3: Cui Dazhi was dumbfounded, isn't this just beef tendon?
Han Lie savored the feeling of his Qi and blood increasing. At this moment, his heart was like a powerful pump, with filtered, high-quality Qi and blood flowing from it and rushing towards his limbs.
His Qi and blood, carrying the abundant essence energy from the Mighty Bull Essence Blood itself, nourished every corner of his cells.
The magnitude of this strengthening feeling was so great that he could sense it without even checking his system panel.
Comfortable, so comfortable.
His blood energy transformed into great rivers within his body, flushing every corner. This feeling was much more exhilarating than even a foot bath and massage.
“Whoosh—”
He looked inward, checking his own attributes.
“Host: Han Lie”,“Qi and Blood: 79”,“Other: Omitted”
“Seventy-nine?”
Han Lie couldn't help but be shocked. One must know that Martial Overlord, the most formidable student in the ordinary class, had a Qi and blood value of only around eighty. This meant that by consuming Mighty Bull Essence Blood, he had instantly transformed from a martial scumbag into a Martial Overlord?
“Is beef tendon that delicious?”
Dazhi couldn't help but ask.
Han Lie’s expression was simply too ecstatic, as if he had taken some miraculous elixir, making people wonder.
No way,
Could it really be Mighty Bull Essence Blood?
Did I buy fake snacks?
“Delicious beyond delicious!”
Han Lie smiled, while also thinking to himself that, for now, his golden finger could be understood as an attribute system that could produce bugs.
It was still uncertain how frequently bugs would appear, whether they would all be beneficial, and whether all beef tendon would be judged as Mighty Bull Essence Blood. All of these were urgent matters that needed to be resolved.
As he pondered, Cui Dazhi next to him stared with eyes wide like copper bells, seriously suspecting Han Lie was deliberately putting on a show to tease him. But based on their many years of acquaintance,
Han Lie wasn't that kind of person.
So what did it mean?
Are you crazy!?
Did he really imagine beef tendon to be Mighty Bull Essence Blood? The key was his reaction after eating it—it was exactly the same as when he himself had consumed essence blood back then. That expression of pleasure, where he couldn't help but hum lightly, was simply too much.
“Holy crap, it can't be real, can it?”
Even though Cui Dazhi always felt it was impossible for this to be Mighty Bull Essence Blood, he was swayed by Han Lie's repeated genuine reactions.
“.....I'll try some too.”
He picked up the packaging bag casually left on the desk; there were still a few pieces of beef tendon left inside. He carefully squeezed them towards the edge of the plastic bag. Perhaps at this moment, he himself hadn't realized it.
He had already treated the beef tendon as Mighty Bull Essence Blood.
Then he squeezed all the remaining bits into his mouth, and the next second...
“Hmm...?”
“Isn't this just beef tendon?”
Cui Dazhi was utterly speechless and threw the packaging bag aside.
Confirmed, this was just ordinary beef tendon, three yuan a bag.
beef tendon that even dogs wouldn't eat.
“I'm really speechless!”
He looked at Han Lie, who still had an expression of enjoyment, as if still benefiting from the increase in Qi and blood. Cui Dazhi sneered at this.
“Stop acting!!”
“I'd say, Lie Zi, you shouldn't bother with Qing Bei Martial University. You could go into acting and still bring glory to your ancestors. Damn, you actually managed to fool me!”
“Go ahead and laugh!!!”
Cui Dazhi felt his nose getting a bit red.
“Hahahahaha!”
Han Lie smiled upon hearing that. After his Qi and blood increased, his body also gradually strengthened, feeling as if his strength was growing every moment.
He felt like he had endless bull strength.
He didn't explain to Cui Dazhi, nor did he want to deliberately hide anything. There were too many miraculous physiques in this world.
Yes, I can increase my Qi and blood by eating beef tendon. So what?
“Alright, alright, alright!”
Cui Dazhi didn't want to dwell on this topic. “Pack up quickly and let's go eat. Soon, all the beef in the cafeteria will be gone. Also, you should consume the essence blood first; you'll be very hungry afterward, perfect for eating!”
“No need, Dazhi!”
Han Lie waved his hand, knowing that any further explanation would be useless as the other party wouldn't believe him. He didn't bother arguing and just stated bluntly:
“My Qi and blood are sufficient for the exam now!”
