Awakening the Will of the Fist!

"Brother Xiao! How exactly do you train your punches? Could you teach me?"

"Or is it that the Martialist class isn't actually an E-rank class, but a super-strong profession that everyone has been overlooking?"

Fatty Wang looked at Ye Xiao with eyes full of curiosity and reverence.

Ye Xiao answered with a smile: "Practice punching more."

"Huh? It's that simple?" Fatty Wang was stunned.

Ye Xiao nodded: "Yes, it's that simple. Fatty, you've seen it yourself; besides practicing my punches, have I done any other training?"

Fatty Wang recalled the past and realized that was indeed the case.

"Brother Xiao, can I practice punching with you from now on?"

Ye Xiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"You're a Qi Refining practitioner. You're going to abandon your own trade to come practice punching with me?"

"Aren't you afraid of going down the wrong path?"

Fatty Wang shook his head repeatedly.

"Brother, it's just that your One Punch is too cool!"

"Sheer force overcomes all techniques; it's the perfect cure for all those flashy moves!"

Ye Xiao couldn't help but chuckle.

"How about this: if you want to engage in body tempering, I'll take you along with me."

"In my view, the foundation of all cultivation lies in body tempering. The body is the root that carries all power."

Fatty Wang nodded happily and quickly.

"I agree!"

Afterward.

The two formulated a plan for the days ahead.

With Ye Xiao's help, Fatty Wang began to practice Qi Refining and body tempering simultaneously.

He started with the lower-difficulty items.

Such as running, push-ups, and pull-ups—the basic training.

Given Fatty Wang's physical fitness.

He certainly couldn't start off using the Ten-Thousand Catty Hydraulic Hammer like Ye Xiao.

As for Ye Xiao, he decided to take things one step at a time.

He decided to go to the Gravity Tower to practice his punches first.

He wanted to break through his realm to the next stage.

That is, the 10,000-Fold Realm.

Only then would he incorporate the Body Tempering Pavilion's projects into his training regimen.

During this process.

He continued to cultivate the Law-Breaking Fist given to him by Su Muyun.

However.

The difficulty of cultivating the Law-Breaking Fist was very high.

Ye Xiao wouldn't be able to master it for a while.

But he wasn't in a rush; he had time now, so he could cultivate it slowly.

After Ye Xiao and Fatty Wang left the Body Tempering Pavilion.

The two split up.

One went to the Gravity Tower.

The other went to practice Qi Refining.

When Ye Xiao returned to the 3rd floor of the Gravity Tower.

As he stepped back into the 20-fold gravity zone.

Ye Xiao could clearly feel.

The pressure on his body was at least one-third lighter than it had been yesterday.

This was the benefit brought by the improvement of his realm and his body tempering!

It allowed Ye Xiao's entire body to constantly evolve.

And this process of evolution.

It all happened without Ye Xiao even realizing it.

"I feel like I could go a step further."

Ye Xiao thought to himself.

But soon, Ye Xiao dismissed this idea.

The reason was simple.

Because Ye Xiao's goal was to reach the 10,000-layer achievement today.

Furthermore, the training time he had spent using the Gravity Training Card from his homeroom teacher Zhou Ming was nearing 50 hours.

Yesterday, in the 20x gravity zone, he had to rest after every five punches or so.

But now, Ye Xiao could throw eight punches at once, or even push his limit to ten!

The efficiency had improved significantly, so there was no need for Ye Xiao to force his way to the fourth floor of the training tower.

While the gravity multiplier there was higher, and each punch would increase his realm more, the physical exertion required was also much greater.

Overall, the training efficiency was actually inferior to staying in the 20x gravity zone.

Just like that.

Ye Xiao began his immersive training.

As the morning passed.

He went to the cafeteria for lunch and finished washing the dishes.

Then he returned to continue his training in the afternoon.

Before nightfall.

Drenched in sweat, Ye Xiao threw his final punch!

[Ding!]

[You have completed a punch. The force of this punch is: 31%!]

[Gained 20 Martial Value!]

[Your realm has improved!]

[Current realm: Mud Embryo Realm · 9981 layers!]

[Current realm: Mud Embryo Realm · 9982 layers!]

[...]

[Current realm: Mud Embryo Realm · 10000 layers!]

"Finally!"

The corners of Ye Xiao's mouth curled up, letting the sweat soak his face and entire body.

He clenched his fists in excitement: "I did it!"

"Ten thousand layers of realm!"

Just then.

[Path of the Strong] flashed with a red light.

A new achievement had been reached!

Ye Xiao checked it with practiced ease.

[Great Wall! Trigger condition: Reach 10,000 layers in the Mud Embryo Realm! Achieved! Reward obtained: Awaken Will of the Fist! System prompt: "Ten thousand punches! You have already endured more hardship than most people; you are now enough to rank among the Heavenly Prodigy."]

[Ding! Since the host has reached the 10,000th layer, you may ignore the realm breakthrough mission and break through directly!]

[Do you wish to break through your realm?]

"I can actually break through my realm now?"

"Does that mean I can advance to the second realm?"

A look of surprised joy appeared on Ye Xiao's face.

He was just about to select "Confirm."

Suddenly, he realized something and pulled his right hand back.

"Wait, if ten thousand layers were the limit, the system shouldn't be prompting me, but forcing me to break through."

"Since the system is prompting me, it actually proves one thing: ten thousand layers is not the limit yet!"

"Although the system's evaluation of me is: enough to rank among the Heavenly Prodigy."

"But what I want to be is not just a Heavenly Prodigy!"

"It is..."

"To crush all Heavenly Prodigy and be invincible within the same realm!"

"I can even beat them up while crossing realms!"

Ye Xiao's ambition had always been immense.

It was just that he had never revealed it before.

At this moment, the madness of Ye Xiao began to unfold bit by bit.

"Give it up!"

Ye Xiao rejected the request to break through his realm!

[Ding!]

[Host has rejected the realm breakthrough! New target mission initiated: Breakthrough to the Hundred-Thousand Realm! Reward: 10% Fist Power Amplification! 5% Fist Power Range!]

"As expected, there is a higher pursuit!"

"The Hundred-Thousand Realm!"

For Ye Xiao, having the realm cap increased from ten thousand to one hundred thousand was a good thing.

Firstly, his [Realm Advancement Intensity] remained consistently at 30%.

If his realm were to break through, the [Realm Advancement Intensity] would inevitably increase along with it.

His cultivation difficulty would rise.

Secondly, Ye Xiao also needed to earn a massive amount of Martial Value, and practicing his punches to break through realms was the fastest way to earn it.

Furthermore, completing the Hundred-Thousand Realm mission would grant him rewards directly: 10% Fist Power Amplification and 5% Fist Power Range!

This was a tangible increase in combat power!

It was an extra reward beyond the goals Ye Xiao had already achieved!

Ye Xiao stared at his fist with satisfaction.

"Next step, the Hundred-Thousand Realm!"

"Here I come!"

Amidst the excitement, Ye Xiao slowly calmed down.

His gaze shifted toward the reward for the milestone achievement he had just reached!

[Reward Obtained: Awakening of the Will of the Fist!]