Unlocking the Martial Artist Profession!

Over the weekend, in the living room.

Lin Rou, dressed in sheep pajamas, was practicing her punches at an unhurried pace. Her movements were graceful and fluid, every stance and strike carrying an indescribably majestic force!

Smack!

When she threw a punch forward, the sound of air tearing immediately followed!

"Little brother?"

As she turned and shifted into another movement, she spotted a little fellow by the hallway, holding onto the wall and watching her practice with curious eyes.

She froze for a moment, then shook her head with a smile. "You little rascal, you haven't even learned to walk properly yet, and you already want to secretly learn your sister's punches?"

Secretly learn?

He was watching out in the open, all right!

With a pacifier in his mouth, Lin Xuan's face practically had the words 'unjustified, yet still full of bravado' written all over it.

By now, having officially reached six months old, walking was no longer much of a problem for him.

The occasional hand against the wall was only so he would not seem too unusual. After all, babies his age were generally still at the crawling-all-over-the-floor stage.

As a Premature Infant, being able to walk independently at six months old—even while holding onto a wall—had already greatly surprised his family.

"If you want to watch, come sit and watch. You can keep your sister company while she practices." Smiling, Lin Rou walked over to Lin Xuan and carried him onto the living room sofa.

Only then did she return to her original spot and resume her daily boxing practice.

Those who practiced martial arts believed that their fists should never leave their hands.

Lin Rou practiced every day, more or less. Usually, she finished practicing at school before coming home, and only occasionally practiced at home on weekends.

Smack!

Smack! Smack!

After Lin Rou placed him on the sofa, Lin Xuan naturally stopped holding back. He began waving his hands and kicking his feet as he watched Lin Rou practice.

Calling it waving his hands and kicking his feet was not entirely accurate—he was actually imitating Lin Rou's movements.

But with his tiny arms and tiny legs, he was simply too miniature. It looked like he was just flailing around and copying her at random.

Yet only Lin Xuan himself knew that he was not flailing around randomly, and he was soon proven right—

"Through careful observation and practice, you have successfully comprehended the skill True Meaning Five Elements Fist Lv.1"

"You have successfully mastered the martial arts method. Profession Martial Artist Lv.1 successfully unlocked"

"Character: Lin Xuan"

"Age: 0 years old (6 months)"

"Attributes: Constitution 0.5/10, Spirit 1.8/10"

"Title: Premature Infant (equipped)"

"Talents: Nutrient Absorption (128/1000), Gibberish Learning (58/1000)"

"Skill: True Meaning Five Elements Fist Lv.1 (1/100)"

"Profession: Martial Artist Lv.1"

"Just as I thought!"

Seeing the two notifications appear in his mind one after another, as well as True Meaning Five Elements Fist and the Martial Artist profession appearing on his personal panel for the first time, Lin Xuan would have been lying if he said he was not thrilled.

He had come over to secretly watch Lin Rou practice not long after learning to walk precisely because he wanted to see if he could mooch something off his eldest sister.

He had long witnessed Lin Rou's skills, and that was clearly not even her limit.

The facts proved that his line of thinking was completely right, and his gains were far better than he had initially expected.

Not only had he successfully comprehended the fist technique Lin Rou was practicing, he had also unlocked his first profession—Martial Artist!

At last, he had escaped his original 'three-nothing' panel.

No talents, no skills, no profession.

Naturally, only Lin Xuan himself knew what had just happened. In the eyes of Lin Rou, his eldest sister, he was still merely playing around.

Lin Rou could never have imagined that her little brother, only six months old, could learn her fist technique simply by following along and making random gestures for a while.

"Keep going, keep going!"

Lin Xuan had no intention of stopping. He continued imitating Lin Rou's fist technique in a convincingly serious manner.

Yet sitting on the sofa with a pacifier still in his mouth, he looked somewhat comical no matter how he tried to mimic Lin Rou's movements.

But that did not affect the results of his grinding for experience:

"You are observing True Meaning Five Elements Fist. Proficiency +1"

"You are earnestly practicing True Meaning Five Elements Fist. Proficiency +1, Constitution +0.01"

"You are diligently comprehending the fist sense of True Meaning Five Elements Fist. Proficiency +1, Spirit +0.05"

The system notifications appearing one after another in his mind made Lin Xuan practice with ever-increasing enthusiasm—he was even more fired up than when he was stuffing his face!

Because the improvement brought by this practice was immediate.

To sum it up in one word—awesome!

Even having lived two lives, he had rarely had the chance to experience the satisfaction brought by such continuous improvement.

"If I practiced by myself, even if I could gain proficiency, it definitely wouldn't be this fast."

Watching the skill progress bar constantly change, Lin Xuan understood that the reason he was improving so quickly was mainly because he was practicing alongside Lin Rou.

At the very least, the proficiency he gained through observation and comprehension was not something he could earn by practicing alone with his head down, not to mention the increase to his Spirit attribute.

Unfortunately, Lin Rou ended today's practice not long after.

At home, she ultimately could not fully let loose. The only reason she still persisted in practicing was to maintain her fist sense and prevent herself from regressing.

So on weekends, she generally practiced for at most one or two hours. By now, an hour and a half had already passed since she began.

For the first half hour, she had practiced alone. For the latter hour, her little brother Lin Xuan had accompanied her.

"Did you learn it, little fellow?"

Having finished, Lin Rou let out a long breath, then walked over to Lin Xuan with a smile and teasingly asked.

With the pacifier in his mouth, Lin Xuan spared himself the trouble of answering. He merely gestured with both hands toward Lin Rou, as though imitating the earlier movements.

Lin Rou clearly noticed that too and immediately chuckled. "That actually looks pretty convincing. So, do you still want to watch your sister practice tomorrow?"

Hearing that, Lin Xuan nodded again and again.

"You really do?"

Lin Rou was a little surprised. She had only been joking.

Mainly because there was nothing interesting about her practice at all. It was not as though she were sparring or competing with someone. She had assumed her little brother was merely joining in the fun.

Who would have thought that after she casually asked, Lin Xuan would actually agree?

As for Lin Xuan being able to understand her, she was no longer surprised by it. Everyone in the family had witnessed his changes firsthand.

From being able to eat more than babies his age, to learning simple words faster than babies his age, to learning to walk independently earlier than babies his age...

In short, the family had already grown used to the unusual things that often appeared in Lin Xuan.

Although the Premature Infant title still made him seem like a little pitiable thing to them, he was also the most special little pitiable thing.

"Alright, then tomorrow I'll wait until you wake up before practicing." Lin Rou said with a soft laugh. "A little man must keep his word, okay? No backing out!"