Breakthrough, Night Owl Fifth Style!

After returning to the company, Xu Qing's life settled back into calm once more.

Work, martial arts practice.

Two months passed in the blink of an eye.

After two months of grueling training, Xu Qing had not only successfully accumulated 1 Free Attribute Point.

His physical strength had also successfully crossed the twenty-ton threshold.

It had reached 22,044 kg.

And his lifespan had finally surpassed one hundred years, reaching a maximum lifespan of 102 years.

The reward for the mission to assassinate Lu Jieping had also brought him 10 million Alliance Coins.

At the same time, Gongsun Jin promised that he could get Xu Qing a batch of B-grade Gene Potions at a price slightly below the official rate.

This immediately put Xu Qing's mind at ease.

If C-grade Gene Potions were the finest supplies among the potions circulating outside.

Then B-grade Gene Potions were already strategic resources that could not be publicly circulated.

It was said that they had a deeper impact on martial artists and far more powerful enhancement effects.

They even used the life essence of King-level Monsters in their production.

That was why they were so scarce.

Xu Qing was greatly looking forward to the effects of taking B-grade Gene Potions.

Aside from martial arts.

Over the past few months, Xu Qing's skill in making Combat Suits had also undergone a qualitative transformation.

Making arm guards and knee guards had given his craftsmanship plenty of practice.

Therefore, Xu Qing did not stand on ceremony and directly applied to become an advanced craftsman, taking part in the production of the company's A-grade Combat Suits.

Naturally, his colleagues were shocked by this.

After all, it had not been long since Xu Qing became an intermediate craftsman.

But after seeing his level of craftsmanship, even the company executives had nothing to say. They simply reported the matter to Zhou Yu.

After Zhou Yu inspected Xu Qing's craftsmanship, she encouraged him with great satisfaction and immediately promoted him to advanced craftsman.

After becoming an advanced craftsman, Xu Qing finally had his own independent villa residence with a courtyard.

The villa was not large, but it was an exclusive benefit the company gave to advanced craftsmen.

Xu Qing's move naturally drew the envy of many employees in the company.

His status in the company also rose sharply, and many even regarded him as Zhou Yu's successor.

But Xu Qing himself did not feel much about it.

He had no interest whatsoever in inheriting Celestial God Company or becoming a boss or businessman.

Now, his heart was almost entirely devoted to martial arts.

He only did these things because life forced him to.

He had always firmly believed that his true world would be the vast universe and starry skies.

Not merely Blue Star!

Moreover, his goal was to grow stronger, live longer, and become a powerful martial artist who roamed the stars.

No one in Celestial God Company knew about Xu Qing's ambitions.

The only ones who might have guessed were probably Zhou Yu and her daughter.

However, Zhou Yu did not know Xu Qing's true strength and only thought that he was a young man with dreams.

Only Zhou Tong vaguely suspected something, but she had never exposed it.

Perhaps she was also looking forward to Xu Qing's growth in her heart?

"Status panel."

Name: Xu Qing

Lifespan: 17/102

Combat Secret Technique: Night Owl (Fourth Style) (+)

Movement Technique: Night Concealment (Peak Mastery) (+)

Cultivation Method: Night Guiding Art (Completion)

Available Attribute Points: 1

"Finally, I've accumulated another Free Attribute Point."

Xu Qing looked at the Free Attribute Point on the panel and felt especially happy.

His daily grueling training had not gone to waste.

Because of the lack of secret techniques, he could not increase his strength through hard training alone.

But hard training could earn him Free Attribute Points, which meant he had effectively increased his strength through training as well.

Naturally, Xu Qing treasured this kind of cheat beyond measure.

With a thought, Xu Qing focused his mind on the "+" behind "Night Owl Secret Technique."

In an instant, Available Attribute Points changed from "1" to "0."

The words "Fourth Style" rapidly blurred and became "Fifth Style."

Xu Qing felt his entire body shudder, followed by a wave of dizziness.

He had not experienced this feeling in a long time.

It made him nervous, but also expectant.

Countless chaotic pieces of information surged into his mind like a tide.

In an instant, his heart contained many more processes, experiences, and memories related to cultivating the Night Owl Secret Technique.

Swinging the sword, thrusting forward.

Stepping forward, sweeping sideways.

Slashing, lifting, chopping, hacking.

Sword light curled around him as his muscles trembled.

Every move and every stance.

All of it seemed to have been engraved into Xu Qing's memories and muscles.

His body also became increasingly well-proportioned and lean.

Beneath his smooth skin, powerful muscles were faintly concealed.

About ten minutes later.

Xu Qing finally woke up on the bed.

His entire body was drenched in sweat, and his eyes shone like bright stars.

A deeper air had appeared in his gaze.

"I'm so hungry!"

The instant Xu Qing came to, he was overwhelmed by a sudden hunger.

He hurriedly got dressed and rushed into the company cafeteria.

He ordered a huge pile of food and, under the stunned gazes of the cafeteria staff, wolfed down enough food for roughly ten people.

After eating and drinking his fill.

Xu Qing returned to his new residence.

Standing in the villa courtyard, Xu Qing began practicing Xingyi.

Boom!

One punch after another.

His immense power shook the air, leaving Xu Qing's face full of shock.

Night Owl Secret Technique, Fifth Style, sixfold burst!

Strong!

"My current base strength is around twenty-two tons. If I combine it with the sixfold burst of the Night Owl Secret Technique, I can probably reach one hundred and thirty tons!"

After making a rough calculation, Xu Qing was startled by his own strength.

An eighth-rank martial artist had base strength of around 128 tons, a speed of 300 m/s, and Neural Reaction of 90.

"In other words, the power of my full-force burst has roughly reached the lowest threshold for an eighth-rank martial artist."

Xu Qing's eyes lit up.

But he quickly calmed down.

"This only reaches the lowest eighth-rank threshold in terms of raw numbers. I'm still far behind in other areas, so the comparison is meaningless. Still, at least I have a clear understanding now."

After being excited for a while, Xu Qing calmed down and continued training.

Besides spear techniques, he was now also practicing swordsmanship.

Since the Night Owl Secret Technique was originally a sword art, Xu Qing picked it up quickly.

It would give him another trump card when facing enemies in the future.

At the same time, if he encountered an enemy at close range and could not assemble his Battle Spear, he would still have the strength to fight.

Beep beep!

Hearing the message alert, Xu Qing looked at his Tactical Watch.

"Oh, a mission's come in." His expression brightened as he hurriedly received the mission information sent by Gongsun Jin.

"0122 County? It's nearby?" Xu Qing looked at the location in the information with surprise.

The target of this mission was actually in the county where he lived.

"Hm? Martial arts school members?"

After reading the mission requirements clearly, Xu Qing frowned as well.

This mission was not about some Rebel Army spy within the authorities, as he had imagined.

Nor was it some local tyrant or bully.

Instead, it involved two seemingly ordinary members of a martial arts school. Both were young, and they were a couple.

Yet according to the information Gongsun Jin had provided, they were an extremely dangerous pair of fanatics.