Big Milk Can, Special Physique?

The private car pulled to a smooth stop in front of a two-story villa with a detached courtyard.

This was Chen Yan's new home.

Stepping out of the car, Du Qionghua held him in her arms, her face radiant with the joy of returning home.

Back inside, Du Qionghua carried him into a nursery on the second floor that had been prepared well in advance.

The room was spacious and bright, with walls painted a warm, creamy beige.

Soft carpeting covered the floor, and everything from the crib and toys to the wardrobe was fully stocked.

Du Qionghua gently placed him into the crib, tucked in the corners of his blanket, and kissed him on the forehead.

"Sleep tight, my baby. Mommy will be right next door."

Once Du Qionghua hummed a little tune and left the room, pulling the door shut behind her, Chen Yan immediately opened his eyes.

He tilted his head to listen, confirming that his mother's footsteps had faded away.

Only then did he throw off the thin blanket and attempt a kip-up... which failed.

He wobbled as he sat up.

After a month of growth, and especially with the blessing of two achievements, his vitality and spirit far exceeded those of an ordinary infant; he could already barely control his own body.

Although he couldn't crawl yet, simple sitting was no longer a problem.

He sat cross-legged in the crib, took a deep breath, and assumed the starting posture of the The Four National Health Exercises of the East Continent.

[The Four National Health Exercises of the East Continent, current progress 300/1000]

Back at the hospital, to avoid revealing anything unusual, he had been forced to rely on his mother to hold him while he performed the exercises ten times a day.

But now, he held the initiative!

Watch me grind out a hundred reps!

One, two, three...

He performed them meticulously, his movements shifting from stiff and awkward to increasingly fluid.

The vitality within his body accelerated with each movement, wisps of warmth weaving through his limbs and bones before finally converging in his dantian.

When he reached the eleventh repetition, the sensation of surging vitality rising from his dantian and circulating through his body suddenly vanished.

"Hmm?" Chen Yan opened his eyes in confusion and instinctively moved his hands and feet.

It wasn't exhaustion or fatigue; the strange, flowing sensation of energy had simply disappeared entirely.

Could this health exercise... have a daily limit? he pondered inwardly.

It seemed that this The Four National Health Exercises of the East Continent was likely not as simple as it appeared on the surface!

Behind it might lie a deeper significance that far surpassed ordinary physical training.

If that was the case...

With the remaining 700 points of proficiency, it would take him seventy days to master this basic health exercise to perfection and promote to the second sequence!

Chen Yan's heart was filled with anticipation.

The high-intensity workout brought about a massive consumption of energy.

By mealtime, Chen Yan's stomach was growling.

He now had an astonishing appetite, far exceeding that of a normal infant.

Every day, in addition to his mother's breast milk, he had to drink three extra-large bags of special formula made from beast milk just to barely satisfy his hunger.

This had become a source of worry for Du Qionghua.

That evening, Chen Kefa made a rare trip home.

He had just taken off his dust-covered coat when Du Qionghua approached him, looking worried as she held a bag of formula.

"Kefa, you need to take a look at little Yan. He's been eating so much lately; he consumes this much in a single day."

"I'm afraid there might be something wrong with his health."

Chen Kefa took the formula and glanced at it. It was a brand of "Big Milk Can" used on the market to supplement vitality in young children, and it wasn't cheap.

After the resurgence of spiritual energy, many original livestock had mutated.

This "Big Milk Can" was a product derived from crossbreeding first-tier bovine beasts with dairy cows; it was rich in nutrients and tasted good, too!

He walked into the nursery, where Chen Yan was sucking on his finger, lying in bed and pretending to be asleep.

He leaned down and gave him a careful examination.

He then reached out with his rough, warm hand, placed it on Chen Yan's abdomen, and channeled a faint trace of vitality to circulate through him.

After a long moment, he pulled his hand back, a strange expression on his face.

"There doesn't seem to be anything wrong, it's just... his vitality is a bit too exuberant."

Chen Kefa scratched his head, also feeling puzzled:

"His complexion is rosy, his breathing is strong; he's healthier than any infant I've ever seen."

"Then how can he eat so much?" Du Qionghua remained uneasy.

"...Let's go outside to talk."

The couple left the nursery and went into the bedroom next door.

Chen Kefa pondered for a moment, as if recalling something.

"Well... when I was at the Martial Arts University, I attended Professor Wang Anguo's lectures. He's the old man who created the first, second, third, and fourth sets of National Health Exercises."

"He once proposed a hypothesis that as the recovery of heaven and earth's spiritual energy deepens, there is an extremely low probability of human newborns being born with 'special constitutions' similar to the cubs of powerful ferocious beasts."

"It is said that his set of health exercises can stimulate the potential hidden within every human body, and the external manifestation of this is a 'special constitution'."

Du Qionghua's breath hitched: "Ah? What kind of special constitution? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?"

"Of course it's a good thing!" A glimmer of light flashed in Chen Kefa's eyes.

"He said that the cubs of some top-tier ferocious beasts are born with physical strength comparable to a martial artist below the amateur sixth rank."

"People with this type of constitution start practicing martial arts at six years old with a much higher starting point than ordinary people, progress faster, and achieve greater things in the future!"

Hearing this, Du Qionghua's face turned pale.

She subconsciously hugged her arms, her voice carrying a hint of pleading.

"Sigh, I would rather Chen Yan not have any special constitution. I just want him to be like me, an ordinary person, living a safe and steady life."

Her voice lowered, carrying a touch of resentment:

"Becoming a martial artist means danger. Every time you go on a mission and don't come home, I'm so worried I can't sleep all night..."

Du Qionghua's words were like a soft needle, piercing the softest part of Chen Kefa's heart.

He looked at his wife's reddened eyes, guilt and heartache surging up together.

As the captain of the Jiang City Special Investigation Team, he guarded the lights of ten thousand homes, yet he was the only one who owed his own little family.

But he held an important position and had too many things he had to do.

"Wife... I..."

He reached out and pulled his wife into his arms, a thousand words turning into a single sigh.

In the next room, Chen Yan, who had heard everything clearly, felt his heart gently bumped by something.

He had always thought that being born in this high-martial world, becoming a powerhouse was a matter-of-course goal.

He had never thought that in Du Qionghua's eyes, strength was synonymous with danger, and ordinariness was happiness.

He listened to the gradually fading conversation next door, along with some indescribable subtle movements, and his little face turned red.

It seems... he will soon have a younger brother or sister?

His mother's words did not shake his determination; instead, they made his heart, which longed to become stronger, even more resolute.

Precisely because danger is everywhere, there is an even greater need for the strength to protect oneself, and even to protect one's family!

It's simple, I'll just grind, won't I?

He did not want to see his mother lose sleep worrying about his father anymore, nor did he want her to be terrified for his safety one day in the future.

I must become stronger as soon as possible!

With the system at my side, it is my greatest bargaining chip!

Chen Yan's eyes became brighter than ever before.

He rolled over and sat up, his young and handsome little face full of a tenacity that did not match his age.

Now! Immediately! Right away!

Martial Dao God-Ascension System, give me a massive stat boost!

Oh... I forgot I can't grind the health exercises.