People are devouring everything; I have a bucket list.

Mingyue Residential Area.

After Xiao Yang's assessment was completed, it was Luo Feng's turn to be assessed.

However, Luo Feng passed through very quickly.

After observing the punching power, speed, and nerve reaction strength on the spot, Bao Zheng immediately approved and awarded a "top-class contract".

The project included a 5 billion yuan subsidy, the right to reside in the Mingyue residential area, and, after consulting Luo Feng, Bao Zheng personally funded the first five layers of the Nine-Layer Thunder Blade.

After everything was over, Bao Zheng gave Xiao Yang a meaningful look, and then left alone.

The moment Bao Zheng stepped out of the Mingyue Martial Arts Gym in the community, the smart watch on his forearm immediately sent a communication notification.

Seeing this, Bao Zheng was not surprised. Instead, he clicked on the communication button and respectfully called out:

"The curator."

On the other end of the call was none other than Hong, currently the strongest person on Earth.

[Bao Zheng, I watched the video. You did a good job.]

Hong's cheerful voice came from the smartwatch.

Bao Zheng's lips twitched, then he sighed and said:

"Master, Xiao Yang is a very strange person."

【oh?】

Hong, on the other end of the communication, seemed somewhat surprised:

[How exactly should I explain it?]

At this moment, Bao Zheng pondered for a moment and explained:

"This person is different from the average young person. His attitude towards you is one of 'I can take your place'."

"He seems to genuinely believe that surpassing you is an easy thing."

This was Bao Zheng's summary of Xiao Yang's performance after thinking for a long time.

What normal person would immediately ask, "Can I show the curator's personal reflections to others?"

That was the insight written by the strongest person in the world. How come it seems to Xiao Yang that this is just a textbook with some level of quality that can be used as is?

If Xiao Yang had shown the same excited expression as Luo Feng, Wu Tong, Zhuge Tao, and others when he heard that the final test would reward him with a personally handwritten manual from the headmaster, Bao Zheng would have found it perfectly normal.

But that "make do" attitude really struck Bao Zheng as eccentric.

This is a good thing.

Hong laughed in the communication:

I eagerly await the day he surpasses me.

Bao Zheng's lips twitched slightly; he was speechless at Hong's lack of intelligence.

However, Bao Zheng had to admit that Hong's idea was correct.

A powerful figure from China, whose source of strength is unknown, but who clearly stands on the side of humanity and possesses a normal moral compass, is indeed a good thing for him and for the Limitless Martial Arts Academy.

"Alright, you can take another look yourself, I won't keep you company."

After saying this, Bao Zheng hung up the call, then turned his head to look at the gate of the Extreme Martial Arts Hall, shook his head, and turned to head to the wilderness.

As a powerful expert at the peak of the High-level War God realm, his only goal now is to break through to the Planetary level.

And the wilderness is the best training ground!

Half an hour passed after Bao Zheng left on his own.

Not far from the Ultimate Martial Arts Hall, on a roadside bench used for people to take a short break.

Xiao Yang, carrying a silver briefcase, returned after buying two cans of drinks from the vending machine. He casually glanced at Luo Feng, who was sitting on a bench staring at the contract and grinning foolishly, and said:

"Alright, Luo Feng, stop looking at it. The contract is just like that."

"Brother Xiao."

Upon hearing this, Luo Feng immediately put down the two documents in the brown paper bags and looked up at Xiao Yang.

Seeing Luo Feng's subtle expression, Xiao Yang asked in confusion:

Why that expression?

"Didn't I say you could get the Water of Life on credit?"

"Brother Xiao, that's not what I was thinking about."

Luo Feng looked at Xiao Yang, both amused and exasperated, then hesitated for a moment before asking:

"I'm just curious, why are you willing to help me like this?"

"I'm thinking, aside from a bit of mental talent, I don't seem to have any other special abilities?"

Xiao Yang casually tossed a bottle of drink to Luo Feng, then calmly said:

"Well, so that's what you were thinking about?"

"The look on your face just now gave me the creeps. I thought you were going to say you couldn't repay such a great kindness and were going to offer yourself to me?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Feng immediately lost his composure. Using the juice as an excuse, he rolled his eyes and said:

"Brother Xiao, can you be serious for once? I'm a man, a normal man."

"If you want to play this game, you should go find some pretty girls!"

"Wrong, you reacted wrong." Xiao Yang said with a strong sense of malice, "Luo Feng, you should have said, 'I'll go home and immediately urge my parents to have a little sister, and she'll marry you when she grows up.'"

Luo Feng was speechless: "Then you'll probably have to wait another eighteen years."

"Never mind then."

