Strength Stripe Appears, Luo Puxin's Scheme

For Luo Puxin, the Chu Family had naturally investigated him in private, but they found no leads, only knowing that he came from the front lines.

Therefore, at first, the Chu Family didn't have much vigilance towards Luo Puxin.

After Chu Lan modified the quota for the Town Martial class, he also sent someone to give Luo Puxin three million.

Luo Puxin accepted it.

He never expected that accepting the money was just a facade. Luo Puxin actually had such ambitious plans. If it weren't for Zhang Mancang's tip-off, their Chu Family would likely have been caught completely off guard.

Thinking of this, Chu Lan looked at Zhang Mancang with great satisfaction:

"You've done very well. Although you won't be able to enter the Town Martial class this time, our Chu Family will send you to Yunmeng City Second High School, and we won't treat you unfairly."

Zhang Mancang nodded, the struggle in his eyes gradually disappearing, replaced by determination.

The guilt towards Luo Puxin gradually vanished.

Initially, when his quota for the Town Martial class was revoked, Zhang Mancang naturally felt resentment, but he was helpless. The Chu Family was a behemoth in Luoshan County; how could he contend with them?

Luo Puxin appeared, saying he would give him fairness. Zhang Mancang was very grateful, but Luo Puxin asked him to challenge the Chu Family, to slap the Chu Family in the face in front of everyone.

He might get the fairness he deserved, but he would completely become an enemy of the Chu Family.

He, Zhang Mancang, didn't have that much courage.

As for Luo Puxin's claim that he would have the support of the Town Martial Division, Zhang Mancang had no idea about Luo Puxin's influence, but he knew that the Chu Family was the emperor of Luoshan County.

He assessed the situation.

At the village entrance, Luo Puxin got into a black car, and the driver started it.

"Instructor Luo, the Town Martial bonus selection for all twenty-three townships has concluded,"

The driver said, twisting the steering wheel and handing a document to Luo Puxin.

"Green Mountain Town's has also concluded."

Luo Puxin took the document and opened it, his eyes flickering as he scanned it:

"It seems I don't need to eat."

"Eat what?" the driver asked curiously.

"Eat noodles. The one downstairs at the Town Martial Division, their roujiamo noodles are quite good," Luo Puxin said with a smile, but his smile faded as he looked at the document.

Chen Yan was not among the three spots for Green Mountain High School to enter the Town Martial class.

"Um... Instructor Luo, when I came to pick you up, I ran into Minister Chu Lan. Minister Chu asked me to invite you to dinner tonight."

"Okay, then we'll buy some good wine in the county and bring it along," Luo Puxin nodded, looking out the car window, but his mind drifted to the scene when he first met Chen Yan.

He had met all the students whose spots were replaced in private. Without a doubt, Zhang Mancang was the most outstanding.

Zhang Mancang's school's Town Martial bonus selection had ended five days ago, which was why Luo Puxin had been able to privately train Zhang Mancang during these past few days.

Don't underestimate these few days of private training. Luo Puxin's strength was extremely high; his five-day private training could easily make a high school student twice as strong.

Although Chen Yan suffered the same fate as Zhang Mancang, Chen Yan's strength was inferior to Zhang Mancang's.

And it was too late.

Zhang Mancang alone was enough.

He didn't ask for much; he just needed Zhang Mancang to forcefully suppress the person who replaced him on the day the Town Martial class began, in front of the head of the Military Martial Department of the Yunmeng City Town Martial Division.

The bigger the gap, the better. The more shocking, the more infuriating, the easier it would be to remove Chu Lan from the Luoshan County Town Martial Division.

As for Chen Yan and the others whose spots were replaced, they would naturally enter the Town Martial class; it belonged to them in the first place.

"Sigh, in the end, the resources are too different. In big cities, ordinary high school students have awakened Qi and Blood, and those who practice the Body Tempering path have basically condensed Extreme Stripes."

