Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Steel of the Heart

Xianghe arrived very quickly.

Or rather, the moment Xiang He received the news, he dropped everything and rushed to the martial arts training ground.

Apart from the patriarch Xiang Shan, a mid-level war god, and his aunt Xiang Xiang, a daughter who had already married out, the Xiang family was not large.

The second generation of the Xiang family each have their own jobs.

Among them, Xiang Bei's uncle, Xiang Jiang, is a high-ranking general. He has his own martial arts team in the Kyoto base city, with more than twenty high-ranking generals and other elite martial artists. In addition, there are subordinate squads and reserve squads.

Then there's Xiang Bei's father, Xiang Hu, who joined the military in accordance with his grandfather's wishes. He now serves in a martial arts squad within the military and is a high-ranking general.

Finally, there is Xiang Bei's second uncle, Xiang He. Xiang He has limited talent in martial arts and has only reached the level of a junior general so far. However, he is extremely talented in business and has been managing the family business. He is the true helmsman of the Xiang family's affairs.

Upon receiving the news, Xiang He immediately recognized Xiang Bei's potential and rushed over without delay.

"Xiao Bei, what Xiao Shang said is true, your punching power really has reached over 3500kg!" Xiang He asked excitedly, his once neat and meticulous hair now disheveled by the wind.

No one understood better than him just how significant the emergence of a war god among the new generation would be.

As the person in charge of all the affairs of the Xiang family, Xiang He knew very well that the Xiang family's current status was entirely due to the support of the old man, a mid-level war god.

However, the old man knew very well that his body was not as healthy as it appeared.

Perhaps the younger generation of the Xiang family doesn't know, but those of them who grew up in the era of the Great Rebirth know exactly how many brutal battles the old man went through to protect his family and the city behind him during that dark and turbulent time.

He has been seriously injured and unconscious several times, and has suffered countless other injuries, many of which are hidden and difficult to heal even with modern medical technology.

Although the old man's strength is still at the intermediate level of War God, his vitality is gradually declining.

Logically speaking, a powerhouse at the God of War level could easily live to be 140 or 150 years old based solely on the strength of their physical body and blood. However, the old man is only approaching 70 years old, which should be the prime of his life, yet he already has a full head of white hair and almost never leaves the base city to fight.

The military did intend to buy the old man a bottle of the Water of Life, but the somewhat stubborn old man refused. This left Xiang He quite helpless.

Xiang He and his brothers also had ideas to help the old man get a sample of the Water of Life, but that thing would cost 10 billion at the lowest auction price, and it was only available in the United States.

It would cost at least 20 billion to acquire it at auction. With the Xiang family's current size, they could certainly come up with 20 billion, but that would almost mean betting their entire fortune.

Otherwise, Xiang He's elder brother, Xiang Jiang, wouldn't be constantly traveling in the wilderness; he just wanted to raise more money.

Of course, the best way to break the deadlock is for the Xiang family to have another War God-level expert. With the War God's earning speed, earning a share of the Water of Life would be no problem.

"3556, give me some more time and I'm confident I can reach the advanced warrior level before I turn seventeen," Xiang Bei said confidently.

With his steely heart, Xiang Bei was quite confident in himself. Let alone a high-level warrior, even a war general or war god wouldn't be a problem given time.

"Good! Good!" Xiang He said "good" twice excitedly.

"I'll contact the old man in a bit, Xiao Bei. The family will do everything in its power to nurture you from now on, so be prepared not to let the family down." Xiang He said, his smile already barely contained.

If Xiang Bei can raise his strength to the level of a high-level warrior before his seventeenth birthday, then the Xiang family will do everything in their power to send him to the elite training camps of the two major martial arts schools.

"Don't worry, Uncle, I won't let the family down," Xiang Bei replied earnestly, his eyes sincere.

The Xiang family treated him well; his eldest and second uncles had watched him grow up since he was a child, so of course he wouldn't let them down.

Of course, his own goal is definitely not just to become a mere war god. His vision extends beyond the vast starry sky to the boundless universe, and even beyond that universe to the boundless world.

Xiang He came and went quickly, offering a few words of encouragement to Xiang Bei before leaving in a hurry.

He needed to inform his father as soon as possible and then mobilize as many family resources as possible.

Both financial resources and personal relationships require the old man's approval.

After Xiang He left, Xiang Dong, Xiang Nan, and the others showed a hint of envy in their eyes.

Since Xiang He has decided to nurture Xiang Bei with the utmost effort, he will definitely keep his word.

However, more than envy, they were happy for Xiang Bei.

So, at the urging of Xiang Dong and Xiang Nan, Xiang Bei was directly pulled to the dinner table.

Since becoming junior warriors, Xiang Dong, Xiang Nan, and the others have spent less time in the base city than in the wilderness area, and rarely return.

If Xiang Bei hadn't become a quasi-martial artist, the rest of them would probably still be wandering around the wilderness.

It's a rare opportunity for everyone to get together, and since Xiang Bei has become an intermediate-level warrior, we naturally want to celebrate properly.

After being forced to drink all at noon, Xiang Bei didn't wake up until the next morning. You can imagine how much alcohol those bastards had forced on him; even a mid-level warrior's physical condition couldn't withstand it.

However, Xiang Dong and Xiang Nan, those two bastards, had already disappeared by the time Xiang Bei woke up the next day. They said they had gone back to their squad first and would give Xiang Bei a gift when they returned, which Xiang Bei was sure to like.

He simply laughed it off at Xiang Bei. He didn't expect Xiang Dong and the others to give him anything; he just hoped they would be safe in the wilderness.

After Xiang Dong and the others left, Zhang Qiu, the eldest sister, stayed behind.

As the instructor of the martial arts team at Kyoto University, Zhang Qiu's task for the next period of time is to teach Xiang Dong the Xiang family's secret manual, "Po Jun".

The "Breaking Army" technique is divided into six levels. The first level is 1.2 times the power, the second level is 1.8 times the power, the third level is 2.4 times the power, and so on. The sixth level, when perfected, is a 4.2 times power technique.

In addition, "Po Jun" also has accompanying guiding techniques and movement methods.

The guiding technique is called "Overlord Body", and the movement technique is also known as "Trap Formation".

One can imagine that the old man also had a bit of a adolescent spirit when he was young.

Xiang Bei had previously practiced the simplified Xiang Family Halberd Technique by his grandfather, so his progress in mastering "Po Jun" was much faster. Zhang Qiu's task was to ensure that Xiang Bei mastered the first level of "Po Jun" before his practical assessment.

If possible, it would be best to elevate any one of Xiang Bei's halberd techniques or movement skills to the level of mastery or subtlety.

Kita was equally delighted by this. The fact that Akane could serve as a martial arts instructor for the martial arts team at Kyoto University was enough to prove that her teaching level was quite excellent.