The Talent Copy Card had been left in the Lottery Space by Chu Han, ready for use at any time.
Today was June 26. Martial Artist certification was held on the first day of every month, and the next one would be on July 1.
He had five more days to continue improving his strength.
So after breakfast, he headed to the Warhammer Martial Arts Hall.
"Dad, Mom, just wait a few more days. We'll move into our new home then."
Before leaving, he left 100,000 Federal currency at home and asked his mother to quit her job.
As soon as he arrived at the martial arts hall, an excited voice rang out.
"Brother Han, you're finally here!"
Chu Han looked over at the sound and saw Zhao Feiyu.
The moment Zhao Feiyu saw Chu Han, his eyes lit up as if he had just seen a beauty.
Not understanding what was going on, Chu Han asked, "Zhao Feiyu, do you need something from me?"
Zhao Feiyu dashed over with a grin. "Brother Han, I'm challenging you. Fight me!"
"Have you still not had enough of getting beaten?"
Chu Han teased him, but then his gaze swept over Zhao Feiyu and he was instantly startled.
"You've grown this much stronger?!"
He discovered that Zhao Feiyu's blood qi was incredibly vigorous, with Elemental Power flowing through his body as well. He had already become a 1st Rank Martial Artist!
This shocked him greatly. After all, Zhao Feiyu had only reached the Quasi-Martial Artist level a few days ago, yet his rate of improvement was no slower than Chu Han's.
Could he have a cheat too?
"Heh heh."
Zhao Feiyu was extremely pleased with himself. "Brother Han, how about it? Am I qualified to challenge you now?"
Chu Han nodded. "Yes, you are. But after the fight, you have to tell me how you became stronger."
"No problem! But why do I feel like I still can't see through you after becoming a Martial Artist?" Zhao Feiyu asked suspiciously.
"You'll know after we fight."
The two of them arrived at one of the martial arts hall's arenas. Neither used a weapon.
The battle was on the verge of erupting.
Zhao Feiyu launched the first attack.
Purple Elemental Power covered his entire body, sending his aura soaring like an enraged lion.
"This is my family's Mad Lion Art!"
Zhao Feiyu went all out from the start. The purple Elemental Power rapidly gathered around his fist, forming a huge lion's head.
"Mad Lion Fist!"
A roar rang out, and the lion's head suddenly shot forward, charging straight at Chu Han.
"As expected of a martial skill accompanied by Elemental Power. Good!"
Chu Han's battle intent surged wildly, and the strength within his body gathered into his fist as well.
"Explosive Fist!"
Chu Han smashed his fist into the lion's head. The accumulated strength erupted in an instant, crushing the purple lion's head with overwhelming force.
"Boom!"
The purple Elemental Power collapsed instantly and vanished without a trace.
Not far away, Zhao Feiyu's eyes widened, his face wearing an expression as if he had seen a ghost.
Seeing Chu Han's fist continuing toward him, Zhao Feiyu immediately waved his hands in surrender. "I'm done! I'm done! I surrender. You're a complete freak!"
Chu Han stopped and said irritably, "I haven't even hit you yet. Why did you surrender already?"
Zhao Feiyu hurriedly explained with a smile, "The fact that you could crush the Elemental Power in my Mad Lion Fist means your strength is far beyond mine. Continuing to fight you would just be asking for a beating. I'm not that stupid."
"Then how did you suddenly become so much stronger and become a Martial Artist?" Chu Han asked doubtfully.
Zhao Feiyu said, "After I took your Supreme Strength Pill that day, my father acknowledged my efforts. So he used his connections and paid a certain price to upgrade my bloodline ahead of schedule. My Mad Lion Bloodline has already advanced to the purple level, which made my talent fairly powerful even among A-rank talents."
"Moreover, after my talent bloodline was upgraded, I gained many benefits as well. Even now, there's still a lot of residual power in my body that hasn't been fused. Otherwise, I'd be even stronger."
Chu Han was somewhat astonished when he heard this. "It can work like that? I'm really envious of family-inherited talents like yours."
