As spiritual energy revived, I, having acquired certain attributes, gradually ascended to immortalit

"call--"

Amidst the whistling sounds, Shen Qing continued to throw punches, his bones crackling like dry wood burning.

Sweat streamed down his temples, but a clear excitement gleamed in his eyes.

"Breaking through limits of strength, every time you push the boundaries of life, it's addictive."

Even ordinary people can get addicted to fitness, let alone someone like him who can clearly feel the flow of power and the improvement in strength through cultivation?

Shen Qing picked up the scissors from the bedside table and slashed his arm. The sharp, reflective blade made no blood flow, leaving only a shallow white mark.

He nodded in satisfaction.

There doesn't seem to be a specific standard for classifying the strength of supernatural beings; it's simply based on a range from F to SSS.

Although, as far as he knew, almost everything beyond C level was theoretical.

However, his cheat system panel has a detailed classification of levels, with nine grades of body tempering divided into three stages: skin tempering, bone forging, and filth refining.

He is currently undergoing bone forging.

"It's already immune to sword and blade damage, but the pistol... I estimate we'll have to wait until the refining is complete, and we'll have to test its exact power before we know for sure."

As Shen Qing pondered, her stomach suddenly growled.

The supernatural being was extremely exhausted, especially after his breakthrough. He rubbed his stomach, picked up his phone, and walked towards the living room, only then noticing an unread message.

"Is that your eldest brother?"

Shen Qing started cultivating as soon as he returned yesterday, and I didn't notice anything amiss until I opened the app and saw that there were several voice messages following him.

"Hurry up and put it away, don't dawdle."

"Your sister-in-law said that since you've just started delivering food, you probably don't even know the roads, so how much money can you earn in a day..."

The transfer of three thousand yuan was attached.

Shen Qing was somewhat stunned.

Although his older brother is now on the right track, his income is not much; he is just a small foreman or team leader on the construction site.

There are few projects now, and I still need to pay the workers' wages in advance, so life is tight. Otherwise, I wouldn't be crammed into that small 50-square-meter room, but I still sent him 3,000 yuan.

"Okay, okay."

Shen Qing clicked "receive payment," a warm feeling flashing in his eyes. He knew that if he didn't accept the money, his older brother and the others would probably come knocking on his door and nag him.

"What should I buy when I get paid next month... If I work hard as a delivery driver, I might be able to earn 10,000 yuan."

Shen Qing was thinking about what to buy for Jiang Cheng and the others, since he had started working as well.

However, what he actually wants now is to buy his older brother and his family a new house.

Fifty square meters is too small. There's only one bedroom, and it's damp and dark, with peeling paint on the walls. For a son like Qian, there should be at least two bedrooms and a living room, preferably with a floor-to-ceiling window so that sunlight can shine in.

Joining an official organization wasn't just about gaining information and quickly improving one's strength; it was also about living a better life. He was just an ordinary person after all.

At least... the older brother won't be a burden to his sister-in-law's family because of him, his "younger brother" who isn't related to him by blood.

He himself has been without a fixed place to live since he was ten years old, and he also wants a house that is completely his own, which has become a bit of an obsession.

"You're overthinking it. Even if the salary isn't low now, who knows when we'll be able to buy a house? Without a good reason, my brother and the others won't accept it."

Shen Qing shook her head and opened the refrigerator, where there was only a bag of steamed buns that she had bought in an emergency.

"Never mind, let's go to the cafeteria instead."

Although he can cook, as a single man who has only recently moved in, there isn't much in the refrigerator.

……

It was not yet six in the morning in May, and the sky was still a bit dark.

Shen Qing rode his electric scooter, avoiding the morning rush hour, and sped along until he arrived at the station in the city center.

It's just a simple storefront with the four big blue characters "Ele.me City Delivery" pasted on it, not much different from a regular express delivery or food delivery station.

