Ultimate Method: Practice your fist a hundred times, and use violence to control violence.

[Illustrated Guide: Horse Stance] (Advanced Level Mastered)

【Effect 1: Strengthens lower limb muscles】

[Effect 2: Enhances stamina]

【效果3：根深蒂固（体力+0.03；耐力+0.03；力量+0.03；协调+0.03）】

[Requirement for achieving ultimate skill form: 10000 hours of accumulated time] (1000/10000)

……

As night falls, a gentle breeze blows, and distant lights illuminate the scene.

On the rooftop, Wan Ze finally completed the special task of practicing the horse stance.

Almost instantly, a surge of hot blood welled up from the soles of his feet, quickly rising and spreading to his limbs, and soon the soreness in his legs disappeared.

In the attribute section of the field of vision, stamina, endurance, strength, and coordination have all been improved.

……

[Stamina: 0.79]

【Intelligence: 0.81】

[Agility: 0.75]

[Endurance: 0.75]

【Strength: 0.77】

[Coordination: 0.75]

……

Wan Ze felt the surging power within him, and his face lit up with surprise.

"Has my...qi and blood undergone a transformation?"

He had originally guessed that once each attribute reached 0.75, his Qi and Blood would undergo a transformation, and it turned out to be true!

The data bar gradually faded, and soon a new piece of information was added.

[Cultivation Level: Blood Tempering First Transformation]

"It worked!"

"I am a martial artist now!"

Before Wanze could be happy for long, an overwhelming hunger surged through his stomach, almost overwhelming him. He staggered back home, not even hearing his sister's calls, and rushed to the kitchen, grabbing the beef that had just been marinated that evening and eating it.

Wan Xiaoyu was stunned.

Could it be that his brother was bitten by a zombie and started to mutate?

"Are you still my brother?"

Startled by Wan Ze's sudden glance, Wan Xiaoyu turned and ran away, yelling, "Don't eat me! Don't eat me! I promise I'll study hard from now on!"

"..."

He devoured the two pounds of beef in just a few bites, but he was still very hungry.

Wanze rummaged through the food in the refrigerator, trying to fill the void in his energy and blood as much as possible.

Wan's father was alarmed.

Seeing him looking like a glutton, everyone was dumbfounded.

He couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Ze, are you... alright?"

"It's alright." Wan Ze felt he was about half full, so he took out all the money he had on him, all the money he had earned recently: "Take this money, and stock up on more beef at home. My appetite is... a bit big now."

Is this a "dot"?

The father didn't know what to say, but he was shocked when he took the money: "So much? Beef is 4 taels a pound now. You've given me so much that I could buy dozens of pounds. We can't even finish eating it all."

"You guys can buy whatever you want. I only like eating meat now that I'm practicing martial arts... You guys can also buy some fruit for yourselves. I'll continue to make money later." Wan Ze closed the refrigerator door and stood up.

Mr. Wan opened his mouth, then couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Ze, I heard that practicing martial arts... isn't it very expensive? How come you seem to be making money quite quickly?"

"The expenses are considerable." Wan Ze has already spent almost half a month's salary of his parents in the past few days. "I am somewhat talented, so the senior brothers and masters in the martial arts school are willing to help me... I heard from them that after becoming a formal martial artist, some companies and organizations will hire me for high salaries, and earning hundreds of thousands a year is not a problem."

Several hundred thousand?

Wan's father's eyelids twitched, his throat tightened, and he almost blurted out, "Do you think I still have a chance?"

He only remembered his dignity as a father when he was about to speak, so he coughed and said, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Your mother and I can still earn money."

Wanze snapped out of his daze and smiled, "Don't worry, Dad, I know what I'm doing. By the way, there's an event at the martial arts gym tomorrow, could you ask the school for me to let me have a day off?"

"Okay, don't worry."

"What about Mom..."

"I'll talk to your mom about it."

Mr. Wan knew his child wasn't cut out for academics, so he never forced him. Besides, he figured he'd only earn a few dollars after graduation. If his child really had the talent for martial arts, he would definitely give him his full support.

……

early morning.

Several birds with whitish tails darted swiftly between the buildings and quickly disappeared from sight.

