47: Chapter 47 I Also Have a Second Stage

Chapter 47: I Have a Phase Two as Well

Swish.

The curtains were pulled open, and he gazed out into the distance.

The world outside was a vast expanse of white, shrouded in mist.

The entire Jiuchang Street, including the distant skyscrapers, seemed to be floating in a sea of clouds.

"Hiss..."

Fang Cheng spread his arms, stretched his muscles and bones, and suddenly gasped.

A joint dislocation pain came from his shoulder.

This pain wasn't particularly severe, but it lingered constantly.

Whenever he applied a bit of force to move, the pain would noticeably intensify.

However, Fang Cheng felt no trace of depression.

Yesterday, he had engaged in a fierce battle with "Berserk Majima Goro" for over an hour.

His excitement and thrill had lasted until today, almost causing him to suffer from insomnia.

Fang Cheng found it so difficult to calm down.

It was not just the sense of achievement and generous rewards brought by defeating a powerful enemy.

More importantly, a mysterious door seemed to be opening for him.

Recalling Majima Goro's demon-like transformed state, his ridiculously strong muscle strength and ability to withstand blows,

Fang Cheng couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth in disbelief.

Ever since he decided to work out, he had actually grown to the extent of being able to defeat such a monster in the short span of a month.

As his gaze flickered slightly, a light blue light screen emerged before his eyes.

[Character Panel]

[Name: Fang Cheng]

[Age: 23 years old]

[Strength: 18]

[Agility: 13]

[Physique: 20]

[Spirit: 20]

...

[Skill Panel]

[Speed Reading Lv1 (75/250)]

[Focus Lv1 (136/250)]

[Culinary Arts Lv0 (99/100)]

[Cleaning Lv0 (94/100)]

[Gourmet Lv0 (8/100)]

[Boxing Lv1 (201/250)]

[Sanda Lv1 (127/250)]

[Jiu-Jitsu Lv1 (18/250)]

[Push-up Lv1 (219/250)]

[Squat Lv1 (167/250)]

[Leg Raise Lv1 (118/250)]

[Pull-up Lv1 (130/250)]

[Back Bridge Lv0 (76/100)]

Reviewing this battle:

Agility attribute broke through its progress bar, increasing by 1 point.

The experience for the two skills, Boxing and Sanda, increased significantly.

The Jiu-Jitsu skill was unlocked and even achieved a Breakthrough during the combat, reaching the expert level.

Its enhancement reward had two choices.

[5 Free Attribute Points]

[Skill Special Effect "Elasticity", which increases the flexibility of both legs by a maximum limit of 60%]

After pondering, Fang Cheng decided to choose the second enhancement reward.

Although 5 free attribute points could allow his Strength value to smoothly break through 20 points,

the skill special effect "Elasticity" was extraordinary and of great significance.

Fang Cheng measured this based on his personal experience.

The enhancement effect of the Agility attribute was mainly reflected in three aspects: flexibility, balance, and coordination.

Flexibility generally refers to the range of motion of human joints, as well as the Elasticity and stretching ability of motor tissues such as ligaments, tendons, muscles, and skin connecting the joints.

Simply put,

it meant achieving the maximum contraction and extension of muscles and the largest range of motion for joints without causing injury.

High flexibility could reduce muscle strains and sprains caused by exercise and external forces.

It could also provide more protection to the joints, making them less prone to wear and dislocation.

Most importantly, it could increase action frequency, allowing the body to perform movements with higher difficulty, faster speed, and stronger explosive power.

Therefore, after choosing the second enhancement reward,

Fang Cheng could not only maximize the effect of his Agility attribute in the short term, vastly improving his running speed, jumping ability, and Kicking Techniques power,

but he would also have more developmental potential in the long run.

Just like Majima Goro after his transformation,

his Physique could expand so exaggeratedly without experiencing a breakdown.

That was precisely the manifestation of his flexibility breaking through its limits and reaching some terrifying degree!

"If this enhancement special effect could also work on the arms and shoulders, how great that would be..."

Fang Cheng couldn't help but want even more, harboring some unrealistic thoughts.

That move where he was thrown against the wall by Majima Goro hadn't actually caused much injury.

