Chapter 12

At this moment, he was drenched in sweat, his martial arts uniform soaked through and clinging tightly to his body.

Heat was radiating from his entire body, waves of warmth surging into his limbs and bones, power gushing out continuously, accompanied by a tingling sensation.

His body was undergoing a profound transformation.

The fatigue throughout his body was rapidly dissipating.

"Template fusion has broken through 2%, my talent has become even stronger, helping my Tiger-Form Fist achieve a breakthrough."

"My comprehension has become stronger first, and my body is also transforming; by tomorrow, my efficiency in tempering my physical body will increase even further."

Lin Qi clenched his fists, the surge of power intoxicating, and he looked at the various data on the panel again.

Now that his Tiger-Form Fist had broken through to Great Completion, only his Qi and blood value remained.

"There is one day left until the test, and my Qi and blood value is fully capable of breaking through 6.0."

Lin Qi thought to himself, and seeing that only a few people remained in the martial arts classroom, he packed his things, ready to go home.

One hour later

Lin family, Building 4, Room 301

In the bathroom, Lin Qi stood at the sink, and suddenly his throat moved.

"Puff~"

He opened his mouth and spat out a mass of black-red liquid, which splattered into the sink, emitting a foul odor.

"This is the stagnant blood inside my body; it had accumulated, and now it has been expelled in one go."

Looking at the black blood, Lin Qi recognized it.

For those who practice martial arts, there are more or less hidden injuries or stagnant blood within the body.

Wealthy people go to the hospital for recuperation regularly, while ordinary people have no money and can only be helpless.

Lin Qi was just like that; even knowing his body would be under load, he still trained desperately.

"All the external injuries on my body have healed, and the stagnant blood has been forced out."

Lin Qi observed and found that the remaining bruises on his body had all recovered, and some abrasions had already scabbed over.

Waves of power surged into his body, leaving him feeling refreshed, and the muscle fatigue had also disappeared.

"Could it be that increasing the fusion level, besides improving my talent, also restores my body's injuries and performs a cleansing?"

Lin Qi guessed, feeling that he was not far off the mark.

This effect was truly strong, saving money and time on muscle relaxation and recuperation, which was perfect for a poor person like him.

Next, he would just wait for the test.

Lin Qi's gaze became firm.

Martial Path Era, September 7, 2045!

Time flew by, and a week had passed.

The students of Tianhai No. 2 High School welcomed their weekly minor test.

"The weekly minor test is a tradition of our No. 2 High School, testing the students' martial arts every week."

"For ordinary students, it's just a normal test, but for us, it's the key to entering the elite class."

Someone said to the surrounding classmates, and various sounds arose around them—people practicing punches, dancing with spears and swords...

In the Class 3 martial arts classroom, it was not yet 6 o'clock, and dozens of people had already arrived and started training.

"Brother Lei, how are your preparations going?"

Yang Lei, wearing a martial arts uniform, stood confidently with his hands on his hips, chatting with a few people standing beside him.

"That goes without saying; I, Yang Lei, will definitely get into the elite class, you just watch."

Yang Lei enjoyed the admiring gazes of his classmates and said quite confidently, while simultaneously glancing at Lin Qi.

Meanwhile, Lin Qi was alone, squatting in the corner, practicing his stance as if no one else was there, drenched in sweat.

Time passed slowly.

"Ding-a-ling!"

As the class bell rang, Wu Kang's figure stood at the door right on time; he held a thermos cup and watched everyone quietly.

Behind him followed two male teachers, acting as proctors.

"Today, a minor test!"

Wu Kang stepped inside, and a single sentence made the entire class go quiet; a tense atmosphere shrouded every corner of the martial arts classroom.

"Two people come over, lift the fist strength tester to the middle, and a few more people come to install the timer."

Wu Kang directed two students to lift a huge, square, black instrument to the middle of the classroom.

In the center was a red punch target, and the top of the instrument was an electronic screen.

A few others were nearby, separating a 20-meter track between four pillar-like instruments; when turned on, the pillar-like instruments emitted infrared rays.

