High-level martial arts: Starting with a heart of steel, stats crush everything.

"The house repair materials cost a total of 8 credits, which have already been deducted from your card."

Tonight, a senior student from the Food Science Department is on duty at the exchange counter. The person on duty at the exchange counter changes every day.

I heard that you can get 5 credits for guarding the exchange point every day, which is just enough for a whole day's worth of food.

"Hey, Junior Brother Chen Mo, I have something to ask you."

After finishing his business, the senior student from the Food Science Department had a strange expression on his face.

"What's wrong, senior brother?" Chen Mo put the materials he was going to use for temporary repairs on the handcart and turned to look at the senior brother from the Food Academy.

"Did you come with that spiritualist named He Miao?"

The senior student from the Food Science Department looked embarrassed, as if he found it difficult to say what was about to come.

"What's wrong with He Miao?" Chen Mo frowned slightly. He had gone to train his muscles in the afternoon and hadn't eaten dinner with everyone.

"No, she's perfectly fine. It's just the cafeteria that suffered..."

The senior student from the Food Science Department sighed and pulled over a chair, gesturing for Chen Mo to sit down and explain in detail.

"You have no idea, even the simplest ingredients can be turned into deadly weapons in the hands of that little girl He Miao."

"The junior apprentice who was responsible for teaching her basic cooking techniques was defeated by her boiled egg."

"That's a level nine martial artist, how could he be defeated by a boiled egg?"

"......?" A question mark appeared above Chen Mo's head. A level nine martial artist was put into a boiled egg?

Don't you even think before you start bragging?

"Let me tell you this, that boiled egg was perfectly fine when we were peeling it, looking crystal clear. We even thought this little girl had a real talent for handling bloody food..."

The senior student from the Food Science Department looked grief-stricken; the memories seemed to be unpleasant.

"And what happened? My poor junior brother had just put the egg in his mouth when it exploded!"

"With a loud bang, both of my junior brother's front teeth flew out!"

"A level nine martial artist! That's a level nine martial artist! He got a concussion on the spot!"

"I can understand the power, after all, it's a blood-soaked egg full of energy, but what kind of good person would boil an egg until it explodes!"

"Junior Brother Chen Mo, I beg you for a favor. Please take He Miao away. Our martial artists in the Food Academy aren't tough enough to withstand a few egg bombs!"

"..." Chen Mo's head was filled with more and more question marks. Why was he getting more and more confused the more he listened?

Boiled eggs can turn into bombs, and they're even boiled bloody eggs.

"Why don't you just talk to her yourselves? Why do you need me to go?"

"You have no idea, that little girl started apologizing the moment the egg exploded. What could we say?"

"So, Junior Brother Chen Mo, I'm begging you, please help me persuade He Miao to give up."

"If all else fails, go to the pharmacy. At least the pills made there won't explode in your mouth; those things basically explode in the furnace."

The senior student from the Food Science Department was almost in tears. The Exploding Egg was just one of the more representative dishes; I won't go into detail about the other indescribable dishes.

"Why don't you persevere a little longer, senior brother? After all, you've only just started learning how to process blood food."

Chen Mo gripped the cart tightly, ready to slip away at any moment.

"How about this, let He Miao study for a few more days, and if that doesn't work, then we'll send her to the pharmacy!"

Seeing that his senior from the Food Academy was about to continue crying, Chen Mo turned tail and ran away.

He didn't believe that an egg could knock down a level nine martial artist; he guessed it was just that He Miao's cooking was terrible.

This is perfect, it will help He Miao hone her cooking skills so they can save on tuition credits when they bring back blood offerings in the future.

If they also studied pharmaceutical manufacturing, they could completely support themselves.

Chen Mo's first day at the Great Xia Grandmaster Academy was arguably the most exciting, with all sorts of things happening and him completing the tempering of his right arm bones.

"The Great Xia Grandmaster Academy is really great; my strength is improving faster than during the training camp in the south..."

......

The next morning, Chen Mo found Xue Le, who was doing his morning exercise, early in the morning.

At this moment, Xue Le looked like an ordinary old man doing his morning exercise, slowly practicing Tai Chi.

If you look closely, you'll notice that although Xue Le's punching speed is very slow, the surrounding air is torn apart with the swing of his fist.

The force of that punch seemed to be guiding some kind of energy particles in the air. Chen Mo squinted, trying to see clearly but couldn't.

"No need to look anymore. This is the power of heaven and earth. You still don't understand how to use this energy."

Xue Le naturally noticed Chen Mo's presence, stopped his morning exercise, and waved to Chen Mo.

"What, you're already tempering your bones first thing in the morning?"

"Of course, the early bird catches the worm." Chen Mo nodded and handed his ID card to Xue Le.

"Indeed, you have high talent and are very hardworking. It's almost certain that you will become a grandmaster."

Xue Le was quite satisfied with Chen Mo's answer; such a talented and hardworking genius was a true treasure.

"Oh, right, here, take this. It's an energy stone that the Grandmaster Academy distributes every month."

Xue Le took out a purplish-red, translucent stone from his pocket, which emitted a strong energy aura.

"Normally, only martial artists at level seven or higher would use this, but I feel you can try absorbing it now."

"Your recovery ability is very strong; the minor injuries caused by absorbing the energy stone are nothing to you."

"Give it a try."

Chen Mo took the thumb-sized energy stone, looked it over from all angles, but still couldn't figure out how to use it.

"Use the power of Qi and blood to guide the energy within and transform it into the power of Qi and blood."

Xue Le could tell that Chen Mo really didn't understand energy stones, so he offered some pointers.

Chen Mo nodded, and the power of his blood and qi permeated his skin, enveloping the energy stone in his hand.

Almost instantly, the energy stone began to release a continuous stream of energy, which entered Chen Mo's body in a very domineering way.

At the same moment, Chen Mo's blood energy, which had been fixed at 179,800, began to rise rapidly, and the overall bone tempering progress was also slowly improving.

"Excellent, you and the energy stone have excellent compatibility."

Xue Le hadn't expected that Chen Mo, a level 5 martial artist, would have such excellent compatibility with energy stones.

On its first use, it was able to control the energy, bones, and blood to vibrate, truly befitting a genius who could temper an entire arm's bones in a single day.

A few minutes later, the energy stone in Chen Mo's hand began to turn transparent, and the originally continuous energy was completely exhausted.

"The improvement is so small..."

Chen Mo glanced at his Qi and Blood, which had only increased from 179,800 to 180,000, while his Bone Tempering progress had increased from 7.1% to 7.47%.

"Is it easy to use?" Xue Le asked, somewhat knowingly.

"It's alright, such a small piece isn't enough for anything."

Chen Mo pursed his lips and put away the energy stone that had been drained of its energy and become transparent.

"Do you know what the market price is for that small piece of energy stone you just used?"

Xue Le raised an eyebrow; this kid was pretty arrogant.

"How would I know? I've never seen it before."

Chen Mo wasn't lying. He first saw energy stones in the abyss of the South Island, and the energy stones there weren't this color.

"You just used an ultra-pure energy stone, which is pure enough to be absorbed directly without the need for instruments."

"This small piece would cost 10 credits to exchange within the Grandmaster Academy, but outside, this small piece of energy stone could fetch a high price of three million."

"It's still available, but there's no market for it."