Luo Puxin sighed lightly:

"Here, ordinary students have no chance of awakening Qi and Blood if they don't work hard, let alone Extreme Stripes."

Three days later.

"This is... an Extreme Stripe?"

In the early morning, the sun was blooming brilliantly and wantonly. A gorgeous orange hue crossed the window and shone into the room.

Chen Yan sat on a mat, bare-chested. His body was covered in sweat. He wasn't muscular, but his muscle texture was clear and gently bulged.

In the center of his chest, a black, ring-shaped pattern, about the length of a little finger, was clearly visible. At first glance, the pattern seemed to have a life of its own, coiled like a dragon, exuding a powerful aura that seemed to have existed since ancient times.

Chen Yan's eyes sparkled as he looked at the pattern on his chest, his heart surging with emotion.

Generally, martial artists refer to Qi and Blood martial artists. Awakening Qi and Blood is equivalent to embarking on the path of a Qi and Blood martial artist.

Beyond Qi and Blood martial artists, there is also the path of Body Tempering. The initial realm of Body Tempering is the Seventy-Two Stripes Extreme Forging Realm.

Condensing an Extreme Stripe signifies embarking on the path of Body Tempering martial arts.

Skin, tendons, bones, and strength, each with twelve stripes, totaling seventy-two stripes!

Just now, after Chen Yan consumed a Saint Breaking Fruit with the character "[Strength]", this black stripe appeared.

After continuously cultivating the Crimson Gang Body Tempering Canon, Chen Yan gained a clearer understanding of the Seventy-Two Stripe Extreme Tempering Realm.

The first Extreme Stripe in his life.

It was a Strength Stripe!

Chen Yan took a deep breath and activated the Crimson Gang Body Tempering Canon, his body gradually returning to calm. The black stripe on his chest slowly disappeared.

[Saint Breaking Realm: Level 2 (11/15)]

[Saint Breaking Fruit:
Strength: (3/100)
Blood: (97/100)
Skill: (83/100)]

In three days, Chen Yan consumed two more Saint Breaking Fruits with the character "[Strength]" and two with the character "[Skill]".

The progress of the Saint Breaking Tree finally reached the halfway mark.

The reason he forged the Strength Stripe was precisely this. The understanding of the Crimson Gang Body Tempering Canon in his mind became even clearer.

Although the Saint Breaking Tree could not yet absorb physical energy, causing a large amount of green light to be wasted.

However, through continuous cultivation of the Crimson Gang Body Tempering Canon these past few days, coupled with Chen Yuxu not only cooking Qingju Snakes for him but also buying more assorted beast meats from the county for nutritious meals.

Chen Yan could clearly feel his body becoming increasingly robust.

Chen Yan's last remaining hope was the Saint Breaking Fruit with the character "[Blood]". Although the effect of the daily medicinal baths was diminishing, the progress for the "[Blood]" Saint Breaking Fruit had reached ninety-six, and it was on the verge of ripening.

In terms of Qi and Blood, his physique was unable to condense any. He only managed to condense a trace each time he broke his limit. Even the essence from the medicinal baths was completely absorbed by the Saint Breaking Tree.

Limit Breaking Awakening was indeed difficult. Chen Yan also wanted to try if consuming Saint Breaking Fruits could bring about a change.

"Dad, I'm going to school now."

After finishing his meal, Chen Yan ran towards school. Today was the day Wang Yang had told him about.

The previously mentioned Luo Puxin had also said that obtaining the Town Martial Bonus offered a chance to go to the county and enter the Town Martial class.

Chen Yuxu waved at Chen Yan, a smile in his eyes. His shop had already been leased to Zhang Ge, so he had nothing to do these past few days.

Fortunately, Chen Yan had brought enormous income to the family successively. Otherwise, Chen Yuxu would have already gone to the county to work by now.

His son had shown talent in martial arts, and the family had some money. Chen Yuxu decided to take care of his son through the college entrance examination first.

He himself was too ordinary, but fortunately, he had a pair of outstanding children.