Cosmic Demon

Chapter 6 Muscle Memory, Awakening the Flesh

"Dude, you're awesome! You made Lao Liang sit on the table for such a long time in the first class, that's amazing!"

Xie Yucheng is about the same age as Qin Shi, both around sixteen or seventeen years old.

Compared to the latter's delicate and delicate appearance, the former is tall and thin, with dark skin and messy hair.

The whole person is full of vigorous vitality like weeds, and his temperament is more like the son of an old factory street worker!
"You guys... first lesson, isn't that right?"

Qin Shi gasped for breath, like a drowning man climbing to the shore, his lungs felt like they were on fire and were cramping with pain.

"I didn't offend Lao Liang, so how could I possibly beat him to death! In the old martial arts, there's a term for this, which is 'pulling out the tendons and peeling off the skin'.

It means that going through it once is equivalent to having your old tendons and skin pulled out and having a new body... It's terrifying just to think about it!"

Xie Yucheng was carrying Qin Shi, who weighed over 100 pounds, on his back and walking briskly. It was obvious that he was in excellent physical condition.

It seems that his lessons with Teacher Liang have been very effective in developing his vitality.

"Our first lesson was very simple. We first familiarized ourselves with the basic fighting moves, then did weighted frog jumps, rope climbing and obstacle courses, and did five or six days of physical training to allow the body to adapt to the intensity before we started coiling our muscles.

This stage was too torturous! Li Yuan and I only made it through ten minutes. The next day, we couldn’t even get up from the bed, and we never tried again.”

Qin Shi was stunned. He had only paid 200 yuan for tuition. Shouldn't he start with the introductory course?

How to get it done in one step?
"Hey, we're here. Where do you live?"

Xie Yu turned into the streets of the shantytown with familiarity.

"Just drop me off at the store ahead. Thanks."

Qin Shi, who had recovered some strength, struggled to jump down and staggered to his feet.

"Auntie Zhou, get a bottle of Hongbao soda. Thank you, classmate, for treating you. You've worked hard."

The first sentence was said to the store owner, and the second sentence was directed to Xie Yucheng.

"From now on, we are half classmates. If you encounter any problems at No. 9 Middle School, tell me my name, Xie Yucheng, and I will definitely protect you!"

Xie Yucheng didn't refuse or be shy. He took the Hongbao soda, put in a straw and drank it happily.

"Ah."

Qin Shi nodded.

The children of workers in Jiuchang Street have been hanging out on the streets since they were young, and usually like to hang out in the video halls that were popular in the old era when they have free time.

Perhaps influenced by those gangster movies that have become antiques, he has a bit of the underworld spirit and is used to imitating the style of the big brothers.

After Xie Yucheng ran away, Aunt Zhou, who was guarding the store, finally expressed her doubts:
"Little boy, why are you limping? Do you need someone to carry you back? Did someone bully you?"

Qin Shi felt pain all over his body, and he grimaced:
"I just signed up for a remedial class. The training is very intense. I will be fine in two days."

Aunt Zhou breathed a sigh of relief:
"I'm telling you, if any scoundrel dares to bully the people of Baogong Street, I'll give him a good beating!"

Qin Shi glanced at Aunt Zhou's majestic waist and the bright red armband on her sturdy arms.

The words "Market Security Management Committee" were clearly written on it.

I can't help but say that these words are very convincing!

In the Old Factory Street where there are numerous street vendors, Aunt Zhou’s power is not low!

It's not without reason that best friend Zhou Ning jokingly calls his mother a ministerial-level official.

"I can jump and dance, don't worry, Aunt Zhou."

Qin Shi put a few dollars in change on the counter, moved his legs that seemed not to belong to him, and walked slowly towards home.

"Oh, you're having trouble lifting your feet. Sit down for a while. Your sister is away again. Let's just have a meal at your aunt's place today!"

Aunt Zhou tried to persuade her to stay.

"No. Thank you, Aunt Zhou. The youngest is still waiting at home."

Qin Shi walked with the help of the wall, his feet as soft as noodles, comparable to an old driver who had been fighting in the Red Romantic Hair Salon for several days.

It took me more than ten minutes to get through the door, a distance of just a few hundred meters.

There was no one in the house; the youngest Qin Lan had gone out.

During the holidays, my younger sister occasionally took on some odd jobs like tutoring or cashiering to supplement her school life.

Qin Shi, who was lying in the house, was so tired that his lips turned white, and he gulped down the water from the kettle.

The retina flashes with brand new text content——

[The body gets proper exercise...]

