Chapter 3: Chen Yan's Reward

The two-hundred-kilogram Stone Pillar was lifted by Chen Yan so easily that it even surprised Chen Yan himself.

Two hundred kilograms is already far beyond his peers.

Hu Yuan can lift two hundred kilograms because Hu Yuan is naturally sturdy and has significant family investment, ranking among the top in the class.

As for the average student, they all remain at around one hundred and twenty kilograms.

Bang!

Chen Yan set down this Stone Pillar, clenched his Arms, and his Mu Guang turned strange.

It seems...

When he performed a Hard Pull on this two-hundred-kilogram Stone Pillar, his own strength had not reached its Limit...

How much strength did the two Break-Saint Fruit actually add to him?

Chen Yan felt around in the dark and could vaguely see a larger Stone Pillar nearby, with the words 【250KG】 engraved upon it.

Two hundred and fifty kilograms...

Give it a try!

Chen Yan took a deep Breath, wiped his hands with some dry soil from the flower bed beside the park, and then gripped the iron bar embedded in this two-hundred-and-fifty-kilogram Stone Pillar.

"Hmph!"

Chen Yan let out a muffled grunt, blood color instantly surged along his Neck toward his jaw, and his legs exerted all their strength to push upward.

Chi chi chi...

The sound of the giant Stone Pillar rubbing against the ground rang out.

"Hoo..." Chen Yan let go.

Failed.

But after using all his strength, he was able to move it.

This proves that Chen Yan's Limit Hard Pull strength might not be too far from two hundred and fifty kilograms.

This is enough.

The effort of a few days of training resulting in such a massive improvement is simply a fantasy.

Now his strength is perhaps even more terrifying than Chen Yuhu, who flips a wok all year round.

It is just that he does not know if his Fist strike can reach one hundred and sixty kilograms.

A Hard Pull of two hundred kilograms does not mean a single-handed Fist strike is the same.

Technique and pure strength are actually completely different paths.

"Should... be able to pass." Chen Yan murmured.

Arriving in front of the Stone Pillar marked 【100KG】, Chen Yan began to continue the Hard Pull.

After testing his Limit strength, training still needs to be done step by step.

Strength training cannot be done for an entire afternoon like running, and one night of practice is not enough for Chen Yan to condense another Break-Saint Fruit.

If he does too much, his body will be unable to do other training tomorrow due to excessive strain.

"Hoo... ha..."

Chen Yan began to use the one-hundred-kilogram Stone Pillar for training; after less than ten lifts, his whole body was instantly soaked in sweat.

His heart felt like its power had surged, beating non-stop with a 'bang bang bang', and a sour sensation instantly occupied both Arms.

Chen Yan's focus, however, shifted from the Reality World to the Consciousness World.

In the depths of the boundless Universe, an orange ray of light drifted over like a river and slowly Submerged into the roots of the Holy Tree.

This orange ray of light was far more brilliant and resplendent than the one brought by running.

After doing about twenty Hard Pulls, new green growth appeared on the branch that had originally grown the Strength Character Po Sheng Fruit.

On the Data Panel, the line that had already become 【Break-Saint Fruit:

Strength: (0/100)】 suddenly changed.

【Break-Saint Fruit:

Strength: (2/100)】

A glimmer of light appeared in Chen Yan's Pupils, although the change in data would not affect the Outer Realm.

But after seeing this change, it seemed that the strength training at this moment was not that exhausting, and his body could feel the pleasure brought by the instant secretion of dopamine.

The appearance of the data was as if it had set a visible goal for Chen Yan.

Even though the anaerobic exercise caused him extreme pain, the excitement in his heart was real and tangible.

The training plan originally constructed in his Brain seemed to disappear all at once; at this moment, Chen Yan was like a reckless man who would not stop until he was exhausted.

Bang!

The Stone Pillar landed heavily.

His body's strength seemed to have been drained; Chen Yan fell and sat on the ground, his pores seemingly opened, and sweat flowed down like a floodgate opening.

Rubbing his arms, Chen Yan spat out the sweat that had flowed to his lips.

