"Breakthrough?!"
Su Zhan immediately perked up.
Basic Qi and Blood Method: "Congratulations, Third Brother! You successfully broke through!"
Nine Fire Saber: "Third Brother is amazing! The first among us to break through!"
Bloodthirsty Rampage: "So fast?"
Su Zhan: "Congratulations, congratulations!"
Jade Body: "Thank you, thank you! It's all thanks to Boss and Big Brother's blessings! Hehehe..."
It was obvious that Jade Body was extremely happy.
Su Zhan was even happier!
He could clearly feel his body undergoing obvious changes.
His flesh wriggled, becoming denser and tighter.
His bones creaked, as if they were growing inside his body.
His heartbeat accelerated, roaring like an engine.
Spiritual energy surged within Su Zhan's body.
"So this is what body strengthening feels like... It really is wonderfully strange."
The entire process lasted a full three minutes before gradually subsiding.
Su Zhan directly stabbed the back of his hand hard with a compass.
Nothing happened to the back of his hand; he only felt a slight sting.
But the compass bent outright!
"This physical strength feels amazing!"
Su Zhan felt thoroughly invigorated.
If he had painstakingly spent thought, effort, and time figuring out how to cultivate before making a breakthrough, he would have felt accomplished, but he definitely would not have felt this good.
Because that would have been what he deserved, with everything falling into place naturally.
But now, he was simply lying down and making a profit!
There was no sweat, no brain-racking hard work—it was no different from pies falling from the sky or hitting the jackpot in the lottery... How could he not feel great?
Su Zhan: "Third Brother, how many days will you need to break through to Advanced?"
Jade Body: "Boss, not many—just 8 days!"
Eight days to Advanced?!
Even a genius on Lin Jinyu's level would not dare claim she could reach it in eight days, right?
Su Zhan was thrilled.
Compared with the difficulty of going from Primary Grade to Intermediate Grade.
The difficulty of going from Intermediate Grade to Advanced had more than doubled.
But with automatic cultivation and 26x acceleration, even doubled difficulty could be conquered with ease!
Nine Fire Saber: "I'm jealous. Third Brother has 26x speed, while I only have 10x. Won't Third Brother leave me far behind later on?"
Basic Qi and Blood Method: "That is not so. You are a weapon technique, while he is a Body Tempering Technique. Their difficulties were never on the same level... Once Boss finds a suitable Spirit Weapon for you later, you'll catch up soon enough!"
Jade Body: "Second Brother, don't panic. We're all of one heart. Strength differences are minor matters; everything is in service of Boss! Besides, only by improving quickly can we stop certain people from stirring up trouble!"
Nine Fire Saber: "Got it!"
Basic Qi and Blood Method: "I get it too!"
Bloodthirsty Rampage: "..."
Seeing the techniques tease Bloodthirsty Rampage, Su Zhan could not help smiling speechlessly.
However, Jade Body's momentum of breakthroughs had not yet passed.
During the break after the third class that morning.
After holding it in through an entire class, Su Zhan was happily relieving himself in the restroom when a new notification sounded in his mind again—
"Ding! Congratulations, Host! Your technique, Basic Qi and Blood Method, has successfully broken through and reached the Intermediate Grade realm!"
Pop!
In that instant, Su Zhan felt as though a thin membrane inside his body had been pierced.
Then a massive surge of qi and blood rose up, and every part of his body underwent a leap-like transformation!
"Hm?"
The qi and blood produced during a breakthrough was especially turbulent, releasing a distinct invisible aura.
This caused all the students in the boys' restroom to unconsciously turn their gazes toward Su Zhan.
Their brows furrowed.
Every student wore a strange expression.
It's just using the restroom. Did he need to release his qi and blood?
Is he trying to threaten people while taking a dump?
The students squatting over the stalls nearly broke down even more.
"Who the hell is it?! Don't you have any public decency?! It's a rule not to release qi and blood while using the restroom! Don't you know qi and blood reflexes are instinctive?"
"You scared me so badly I nearly fell into the pit, damn it!"
Yet Su Zhan, the culprit, had no time to pay attention to them.
He delightedly sensed the changes in his body.
His flesh was firm.
His qi and blood surged powerfully.
His vision was clear.
He casually clenched his fist and could distinctly feel the substantial increase in strength!
"So this is what breaking through a realm feels like?"
"It really is wonderfully strange."
Su Zhan's eyes burned.
The Chat Group was equally lively at the moment.
Nine Fire Saber: "Congratulations, Big Brother, on successfully breaking through to Intermediate Grade!"
Jade Body: "What did I say? Boss is Boss. His strength has probably already surpassed mine now!"
Su Zhan: "Congratulations, congratulations!"
Basic Qi and Blood Method: "Haha, it's all thanks to Boss's blessings. Thank you, Boss!"
Only Bloodthirsty Rampage remained silent.
Clearly, the consecutive breakthroughs of two techniques had placed immense pressure on him.
If things continued at this pace, his strength would always remain inferior to the other Beginner Grade Techniques, which meant he would have to suffer "oppression" in the group forever!
The moment he thought of that, he could no longer endure it.
Bloodthirsty Rampage: "Boss, get... get me some more pills or ferocious beast meat too."
For the first time, he actively made a request of Su Zhan.
Nine Fire Saber: "That's more like it! Now that's the right attitude!"
Jade Body: "There's still hope for you if you're willing to call him Boss."
Basic Qi and Blood Method: "As long as you straighten out your attitude, Boss is very easy to talk to."
Su Zhan: "Don't worry. I'll treat everyone equally. No one will be left behind!"
Bloodthirsty Rampage: "Thank you, Boss."
Just then, the class bell rang.
The students hurried off to class.
Only Su Zhan headed in the opposite direction instead.
"I'll go test how much my strength has improved first!"
Class?
His cheat was already soaring into the sky—what class was he supposed to attend?
Having just broken through, he wanted to test his current Qi and Blood Value, as well as how much his strength had increased.
Before long, Su Zhan arrived at the Cultivation Hall.
It was bustling and noisy.
Quite a few students moved back and forth through the crowd.
Every one of them was drenched in sweat, their qi and blood surging. Even from far away, one could feel the vigorous life force emanating from them.
At this time of day, those who stayed here instead of going to class basically belonged to only one category: students aiming for Martial Sciences!
Martial Sciences was also divided into key universities, first-tier universities, second-tier universities, and third-tier universities.
Reaching Advanced Quasi-Martial Artist gave one a chance at a third-tier university, the lowest-ranking schools in Martial Sciences.
Reaching Beginner Martial Artist gave one a chance at a second-tier university.
Reaching Intermediate Martial Artist gave one a chance at a first-tier university.
Reaching Advanced Martial Artist meant, without a doubt, aiming for a key university.
In all of Heaven City High School, the number qualified to aim for key universities did not exceed the fingers of one hand.
"As expected, she's here too."
Su Zhan spotted Lin Jinyu at a glance, the graceful figure surrounded by the crowd.
She seemed to have just finished cultivating. Sweat covered her body, her exquisite face was flushed red, and strands of dark hair clung to her flawless, snow-white skin with sweat. She was breathtakingly beautiful.
Many boys outside the Cultivation Rooms were staring blankly at her.
Even Su Zhan could not help sighing. "No wonder Mom and Dad kept trying to persuade me so earnestly. She really is beautiful!"
At the same time, he could not help marveling.
To grow up as childhood sweethearts with a beauty of this caliber, how much dog shit must his former self have stepped in to have such luck?
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