[Growth +20]

[Activate primary achievement-muscle memory]

"You call this moderation? I'm almost exhausted. Hmm... it seems that my suffering was not in vain."

Qin Shi was about to complain when his eyes suddenly lit up.

On the black-framed panel, the gray egg-shaped object seemed to have broken at some point, and embryo-like flesh and blood hatched out.

Data information quietly changes——[Anchor point: Qin Dynasty]

【Growth stage: embryo】

[Progress: 0.008%]

【Number of monuments: 2】

Qin Shi stared at the two gray stone tablets that looked like small mounds of earth. The words refreshed and emerged like waterfalls.

[Muscle memory: Strength needs to be watered with sweat. As long as you don’t die from training, train to death. Willpower will lead you out of the siege! ]

【Features: The muscles will remember every movement you have completed and accurately reproduce it.】

[Advanced route: Do more than 20 sets of exhaustion training every day, and supplement a lot of protein nutrition. If you maintain it for a long time, you can unlock the corresponding skills. 】

"Muscle memory? I'm getting it!"

Qin Shi straightened up instantly and perked up.

Normally, muscle memory takes years to develop.

For example, professional athletes exercise day and night so that their bodies can get used to the rhythm and get into the state at will.

And it seems that I can save this time by unlocking achievements!

"Lao Liang wants me to give up when I see the difficulty! Pulling out the muscles and skinning me is nothing, I'll just open my eyes and do it!"

Recalling Teacher Liang's cold attitude, Qin Shi figured out what it meant.

Of course he understood that the physical education teacher from No. 9 Middle School did this out of kindness.

I don't want to lose the big picture for the small and ruin my future.

But after working hard in the Old Factory Street for a lifetime, what future can there be?

To live under this gray sky forever, guarding this dilapidated old street with chimneys and factories everywhere?

"Are the workers' children in the old city not worthy of appreciating the brilliant starry sea of ​​the great cosmic era?

Even if I am just a speck of dust, I hope to float in space rather than fall into the mud and be trampled.”

After silently encouraging himself, Qin Shi took a deep breath, and all the words in his heart were condensed into two words:
"Start training!"

The room was dim. Qin Shi calmed down, relaxed and waited for his strength to recover.

Time passed quietly, about forty minutes later.

"Muscle memory, activate!"

Qin Shi pursed his lips, clenched his teeth, and took a horse stance with trembling legs.

He straightened his back, tightened his muscles, and carefully tried to find the feeling that Teacher Liang was giving him when he was being trained.

breathe!
As the chest and abdomen rose and fell, the tendons inside the skin seemed to be taut springs, beating slightly again and again.

"Shh, this is too sour and refreshing! It's swollen and hot, and it feels numb and tingling like an electric shock, as if I was bitten by millions of ants..."

Qin Shi couldn't help but gasp and tried hard to mobilize the little energy he had left to ensure that his posture remained stable and not deformed.

Then I went through Teacher Liang’s careful instructions from beginning to end.

After a while, I felt something strange in my body.

Arms, chest, abdomen, waist, hips, legs...

Thin and dense streams of hot currents converge everywhere and flow like springs.

The scraping and stabbing of the fascia knife suddenly reappeared!
"The splenius capitis, levator scapulae, splenius cervicis, trapezius, erector spinae, latissimus dorsi...all seem to have come alive!"

Qin Shi endured the burning pain and became familiar with this replicated muscle memory.

He gradually discovered that there seemed to be a large network of interwoven membranes between the bones and flesh on his back.

From the sides of the neck to the waist, hips and coccyx, large tendons connect the bones and wrap around bundles of muscles.

As if a whole!
They were like slowly crawling little mice, closely following the rhythm of Qin Shi's breathing, either jumping up or moving down, moving the tendons and pulling the muscles!
"It doesn't seem as torturous as before. The more I stand, the easier it becomes! It's like my body is waking up from a deep sleep!"

During his first class, Qin Shi relied on his eight points of vitality to last for twenty-seven minutes and endured Teacher Liang's technique of twisting his muscles, which could be considered corporal punishment.

And now, a full thirty-four minutes had passed, and he still had some strength left.

[I had a very enjoyable exercise...]

[Growth +30]

"Practicing is fun for a while, and practicing all the time is fun all the time!"

Inside the narrow shed, Qin Shi accepted the subtle changes in his body with satisfaction.

The stiffness and heaviness that was originally deposited in the flesh and blood was worn away bit by bit, just like the stratum corneum of human skin.

It made him feel clear, clean and refreshed!

(End of this chapter)