Hundred Days of Transformation, Golden Cocoon Suspended!

A hundred days had passed since Chen Yan arrived in this world.

For him, this day marked a small milestone.

Inside the nursery, he sat cross-legged on the soft carpet, his tiny body meticulously performing the The Four National Health Exercises of the East Continent.

His movements were already fluid, carrying an inexplicable rhythm.

The moment he finished the final movement of the last set, slowly drawing in his small arms and legs, the long-awaited, heavenly sound rang crisply in his mind.

[You have continuously practiced the The Four National Health Exercises of the East Continent, proficiency +10, current progress: 1000/1000!]

[Proficiency reached, skill promotion initiated...]

[Congratulations! "The Four National Health Exercises of the East Continent" has successfully upgraded to "Qi Nurturing Foundation Art (Entry Level)"!]

[Current progress: Qi Nurturing Foundation Art (Entry Level) 0/10000.]

[Congratulations, your cultivation has improved! Current cultivation: Amateur Rank 1!]

The technique leveled up, and... his cultivation improved too?

Nice, nice!

Chen Yan had just broken into a toothless, heartfelt grin, not yet having the chance to savor the brand-new power surging within his body...

Suddenly!

An agonizing pain, as if it were tearing his very soul apart, erupted from every corner of his limbs and bones!

It was not the soreness of muscles, nor the sensation of bones snapping, but a tearing and restructuring originating from the very depths of his life force!

Something... something is coming out...

He was only a hundred-day-old infant; his body's capacity to endure had its limits.

This terrifying pain lasted only for an instant before his willpower was completely shattered.

"Waa--!"

A loud, shrill cry pierced the tranquility of the room.

Immediately after, Chen Yan's vision went black, and he lost consciousness completely.

"Baby, what's wrong?!"

Almost the instant the cry rang out, the nursery door was shoved open violently.

Du Qionghua rushed in, but the scene before her left her struck as if by lightning, freezing her in place.

Chen Yan's tiny body was defying the laws of physics, hovering slightly in mid-air, curled into a ball.

Across the surface of his skin, countless mysterious, bright red patterns emerged, twisting and flowing like living things, emitting an eerie glow.

The next second, wisps of brilliant, rosy light erupted from those patterns, wrapping him layer by layer.

The light grew increasingly intense, eventually condensing into a giant cocoon radiating a soft golden glow, floating silently in the center of the room.

"Xiao Yan!"

Du Qionghua screamed, a chill shooting from the soles of her feet to the top of her head, her back turning ice-cold.

What was this?

A freak occurrence? Supernatural? Or...

Sweating profusely, she fumbled for her phone with trembling hands to call Chen Kefa, yet she dared not approach the glowing, shimmering golden cocoon.

In Chen Yan's perception, however, the world was a different sight.

He had not fallen into a true coma; instead, his consciousness drifted in a warm ocean.

The tearing pain had vanished, replaced by an unprecedented sense of comfort and lightness.

He felt his body becoming crystalline and translucent, as if it were no longer a vessel of flesh and blood, but a mass of pure energy.

Suddenly, an unbearable, strange itch spread across his skin.

He instinctively raised his "hand" to scratch it.

That scratch seemed to trigger a switch.

The entire "old skin" crumbled away like dried, cracked mud.

What followed was the exhilarating sensation of breaking free from a cocoon and being reborn!

In the room, Du Qionghua watched as the golden cocoon pulsed with light in rhythm with Chen Yan's unconscious breathing, the walls of the cocoon growing thinner and more transparent with each passing moment.

In Chen Yan's perception, his body felt lighter and lighter, drifting upward, upward, and further upward.

He did not know how much time had passed when he seemed to touch an invisible membrane.

"Pop--"

A faint, barely audible sound.

The world suddenly opened wide!

On the crib, Chen Yan's tiny body gave a slight tremble before settling back onto the soft mattress.

He drifted awake, his long eyelashes fluttering twice. As he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was his mother's face, etched with terror, worry, and anxiety.

"Xiao Yan! How are you feeling? You scared Mommy to death just now!"

Du Qionghua could no longer hold back; she lunged forward in a single stride, pulling him tightly into her embrace as warm tears dripped onto his face.

She checked her son over from head to toe, her voice trembling, terrified that he might be missing even a single hair.

Chen Yan nestled into his mother's warm, soft embrace, breathing in that familiar, comforting scent of milk.

An unprecedented, crystal-clear intuition welled up from the depths of his heart.

He could feel that his level of existence had undergone a certain leap.

He was no longer that ordinary infant.

With a flick of his mind, Chen Yan quickly summoned the system panel to examine his changes.

[Host: Chen Yan]

[Age: 100 days]

[Cultivation: Amateur Rank 1]

[Vitality: 305/1000 (Vitality value for an infant at the same stage is 1.5)]

[Spirit: 103/1000 (Spirit value for an infant at the same stage is 1.5)]

[Charm: 85/100 (Endowed with the essence of nature)]

[Luck: 5 (Won't choke on water)]

[Constitution: (Formed, extract now?)]

[Skills: Qi Nurturing Foundation Art (Entry) (0/10000)]

[Achievements: Self-Disciplined Baby Boy (Green), Vigorous as a Dragon and Tiger (Green)]

[Achievement Task 1: Eat at least three meals a day. Unlock the achievement [Self-Disciplined Baby Boy (Blue) 100/365] after one year, Vitality +50 daily...]

[Achievement Task 2: Practice basic techniques. Unlock the achievement [Vigorous as a Dragon and Tiger (Blue) 100/365] after one year, Vitality +20, Spirit +20 daily...]

!!!

A massive upgrade!

Chen Yan's heart began to pound wildly.

His achievement tasks had been completed at some point, and the two white-tier achievements had already promoted to green!

The daily bonuses they provided had surged from Vitality +3 and Spirit +1 to Vitality +5 and Spirit +2!

And that sudden upheaval just now had caused his Vitality and Spirit to skyrocket by a huge margin!

More importantly...

His constitution had finally formed!

"Extract!"

Chen Yan shouted in his mind without a moment's hesitation.

[Extracting constitution...]

[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the "Unique" constitution--Innate Dao Body!]

[Innate Dao Body: Born close to the Dao, all laws are accessible.]

Chen Yan stared at this heaven-defying description, his tiny mouth forming an "O" shape.

Combined with the miraculous effects of the National Health Exercises reaching perfection, and the strict prohibition that "those under six years of age are strictly forbidden from practicing martial arts"...

It was not hard to deduce that these health exercises were by no means simple body-strengthening techniques; hidden behind them was likely the key, marvelous utility for promoting the formation of a "latent constitution"!

Ordinary children who persisted in practicing could strengthen their foundations and fill their vitality...

While those who carried special bone structures and constitutions would, through the day-to-day drills, subtly complete their constitutions and ignite their potential...

Until they reached the age of six and participated in the national testing, where their talents would be fully revealed! A stunning debut!

And his Martial Dao God-Ascension System had accelerated this process...

Not only had it caused his constitution to form early, but it had also automatically promoted the sequence into the higher-tier "Qi Nurturing Foundation Art"!

Chen Yan was overjoyed. He struggled slightly, crawling from his mother's arms back onto his crib.

One might ask...

Whose infancy could be more fulfilling than mine?

That I, Chen Yan, have achieved what I have today is entirely due to self-discipline!