Chapter 93: New Talent, Breakthrough to Second Realm (Request Monthly Tickets)

“Gurgle~”

But a fierce hunger surged in his heart, and his stomach let out a sound.

“Gulps~”

Lin Qi sprinted to the nearby table, grabbed a vitality potion, and drank it down.

After downing five vials, he picked up the heated pre-made nutrient meal and ate it in large bites.

While eating, he also downed a functional drink in one gulp.

So thirsty! So hungry!

Lin Qi felt like a starving ghost reborn—he could never eat enough or drink enough.

His stomach was a bottomless pit, constantly devouring food and water.

Half an hour later

Lin Qi stood up; the hunger vanished, his stomach warmed pleasantly, and began churning furiously, converting everything into the nutrients his body needed.

The transformation of his body demanded enormous energy.

Before him lay a mess: four or five nutrient meals, over a dozen packs of compressed biscuits, over a dozen bottles of functional drinks, and five vitality potions.

Once calmed, Lin Qi finally turned his gaze to the panel.

【Your template has reached 10% fusion. After painful transformation, your will has strengthened, your body has evolved, and you have gained the talent: Steel Bones and Iron Muscles!】

【Your martial talent has improved, your comprehension has increased, and your ability to grasp techniques has enhanced.】

【Against non-human species, you will unleash combat power beyond the ordinary.】

“Steel Bones and Iron Muscles?”

After reading the first few lines, Lin Qi froze, then examined this new talent in detail.

【Steel Bones and Iron Muscles: The bearer possesses tendons and bones far exceeding normal human limits—tendons as tough as alloy steel wire, bones forged like refined steel, incredibly hard.】

【With the Steel Bones and Iron Muscles talent, you will possess strength, speed, and defense far surpassing martial artists of your same realm.】

As Lin Qi read the description of the new talent, he felt an odd sense of familiarity.

His mind spun—and he remembered!

Yue Feng, vice-director of Chiqiong Martial Arts Gym, had said the exact same thing.

That was the description of someone with the “Golden” special ability.

Except for the lack of source energy circulation to cover the entire body and resist the super-defense of third-realm martial artists, it was nearly identical.

In fact, his own Steel Bones and Iron Muscles talent seemed even more comprehensive—since the “Golden” special ability only granted strength and defense, not speed.

Lin Qi pondered: so now he possessed half a special ability?

No problem—even if it was only half a special ability.

Soon, Lin Qi stopped dwelling on it; becoming stronger was good enough, so he stretched his body, assumed a stance, and began practicing punches.

His body erupted with power—sudden, surging force surged through him, muscles swelled, and veins bulged.

“Bang! Bang!!”

He unleashed a Tiger Claw strike; force traveled down his arm, thick tendons rising like coiling dragons wrapped around both limbs.

The air exploded with sharp, resonant sonic booms as his blood surged, releasing torrents of power.

Lin Qi punched freely, a sense of exhilaration spreading through his entire body.

This feeling…

He felt astonishing wonder—his entire body had undergone a revolutionary change.

His bone marrow seemed to hold limitless power; his bones grew heavier, denser, harder.

Every major tendon in his body tightly coiled around his bones, possessing not only super toughness but also tremendous elasticity, like powerful springs.

Each time he exerted force, his tendons acted as conduits, continuously unleashing even stronger power.

Though he felt his blood value hadn’t increased much, his overall combat power had improved comprehensively.

He stopped punching, walked to the full-length mirror, and stared at his reflection.

Comparing with the height marker, he had grown taller—now 1.92 meters. He had a feeling this was his maximum height; he wouldn’t grow any further.

Looking at his body, his chest muscles rose and fell like mountain rocks with each breath.

Every muscle seemed forged steel, containing volcanic power.

His body proportions had been optimized again, becoming more harmonious and attractive; his skeleton had grown even larger, broadening his chest and shoulders.

Towering like a mountain, his features sharply defined—sword-like brows, starry eyes, a cold, imposing aura.

In an instant, gazing at his reflection, he felt as if he truly saw the legendary Erlang Shen.

His own aura was increasingly resembling that of the legendary Erlang Shen.

With a sigh, Lin Qi walked to the punch strength tester and turned it on.

“Beep”

Looking at the red oval target, he wanted to know how strong his punch was now.

“Huh~”

Lin Qi took a deep breath, relaxed his entire body, then in the next instant, his gaze sharpened. His aura exploded like a awakened tiger ready to slaughter—power erupted in an instant.

His legs pushed, transmitting force to his waist; every tendon in his body contracted like powerful springs, then exploded, channeling torrents of power into his arm.

“Whoosh!!”

Blood surged—Lin Qi’s arm muscles swelled, veins bulged and coiled like giant hammers as he swung through the air with a perfect whistle, slamming hard into the target.

“Bang!!”

A thunderous crash echoed through the martial arts room; the target shook violently, on the verge of shattering.

“Beep!”

The digital screen instantly displayed a string of numbers—“1503.1kg”

Seeing this, Lin Qi didn’t stop—he continued punching.

“Bang! Bang!!”

“1504.6kg!”

!

“1505.1kg!”

Only after seeing three readings did Lin Qi smile—this was true thousand-jin power.

His punch strength had surpassed 1500 kilograms, far exceeding the first-realm Muscle Cultivation limit by a full five hundred kilograms.

Even Li Zhou couldn’t compare to him at all.

“Now test speed!”

Lin Qi took out the speed tester, set it up.

Three minutes later, a gale swept through the martial arts room; a dark shadow blurred past the finish line so fast it left afterimages.

“Bang! Bang!!”

Lin Qi slammed both palms against the wall to stop himself.

“Ding! Ding!!”

The speed tester’s screen switched, displaying a set of numbers.

“21.3m/s!”

Lin Qi nodded silently—indeed, his speed far exceeded the first-realm limit of 18m/s.

Three meters per second faster—in reality, that created massive positional gaps.

In combat, this speed could decide life or death, saving him at critical moments.

“Punch strength: 1505kg!”

“Speed: 21.3m/s!”

Strength and speed far beyond his peers, plus his Steel Bones and Iron Muscles—his defense was certainly no weak point.

Lin Qi bounced in place, feeling immense power surging within him.

This was still before he broke into the second realm.

No, that wasn’t right!

Lin Qi turned back to the panel and realized something was off.

【Your body has transformed, your muscles have been refined, your blood value has broken through, blood value +3.01】

【Your blood value has surpassed 10; your realm has broken from First Realm Muscle Cultivation to Second Realm Tendon Cultivation.】

【Blood value: 9.99 → 13】

Lin Qi fell silent—he hadn’t read all the information earlier.

He hadn’t expected that his body’s transformation had refined even his smallest muscle groups, instantly propelling him past the first realm into a second-realm martial artist.

His blood value had even surpassed Li Zhou, the top student in his grade—he now surpassed Li Zhou in every aspect.

“Next, I just need to keep training—I feel my blood value will break through again soon.”

Lin Qi thought to himself; though his body was currently digesting, he sensed that due to the transformation, energy consumption had been enormous.

His blood value hadn’t fully risen yet.

“Huh~”

Lin Qi took a deep breath, feeling sticky all over, and quickly entered the bathroom to shower.

“Splashing!!”

Hot water cascaded over him as Lin Qi reviewed every piece of information once more.

Fusion rate 10%, acquired third talent—Steel Bones and Iron Muscles.

As physical abilities improved, so did perceptiveness.

There was one more piece of information.

【In combat against non-human beings, you will unleash combat power beyond the ordinary.】

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(End of Chapter)