Chapter 20: Graduation Exam

After the upgrade, there are 2 more Blood Souls than before.

From this moment on, Li Fei's "health bar" will be 20% higher than an ordinary person's.

Not only that, Li Fei obtained information from the Myriad Blood Bead, knowing that the recovery speed of the Blood Souls is also faster than before the upgrade.

Previously, it took 24 hours to recover 1 Blood Soul; now it takes 24 hours to recover 1. , and he can still recover all his Blood Souls within ten days.

"So, no matter how many Blood Souls increase in the future, the recovery speed will rise accordingly, and I can recover all of them within ten days?"

Li Fei thought to himself with delight.

"That's enough for the Heavenly Dipper Tyrant Body training today; do your physical training this afternoon."

Hao Yi interrupted Li Fei's reverie.

Upon hearing this, Li Fei quickly said: "Master, I would like to have another medicinal bath this afternoon to continue practicing the Heavenly Dipper Tyrant Body."

One training session consumes nearly half a Blood Soul; if he trains twice a day, it consumes exactly one, and since his recovery speed is 1. Blood Souls per 24 hours, he can fully sustain it.

Therefore, he wanted to continue training in the afternoon.

Hao Yi's expression sank: "I have told you that this medicine causes damage to the body, and any form of hard-body training is a process of repeatedly destroying and rebuilding the body; too much is as bad as too little!"

By the end, his tone had become stern.

Anyone practicing hard-body techniques must have a limit; otherwise, the person will be ruined before the technique is even mastered.

The fastest one can perform the Qi-circulating and impact-resistance training for the Heavenly Dipper Tyrant Body is once every three days; Li Fei's request to train twice a day is practically courting death.

"Student understands, but I still want to try. Please rest assured, Master, I will not make a joke of my own body."

Li Fei continued to plead.

Hao Yi stepped forward, grabbed Li Fei's right hand, and placed his fingers on his pulse.

A few seconds later, he looked at Li Fei with some surprise.

Judging by the pulse, Li Fei's breath was very steady, not at all like someone who had just finished training.

Hao Yi let go and pondered for a moment: "I will come over at three this afternoon."

After saying this, he turned and left.

"Many thanks, Master."

Li Fei let out a sigh of relief and thanked him from behind.

In such training, the one who is actually the most tired is the master, Hao Yi.

The other party must ensure the precision of every strike and control the force well—neither too heavy nor too light—otherwise, the effect cannot be achieved.

Therefore, there are not many people in the entire Xingcheng Martial Arts Hall who can teach the "Heavenly Dipper Tyrant Body" technique.

This is the reason why so many people want to become students of a special-grade lecturer.

That afternoon, Li Fei took the medicine and soaked in the medicinal bath just as he had in the morning.

Once he finished, Hao Yi appeared in the practice room right on time.

"Begin."

Hao Yi said indifferently.

Li Fei cupped his hands in a salute to the other party, then stood in the Heavenly Dipper One-Qi Stance.

Pa! Pa! Pa!

Muffled sounds of impact rang out in the practice room once again.

After finishing the second Heavenly Dipper Tyrant Body training session of the day, Li Fei bid farewell to Hao Yi.

After Li Fei left, Hao Yi went to the supply building, took out three 20-yuan banknotes, and handed them to the administrator:

"Give me a pack of Origin Qi Powder."

"Please wait a moment."

The administrator said very respectfully.

Soon, he handed a pack of medicine to Hao Yi:

"Mr. Hao, the Origin Qi Powder you requested."

Origin Qi Powder is used by martial artists to replenish Qi; if Li Fei followed the normal training speed of practicing the Heavenly Dipper Tyrant Body once every three days, Hao Yi naturally wouldn't need to replenish his Qi.

But Li Fei was perversely practicing the Heavenly Dipper Tyrant Body twice a day, and even with Hao Yi's strength, he couldn't keep up and had to run over to buy Origin Qi Powder.

Over the next two days, Li Fei practiced the "Heavenly Dipper Tyrant Body" once in the morning and once in the afternoon, and did physical training at night, pushing his training volume to the absolute limit.

Fortunately, with the Myriad Blood Bead, the Blood Souls would recover the body's injuries and accumulated damage while recovering themselves, so Li Fei didn't develop any problems, and his body was getting better and better.

Every time he performed impact-resistance training, he would occasionally use the Myriad Blood Bead to share the damage, thereby absorbing energy for upgrades.

After the Myriad Blood Bead reached level 2, the energy required for upgrading increased significantly; the energy Li Fei gained from his twice-daily medication and impact-resistance training was only about 15%.

However, he was already very satisfied with this speed.

As for Hao Yi, he silently trained Li Fei every time; he did not tell Li Fei that he was privately taking Origin Qi Powder.

In fact, for someone like him to personally strike and consume his own Qi to train a student every time, if it were any other special-grade lecturer, they would have to charge extra.

As for the money to buy the Origin Qi Powder, it would certainly be paid by the student.

But Hao Yi not only didn't charge extra, he even paid out of his own pocket to train the student.

This was unique even within the Martial Arts Hall.

Pa!

Hao Yi struck Li Fei's left shoulder heavily with an iron rod.

As the rod fell, the muscles on Li Fei's left shoulder quickly bulged, like elastic rubber, bouncing the iron rod away.

