7:30 in the morning, the next day.
Fang Qingyu got up from bed.
He rubbed his face, a slight sting waking him up.
Quickly getting up to wash up, he grabbed his training clothes backpack and headed out.
He bought a bread and milk from the convenience store.
Then hailed a taxi to rush to the Martial Arts Hall.
Eating the bread, Fang Qingyu recalled the fight yesterday and couldn't help but laugh.
Originally, he wanted to try the Hidden Dragon Posture combined with Basic Boxing to see if he could achieve the kind of effect seen on TV.
But when the fight started, the Turtle Fist was still the most effective.
But it's not like martial arts training was fruitless.
At least after taking so many punches and kicks last night, he only had some bruises.
Compared to being beaten black and blue before, this was a significant improvement.
However, Fang Qingyu was in a good mood today not because he won the fight yesterday.
But because of the profession panel in front of him.
[Congratulations, your Profession "Fitness Enthusiast" has risen to Level 2, granting one skill point]
[Congratulations, your Profession Basic Skill "Pull-ups" has risen to Level 2, granting one attribute point]
Originally, the fitness profession's experience had reached 76%.
Upon returning home last night, Fang Qingyu checked and saw that he only had minor injuries, so he didn't rest, and instead seized the opportunity to practice pull-ups hard.
Unexpectedly, besides the skill upgrade, the profession also welcomed its first upgrade!
The reward was the skill point Fang Qingyu had been wishing for.
But he didn't rush to allocate it to the Martial Arts Apprentice skill.
He planned to wait until he got to the Martial Arts Hall to decide.
"Morning, Qingzi."
Qi Hao had just arrived at the Martial Arts Hall doors as Fang Qingyu stepped off the bus.
He greeted Fang Qingyu warmly upon seeing him.
"Morning."
Fang Qingyu smiled.
"You... had a fight?"
Once the two got closer, Qi Hao noticed the bruises on Fang Qingyu's face, his brows furrowing.
"Yes, ran into some troublemakers yesterday, but it's sorted now."
Fang Qingyu nodded, not caring much.
Based on Shen Rui's pants-wetting scene yesterday, the troublemakers shouldn't dare to bother him again.
"As long as it's handled. If anything comes up, give me a call anytime."
Qi Hao understood Fang Qingyu's character, so he stopped asking for more after hearing this.
"Sure, you just head over and take them out with one punch."
Fang Qingyu now knew that Qi Hao's fighting power exceeded 150 kilograms per punch; no ordinary person could stand up to that.
Back in school, it had been just a playful endeavor when Qi Hao helped him fight.
"You'll be up there soon too with more practice."
Qi Hao chuckled, aware of Fang Qingyu's progress.
The two chatted while heading into the Martial Arts Hall, and as they were getting ready to change clothes, Fang Qingyu suddenly remembered something.
"Hey, Haozi."
"What's up?"
Qi Hao turned his head over curiously.
"Do you think we might have a chance to train like Lin Jiao?"
"..."
Qi Hao fell silent at the mention of Lin Jiao, something seldom seen.
After a while, he said bitterly: "It's possible, but very difficult. He's not the kind where effort alone is enough, you know what I mean?"
"I get it. I was just asking casually. People need a goal, right? What if it happens?"
Fang Qingyu tossed a towel over and grinned, refusing to let Qi Hao's dejected look bother him.
Saying this, he then walked into the separate changing room.
Qi Hao paused for a moment, and couldn't help but chuckle softly.
"Indeed, what if?"
Inside the changing room, Fang Qingyu, listening to Qi Hao's words, did not hesitate anymore.
He opened up the chart.
[Do you want to confirm the Profession "Martial Arts Apprentice" as your main profession?]
"Yes."
Fang Qingyu murmured to himself and confirmed it.
[The profession panel has changed, "Martial Arts Apprentice" is now your main profession and is awakening talent...]
[Congratulations, you've successfully awakened Martial Arts Apprentice ★ Talent—Martial Seed!]
[Martial Seed: Your body will instinctively correct training posture, enhancing training efficiency. Breaking through as a Martial Artist will be uninhibited by bottlenecks.]
The chart cover subtly changed.
