That afternoon, after lunch.
Lu Feng walked into the Cultivation Room, ready to convert the energy he had absorbed at the Beast Fighting Arena the night before.
As soon as he entered, he saw Hong Tiejun still training hard, without even having eaten lunch.
The news that the Skyfire Club was about to embark on an Expedition had not been made public among the ordinary employees. Even Hong Tiejun knew nothing about it.
During this time, he had practically shut himself away in the Cultivation Room, desperately tempering his body.
Finally, the day before Martial University opened, he had successfully broken through the shackles of the Copper Skin Realm and raised his physical strength to the Iron Bone Realm.
Seeing Lu Feng come in, Hong Tiejun straightened his chest.
He had now become a Second Realm Warrior too, finally catching up to Lu Feng.
Although Lu Feng was already at the Sixth Level of Iron Bone Realm, and there was still a gap between them, they were at least in the same major realm.
In the Martial World, Warriors in the same realm could stand as equals.
"Lu Feng, tomorrow I'm leaving the club to report to Jinzhou First Military Academy. Before I go, let me show you how strong I am now!"
With that, he strode over to the Force Tester and suddenly threw a punch.
The machine shuddered, and the display showed a reading of 10,893 kg.
A punch with ten thousand kilograms of force—without a doubt, an Iron Bone Realm Warrior.
Hong Tiejun held his head high, very pleased with the force of his punch.
"I know there's still a gap between us. But... once I graduate from Martial University and come back, I'll definitely surpass you."
He stared at Lu Feng, his eyes brimming with confidence.
Lu Feng smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "Not bad! You've improved fast. It's getting late, so hurry up and get some lunch!"
After that, he lay down in a Gravity Cultivation Pod and began tempering his body.
He had already reached the Ninth Layer Iron Bone Realm, and today he had a chance to break through to the tenth level and reach the pinnacle of the Iron Bone Realm.
When the gravitational acceleration generated by the Cultivation Pod reached 50G, the energy in the Chest Imprint began rapidly spreading throughout his body.
As the gravity continued to bear down on him, the energy pouring out of the imprint washed over his limbs like a surging tide.
Lu Feng could clearly feel his bones and meridians undergoing a qualitative transformation under the combined tempering of the crushing pressure and energy.
He focused his mind and guided the energy to strike again and again.
Once, twice...
After more than twenty minutes, his bone density increased sharply, and every tendon and meridian in his body grew stronger.
Finally, the moment he reached a certain threshold, a faint yet dense humming sounded throughout his body, and he felt a power far stronger than before.
He... had successfully broken through to the Tenth Layer Iron Bone Realm!
However, less than half the energy in the Chest Imprint had been used up.
He continued increasing the Cultivation Pod's operating speed.
After reaching the Tenth Layer Iron Bone Realm, his body had been completely transformed, and the 50G gravitational acceleration barely affected him.
Even after increasing the speed to 60G, he could still bear it with ease.
But he didn't continue adding to the load, because this was already the Cultivation Pod's maximum speed. It couldn't go any higher.
The energy in the imprint spread rapidly, flooding into his meridians and striking a certain acupoint, making it expand without pause.
His teacher had once said that Cosmic Energy was everywhere.
Once a Warrior opened a meridian inside their body, they could guide this energy and multiply their strength.
When all their meridians were fully opened, they would have reached the pinnacle of the Meridian Condensing Realm.
Unfortunately, even after all the energy in the Chest Imprint had been used up, Lu Feng still hadn't managed to break through the first blocked meridian.
"Looks like I'm still just a little short of reaching the First Level of Meridian Condensing Realm."
Lu Feng slowly exhaled a breath of stale air and climbed out of the Cultivation Pod.
Feeling the abundant strength inside him, he couldn't help clenching his fist.
"I wonder how many kilograms of force I can put out now?"
He glanced around. He was the only one in the Cultivation Room; Hong Tiejun had left at some point.
"He probably went to get lunch."
While he had the chance, Lu Feng hurried over to the Tester, ready to see how much force someone at the pinnacle of the Iron Bone Realm could put out.
He clenched his fist, planted his feet, and threw a full-power punch.
BANG...!!!
In an instant, a deafening explosion rang through the Cultivation Room—
The Tester in front of him collapsed under the terrifying punch, scattering into a heap of broken metal parts.
"Holy crap! H-how did that happen?"
Lu Feng stood there, stunned, his eyes wide.
The noise from his punch immediately startled the people at the club who were taking their lunch break.
Many hurried over in response...
"What happened?"
"What was that loud noise?"
Hong Tiejun, who had gone to get lunch, returned just then as well.
When everyone saw the wreckage strewn across the Cultivation Room floor, they all gaped in shock.
"Lu Feng! What are you doing?" Hong Tiejun shouted.
"I... I just tested my strength. I didn't expect... it to end up like this."
Lu Feng realized he might have gotten himself into trouble.
Just then, someone in the crowd shouted, "The thing he broke looks like a Tester."
"No way! Testers are made from special materials and designed to measure strength. They can't be that easy to break, can they?"
At that moment, an elite Warrior from the club came through the crowd.
It was Yang Qian, Hong Kun's close friend and a Peak of Third Realm Warrior.
"Uncle Yang! Come take a look. Lu Feng broke the Force Tester," Hong Tiejun explained.
Yang Qian stepped forward, glanced over the fragments on the ground, then looked at Lu Feng. "What happened?"
"Uncle Yang! I didn't do it on purpose. I just wanted to test my strength. I didn't expect this thing to be so fragile."
"You were testing your strength? You broke it with a direct hit?"
Yang Qian's voice betrayed his barely concealed shock.
The Force Tester in the Cultivation Room could withstand up to a Hundred Thousand Jin Force, enough to measure the strength of any Warrior below the pinnacle of the Iron Bone Realm.
If someone hit it from behind or from the side, even a mid-level Copper Skin Realm Warrior could break it.
But to break it with a single punch from the front, the person who struck it would have to be...
Yang Qian stared intently at Lu Feng, speaking in disbelief. "Could it be... you've already reached the pinnacle of the Iron Bone Realm?"
"What?"
At his words, everyone around them turned to look at Lu Feng in unison.
Hong Tiejun especially watched him without blinking, waiting intently for his answer.
"I-I think so. I just broke through, so I came to test my strength."
"Hiss—!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a chorus of drawn-out gasps rose around them.
Every face was etched with shock.
Hong Tiejun took a sudden step forward and grabbed Lu Feng by the arm. "How is that possible? The pinnacle of the Iron Bone Realm? Don't joke around!"
He had only just broken through to the First Level of Iron Bone Realm, and he had just shown Lu Feng how strong he was.
But in the time it took to eat a meal, this guy... was saying he had reached the pinnacle?
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