After taking the potion, Chu Zhan's face instantly twisted in agony, and his body began to tremble violently.
Chu Han knew this was the potion taking effect and did not interfere.
Before long, Chu Zhan spat out several mouthfuls of black blood in succession, and his face grew even paler.
But after a while, Chu Han noticed that his father's aura had gradually stabilized. It was no longer as erratic as before.
After waiting a little longer, his father's aura remained steady, and color began to return to his face.
"It's done?"
Chu Han was overjoyed.
Although his father's aura was even weaker than that of an ordinary person, the illness that had plagued him for years seemed to have truly disappeared!
"Dad, how do you feel?" Chu Han asked softly.
Chu Zhan took a faintly labored breath. His voice was still very weak. "I feel great. The pain that tormented me for more than ten years has all disappeared. It really feels like a dream. I don't have much strength yet, but this is already so much better. I haven't been able to breathe normally all these years."
Joy bloomed in Chu Han's heart, and he said excitedly, "Dad, that's wonderful! Once you've recovered, I'll find a way to make you a martial artist again!"
"A martial artist? Hahaha, Dad believes you can do it!"
A glimmer of anticipation flashed through Chu Zhan's eyes, and he nodded.
This treatment had also changed his state of mind.
Chu Zhan had long since given up on his injuries and illness, but now hope had been rekindled within him.
It could be said that both his body and mind had been healed.
After regaining the ability to move, Chu Zhan first walked around the room, then came downstairs with Chu Han's help.
The sun had not yet completely set, so Chu Zhan took another stroll around the residential complex.
As luck would have it, Mom, Zhang Meilan, had just returned from work.
When she saw Chu Zhan walking outside on his own, she thought her eyes were playing tricks on her. The groceries she had bought fell to the ground, and she did not even notice.
Zhang Meilan asked in confusion, "Old Chu, what's going on? You can walk?"
Chu Zhan turned around and said gently to Zhang Meilan, "Meilan, I'm cured. You've really worked hard all these years."
"Old Chu, you're really cured! That's wonderful, wonderful..." Zhang Meilan burst into tears of joy.
Chu Han hurriedly said, "Mom, Dad took the genetic potion and his illness has been cured. He's just still rather weak and needs to recuperate slowly. You should be happy."
"Yes, Meilan. We have to celebrate properly," Chu Zhan consoled her as well.
"All right. Let's go home."
That evening, Chu Han brought out spirit rice and Tusk Pig meat and prepared a sumptuous dinner.
The family ate their happiest meal in more than a decade.
All three of them felt as though a heavy burden had been lifted.
The gloom that had weighed over the family for years had finally dispersed.
Looking at his parents' smiles, Chu Han felt that no matter how hard he trained, it was worth it.
Freeing his father from his illness was only the first step. He had not forgotten the debt owed to Blue Eagle Martial Arts School, and he also had to restore his father's strength and make him a martial artist again.
Before that, he planned to move the whole family to a better environment and let his mother stop working so she could rest and recuperate.
He still had more than 700,000 Federal currency, enough to improve their living conditions.
However, to achieve his goals more effectively, he planned to complete his martial artist strength certification first and obtain proof of martial artist status.
The simplest way to obtain proof of martial artist status was to prove that he could cultivate Elemental Power.
If he could not cultivate Elemental Power, he would have to pass a practical combat assessment and prove that his strength had reached the martial artist level.
As long as his strength was sufficient, he could also obtain martial artist certification.
Chu Han planned to take the martial artist practical combat assessment directly.
In terms of cultivation, he was still far behind, but when it came to actual combat, he had already far surpassed that level.
Moreover, the rewards for becoming a martial artist were incredibly generous.
In the Longxia Federation, martial artists could receive all kinds of benefits and subsidies covering food, clothing, housing, transportation, and more.
A 1st Rank martial artist could not only receive a monthly allowance of 10,000 Federal currency, but also apply to live in a martial artist residential complex or martial artist apartment.
