Lin Tian's fate was already sealed, making it impossible for him to walk the path of martial arts.

Lin Tian's fate had already been decided. He simply had no way of walking the path of martial arts. It was as if, in this moment, everyone had become someone who had seen through everything.

One after another, they used their own understanding of Inferior Bone Quality, speaking from the vantage point of those looking down from above.

They talked about what plans should be made for Lin Tian's future.

A few of them even made what they considered the wisest choice on Lin Tian's behalf.

Some even put themselves into Lin Tian's perspective to think about his situation.

At this moment, they had completely forgotten...

That they themselves still had to break through to Bright Force.

Otherwise, they would not even have the chance to test their bone quality.

And the path of martial training—especially for impoverished disciples of the Outer Academy like them—

Among these people, perhaps...

Not even one person capable of breaking through to Bright Force would appear.

After all, this was reality.

The cruelest reality for people like them, born poor.

Those who could truly come here and rise above the masses were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.

Lin Tian understood this point best of all.

After all, before he began martial training, it was not as if he had made no preparations.

It could be said that if he had not been able to awaken his Fate Grid at this moment...

Then he absolutely would not have chosen the path of martial training, a road that seemed glorious but was filled with twists, hardships, and difficulty.

Immersed in his own world...

Time also flew by rapidly.

Soon, the sky gradually darkened.

The gathered disciples also left the Martial Academy one after another.

And in the courtyard...

Lin Tian was still earnestly and continuously practicing the forms of the Mountain-Shaking Fist.

Before long, the Outer Academy disciples left one after another.

From within the Inner Academy came the sound of footsteps.

Then several people walked out.

They were precisely those Inner Academy disciples he had seen not long ago.

After the several Inner Academy disciples walked out of the Inner Academy...

They immediately noticed Lin Tian's presence.

Looking at his back as he was still practicing his punches at this time, The few of them merely glanced once before turning their heads and leaving directly.

And after he finished one round of punches...

A voice suddenly came from beside Lin Tian. "Junior Brother Lin is truly hardworking. Admirable."

Lin Tian looked toward the person who had come.

Was it Zhang Ming?

Lin Tian looked at him somewhat strangely.

After all, he had naturally noticed these Inner Academy disciples earlier. It was just that what he had not expected was...

After learning that he had Inferior Bone Quality...

Zhang Ming would still come over and speak to him?

That was rather strange.

However, looking at him, there were no other emotions in his eyes, as if he really were only greeting him as usual.

Lin Tian also cupped his hands in salute and said, "Senior Brother overpraises me. This junior brother knows his aptitude is dull, so I wish to make up for clumsiness with diligence."

Hearing his words...

A trace of emotion flashed through Zhang Ming's eyes.

As if after thinking for a long while, only then did he speak with a somewhat consoling tone.

"Junior Brother, do you know what this Inferior Bone Quality represents?"

Hearing these words from him...

Lin Tian already understood in his heart what the other party wanted to say.

It was nothing more than the same as those Outer Academy disciples from before, after hearing that he had Inferior Bone Quality.

That was why he had wanted to urge him to leave the Martial Academy as soon as possible.

He should not waste his family's silver and time in this place.

Yet Lin Tian could sense a measure of sincerity in the other man's tone.

It was unlike the mockery and deliberate one-upmanship of those people from before.

"Senior Brother, I understand. But some things must be tried, or how could I ever be content?"

Lin Tian's tone was sincere, his eyes resolute.

Seeing this, the words that man had originally meant to use to dissuade him

were immediately blocked in his throat.

Especially when he looked into Lin Tian's eyes.

Heh. Yes, this was martial arts, and even more than that, it was a chance to overturn one's fate.

If he truly gave up just like this, who would be willing?

"Heh, Junior Brother's temperament has taught me something. In the future, if there is anything you do not understand about the fist art, feel free to come and ask me."

Zhang Ming spoke to Lin Tian again at that moment.

After saying that, Zhang Ming waved and left as well.

