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Chapter 25: Channeling Energy, Challenging the Gym
Three days later.
In the 'gym' of Xueheng's home.
【You have practiced the Breathing Technique once. Fitness Experience +16】
【You have practiced the Breathing Technique once. Fitness Experience +16】
【You have practiced...】
Watching the notifications popping up one after another on the panel, Xueheng focused on his breathing and felt the various rhythms resonating within his body.
The stretching of bones, the functioning of organs, the contraction of muscles...
He stared at his arms, transfixed by the muscles moving under his skin with each breath, as if they had a life of their own.
Time passed, and at a certain critical point, Xueheng felt waves of heat surging throughout his body. Following his breathing rhythm, the heat rapidly converged towards his right arm.
He quietly walked to the standing punch bag in the center of the room, slightly bent his knees, and positioned his right hand behind his waist, ready to throw a straight punch.
Xueheng took a deep breath and unleashed a punch.
"Bang!!!"
This punch was neither fast nor powerful compared to his previous strikes.
However, the 300-pound standing punch bag seemed to have been hit by an oncoming car. From the point of impact, the entire bag curved like a shrimp and flew sideways, crashing into the wall and shaking the entire room.
【Condition met. Skill activated: Channeling Energy】
【Channeling Energy Lv1 (0/300)】
In an instant, the force that he had accidentally discovered how to generate through a flash of insight was quickly mastered and became second nature to him.
Xueheng's eyes lit up with delight.
He immediately activated the Breathing Technique, and his internal organs responded to his breathing, creating various rhythms that transformed into kinetic energy, generating the force.
Xueheng willed it, and the force flowed into his right leg. He then lifted his leg and stomped!
Crack—
The tiled floor cracked, and even the steel-reinforced concrete underneath showed signs of fracture. The entire floor vibrated.
【Punching the floor, Channeling Energy experience +1】
Xueheng twitched his lips.
He couldn't help but treat the floor like a nail as soon as he had a hammer in his hand.
He hoped his mother wouldn't notice when she returned.
Cat sat beside him, tilting her head in wonder at Xueheng. Her little face wore an expression of human-like bewilderment.
"...You just started practicing the Breathing Technique three days ago?"
"Yes." Xueheng nodded, straightening the standing punch bag he had knocked flying.
"You've never trained in martial arts before?" Cat's tail swayed.
"How many times are you going to ask?" Xueheng felt helpless.
"I've told you, I possess invincible talent and astonishing wisdom."
He said nonchalantly.
Cat rolled her eyes. "You do have talent, but it's too early to claim invincibility. There are geniuses in this world who instantly master Channeling Energy the first time they practice the Breathing Technique."
"Some large corporations even use special technological means to create such 'geniuses'."
"The world is vast, and your talent is just a drop in the ocean. Don't get carried away."
Ning Fengwan admonished solemnly.
Xueheng smiled and walked over to her, pinching her cheek as she arrogantly looked up at him. "I understand."
"Don't touch me, and remember to call me Master Cat." Cat said indifferently.
"Yes, little Miss Ning." Xueheng rubbed her cat head.
Ning Fengwan rebuked out of habit, but over the past three days, she had become accustomed to Xueheng's irreverence.
"However, since you possess such a high level of talent and have already cultivated Channeling Energy, we'll need to change our approach to entering the Dragon-Hidden Dojo..."
Cat pondered for a moment before continuing.
"Hmm? How so?" Xueheng asked, puzzled.
Cat leaped onto Xueheng's shoulder and sat down, licking her paw as she spoke. "If I use my connections to get you in, you'll be seen as a 'privileged insider,' which may attract unwanted attention and differential treatment."
"Then how do we get in, Teacher Ning?" Xueheng teased, finding her demeanor adorable.
Apparently pleased with the title of 'teacher,' Cat's tail swayed, and her little face showed a hint of human-like pride.
"Of course, it's a matter of etiquette in the martial world to challenge others!"
