Chapter 36 Solid Stone

Fang Yue was secretly chatting with Niu Niu when Chen Mu suddenly said from the side, "Xiao Ye, go give the solid stone a punch. I want to see what your foundation is like."

Me too?

"This… isn't that appropriate."

"What's inappropriate?" Chen Mu frowned slightly, his voice rising a few notches. "Don't hold back. Even if your foundation is terrible, I'll do my best to cultivate you."

Chen Mu's voice attracted the attention of the boxing trainees, who all turned to look.

Shi Woliao and the others, waiting at the door, noticed the commotion inside and craned their necks, curious to see what was happening.

Niu Niu stopped punching, stepped back a few paces, and looked at Fang Yue with curiosity.

He also wanted to see what kind of strength the person who took the [Strange] first kill possessed.

But Fang Yue felt rather depressed.

Seriously, can't you understand what I'm saying?

Niu Niu has 3 points of force, and I have 32 points of force. You want me to punch in front of him? Isn't that just adding insult to injury?

Urged by Chen Mu, Fang Yue walked to the solid stone.

Analysis Eye suddenly activated.

"Name: Gray Solid Stone."

"Description: A gray solid stone, over two meters tall, with a black-gray color and a slight metallic texture. It looks very sturdy."

"Note: A sturdy stone!"

Fang Yue observed carefully and noticed that even though Niu Niu had thrown many punches at the solid stone, there wasn't a single mark.

Taking a deep breath, Fang Yue didn't hesitate. He adopted a stance, raised his hand, made a fist, and then… punched with all his might!

Bang!

His fist hit the solid stone as if striking a fragile wooden board, encountering no resistance, and slammed directly into the stone's interior.

Crack, crack, crack!

As Fang Yue's fist continued to penetrate, the solid stone deformed, and numerous cracks appeared inside.

Bang!!

With a final loud bang, the solid stone split open from the middle, leaving only Fang Yue's unharmed fist exposed to the air.

Watching this scene, the place fell silent.

"Is that even a fist?! A bomb isn't that powerful!"

Niu Niu stared blankly at the fractured solid stone, his expression dazed, his entire being stunned.

He was born with divine strength, 3 points of force. He'd rained blows on the solid stone, but the stone hadn't budged, and his fist had broken the skin.

But Fang Yue, with just one punch, shattered the solid stone!

How big would the difference in force have to be for this to happen!

Niu Niu looked at Fang Yue in terror, feeling that both he and everyone else had completely underestimated Fang Yue.

No wonder Brother Ye was able to take the [Strange] first kill. His strength is too terrifying!

Not only Niu Niu, but Shi Woliao, standing at the door, was also dumbstruck at this moment.

"Damn it! What kind of freakish strength is that!"

Shi Woliao was completely stunned.

Before coming here, he had inquired about the situation.

That kind of solid stone was a common training stone in the village, extremely hard. Without 10 points of force, it was impossible to break.

Even with 10 points of force, you could only leave a mark on the solid stone.

It was said that only the vice-captain or even captain-level experts in the village could completely break the solid stone.

Could it be… Brother Ye actually has vice-captain level strength?!

It's only been a few hours since the server opened. How can this guy be so terrifyingly strong!

The other young men also snapped back to reality at this moment, inhaled sharply, and began to discuss Fang Yue in a hubbub.

Chen Mu and the instructor exchanged glances, their eyes filled with ecstasy.

This uncut jade is too pure!

"Chief Captain Chen, I have a request! Can you let me guide this person?"

Chen Mu laughed and said, "To be honest, I can't agree even if I wanted to. Han-daren personally handed Xiao Ye to me."

"…Since it is Han-daren's order, then I will say no more."

The instructor looked disappointed. He simply ordered someone to bring a new solid stone and then had Niu Niu continue his training.

Compared to before, the instructor was noticeably stricter, seemingly venting his resentment on Niu Niu.

Niu Niu painfully and happily endured the prodding, watching his attribute points slowly increase.

He also understood the instructor's thoughts, but unfortunately, comparing people is infuriating.

Compared to monsters like Brother Ye, my natural strength is indeed a bit lacking.

While Niu Niu was suffering hardship, Fang Yue had already been taken away by Chen Mu to a wooden house.

Chen Mu stared excitedly at Fang Yue, circling him three times.

"Xiao Ye, your foundation is too good. Can you tell me what your current attributes are?"

"32 points of force, 32 points of unloading force."

"Actually 32 points! And both attributes are so balanced!"

Chen Mu was shocked once again.

These attributes are already approaching the level of the village's vice-captain-level experts.

But those people are all martial artists.

But Fang Yue hasn't even learned martial arts.

"A promising future! A promising future!"

Chen Mu clapped his hands excitedly, calming down after a while.

He took out two secret manuals from his bosom and handed them to Fang Yue.

"I originally thought your foundation was lacking, so I was planning to have you practice basic martial arts first, and then teach you saber techniques. Now it seems, there's no need for such trouble."

Finally, I'm going to learn martial arts!

Fang Yue excitedly received the secret manuals from Chen Mu.

*Spark Saber Technique*, *Spark Heart Sutra*.

Staring at the manuals for a while…

"Name: Spark Saber Technique."

"Level: Acquired Third-Rate."

"Restrictions: 30 points of force, 20 points of unloading force, Spark Heart Sutra."

"Description: Using the human soul as a guide, ignite the spark, the spark wraps around the saber, this is the Spark Saber Technique."

"Effect: Increases 10 points of force, increases damage to [Strange]."

"Note: A garbage saber technique that isn't worth burning even several lives for."

The three conditions in the restrictions section, the first two are green, representing compliance.

The Spark Heart Sutra is red, representing non-compliance.

In other words, this saber technique must be learned in conjunction with the Spark Heart Sutra.

In addition, this martial art actually requires consuming human souls, that is, lifespan, to activate, the price is not small.

Apart from killing [Strange], Fang Yue doesn't know any other way to increase lifespan right now.

Compared to these, the third-rate level of the Spark Saber Technique didn't bother Fang Yue so much, although he didn't know what third-rate meant.

His gaze shifted to the next secret manual.

"Name: Spark Heart Sutra."

"Level: Acquired Third-Rate."

"Restrictions: 20 points of force, 30 points of unloading force."

"Description: Using the human soul as a guide, absorb the energy of heaven and earth, temper the body, this is the Spark Heart Sutra."

"Effect: Increases 5 points of force and 5 points of unloading force when operating, increases the power of the Spark Saber Technique."

"Note: A garbage heart sutra that isn't worth burning even several lives for."

The Spark Heart Sutra can be learned directly, but these two… the system's evaluation doesn't seem high.

Is this what Chen Mu calls his trump card?

Fang Yue looked at Chen Mu in confusion, who stroked his chin smugly.

"Surprised? That's right, both of these are acquired third-rate, true martial arts inheritances!"

No… judging from Chen Mu's meaning, it seems that these two secret manuals are very powerful?

"In the entire Guyue Village, apart from the other two captains who also have acquired third-rate martial arts inheritances, everyone else is practicing vulgar, unranked martial arts. Now you know the weight of these two secret manuals, right?"