Once Fang Qingyu came to himself, the profession panel already featured a new talent section.
[Name: Fang Qingyu]
[Age: 18]
[Main Profession: Martial Arts Apprentice]
[Secondary Profession: Deliveryman, Security Guard, Fitness Enthusiast]
[Talent: Martial Seed (★)]
Good stuff!!!
Fang Qingyu's eyes lit up. If the chart had previously helped him save some time in finding the right path...
Then the Martial Seed talent now allowed him to maximize his experience consistently during training!
But the rewards of this talent weren't limited to just that.
The final statement...
Breaking through as a Martial Artist uninhibited by bottlenecks.
This implied that breaking through as a Martial Artist wasn't normally an easy feat for ordinary people.
No wonder Haozi said that breaking through isn't just about effort.
Fang Qingyu mused to himself.
Without this talent, even if he reached the final step relying on the chart, he might face bottleneck shackles.
But now, he has no such problem.
Choosing Martial Arts Apprentice was indeed the right choice.
Actually, last night when he was about to add skill points to Basic Boxing, the chart had already prompted him to confirm main and secondary professions.
Only the main profession upgrade did not grant skill or attribute points, thus Fang Qingyu had hesitated until now.
Thankfully, the talent brought with the main profession is truly powerful!!
Learning multiple arts and mastering one.
Certainly upholding the chart's principals throughout.
Gathering his thoughts, Fang Qingyu stepped into the training hall.
He currently had a savings of 1 skill point and 1 attribute point.
He wasn't in a hurry to use them.
He still wanted to see what the effect of the Martial Seed talent was during training.
If the speed is fast enough.
There are only 48 experience points left for Hidden Dragon Posture to upgrade, so there's no need to waste precious skill points.
"Let's start."
Qin Jiao instructed the others and had already been waiting with a short stick on the side.
"Okay."
Seeing this, Fang Qingyu began to focus deeply.
Martial Seed Talent Activated!!
The moment it was activated, a strange sensation of connection surged within him.
His spine instinctively arched into the unique three-curve of the Hidden Dragon Posture, his toes clamped onto the punching post texture like suction cups, as his right fist swung out in the Basic Boxing start position.
All over his body, automatically adjusting to the optimal force angle.
"Bang!!"
At the moment the fist struck the sandbag, his waist and hips twisted naturally into a wave shape, seamlessly combining the sinking force of Hidden Dragon Posture with the punching force.
Qin Jiao stood aside holding the short stick, staring wide-eyed.
He watched as the boy maneuvered around the punching post, the wind from the twelve Basic Boxing styles whistling.
Just watching stupidly until the seventh style...
Qin Jiao was about to give some pointers.
"The seventh style turning to Beng Fist should..."
As Fang Qingyu twisted his waist to exert force, his left knee unexpectedly shifted anew, the subtle adjustment allowing the recoil-release motion of the Beng Fist to immediately transform into the start of the eighth style.
"Whoa..."
"Goodness gracious, there really are geniuses in this world?"
Qin Jiao scratched at the little hair he had left, his scalp tingling.
He ceased talking, merely standing silently by, and ensured others kept their distance.
Afraid of interrupting Fang Qingyu's practice.
Meanwhile, Fang Qingyu, at this moment...
Had entered a very peculiar state.
It wasn't like he imagined it would be.
Fang Qingyu thought the corrected posture would feel innate or instinctual.
Unexpectedly, it felt like countless hands were waiting beside him.
When his posture or force was incorrect, countless hands would rush over to correct it.
Pain... too painful.
Even more so than when Qin Jiao used the short stick.
Because Qin Jiao just knocked at incorrect areas while Martial Seed forcibly corrected him.
However, it was indeed very effective!!
[Your Profession "Martial Arts Apprentice" Experience +1]
[Your Profession Basic Skill "Hidden Dragon Posture" Experience +2]
[Your Profession Basic Skill "Basic Boxing" Experience +2]
It was Fang Qingyu's first time seeing experience jump by 2 points.
He didn't care about the pain anymore.
His mind was only focused on doing it again.
Finish it and do it again!!!
Until the chart displayed a distinctive message.
[Congratulations on your Profession Basic Skill "Hidden Dragon Posture" rising to Level 2]