Lin Yue finished her shower, shook her hair, and walked out of the bathroom wearing white silk pajamas.
Her wet hair flung out crystalline water droplets, and the white pajamas clung to her figure, making her appear even more graceful.
Seeing only Li Xue left in the training room, she smiled and said, "That kid Wang Heng left?"
"He left. I'm really impressed with that guy; he even wrote you an IOU," Li Xue said, somewhat speechless, as she handed the IOU to Lin Yue.
Lin Yue didn't take it. Instead, she looked at Li Xue with a playful expression and teased, "The Quenching Body Pill was yours, so the IOU should be with you. But what makes me curious is, our little princess of the Li family, you haven't actually fallen for that poor boy, have you?"
Her gaze was sly, and her words were full of teasing, as if she wanted to uncover some secrets from Li Xue's reaction.
What a joke! She was already a War General Level martial artist; how could she still carry Quenching Body Pills? This pill was for Pre-Martial Artists; why would she carry it for no reason?
In reality, that Quenching Body Pill was given to Wang Heng by Li Xue through Lin Yue.
"Sister Lin, what nonsense are you talking about!" Li Xue glared at Lin Yue, somewhat annoyed by her words. Her cheeks instantly flushed, and her eyes were full of reproach.
Lin Yue teased with a smile, "Oh, you're getting flustered? Could it be true?"
She laughed even more freely, her eyes full of mockery, deliberately trying to tease Li Xue.
"Sister Lin—take this!" Li Xue, annoyed, threw a punch at Lin Yue. The punch sliced through the air, emitting a dull sound.
If Wang Heng were still there, he would surely be shocked to discover that Li Xue's punching power was far more than 760kg.
"Oh, you're sparring with your Sister Lin, and you're actually using your special talent of 'Power Doubling'. I see you really do care about that kid Wang Heng," Lin Yue said, parrying the attack while continuing to tease.
"Sister Lin, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll ignore you. I just feel that Wang Heng and I are very similar; neither of us is willing to succumb to fate, so I want to help him," Li Xue said, withdrawing her fist and glaring fiercely at Lin Yue.
Lin Yue fell silent upon hearing this. She understood Li Xue's meaning. Despite Li Xue's extraordinary background, children from such large families, especially females, basically had no say in their marriages.
Because if you enjoy the glory and wealth brought by the family, then you must enter into a marriage alliance for the family's interests.
Of course, in this high-martial world, as long as your own strength is strong enough, you can break this rule.
Li Xue trained so desperately because she wanted to control her own destiny.
And Wang Heng, due to his family's poverty, also yearned to change his own destiny.
Furthermore, his impoverished background did not crush him; instead, it ignited his strong fighting spirit.
It was precisely because she saw her own shadow in Wang Heng, coupled with the sparring during this period, that she had a good impression of Wang Heng, so she wanted to help him.
"Silly girl, given your Li family's situation, if you want to control your own destiny, you must become a War God level martial artist."
After a moment of silence, Lin Yue looked at Li Xue with some pity.
Having spent a year with Li Xue, she had long considered Li Xue her own sister; their relationship was that of both a teacher and a friend.
"I know!" Li Xue clenched her fists and said with determination, "So for this college entrance exam, I plan to go to Hai Da (Sea University). Either I become a War God, or I die among the beast hordes."
Her words were resounding, revealing a determination to burn her bridges.
"Hai Da (Sea University)? Dahai City is a Meat Grinder. It's said that the death rate of Hai Da (Sea University) students is as high as 50%. Typically, children from large families like yours should go to Jingda, after all, Jingda has more cultivation resources," Lin Yue said.
Her tone was filled with surprise and confusion, her brows slightly furrowed as she tried to persuade Li Xue to change her mind.
Li Xue shook her head and said, "Jingda is too comfortable. Although it has richer cultivation resources than Hai Da (Sea University), to become a War God, one must undergo numerous life-and-death trials. I've already investigated; the number of War God level martial artists cultivated by Hai Da (Sea University) is more than three times that of Jingda."
Her eyes were extremely firm, and her words were full of resolve.
"You… sigh!" Lin Yue looked at Li Xue with a touch of heartache. Dahai City, that Meat Grinder, even she herself dared not go there. It was said that a beast tide occurred there every year, and even War Gods were in danger of falling.
Lin Yue sighed softly, her eyes full of worry and affection, yet she also knew that Li Xue's determination would not be easily changed.
...
He turned and glanced at the villa area.
Wang Heng's expression was complex as he muttered to himself, "This time, I've truly met a benefactor."
Perhaps a Quenching Body Pill was insignificant to Sister Lin, but to him, it was a great kindness.
He would remember this kindness in his heart.
Wang Heng adjusted his mindset and disappeared into the night.
Nine o'clock in the evening.
Wang Heng took out his key, carefully opened the door, and walked into the room.
He glanced at the bunk bed and saw that his father, lying on the upper bunk, was already fast asleep.
Wang Heng tiptoed into the bathroom, closed the door, stripped off his clothes, then took out the Quenching Body Pill and swallowed it whole.
Although he couldn't afford Quenching Body Pills, he had browsed online for instructions on how to take them.
It was said that the first time taking a Quenching Body Pill had the best effect, capable of expelling impurities from the body and purifying the entire physical body.
Wang Heng waited patiently.
His eyes were full of anticipation, and his hands involuntarily clenched.
After about a few minutes, he felt his body slowly heat up, as if a ball of fire had exploded within him.
The sudden heat startled him slightly, but was quickly replaced by excitement.
A surging warm current flowed along the meridians in his body, instantly spreading throughout his entire being.
This warm current was like a surging tide, impacting his body wave after wave.
And on the surface of his skin, black grime slowly began to be expelled.
The black grime seeped out little by little, emitting an unpleasant smell, but it also meant that his body was undergoing a deep tempering process.
Wang Heng quickly turned on the shower and rinsed his body with hot water, immediately feeling much lighter. Every muscle felt as if it had undergone thousands of hammerings, and his entire strength had increased significantly.
Suddenly—
A piece of information appeared in Wang Heng's mind: "Breakthrough in minor realm, clone count increased by 10."
Wang Heng was immediately overjoyed.
After taking the Quenching Body Pill, his punching power finally broke through 400kg, advancing him to the realm of a Intermediate Apprentice.
The number of clones increased by 10 all at once, which was undoubtedly a world-changing transformation for Wang Heng.
Because clones, in addition to assisting in cultivation, could also merge with the main body, increasing the main body's strength by 10%.
In other words, if Wang Heng's punching power was 400kg, then when he merged with one clone, his punching power would reach 440kg.
And currently, Wang Heng had a total of 11 clones.
After merging all clones, his strength increase reached 110%.
What kind of concept was this?
Suppose Wang Heng's current punching power was 400kg.
400kg + 400kg × 110% = 840kg.
This was already equivalent to Power Doubling.
"That Quenching Body Pill definitely increased my strength by more than just a few kilograms. My current punching power has probably already exceeded 400kg, and my punching power after merging all clones is estimated to exceed 900kg," Wang Heng said, his face full of excitement.
The strength he had longed for had finally arrived.