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Chapter 106: Chapter 105: Rapid Advancement of Skills

Chapter 106: Chapter 105: Rapid Advancement of Skills

“I plan on taking a shower in the bathroom, why don’t you join me? That way we can save water, you know, water bills aren’t cheap nowadays.”

The light in the bathroom, shining through Sheila’s white camisole nightgown, found its way into Li Ang’s eyes.

Some rays of light were blocked by the less transparent flesh, creating a contrast of light and shadow,

Looking at Sheila standing at the bathroom door, beckoning him, Li Ang couldn’t help feeling that this woman was damnably thrifty; he had no choice but to support her.

By the time Li Ang returned home, he felt considerably lighter with every step he took on the ground.

The side effects of the Chinese medicine were gone without a trace after a second round in the shower.

The next morning, Li Ang received a call from the “Slap Power” competition organizers.

The staff informed him about the time and place of the competition, though this time he would have to cover his own expenses, with neither travel nor accommodation being reimbursable.

However, the good news was that Li Ang could skip the initial audition stage and start directly from the official competition.

With ten days before the competition started, he had a good chance to improve himself further.

Even at maximum training intensity, the “Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training” could only increase proficiency by 60 points a day, any more would be too much for his body to handle.

Now, with the special medicine Qiu Ruyue had formulated for him, his daily skill proficiency could reach a maximum of 80 points.

Over nine days, that would be 720 points.

[Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training] 62/1000 (Master)

Though it was quite a bit shy of the 900-plus points needed for the next level, using some Breakthrough Points to force an upgrade would just about do the trick.

As for [Tongbei Fist], its proficiency was already close to seven hundred points, and an hour of focused training could add about eight to nine points, so a breakthrough in this period was more than sufficient.

[Yijin Jing] was even easier, being at a beginner level, it was the quickest to improve.

After leveling up [Yijin Jing], it would also increase Li Ang’s vitality, thereby speeding up the training process of [Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training].

However, before starting to train, he still had to use up his Breakthrough Points.

By now, Li Ang’s [Physique] had reached 22.38/22.5, very close to the limit.

If he didn’t expand it, a lot of his training benefits might go to waste.

Learning from his last experience, Li Ang didn’t dump all his Breakthrough Points into [Physique], but instead invested just 2.5 to raise the limit to 25.

Even so, Li Ang felt as if he had just walked through a fiery hell and returned, but once the pain subsided, he was overwhelmed with an indescribable exhilaration, and he felt a great deal lighter.

If he had to describe the feeling, it was like not having scrubbed in a bathhouse for half a year and then suddenly indulging in a thoroughly satisfying scrub.

Looking at himself in the mirror, Li Ang thought it wasn’t just Sheila who couldn’t resist; even he couldn’t help but take a few extra glances at his own physique.

Despite his weight steadily increasing, his height was also growing, so the overall dimensions of his body didn’t seem to increase by much.

If he had to compare himself to a certain physique, it would be close to Peng Yuyan’s, whose official stats are 182cm in height and 72kg in weight.

Li Ang estimated his own height was currently between 179 and 180 centimeters; he hadn’t measured it in the past few days. However, he had just weighed himself, coming in at 70kg, which was pretty close.

But Li Ang’s muscle density and bone density were higher than that of an average person, so his overall muscle mass appeared to be slightly less than Peng Yuyan’s.

Such a build, in the eyes of most women, was already perfect, but within the fitness community in America, there was still plenty of room for improvement.

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After two days of practice, following the routine, Li Ang’s “Yijin Jing” finally advanced to the proficient level.

Yijin Jing 5/200 (Proficient)

(Trait: Life span increased by 20%)

If Li Ang’s breakthrough in Constitution had brought about a sense of ease, then the breakthrough of “Yijin Jing” brought him more of a sublimation.

The originally strong and restless qi and blood within him calmed down with the upgrade of “Yijin Jing”, and his ability to control his own qi and blood improved to a certain extent.

The direct effect on him was such that he even canceled the plans to have a massage session with Sheila.

On the eighth day, Li Ang’s “Tongbei Fist” also finally reached the Grandmaster level.

Tongbei Fist 8/5000 (Grandmaster)

(Trait: Response, Nerve Aggregation Ability increased by 60%)

(Trait: Body control ability increased by 20%)

Unlike “Yijin Jing”, this breakthrough did not bring a noticeable sensation in the body.

To test his changes, Li Ang made a special trip to the gym to check the changes in his maximum weightlifting records.

Indeed, without a significant improvement in his [Strength], his bench press and squat scores improved by more than ten percent.

This portion of the improvement naturally came from his enhanced Nerve Aggregation Ability, which had increased from a 40% boost to a 60% boost.

Although an improvement of more than ten percent didn’t seem significant in absolute weight, one should not forget that Li Ang’s weight class had not increased; so if it’s a fight in the same weight class, that’s basically equivalent to forcefully elevating the strength level by one to two tiers.

Returning to the realm of boxing skills, the techniques of Old Master Hua once seemed almost flawless in his eyes, with many aspects worth learning.

But from his current perspective, there were still some issues.

The main issue was that Old Master Hua’s physical condition couldn’t keep up anymore; at his age of sixty-something, some movements, if forced to meet the standard perfectly, would definitely be unbearable for the body, and that was something unavoidable.

The biggest difference between the Master and Grandmaster levels is that at the Master level one can only ensure that they perform the martial art to a very standard level, making the movements smooth and flawless, beyond criticism to any observer.

At the same time, one could make slight adjustments to the movements based on one’s physical conditions, such as arm length, leg length, body weight, etc., to make them more suited to one’s own body.

But reaching the Grandmaster realm, all these things could be completely disregarded.

The movements I throw out at will, those are the standard; as for those in the books? They’re just different versions.

After all, the creator of this martial art was at the Grandmaster level.

Beyond the movements outlined in the secret manuals, Li Ang could even create some techniques based on his own situation.

If he wanted, he could entirely produce a “Chen-style Tongbei Fist” and establish his own school without any problem.

In the two remaining days, aside from still practicing “Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training” every day as scheduled, Li Ang devoted more of his energy to pure strength training coupled with a dietary plan.

The base physical [Strength] layered with Nerve Aggregation Ability, combined with the power-exertion techniques of “Tongbei Fist”, when multiplied together, is what ultimately constituted the strongest attack Li Ang could deliver.

Therefore, all three elements were indispensable.

On the day before departure, Li Ang finally used [Breakthrough Points] to forcibly elevate “Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training” to the Grandmaster level.