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After eating a meal of demonic beast flesh and blood, Shen You was sweating profusely and felt hot all over.

"Alright, you've finished eating. Hurry up and practice your skills!" Aunt Dou said from the side. "While that demonic beast's flesh and blood power hasn't dissipated yet, quickly integrate it into your body!"

"Okay!"

Shen You readily agreed, but then asked curiously, "Auntie, are you also a martial artist?"

"How could I possibly be considered a martial artist?"

Aunt Dou shook her head upon hearing this: "I've only been cooking for years, and I've secretly kept a lot of monster flesh and blood for myself. At first, I just wanted to taste it, but who would have thought that the more I ate, the stronger I became..."

"Oh, so your physique is also due to eating the flesh and blood of demonic beasts!" Shen You suddenly realized.

"No, this is something you were born with..." Aunt Dou said expressionlessly.

"..." Shen You was speechless for a moment.

"cough!"

Shen You changed the subject, saying, "But I see that you, ma'am, are also very knowledgeable about martial arts."

"Spending all day in Renxintang, one naturally learns more from what one sees and hears."

Aunt Dou casually remarked, "But while I understand the techniques of martial arts, I've never practiced any of them. At most, I'm just a little stronger and better at butchering pigs; I'm really just an ordinary person."

When Shen You heard Aunt Dou say that she was an ordinary person, she couldn't help but look up at Aunt Dou.

Aunt Dou was nearly 1.7 meters tall, with a waist that required three people to encircle. Her body was piled high with layers of fat, making her look like a small mountain of flesh. Her face was also covered in fat, and her small eyes gleamed fiercely, as if they could peel the skin off anyone who looked at them.

"What are you looking at?" Aunt Dou asked, somewhat displeased.

Shen You turned her head back without saying a word: "Yes, ma'am, you really are just an ordinary person."

Just like my appearance, nothing special. Shen You added in her mind.

At this moment, Shen You felt his body getting hotter and hotter. The pure power of the demon beast's flesh and blood was constantly radiating heat within his body, as if there was a furnace inside him, baking him fiercely.

Shen You dared not delay any longer. He got off the chair and stood in the kitchen, assuming a horse stance and practicing the "White Ape Stance".

This practice immediately made me feel completely different from before.

The heat in his body quickly spread throughout his body, constantly nourishing him. He felt as if he were soaking in a hot spring, feeling warm and comfortable all over.

For the first time, Shen You felt only pleasure and comfort when practicing, without any discomfort.

He quickly entered a state of focus, reaching a 100% core strength, which allowed his body to naturally relax and become calm. His eyes were lowered, his arms were loosely hanging, like a monkey crouching quietly in the forest, poised to pounce. His outward appearance was calm, but inwardly, his vitality surged.

In a daze, he felt as if a rolling wave was washing over his body, each wave washing away the impurities in his body, making his body clearer and stronger.

He breathed softly, his breaths even and long, his skin flushed and covered in a thin layer of sweat. His body seemed to tremble slightly from the inside out, and his muscles and bones slowly opened up at that moment.

Finally, he felt a soreness and swelling. A surge of blood energy seemed to accumulate in his feet, gradually rising until it reached his dantian, where it swelled unbearably.

He felt as if something was about to leap out, but it was stuck at this crucial juncture.

【White Ape Stance (Beginner 76/100)】

【White Ape Stance (Beginner 83/100)】

【…】

【White Ape Stance (Beginner 99/100)】

Shen You's progress in "White Ape Stance" also increased rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it had reached the 99 mark.

He could clearly feel that taking one step forward would be like a fish leaping over the dragon gate, and from then on he would no longer be an ordinary person, but would transform his mortal body and become a true martial artist.

Sweat poured down his forehead, his face flushed, and he felt as if there was a pent-up anger inside him that he had to release.

At the same time, a fierce aura, whose origin was unknown, slowly accumulated in his body.

