52: I'm out of breath

"Seven Stars Steps!"

It was another night, when the cold stars glittered under the night sky.

Shen Bei was in Jian Tong's backyard, observing the trajectories of the stars. His muscles rippled like a continuous stream of stars and a surging river. With a step of "Seven Stars Steps," he lunged forward, swishing through seven steps, then exploded with a kick!

"Kui Xing Kicks the Dipper!"

A lunge, a kick, an explosion!

The force of his leg tore through the air, emitting a heart-rending sound that echoed far and wide, incredibly sharp.

Bang!

A hard wooden tree, as thick as a bowl, was snapped in half with a crack!

Crack, crack, crack, crack........

Subsequently, Shen Bei kicked out thirteen more times. Instantly, his entire body was a blur of leg shadows, like sharp knives and large axes, fiercely striking the surrounding trees. All those trees were chopped down!

After kicking down fourteen trees in a row, he wasn't even breathing heavily or flushed. He withdrew his fist, and the sand and dirt beneath his feet were scooped up. His left hand drew a perfect circle, and his right hand drew a perfectly square shape. He stopped, rooting himself to the ground like a thousand-year-old pine tree, its roots deeply embedded in the rocks, unmoving and unyielding.

"Drawing a circle with my left hand and a square with my right, combining hard and soft. I can't believe I managed to master these Moves in just three nights. It truly shows that my basic attributes have laid a solid Foundation for me! It seems my Breakthrough to a Martial Artist isn't far off!"

At this moment, Shen Bei swallowed a qi and blood pill. A warm, fragrant current flowed through his blood, permeating his entire body. The pain from kicking down the trees with his legs immediately subsided and recovered with this warm flow.

Shen Bei had laid a solid Foundation during more than ten days of hellish strength training!

Now, after three days of Cultivating Moves, he had immediately mastered them. He had honed the two killer Moves from the Seven Stars Fist, "Seven Stars Steps" and "Kui Xing Kicks the Dipper," to perfection, making them extremely lethal.

The Seven Stars Fist doesn't have many Moves, but each one contains the mysteries of celestial trajectories and Physical Body structure.

Seven Stars Steps is a profound footwork, and Kui Xing Kicks the Dipper is a fierce leg technique for killing enemies.

Shen Bei mastered them one by one!

Other Martial Artists would take at least three to five years of diligent, day and night practice to reach Shen Bei's level of proficiency, and that's considered fast.

But Shen Bei, in just over ten days, with the help of his "Self-Correction" attribute and without any guidance, had reached such a Realm.

It was truly terrifying!

… …

It was another night.

Shen Bei continuously unleashed the Divine Power of his Physical Body, casually dodging, jumping, and running. With a burst of speed, he advanced more than ten feet, then pulled his body back, moving his entire body freely yet with fierce intensity and incredible speed, like a fierce tiger or leopard.

The Seven Stars Fist was domineering and powerful, as evidenced by the two Moves, "Seven Stars Steps" and "Kui Xing Kicks the Dipper."

Suddenly, he lunged a claw towards a large tree. Shen Bei's five fingers, like a crane's claw, actually dug out a large chunk of bark and wood from the tree trunk.

If this claw were to strike a person's body, it would undoubtedly rip off a large piece of flesh.

Its power had increased again!

At this point, Shen Bei stopped, preparing to rest for a while.

But then he suddenly noticed something unusual happening to his body.

"This is…"

Shen Bei's pupils slightly contracted, his expression shaken.

He could feel his heart beating slower, exactly half the speed it used to be! But it was also much stronger.

It was as solid and powerful as an iron hammer.

"Is this entering the First-Rank Martial Artist Realm?"

According to Teacher Gu, for a quasi-Martial Artist to achieve a Breakthrough to a Martial Artist, in essence, it's a self-Breakthrough!

The most typical sign is the slowing down of the heart rate, indicating a continuous and incredibly powerful life force.

Shen Bei exhaled a mouthful of stale Qi: "This is what a Martial Artist is! I am now a First-Rank Martial Artist!"

Shen Bei immediately ran back into the villa.

He opened the attribute detection device.

He wanted to check if his attributes had increased.

According to the knowledge Teacher Gu Xinrou imparted in class, after achieving a Breakthrough to a Martial Artist, attributes would receive an additional bonus increase!

Immediately, Shen Bei began to test the four main attributes: Strength, Physique, Agility, and Spirit.

