“Hmm?”
Hearing the prompt in his mind, Su Hong was visibly stunned.
A System!?
When he came back to his senses and confirmed he hadn’t misheard, a sharp gleam burst forth in Su Hong’s eyes.
He had been transmigrated for eighteen long years.
He had long given up all hope, yet he never expected to awaken a System now!
Looking at the few lines of text prompted by the System, Su Hong’s gaze fixed on a few key phrases.
“An indomitable martial arts will.”
“So that’s how it is.”
Su Hong’s expression was complex as he tugged at the corner of his mouth.
Perhaps he had always possessed the System, it just hadn’t had the catalyst to awaken.
But, an indomitable will, it sounded easy to say.
How could it be so easy to achieve?
If it weren’t for hearing his uncle and Aunt’s words today, and his younger siblings’ willingness to give up their martial arts path and drop out of school to lighten the family’s burden, he might never have developed such a desperate mindset.
“Whoosh—”
Su Hong took a deep breath, calming the turbulent emotions in his heart, and began to study the System.
Time slowly passed, and Su Hong’s eyes grew brighter.
The System’s functions were extremely powerful.
Simply put, as long as he defeated or killed any enemy (including fierce beasts), he would gain martial arts value.
And martial arts value could be used to enhance his qi and blood, martial arts techniques, and so on.
“Open the System panel,” Su Hong thought to himself.
The next moment, a concise panel appeared before his eyes.
Name: Su Hong
Talent: Peerless Throughout the Ages
Qi and Blood: 85 (+)
Spirit: 23 (+)
Physique: Mortal Body · 3% (+)
Martial Arts Techniques: Vajra Fist · Microscopic · 7% (+), Floating Light Palm · Proficient · 35% (+), Sky Stepping · Basic · 56% (+)
martial arts value: 0
Each attribute had a ‘+’ behind it, meaning martial arts value could be used to add points.
“85 points of qi and blood, an increase of 3 points from a month ago, not far from a pre-martial artist.”
90 points of qi and blood meant a pre-martial artist.
100 points of qi and blood meant a First Order Warrior.
“This spirit couldn’t be…?”
Su Hong’s eyes showed an incredulous look.
In this world, besides warriors, there was another path of cultivation: a Psychic!
They could control all things with invisible Spiritual Power and were extremely powerful.
It was difficult for one to appear among a million people.
And now, his System could even enhance Spiritual Power!
Su Hong forced himself to calm down and continued to look at the other attributes.
There were no surprises with the martial arts techniques.
“And this Mortal Body…”
Su Hong remembered learning in books that everyone’s physique was different.
Just like talent, some were strong, some were weak.
Physique was the same.
Some people were born with powerful special physiques.
They cultivated martial arts at a rapid pace, and their combat power far exceeded warriors of the same rank.
“There’s also a plus sign after Mortal Body, could it be that one day I can also transform my physique and evolve into some powerful physique?”
Su Hong’s heart pounded wildly.
It took a while for him to calm down.
“Oh, right, what does ‘Peerless Throughout the Ages’ for the beginner’s gift mean?”
When Su Hong saw these four words, he already had a guess in his mind.
He quickly clicked on the introduction.
Talent: Peerless Throughout the Ages.
Introduction: The concept of talent has existed since ancient times. Those who possess this talent are the foremost in talent, with none surpassing them, hence they are Peerless Throughout the Ages!
“This…”
Su Hong was completely bewildered by these lines of text.
Foremost in talent throughout ancient and modern times?
“I don’t seem to feel any different…”
Su Hong tried to recall the various difficulties he encountered while cultivating Vajra Fist.
Suddenly, he was astonished to find that those problems that had troubled him in the past seemed to be easily solved.
They instantly became simple and straightforward, as if anyone could understand and learn them.
Su Hong felt a little parched.
This feeling was too wonderful.
He tried to think about Floating Light Palm and Sky Stepping.
Immediately, an uncontrollable thought arose.
“How is this so simple?”
“How stupid was I before!?”
This feeling was like asking an adult to do a simple math problem like one plus one.
There was no need to think; the answer naturally popped into his mind without any effort.
“Find a place to try it.”
Su Hong remembered there was an open space in the community.
Thinking of this, he flipped over the railing.
He subconsciously performed Sky Stepping.
Before, with his newly basic Sky Stepping, he could only barely step on the air.
Su Hong lived on the fifth floor, and in his judgment, one Sky Stepping would be enough to support him landing safely from the fifth floor.
However, an accident happened.
Su Hong, who had flipped over the railing, stepped on the air.
It was as if he had stepped on solid ground.
A sudden boom echoed in the quiet night sky.
Su Hong shot straight up into the sky.
His figure leaped to the top floor of the community.
His feet landed on the wall of the top floor.
Su Hong looked back, then looked at his feet, a bewildered expression on his face!
“Holy crap!”
“Is this for real!?”
Su Hong was stunned.
Although the community wasn’t tall, only eight floors in total, his basic Sky Stepping had directly propelled him up three floors?
Su Hong felt it was too unreal.
Just then, a prompt sounded in his mind.
【Sky Stepping · Basic → Sky Stepping · Proficient】
【Sky Stepping · Proficient → Sky Stepping · Microscopic】
“No way, I just moved once, and it’s Microscopic!?”
Su Hong was completely dumbfounded.
He sucked in a cold breath.
Now he finally understood what the talent Peerless Throughout the Ages meant!
Although Sky Stepping was only an E-rank martial arts technique, going from basic to microscopic in one step was too outrageous, wasn’t it?!
Literally one step, in the time of a single breath!
“Then for Floating Light Palm, which is also E-rank, wouldn’t it be the same?”
“And for D-rank Vajra Fist, how long would it take? Two breaths!?”
Su Hong couldn’t stay calm.
But at this moment, a string of curses rang out from the community!
“Which damn person is setting off firecrackers in the middle of the night!!!”
“Are you crazy? Are you letting people sleep?!”
“That grandson setting off firecrackers! If I catch you, I’ll blow your ass to smithereens!”
Su Hong: “…”
Su Hong scratched his head awkwardly.
Apparently, the commotion from his Sky Stepping had woken up the neighbors.
“Gotta go, gotta go…”
Su Hong walked to the other side of the rooftop and leaped down.
This time, he chose to jump down floor by floor.
If he used Sky Stepping again, the neighbors would probably curse even more harshly.
“First floor, arrived!”
Su Hong landed on the ground as lightly as a swallow, without making a sound.
Then he walked towards the community entrance.
At the community entrance, the security guard was already dozing off.
Su Hong looked back at the dilapidated community.
The same path.
He had returned earlier with a worried frown.
Now, he left with a spirited demeanor!
“Just give me a little more time, and all problems will be solved!”
“Uncle won’t have to toil anymore, Aunt’s treatment will be hopeful, and my younger siblings’ tuition fees won’t be an issue!”
“And my martial arts entrance exam fee!”
A surge of heroic ambition rose in Su Hong’s heart.
Before, with his microscopic Vajra Fist, he still had the courage to choose to go to underground boxing matches.
Now that he had the System, he would naturally advance fearlessly!