Terrifying Growth!

Over the next few days.

Lin Yuan remained bedridden.

His body was wrapped in medical bandages.

But Lin Yuan did not care in the slightest.

As long as he recovered even a little true qi,

he would immediately circulate the Heavenly Dipper Qi Refining Formula.

His true qi devoured the high-grade nutrient solution supplied by the military region, converting that energy into nourishment to repair his body.

After exhausting his true qi,

Lin Yuan would replay the previous battle in his mind.

The angle of Su Qingxue's punches, the instant she exerted force, and that suffocating killing intent.

Lin Yuan repeatedly analyzed the fight, searching for flaws in his defense and considering possible counterattacks.

"No."

"I shouldn't have retreated from that punch."

"If I'd used the Wandering Dragon Step to slide half a step sideways, the Broken Rock Fist could have driven straight into her centerline!"

Lin Yuan suddenly clenched his fist.

But the movement tugged at the broken bones in his chest, making him grimace in pain.

Yet rather than feeling frustrated, Lin Yuan's eyes erupted with an even more fanatical gleam.

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

Old Li from the research department stood holding a stack of X-ray films.

His cloudy eyes were fixed on the bone patterns in the images.

"Th-This is impossible!"

Old Li's voice echoed through the corridor, filled with barely suppressed shock.

The ward door was pushed open.

Nie Dingguo strode inside, his brows tightly furrowed.

"What are you shouting about?"

"What happened to Lin Yuan?"

Old Li pointed at the intact bone outlines on the films, his hand trembling uncontrollably.

"Chief!"

"His three fractured ribs have completely healed!"

"Even the callus has been fully absorbed. They're practically tougher than they were before the injury!"

"This bone density completely defies the laws of human biology!"

Hearing Old Li's words,

Nie Dingguo froze where he stood.

He turned toward the hospital bed, only to find it empty.

"Chief."

"Are you looking for me?"

Just then,

a vigorous voice came from the corner of the ward.

Nie Dingguo and Old Li turned around at the same time.

Lin Yuan had already torn off the bandages around his body.

At that moment, he was shirtless, doing one-handed handstand push-ups.

The next moment,

Lin Yuan flipped neatly to his feet and landed firmly.

He grabbed the training uniform beside him and casually pulled it on.

"Chief."

"The medical team said I've fully recovered."

"I request to return to training immediately."

Suppressing the shock in his heart, Nie Dingguo broke into a grin.

"Good lad, you've got guts!"

"Instructor Su is already waiting for you at the training ground."

"Go on. Don't bring shame to the soldiers of Dragon Country!"

As soon as he finished speaking,

Lin Yuan immediately saluted and strode out of the ward.

Watching Lin Yuan's departing figure, Old Li shook his head with a bitter smile.

"Chief."

"Even nutrient solution couldn't possibly achieve this kind of recovery speed."

"This has gone beyond medicine. It's a miracle of evolution."

Hearing Old Li's words,

a fervent flame flickered in Nie Dingguo's eyes.

"This is what a martial artist is."

"This is the confidence humanity needs to fight Ferocious Beasts!"

In the days that followed,

the underground training ground of the Northwest Military Region completely became Lin Yuan's personal stage.

Every day, aside from their dull Breathing Method training, the hundred-plus elite soldiers who had been transferred in

looked forward most to watching Lin Yuan spar with Su Qingxue.

Though it was called sparring, it was really more like a one-sided beating.

On the ninth day,

waves of air churned at the center of the arena.

Lin Yuan moved with the Wandering Dragon Step, his figure becoming an afterimage.

He dodged Su Qingxue's fierce high roundhouse kick and countered with a Broken Rock Fist aimed at her abdomen.

The wind from his fist howled, producing a shrill tearing sound through the air.

But Su Qingxue merely snorted coldly, twisting her body at an unbelievable angle and evading the deadly strike.

Immediately after,

Su Qingxue's elbow crashed into Lin Yuan's back like a heavy hammer.

Bang!

A dull impact rang out.

Like a kite with its string cut, Lin Yuan flew straight into the bulletproof glass more than ten meters away.

Cracks like a spiderweb appeared across the specially made bulletproof glass.

Then,

Lin Yuan slid to the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The entire arena fell silent.

Ye Qingshan and the others watched with their scalps tingling.

The medical team rushed into the arena again and carried Lin Yuan onto a stretcher.

This time, Lin Yuan was hospitalized again.

But everyone's gaze toward him had changed from looking at a monster to looking at a god.

Because this time, Lin Yuan had lasted a full twenty minutes against Su Qingxue!

And on top of that,

Lin Yuan's Broken Rock Fist had grazed the edge of Su Qingxue's training uniform.

Three days later,

Lin Yuan walked out of the hospital again, brimming with vigor.

His gaze had become increasingly sharp.

The aura around him had also undergone an earth-shaking transformation.