Xiao Yang deliberately changed the subject, then pried open the can with one hand and took a sip of his drink.

"By the way, how come you were hiding your mental abilities from Inspector Bao?"

"Didn't I learn this from you?"

Luo Feng touched his nose, looking somewhat embarrassed, and said:

"Don't you also have a secret method to double your physical abilities?"

"I figured I don't lack anything right now, so I might as well keep something in reserve, just in case."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yang gave Luo Feng a deep look, then said with a half-smile:

"Then you didn't hide it cleverly enough."

"Normally speaking, showing one skill, keeping another hidden, and having a trump card up your sleeve is the basic operation for us 'martial artists'."

Luo Feng was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then suddenly realized what he meant.

Wait a minute, is Brother Xiao hiding something after what just happened?

No way?!

However, faced with Luo Feng's astonishment, Xiao Yang simply smiled, his eyes narrowed, as if everything was understood without being said.

"Hiss!!" Luo Feng gasped, "Brother Xiao, you... that's too cunning!"

"It's better than having no way to counterattack after your trump card has been revealed."

Xiao Yang downed his drink in one gulp, then tossed the can into the nearby trash can. He then calmly said:

"Let's go, it's time to go back and collect the spoils."

Luo Feng opened his mouth upon hearing this, but then scratched his head:

"So, I didn't hide enough?"

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At 5 p.m. that day, at Xiao Yang's home.

After seeing off Luo Feng and his family who had moved into their new house and agreed to attend the Luo family's housewarming banquet, Xiao Yang officially announced that he would be going into seclusion to use the Dragon Blood.

Those in the know expressed their understanding of this.

After all, dragon blood is specifically designed for warriors at the six minor stages, from warrior to general.

Xiao Yang is already at the peak of the high-level warrior level. If he doesn't use the dragon blood, it might exceed the effective range of the dragon blood.

So after seeing off the Luo family, Xiao Yang immediately went to the basement of the villa, which was specifically used for seclusion.

Xiao Yang sat on the basement floor, took out the gold test tube from the silver briefcase, then took off his clothes, leaving only his underwear, and began to read the instruction manual.

"It only needs to be applied to a specific part of the body to be effective? And the effect is doubled for enemies below the God of War level?"

Xiao Yang frowned after reading the instruction manual:

"I wonder how much this thing will enhance my punching power."

The instruction manual states that when applying dragon blood, it is best to assume the posture of facing the sky with five hearts facing upwards and to practice meditation simultaneously. It also reminds users to ensure that the application is done in a safe environment, as anyone who uses dragon blood will inevitably fall into a coma.

The basement was specially designed for martial artists to cultivate in seclusion. Xiao Yang's most luxurious villa naturally used the most luxurious seclusion room in the Bright Moon Community.

Once the door is closed, the entire meditation chamber will be locked from the inside and can only be opened from the inside. It would take more than half an hour of attack by a high-level war god to break it open.

From a safety perspective, it should be sufficient.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yang felt it wasn't safe enough. Worried about not having enough air, he turned on the oxygen circulation system in the closed room.

Then he sat down, assumed the posture of five hearts facing the sky, and evenly smeared the dragon blood on his arm before attempting to absorb it.

The moment the dragon blood was applied to his body, Xiao Yang's body began to evolve rapidly under the influence of the medicine.

The sensation of his entire body changing, accompanied by pain, caused Xiao Yang to tremble and his muscles to twitch.

It hurts, it hurts too much!

Xiao Yang knew that dragon blood was painful, but he didn't expect it to be this painful.

It's like having a toothpick stuck in your toenail and kicking a wall non-stop for 24 hours a day!

What's most frustrating is that dragon blood also has a calming effect, allowing him to remain somewhat conscious even while in excruciating pain.

"Is Hong's love-struck brain just too technically inept, resulting in a defective product? Surely nothing in the universe that enhances strength shouldn't be this painful?"

Xiao Yang cursed inwardly. He tried his best to stay conscious and maintained his Five Hearts Facing Heaven cultivation method to fight against the excruciating pain.

In this struggle, the physical constitution of the One Piece world also became involved in this evolution.

Xiao Yang's special physique, characterized by its remarkable resilience, makes the effects of dragon blood far exceed those of ordinary people.

At the same time, it also takes far more time than the average person.

However, Xiao Yang was unaware of this; his consciousness had been lost unknowingly during the confrontation, until he fell into a coma.

This coma lasted for nearly four days, until the early morning of the eighth day after Xiao Yang returned from the pirate world.

【Ding! 】

You have a new bucket list. Please check it.

Suddenly, Xiao Yang woke up with a start.