We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

Chapter 3: Advanced Physical Strengthening! Iron Body!
"Old Shen, wanna play a few rounds tonight?" Wei Peng stopped at the intersection; his home was on the west side.

"I'm not going. I'm going to train at home. I have a feeling my punching power will break the 500 mark today." Shen Bailian smiled and waved his hand, then turned towards the path to the east.

"Don't forget to send me your homework so I can use it as a reference."

"Ok."

[Complete a long-distance run, running experience +12, physical fitness experience +4, character level experience +12]

"not bad."

Shen Bailian smiled. Even though it was already 6:30 in the afternoon, it was still incredibly hot, and the sunlight hitting his face still stung a little.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead, crossed the road, and quickly hid in the shadow of a building. Soon, a small shop with red background and white lettering that read "Zhenhua Store" came into view.

As Shen Bailian walked to the door, he saw a middle-aged man sitting in a wheelchair, his hands rapidly typing on the keyboard. He lowered his footsteps and tiptoed closer, just as he was about to see the computer screen.

With a snap, Shen Zhenxing quickly clicked the mouse and closed the page.

"Dad, what are you doing all this time, acting so mysteriously?"

"It's nothing." Shen Zhenxing shook his head and quickly changed the subject, asking, "Why are you so late today?"

"Something happened on the way, which delayed me a bit."

Shen Bailian glanced at his father suspiciously, then ignored him. The old man had no feeling in his lower body, so he let him be.

He didn't tell Shen Zhenxing about participating in the Eight Schools Joint Martial Arts Tournament, otherwise, if he didn't get a ranking, wouldn't it be a wasted effort?
"Where's my mother?"

"Your mom is cooking upstairs."

"Oh, then I'll go help." Shen Bailian casually put his schoolbag on the sofa next to him, and then quickly ran up the stairs, taking four steps at a time, like a swift leopard, and reached the second floor in the blink of an eye.

The building has five floors. The first floor is a shop, which was bought with Shen Zhenxing's pension. The second to fifth floors are residential, and Shen Bailian's family lives on the third floor.

"Tap! Tread!"

Shen Bailian was unusually agile as he ran, not wasting a single opportunity to train.

[Completed a sprint, Running Experience +4, Fitness Experience +1, Character Level Experience +4]

As soon as Shen Bailian entered the door, he smelled a delicious aroma. After changing his shoes, he went to the kitchen and saw the braised pork that was emitting a rich fragrance.

"You're back just in time. There's only one more dish to cook. Go wash your hands and take all of this downstairs," said Aunt Shen, without turning her head as she cooked.

"No rush, let me try a bite first, hehe." Shen Bailian picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of braised pork, and put it in his mouth. The aroma lingered on his lips and teeth before he went to the bathroom to wash his hands, satisfied...

……

"...Recently, according to reports from relevant personnel, the strange beasts near the urban area of ​​Bortala Prefecture may have entered their gestation period, so residents are advised to stay indoors unless absolutely necessary to prevent a beast surge..."

"The 19th Joint Martial Arts Tournament for Universities in Bozhou City has officially entered the approval process. Based on the number of participants in previous years, there is a very high chance that the number of high school students participating this year will reach a new high... According to information revealed by the Bozhou branch of the Martial Arts Association, the rewards this year are also more generous than in the past..."

Shen Bailian and his family ate their meal while watching the evening news.

"We are now interrupting with an urgent news report. At 18:01 today, a monster attack occurred on Fandou Street. All members of the City Guard extend their deepest apologies to the affected residents for their negligence and promise that all expenses for the injured will be reimbursed by the City Guard. The reimbursement method is..."

"Fan Dou Street, why does this place sound familiar?" Shen Zhenxing frowned. He felt that the name of this place was familiar, but he hadn't been far from home for a long time and couldn't quite remember it.

Upon hearing this, Shen Bailian buried his head and began to show off wildly.

"Familiar? How could you not be familiar with it? Isn't this the road your son takes to and from school every day?"

Aunt Shen rolled her eyes at him.

……

Shen Bailian was washing dishes in the kitchen after finishing her meal when suddenly...

[The divine substance has been purified. Do you wish to absorb it?]

As a line of golden text appeared on the panel, the entire panel seemed to become dazzling. Divine matter—it sounded incredibly sophisticated. He had previously asked Wei Peng for the other cyan feathers, but only the cyan feather in his hand now resonated with him.

As for what Qinglin Taxue had, it was someone else's spoils of war, and Shen Bailian dared not touch it casually.

Shen Bailian quickly sped up, finished washing the dishes, and returned to her bedroom. She closed the doors and windows, drew the curtains, and waited until everything was done.

"absorb."

Shen Bailian looked at the blue feather in his hand and murmured to himself.

In an instant, the blue feathers seemed to have been drained, and the original eerie light vanished, turning grayish-white. On his panel, the words "can be upgraded" appeared after both skills.

Name: Shen Bailian

Character Level 3 (146/400)

Physical Strength: 1.3; Spirit: 2.0

[Skill: Running LV2 (254/400) (Can be upgraded]
Strengthening LV2 (362/400) (Can be upgraded)

[Cure Points: 1]

[Divine Matter: 101]

"?!"

Shen Bailian was a little surprised. Was this because they thought he wasn't opening it wide enough, so they wanted him to open it even wider?
However, he only has 101 points of divine matter, and he doesn't know if he can advance at the same time, so he has to choose between running and physical fitness first.

In the end, Shen Bailian chose to focus on strengthening his body, since a healthy body is the foundation of everything.

As the divine substance diminished, Shen Bailian gradually felt a warm current flowing through his limbs and bones, like ants biting inside him, sometimes hot and sometimes cold.

"Qiang! Qiang!"

He felt as if he were hallucinating; his body was like a block of refined iron, being continuously forged by a hammer...

[Body Strengthening Advanced - Iron Body]

【Iron Body LV1 (00/300)】

"Finally finished."

Shen Bailian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and then sat up in bed. The dramatic change he had just experienced did not cause him pain; instead, it gave him an extremely comfortable feeling, a joyful celebration from the very source of life.

If it weren't for his mental strength being twice that of an average person, he would have already cried out in pleasure.

Shen Lian habitually reached out, wanting to pick up the teacup on the table and take a sip of water to moisten his throat.

however.

With a crack, the water glass shattered in an instant, much to Shen Bailian's astonishment.

"What, what's going on?"

Shen Bailian stared in disbelief at his right hand. Although he had a piece of the glass in his hand, it was surprisingly not cut, only left a faint mark.

After a while~
"I've finally gotten used to it, but how do I get out of here?"

Shen Bailian looked at the doorknob on the door and smiled helplessly.

After advancing his physical strength, his physical attribute value suddenly increased from 1.3 to 1.9, but his control did not increase accordingly, which caused him to inadvertently destroy many things.

For example, the doorknob has now become flat, which was caused by an accident when he came in earlier.

After a short and simple test, he estimated his current punching power to be over 700 kg. In terms of defense, it was comparable to some tough cow leather; a regular knife could only leave a faint mark when it cut through it.

The internal investment period has ended; you can invest with confidence.

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(End of this chapter)