If the former Lin Yuan had been an iron sword freshly sharpened,

then the current Lin Yuan was a vicious weapon steeped in blood.

Days passed one after another.

One month later.

The underground training ground.

There were no other soldiers watching today. The entire arena had been cleared out.

Only Nie Dingguo and Old Li in the monitoring room stared fixedly at the large screen.

On the screen, two afterimages were colliding wildly.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The sounds of fists and kicks colliding were like a rapid barrage of war drums.

Lin Yuan swept his spear horizontally.

The spear let out a shriek as it tore through the air, shooting straight for Su Qingxue's throat.

Su Qingxue neither dodged nor retreated. Her hand formed a claw and precisely gripped the shaft.

Sparks flew everywhere.

True qi exploded between them, forming visible white shockwaves.

"Let go!"

Lin Yuan roared as true qi surged throughout his body.

The muscles in his arms bulged as he forcibly used the force transmitted through the spear shaft to launch himself into the air.

In midair,

Lin Yuan whipped out a heavy kick, smashing fiercely toward Su Qingxue's shoulder.

Su Qingxue raised an eyebrow.

Forced to release the spear, she crossed her arms in front of herself.

Bang!

The shockwave exploded.

Su Qingxue's feet plowed two deep furrows half a meter long across the floor.

She had actually retreated!

Using the momentum, Lin Yuan flipped backward and landed steadily ten paces away.

The two faced each other from a distance, their chests heaving violently.

Silence.

Deathly silence.

Inside the monitoring room,

Nie Dingguo clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug into his flesh, yet he felt no pain.

Old Li was so excited he looked as though he might suffer a heart attack.

"A draw?"

"That kid Lin Yuan actually fought Instructor Su to a draw!"

On the training ground,

Su Qingxue brushed the dust from her sleeves.

As she looked at Lin Yuan across from her, her expression became exceedingly complicated.

In her previous life,

even those peerless geniuses standing at the pinnacle of humanity

could never have achieved such terrifying growth in a single month!

But Lin Yuan had done it!

This boy's comprehension had already surpassed the limits of humanity.

"You didn't go all out."

Lin Yuan stared directly into Su Qingxue's eyes, his tone utterly certain.

During that brief exchange just now, Lin Yuan had keenly sensed something unusual.

Su Qingxue could clearly have forcefully knocked away his leg, yet she had chosen to defend passively.

"Obviously."

"I've lived eighty years longer than you. How could I not have a few trump cards?"

"But those methods are meant for perishing together with high-tier Ferocious Beasts."

"If we're only talking about ordinary exchanges of moves, I really can't beat you anymore."

Hearing Lin Yuan's words,

Su Qingxue smiled indifferently.

In her previous life, she had been a Fifth Tier Late Stage martial artist, with combat experience etched into her bones.

But limited by her current cultivation and physical strength,

the peak combat power she could unleash stopped here.

"Lin Yuan."

"I'd already taught you all I could in terms of technique and experience."

"Next."

"You should focus on improving your cultivation."

"Go into seclusion."

"Without an absolute advantage in cultivation, no matter how exquisite your martial skills are, they're just empty forms."

Before Lin Yuan could react,

Su Qingxue spoke again to Lin Yuan.

She still needed at least three months to break through to the Late First-Order Stage.

But she knew very well

that Lin Yuan did not need that much time.

Because Lin Yuan's true qi was already very close to the Late First-Order Stage.

"Understood."

Lin Yuan did not say much.

He merely nodded solemnly and turned to leave the training grounds.

A few minutes later,

Lin Yuan passed through the long corridor and returned to his private cultivation room.

The alloy door slowly closed, shutting out all the noise from outside.

"Buzz~"

With a thought from Lin Yuan,

a transparent light screen appeared before him.

[Host: Lin Yuan]

[Strength: Mid First-Order Martial Artist Stage]

[Cultivation Method: Heavenly Dipper Qi Refining Formula, First Layer (Minor Mastery Realm 85%)]

[Martial Skills: Broken Rock Fist (Entry Realm 89%), Wandering Dragon Step (Entry Realm 92%), Overlord Spear (Entry Realm 81%)]

[Treasures: None]

Looking at the information on the light screen,

the corners of Lin Yuan's mouth lifted slightly into a satisfied smile.

It had to be said,

the Heaven Rewards Diligence System was even more powerful than Lin Yuan had imagined.

As long as he was willing to work hard,

there were no bottlenecks and no barriers of talent.

It was precisely because of this

that after a month of high-intensity combat,

Lin Yuan's martial skill proficiency had soared like a rocket.

Lin Yuan's true qi had also improved greatly.

If nothing unexpected happened,

it would take no more than a week

for Lin Yuan's Heavenly Dipper Qi Refining Formula to reach the Mastery Realm of the First Layer.

By then,

Lin Yuan's cultivation would also break through directly to the Late First-Order Stage.