Slapping Her Face Again and Again

In the room at night.

Lin Zichen sat on the bed with his back against the wall, curiously flipping through the Blood Tempering Technique that Liu Chuanwu had given him.

The book is not the original ancient text, but a modern translation filled with annotations.

With the blessing of Heavenly Human Wisdom Root and innate talent.

Lin Zichen flipped through the pages at lightning speed, reading ten lines at a glance.

In less than half an hour, he finished reading the entire thick book on Blood Tempering Technique.

It is understood that the Blood Tempering Technique has three stages.

Tier 1.

Perceive the existence of Qi and blood, and try to control Qi and blood.

Tier 2.

The body is tempered by controlling the flow of qi and blood, starting with the Skin Tempering, then the Muscle Tempering, and finally the Bone Tempering.

Skin Tempering and Muscle Tempering is quite simple. Regardless of talent, as long as one's Qi and blood are sufficient, one can definitely succeed in the tempering process; it's just a matter of time.

The difficult part is Bone Tempering; without sufficient talent, one simply cannot control the flow of qi and blood into the bones for tempering.

Even if one has the talent to control their qi and blood to Bone Tempering, they may not be able to withstand the intense pain generated during the Bone Tempering process.

However, the more difficult something is to do, the greater the reward upon completion.

Once the skin, flesh, and bones are all tempered, the body's strength can reach the level of an ordinary Tier 9.

If a second tempering process can be carried out, the body's strength can rival that of Advanced Gene Fusionist.

If you're even more powerful, you can undergo three rounds of tempering, and your physical strength can surpass that of Advanced Gene Fusionist.

The ancient texts record a maximum of five times for this body tempering.

But so far, only Liu Chuanwu has managed to Tertiary Body Tempering after decades of cultivation. No one knows how powerful his body will be after the fourth or fifth tempering.

In his annotations, Liu Chuanwu speculated that if Tertiary Body Tempering could crush Advanced Tier 1 Gene Fusionist, then four body temperings should be enough to crush Advanced Tier 2 Gene Fusionist, and so on for Quinary Body Tempering.

Tier 3.

After the body tempering is completed, control the flow of qi and blood to open the body's Aperture.

There are a total of 366 Aperture. The increase in strength brought about by opening each Aperture is comparable to tempering the body again.

Once all the Aperture are opened, one can achieve the Legendary Sanctification of the Flesh.

The book's annotations speculate that as long as one can open even a single Aperture, a Pure-Blood Human can break through the shackles of the ordinary level and evolve into Advanced Being.

After mastering the Blood Tempering Technique, Lin Zichen began attempting the Tier 1 —sensing Qi and Blood.

Close your eyes, calm your mind, and concentrate.

Following the instructions in the book, use your Mental Power to sense the flow of Qi and blood within your body.

In less than three seconds, I successfully sensed the flow of Qi and blood.

It's simpler than I imagined.

Once you've sensed the flow of Qi and blood, the next step is to try to control it.

This process is a bit difficult.

It took Lin Zichen almost half an hour to successfully control the qi and blood in his body.

Being able to control Qi and blood means being able to perform body tempering.

Lin Zichen didn't want to wait a second longer and immediately began body tempering without any instruction.

The first area he wanted to work on was the skin of his entire right hand.

During the tempering process, the skin being tempered will experience a burning sensation, which is a little painful but not intense.

[You are using Qi and Blood Tempering to refine your skin. Skin strength +1, Blood Tempering Technique proficiency +1...]

About half an hour later.

The tempering process is complete.

The skin on my right hand looks unchanged on the surface, but it's noticeably tougher than before.

At this time, less than 1% of the body's Qi and blood have been consumed, and the body is still very full.

"I wonder how tough the skin on my right hand is now. I'll go get a knife and cut it to see."

Thinking it over, Lin Zichen quickly went downstairs to the kitchen, picked up a fruit knife, and forcefully slashed the back of his right hand.

Then I discovered that there was nothing wrong with the back of my hand, except for a faint scratch.

"He became invulnerable to swords and spears after only one tempering. No wonder Liu Chuanwu, who Tertiary Body Tempering, could withstand Wu Tiancheng's feather shots."

"I must say, this Blood Tempering Technique, which can only be cultivated by Pure-Blood Human, is indeed quite something."

"I wonder just how strong my body will be after Quinary Body Tempering?"

Thinking of this, Lin Zichen became excited and immediately returned to his room upstairs to continue refining his skin.

Shanhai University.

A training ground at the Martial Arts Academy.

Inside, a woman dressed in martial arts attire, with a single ponytail and a graceful figure, was exercising intensely.

Just as she was passionately working up a sweat, Liu Chuanwu walked in from outside, humming a little tune, his face full of joy.

"Dean, what's making you so happy?"

The woman stopped training, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and asked with some curiosity.

Liu Chuanwu smirked and said smugly, "Under my unparalleled personal charm, the Top Scholar of College Entrance Exam in Nanjiang Province, and the top scorer in the province's Physical Fitness Test, has already become a member of our Heavenly Human Pavilion."

