Half an hour later, Li Yuan felt the strong, fiery energy in his body gradually fade away.
"Every time I take the Source Power Pill, I can feel a clear change in my body," Li Yuan thought to himself. "Today, my life level has actually increased by 0.1 again."
Feeling his body transform step by step was indeed refreshing.
"After more than half an hour, my maximum punch strength has increased to 732 kilograms?" Li Yuan glanced at the Divine Palace Panel.
The effect of the Source Power Pill hadn't been fully absorbed; it was still hidden within him.
In the next few days, Li Yuan would have to work hard to cultivate so that his body could fully absorb it without wasting anything.
"I wonder if my physical constitution can reach 7.9 before the January assessment," Li Yuan mused.
From mid-October until now, it had been over two months.
It seemed like his physical constitution had only increased by 0.9, similar to the rate of improvement before he started taking the Source Power Pill.
But the increase in life level wasn't linear; the differences between each level became more significant as he progressed.
The standard punch strength for a level 6 physical constitution is 300 kilograms.
For level 7, it's 450 kilograms.
And for level 8, it's 800 kilograms.
In other words, in just over two months, Li Yuan's punch strength had increased by nearly 300 kilograms.
"The gap from level 7 to level 8 is the largest among the top 10 levels; all the indicators nearly double," Li Yuan thought. "Many students at the Martial Arts University, if they haven't awakened their Martial Spirit, may not even reach level 8 by graduation."
Talking to many martial artists at the Martial Hall helped Li Yuan understand more.
Over 80% of ranked martial artists had awakened their Martial Spirit.
"I can improve this quickly."
"The Source Power Pill has the biggest impact," Li Yuan pondered. "My body's ability to absorb and digest... While it's not as strong as Teacher Xu said, being able to digest one in twenty days is still impressive."
Over the past two months, Li Yuan had taken four Source Power Pills.
The cost was huge, but the results were remarkable.
Without the Source Power Pill, if he only used basic vitality-enhancing elixirs, Li Yuan estimated his physical constitution would only be around 7.3 or 7.4 now.
"Teacher Xu wasn't wrong."
"Once your physical constitution reaches a certain level, maintaining it becomes difficult, let alone improving it," Li Yuan said as he suddenly waved his hand.
"Whoosh!"
His palm sliced through the air like a knife.
Since breaking through level 7.5 in life level, Li Yuan clearly felt the effect of the Source Power Pill weakening.
Eating nutritious meals? Taking basic vitality-enhancing elixirs? The effects would be much weaker.
Li Yuan could foresee that once he became a martial artist, if he only relied on nutritious meals and basic elixirs, it would be hard for his physical constitution to continue improving.
At that time, the supportive effect of the Source Power Pill would also diminish significantly... The stronger the body, the more energy it consumed during training and fighting.
To keep improving rapidly? First, he would need to use higher-grade treasures, and second, his body would have to be able to handle it.
"Martial Spirit!"
"If I could practice advanced cultivation methods, I could directly absorb the source power from the universe," a glimmer of light flashed in Li Yuan's eyes. "No wonder the Martial Spirit is so important in the Seven Star Alliance."
Practicing advanced cultivation methods could greatly save resources.
Not just for individuals, but for all of human civilization.
Thinking of this, Li Yuan couldn't help but check his account balances in the national bank and the Martial Hall on his smart wristband.
Bank balance: 1,125,124 Blue Star Coins
Martial Hall points: 1,946,880
Martial Hall cultivation points: 750,000
...
At nine in the evening, Li Yuan changed his clothes and walked out of the martial arts room, heading toward the elevator.
"Li Yuan, you're just leaving now?"
"Uncle Wang."
"Brother Liu."
Martial artists greeted Li Yuan warmly as he walked by, and he responded to each one.
"Li Yuan, heading home? Your brother and sister just came downstairs." A young man in a training outfit approached with a smile.
"Okay, thanks, Brother Liu," Li Yuan replied with a smile.
This young man had just graduated from the Martial Arts University and had recently become a martial artist. He was responsible for teaching free martial arts classes.
Li Qianqian and Li Muhua were both his students, so he was quite familiar with Li Yuan.
After more than two months in the martial artist circle at the Starfire Martial Hall, everyone basically knew that Li Yuan was a B-grade martial arts genius who had signed a contract early.
Being a B-grade contract means he would at least become a level 16 martial artist in the future, with a good chance of becoming a Source Martial Artist, showing great potential.
Moreover, even the head instructor, 'Instructor Xing,' treated Li Yuan with great warmth and respect every time they met, let alone these ordinary martial artists and instructors.
"In the past, I was just an ordinary student. When I came to the Martial Hall building, I couldn't even get in; who would pay me any attention?" Li Yuan thought.
"Now? When Brother Liu guides Qianqian and Muhua in their training, he is much more enthusiastic than when teaching other middle school students."
Being strong makes the people around you more friendly.
... As the elevator doors opened, Li Yuan was about to step in when he suddenly froze.
A familiar face.
"Li Yuan?" The girl standing in the elevator seemed a bit surprised.
"Lin Lanyue, long time no see," Li Yuan greeted her warmly.
A few months ago, their virtual duel had caused quite a stir at school.
But after all this time, Li Yuan hadn't shown any interest, and with the increasing pressure of senior year studies, the rumors had long since faded away.
On the contrary, when they occasionally bumped into each other at school, they could still greet one another.
