Gradually Growing Stronger

"Why do you suddenly want to eat?"

In the courtyard, Liu Yuniang heard Li Chengfeng's words and looked up at the sun in the sky. It was still only midafternoon, and she was somewhat surprised.

But seeing the great change in his expression, she did not hesitate. Though her mouth was still speaking, her body had already started moving.

Because they lacked seasonings and mutton was troublesome to cook, for the past two days they had been stewing a pot of mutton soup at noon and eating it all the way until afternoon.

The mutton soup cooked at noon was still sitting in the pot. Now, they only needed to add firewood and heat it up, and it would be ready to eat.

Liu Yuniang lit the fire, and before long the soup was hot.

"Huff, huff, splash~"

Li Chengfeng could not wait to sit beside the pot. He picked up his chopsticks and scooped at the mutton, blew on it twice, then began eating in huge mouthfuls.

A thick hunger burned in his stomach. As soon as the stewed-soft mutton was stuffed into his mouth, he chewed it twice and swallowed it down. It entered his stomach and was frantically digested, energy constantly replenishing every part of his body.

"Hah~"

Chopstick after chopstick went down. Only when the mutton in the pot had hit bottom, and he had also drunk a bowl of mutton soup, did Li Chengfeng finally feel full. He wiped his mouth, stopped, and let out a long breath.

Whole-Body Power had changed me from a body that was practically an ordinary person's into the physical level of a martial master, one who can directly control the strength of his whole body at will and gather it into one. That span could be called a massive transformation. With such a massive transformation, naturally energy was needed to replenish what had been consumed, so my body became this hungry. This was caused by a lack of nutrition.

Li Chengfeng felt the steadiness after eating his fill, rubbed his belly, and thought to himself.

In his previous life, if a person wanted to possess this kind of Whole-Body Power state, achieving it without three to five years of training was impossible.

Yet now, within the short span of a few days, he had achieved it in one step.

Even though he had his memories, his body did not have the slightest bit of experience.

Normally speaking, if he wanted to achieve this kind of Whole-Body Power effect, he would still have to spend time tempering his body bit by bit, letting his body adapt to this change, gain training, and only after reaching a certain foundation could he release power so smoothly and perfectly.

But now, he had actually achieved it in one step, and the effect he obtained was even stronger than those martial masters who had accumulated years of skill!

No wonder his body was so hungry.

Li Chengfeng thought again of when he had practiced the Bear Waist Stance. Back then, when the Bear Waist Stance skill leveled up and obtained a series of traits, his body had shown a hunger reaction. Even the leveling of Archery had been the same.

Thinking about it now, those had also been because the skill effects brought improvements to his body over too great a span, consuming too much energy, while the energy stored in his body could not meet the demand.

It was just that Taiji Fist's Whole-Body Power, compared to the Bear Waist Stance and Archery, had improved his body over far too great a span, which was why the feeling of hunger had been so obvious.

To obtain the effects of the Whole-Body Power panel so simply and easily—truly inconceivable!

After Li Chengfeng ate his fill, he clenched his fist and faintly felt that the muscles on his body seemed to have grown a little more compact. His eyes shone with spirit as he murmured inwardly.

With this, he had even more confidence in whether he could use the martial arts of his previous life to cultivate to the level of the martial artists of this world!

"Yuniang, cut some more mutton and put it in the pot to boil. Prepare it for dinner."

As Li Chengfeng marveled inwardly, he rubbed his belly and felt that the digestion in his stomach was also speeding up. After thinking for a moment, he felt that perhaps by evening he would be hungry again, so he spoke to Liu Yuniang.

"All right!"

Liu Yuniang watched Li Chengfeng finish everything in the pot, with the momentum of still being able to eat again at night, and a smile appeared on her face. She guessed that he had tired himself out practicing martial arts and grown hungry. Joyfully, she went over to cut meat and boil the mutton according to the previous steps.

In Liu Yuniang's simple way of thinking, being able to eat was a good thing. Being able to eat meant the body was healthy and had strength.

Seeing Li Chengfeng able to eat so much, she was naturally happy in her heart.

Liu Yuniang went happily to cook, while Li Chengfeng could not help standing in the courtyard, beneath the cover of the bamboo grove, feeling the profound wonder of the Whole-Body Power effect.

"Whoosh~ Whoosh~"

Li Chengfeng stood beside the bamboo and casually struck out with both hands, occasionally making small swings. No matter the angle, direction, or distance, he could instantly mobilize the strength of his entire body and launch attacks that gathered all the power in him.

"Crack~"

Li Chengfeng placed his fist one palm's distance in front of a wooden stick. Then his figure moved, his fist shot out, and the strength of his whole body erupted in an instant. Under the condition of only a palm's distance, he actually smashed the wooden stick apart directly!

Feeling this power, his eyes instantly lit up with spirit.

"In my previous life, this would have been Inch Power. It would take at least three years of effort!"

A strange light flickered in Li Chengfeng's eyes. Then he shook out his hand and stopped in satisfaction.

The profound wonder of this Whole-Body Power exceeded his imagination. It had completely condensed all of his body's physical strength into a single whole. So long as he wanted it, his power would pour out whole and direct, making every punch and kick possess the strength of his entire body.

Inconceivable!

"Perhaps Yang the Invincible and Yang Luchan's mastery of Whole-Body Power was no more than this?"

After this round of experiments, Li Chengfeng could not help having this thought flash through his mind. He rubbed his belly and felt that the mutton in his stomach had digested somewhat.

He turned his head again to look at Liu Yuniang behind him, who was stewing the mutton. His movements did not stop; instead, his figure shifted, and he continued practicing the complete Taiji Fist.

"Whoosh~ Whoosh~"

Power surged within his body. When he practiced again, the feeling was instantly completely different.

Whole-Body Power continuously circulated inside him, mobilized along with each move and each form. It made every step of his slow, leisurely movements brim with a sense of strength, giving others a feeling of coordination and naturalness while also being filled with a firm, yang hardness.

As he moved and the Taiji Fist art progressed, it was as if even his five viscera and six bowels were being stretched!

"Using Whole-Body Power to circulate Taiji Fist really does have a different effect!"

Li Chengfeng felt the sensation of using Whole-Body Power to circulate Taiji Fist. A gleam flashed through his eyes, and his heart stirred.

He could not help throwing himself into it, immersing himself in the cultivation of Taiji Fist.

He could feel that Whole-Body Power alone had already surpassed all the results of the cultivation from his previous life.

And this was merely the first effect the panel had condensed through Taiji Fist.

If he continued upgrading it to a higher level, what kind of powerful effects would emerge?

Anticipation filled Li Chengfeng's heart as he sank into his own Taiji Fist practice, move by move and form by form.

"Gulululu~"

In the courtyard, Liu Yuniang slowly prepared the mutton that had been cut off. As the steps progressed, she worked on it bit by bit until dusk. When the sun had sunk to a small sliver, the mutton was steamed and prepared, and the rice had also been freshly made.

"Chengfeng, it's time to eat!"

Liu Yuniang turned her head and called softly to Li Chengfeng. After speaking, she went back to fetch the bowls and serve the rice.

[Taiji Fist proficiency +1]

At the edge of the bamboo grove, Li Chengfeng finished another round of Taiji Fist. Watching the information ripple across the panel, a trace of satisfaction appeared in his eyes.