"Activate."
As soon as he spoke, a flood of information poured into his mind: all kinds of dishes, cuisines from different countries, how to combine ingredients for better nutrition, how to choose the freshest produce, how to control the heat, how to pair seasonings, and more.
Five seconds later.
He opened his eyes. The whole world seemed different.
There was a pot of mint on the table in the room, and his mind automatically supplied dishes he could make with mint.
Mint and egg soup, for example.
Pluck the tips of the mint, wash them clean, and chop them up. Then add some crushed Chinese yam and beaten egg, and you could make a pot of delicious mint and egg soup.
What a wonderful feeling!
He didn't need to learn how to make new dishes himself anymore.
Take the Australian lobster, king crab, and clams he planned to buy today. He'd never cooked any of them before.
He'd planned to buy them and then look up a tutorial on Douyin before cooking them.
Now he didn't have to worry about that at all.
His mind had already supplied recipes for all these elaborate seafood dishes. He even knew how to choose the freshest, plumpest lobsters, crabs, clams, and so on.
As expected of something produced by the system—nothing ordinary about it!
He could already picture the astonished looks on his second and eldest daughters' faces when they tasted the seafood feast he made tonight.
Just thinking about it made him excited.
He couldn't wait to go buy the seafood.
So he went to the changing room, put his own clothes back on, took off his wig and colored contacts, and removed his makeup. Then he said to the two girls, "If there's nothing else, I'll get going."
"I'll see you out." Su Youyu immediately set down the camera in her hand and bounced over to Su Chen, her eyes curving into a smile.
"Okay."
Shu Tingting followed along too, joining them in seeing Su Chen out.
The three of them arrived at the entrance to the residential complex.
Su Chen planned to go to the seafood market.
Shu Tingting was just about to ask for Su Chen's phone number or add him on WeChat when Wu Dongyang's voice suddenly rang out.
"Second Uncle, he's right here!"
Shu Tingting and Su Youyu's faces changed at once.
"Oh no, Uncle, you'd better run!"
"Wu Dongyang called a master from his martial arts school. He could be a martial artist."
Su Youyu hurriedly shielded Su Chen with her body.
Like a little leopard, she glared at Wu Dongyang and the middle-aged man walking in front of him.
"Wu Dongyang, how shameless can you get? You beat up someone younger, so now you've brought in an older guy."
"You get in a fight and bring your family along? Neener neener! Pathetic!"
Wu Dongyang looked coldly at Su Youyu. "Xiao Wu, Qingzhu, this has nothing to do with you two. Step aside."
"Don't make trouble."
Then Wu Dongyang pointed at Su Chen and said to the middle-aged man, "Second Uncle, this is the guy who beat up people from our school. He even threatened us, saying there wasn't a single person at Dongyang Martial Arts School who could fight."
The middle-aged man looked coldly at Su Chen, then said, "So you're a martial artist. No wonder you're so arrogant. But you've only just entered the martial artist ranks—a Beginner First-rank Martial Artist!"
"And you dare boast that no one at Dongyang Martial Arts School can fight?"
"Good. I'll teach you how to behave today!"
As he spoke, a surge of vital energy burst from Wu Biao's body.
He was an Intermediate First-rank Martial Artist!
He had tempered his Upper Limb Bones.
His arms were as good as iron!
One punch could kill ten cows!
Su Youyu and Shu Tingting were both frightened.
Su Youyu was on the verge of tears.
She was afraid Su Chen would be crippled by Wu Dongyang's second uncle today.
"Wu Dongyang, you're despicable! You're lying!" She'd been there at the time. Su Chen had never said anything so arrogant. Wu Dongyang had completely made it up.
He was just trying to stir up trouble between Su Chen and Dongyang Martial Arts School.
Despicable!
Absolutely despicable!
She wanted nothing more than to beat Wu Dongyang to a pulp.
She wished she could transform into Xiao Wu right then and there, wield the Eight Extremes Collapse skill, and knock down these people who wanted to bully them.
Wu Dongyang backed away a few steps, grinning maliciously. He even reminded Wu Biao, "Second Uncle, don't hurt those two girls."
"They're only speaking up for that guy because he tricked them."
"Mm," Wu Biao replied indifferently.
Su Youyu and Shu Tingting were both ordinary people. Wu Biao didn't consider them a threat.
But Su Chen was only a Beginner First-rank Martial Artist, yet he'd dared to provoke Dongyang Martial Arts School!
That was unforgivable!
"Ding... Congratulations, host. You are facing a choice." "Choice one: Run away now. Reward: 2 million yuan in cash!" "Choice two: Face Wu Biao in a fight and lose. Reward: +3 luck." "Choice three: Face Wu Biao in a fight and win. Reward: one Martial Arts Upgrade Card, which can advance you from Beginner First-rank Martial Artist to Peak First-rank Martial Artist!" "Wu Biao's details: Intermediate First-rank Martial Artist, Upper Limb Bones tempering 30% complete." "Host's profile: Host: Su Chen Martial arts level: Beginner First-rank Martial Artist Tempering: Lower Limb Bones (20% complete) Cultivation technique: None"
After reading the details, Su Chen immediately knew what to choose.
He'd tempered his Lower Limb Bones.
Wu Biao had tempered his Upper Limb Bones.
Though Wu Biao's rank was a little higher than his, Su Chen could definitely outrun him!
Compared to the Martial Arts Upgrade Card, the 2 million yuan cash reward mattered less to him!
As for losing, now that he had the system, the word "lose" didn't exist in his dictionary!
He had to win!
He had to get that Martial Arts Upgrade Card!
Without hesitation, he said coolly to Wu Biao, "A martial artist who's only tempered his Upper Limb Bones dares to challenge me?"
Wu Biao froze for a moment when he heard that, then laughed scornfully. "Ha! This is the first time I've ever seen a Beginner First-rank Martial Artist dare to go head-to-head with an Intermediate First-rank Martial Artist like me!"
"Good! I admire your nerve! I'm going to beat you until you're on your knees begging for mercy!"
"Remember my name: Wu Biao!"
"That name will haunt your entire martial arts career."
"Daddy's waiting for you to hit me!" Su Chen taunted Wu Biao, beckoning him with a finger.
Wu Biao was so enraged that he charged straight at Su Chen.
Su Chen turned and ran.
Wu Biao chased him.
Su Chen moved incredibly fast. No matter how hard Wu Biao chased, he couldn't catch up.
"Come on, catch me! If you do, I lose."
More than ten minutes passed. Wu Biao hadn't even managed to touch the hem of Su Chen's clothes, let alone catch him.
Wu Biao was furious.
Su Youyu, who had been worried Su Chen would be crippled, finally let out a quiet sigh of relief.
Then she glared fiercely at Wu Dongyang, who was staring in stunned disbelief.
Wu Dongyang cared about saving face. He felt like he'd lost half of his, so he hurriedly shouted, "Second Uncle, stop playing around with him and knock him down already!"
If this dragged on any longer, Second Uncle would burn through all his vital energy. How could he keep chasing him then?
A martial artist's vital energy was like a game character's mana. Once it ran out, they couldn't use skills anymore and could only rely on ordinary moves.
They'd be little different from ordinary people.
Su Chen and Wu Biao were moving so quickly as they clashed that anyone could tell they were masters.
Many people nearby turned to look.
But they only dared watch from a distance, afraid of getting caught in the crossfire.
A little girl with no ill intentions pointed at the two figures racing around like streaks of lightning and said, "Mommy, is that handsome big brother walking a dog?"
Her mother was so frightened that she scooped up the girl and ran.
She was terrified of getting caught in the crossfire of a fight between two immortals.
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