...
On the other side, at the South District Wharf.
An elderly man with a sturdy build, hair turning white, a gloomy expression, and a tall, straight posture like a thousand-year-old pine tree walked slowly into a warehouse with his hands clasped behind his back.
Inside the warehouse, Duan Kaiping and a youth in black clothing named Yun Ye had been waiting for a long time. When they saw the elderly man enter, Duan Kaiping immediately straightened his face and knelt down, bowing his head to the ground in reverence.
"Kaiping pays respect to Master. May your blessings be as vast as the sea, and your longevity match the heavens!"
Yun Ye, standing beside him, snorted derisively, clearly disdainful.
"...'
The elderly man, who was none other than the master of the Golden Wind Dojo, Jiao Hongyuan, showed no change in expression. He simply said to Duan Kaiping, "Hmm, get up."
Only then did he turn to Yun Ye and ask, "Where is it?"
Yun Ye shrugged, then lifted his thumb to point behind him at a three-meter-high container inside the warehouse.
"Knowing that you would be back today, I brought it with me. It's inside there."
"Then, our deal with the Kangde Company is considered done. Just transfer the remaining money to..."
Before he could finish, Jiao Hongyuan interrupted, his tone unperturbed. "Done?"
"You may have forgotten, but when we placed the order, the Kangde Company clearly stated that we must keep the matter confidential and not leak any information."
"How could you be so careless in handling this? You boldly marched through Edge City and came straight here?"
"Now, the Sixth Bureau has intervened in the investigation. Do you know how much trouble this has caused?"
Yun Ye scoffed, "What now?"
Jiao Hongyuan smiled. "I heard that the 'Heavenly Insect Queen' can give birth to special insect species corresponding to the food it is fed. I am quite curious about this. Is it true?"
Yun Ye frowned and without hesitation, raised his left arm, which was covered by a sleeve-like glove, aiming it at Jiao Hongyuan and his companion.
However, in the same instant that he raised his arm, Jiao Hongyuan's sturdy figure had vanished from its original spot.
Duan Kaiping didn't even have time to react before Jiao Hongyuan appeared behind Yun Ye. With a flick of his right hand, he flung off the blood that had splattered on it.
"Golden Wind... White Rainbow Sword..." Yun Ye managed to utter his last words with a hoarse voice before his head and left hand slid off and dropped to the ground.
The headless corpse remained standing, the cuts on its neck and arm perfectly smooth, as if they had been sliced by an incredibly sharp divine sword.
"Master... This..." Duan Kaiping swallowed, his eyes filled with fear.
"These desperate rebels are too reckless, both in their actions and their ways. It's their fortune to die by my hand." Jiao Hongyuan said slowly.
"Master, what about the others?" Duan Kaiping asked worriedly.
"Naturally, they will join him in death. The matter with the Kangde Company has been taken care of."
Jiao Hongyuan stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the three-meter-high container. It seemed like there was some sort of beastly breathing coming from inside, although it could have just been his imagination.
"Kaiping, have you prepared the things I asked for?"
"Yes, Master. Everything is ready. All the cockroaches were bred in captivity, and we didn't acquire any from outside sources. The people are also ready, and they are all officially recorded as deceased or missing..."
Jiao Hongyuan nodded in satisfaction. "Prepare some more. After a while, when the attention from above shifts away from Qingcheng, we can begin our plan."
"Yes," Duan Kaiping replied.
"Right, Master, why didn't the Senior Brother come back with you?"
"He's still in Fengcheng, participating in the selection tournament. He has a few more matches to go..."
...
In the Eastern District, in front of a certain skyscraper.
Xue Jing, dressed in casual attire suitable for movement, raised his hand to block the dazzling noon sunlight and looked up at the building.
"The Dragon-Hidden Dojo is on the seventeenth floor. Let's go!"
Cat sat on Xue Jing's shoulder, pointing her claws upward and urging him on.
...
(End of Chapter)
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