29: Chapter 29 Lin Zhan Breakthrough

That mouthful of blood had been spat out perfectly.

The timing, the angle, the volume of blood, and the tragically beautiful shape it formed after hitting the floor—all had been precisely calculated by Wang Pingan.

He dared to stake his reputation on it; for the artistic expression of that single mouthful of blood, the Oscars of his past life would have owed him a golden statue.

The effect was immediate.

Instructor's permanent poker face crumbled on the spot.

He lunged forward, supported the swaying Wang Pingan, placed a palm against his back, and channeled a gentle stream of blood qi value into him.

"Reckless! Simply reckless!"

In Instructor's voice, there was a trace of panic and lingering fear that even he hadn't realized.

"I told you to practice your fist techniques, not to throw your life away!"

Wang Pingan leaned against Instructor, his face deathly pale and his breathing weak, putting on a frail act as if he might kick the bucket at any moment.

He lifted his eyelids and smiled weakly.

"Instructor... did... did I embarrass you?"

Instructor looked at his state, then glanced at the two glaring numbers on the screen.

【Peak Strength: 780 kg!】

【Instant Burst Coefficient: 3.5!】

His lips trembled; he wanted to curse, but not a single word came out.

Embarrass you?

If this is what you call embarrassing, then everyone else in the base might as well go find a block of tofu to smash their heads against and die right now.

A peak early-stage Second Grade martial artist with a blood qi value of 360 units.

Had struck with a peak strength of nearly 800 kilograms.

The instant burst coefficient had reached a terrifying 3.5!

What does that even mean?

It meant that at the very moment Wang Pingan threw the punch, he had squeezed his internal blood qi value to the absolute limit, unleashing strength far beyond his own level by two minor realms!

This is a monster!

This is a madman who fights with his life on the line!

"You..." Instructor stared at him for a long time before squeezing a sentence through his teeth.

"You brat, get back to your dormitory and lie down! For the next month, you are not allowed to touch the Meteor Fist Technique! Not even a single word of it!"

Without a word of protest allowed, he scooped Wang Pingan up horizontally and carried him back to the dormitory himself, amidst the complex gazes of the entire base's elites—gazes mixed with awe, sympathy, and shock.

Before leaving, he also left behind a pile of bottles and jars.

All of them were top-tier goods for consolidating one's foundation and replenishing blood qi value.

Even the cheapest bottle cost five figures on the market.

Instructor left.

The moment the dormitory door closed.

Wang Pingan, who a second ago had looked sickly and on the verge of kicking the bucket, did a kip-up and leaped off the bed.

He walked over to the pile of potions, picked up one, unplugged the stopper, and sniffed it.

A refreshing medicinal scent wafted out.

"Tsk."

He smacked his lips.

"Instructor is such a good person."

He didn't drink it.

Just kidding, such good stuff would be a waste to drink.

【Absorbed C-Grade Blood Qi Nourishing Fluid, converted to pay-to-win points + 120】

【Absorbed Millennium Snow Lotus Essence, converted to pay-to-win points + 150】

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Watching the numbers on the system panel soar, the smile on Wang Pingan's face was as bright as the sun in the dog days of summer.

Acting is a technical skill.

Especially playing a tragic genius suffering from severe injuries; that's the most technical of technical skills.

You have to spit blood realistically, and within that reality, convey three parts stubbornness, three parts unwillingness, and four parts confusion about the future.

It's too hard.

He felt his acting skills had hit a bottleneck recently.

Perhaps he should find some time to watch those classic art films and learn the performance techniques of the best actors.

Just as Wang Pingan was happily counting his "acting fees."

Another storm was brewing in the base.

Lin Zhan was about to break through.

This news seemed to have sprouted wings, instantly spreading throughout the entire elite base.

After the temporary test ended, Wang Pingan had keenly sensed the changes in Lin Zhan.

That boy, usually as silent as a mountain, had become even more silent.