He still held back, leaving some remaining strength, and began to massage his Arms.

Rest a while, continue again, do a few more sets.

【Break-Saint Fruit:

Strength: (4/100)】

It rose to four points, very satisfying.

At this moment, around eleven o'clock at night, the night Wind blew from time to time through the leaves in the park, making a 'rustling' sound, brushing against his body to blow away the moisture and leaving behind a coolness.

"Lost fifty again today, hey, treat us, Li Ming, you must treat us!"

"Treat, treat, I'll treat everyone to a good drink the day after tomorrow."

Outside the park, two or three shirtless men walked by laughing and chatting, holding a cigarette in one hand and a beer in the other, their bellies protruding as they talked with great ease.

Suddenly, a man named Li Ming paused, looking suspiciously into the park; the night light was deep, and he could not see what was going on inside at all.

He could only vaguely make out, by the faint night light, a shirtless Youth lifting a Stone Pillar.

"Don't know whose child that is, working so hard," Li Ming exclaimed.

"Maybe it's Yu Zhiwen; that child is very hardworking and has already achieved Awakening of Qi and Blood."

They left while talking.

As for their words, Chen Yan did not hear them clearly.

The body felt fine after finishing the first set, but starting from the second set, the soreness brought on by the body seemed to be a level higher than the first.

It was agonizingly refreshing.

But seeing the growth progress of the Break-Saint Fruit within his Consciousness World rise a little more, Chen Yan felt that no matter how tired he was, it was worth it.

It was not until one o'clock in the morning, when a fatigued Chen Yuhu slowly arrived near the park riding a tricycle.

Screech!

Chen Yuhu instantly pulled the handbrake tight, looking in astonishment at the thin figure sitting by the side of the road.

The Moon shone like a layer of silver radiance draped over Chen Yan's body; his damp upper body shimmered with tiny specks of light, and Chen Yan hung his head, sweat constantly flowing from the tips of his hair, leaving a large wet patch in front of the stone steps.

"Dad, let's go home."

Chen Yan grabbed the clothes placed to the side, Stood Up, and spoke with a Smile.

【Break-Saint Fruit:

Strength: (16/100)】

By the time he finished, the fatigue and soreness had reached their Limit, but the maturity progress seemed even faster than at the very beginning.

It was as if everything was telling him to do one more, to persist for one more second.

Chen Yan, you will obtain everything!

Looking at his Son, Chen Yuhu pursed his slightly trembling Mouth; he wanted to say something, but it ultimately turned into a Smile:

"Get on."

Chen Yan sat beside Chen Yuhu; the seat of the tricycle was longer, more than enough for two people to sit.

"Don't be too tired; if you're this tired, be careful not to get sick again."

"It's fine."

"Hey, you..."

"Dad, don't go to the Back Mountain; the Back Mountain is very dangerous."

"Ha, you're even lecturing me now."

"Someone died in the Back Mountain a while ago; I think it won't be difficult to achieve Awakening of Qi and Blood before the college entrance exam."

"Alright, I won't go."

…………

The next day, Chen Yan went to school as usual.

By the third year of high school, cultural courses were pitifully few, and it was basically the teachers leading the students in training.

It was not until the afternoon that the Class Head Teacher Wang Yang brought the students to the Playground.

"Now, I will teach you the fifteenth lesson of the basic Fist Technique, the Eight-Character Skill."

"Awakening of Qi and Blood is about constantly breaking through your Limit, attempting to break through your Limit using various methods; running, practicing Fist Technique, and even pull-ups are all methods."

Wang Yang kept talking, glancing at Chen Yan within the class, a strange feeling emerging in his heart.

For some reason, Chen Yan gave him the feeling of having changed a great deal.

Among the crowd, Chen Yan looked again at the Sculpture on the edge of the Playground.

The face of the Sculpture looked like that of a sturdy Youth, and overall it was just sitting in a simple posture of throwing a punch.

In the Consciousness World, Golden Light emerged once again, blocked by an invisible barrier three feet away from the Break-Saint Tree, left to fend for itself.

