High Martial Arts: Gains one point of health per second, sweeping across the heavens.

"Brother Meng, do you think Brother Dao can succeed? Su Jie is currently number one on the Rising Star Ranking..."

"Number one, my foot!" Wang Meng spat dismissively. "He just got lucky! With Brother Dao's help, he'll be begging for mercy! All the benefits he gets in the secret realm will be ours! Right, cousin?"

The young man in the floral shirt smiled smugly: "Don't worry, in our area, dragons have to coil up, and tigers have to lie low!"

Just then, they saw Su Jie walk in through the door.

The billiard room fell silent instantly.

Wang Meng's smug expression froze instantly, replaced by astonishment and a hint of panic: "Su...Su Jie? What are you doing..."

Didn't Brother Dao go to ambush him? How come he's here unharmed?

Su Jie ignored him, his gaze sweeping around before finally settling on Wang Meng and the young man in the floral shirt: "Who is Wang Meng's cousin? Step forward."

The young man in the floral shirt was enraged by Su Jie's attitude. He threw down his billiard cue, stepped forward, and said nonchalantly, "Kid, I'm his cousin. What? Looking for trouble?"

Su Jie nodded: "If it's you, then it's fine."

He moved so fast that everyone's vision blurred.

"Slap! Slap!"

Two crisp, loud slaps rang out almost simultaneously!

Wang Meng and his cousin didn't even have time to react before they were whipped through the air like two broken sacks and sent flying, crashing heavily onto the billiard table!

"Boom!" The sturdy pool table collapsed under the impact, and the pool balls rolled all over the floor.

The two lay in the ruins, one side of their face swollen, blood trickling from their mouths, their vision blurred, their ears ringing, completely bewildered.

The henchmen around him were so frightened that they froze on the spot, not daring to move.

Su Jie slowly walked up to the two men, looking down at them as if they were dead dogs.

"Looks like you haven't learned your lesson from last time." Su Jie's tone was calm, yet carried a chilling undertone. "I don't like trouble. So, this is the last time."

He lifted his foot and gently stepped on Wang Meng five times.

"Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!" Four teeth-grinding sounds of bones breaking rang out clearly.

With the fifth stomp, "Ah—!" Wang Meng let out a pig-like scream. The excruciating pain instantly brought him to his senses, and his eyes were filled with fear as he looked at Su Jie.

Su Jie moved his feet to his cousin's legs.

"No! No! Big brother! I was wrong! I'll never do it again! Spare me!" The young man in the floral shirt was so frightened that tears streamed down his face as he desperately begged for mercy.

"Snap! Snap! Snap! Snap!"

Four more sharp cracks were followed by another scream.

Su Jie withdrew his foot, looking at the two who were almost fainting from the pain of losing an organ, and said coldly, "I'll break five of your legs to teach you a lesson. If I ever see you again, or hear anything about me from you, it won't just be your legs that get broken."

His gaze swept over the silent underlings around him: "You too."

The underlings trembled and nodded repeatedly.

Su Jie said no more. After accepting the fee his underlings insisted on giving him, he turned and left the billiards room. Behind him, only painful groans and boundless fear remained.

Walking home, Su Jie felt refreshed.

"Now that the fly swatter is clean, I can focus on refining my martial arts skills!"

After taking a bath at a bathhouse and then packing up some braised monster meat, Su Jie returned home feeling refreshed. He then lay down on the bed again and focused his mind on his body.

"Including the two level-six martial acupoints I just created by using my two skills to refine them, I now have 34 martial acupoints that have been upgraded to level six."

I've already asked my teacher for leave, so I don't need to go to school for the next few days. I'll continue training! My goal is to first raise all my level 5 martial arts acupoints to level 6!

Su Jie immediately threw himself into the tedious yet fulfilling task of "grinding levels".

[Consuming 1000 points of Qi and Blood, Martial Aperture Tempering in progress... (Estimated time: 2 hours)]

[Ding! Martial Aperture Tempering Successful! Current Martial Aperture Level: 6. Combat Power +8!]

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During the few days that Su Jie was in seclusion frantically refining his martial arts acupoints, rumors about him intensified.

The top spot on the Rising Star Ranking, a combat power of 690 points, and seven days of cultivation in the Star Origin Secret Realm... these accolades have made him the most sought-after figure among the younger generation in Linjiang City.

The entrance to the Seventh Middle School has been practically worn down by people from various martial arts schools and private organizations who come to gather information and try to recruit students. The principal and teachers haven't stopped smiling these past few days.

After compensating Su Jie with 200 points of Qi and Blood, Lin Xue'er seems to have completely disappeared. It is said that she has applied to transfer schools.

As for Wang Meng and his cousin, whose five legs were broken by Su Jie, they were extremely reluctant to mention Su Jie's name. They would tremble at the mere mention of it and had no intention of seeking revenge whatsoever.

This newly crowned prodigy is currently holed up in his small rented room, doing the most "dumb" and "basic" hard work—solidifying and advancing each martial arts acupoint little by little!

This kind of tedium, however, was full of the joy of achievement for Su Jie, who possessed the system.

He could clearly feel that with each advancement in martial arts level, his foundation became more robust, the quality of his qi and blood seemed to become purer, and his control over his power became more and more effortless.

"A skyscraper rises from the ground... This feeling is reassuring!"

Time flew by. When Su Jie was hungry, he would eat some monster meat. In between, he couldn't keep up and slept for 14 hours. Finally, after a full 6 days, Su Jie woke up from his deep cultivation.

Even after continuous high-intensity training, and taking breaks in between, he still felt a bit tired, given his current physical condition and mental strength.

But the results are encouraging!

[Current Martial Arts Skills: Level 6, 99 skills]

Current Qi and Blood Reserves: 3865750 points

[Combat Power: 2376 points!]

2376 combat power! Ninety-nine acupoints, level six perfection!

Feeling the ninety-nine stable and powerful level-six martial acupoints within his body, each like a miniature energy furnace, Su Jie nodded in satisfaction. He now felt he could crush that scarred-face man with a single finger!

"Level six is ​​complete. Next, level seven!" Su Jie tested the requirements for level seven tempering.

[Consuming 3000 points of Qi and Blood, Martial Aperture Tempering in progress... (Estimated time: 5 hours)]

The consumption has increased from 500 points of Qi and Blood to 1500, and after doubling, it becomes 3000 points. Even after the tempering time is halved, it still takes 5 hours!

"Tsk, as expected, the higher the level, the faster the growth." Su Jie clicked his tongue. "However, this amount of consumption is nothing to me!"

He calculated that upgrading all martial arts skills from level six to level seven would require 99 * 3000 = 29.7 points of Qi and Blood, and the tempering time would be 495 hours, nearly 21 days.

"I'll definitely have to eat, sleep, and play whack-a-mole in between. Forget it, my pockets are already so full. I'd rather not do whack-a-mole, which is such a disgraceful job for a transmigrator. My mentor messaged me the day before yesterday saying that my reward from above will be issued in the next few days, which should be enough for my future expenses." Su Jie carefully considered his plans for the future.

After taking another bite of the fragrant demon beast meat, Su Jie decided to get a good night's sleep once this martial acupoint was fully tempered. He was already too tired to roll around anymore, and he didn't believe that anyone his age could roll around him now!

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[Ding! Martial Aperture Tempering Successful! Current Martial Aperture Level: 7. Combat Power +11!]

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