"Really?"

The woman's face was filled with disbelief.

She had experienced firsthand how unpopular the Heavenly Human Pavilion was with geniuses over the past decade, and it was hard to imagine any genius being willing to give up Gene Fusion Path and choose to join the Heavenly Human Pavilion.

"Really, I've already added him on WeChat."

Liu Chuanwu tapped his phone screen, opened his WeChat friend list, and displayed it in front of the woman.

Upon seeing Lin Zichen's name, the woman's almond-shaped eyes widened in surprise. She hadn't expected that the useless Dean would actually recruit the Provincial Second Place.

"Dean, how did you do that?"

"It's because of my personal charm."

"Ha, still bragging? Hurry up and tell the truth."

Women don't have the patience to listen to his boasting; they just want to know the truth as soon as possible.

Liu Chuanwu told the truth, "Actually, we didn't do much. We just told him that the Evolution Academy could offer him three times the benefits that Heavenly Human Pavilion would provide."

"Three times?!"

The woman was stunned. After a moment, she reacted with a look of anxiety and said, "Dean, our department's funds are almost gone. No, not almost gone, but we're already drowning in debt. Where are you going to get the money to give people Triple Benefits?"

After saying that, the woman quickly urged, "Dean, don't just chat with me here. Go find your old flames and catch up with them, or sell your body to earn some money!"

Liu Chuanwu said confidently, "Don't worry, I've already arranged everything. One in the first half of the night, one in the second half, and another tomorrow morning. Triple Benefits are more than enough."

After saying that, he looked at the woman and asked, "By the way, Yu Yan, how long did it take you to sense the blood and qi when you got the translated version of the Blood Tempering Technique?"

"That happened ten years ago, but if I remember correctly, it took about a week to sense the Qi and blood."

After recalling for a moment, Song Yuyan said.

Liu Chuanwu then asked, "What about Blood Control?"

Song Yuyan answered confidently, "As for controlling my Qi and blood, I remember it very clearly; it took me exactly two months."

Liu Chuanwu sighed, "To sense Qi and blood in a week and control it in two months—no wonder I was the second-highest scorer in the Capital City Top Scholar of College Entrance Exam back then. My talent is truly outstanding. I consider myself a genius, but back then, it took me almost two weeks just to sense Qi and blood. It's true what they say, comparison is the thief of joy."

"Dean, please don't mention the words 'second place in Capital City Runner-up' in front of me."

Song Yuyan said with great distress, "Ever since I gave up on the Gene Fusion Path and chose to join the Heavenly Human Pavilion to study Pure-Blood Human Path, I have been unable to evolve into Advanced Being. Over the years, I have been ridiculed by many for being just another ordinary person. It's so annoying!"

Liu Chuanwu dismissed it, saying, "Let others laugh if they want to, what's there to be annoyed about?"

"I've been laughed at for decades, but I'm still going strong."

"We call this 'enduring hardship and biding our time.' The more repressed we are now, the more satisfying it will be when we finally unleash our power."

Liu Chuanwu continued, "In a few years, when you evolve into Advanced Being with Pure-Blood Human, you'll make a name for yourself and easily beat up all your Gene Fusionist classmates."

"A few years?" Song Yuyan smiled wryly, "I feel like it might take even ten years."

The Aperture are really too difficult to open.

Since completing her first First Body Tempering five years ago, Song Yuyan has been trying to open her Aperture.

Five years have passed, and his body has been tempered twice, yet he hasn't been able to open even a single Aperture.

To be honest, she felt that unlocking Aperture was something she'd be living in forever.

If you can open one before the age of fifty, that's considered a success.

Thinking about it, Song Yuyan suddenly asked, "By the way, Dean, did you give Lin Zichen a copy of the Blood Tempering Technique translation?"

"Of course I gave it to them. I wouldn't forget something so important."

Liu Chuanwu said, "I'm looking forward to him mastering Blood Control before the start of the semester, and then evolving to the Ordinary Tier 4 in Biological Rank as soon as he starts school, and immediately starting body tempering."

Song Yuyan asked, "Dean, how long do you think it will take him to successfully sense the Qi and blood?"

"I estimate it will be noticeable in 10 days," Liu Chuanwu explained. "That kid's Physical Fitness Test Data is incredibly impressive; compared to your college entrance exam Physical Fitness Test Data back then, it's only slightly different."

Song Yuyan said with some anticipation, "I bet he thinks there aren't many geniuses in the Heavenly Human Pavilion, and that he's the most talented. I wonder if he'll be so shocked when he sees me, a beautiful senior with even higher talent than him, after the semester starts?"

Seeing Song Yuyan's expectant look, Liu Chuanwu realized that this woman was a hypocrite.

This Song Yuyan, I always say she likes to show off, it's really annoying to watch.

And the result?

Isn't he just thinking about showing off in front of those genius juniors?

Hopefully, Lin Zichen will perform even better than her and slap her face hard!

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