Chen Yan was filled with constant suspicion; the Golden Light represented Artistic Energy.

Why would merely looking at this Bronze Statue bring such huge Artistic Energy?

Slap!

At the very front, the Class Head Teacher Wang Yang had already begun to demonstrate the movements of the Eight-Character Skill.

He could not absorb any more Golden Light now anyway, so Chen Yan began to follow along and learn the Eight-Character Skill.

He suddenly paused.

When he watched Wang Yang throwing punches, there was also Golden Light in his Consciousness World, but it was very faint, almost non-existent.

"That's right, I am also learning a Technique while learning the Eight-Character Skill," Chen Yan whispered.

"Class Three, Zhang Qingsi, Teacher Xia is calling you!"

Just at this moment, a tall Male Student on the edge of the Playground shouted toward Chen Yan's class.

Within the class, a burst of cheers full of envy erupted from many students.

"That's Wang Yu from Class Two; it's Teaching Director Xia Dong calling Zhang Qingsi for Private Training."

"Tsk tsk tsk, I'm so envious; Teacher Xia Dong's teaching level is really very high."

"Envy is useless; Zhang Qingsi has achieved Awakening of Qi and Blood after all."

At the very front, the Class Head Teacher nodded at Zhang Qingsi, and amidst a crowd of envious gazes, Zhang Qingsi ran toward where Wang Yu was.

To the side, Hu Yuan watched Zhang Qingsi leave quietly; seeing Chen Yan at the back of the class starting to follow Wang Yang in practicing punches, he wanted to say something but stopped, and subsequently could not be bothered to pay attention.

Chen Yan practiced the Fist Technique while paying attention to the changes in the Po Saint Realm.

【Break-Saint Fruit:

Force: (33/100)】

In the Consciousness World, the orange fruit representing the Strength Character Po Sheng Fruit had already grown to the size of a red date; as Chen Yan practiced his fist techniques, rolling orange flames of light drifted slowly from the boundless Darkness.

Every inch of radiance represented every drop of Chen Yan's sweat.

Extend, intercept, wrap, stride, lift, crown, cloud, lead.

Chen Yan threw his punches with a whistling sound, his footsteps shaking the ground, drawing gazes of surprise and suspicion from the students nearby.

"Has his strength increased?"

Wang Yang watched Chen Yan at this moment with uncertain suspicion; the students might not be able to feel it, only thinking Chen Yan was using force to punch, but he was different.

Chen Yan's exertion of force was not standard.

In the Consciousness World, besides the orange flowing light, a trace of golden color began to intermingle, but the orange light was so brilliant that it obscured the Golden Light.

After about forty minutes, some in the whole class had already started to complain of fatigue; after all, practicing the Eight-Character Skill continuously is very tiring even if the range of motion is not large.

In the class, many students were already sitting on the grass even though Wang Yang had not yet called for a stop.

Regarding this, Wang Yang did not mind.

Even in Class Three, nearly one-fifth of the students had already started skipping class.

If it were the first or second year of high school, he would still manage them, but now it was already the third year, and every student had their own choice.

"The whole class rest, we will continue practicing in a while."

Wang Yang spoke, and instantly a chorus of complaints about fatigue arose; the students still practicing were like grass being pressed down, lying scattered on the Playground.

Wang Yang looked over, and on the entire Playground, only one person was still practicing fist techniques, and it was none other than Chen Yan.

Wang Yang did not go to disturb him, just watching quietly.

On the grass, Hu Yuan glanced at Chen Yan, the trace of annoyance in his eyes becoming more obvious, so he simply looked away to keep his mind at peace, chatting with a few classmates.

Time passed slowly, and as school was about to end, Chen Yan's body reached its Limit again.

Hiss!

Suddenly, an abrupt sound rang out from between Chen Yan's fists; Chen Yan was Stun, and a flash of Red Glow streaked across his fists.

This momentary change flashed by, but within the Po Sheng Realm, a large amount of Red Glow suddenly appeared.

The 【Blood】 Character Po Sheng Fruit grew rapidly.

