I can gain insights into martial arts.

Although Lu Feng's attacks looked very fierce, in Chen Mochuan's eyes, his technique had become chaotic, and his punches began to show flaws more and more frequently.

Just as Chen Mochuan retreated to the edge of the ring, seemingly with no way to avoid it...

"die!"

Overjoyed, Lu Feng let out a beast-like roar, finally abandoning all defense. His blood and qi surged to their limit, and his right fist unleashed a fierce straight punch like a cannonball!

However, at this critical moment, a cold glint flashed in Chen Mochuan's eyes.

It's now!

Facing a fist powerful enough to shatter flesh and bone, he planted his feet firmly on the ground, and in the nick of time, he twisted his waist and spun around. The fist whistled past his chest and clothes, but ultimately missed!

Immediately, Chen Mochuan advanced instead of retreating, pushing off with his feet and instantly rushing into Lu Feng's wide-open arms. At this moment, Lu Feng's body was still in the forward momentum and had no time to defend!

His right fist, like a shooting star, precisely caught the fleeting opening under Lu Feng's ribs, and his blood and qi gathered at one point, bursting forth with a roar!

"Snap!"

A crisp sound of bones cracking rang out on the ring.

"ah--!"

Lu Feng let out a piercing scream. Intense pain shot through his body like an electric current, causing him to completely lose control of his body. He staggered backward, his eyes filled with disbelief and resentment.

Chen Mochuan gave him no chance to catch his breath, stepping forward and following closely behind.

"Bang!"

The first punch landed squarely on Lu Feng's raised chin!

"Bang!!"

The second punch landed squarely on the defenseless chest!

The force of the punch penetrated his body, Lu Feng's eyes rolled back, and he fell straight backward, crashing onto the ring without a sound.

The next moment, the settlement interface appeared in front of Chen Mochuan, and the virtual battle network determined that Lu Feng had lost his ability to fight.

This contest, where the weaker side triumphed over the stronger, ended with Chen Mochuan's victory.

Inside the battle room, the words "Chen Mochuan - Victory" were prominently displayed on the central screen, immediately causing an uproar.

Li Biao cheered excitedly, pumping his fist, while Lu Ren's face turned deathly pale. He muttered in disbelief, "Impossible... such high Qi and blood, even... how could he lose..."

Just then, Chen Mochuan stepped out of the holographic virtual reality pod and said coldly upon hearing this:

"If Qi and Blood value can represent everything, then all martial arts competitions can be canceled, and everyone can just compare their numerical values."

Lu Ren's knuckles turned white from clenching his fists as he glared at him resentfully.

Chen Mochuan did not flaunt his power, which only angered him more, as if the other party had defeated only an insignificant nobody.

Li Biao leaned close to Chen Mochuan and whispered, "Lu Feng seems a bit off. Did he take some stimulants?"

He also sensed something was wrong, but since he hadn't directly fought Lu Feng, he didn't know some details. He never imagined that the other party would dare to take banned drugs, and only thought it was a regular stimulant.

Chen Mochuan nodded slightly, indicating that he understood, but did not say anything more.

Although he was fairly certain that Lu Feng had used "energy-generating agents," he knew that such prohibited drugs were not something ordinary people could obtain. To avoid getting involved in any trouble, he did not reveal this in public.

As he passed by Lu Ren, he smiled and said meaningfully, "Your brother's aggressive desire was unusually strong today. If it weren't for that, I'm afraid I would have had a hard time winning."

Lu Ren remained silent, but his expression grew even more unpleasant.

Li Biao chimed in at the opportune moment, "Are you sure you don't want to go check on Lu Feng? He still hasn't come out of the virtual reality pod."

Lu Ren then remembered his younger brother. Ten minutes had passed since he took the "energy potion," and he realized that Lu Feng had fallen into a period of weakness.

He hurriedly opened the virtual reality pod, helped his weak brother up, and walked out in a disheveled state.

Li Biao suddenly remembered something and kindly reminded him, "Oh, right, don't forget the prize money. We'll come back to collect it from you tomorrow..."

Lu Ren tripped and nearly fell as he reached the doorway.

Watching the two brothers' departing figures, Li Biao was somewhat puzzled. "Even if you're seriously injured in the virtual battle network, in reality you'd only be mentally exhausted. You wouldn't be so weak that you couldn't walk and would need someone to help you, would you?"

Seeing Lu Feng's current state, Chen Mochuan was 100% certain that the other party had used "energy-generating drugs," but the dosage should be very small, so the effects would last for a short time.

He didn't intend to tell Li Biao about this, lest his best friend get into trouble, so he said with a smile, "Perhaps he felt ashamed that he lost to me with such a high blood energy value, so he deliberately pretended to be like this."

Li Biao suddenly realized, "That makes sense! This kid is really cunning. I saw him like that just now, so I really didn't have the heart to mock him."

After all that commotion, it was almost eight o'clock. Chen Mochuan declined Li Biao's invitation for a late-night snack and returned to the training ground to train alone.

Only now did he have time to check the messages that had appeared on the screen during his previous battle with Lu Feng.

You have experienced a battle and gained a deeper understanding of Peiyuanquan.

[Peiyuanquan: Great Success (6%) → Great Success (8%)]

Virtual battles on the Battle.net can actually facilitate the rapid digestion of spiritual insights. A battle of less than ten minutes improved his boxing skills by 2%, which is equivalent to half a day of hard training.

This was far better than just practicing in isolation, and Chen Mochuan decided to seek out more opportunities for sparring in the future.

The only regret is that stance training is difficult to apply directly to combat and cannot be improved as quickly as boxing. It still requires persistent, gradual effort.

……

At 9:30 p.m., a large supermarket near Xinghu Community.

Inside the martial arts section, shelves are filled with various martial arts-related medicines and supplements.

There are Qi and Blood Capsules priced at 800 yuan for a box of 20, Qi and Blood Supplements priced at 2500 yuan for a box of 10, as well as other martial arts training resources, a dazzling array.

Chen Mochuan stopped in front of a special shelf and started selecting items.

The items on the shelves were all labeled with yellow tags with red borders, such as "7% off" or "8% off".

This is the section for near-expiry goods, where the supermarket often clears out inventory and offers discounts and promotions.

Chen Mochuan usually chooses to buy Qi and Blood Tonics that have one month left on their shelf life and are discounted by 8%. The 2000 yuan reward for mastering a martial art is enough to buy a box.

Although his parents were not martial artists, they were both graduates of prestigious universities, had stable jobs in the pharmaceutical industry, and earned more than 10,000 yuan a month in Antu City, a relatively economically developed county-level city. Their family's financial situation was above average.

However, in previous years, his parents spent a lot of money to buy a school district house when housing prices were at their peak, and now they are burdened with a heavy mortgage.

In addition, after Chen Mochuan was admitted to high school, the resources required for martial arts training also amounted to a considerable expense, so the family's savings were not much.

Even so, when Chen Mochuan's grades continued to decline in his second year of high school, his parents still fully supported his martial arts training and did not reduce their resources for him despite the slow growth of his Qi and Blood value.

Never considering the cheapest blood and qi capsules, I insist on choosing more expensive but more easily absorbed blood and qi supplements, striving to provide my son with better conditions for martial arts training.

Chen Mochuan was very considerate of his parents, so in order to save some money and ease the burden on his family, he often secretly bought discounted near-expiry products without telling his parents.

Other high school students might be too embarrassed to buy products nearing their expiration date, but he didn't care. He could save a lot of money, and the effects were the same, so why not?

Just as he was selecting items, a strange-looking man also came to the shelf of near-expiry products.