"It's alright," Jiang Fan replied modestly.
But Zhou Xiaoyan interpreted these humble words as him showing off.
"That's not being honest. So what if it causes psychological trauma? There's nothing shameful about it. You're a newcomer, and it's your first time in a place like this. It's not a big deal to be afraid of the Inner Wilderness Zone. Everyone is scared the first time they come. When I first came here with the boss, I thought I would never come back if I could avoid it. When I got home, I was terrified for several days before I slowly recovered."
Jiang Fan gave a wry smile. "I really didn't feel any fear."
Not only was he not afraid, he was also thinking about coming back more often to accumulate more points.
"Fine, fine, you're being stubborn and saving face. I'm not talking to you anymore." Zhou Xiaoyan felt that as a senior, she should give the junior some psychological guidance, but the other party simply wouldn't admit that she was afraid. Fine, if she didn't appreciate it, so be it.
By the time they returned to the fortress, it was completely dark.
Lan Shengxue looked at Jiang Fan and said, "You really don't plan to go to Fortress No. 1?"
"Thank you for your repeated invitations, but I really don't have any plans to do that right now," Jiang Fan insisted.
Lan Shengxue said nothing more and turned to leave.
After returning home, Jiang Fan had dinner with his family and then went to Plow Mountain to prepare for his breakthrough to become Martial Artist.
Breaking through to the level of Martial Artist requires considerable effort, so it's naturally inconvenient to do so at home.
As soon as Jiang Fan arrived at Plow Mountain, the Crazy Old Man noticed.
"This kid seems a little different again."
Jiang Fan climbed to the top of Plow Mountain and sat down cross-legged.
At this time and in this place, no one should bother us.
So he opened the system.
Points: 115302
Qi and Blood: 135N
Psychic Power: 12624P(+)
Lottery: 100 points per draw
Mall Exchange
Qi and Blood Fruit = 1000 points
Psychic Fruit = 100,000 points
The points have once again surpassed the 100,000 mark, mainly thanks to the selfless contributions of the Sharp-Toothed Golden-Armored Crocodile.
"System, exchange all my points for Qi and Blood Fruit."
[Yes, Master. It takes 1000 points to exchange for one Qi and Blood Fruit. You can get 115 fruits by exchanging all the points in your account. This completes the exchange for you.]
As the system's voice faded, a large number of Qi and Blood Fruit appeared in front of Jiang Fan.
Without saying a word, he ate them one after another like Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit, swallowing them whole.
One Qi and Blood Fruit can increase one's Qi and Blood by 5N. When he has eaten 25 fruits, his Qi and Blood will have reached 200N.
They have reached the threshold of becoming Martial Artist.
Suddenly, a tremendous force surged within his body, churning and overturning, each wave more powerful than the last.
Beads of sweat seeped from his forehead, his body temperature rose higher and higher, and his skin turned increasingly red, just like boiling water.
finally!
A soaring aura erupted from Jiang Fan.
"Boom!"
Breakthrough Martial Artist!
"Um?"
The Crazy Old Man on the recliner suddenly opened his eyes, his sharp, gleaming eyes fixed on the peak of Plow Mountain.
The next second, he was shocked by what he saw.
"What kind of drugs is this kid on? He broke through to the Martial Artist so quickly?!"
He remembered that when he first met Jiang Fan, the kid was only at the Early-Stage Martial Apprentice, and barely at that level. Who knew that in less than two months, he would break through to become Martial Artist!
Breaking through the Martial Apprentice stage is completely different from breaking through from the Late-Stage Martial Apprentice to become Martial Artist.
There is a barrier between Martial Apprentice and Martial Artist; one needs to accumulate knowledge and experience before making a breakthrough.
Some people are even stuck at the Late-Stage Martial Apprentice apprentice for their entire lives, forever stopping at the threshold of Martial Artist.
But from Jiang Fan, the Crazy Old Man didn't sense any "threshold" at all. It was just like a normal person walking: lift your foot, land, and you've crossed it.
"Huh? His blood and energy seem to be surging even higher!"
That's right, Jiang Fan is still eating the Qi and Blood Fruit.
After he finished eating, his Qi and blood level reached 710N.
710N!
Jiang Fan shouted excitedly.
Although he knew that consuming these Qi and Blood Fruit would inevitably result in a loss of 710N of Qi and Blood.
But when you actually reach that level, you can't help but feel incredibly excited.
He stood up, first performed a set of punches, and then demonstrated a modified version of the Phantom Gale Leg.
The martial arts techniques used after breaking through the strength barrier are significantly more powerful.
The Crazy Old Man stared wide-eyed, dumbfounded at the scene.
Previously, he only felt Jiang Fan's blood and qi surging, but he couldn't be sure of the extent of it. Just now, Jiang Fan was practicing his martial arts with all his blood and qi flowing freely, which allowed him to know Jiang Fan's current level.
Late-Stage First-Rank Martial Artist!
"How... how did they do that?"
Could it be that he had been hiding his true strength all along, and had actually already broken through to the Martial Artist?
The idea was immediately dismissed by the Crazy Old Man.
"No, no, I clearly saw that kid just break through to the Martial Artist. The aura of Martial Artist can't be faked."
So he really only just broke through to become a Martial Artist, reaching the Early-Stage First-Rank Martial Artist, and then in the blink of an eye, he jumped to the Late-Stage First-Rank Martial Artist?!
This is unbelievable!
The Crazy Old Man boasted that he had seen many geniuses in his life, but he considered himself the second person as monstrous as Jiang Fan.
The first person is that Handsome Uncle, the former Holy Leader of the Church of Justice who is still alive.
Jiang Fan recklessly expended his vital energy, allowing his body to adapt to the rapidly increasing flow of energy as quickly as possible.
After playing for more than an hour, Jiang Fan was panting heavily, drenched in sweat. He was very tired, but also felt great.
After a moment of excitement, Jiang Fan regained his composure.
He has another very important thing to do.
He is now Intermediate Psychic and can fly. However, according to the book, although Intermediate Psychic can fly, they still need to borrow objects and cannot fly out of thin air.
What should we borrow?
Jiang Fan glanced around, his gaze finally settling on the large tree beside him.
I walked over and picked two leaves.
He remembered reading martial arts novels where martial arts masters would use leaves to injure people, which looked incredibly cool.
When he was little, he even tried to imitate it. On his way to school, he would pick two leaves from the trees on both sides of the road and imagine shooting them like darts. Of course, the final result was a disaster.
Jiang Fan stared at the leaf in his hand, imagining himself soaring into the air on it. The leaf was so small that it was almost invisible. The feeling was like walking on air, a scene that looked quite like that of a master!
The more Jiang Fan thought about it, the more he couldn't suppress the urge to give it a try.
The next second, he threw the leaf out and used his Psychic Power to control it to float in the air.
The Crazy Old Man, no longer in the mood for drinking, stared at the boy with a puzzled expression. "What's this kid up to?"