Boom!
Fang Xin punched the puppet.
The puppet, with a mid-fourth-level combat power, was knocked back half a step.
Hua Cheng's eyes lit up.
Fang Xin could deliver a punch of 18,000 kilograms.
The upper limit for fourth-level combat power is 25,000 kilograms.
This meant that Fang Xin's actual combat power was still in the early fourth level.
For an early fourth-level combatant to push back a mid-fourth-level one, his talent was evident.
Fang Xin learned this kind of thing almost instantly.
After Hua Cheng taught him a few times, Fang Xin quickly grasped the essence of it.
In just two hours,
Fang Xin was already able to envelop his palm with Qi.
The Qi outside his palm transformed into a dragon's claw.
With a sweep of his five fingers,
several cracks appeared on the puppet's chest.
This was still under six times gravity; if it were outside, Fang Xin's combat power would double.
During training, Hua Cheng also sparred with Fang Xin, pointing out some flaws in his combat. Having countless real combat experiences, Fang Xin learned and comprehended very quickly.
When Fang Xin and Hua Cheng emerged from the gravity room, many female students looked over. Many female students were far more attracted to looks than male students, and with Fang Xin currently being a prominent figure at Sky Shield Academy, this added buff attracted even more admiring glances from women.
Hua Cheng glanced at the time. "I'm heading back first. Continue at this time every day from now on. I've secured this gravity room for you; it's exclusively yours. As long as you don't train yourself to death, train as if your life depends on it. If I can't make it, send me a message with any questions you have."
"Understood, Sixth Brother Hua!"
Hua Cheng squeezed Fang Xin's shoulder. "A Xin, remember, a person must be decisive, firm in conviction, repay kindness, and avenge wrongs! If you can't avenge a wrong on the spot, don't complain or blame others; that's what only a useless person would do. All the injustices we see stem from our weakness. All the right and wrong in this world are based on strength and weakness! Only when we are strong can we eliminate all those sons of bitches who bully the weak!"
Fang Xin looked at Hua Cheng, growing to like Sixth Brother Hua's personality more and more. "I'll remember that, Sixth Brother Hua!"
Hua Cheng grinned at Fang Xin. "No need to be polite with me in the future. In class, I'm your mentor; after class, we're brothers!"
"Okay!"
"I have things to do at home, so I'm leaving first!"
Waving goodbye, Fang Xin tugged at his clothes, which were sticking to him. He needed to get back and take a shower quickly, and he also had to thank Li Bao'er.
Today, Li Bao'er's appearance, though somewhat abstract, genuinely helped Fang Xin.
Fang Xin also thanked Zhuge Heng, Shang Tianque, Sun Bijun, and Cheng Bingqing.
Favors aren't simply repaid by treating someone to a meal or giving them a gift; that would completely sever future interactions. This favor would be kept, and when they needed Fang Xin's help, he would certainly do his utmost to assist them.
As he walked back, a clear, familiar voice came from behind him.
"Brother!"
"Want to go eat together?"
Fang Xin turned around. Jiang Xiaocha ran up and handed him a soft, fragrant dry towel.
Fang Xin wiped his sweat.
"I need to go back and take a shower first!"
"Then I'll go tidy up your room for you!"
Walking along the path, students constantly looked over at Fang Xin, and occasionally someone would greet him.
"That Yang Haosi hasn't bothered you again, has he?" Fang Xin asked.
Jiang Xiaocha shook her head, letting out a soft sigh. Jiang Xiaocha smiled bitterly, "When I was a student, I thought good grades were all that mattered. During the talent test, I thought good results meant a perfect life. But today's events made me feel my insignificance for the first time. In the face of power, those of us without background or backing are as tiny as ants; they can kill us if they want! Even if we are the victims, they still want to trample us underfoot!"
A moment later, Jiang Xiaocha looked up and said, word by word, "Brother, I don't want to be an ant! I don't want to be trampled on again! If we are strong enough, without background or backing, then we, brother and sister, will be each other's backing! We will be each other's background!"
Fang Xin looked at Jiang Xiaocha's firm and resolute eyes, smiled slightly, and said solemnly, "Okay!"
Jiang Xiaocha raised her hand. "Pinky promise!"
Fang Xin raised his hand, and the brother and sister made a pinky promise and sealed it.
After a moment's thought, Fang Xin took out the blindfold that Old Lady Sun Bijun had given him from his spatial ring. "This is for training mental power. Every day when I train my other talents, you use this to train your mental power!"
Jiang Xiaocha took it. "Okay!"
Upon reaching the dorm, Fang Xin knocked on Li Bao'er's door.
Zhang Yaozu walked out of his room. "Xin Ge, Bao'er isn't here. She went to the training hall to practice her saber. Before she left, she said if you came back to thank her, there's no need. Just treat her to a month's worth of potato chips!"
"No problem!"
Zhang Yaozu sniffed. "Xin Ge, only Bao'er helped you today. We couldn't help you at all!"
"It happened so suddenly, everyone didn't react in time! Where are the others?"
Zhang Yaozu chuckled. "They all went to train! The Church was too arrogant today, and many people are angry. Hearing that they might encounter people from the Church during the midterm test, they're all training hard to go in there and take on the Church members!"
"I need to go too, Xin Ge."
"See you!"
After showering, the brother and sister went to eat.
Without wasting much time, Fang Xin went straight into the single-person multi-functional training room after eating.
He took out the cultivation technique Zhuge Heng had obtained from the Church from his spatial ring.
He opened the first cultivation technique.
A few words came into view.