In the distance, after Zhou Ya and the others saw Zhang Ming's actions just now, "Senior Brother Zhang, why were you so courteous to someone with Inferior Bone Quality?"

"With martial talent like his, who knows how many there are in this Martial Academy?"

"With talent like his, he is destined never to break through to Bright Force in this life."

"And after three months, he will naturally roll out of the Martial Academy on his own. Why must you waste time on a useless person like that?"

Zhou Ya's voice was not loud.

But within this Martial Academy, which was not exactly small, Lin Tian could still hear it.

However, Lin Tian naturally had no intention of paying it much mind.

After all, it was still the same saying.

While he was still weak, so-called face, honor, and humiliation were nothing but burdens. If they were gone, then so be it.

As long as it did not truly affect him, he would not bother with it at all.

And Zhang Ming, who heard those words, did not say anything more either.

He merely waved his hand, then left with the others.

Behind them, Lin Tian also finished his final round of Mountain-Shaking Fist.

In his mind, the Fate Grid flashed with golden light once more at that moment.

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Mountain-Shaking Fist (Minor Achievement) 102/100

The next moment, as that golden light shone and rose, Lin Tian felt as if scene after scene flashed through his mind at once.

Within those scenes, he was polishing his Mountain-Shaking Fist day after day.

Each move and each form felt as though he had truly struck them himself.

As those scenes flashed past, Lin Tian's comprehension of Mountain-Shaking Fist also arrived at an entirely new realm!

A moment later, Lin Tian had fully digested those scenes.

His Mountain-Shaking Fist had also completely reached the Minor Achievement realm.

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Mountain-Shaking Fist (Greater Achievement) 2/500

Looking at the newly appeared progress bar, Lin Tian fell into a slight daze.

The Greater Achievement Mountain-Shaking Fist required for the second threshold breakthrough actually needed 500?

This was practically a fivefold increase...

Just as Lin Tian was still thinking...

A heavy voice instantly entered his ears.

"Why are you still staying in the academy?"

Lin Tian immediately recognized the other party's voice as well.

It was Zhao Cang.

Lin Tian opened his eyes, then naturally bowed and saluted. "This disciple pays respects to Master."

"Replying to Master, this disciple was thinking that diligence can make up for clumsiness, so I stayed in the academy to cultivate a little longer, and thus forgot the time."

Hearing his words, Zhao Cang fell silent for a moment.

It seemed there was something he wanted to say to Lin Tian.

This morning, after he had finished testing the other party's Bone Quality...

He had been thinking of refunding Lin Tian's tuition and telling him not to waste his time and silver here.

After all, he understood it very clearly.

From the moment he learned of Lin Tian's Bone Quality...

And that word of encouragement he had said today...

Had merely been a routine courtesy.

He had not expected the other party to actually take it seriously...

At this moment, Zhao Cang wanted to dissuade him.

But when he saw the other party's resolute eyes, brimming with vitality...

For some reason, those words were actually swallowed back down.

In the end, the words he had wanted to use to persuade Lin Tian to leave the Martial Academy...

Turned into a single sentence.

"In martial training, one must pay attention to balancing work and rest. Blindly forcing yourself will only backfire."

"And the Martial Academy is about to close. Go back."

After Lin Tian heard Zhao Cang's words, he bowed again and replied, "Many thanks for Master's instruction. This disciple takes his leave."

After saying this, Lin Tian turned and slowly left through the door.

Watching Lin Tian's back...

Zhao Cang shook his head again.

He did have some comprehension.

But comprehension was the hardest thing to grasp, and it could not last for long.

For the other party to have mastered the Mountain-Shaking Fist so quickly now...

He had probably only relied on that sudden flash of inspiration.

In the end, it was useless.

The martial path ultimately still depended on Bone Quality.

Inferior Bone Quality—not that there was no hope.

But that hope was close to illusory.

Sigh, forget it. Let him train like this, then.

After a long time, he would surely come to understand the difficulties within.

At that time, he would naturally retreat in the face of difficulty.