As for other miscellaneous attributes, they are referred to as "Mystic Side Attributes" in this world.

They cannot be detected, but they genuinely exist.

There are no specific values; one can only estimate and comprehend them.

Generally, in combat, even though mainstream attributes play the dominant role, Mystic Side Attributes often provide a decisive advantage in critical moments.

The most typical example is the "Poison Resistance" attribute.

Different Martial Artists have varying reaction times to poisons, toxic gases, and so on.

In battles between Martial Artists, or between Martial Artists and humanoid creatures or Stranger from the underground caves, victory and defeat can be decided in seconds.

And those with strong poison resistance clearly have a significant advantage.

A moment later.

Shen Bei's attribute detection results were displayed.

Strength: 45.

Physique: 45.

Spirit: 40.

Agility: 40.

Shen Bei rubbed his chin, looking at the attribute data on the report.

"These past few days, I've been working during the day to activate the daily settlement panel and Cultivating the Seven Stars Fist at night."

Shen Bei counted on his fingers: "After the Martial Arts, my thought attribute was above 20 points."

"Even after working for many days, the daily settlement panel didn't reward much."

"I estimate it to be around 30 points."

"But now it's comprehensively above 40 points! This means that by formally achieving a Breakthrough to a First-Rank Martial Artist through the Martial Skill Seven Stars Fist, I received a Breakthrough attribute reward!"

"At least 10 points!"

Shen Bei laughed heartily: "I, Shen Bei, owe all my achievements today to my own hard work."

Although his voice grew softer and softer, even a little lacking in confidence and insincere.

But it must be admitted that Shen Bei had already achieved a Breakthrough without formally studying relevant courses at a Martial Arts university.

If Jian Tong knew that Shen Bei had become a First-Rank Martial Artist, she would surely turn into a whining monster.

Teacher Gu Xinrou, even more so, would just lie down and be a pretty vase, content to be an idle teacher.

As Shen Bei grew stronger day by day, his understanding of the Seven Stars Fist deepened, and a sense of pride naturally arose.

Shen Bei counted the days; tomorrow was the day Lingnan City Martial Arts University started classes.

Shen Bei planned to go home, pack his bags, and prepare for the new semester.

He glanced inside the villa.

Shen Bei's mouth twitched.

The interior of the house looked as if a hundred huskies had collectively charged in and partied all night.

The food in the refrigerator was completely gone.

Food waste bags were scattered everywhere…

Shen Bei clicked his tongue. Leaving like this would surely earn him a scolding from Jian Shan.

Shen Bei rolled up his sleeves and began to clean.

Bags of trash were cleared out.

He was busy until dawn before the villa was finally cleaned.

"I truly am a diligent good boy."

Shen Bei stretched.

He went out, left the key under a flowerpot.

He clapped his hands and left.

… …

Not long after Shen Bei left.

Jian Tong and Jian Shan also drove home from out of town.

After the father and daughter got out of the car.

Jian Tong quickly got out and shouted: "Shen Bei? Are you still here?"

Jian Shan smiled: "Silly child, Shen Bei only borrowed the printer. Why would he stay at our house for more than ten days?"

Jian Tong stuck out her tongue, a shy expression on her face.

Jian Shan said: "After being away from home for many days, I'm a bit eager to eat my treasured abalone. Oh, and I need to check my backyard; it needs some tidying up."

However, when Jian Shan entered the house and opened the refrigerator, he was immediately struck as if by lightning.

It was completely empty, cleaner than a dog's licked bowl!

"Where are my golden thread abalones?"

"Where are my Boston lobsters!"

"Where is my thousand-year-old wild ginseng soaking in wine!"

"Where is my authentic bird's nest!"

… …

Jian Shan rattled off a list of items for over ten minutes without repeating any.

A tragic, heart-wrenching roar, like a child who had lost a toy, echoed throughout the entire villa.

However, that wasn't the worst of it.

Jian Tong shrieked in the backyard: "Dad! Our backyard has been forcibly demolished!"

Jian Shan rushed over upon hearing the news.

His eyes were again filled with shock.

The strange rocks and trees he had painstakingly collected…

It looked as if they had been run over by a bulldozer.

A complete mess!

Broken stones everywhere, fallen trees.

"Who the hell did this!"

After shouting that, Jian Shan was overwhelmed with anger, his eyes saw stars, and he spat out a mouthful of old blood he had treasured for decades.

Gasp.

He passed out….