But his subsequent continuous use of rolling and falling techniques kept aggravating the injury, leading to a slight dislocation of his right shoulder.

Last night, Fang Cheng had already found a traumatology clinic in Jiuchang Street.

He had asked an elderly Master surnamed Lin to help with Bone-setting and repositioning, and applied some medicinal lotion.

According to Master Lin, this level of joint injury would take about four weeks to fully recover.

Of course, Master Lin estimated this based on a normal person's Physique.

Fang Cheng reckoned that with his 20-point Physique attribute, his recovery ability was several times higher than that of an ordinary adult male.

Without a single mistake, take a look one by one!

At most a few days, not even a week, and it would be completely healed.

However, his workouts during this period would definitely be affected.

Over at the club, he had already asked for sick leave.

Manager Li's attitude was exceptionally gentle, taking the initiative to approve paid leave for him.

Shen Haoming and Xu Maocai had both called successively to express their concern and regards.

Obviously, they didn't know that he had beaten the major client, Majima Goro, into critical condition, resulting in him being hospitalized in the intensive care unit.

When he woke up in the morning,

Fang Cheng did a few sets of Squats lightly and tried using "Potential Activation" to see the effect.

The muscle fatigue caused by the intense battle was completely eliminated, and his stamina was basically restored.

However, his shoulder joint only returned to a normal state while the skill was active.

It was just like getting some extremely powerful nerve block injection.

Once the skill's active duration ended, the pain and discomfort immediately came rolling back.

Potential Activation could indeed be called a divine skill in certain aspects.

But if used to treat external injuries, that was ultimately not its forte.

Through this hands-on practice, Fang Cheng discovered the best way to use this skill.

It wasn't for recovering stamina after exercising,

nor was it for challenging limits to unlock skills.

Instead, it was to open the phase two of "full health, full defense, and pain-free" during combat.

Come to think of it, it was quite similar to Majima Goro's berserk state, right?

What a pity...

Majima Goro successfully activated his phase two,

but he temporarily had no chance to showcase this state in front of an opponent.

Fang Cheng fished out the 100,000-yuan check hidden in his pocket and glanced at it.

With a slight smirk, he turned and walked toward the kitchen.

He prepared to make a sumptuous breakfast to properly replenish the nutritional deficit in his body caused by yesterday's fierce battle.

As for the afternoon, he would buy some fruit gifts and visit Majima Goro at the hospital.

As for the upcoming sick leave period,

he would rest for two days first, appropriately reduce his training volume, and Focus on studying.

The end of the month was approaching quickly, and he needed to prepare for the preliminary examinations for graduate school.

This was likewise a mountain that needed to be climbed and crossed.

Clatter, clatter, clatter.

Ten eggs were cracked into a bowl.

Fang Cheng rapidly stirred them with chopsticks, preparing to start making Gourmet dishes.

By the way, he would farm some experience.

The higher the Physique attribute, the faster the metabolism, the greater the calorie consumption during combat, and the greater the demand for food.

Sizzle——

He heated the pot, added oil, seasoned the wok, and then poured in the egg liquid, stir-frying until golden and bright.

Next, he added chopped green onions to sauté until fragrant, then added leeks and quickly stir-fried until cooked.

Finally, with a little seasoning, it was ready to be taken out of the pan and plated.

Looking at the freshly cooked scrambled eggs with leeks, Fang Cheng nodded with satisfaction.

He gave his dish's presentation a score of 10.

Right at this moment, the light screen flickered, and several prompt messages floated into the air.

[Congratulations, through unremitting efforts, your skill has reached the expert level]

[Culinary Arts Lv1 (0/250)]

[Obtained enhancement reward, skill special effect "Blade Flourish"]

Fang Cheng was somewhat surprised.

Such a simple home-cooked dish could actually receive a high-score evaluation from the panel and ultimately successfully upgrade.

Without having the time to examine the specific details closely, he recalled the "Gourmet" skill he had mastered not long ago.

Perhaps it wouldn't be bad to learn more ordinary life skills that were easy to upgrade in the near future.

Not only could he reap the enhancement rewards brought by upgrading, but they could also be used to synthesize talents of different qualities.