From rejecting the beautiful female CEO to becoming extremely powerful

Bai Wantang placed the medicine on the table, pressed the bottle cap down with her palm, and looked up at Lu Yunzhou.

"Let's start with the overseas power structure."

Lu Yunzhou leaned back in his chair and tapped his fingers on the table.

Bai Wantang didn't keep anyone in suspense and started talking right away.

Overseas, the classification of strong individuals focuses on combat ability, physical limits, and mission record.

Ordinary people, even after training, can only be considered to have basic combat capabilities.

Above them are combat personnel who have undergone special modifications.

Medicines, genes, ninjutsu, combat, and some abilities that cannot be explained by outsiders are all classified as supernatural powers by overseas organizations.

Different countries use different names and have different rating methods.

But at the higher levels, everyone only recognizes one result.

Whoever completes the mission alive, or whoever kills an opponent of the same level, will receive a higher rating.

"Sister Lan has been classified as a Blacklist S-level by an international organization." Bai Wantang tapped the table with her hand. "In the Great Xia martial arts world, that's at least the peak of the ninth rank."

Lu Yunzhou stopped what he was doing.

At the peak of the ninth rank, he has already stood at the pinnacle of martial arts in the Great Xia Dynasty.

Of all the martial artists he had ever met, Bai Heming was the one who struck him as unfathomable.

However, Bai Heming still has a long way to go before reaching the ninth rank.

Sister Lan has managed to keep the Raven Feather Team alive to this day, and it's not just because of training.

She led a group of homeless people overseas, and the fact that the Grey Tower couldn't find their hiding place even after years of investigation shows that her methods and strength are extraordinary.

Lu Yunzhou looked up and asked, "Can she defeat a ninth-rank martial artist?"

Bai Wantang's finger hovered over the medicine bottle, her expression serious.

"In terms of pure combat, she has a chance."

She was very direct.

Overseas ratings do not fully correspond to the quality standards of Daxia.

A ninth-rank martial artist possesses true qi, which can protect their meridians and also be used to injure others.

Black Label S-class fighters rely on their physical strength, reflexes, weapons, and long-term combat skills.

When the two sides clash, the outcome depends on the venue, equipment, and timing of the attack.

But if it's just a hand-to-hand combat contest, Sister Lan won't back down.

Lu Yunzhou leaned back in his chair and looked Bai Wantang up and down again.

Bai Wantang had been shot and had old scars on his body. He was decisive and quick in his actions.

He used to think of her only as an assassin who had been enhanced by a drug, but now he realizes that she is only one level away from being a top-tier combatant overseas.

Bai Wantang continued, "My and Zhiwei's ratings also come from the potion."

She pointed towards the living room.

Ye Zhiwei sat there, her knees still wrapped in bandages.

Hearing her name called, she looked up, placed her hands on her sides, and didn't say a word.

Bai Wantang announced the combat strength of the two.

She was at the peak of the seventh rank, while Ye Zhiwei was at the sixth rank.

This grade is only a combat rating and does not mean that they possess the complete cultivation level of a Great Xia warrior.

The drug can enhance muscles, bones, reflexes, and resistance to blows in a short period of time.

Once the body is forcibly elevated, it becomes difficult for ordinary training to keep up with the rate of improvement.

The consequences are also clear.

The medicine will suppress the growth of the meridians, and the stronger the body is, the harder it will be to change later.

Once the physical body reaches its limit, the power will stop there.

Bai Wantang pressed her wrist and continued to explain, "We were able to fight to this level entirely thanks to the drugs and training. We don't have complete internal energy, nor do we have any orthodox methods for absorbing internal energy."

Lu Yunzhou frowned.

Bai Wantang and Ye Zhiwei's speed, strength, and endurance far surpass those of ordinary people.

However, their recovery speed is still limited by their physical condition after each injury.

He used to think that their cultivation methods were special.

In retrospect, the direction was different from the very beginning.

The martial artists of the Great Xia Dynasty cultivate Qi.

Overseas practitioners train their bodies.

The former can continuously push its limits, while the latter will be locked by the physical limitations.

"So Sister Lan doesn't have any internal energy either?"

Lu Yunzhou asked.

Bai Wantang shook her head, her shoulders slumping slightly.

"She's better than us, but we follow the same path."

She told Lu Yunzhou that the Raven Feather Twelve Team had trained in breathing techniques and had also learned some breathing skills that had been circulating overseas.

Those methods can only help the body recover, but cannot allow the Qi to form a complete circulation within the meridians.

They had sought out authentic martial arts lineages.

However, since overseas forces control the resources, it's very difficult for the real techniques to fall into their hands.

Even if they obtained the fragments, no one could lay the foundation for them.

They can only survive with the help of medicine and continue to grow stronger through missions.

This kind of path is fast, but also short.

Bai Wantang paused for a moment, her gaze falling on Lu Yunzhou.

"After you cleared my Qi flow last time, the bottleneck in my body loosened."

She raised her hand, grasped the bottle of medicine, and spoke in a lower voice than before.

Having been stuck at the peak of the seventh rank for many years, her power remained stagnant.

After that exchange of energies, the stagnant power within my body began to flow, and even my injuries healed faster.

She didn't mention this at first.

She was afraid that Lu Yunzhou would misunderstand, and she was also afraid that she would make the wrong judgment.

But as time went on, the changes became increasingly clear.

The Qi travels a longer distance in the meridians, and the body's control is stronger than before.

Lu Yunzhou pressed his palm on his knee, his knuckles twitching slightly.

The content of the inheritance has been reconnected.

The Creation Technique can absorb external energy and strengthen one's own true energy.

If the other party's meridians are not completely damaged, the Qi of both parties can still flow back.

This backflow will replenish his foundation and also help clear some blockages for the other party.

The effectiveness depends on the physical condition, meridians, and cultivation methods of both parties.

Bai Wantang's body has been enhanced by medicine, making her stronger than the average person.

She had been stuck at the peak of the seventh rank for many years, but her meridians had not established a complete circulation of Qi.

Therefore, the changes brought about by that encounter first affected the bottleneck that had been pressing down on her.

Lu Yunzhou looked up at her: "How much have you improved?"

Bai Wantang stared at his face, her hand pressed against the table.

"We haven't gotten over it yet."

After she finished speaking, her gaze fell back on her hands.

The power loosened, but no new realm was formed.

The body is replenished, but the methods of absorption and refinement are not truly mastered.

This also proves that her previous peak seventh rank was merely a combat power rating after being enhanced by the potion.

According to the Great Xia martial arts, she has not yet completed the accumulation of true qi required for a seventh-grade martial artist.

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhiwei raised her hand to brace herself on the sofa armrest, her tone direct: "Then can we start cultivating again?"

Bai Wantang looked at her and shook her head.

The effects of the medication have penetrated deep into the body.

Whether they can switch to other majors is anyone's guess.

If you rashly change the way you circulate your energy, both the old injuries and the effects of the medicine will backfire.

Lu Yunzhou reached out and picked up the medicine on the table, twirling the bottle in his palm.

He did not give a conclusion immediately.

He used to think that Bai Wantang and Ye Zhiwei's powers were just different in their cultivation methods.

Only now did he realize that they had never embarked on the path of the Great Xia warriors.

They use drugs to enhance their physical bodies, rely on training to improve their combat effectiveness, and push their bodies to their limits through repeated missions.

Bai Wantang's previous peak seventh grade was merely a rating enhanced by potions, and did not mean that she had established a complete and orthodox Qi absorption system.