The aura about him had become increasingly reserved, like a peerless, vicious weapon hidden in its sheath; seemingly peaceful, but in reality, all its sharpness was contained, waiting only for the moment of unsheathing to shake the world.

The results of the instrument test further confirmed Wang Pingan's guess.

Lin Zhan's blood qi value fluctuations were firmly standing at the threshold of the peak mid-stage Second Grade.

He was only one step away from the late-stage Second Grade.

Wednesday afternoon.

Instructor summoned all the elite students again.

The location was not the training ground, but the base's five-fold gravity room.

"Today, Lin Zhan will attempt to break through to the late-stage Second Grade here."

Instructor's tone carried a hint of anticipation and solemnity.

"For all of you, this is a rare opportunity to observe."

"Watch carefully, learn carefully. See how he mobilizes his blood qi value, how he pushes against the bottleneck, and how he completes the leap in his life level."

Outside the gravity room, the huge observation window was crowded with people.

Su Yue, Qin Shan, Zhao Hao...

Every person's face was filled with nervousness and anticipation.

Breaking through to the late-stage Second Grade—this was a major event capable of causing a sensation within Shencheng No. 1 High School, and even the entire high school student circle of Shen City.

This meant that Lin Zhan would, in the true sense, open up an unbridgeable chasm between himself and these so-called "geniuses."

Wang Pingan also stood in the crowd.

He didn't push forward, just leaned against the back wall and watched silently.

His complexion still carried a trace of sickly paleness.

This was the persona he had been deliberately maintaining for the past two days.

Inside the gravity room.

Lin Zhan was shirtless, his bronze skin revealing muscle lines that looked carved by a knife and axe, full of explosive power.

He sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, breathing deeply and steadily.

The entire space was terrifyingly quiet.

Suddenly.

He opened his eyes wide!

"Roar!"

A low roar, suppressed to the extreme, erupted from the depths of his throat!

Boom!

A visible, magma-red blood qi value surged from his crown towards the sky!

The air in the entire gravity room became thick and viscous due to this violent blood qi value!

He stood up and walked step by step toward the strength tester in the center of the gravity room.

With every step, a clear footprint was left on the alloy floor beneath his feet.

The aura on his body was also rising steadily!

Mid-stage Second Grade!

Peak mid-stage Second Grade!

That invisible bottleneck, which had troubled countless martial artists, trembled violently in the face of his aura!

"Open... for me!"

With an angry shout, Lin Zhan poured all the boiling blood qi value from his entire body into his right fist and struck out fiercely at the tester in front of him!

That punch was simple and unadorned.

Yet it carried an unrivaled momentum, as if it would punch a hole through the very sky!

Bang!

A loud bang shook the reinforced glass of the entire observation room, making it hum!

Everyone's eyes were locked firmly onto that huge display screen!

The numbers on it started from zero and leaped upward frantically!

300 kilograms!

400 kilograms!

430 kilograms!

Finally, under the gaze of everyone, the number stopped steadily at "450 kg"!

Immediately after, the blood qi value tester next to it also gave the final result.

【blood qi value: 450 units!】

Late-stage Second Grade!

He succeeded!

Outside the observation room, there was first a deathly silence.

Immediately after, thunderous applause and cheers erupted!

"He succeeded! Lin Zhan has broken through!"

"Too strong! This is a true genius!"

Su Yue's face was flushed with excitement, and she clapped her hands vigorously.

The Qin Shan brothers were even more fired up, wishing they could rush in right now and fight a match with Lin Zhan.

A sincere, gratified smile appeared on Instructor's face.

He opened the gravity room door for Lin Zhan himself.

"Well done!"

He patted Lin Zhan's shoulder firmly.

Lin Zhan panted heavily and nodded; a rare smile appeared on his usually unchanging face.

He enjoyed everyone's cheers and congratulations, his gaze subconsciously sweeping through the crowd.

Finally, he saw Wang Pingan in the corner, silently applauding for him.

The two men's gazes met in the air.