Wan Ze stood in front of the martial arts school, carrying a military green crossbody bag containing medicine he might need for mountain climbing.

A large black vehicle soon came into view; it was an SUV with an open rear section.

The front of the car features huge inverted triangular headlights.

The sides of the car were painted with some random words in blue and white paint, which together probably meant youthful exuberance.

"Let's go, get in the car." The driver's side window rolled down, revealing Lei Ming's familiar buzz cut. Noticing Wan Ze's surprised expression, he couldn't help but chuckle: "Didn't expect that?"

"I really didn't expect that." Wan Ze smiled as he got into the car, sat in the passenger seat, and looked around.

"I found it on the secondhand market. Only a fool would buy a new one for 50,000." Lei Ming chuckled, his muscular arm resting on the door frame.

As they were talking, the car started with a "hum" and quickly drove out of the alley, heading towards the mountain road in the distance.

"My friend's surname is Song. You can call him Professor Song with me later," Lei Ming instructed in the car.

Wan Ze nodded, then asked curiously, "Professor?"

"Yes, Lao Song is a professor of archaeology at the National University of Singapore." Lei Ming hesitated for a moment before saying, "He's a rather meticulous person, and sometimes he can be quite direct. Just don't take it to heart. Our job is to protect him."

Wan Ze nodded.

You take someone's money and do their work.

"It'll take about two hours to get there. Why don't you take a nap and rest?"

"No need, have you had breakfast?"

"I brought some dried meat in my bag; you can have some if you haven't eaten any."

"Dried meat? Then I won't be polite."

Lei Ming chuckled upon hearing this, but his laughter faded after a moment. "Brother, have you been hungry for days?"

"I don't know what's wrong with me, but I've been very hungry ever since my Qi and blood underwent a transformation last night," Wan Ze mumbled.

"laugh!"

A sudden stop.

If it weren't for the seatbelt, Wan Ze would have been thrown out. He turned his head to look.

Lei Ming looked utterly incredulous: "No, what did you just say? You've changed after Blood Tempering?"

"It should be."

Holy crap!

Lei Ming clutched his head in disbelief. He had suffered countless hardships in his attempts to temper his blood and qi, while this guy had succeeded without a word.

"Perhaps I'm misperceiving it," Wan Ze said hesitantly.

Lei Ming hesitated for a moment, then restarted the car: "When we get there, you punch me, and I'll be able to tell just by feeling it."

"it is good."

Lei Ming suddenly fell silent, seemingly lost in thought about Wan Ze's Blood Tempering Transformation. After a while, he finally spoke: "I didn't explain the three stages of tempering blood and qi to you in detail before because I thought you still had some time, so I'll tell you about them today."

Wan Ze immediately perked up his ears to listen.

Lei Ming said, "When you undergo the first stage of blood tempering, your tendons and bones are stretched and your muscles are raised like tiles... When you draw your bow, your shoulder blades look like a mechanism, and your blood and qi surge, and your ability to resist the cold is also enhanced."

Wan Ze nodded.

It has indeed been verified.

Seeing this, Lei Ming knew that this kid was in the bag, and he immediately thought to himself, "Holy crap!"

I felt even more eager to improve our relationship.

He continued with a smile, "This stage involves frequently stretching the fascia and opening the bone joints to allow blood and qi to flow to the extremities... Then, using breathing techniques, we apply pressure to the internal organs, forcing blood and qi to penetrate the bone marrow. Therefore, the sign of the second stage of blood tempering is blood resembling mercury and marrow resembling frost crystals!"

"What about the third stage?" Wan Ze asked instinctively.

"A drop of blood falling to the ground can pierce stone; the heart fire melts and refines blood and qi into innate essence, which can be released outwards to form a protective force... When you reach this stage, your blood will be as solid as gold, and your spirit will illuminate the entire world!" Lei Ming said this with longing in his heart.

He turned his head and saw Wan Ze's silence, then smiled and said, "Don't worry, after today's events are over, I'll personally take you to participate in the assessment... You need to become a formal disciple as soon as possible to become a true disciple of the martial arts school! When that time comes, you'll find that martial arts are far more complex and powerful than you imagined!"