Because they really are delivering packages and takeout, and they patrol on the side, but they don't get many orders. Yesterday's order was specifically intercepted.

Shen Qing walked smoothly behind the storefront, found an inconspicuous elevator, and pressed the button for the underground floor.

Below is the actual location of "Ele.me Delivery".

After having breakfast in the cafeteria, Shen Qing went to the floor where he usually trained, before his patrol time began. The floor had various fitness and exercise equipment.

There weren't many people inside, less than twenty, which was already half of the patrol team.

The rest are all related to logistics and scientific research.

Although there are more and more extraordinary events, we have not yet reached the point of a true explosion, and the number of people with supernatural abilities has not yet increased.

Standing in front of the two-meter-high rectangular force gauge, Shen Qing seemingly casually threw a punch. With a loud bang, a line of numbers appeared on the screen.

720 kg.

Looking at the number, Shen Qing wasn't particularly surprised. "A 20% increase... are physical abilities still too mediocre?"

The innate abilities of those with supernatural powers can be roughly divided into three categories: elemental mysticism, physical mysticism, and miscellaneous skills and unusual techniques.

Compared to the rarity and randomness of miscellaneous skills and techniques, they should not be used as a reference.

Physical martial arts only affect the physical body or close combat, and their potential seems far less than that of manipulating elemental power.

After all, even those supernatural beings who haven't awakened their innate abilities will still temper their bodies during cultivation, so their physical bodies won't be much worse.

"but……"

Shen Qing's lips curled up unconsciously. "With the Spirit-Absorbing Root, one can completely make up for mediocrity in ability with level, not to mention the other attributes."

At the current rate, he estimates that he will be able to break through to the eighth rank in less than ten days to half a month.

"Shen Qing? You've come at the perfect time."

At this moment, Xie Chong walked in, fiddling with his phone. Just as he was about to say something, he subconsciously glanced at the numbers on the force gauge and his eyes widened immediately.

"Seven hundred kilograms? You hit him?!" He looked at Shen Qing in disbelief.

Shouldn't a newcomer who has just broken through to F-rank weigh only two or three hundred kilograms? Xie Chong muttered, "This is almost the upper limit of F-rank..."

The upper limit for Class F is 900 kilograms.

He doesn't specifically train his physique; he only relies on the spiritual energy he receives during breakthroughs. Now, he's about to break through to the E-level, and his full strength is around 700 kilograms, which is already quite good.

But what's going on here?

Shen Qing didn't take it seriously and casually said, "It was just a coincidence that I broke through yesterday. It's just a physical ability, after all."

There was a hint of regret in his voice.

Although he has a cheat ability, Shen Qing doesn't care about the ability classification, but if he could be registered at headquarters, his salary would be higher than it is now!

"Holy crap, a breakthrough? It's only been a short time!"

Xie Chong's eyes widened in shock. Although fighting and risking one's life would stimulate the growth of strength, wasn't a week too fast?

Those who entered the headquarters to cultivate at the same time as Shen Qing seem to have made no progress yet. Even he himself took almost half a month to break through.

Xie Chong's eyes darted around, sensing that the performance review for his official employment two weeks later would be quite entertaining.

"Come on, let me test your strength."

"Okay." Shen Qing nodded, as he also felt that hitting the sandbag was boring.

There was a sparring ring in the center of the venue.

Although they didn't know what was happening, seeing someone go up into the ring and there was some excitement to watch, the other members who were training nearby also gathered over.

"Is that newcomer going to fight Xie Chong?"

"Isn't this a one-sided crushing defeat? Xie Chong came from the Night Owl headquarters, which is a department that specializes in hunting demons."

"Newcomers are bound to be hot-blooded, so it's good for them to suffer some losses."

The crowd was buzzing with discussion.

However, compared to Xie Chong, Shen Qing, a newcomer who had just joined the company and had not yet been officially hired, was naturally not favored by anyone and was simply seen as a spectacle.