Today, Lin Lanyue wasn't in her martial arts uniform; instead, she wore casual clothes, a long cashmere coat over a fitted turtleneck, which highlighted her fair and rosy skin. She paired it with light blue jeans that accentuated her long and curvy legs.
This was a clear departure from her usual student attire.
"Li Yuan, what are you doing at the Martial Hall?" Lin Lanyue asked, a bit puzzled.
"Just some business," Li Yuan smiled and didn't elaborate.
Neither the principal nor Teacher Xu had mentioned his early contract with the Starfire Martial Hall.
It hadn't spread around school at all.
Li Yuan didn't want to draw attention to himself over something that wouldn't benefit him, so he naturally kept quiet.
"Yueyue, is this your classmate? I don't think I've seen him before," a young woman in a mink coat, looking around thirty, said with a hint of wariness in her eyes.
In her memory, Lin Lanyue rarely took the initiative to greet boys.
"He's from Class 3 (2) of senior year," Lin Lanyue explained.
"Class 3 (2)?" The young woman frowned slightly.
An ordinary class student?
How did they know each other?
"Li Yuan, this is my aunt," Lin Lanyue introduced.
Lin Lanyue respected and admired Li Yuan for being able to defeat her in martial arts.
Moreover, over the past few months, Li Yuan had never tried to contact her again, which made Lin Lanyue realize that he was indeed different from the boys who had tried to pursue her.
"Hello, Aunt," Li Yuan greeted naturally.
The young woman was taken aback, Aunt?
Did she look that old?
Ding~ The elevator doors opened.
"I have to go, see you at school later," Li Yuan said with a smile as he walked out of the elevator.
"See you at school," Lin Lanyue nodded, and then she and the young woman leisurely followed him out of the elevator.
They didn't rush to leave but watched Li Yuan walk away.
"Yueyue, you should avoid associating with ordinary class boys like him," the young woman frowned.
Lin Lanyue was momentarily taken aback, then smiled and said, "Aunt, do you remember when I was defeated on the Star Combat Network?"
"Mm? Xiao Qiang mentioned it," the young woman realized. "Is that him?"
"Yes." Lin Lanyue nodded, looking at Li Yuan's retreating figure. "His spear technique is very impressive; I wasn't his match in virtual combat."
"So what if he's skilled?"
"If he hasn't awakened his Martial Spirit, he can at most get into Jiangbei Martial Arts University. How could he possibly get into one of the Five Major Martial Arts Academies?" The young woman scoffed.
Lin Lanyue smiled and didn't argue.
She knew her aunt's character; it wasn't that she looked down on Li Yuan, but she was just unhappy with Li Yuan calling her "Aunt."
"Look, Instructor Xing is over there," the young woman suddenly brightened up. "Come on, let's go say hello."
"Oh," Lin Lanyue nodded.
She rarely came to the Starfire Martial Hall and didn't care much about the instructors.
Suddenly.
"That boy?" The young woman's eyebrows raised slightly, puzzled. "Instructor Xing is stopping to talk to him?"
"Really?" Lin Lanyue looked over in surprise.
Not far away, Instructor Xing had stopped Li Yuan, smiling as they chatted. To outsiders, it didn't seem like a senior talking to a junior, but rather peers exchanging ideas.
After a while, Instructor Xing waved goodbye to Li Yuan as he left the building, then walked toward the elevator.
The young woman pulled Lin Lanyue and approached him.
"Instructor Xing," the young woman greeted with a bright smile.
"Miss You," Instructor Xing recognized the young woman and smiled. "Are you here for therapy again today?"
Instructor Xing looked at Lin Lanyue. "You... must be Lin Hall Master’s daughter, Lin Lanyue?"
"You know me?" Lin Lanyue asked in surprise.
"I remember."
"When Hall Master Lin was still in Jiang City, I saw you when you were little," Instructor Xing smiled. "I was there during the last inspection at your school, but there were too many people, so I didn't get to greet you."
"Later, our Martial Hall sent you a C-grade contract invitation, but you didn't accept it."
Lin Lanyue couldn't help but smile.
Her father was a member of the Starry Sky Martial Hall, so he naturally wouldn't agree to an early contract invitation from the Starfire Martial Hall.
"Instructor Xing, who was that boy just now?" the young woman asked, pointing at Li Yuan, who had just exited the building.
"Oh?"
"You mean Li Yuan?" Instructor Xing turned to look and smiled. "He's from the same school as Xiao Lin. Doesn't Xiao Lin know?"
"Not really," Lin Lanyue shook her head.
"He's a B-grade contract member of our Martial Hall," Instructor Xing said with a smile. "This young man is quite outstanding."
...
Instructor Xing entered the elevator.
"Yueyue."
"Are you kidding me? Didn't you say he was from an ordinary class? How could he sign an early contract with the Starfire Martial Hall? And a B-grade contract at that?"
The young woman stared blankly for a long time, looking at Lin Lanyue with suspicion. "Are you two involved? Otherwise, why would you lie to me?"
"Aunt, I really didn't lie to you," Lin Lanyue's bright eyes were also filled with confusion as she insisted, "Li Yuan is really from Class 3 (2)."
"I've never heard of anyone who hasn't awakened their Martial Spirit being able to sign a B-grade contract early," the young woman shook her head. "Your grades are so good, but during the last test, you only reached C grade."
Lin Lanyue was too lazy to respond to her aunt, lowering her head in thought.
Yeah, I just reached C grade!
So why did Li Yuan sign a B grade?
(End of Chapter)