been longing for.
However, he didn't rush to add it to the Martial Arts Apprentice skills.
He still planned to wait until he reached the martial arts gym and take another look.
"Morning, Qingzi."
After getting off the bus, Qi Hao happened to arrive at the gym entrance as well.
The moment he saw Fang Qingyu, he greeted him enthusiastically.
"Morning."
Fang Qingyu smiled.
"Did you get into a fight?"
When the two drew closer, Qi Hao saw the bruises on Fang Qingyu's face and furrowed his brows tightly.
"Yeah. I ran into a few people looking for trouble yesterday, but it's already been dealt with."
Fang Qingyu nodded, not taking it to heart.
Judging from the way Shen Rui had wet his pants yesterday, he probably wouldn't dare cause Fang Qingyu trouble again.
"As long as it's settled. If anything happens, call me anytime."
Qi Hao understood Fang Qingyu's personality, so he didn't ask further.
"Sure. When the time comes, you can go over and take them down with one punch each."
Fang Qingyu now knew exactly how strong Qi Hao was. With a punching force of more than 150 kilograms, what ordinary person could withstand it?
Back at school, Qi Hao had clearly been playing around when he helped Fang Qingyu beat people up.
"You'll catch up soon if you keep training."
Qi Hao smiled. He knew Fang Qingyu's progress very well.
The two entered the gym together as they talked. Just as they were about to change, Fang Qingyu suddenly remembered something.
"Hey, Qi Hao."
"What?"
Qi Hao turned his head curiously.
"Do you think we have a chance of training until we're like Coach Lin?"
"..."
When he realized Fang Qingyu was talking about Coach Lin, Qi Hao fell uncharacteristically silent.
Only after a while did he say bitterly, "We do, but it's incredibly difficult. He's not the kind of person who can succeed through hard work alone. You understand what I mean?"
"I do. I was just asking casually. A person has to have a goal, right? What if I actually make it?"
Fang Qingyu smiled and tossed over a towel. He couldn't stand seeing Qi Hao looking so dejected.
With that, he entered the private changing room.
Qi Hao stared blankly for a moment before chuckling as well.
"That's true. What if I actually make it?"
Inside the changing room, after hearing Qi Hao's words, Fang Qingyu no longer hesitated.
He opened the Genealogy Chart.
Would you like to designate the occupation "Martial Arts Apprentice" as your primary occupation?
"Yes."
Fang Qingyu silently confirmed it.
The Job Panel has changed. "Martial Arts Apprentice" is now your primary occupation. Talent awakening in progress. Congratulations! You have successfully awakened the Martial Arts Apprentice ★ Talent—Martial Seed! Martial Seed: Your body will instinctively correct your martial arts posture, improving the efficiency of your practice. When breaking through to the Martial Artist realm, you will not be affected by bottlenecks.
The Genealogy Chart's title page quietly changed.
When Fang Qingyu came back to his senses, an additional talent column had already appeared on the Job Panel.
Name: Fang Qingyu Age: 18 Primary Occupation: Martial Arts Apprentice Secondary Occupations: Deliveryman, Security Guard, Fitness Enthusiast Talent: Martial Seed (★)
What a great thing!!!
Fang Qingyu's eyes lit up. If the Genealogy Chart had previously helped him save time by finding the correct path,
then the Martial Seed Talent meant that he wouldn't need to spend any extra time at all. As long as he was practicing martial arts, he could maximize his experience gains!
But the benefits brought by this talent didn't end there.
That final sentence—
Breaking through to the Martial Artist realm without being affected by bottlenecks.
It meant that ordinary people couldn't break through to the Martial Artist realm so easily.
No wonder Qi Hao had said that breaking through to the Martial Artist realm wasn't something that could be achieved through hard work alone.
Fang Qingyu pondered silently.
Without this talent, even if he relied on the Genealogy Chart to train all the way to the final step, he would probably still face the shackles of a bottleneck.
But now, he no longer had that problem.
Choosing Martial Arts Apprentice had indeed been the right decision.
Actually, when he had prepared to add the Skill Point to the Basic Fist Technique last night, this option prompting him to confirm his primary and secondary occupations had appeared on the Genealogy Chart.
It was just that leveling up his primary occupation couldn't grant Skill Points or Attribute Points, which was why Fang Qingyu had hesitated until now.
Fortunately, the talent granted by his primary occupation was truly incredible!!
Practice a hundred arts, temper a single path.
The Genealogy Chart's principle really did run through everything.
After calming himself down, Fang Qingyu stepped onto the training floor.
He currently had 1 Skill Point and 1 Attribute Point saved up.
He didn't rush to use them.
He still wanted to see what kind of effect the Martial Seed Talent would have on his training.
If the speed was fast enough,
then with only 48 experience points left before the Hidden Dragon Stance leveled up, there was no need to waste a precious Skill Point.
"Let's begin."
After instructing the others, Instructor Qin had already taken a short stick and was waiting nearby.
"Okay."
Seeing this, Fang Qingyu held his breath and focused his mind.
The Martial Seed Talent activated!!
The moment it activated, a strange sense of connection suddenly surged through his body.
His spine automatically straightened into the three-curve arc unique to the Hidden Dragon Stance. His toes gripped the patterns on the training post like suction cups, and when his right fist traced the opening form of the Basic Fist Technique,
his entire body involuntarily adjusted to the optimal angle for exerting force.
Bang!!
The instant his fist struck the sandbag, his waist and hips naturally twisted into a wave-like motion. The sinking force of the Hidden Dragon Stance and the explosive force of the fist technique perfectly overlapped.
Instructor Qin stood to the side holding his short stick, staring blankly.
He watched the young man weave and shift in front of the training post, the twelve forms of the Basic Fist Technique unleashing howling winds.
He watched in a daze until the seventh form.
Instructor Qin was just about to offer some guidance.
"The seventh form, turning into a horse stance and throwing a crushing punch, should—"
The instant Fang Qingyu twisted his waist and exerted force, his left knee unexpectedly turned on its own. This subtle adjustment transformed the finishing motion of the crushing punch, which originally required a release of force and recovery, directly into the opening movement of the eighth form.
"Hiss."
"My goodness, there really are geniuses in this world?"
Instructor Qin tugged at what little hair remained on his head, feeling his scalp go numb.
He stopped talking. He simply stood to the side and watched quietly, even telling the others not to come over.
He was afraid they would disturb Fang Qingyu's practice.
As for Fang Qingyu, at this moment,
he had already entered an extremely strange state.
It was different from what he had imagined.
Fang Qingyu had thought that the correction of his posture would feel like something he naturally knew how to do.
He hadn't expected it to be like having countless hands waiting beside him.
Whenever his posture or force exertion was even slightly wrong, countless hands would rush forward and correct him.
It hurt. It hurt terribly.
It hurt even more than being struck by Instructor Qin's short stick.
Instructor Qin merely knocked the places where he was wrong, whereas Martial Seed forcibly bent him back into the correct position.
But it was indeed highly effective!!
Your occupation "Martial Arts Apprentice" has gained 1 experience. Your occupation's Basic Skill "Hidden Dragon Stance" has gained 2 experience. Your occupation's Basic Skill "Basic Fist Technique" has gained 2 experience.
This was the first time Fang Qingyu had seen experience increase by two points at once.
So he didn't have time to care about the pain.
The only thought in his mind was to do it again.
Again after finishing!!!
He kept going until the Genealogy Chart displayed a different kind of notification.
Congratulations! Your occupation's Basic Skill "Hidden Dragon Stance" has reached Lv.2.
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