This was the speed tester.

The surrounding classmates also gathered around one after another; Lin Qi had also finished his stance training by this time and followed the crowd, and Jiang Tao also squeezed over.

"Our No. 2 High School still uses this old-fashioned method of calculating Qi and blood value through fist strength and speed."

"It is said that No. 1 High School has already started equipping new testing instruments; just by scanning the body, they can calculate the Qi and blood value."

Someone whispered, drawing agreement from many.

Lin Qi also nodded; Qi and blood value represents a person's Qi and blood intensity, life intensity, human body magnetic field... it is very difficult to measure accurately through instruments, and can only be calculated through fist strength and speed quality, then using a large model formula to calculate the Qi and blood value, with an accuracy rate as high as 90%.

But he was different; possessing a data panel, he could check his Qi and blood value at any time.

"According to student ID numbers, I will call names, and you come up to test."

Wu Kang held a tablet, stood in front of the fist strength tester, and said the name of the first student.

"Zhou Ping!"

"Here!"

The first person was a boy with an ordinary appearance and a few pimples on his face.

He clenched his fists and walked out; under everyone's gaze, his Qi and blood surged, and he suddenly swung his fist.

"Bang bang!!"

The fist struck the target like a bullet.

!

Accompanied by the violent shaking of the target, a string of numbers appeared on the electronic screen—"512kg!"

"Only 512kg!"

Wu Kang saw the result and shook his head.

"Zhou Ping, a vacation has passed, and your fist strength has increased by less than 30 kilograms; what have you been doing for two months?"

After hearing this, Zhou Ping's face flushed red, revealing a look of shame.

"Next, test the speed!"

Zhou Ping came to the starting point of the track, with infrared rays in front of him.

"Whoosh~"

Like a gust of wind, Zhou Ping rushed out like a wild horse that had broken its reins.

"Ding!"

In the blink of an eye, the machine sounded, and the person had already crossed the finish line.

The electronic screen at the finish line lit up with numbers—"11m/s!"

Wu Kang shook his head: "Next!"

Zhou Ping walked quickly into the crowd with his head down.

"Fist strength 500kg! Speed 12m/s, Qi and blood value is estimated to be around 5.1; there's no hope of getting into the elite class."

Someone shook their head and sighed.

In the Martial Path Era, source energy surged from spatial rifts, and the world's plants and animals all underwent changes.

Humans ate disaster beast meat and absorbed source energy, their constitutions were optimized, and their physical fitness improved significantly.

Even high school students had fist strength exceeding that of boxing champions like Tyson from the past life.

"Wang Feng!"

"Li Shaodong!"

"..."

One by one, the students whose names were called started testing their fist strength and speed.

"Fist strength 605kg, speed 14m/s, my Qi and blood value has definitely exceeded 6.0."

"Sure enough, the Qi and blood pills I took this week and my hard work were not in vain."

Round-faced Li Shaodong laughed out loud.

"What, Li Shaodong has improved so fast?" Someone called it outrageous.

Lin Qi's heart skipped a beat; Li Shaodong, the 9th in the class, had actually improved so fast?

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, many people in the class have been crazily consuming various resources this week to improve their Qi and blood value."

"Taking two Qi and blood capsules before the test to make the Qi and blood boil so you can perform better—this is already an unspoken rule."

Jiang Tao reminded him quietly from the side.

Lin Qi nodded; he planned to do the same later. He had a flexible bottom line; if he could make his grades higher, why wouldn't he?

"Fist strength 645kg, speed 14.3m/s"

"Yang Lei is amazing!"

"This data is very strong, Qi and blood value has definitely exceeded 6.0, he's a lock for the elite class."

Suddenly someone in the crowd shouted.

Yang Lei walked off the track triumphantly with his head held high, looking at Lin Qi provocatively.

"Lin Qi!"

Wu Kang called his name.

Jiang Tao said from the side: "Lin Lin Qi Ge, let everyone see your strength."

Lin Qi nodded and walked out of the crowd; many people's gazes revealed curious expressions.

(End of chapter)