Chapter 35: Initial Success

"The Heavenly Stem One-Qi Stake will help you absorb this implant faster."

Hao Yi said to Li Fei, "However, you will feel itching and soreness all over your body during the practice; you just need to endure it."

He highly approved of Li Fei's willpower; after all, having successfully practiced the Heavenly Stem One-Qi Stake under his guidance before, the difficulty of that was much greater than this.

"Master, is the itching and soreness all over my body because the implant is causing damage to my body?"

Li Fei asked.

Hao Yi nodded: "That's right, any kind of implant will cause a certain amount of damage to the human body; this is unavoidable."

"Understood."

Upon hearing this, Li Fei felt relieved and did not sever the connection between himself and the Myriad Blood Bead.

Since it causes harmful damage to the human body, then let the Myriad Blood Bead bear it.

Next, he began to practice the Heavenly Stem One-Qi Stake, and sure enough, he soon felt his body itching and his muscles aching.

However, because the Myriad Blood Bead bore the vast majority of the damage, the strange sensation Li Fei felt was much lighter and could be easily endured.

He did not let Hao Yi down, successfully practicing the Heavenly Stem One-Qi Stake and "persisting" for over an hour.

During this process, the blood souls in the Myriad Blood Bead continuously decreased, consuming more than one.

At this time, the black mud on Li Fei's body had faded significantly.

"Very good."

A look of joy appeared in Hao Yi's eyes.

Li Fei had already passed the most difficult hurdle, and the probability of successfully absorbing this Grade 2 Superior Steel Armor implant had greatly increased.

He took off the gloves on his hands and, just as he did during the Qi-circulating training, used his palms to continuously pat every part of Li Fei's body, using his own innate One-Qi to accelerate the process of driving the implant on Li Fei's body surface into his body.

During this process, Li Fei felt as if thousands of needles were stabbing into his body; if not for the Myriad Blood Bead sharing the damage, he truly did not know how unbearable this process would have been.

Half an hour later, only a tiny bit of the black mud remained on Li Fei's body surface.

Finally, Hao Yi had Li Fei fill a wooden barrel with hot water and soak his entire body in it.

After soaking for half an hour, there was not a trace of black mud left on Li Fei's body.

He had finally completely absorbed this implant.

Looking at the Myriad Blood Bead inside his body:

【Level: 3, 47%

Blood Soul: 12 + 26%】

Absorbing this Grade 2 Superior Steel Armor implant increased his energy by more than 30% and consumed a total of more than 3 blood souls.

If this damage were inflicted on an ordinary person, it would be equivalent to losing one-third of their "health bar." If a human body loses one-third of its blood, it could lead to shock; losing one-third of a "health bar" meant half a life was already gone!

This was only because Li Fei had practiced the Heavenly Stem Tyrant Body to the minor completion realm, which drastically reduced the difficulty of absorption; one can imagine how difficult this Grade 2 Superior Steel Armor implant was to absorb.

This was also why Wang Qitai previously felt that Hao Yi letting Li Fei absorb this grade of implant at the very beginning of his cultivation was an attempt to kill Li Fei.

"You have now successfully absorbed the implant into your body; next, you will officially enter the Embryo-Nurturing Period."

After Li Fei put his clothes back on, Hao Yi instructed him:

"The Embryo-Nurturing Period lasts from as short as a month to as long as a year, during which the implant in your body will begin to grow rapidly, thereby stepping into the Body-Breaking Period. The length of this process depends on the individual; the higher the compatibility between yourself and the implant, the shorter the time required for the Embryo-Nurturing Period."

Li Fei nodded to show he understood.

A short one month, a long one year—the difference in time was still quite significant.

He planned to meet Li Tianyu at the Martial University in a year, but if he had to spend a whole year in the Embryo-Nurturing Period, this goal would definitely not be achievable.

"During the Embryo-Nurturing Period, you need to take specific medicine every day to nurture the implant in your body. I will write you a list in a moment; remember to go to the Supplies Building to buy the medicine."

Hao Yi said to Li Fei.

"Spending money again."

Li Fei sighed inwardly.

Martial cultivation truly requires money everywhere.

In the lobby of the Training Building, Wang Qitai and Wang Fengqing sat silently on the sofa, waiting.

After an implant is thawed, it must be absorbed into the body on the same day.