"That's it for today."

Hao Yi put away the iron rod and said to Li Fei.

Today was already the sixth day of Li Fei's Heavenly Dipper Tyrant Body training.

During these six days, he soaked in a medicinal bath every morning and afternoon, then performed Qi-circulating and impact-resistance training.

The medicine that was originally enough for a month was used up in six days, and he had to spend another 35 yuan to buy a new set.

Such a training speed was truly too expensive!

However, this training also allowed Li Fei to progress rapidly; in just six days, his body had become significantly sturdier, his skin was tough, and his muscles were full of elasticity.

The Myriad Blood Bead's energy was also less than 10% away from another upgrade.

"Thank you for your hard work, Master."

Li Fei bowed very earnestly to Hao Yi.

Over these six days, the person who worked the hardest was not him, but Hao Yi.

Hao Yi looked at Li Fei with deep emotion in his eyes.

He checked Li Fei's physical condition carefully every day, and if he found anything wrong, he would immediately stop this high-intensity training; yet, up until now, Li Fei's body was perfectly fine, without the slightest issue.

Such physical talent was something Hao Yi had never seen before!

"Your Heavenly Dipper Tyrant Body is only one step away from the Minor Success realm, where Qi and blood condense and move spontaneously. The next step is hard to break through with just bitter practice; you need more actual combat and to gain insight through it."

Hao Yi said to Li Fei, "Once your Heavenly Dipper Tyrant Body reaches Minor Success, you can come into contact with implants."

Li Fei's eyes lit up.

He had been looking forward to implants for a long time and really wanted to see what the true martial Dao of this world was like.

Li Fei: "Okay, I will work hard!"

Afterward, he bid farewell to Hao Yi and ran back home.

Ever since he started training with Hao Yi, he no longer rode his bike to the Martial Arts Hall, but ran back and forth every day as physical training.

After returning home, Li Fei walked into his room and habitually turned on the radio to listen to the news:

"On July 16, Shi Caiming, President of Wu'an University, led a delegation to visit the Daluo Sect and had a friendly exchange with True Person Qingxu of the Daluo Sect. Both sides consulted on the upcoming Martial Dao Exchange Tournament and finally decided to hold the first Martial Dao Exchange Tournament on September 1st at the Martial Dao Hall of Wu'an University. At that time, outstanding students from the Stop-Conflict Departments of twelve universities will participate to spar and exchange martial skills with the elite disciples of the three Daoist sects."

Hearing this news, Li Fei showed a look of longing.

Half of the world's profound martial arts are in the Stop-Conflict Departments of the twelve universities, and half are in the Jianghu. And almost all of the world's top experts are in the Jianghu.

The Dalan Dynasty is able to suppress all directions by relying on military formations, military killing intent, iron armor, and iron cavalry, crushing all who do not submit.

However, since the Mingxin Reform and the establishment of the twelve universities, the imperial court has seen a significant improvement in personal martial strength; Li Fei guessed that this martial arts tournament between the twelve universities and the three Daoist sects was a test.

Unfortunately, such a major event was still too far away for Li Fei; what he needed to do now was to find a way to break through to the Minor Success realm of the "Heavenly Dipper Tyrant Body" and get in touch with implants as soon as possible.

"I'm back!"

Li Tianyu's voice came from outside again.

Soon, this childhood friend pushed the door open and entered Li Fei's room:

"Tomorrow is the graduation exam; how are you preparing?"

Li Fei turned off the radio and turned to look at her:

"No special preparation, just competing as usual."

Every year, the Stop-Conflict Departments of vocational schools everywhere have a graduation exam, and students who achieve good rankings in the exam are rated as outstanding graduates.

Students who graduate from the Stop-Conflict Department of a vocational school, even if they don't become martial artists in the end, can go to the Inspectorate or the military to develop, and the title of "Outstanding Graduate" is helpful for their future development.

Li Tianyu planned to take the university entrance exam; if she could get "Outstanding Graduate," she could also get extra points in the assessment.

"I heard you were taken as a student by a special-grade lecturer at the Martial Arts Hall and have learned some powerful skills recently; you look quite confident."

Li Tianyu looked Li Fei up and down and teased him with a smile.

Li Fei also laughed: "That's right, so you'd better not run into me in the graduation exam."

Li Tianyu raised her fist, "You'd better not run into me either, otherwise, your sister here won't show any mercy."

Her aptitude was Grade A, and her talent for practicing martial arts was also very good; in the past, the original body would lose to her nine times out of ten when they sparred.

Upon hearing this, Li Fei just smiled without saying a word.

He truly hoped not to encounter this older sister too early in the final examination, because he wanted her to be able to obtain the "Outstanding Graduate" title, and he himself did not want to lose either.

At present, his Heavenly Dipper Tyrant Body was still a little short of the minor completion realm; Hao Yi told him that this final step required more actual combat, and the upcoming graduation final examination was just the right opportunity.

Moreover, the top ten in the graduation final examination could all receive a bonus, and Li Fei was even less willing to miss out on this prize money.

"Time to eat."

Zhang Yuqing's voice came from outside.

"Coming."

Li Fei stood up and walked out of the room together with Li Tianyu.

In the living room, the family was eating together in harmony.

(End of this chapter)