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

In the seven days leading up to his trip to Yanjing for the southern training camp, Chen Mo was anything but idle.

Aside from his usual daily tasks, he has spent the last seven days basically immersed in the shallow abyss.

Unfortunately, since that energy surge ended, the number of abyssal beasts in the shallow abyss has decreased significantly.

He spent a whole week stacking steel, and only gained a little over 60,000 health points, which made Chen Mo quite unhappy.

"Tsk, wasn't there supposed to be a beast tide? How come I haven't encountered it..."

After throwing the tattered Abyss Beast materials into the recycling area, Chen Mo clicked his tongue in displeasure.

"Mr. Chen Mo, how did your materials get so rotten? The recycling price will be greatly reduced."

The staff looked at the various materials in front of them with a headache; none of them were intact.

"I'm already doing well that I was able to bring it out at all, and I was even holding back."

Chen Mo didn't say much, since no one in Taizhou would dare to cheat him out of his money.

"Just calculate the amount and transfer it to my account."

"Oh, and take this broken knife back too. It's useless."

Chen Mo curled his lip. He had never learned how to use weapons, so keeping this knife was completely useless to him. He might as well sell it for some money.

I can just buy another weapon when I find one that suits my needs.

Maybe I'll find a weapon that I'm comfortable using during the training camp in the south.

Moreover, the weapons used in the southern training camp are far superior to this broken sword, and it doesn't cost any money...

"Okay, one Abyss Steel Longsword, weighing 6.5 kilograms, worth 60 million."

The staff member nodded and put the long knife away.

"Your total earnings this time amount to 61.5 million, which has already been deposited into your account."

After glancing at his account, Chen Mo left the Abyss Rift Recycling Point.

...

Back home, Chen Mo packed up the things he needed to take to the training camp in the south.

Two sets of clothes and a set of toiletries, and that's it.

He didn't plan to bring any medicine or qi-boosting pills, since they were provided free of charge for the month leading up to the southern training camp.

All you need to do is eat as much as you can, but you should still save your own food.

"Xiao Mo, you're leaving tomorrow. Will you encounter any dangers on the road?"

Xu Liu pushed open Chen Mo's door and asked with some concern.

"Don't worry, Mom. This time, Governor Yu of Zhejiang Province is personally escorting me," Chen Mo said, putting down what he was holding and looking up.

"That's good, that's good." Hearing this, Xu Liu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xiao Mo, be careful during training camp, and don't act impulsively."

"Also, try to be careful when sparring, especially with girls. Don't always aim for their chest."

"If you keep going like this, you'll never find a girlfriend."

"...?" A question mark gradually appeared above Chen Mo's head. Why did he stare at the woman's chest and hit her?

Can you blame him?

Who told the Heart Steel's charged attack symbol to appear on his chest? He's not a monster, why would he aim for that spot to attack?

Besides, a blow to the chest is far less damaging than a blow to the back of the head or temple; if conditions allowed, he really didn't want to punch his chest.

"I understand, Mom. Don't worry."

With a sigh, Chen Mo couldn't explain the matter to Xu Liu, so he could only make up an excuse.

"Should we both come along to check on them? Just in case..."

Xu Liu wanted to say something more, but Chen Mo pushed her outside.

"Mom, I've been exhausted for days. Could you make me some braised pork ribs and buy me some roast goose for dinner tonight? I'm going to get some sleep!"

"Okay, okay, I'll have your dad buy you a roast goose right away!"

Xu Liu nodded and went off to make braised pork ribs for Chen Mo without hesitation.

Inside the room, Chen Mo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Lying on his big bed, Chen Mo opened the system panel and glanced at the 1,800 gold coins he had just accumulated.

"Hopefully I can get a piece of equipment with mana..."

Taking a deep breath, Chen Mo clicked on the equipment lottery without much hesitation.

The lottery wheel spun for a few seconds before slowly coming to a stop, eventually landing on a white piece of equipment.

[Demonic Spell: 35 Attack Damage, 500 Mana (converted to Spirit), 15% Cooldown Reduction]

[Passive Skill, Awe: Gain bonus attack damage based on mana]

[Passive Skill, Manaflow: Hitting an enemy with a skill or attack increases your maximum Spirit. When the maximum Spirit provided reaches its maximum (1200), this item transforms into Manamune.]

[Note: After the Demon Sect evolves into the Demon Slayer, you can spend gold to materialize it and use it as a weapon.]

"How many gold coins can be materialized?" Chen Mo was stunned for a moment. This was the first time the system had actually provided something tangible.

[167,500 gold coins can materialize a demon]

"..." Chen Mo fell silent. All his possessions combined weren't even worth 167,500.

"Forget it, I'll think about it when I have more gold coins than I can spend..."

Although the cost of materializing the demon is terrifyingly high, Chen Mo was lucky enough to draw an equipment that provided mana and was particularly suited to him.

After removing the iron boots and returning them to the Demon Sect, that cool feeling in my mind returned.

I have to say, this feeling of the whole world becoming clear is truly captivating.

"By the way, system, can I equip multiple shoes at the same time?" Chen Mo suddenly remembered this question. If he could equip multiple shoes, wouldn't his speed be...?

Multiple shoes can be equipped at the same time, and their attributes will be active simultaneously.

The system's response confirmed Chen Mo's guess, which made him even more eager to unlock more equipment slots.

[Host, please strive to become stronger! More challenging and daily tasks will unlock after you complete the Steel Skin Tempering!]

After saying that, the system returned to its previous state of silence.

"Steel skin, steel bones, steel blood, steel marrow..."

"Once we get to the training camp in the south, I can start to toughen up my physique."

...

At the same moment, Yang Zuo, who had fully recovered from his injuries, appeared at the Gu family's residence.

"..." Gu Feng and Yang Zuo stared at each other, neither of them saying a word, as if they were mute.

"Xiaofeng, you should have known that Yangzuo will also be participating in this southern training camp."

Gu Shuo sat down next to the two, feeling a headache coming on as he watched them staring at each other.