He gradually became irritable, his head spinning from the unbearable heat, and he almost couldn't help but want to shout, to vent his power, and to wantonly destroy something.

"Calm your mind and focus!"

Aunt Dou's stern shout rang in my ears.

"That's a ferocious aura from a demonic beast. Imagine holding it in the back of your tongue, suppressing it, lest it steal your mind!"

Aunt Dou's voice, like a morning bell and evening drum, brought Shen You back to her senses somewhat.

Shen You gritted his teeth, imagining gathering that fierce aura and slowly condensing it at the root of his tongue. Gradually, he felt a metallic taste in his tongue, as if he were spitting out a mouthful of blood from the tip of his tongue, which would surely be incredibly powerful.

At the same time, Shen You's dantian trembled, and his blood energy became increasingly concentrated, ready to burst forth at any moment.

With breakthrough imminent, Shen You knew this was a crucial moment.

Whether it's a worm or a dragon, the moment will tell!

His whole body tensed, veins bulging, and he roared inwardly:

"break!"

boom--!

Like a flood bursting its banks, the surging blood and qi broke through the obstruction at his dantian and rushed into his internal organs. His whole body was violently stirred by this wave; his muscles swelled, his blood vessels bulged, and his body seemed to have grown larger in an instant.

With just this one wash, his strength increased by one or two hundred pounds in that instant.

This is how an ordinary person breaks through to become a martial artist.

His body underwent a complete transformation at the moment of breaking through the barrier.

After a long while, Shen You exhaled a long, hot breath. His blood energy re-condensed. His body returned to its original state, only his muscles bulged slightly. The gathered blood energy formed a tiny stream of heat in his dantian, which he could freely circulate with his thoughts.

Qi is formed.

Shen You slowly opened his eyes, a glint of light shining through them. An indescribable joy welled up in his heart; he had finally stepped into the martial arts realm he had longed for, no longer the mortal he once was. And the sense of qi that Guard Xue had been constantly mentioning seemed to have finally been achieved at this moment.

【White Ape Stance (Minor Success 0/500)】

He finally broke through the "White Ape Stance" and looked at his panel again.

【Shen You】

[Pharmacy Apprentice (Ma Yi)]

[Realm Level: Second Rank (Martial Artist)]

【Root bone: 100】

[Technique:]

White Ape Stance (Minor Success 0/500)

Tongbei Quan (Minor Success 23/500)

"It's really not easy!" Shen You felt like crying.

Just two weeks ago, he was a newcomer, helpless and alone. As a junior apprentice in the pharmacy, he could only be bullied by others.

He has fought countless battles simply to resist abusers like Wang Hu.

Half a month later, he had been completely transformed, becoming a martial artist who faced death with a fighting spirit.

Shen You clenched his fist tightly, his muscles bulging and cracking. The surging power made him even happier, as if he finally had roots in this world.

"From now on, no one can yell at me anymore!"

Shen You suddenly remembered something and turned to look.

Oh, and I also need to thank the lady!

After all, it was the old lady who made him eat the flesh and blood of a demon beast, which gave him the opportunity to break through.

Shen You will never forget this great kindness!

My gaze swept across the room, only to see that Aunt Dou had already turned and left, leaving behind only her burly back.

"Auntie!"

Shen You couldn't help but shout.

"Let's go back now that you've eaten!"

Aunt Dou waved her hand without turning her head.

She gifted Shen You a piece of demonic beast flesh and blood, and cooked the most important meal of his life for him, enabling him to change his fate and become a martial artist.

But now, she doesn't take any credit for it.

She didn't seek anything in return from Shen You; she simply gave him love and care selflessly.

This really reminded Shen You of her mother.

"Auntie! You're like my own mother!"

Without saying a word, Shen You knelt down and kowtowed three times in the direction of Aunt Dou.

"screw you!"

Aunt Dou suddenly turned around and started cursing:

"I'm still a virgin!"

[Affinity value increased; Aunt Dou's current affinity value: 79 (+4)]