From being plagued by all kinds of diseases to becoming a powerful martial arts demon god!

Chapter 89 Promotion

Inside a martial arts room at the Wu'an Bureau in Yuquan District.

Jiang Heng sat cross-legged on the smooth alloy floor, his tall and upright body emanating wisps of hair-like energy.

On his chest, an inch from his heart, a vortex the size of a fist surged, constantly absorbing the energy flowing around his body and converging into his heart.

This is different from the passive breakthrough when progressing from level one to level three of the physical body.

To break through to the fourth level of physical strength, a martial artist needs to actively break through the barrier and infuse the bio-energy stored in the skin, muscles, and bone marrow into their own blood.

The more bioenergy the body can mobilize, the greater the intensity that blood cells can withstand, and the easier it is to quench bioenergy into the blood cells.

However, failure may occur if the blood cell level is insufficient, the body's bioenergy mobilization rate is too low, the tempering method is incorrect, or even due to luck.

If the attempt fails, the blood cells in the body will be severely damaged, and the success rate of a typical peak level three martial artist breaking through is no more than 10%.

As for Jiang Heng...

He had already deliberately failed several times during the day.

The purpose was to try and see if this method could be used to further enhance the strength of my blood cells.

It only stopped when the strength of the body's overall blood cells was increased to a point where its own biological energy could hardly withstand it.

I began the formal attempt to break through to level four of the physical body.

The concentration of the gas in the vortex in the chest continued to increase and flowed into the heart.

The heart, as the body's pumping organ, is also the most suitable part for refining fresh blood. At this moment, it is continuously integrating bioenergy into every pump of blood.

"Thump, thump, thump—"

The sound of a heart pounding like a drum echoed clearly in the martial arts room.

Meanwhile, the blood flowing within Jiang Heng's body grew increasingly heavy, and under the continuous tempering and eruption of bio-energy,

Until a faint, bright red glow appeared, penetrating the skin and muscles, and emerging from the body.

The physical body level data on the panel also started to fluctuate.

[Physical Body Level: 3.99 → 4.0]

"call..-

The solid, hair-like energy surging around Jiang Heng gradually receded, and the translucent red light emanating from his body also gradually subsided and returned to his body.

He opened his eyes, a fleeting aura of power befitting a fourth-level physical body flashing in them before quickly receding.

Returning to the ordinary.

Upon reaching the fourth level of physical cultivation, one's own blood becomes a container for bioenergy, causing the bioenergy in the skin and muscles to be drawn inward and merge into the Qi and blood.

If one does not actively release their aura, it will be impossible to tell that they have already entered the fourth level of physical body cultivation.

Jiang Heng stood up and stretched his body, which had barely moved in the past few days.

The bones suddenly made a slight popping sound, and every inch of the muscles containing great power slowly stretched out.

"Finally, I've broken through to level four of the physical body!"

Jiang Heng stood still, silently sensing the changes in his current strength.

Basic muscle strength and nerve reaction speed only improved slightly, without much change.

The biggest change is the amount of bioenergy that can be controlled within the body, which has increased by about five times compared to before.

"Such a vast amount of bioenergy—"

With a thought, Jiang Heng's biological energy quickly gathered into a qi sensation, which coiled between his legs.

The next moment, his body was lifted into the air.

"Heh heh, it really can fly now—"

Although it was only a very difficult levitation, given that the initial level of physical cultivation was only at the fourth level and the control over qi was limited, making it difficult to manipulate direction and speed and ascend to a high altitude, it was still quite an interesting function.

As for actual combat strength...

Jiang Heng could not possibly conduct the test in the martial arts room of the Wu'an Bureau.

Otherwise, the entire building could be completely demolished in just a few breaths.

He took out his phone, opened his Wu'an Bureau account, and glanced at his current merit points.

[Merit Points: 3040]

[Cumulative Merit Points: 244200]

The purchase of six grams of Flame Breath Energy Essence from Director Jiang had already nearly depleted his merit points.

As for the merit points for capturing Pang Long, since the interrogation department has not yet managed to get Pang Long to talk, these merit points have not been distributed yet.

However, the accumulated merits, including the capture of Ding Yan, Mo Sanniang, and Peng Kuian of the Snake Fang Group during this period, have now reached 240,000.

Having already exceeded the merit points required for a general promotion to the rank of third-level military officer, Jiang Heng thought for a moment, then pushed open the door of the martial arts room and went to the canteen to replenish his hunger.

Jiang Heng ate his meal until dawn, and only after filling his stomach did he go to the director's office after Jiang Yunliang came to work.

They knocked on the door of the bureau chief's office.

"Chief."

Jiang Yunliang had just arrived at the office and was about to pour himself a sip of tea when he saw Jiang Heng arrive, and his gaze immediately turned somewhat puzzled.

"Xiao Jiang, why are you up so early?"

"I need to discuss something with you."

"What is it? Tell me."

Jiang Yunliang responded with a smile, saying that he had been in a very good mood these past few days.

During his tenure, Wu'an Bureau of Yuquan District finally brought down the formidable Hongmen, a significant achievement in his political career.

Once he leaves the Military Security Bureau and is transferred to the administrative line, his military rank and position may still have a chance to be promoted.

The promotion system for military ranks in administrative positions is naturally different from that in frontline positions, where seniority and performance are more important.

Therefore, he grew increasingly fond of Jiang Heng, the greatest contributor to his downfall of Hongmen.

He even considered introducing Jiang Heng to his niece, Qingluan.

Jiang Heng said, "Director, I have just broken through to the fourth level of physical body, and my accumulated merit points have exceeded 200,000."

Jiang Yunliang's smile faltered slightly. He'd already broken through to the fourth level of physical body cultivation?

He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to ask something, but after thinking about it, he decided not to.

He was afraid that if he found out the truth, he would feel even worse.

Jiang Yunliang entered the Wu'an Bureau at the age of eighteen. Before the age of thirty-five, he always persisted in his daily rigorous practice, regardless of wind or rain, and never slacked off.

So many years have passed, and now he is almost fifty years old, yet he is still stuck at the peak of level three.

Moreover, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he would remain at this level forever. Now, seeing that Jiang Heng was only eighteen years old and his level had already surpassed his own, one can imagine the feelings he had.

Jiang Yunliang sighed helplessly: "If you want a promotion, I can't make that decision for you. Wait a moment, I'll contact Director Wang directly for you."

"Okay." Jiang Heng nodded.

Jiang Yunliang picked up his phone and dialed a number.

"Hello, Director Wang, this is Xiao Jiang. There's something I'd like to report to you—"

Do you remember the squad leader who used to work under me? Yes, that's Jiang Heng.

He has now broken through to level four of physical cultivation, and his accumulated merits are sufficient, so I came to ask you something, what do you think—."

Jiang Yunliang listened for a while, then nodded: "Okay, I'll have him come over right away."

After saying that, he hung up the phone and looked up at Jiang Heng again.

"Xiao Jiang, Director Wang wants you to go directly to headquarters to see him. He wants to meet you."

Jiang Heng raised an eyebrow slightly, then nodded: "Alright, then Director, I'll take my leave now."

"Okay, go ahead."