He had even begun considering whether he should use the Talent Copy Card to copy Zhao Feiyu's talent.
After all, Zhao Feiyu's talent was a genuine A-rank talent, and it could let him grow stronger rapidly.
But that thought soon vanished from Chu Han's mind.
The Mad Lion Bloodline was indeed an excellent talent, but it was a family talent.
Without the Zhao Family's secret family techniques and cultivation methods, this talent could not display its true potential. Aside from improving some physical abilities, it would be no different from a useless talent.
Chu Han shook his head and abandoned the idea.
At that moment, Zhao Feiyu suddenly asked, "By the way, Brother Han, are you free recently? Come with me to the wilderness."
"Oh? What are you going there for?" Chu Han asked curiously.
Zhao Feiyu sighed. "Sigh, actually, there was a flaw in upgrading my bloodline talent before becoming a Martial Artist. The power in my body isn't stable right now. I need the blood of various lion-type mutated beasts to assist my cultivation, so I want to go into the wilderness to hunt some."
"I see." Chu Han nodded.
"Brother Han, you're so strong. You can team up with me and go into the wilderness. You'd basically be protecting me. Of course, I'm not asking you to go for nothing. I can give you one Mad Lion Pill as payment."
"Mad Lion Pill?" Chu Han became interested.
Seeing this, Zhao Feiyu hurriedly explained, "The Mad Lion Pill is a secret pill passed down through my family. After a Quasi-Martial Artist takes it, it can greatly increase their blood qi, strengthen their body, and even stimulate their physical potential. The effects of one pill surpass those of a hundred Blood Qi Pills! It took me a great deal of effort to obtain two of them."
"I'll take that pill. I can go into the wilderness with you anytime!"
Chu Han immediately agreed.
On one hand, it was because of the Mad Lion Pill. On the other, he had already planned to train in the wilderness himself, so this would accomplish two goals at once. There was no reason to turn down a free trip.
Zhao Feiyu was overjoyed. "That's great! But I heard that your Third High School is going to participate in some Wilderness Training Camp. Won't this affect you?"
Chu Han shook his head. "I've already withdrawn from Third High School. Whatever Third High School wants to do has nothing to do with me anymore."
"What? You withdrew from Third High School?"
Zhao Feiyu's eyes widened in confusion. "Then how will you register for the Martial Arts Grand Examination? The examination starts in one month!"
Chu Han said, "I plan to become a Martial Artist first, then register as an independent Martial Artist."
Zhao Feiyu shook his head repeatedly when he heard this. "That's one way, but there's a quota limit for independent Martial Artist registration. Why not join First Middle School instead? I'll have my dad say a word to the principal of First Middle School, and it'll be settled."
"No need. I want to register through my own method."
Chu Han rejected Zhao Feiyu's good intentions. At the same time, he became even more curious about Zhao Feiyu's family background. It seemed that his father's influence in River City was extraordinary.
Afterward, Chu Han told him why he had withdrawn from Third High School.
Zhao Feiyu flew into a rage and cursed out the principal and leaders of Third High School one after another.
"Brother Han, I'm also planning to undergo Martial Artist certification on July 1. Let's go together then."
"Sounds good."
The two decided to go for certification together.
They then discussed their plans for going into the wilderness.
They intended to set out first thing the next morning and spend today making some preparations.
Zhao Feiyu even paid the reward in advance, giving Chu Han one Mad Lion Pill.
Chu Han did not refuse. He planned to use the Mad Lion Pill today to rapidly improve his strength!
After bidding farewell to Zhao Feiyu, he went to the cultivation room.
First, he tested his strength.
The result left him incomparably shocked.
His left arm could exert 8,050 jin, while his right arm could exert 8,079 jin.
The strength of one arm had already broken through the 8,000-jin threshold.
Combined with the Explosive Fist, he could now unleash more than 50,000 jin of punching power with a single punch.
"I wonder how much stronger I'll become after taking the Mad Lion Pill?"
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