【Saint-Breaking Realm: Level One (2/3)】

【Po Sheng Fruit:

Force: (54/100)

Blood (7/100)】

In an instant, a blood-colored fruit the size of a quail egg grew to completion.

Chen Yan was Stun; what just happened?

He did indeed throw out a Red Glow, right?

…………

In the office building, Principal Zhang Yue and the Teaching Director were smoking and chatting.

"Let's just pre-determine the True Martial Prize Money: Yu Zhiwen, Wang Yu, and Zhang Qingsi," Xia Dong said.

"That wouldn't be good; pre-determining it will likely make the students dissatisfied," Zhang Yue said with some hesitation.

"What's wrong with that? Can they beat these three?" Xia Dong said indifferently:

"I am not afraid of criticism; I chose those three for Private Training precisely because they have the best talent and the strongest strength."

Zhang Yue hesitated even more, his Gaze looking toward the Playground, inadvertently passing over Chen Yan, then suddenly he was Stun, his pupils gradually shrinking, and he immediately looked at Xia Dong:

"You only gave those three Private Training, which has already made many students dissatisfied; why not add a few more?"

"Hmm?" Xia Dong frowned slightly; weren't they talking about the pre-determination?

"Forget it, I'm going to Private Training," Xia Dong waved his hand and left.

It wasn't that he didn't want to give more students Private Training, but the key was, did the other students have talent?

Why would he do something that had no Investment Value?

…………

I just threw out a Red Glow, right?

Chen Yan was a bit Stun; not only did he throw out a Red Glow, but he clearly felt his fist make contact with someone else's fist just now!

Such a strange feeling, when there was clearly no one around him.

Also, the Red Glow should represent that Qi Blood Awakening has occurred, right?

But he didn't feel anything unusual at all right now.

Just at this moment, the voice of Class Head Teacher Wang Yang rang out:

"Chen Yan, come over here for a moment."

Wang Yang looked at Chen Yan with satisfaction and took a bottle of beverage from the briefcase at his feet:

"Everyone has seen Student Chen Yan's performance these past few days; yesterday, the three class head teachers discussed privately and decided to reward the student who worked the hardest today with a bottle of Qi-Blood Beverage."

Wang Yang handed the beverage in his hand to Chen Yan:

"Chen Yan, congratulations on winning this bottle of Qi-Blood Beverage!"

As Wang Yang's voice fell, the expressions of the entire class changed instantly; a Qi-Blood Beverage, that's five hundred yuan a bottle.

In this Town, five hundred yuan is truly a large sum.

Hu Yuan looked at this bottle of Qi-Blood Beverage with an ugly expression; although his father gave him three thousand yuan, he couldn't spend it recklessly himself.

His eyes were full of jealousy; why should Chen Yan be able to get the Qi-Blood Beverage?

If he had known, he wouldn't have rested just now.

"Teacher, this... is too precious." Chen Yan was also somewhat stunned, looking at Wang Yang.

"Rewards are for those who work hard." Wang Yang said with Laughter, directly opening the bottle cap:

"I will watch you finish drinking it."

Chen Yan pursed his lips; his little thoughts had been seen through. He nodded, took the Qi-Blood Beverage, and began to drink it in large gulps.

A sweetness slid down his Throat, and instantly a warm feeling floated within his Stomach and Intestine.

Very sweet, very refreshing.

Chen Yan sighed inwardly, but then he Mammoth-ly discovered a red light appearing in his Consciousness World, slowly drifting under the roots of the Holy Tree.

On the Holy Tree, a touch of new green suddenly appeared on a withered branch.

【Sacred Fruit:

Blood: (8/100)】

It grew a bit more.

Chen Yan's Pupil flashed with Mu Guang.

"Finish it, you look quite thirsty." Wang Yang's voice sounded again, and Chen Yan nodded, drinking the remaining half of the bottle.

Chen Yan did not hesitate, and under the envious or jealous gazes of the students, he drank the remaining half in one go.

【Sacred Fruit:

Blood: (9/100)】