“? Eating beef tendon made you confident?”
Cui Dazhi couldn't help but retort.
“Haha, you bet. If you don't believe me...”
Han Lie directly held out his hand, making an arm-wrestling invitation. “Won't you know if you test my strength?”
Strength and appetite, while not precisely predicting the exact Qi and blood value, could roughly estimate a vague range.
Cui Dazhi was stunned upon hearing this, and couldn't help but glance at the discarded packaging bag again, thinking, “Bro, who gave you this confidence?”
“Come on!”
He wasn't one to procrastinate, so the two clasped hands, ready for a contest.
“You go first!”
Cui Dazhi said.
He was still cautious, knowing the exam was in the afternoon and he couldn't injure Han Lie. So he prepared to passively receive.
Han Lie knew that Cui Dazhi’s Qi and blood value should be around 160, which was quite high. Moreover, strength was not only related to Qi and blood value but also to exertion techniques, the strength of various body tissues, martial arts divine abilities, and so on. They were all connected.
He certainly couldn't beat Cui Dazhi at the moment, but that didn't stop him from giving him a small shock.
Saying that, he exerted his full strength.
In an instant, the balanced scales tilted immediately. Cui Dazhi watched as his arm was bent into an arc.
“Holy crap!!?”
Cui Dazhi’s eyes widened significantly. At the same time, he quickly exerted his own strength, exclaiming, “Did you take drugs? When did you get so strong?”
One must know that the two were close brothers who lived together and understood each other too well. Cui Dazhi knew how weak and powerless Han Lie was.
So he hadn't really prepared just now, and damn, he almost lost in that instant. Luckily, his reaction was extremely fast.
“You...”
Feeling the power coming from his wrist and arm, Cui Dazhi was somewhat bewildered. “Your strength corresponds to at least ninety-plus Qi and blood value. No, holy crap, how is this possible?!”
“Not that much!”
Han Lie continued to exert force, but that was it. The gap between him and a prodigy who could be directly admitted to Qing Bei Martial University was still huge.
“Just under eighty!”
“Eighty?”
Cui Dazhi frowned deeply. He hadn't seen him put so much effort into competing with those prodigies, and he couldn't help but murmur to himself.
“No,”
“No!!”
“Your strength is continuous and powerful, like an indefatigable green ox. And if, as you said, your Qi and blood value is only eighty...”
“Then, damn it...”
“Did you really consume Mighty Bull Essence Blood?”
His eyeballs nearly popped out as he stared at his sworn brother, an expression of disbelief on his face.
“What Mighty Bull Essence Blood?” Han Lie was happy to play along. “It’s beef tendon!”
“!!!”
“But that’s not right either!!”
Cui Dazhi felt his CPU about to burn out. “You just consumed it; you definitely need a period of adaptation. Could it be that you consumed it yesterday? You're playing the pig to eat the tiger!!”
“Could it be—”
“Are you a young master from some great family who was lost here? Eh... that's not right either!!”
“I've lived with you since childhood, and I've never seen you, kid, have such great fortune!!”
“Damn it!!”
“Brother, just tell me the truth!!”
Cui Dazhi scratched his head and ears, just like a curious person who is tormented when someone only tells half a story.
“The truth is, it's from eating beef tendon!”
Han Lie spread his hands.
Indicating that if you still don't believe me, there's nothing more I can do.
“.......”
Cui Dazhi was speechless. “Alright... alright, I don't care what you're up to anymore, it's good news anyway. So... shall we go eat now?”
“Eat!”
Han Lie was indeed hungry.
He needed to eat more to replenish his body's nutritional needs, and then he would go to the school's convenience store to see if there was any Mighty Bull Essence Blood left.
Oh no, it was beef tendon, three yuan a bag, that even dogs wouldn't eat.
“Hurry up, Dazhi!”
Han Lie quickly ran to the classroom door and found Cui Dazhi still in place, hiding, not knowing what he was doing.
“Coming, coming!”
Dazhi quickly turned his head upon hearing the sound, licking the corners of his mouth. His face was slightly embarrassed, and at the same time, he whispered in a voice no one could hear.
“Damn it!!”
“This is beef tendon!!!”
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