Battle Through the Heavens: The Inner Struggle of Cultivation Brings Xiao Yan to Tears

Don't be fooled by the fact that there aren't many cultivation techniques for physical strength on the Dou Qi Continent.

However, physical condition is also very important.

Just like when Xiao Yan was refining a different kind of fire, if his physique was strong enough, the refining process would be much easier.

If my physique is strong enough now, I might be able to withstand the medicinal power of the pill.

Furthermore, physical constitution is also very important for practicing various close-combat techniques.

If one's physique is strong enough, even a casual punch might be more powerful than someone else's fighting technique.

Looking at the mission rewards, Xiao Yang began to calculate.

I need to complete four more proficiency tasks before I can master the Mountain Opening Fist.

If I wanted to, I could easily finish it within these two days.

Xiao Yang decided that he would stay in the courtyard for the next two days and focus on practicing the Mountain-Opening Fist!

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And just like that, two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Under the bright moonlight, Xiao Yang stood in the courtyard practicing the Mountain-Opening Fist.

The sounds of cicadas chirping and frogs croaking could be heard from time to time outside the courtyard.

Several candles were lit not far from Xiao Yang.

The firelight flickered every now and then.

"Huff...huff...the ninety-ninth time!"

Without hesitation, Xiao Yang began practicing the Mountain-Opening Fist for the hundredth time.

As Xiao Yang completed his hundredth training session, a familiar voice echoed in his mind.

[Task: Practice the Mountain-Opening Fist 100 times. Reward: Mountain-Opening Fist Proficiency +1. Completed. Claim now?]

Xiao Yang couldn't even wait to get into the bathtub; he slumped to the ground and muttered to himself.

"System, claim your reward!"

The next moment, another insight flooded into Xiao Yang's mind.

This time, the time spent receiving insights was much longer than before.

Xiao Yang discovered that his Mountain-Splitting Fist had so many flaws!

As he absorbed these insights, he didn't notice that the minor achievement of 9/10 after the Mountain-Opening Fist on the system panel had also changed to major achievement of 0/10.

Just then, the system's voice sounded again.

[Task: Master the Mountain-Splitting Fist technique. Reward: Constitution +1, Body-Restoring Elixir +1. Completed. Claim reward?]

Xiao Yang ignored him and continued to absorb the insights from the Mountain-Opening Fist.

And so, an unknown amount of time passed.

He finally opened his eyes.

Xiao Yang got up and performed another set of Mountain-Opening Fist.

The force of the punch was fierce, and the candlelight in the distance flickered.

This time, Xiao Yang shortened the time it took to perform a set of Mountain Opening Fist.

Moreover, it's much smoother.

Unfortunately, without actual combat experience, Xiao Yang didn't know how powerful his Mountain-Splitting Fist was.

He plans to find some time to experiment with it.

After taking off his clothes, Xiao Yang entered the bathtub again.

Seeing a notification on the system panel that a task had been completed, he quickly claimed the task reward.

A bottle of Rejuvenating Elixir suddenly appeared in Xiao Yang's system space.

In addition, he also clearly felt a warm current suddenly appear in his body.

This warm current flowed throughout my body.

Xiao Yang could clearly feel that his physical body had become slightly stronger!

It's even more powerful than before!

Moreover, the sensation is very obvious.

He left the bathtub, dried himself, put on his clothes, and went to the stone table in the courtyard.

Xiao Yang gripped the stone table with both hands and lifted it with force.

"Hey--"

Xiao Yang actually lifted the heavy stone table.

"boom!"

The ground made a dull thud when the stone table was placed down.

At this moment, Xiao Yang's face was full of joy.

My strength has increased significantly!

You should know that I could only lift one corner of this stone table at most before.

Who would have thought that now, I could lift it up completely.

This stone table is quite heavy.

It's all solid inside, and even adults would need four or five people working together to move it, and it would be very strenuous.

Now, Xiao Yang can barely lift it by himself!

Although cultivating battle qi will enhance physical fitness.

However, Xiao Yang is currently only at the seventh level of Dou Qi.

Moreover, they are not yet fully adults.

Although the strength has increased, it hasn't reached this level.

However, now that my physique has increased by +1, my strength has increased by so much.

This secretly pleased Xiao Yang.

It seems that completing more system tasks is the most practical approach!

After cleaning the bathtub, Xiao Yang returned to his room to continue cultivating his Dou Qi.

Chapter 7 Sparring

The next morning, Xiao Yang did not continue practicing the Mountain-Opening Fist as usual.

Because now that the Mountain Opening Fist has been mastered, the proficiency requirements for the task have increased significantly.

[Task: Practice the Mountain-Splitting Fist 1000 times; Reward: Mountain-Splitting Fist Proficiency +1]

Yes, now you need to practice the Mountain-Opening Fist a thousand times to gain even a little proficiency!

Even though Xiao Yang's physical strength has improved and his understanding of the Mountain-Splitting Fist has also improved, it will still take him at least three days to complete a mission!

It takes about a month to master the Mountain-Opening Fist.

Therefore, Xiao Yang is not in a hurry.

He planned to go to the Arena to test his current strength.

Although the Xiao family is a small family, they still have several instructors in the fighting hall.

These instructors are all elders of the Xiao family, and they are specifically responsible for teaching everyone combat skills.

Xiao Yang decided to spar with his opponent to see how powerful his fully mastered Mountain-Opening Fist was.

As he walked toward the Fighting Hall, many people greeted Xiao Yang.

After the girls learned that Xiao Yang was going to the Fighting Arena, they decided to go with him.

He didn't care about it.

Although Xiao Yang wasn't very familiar with these peers in his family, he wouldn't treat them coldly.

They're from the same family, after all.

Soon, the group arrived at the Arena.

There weren't many people in the fighting hall at this time.

There are usually very few people in the arena.

After all, the elders of the Xiao family all had their own things to deal with.

The younger generation is busy cultivating, hoping to reach the seventh level of Battle Qi before their coming-of-age ceremony.

In this way, I can stay here and won't be sent to the market to manage the Xiao family's businesses.

Therefore, the Fighting Hall is usually empty of people.

The Fighting Hall is divided into two parts, east and west.

The east side mainly stores some of the Xiao family's fighting techniques.

To the west is a training ground.

This training ground is also the place Xiao Yang plans to go to this time.

As Xiao Yang walked towards the training ground to the west, several girls followed him.

"Is Cousin Xiao Yang going to train in combat techniques?"

"Can we finally see Xiao Yang's physique?"

Upon hearing this, the girls' eyes lit up.

"Let's go, let's follow!"