"Hoo!"
"The enhancement of Qi and blood is getting slower and slower."
Lu Sheng stood in the living room of his home, slowly retracting from the Longevity Posture stance. He looked at the system panel in front of him and couldn't help but frown slightly.
[Name: Lu Sheng]
[Profession: Martial Artist]
[Realm: Qi Blood Realm (65/100)]
[Longevity Posture: (36/100) LV3]
[Five Elements Fist: (28/100) LV2]
[Basic Mechanical Prosthetic Maintenance: (23/100) LV5]
"In one week, Qi and blood have only improved by two cards, this efficiency is still too slow!"
Lu Sheng's brows furrowed tightly.
"However, the progress of Longevity Posture and Five Elements Fist has been relatively rapid due to the guidance of Teacher Gao Feng. At this rate, it should take less than two weeks to successfully upgrade Longevity Posture to Level 4."
"After upgrading to Level 4, the speed of Qi and blood enhancement will be faster, but... there are only two weeks left until the midterm examination!"
Lu Sheng looked at the panel in front of him with some helplessness.
Gao Feng asked him to improve his Qi and blood to the limit as much as possible within a month. Now half a month had passed, he had improved to over 60 cards, but the goal of 100 cards seemed far from reach.
Moreover, the midterm examination was approaching.
"It seems... I still have to resort to medication. Although Martial Artists don't require too many resources, having enough resources for cultivation can significantly speed up the progress."
Lu Sheng shook his head helplessly, then went to the bathroom for a simple wash, changed into new clothes, and walked out of the house, heading towards the school.
...
Arriving at the Elite Class, Lu Sheng sat in his seat, with Qiu Song still as his desk mate.
"Yang Meng is back!"
Lu Sheng was massaging his temples, contemplating how to quickly enhance his Qi and blood when his desk mate Qiu Song spoke up.
"Oh?"
Lu Sheng opened his eyes and looked towards the entrance of the Elite Class, indeed seeing the tall figure of Yang Meng.
However, Yang Meng's appearance had undergone significant changes.
Yang Meng's hands had been completely replaced with prosthetics, and even his right leg was now a mechanical prosthetic.
The whole person exuded a cold aura, unlike his previous honest and simple demeanor.
He gave off a feeling that strangers should keep away.
"I didn't expect even Brother Yang would give up martial arts, we..."
Qiu Song's expression was quite complicated as he watched Yang Meng walk into the Elite Class. He could only let out a long sigh.
Evidently, the news that Yang Meng had given up martial arts and switched to being a Mechanical Transformer had spread within the Elite Class.
This led to more mockery and disdain directed at the Martial Artist Camp from the Mechanical Transformers and Cultivators.
Subtly, the transcendent Martial Artists in the Elite Class felt a sense of inferiority.
Lu Sheng remained silent, only calmly watching Yang Meng. When he saw Yang Meng sit in his seat, he couldn't help but frown slightly.
"Something's not right!"
A look of doubt appeared on Lu Sheng's face, and his gaze at Yang Meng became more focused.
At the first sight of Yang Meng, Lu Sheng sensed an unsettling feeling.
Now that Lu Sheng's Basic Mechanical Prosthetic Maintenance had reached Level 5, and he had completed several mechanical prosthetic maintenance tasks from Li Mo.
Lu Sheng felt a natural sensitivity towards mechanical prosthetics.
"The three prosthetics on Yang Meng's body don't appear to be the commercially available second-tier prosthetics; they seem more like... experimental models!"
"The energy of these three second-tier prosthetics is somewhat chaotic, even violent. How is Yang Meng enduring it?"
Lu Sheng was astonished. Although there was a distance between him and Yang Meng, he could still discern that the three second-tier prosthetics on Yang Meng were not those that had passed safety tests and were not available on the market.
"The sponsorship from the prosthetic company... So, they are using Yang Meng as a test subject for these new second-tier prosthetics?"
Lu Sheng's brows gradually relaxed.
"This guy..."
Lu Sheng shook his head but had no intention of reminding Yang Meng. Not to mention whether Yang Meng would believe him, Yang Meng, facing Gao Feng's sponsorship and guidance, did not mention anything when he gave up martial arts, as if it had never happened, reducing Lu Sheng's favorability towards him.
A mere apathetic apology wiped away Gao Feng's assistance to Yang Meng.
Lu Sheng didn't have the obligation to remind him, plus... After that incident, Lu Sheng was disinclined to bother with him; they were not on the same path anyway.
"Brother Yang... has sat beside the Mechanical Transformers."
While Lu Sheng pondered, Qiu Song's complex expression spoke again.
Lu Sheng looked up and indeed saw Yang Meng take his stuff from his previous spot and sit beside the group of Mechanical Transformers.
Seemingly marking a clear boundary with the Martial Artist Camp.
Moreover, the group of Mechanical Transformers looked at the Martial Artist Camp students with interest, frequently whispering among themselves.
"I told you Martial Artists have no future. Didn't Yang Meng ultimately follow our path as a Mechanical Transformer?"
"Of course, the Lord of Ascension, the first Galactic Life Form in the Human Federation, and the most ancient Galactic Life Form, belongs to our Mechanical System. Even with Emperor Bai in martial arts, it pales compared to our Mechanical System."
"Martial Artists? Just a bunch of poor, untalented people, Yang Meng switching sides was the wise choice."
Although they whispered, all the transcendent students present naturally heard their discussions.
Instantly, the Martial Artist System students in the Elite Class felt more dejected, lowering their heads and appearing despondent.
"Sigh, Brother Yang switched to the Mechanical System, we Martial Artists are thoroughly suppressed by the other two systems."
"I even regret becoming a Martial Artist. Although we become transcendent, it's so suffocating, it's better not to be transcendent at all!"
A student of the Martial Artist System clenched his fist, biting his teeth, and growled unwillingly.
There was no choice; the Martial Artist System did not have a leading figure and could not compete with the other two systems online, leaving them to face the reality of suffocation.
"When... can we Martial Artists compete with the Cultivators and Mechanical Systems!"
A Martial Artist student let out a long sigh.
But his sigh only received silence in response.