Silently upgraded, indestructible for 100 million layers!

The following morning at 10 a.m., Lu Yuan brought Jiang Lan to the spiritual energy chamber.

This was his third time coming in, and he was already very familiar with the process.

Lu Yuan swiped his card to open the door and glanced at Jiang Lan.

"Go ahead, I'll wait for you outside."

Jiang Lan nodded and stepped into the secret room.

The door slammed shut behind me, and the familiar warmth swept over me once more.

The rich spiritual energy, like rising mist, filled the entire secret room, and with each breath, the spiritual energy naturally flowed into the body.

Jiang Lan didn't waste any words, immediately got into position, and began to absorb the nutrients.

A system notification tone then sounded.

[High concentration of spiritual energy detected]

Spiritual energy can be used to replace the essence of ferocious beasts for upgrades.

Current upgrade progress: 0/512

Although he already knew, Jiang Lan still couldn't help but click his tongue when he saw the progress bar again.

But there's no rush.

Anyway, there are spiritual energy chambers every week, so I can just accumulate them slowly.

He composed himself, assumed the Iron Mountain Fist stance, and unleashed punch after punch.

As he moved, spiritual energy surged into his body, and the numbers on the panel began to jump rapidly.

In five minutes, the progress jumped from zero to ten.

Half an hour, fifty-one.

One hour, 103.

Jiang Lan raised an eyebrow slightly.

Oh my!

It's much faster now.

Could it be that my absorption speed has also increased after my strength has improved?

However, the concentration of spiritual energy in the spiritual energy chamber did not seem to increase.

Unable to find the cause, Jiang Lan simply stopped looking.

Anyway, it's a good thing.

In the blink of an eye, two hours later, the spiritual energy was depleted.

Jiang Lan stopped, put down his fist, and glanced at the panel.

Current upgrade progress: 203/512

Two hundred and three, three hundred and nine are still to go.

He was making plans in his mind.

The spiritual energy chamber is held once a week. At this rate, the next session will probably cost a little over two hundred.

Two sessions cost around 400, and the third time, add another 100 or so. The escape room will be full in three weeks.

In short, the seventeenth floor is secure within a month.

Jiang Lan walked to the door and pushed it open.

Lu Yuan stood at the door and saw Jiang Lan come out. He asked:

"How is it?"

"It's alright," Jiang Lan smiled, "but the spiritual energy isn't quite enough."

Lu Yuan's lips twitched.

The other students all left early because they had too much spiritual energy and couldn't handle it.

But Jiang Lan is different; she can completely drain the spiritual energy from the spiritual energy chamber every time.

To this, he could only say two words.

Awesome.

After a long silence, Lu Yuan finally spoke:

"Alright, that's all for today. Go do whatever you need to do."

"OK!"

Jiang Lan left the spiritual energy chamber and turned towards the training area.

A moment later, he walked into an empty Blood Exchange Realm training room, swiped his card to open the door, and then locked it from the inside.

Although he didn't level up today, he hadn't had a chance to properly test his new martial arts skills using the training room's equipment.

Jiang Lan first walked to the front of the track and measured her speed.

278.3m/s

Similar to last time, nothing changed, as expected.

Then, he walked to the punching power testing machine, assumed the Iron Mountain Fist stance, and threw a punch.

"boom!"

26074kg

It's almost the same.

Jiang Lan withdrew her fist, her eyes flashing for a moment, then suddenly took a deep breath and lowered her center of gravity slightly.

Earth-Splitting Kick!

The power originates from the hips, passes through the knees, and reaches the feet.

Jiang Lan swung her right leg out and slammed it hard into the training target.

"Bang!"

The spring of the punching power testing machine compressed instantly, vibrated, and a number popped up on it.

28412kg

Looking at the numbers, a smile returned to Jiang Lan's face.

If you can't help but laugh, you might be diagnosed with corn syndrome.

It's more than two thousand times stronger than a punch.

Although the number was within his expectations, it still surprised Jiang Lan somewhat.

If that kick landed on someone, wouldn't it kill them instantly?

Who can stand this?

Jiang Lan turned off the equipment with a satisfied smile, picked up her bag, and walked out of the training room.

He had just reached the hallway when his phone rang.

Jiang Lan took it out and glanced at it; it was a message Zhao Xuan had sent in their small group chat.

[The academy will be holding a special admissions assessment next week, a one-on-one ranking competition. Points and essence will be awarded. Are you interested?]

Lin Wan's reply followed immediately.

【Have. 】

In short, it's simple and straightforward.

Looking at the message on the screen, Jiang Lan raised an eyebrow slightly.

Is there a reward?

Then I have no choice but to participate.

He hasn't shown off his newly learned Earth-Splitting Leg and Wind-Walking Step yet.

Getting first place and winning some rewards, wouldn't that be great?

Thinking of this, Jiang Lan immediately opened the input box and sent an emoji.

[Cat raising its paw.jpg]

After sending the message, he put away his phone and walked back to his residence.

……

In the evening, Jiang Lan opened the door and went inside.

As soon as he entered the door, he smelled a familiar sour and spicy aroma.

Pickled fish.

Shen Qingqiu was standing in the kitchen, an apron tied around her waist, a spatula in her hand, stirring the base ingredients.

Hearing the door open, she turned her head.

"You're back? I'll be right there."

Jiang Lan smiled as she watched Shen Qingqiu's retreating figure.

My aunt seems to be in a good mood.

Without saying a word, he went into the bathroom to wash his hands and sat down at the dining table to wait.

A moment later, the sauerkraut fish was served, along with a plate of stir-fried pork and a dish of smashed cucumber.

Jiang Lan picked up a piece of fish with her chopsticks, put it in her mouth, and nodded.

"tasty."

Shen Qingqiu sat down opposite him, picked up his bowl to eat, and casually asked:

What did you do today?

"I went to the spiritual energy chamber this morning and practiced on my own for a while this afternoon," Jiang Lan said, chewing on a piece of fish. "By the way, there's a special admissions ranking competition at the academy next week, and I've signed up."

Shen Qingqiu paused and glanced at him.

"Another fight?"

"A friendly spar," Jiang Lan said seriously. "A reasonable and legal spar."

Shen Qingqiu rolled her eyes, giving him a "guess if I believe you" look.

She knows Jiang Lan all too well. He might say it's just a friendly spar, but if they actually fight, his opponent will be in trouble.

They didn't dwell on the topic any further, chatted casually for a few minutes, and then dinner was over.

After dinner, Jiang Lan washed the dishes as usual, while Shen Qingqiu looked at her phone on the sofa.

After washing the dishes, Jiang Lan sat down next to Shen Qingqiu and took out her phone to check it.

Zhao Xuan sent another message in the group.

[Registration is open, I've registered you both for me, you're welcome.]

Lin Wan: [Hmm.]

Jiang Lan then casually replied with an emoji: [Cat received.jpg]

He had actually been thinking about ranking for a while.

Since arriving at Martial Arts Academy, apart from the time he sparred with Zhao Xuan, he has maintained a low profile among the special admissions students.

But while they may be low-key, they'll definitely show off when the time comes.

Otherwise, wouldn't all that strength be wasted?

Of course, Jiang Lan wouldn't bother showing off if there were no benefits.

The key point is that the higher the ranking, the better the rewards.

If he couldn't get this reward that was right in front of him, it would be worse than being killed.

It's time to give those specially recruited students a little shock from a small, peripheral base city.