"Tiger Sun Pills really are effective!"
Once Ye Xiao had regained his strength.
He threw himself back into fist training!
One punch!
[Realm +5!]
Two punches!
[Realm +5!]
Three punches!
Four punches!
Five punches!
Rest!
Ye Xiao maintained a steady, highly regular training routine!
After every five punches, he rested and took a Tiger Sun Pill.
His breaks lasted around five to ten minutes.
During one of those breaks.
Ye Xiao thought of the [Law-Breaking Fist] Su Muyun had given him.
So.
Ye Xiao decided not to waste his break.
He carefully took out the old, yellowed book, [Law-Breaking Fist].
Then he began reading and studying it.
He had no idea how much time had passed.
Outside the window of the Gravity Training Tower.
The sky had grown completely dark.
Ye Xiao was drenched in sweat, over and over, and each time he dried off, he soon got drenched again.
Under his near-mad, punishing fist training.
Ye Xiao had completely forgotten to eat or sleep, oblivious to the passage of time.
He had also forgotten that he was supposed to go wash dishes in the cafeteria.
Just then.
[Path of the Strong] flashed red.
A new achievement had been unlocked!
Ye Xiao hurriedly checked it.
[Thousand Refinements to Gold! Trigger condition: Reach Stage 1,000 of the Mud Embryo Realm! Achieved! Reward: Extreme Martial Body (Initial Embryo)! System message: "The Mud Embryo is complete. You are no longer mortal, but do you still wish to continue?"]
"Claim reward!"
The next moment.
A faint light seeped into Ye Xiao's body.
[You have activated: Extreme Martial Body (Initial Embryo)]
Ye Xiao suddenly felt a new power within him, becoming the foundation that supported his entire body!
Ye Xiao quickly checked the details of the [Extreme Martial Body].
Another grand, cinematic introduction appeared before his eyes, visible only to him.
"The Extreme Martial Body is not a bloodline, inheritance, or gift."
"It is forged through fighting!"
"Every punch reshapes your bones and sinews; every breakthrough rewrites your body; every drop of sweat nourishes something dormant within it."
"It is not something you are born with. It is something you train into."
"This is the path of a Martialist—not relying on bloodlines or talent, but on punch after punch, until you forge yourself into an 'Extreme Martial Body'!"
When the introduction ended.
An explanation of the Extreme Martial Body appeared before Ye Xiao.
[The Extreme Martial Body is an evolutionary path for the "physical body," while Martial Path realms measure levels of "power." The two progress in parallel, complementing each other—]
[Your Martial Path realm determines how powerful a punch you can throw!]
[Your Extreme Martial Body determines how powerful a punch your body can withstand!]
Seeing this.
Ye Xiao understood everything at once.
"Without an Extreme Martial Body, the higher your Martial Path realm, the sooner your body falls apart. It's like stuffing a nuclear bomb into a paper launch silo—it'll blow you up before you can even fire it!"
[Extreme Martial Body]
[Realm: Initial Embryo]
[Corresponding Martial Path Realm: Mud Embryo Realm]
[Awakening Condition: Stage 1,000 of the Mud Embryo Realm]
[Physical Traits: Thickened skin; ordinary blades and swords can leave only white marks on the surface. Increased muscle density and body weight, without any loss of agility. A faint golden glow begins to appear around the fists, leaving a dim trail when swung.]
[Required to Break Through: 100 Martial Value!]
After reading this.
Ye Xiao tried throwing another punch.
Sure enough, he saw a thin layer of pale golden light around his fist.
It wasn't spiritual energy or magic. It was simply his fist itself glowing.
He swung again.
A golden arc swept through the air, like a shooting star, like a blade mark, like the first crack he had ever carved into this body.
After reading this.
A smile crept onto Ye Xiao's lips.
"I almost went down the wrong path."
"Training my fists isn't just about practicing punches. I have to train my body, too!"
"The Extreme Martial Body came at just the right time!"
Then.
Ye Xiao noticed that a new, still-locked milestone had appeared on his [Path of the Strong].
[Great Wall! Trigger condition: Reach Stage 10,000 of the Mud Embryo Realm! Not achieved! Reward: Awaken the Will of the Fist!]
"A new goal!"
Ye Xiao grew even more excited.
He had just reached Stage 1,000 of the Mud Embryo Realm.
Now there was a milestone at Stage 10,000!
The difficulty had naturally soared.
But Ye Xiao wasn't intimidated.
Instead, he grew even more excited, his fighting spirit burning!
Because Ye Xiao knew.
As long as he achieved an even more extreme milestone, he would earn an even more powerful reward!
"Next goal: awaken the Will of the Fist!"
Just then.
Ye Xiao suddenly realized he had forgotten something important.
Washing dishes!
Ye Xiao hurried out of the Gravity Training Tower and headed to the cafeteria's back-of-house area.
By the time he arrived.
It was already nine o'clock at night.
But.
When Ye Xiao got there, he saw Sun Qingsong waiting for him.
Sun Qingsong stared at Ye Xiao, his brows furrowed.
"Ye Xiao, you're late."
Ye Xiao apologized profusely.
"Sorry for the trouble, Director Sun. I was training in the Gravity Training Tower and lost track of time."
Sun Qingsong nodded.
He didn't seem surprised that Ye Xiao had been training in the Gravity Training Tower.
"Eat first."
He opened a cabinet kept warm, which held an assortment of dishes and a huge pot of rice.
Ye Xiao felt a warmth in his heart at the sight.
Just then, his stomach began to growl.
High-intensity training consumed a great deal of Ye Xiao's energy.
So his appetite had grown, too.
"Thank you, Director Sun."
Sun Qingsong pointed to the mountain of dishes piled nearby.
"You're not allowed to leave until you've washed them all."
Ye Xiao nodded.
"I have something to do. I'm leaving first," Sun Qingsong said.
As he was leaving, he remembered something and added a reminder. "Ye Xiao, if you break any dishes, remember to put them on the tab. I'll settle the bill with you tomorrow."
After Sun Qingsong left.
Ye Xiao stared after him, puzzled.
"What does he mean, if I break any dishes? Does Director Sun think I'm going to break them while washing?"
By the time Ye Xiao was about seventy percent full.
He had polished off all the food in the warming cabinet.
There had been enough food in there for five or six adults.
After eating.
Ye Xiao faced the mountain of dishes alone.
He got to work washing them, quick and practiced.
As he washed the first dish.
Crack!
A sharp snap came from his hands.
Ye Xiao stared at them in shock.
"I barely used any force. How did the dish break?"
The porcelain dish had broken with the slightest touch?
Ye Xiao quickly realized what had happened.
It wasn't that the dish was too fragile.
He had trained all day, and his strength had increased too quickly.
As a result, his control over it had greatly weakened!
Sun Qingsong had noticed this.
That was why, before leaving.
He had made a point of saying that.
Then.
Ye Xiao refused to believe it and kept washing.
Crack!
The second one broke!
Smash!
The third one broke!
Ye Xiao broke a full twenty dishes before, at last, on the twenty-first, he managed to control his strength with a little precision.
He finally found the right touch to keep from breaking the dish.
But the sink in front of him.
Was already piled high with shards.
Ye Xiao looked at the mess.
He smiled helplessly.
"I'm the ultimate destroyer."
"Whatever I touch breaks."
"But at least, washing dishes again and again has gradually improved my sense of and control over my strength."
"So this was Director Sun's painstaking good deed?"
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