Wang Qitai did not believe that Li Fei could successfully absorb a Grade 2 Superior Steel Armor implant, so he brought his granddaughter to wait in the first-floor lobby.

He felt that it wouldn't be long before Li Fei would be carried downstairs by Hao Yi and sent to the hospital for emergency treatment; if that happened, he would still have a chance to take the remaining implants.

But he never expected that this wait would last for several hours, leaving Wang Qitai feeling restless and annoyed.

"How could it take so long? Could the other party really have succeeded in absorbing it?"

Wang Qitai gradually became a bit anxious.

But he comforted himself: "If that person really had such good talent, he could have just gone to take the entrance exam for the Martial University's Combat Department; why run here to mess around in this Martial Hall? Hao Yi must be gambling with this student's life!"

Finally, footsteps were heard.

Wang Qitai and Wang Fengqing turned their heads at the same time and saw Hao Yi and Li Fei walking downstairs.

Swish—

Wang Qitai stood up abruptly, looking at Li Fei in disbelief:

"You actually absorbed it? How is that possible?!"

Wang Fengqing also slowly stood up and sighed.

Seeing Wang Qitai's expression, Hao Yi was in a great mood; with his hands behind his back, he walked right past the other party.

Wang Qitai's face was gloomy, yet he could not do anything to the other party.

Wang Fengqing, who was beside him, stepped forward and blocked Li Fei.

Hao Yi, who was walking in front, immediately turned around to look, and Wang Qitai also became tense.

Wang Fengqing looked at Li Fei, cupped her hands in a salute, and said very sincerely:

"Congratulations on successfully stepping onto the path of martial arts. I hope to see you at the Martial University in the future."

Li Fei was startled and also cupped his hands in a salute:

"Thank you, Senior Sister."

He had originally thought that he had offended this talented student from the Martial University, but now it seemed that the other party's attitude was actually quite friendly?

"Grandfather, let's go."

Wang Fengqing turned to say to Wang Qitai.

When passing Hao Yi, she stopped and saluted again:

"Mr. Hao, I am truly sorry for the disturbance."

After saying this, she left the lobby with her grandfather.

"His granddaughter is quite magnanimous; her future achievements will surely surpass his."

Watching the backs of the two as they left, Hao Yi remarked to Li Fei.

Li Fei looked at the sunlight outside the building and revealed a smile.

Now that he had successfully stepped onto the path of martial arts, he was already looking forward to the future.

"Are you sure the implant Hao Yi took him to get was a Grade 2 Superior Steel Armor implant?"

In the training room, Yuan Dao, who had just finished practicing his punches, asked in surprise.

The refined young man named Xiao Qi nodded: "I am sure."

The information about the implants taken by each student in the warehouse should have been confidential, but the Tiger Blade Gang had long viewed this Xingcheng Martial Hall as their own backyard and naturally had connections in every aspect, allowing them to hear about many secrets.

"Didn't you say this Li Fei's aptitude was only Grade B-Lower? How could he directly use a Grade 2 Superior Steel Armor to nurture the embryo?"

Yuan Dao frowned.

He had previously asked Xiao Qi to inquire about Li Fei's aptitude test results and learned it was only Grade B-Lower, and he also knew Li Fei's attitude in front of Lu Zhangwu and the others—he wasn't some hot-headed youth and hadn't directly indicated he would oppose the Tiger Blade Gang, so he didn't plan to take any action for the time being.

But in yesterday's graduation exam, Li Fei had unexpectedly taken the championship, and today he had even received a Grade 2 Superior implant to nurture the embryo, which forced Yuan Dao to take him seriously.

There is no combat power during the Embryo-Nurturing Period; only after entering the Body-Breaking Period can one be considered a formal martial artist. The implants during this period begin to replace body tissues, allowing the martial artist to possess some extraordinary strength.

And from the Embryo-Nurturing Period to the Body-Breaking Period, it doesn't take long for those with good aptitude.

Therefore, Yuan Dao did not intend to wait any longer.

Once Li Fei enters the Body-Breaking Period, he will truly possess the strength to threaten him.

"That young master of the Chen family lost so much face yesterday; he will definitely have some ideas."

After pondering for a moment, a ruthless look flashed in Yuan Dao's eyes, and he instructed Xiao Qi:

"Go and have Blind Bear send someone to proactively contact that Young Master Chen. Do you know what to do?"

Xiao Qi nodded:

"I understand."

Then he turned and left.

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