With Chu Han's current wealth, he was still a little short of being able to buy a home in a martial artist residential complex, but there would be no problem with moving into a martial artist apartment.
He planned to move his parents into an apartment after obtaining his martial artist certification.
On the other hand, he also planned to participate in the Martial Arts Grand Examination as a martial artist.
After dinner, Chu Han went up to the rooftop.
He took out the newly acquired C-rank martial skill, Explosive Fist, and carefully read through it under the rooftop's dim lights.
After reading it once, every detail of Explosive Fist had been etched into his mind.
His Basic Fist Technique had already reached the realm of perfection, and he possessed a deep foundation in understanding fist techniques. With the support of Ten Thousand Times Talent, he grasped the essence and mysteries of Explosive Fist almost instantly.
"Explosive Fist really is extraordinary!" Chu Han could not help praising it softly.
This fist technique was no weaker than Seven Forms of the Army Breaker.
The most formidable aspect of Explosive Fist was its tremendous burst of power. Even upon reaching the entry level, it could unleash six times the force of a punch.
Its core principle lay in skillfully compressing force and Elemental Power, compressing them onto the fist like explosives. At the instant the punch was thrown, all that power would erupt at once, producing devastating might.
Another characteristic of Explosive Fist was that it could drive the accumulated force into the target's interior before detonating it, causing even greater damage.
To a certain extent, it could ignore defenses.
Although he still could not use Elemental Power, this martial skill was enough to greatly increase his unarmed combat strength.
Chu Han drew a deep breath. Following the method of circulating force for Explosive Fist, he slowly raised his right arm and continuously gathered the force throughout his body into his right fist.
"Ha!"
Chu Han shouted, and his right fist blasted forward like a cannonball, bringing with it a howling wind.
"Boom!"
The air ahead exploded with a thunderous roar. As the force of Chu Han's punch erupted, even the air twisted.
This punch was stronger than any punch he had thrown before!
"It should be more than six times the force of a punch. Explosive Fist really is powerful!"
Having tasted its benefits, Chu Han did not pause for a moment. He adjusted his breathing again, and the force within his body surged even more violently toward his right fist. This time, he prepared to raise the power of Explosive Fist another notch.
"Boom!"
He threw another punch, and its power was clearly much greater.
"What Explosive Fist pursues is the constant breaking of limits. Every time you break through a limit, Explosive Fist becomes stronger!"
"With Explosive Fist, my strength can rise another level!"
Chu Han was extremely satisfied with the martial skill.
There was no equipment on the rooftop for him to test the martial skill's power. Otherwise, he would certainly have tested it himself.
After practicing Explosive Fist, Chu Han practiced several sequences of Gale Saber Technique.
This saber technique he had learned from Shen Ping also gave him a considerable boost.
Seven Forms of the Army Breaker focused on explosive power, while Gale Saber Technique was more agile and swift. The two could complement each other.
After finishing the saber technique, Chu Han practiced the Nine Heavens Body Tempering Technique for a while before ending his training.
Early the next morning, Chu Han carried out his usual draw.
He had obtained a spatial ring the day before and thought he had already used up all his luck.
But he had not expected today's item to be even more explosive.
[Talent Copy Card: After use, copies one person's talent. Can copy up to S-Class talent. The user must come into contact with the person being copied before it can be used.]
"Looks like the Goddess of Luck hasn't left me yet!"
Chu Han was wildly excited, already wondering whose talent he should copy.
After all, this Talent Copy Card could practically let him customize his own talent.
Whatever talent he liked, he could simply go and copy it.
The only troublesome part was that he needed to make physical contact with the person being copied.
Among the talented people he had come into contact with, the highest talent belonged to Li Mengran's A-rank talent, Ice Spirit Body.
"Could it be that I need to find an opportunity to make contact with Li Mengran?"
"Forget it."
Chu Han shook his head.
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