77: Chapter 77 The Determination of the Group's Business Department

"Let me test my current real punch strength and explosive power."

In front of the punch strength tester, Fang Zhuo did not rely on any physical techniques, just throwing a plain, unremarkable punch.

"Bang—"

"Punch strength 38,880 kg!"

Listening to the punch strength value broadcast by the electronic voice, Fang Zhuo nodded with satisfaction: "It's 880 kg higher than the standard value. It seems this vigorous progress hasn't left me with any hollow foundations."

It makes sense. In the nearly three months since arriving at Starry Sky Group, he had used no less than 20 million on conventional martial arts training resources alone.

Not to mention the 'High-Civilization Gravity Chamber', which he had used for a total of 34 hours—his three-month quota was 24 hours, plus the 10 hours from refreshing the 'Heaven-Reaching Tower' reward.

"Let's test explosive power next."

Fang Zhuo lowered his waist, gathering his strength within his body. Under the control of his perfected Micro-Perception, it exploded outward, and his fist slammed into the tester like a cannonball leaving the chamber.

"Bang—!"

"Punch strength 311,040 kg!"

Listening to the voice broadcast, Fang Zhuo didn't stop. He grasped his long blade and slashed out with a 'whoosh'.

The moment the fiery red blade shadow appeared, the back of the blade had already slammed heavily onto the testing device.

"Clang—!"

The violent sound of metal clashing drowned out the electronic voice broadcast.

"Impact force 808,704 kg!"

Looking at the number on the display, a great sense of satisfaction rose in Fang Zhuo's heart, but it only lasted for a brief moment before he immediately calmed his wavering emotions.

Not enough!

"Counting until December 31st, there is only one month left. My Life Level is already quite high, and the third level of the Thunder Fire Blade can be considered officially mastered. It is time to break through to Inner Sight with my Body Control!"

"Complete condition three of the contract and obtain the phoenix essence blood!"

"Then, push for the Transcendent level and buy the dragon-shaped grass for my father!"

Fang Zhuo took a deep breath, rolled up his sleeves, and strode toward the human-shaped practice dummies, ready to begin honing his Body Control.

"Honey~"

The side door of the training room opened, and Bai Shiwei emerged from the small cubicle. Her face was full of smiles as she said: "Did your Life Level break through to level 34?"

"Yeah, just leveled up."

Fang Zhuo looked at Bai Shiwei and couldn't help but ask in surprise: "You broke through too?"

"I finally reached level 29 and can make a sprint toward being an Advanced Martial Artist! Thank you for your hard work, helping me... with extra training at night during this time!"

Bai Shiwei pursed her lips, her eyes darting away.

"Not bad. Over the next month, consolidate your foundation and be ready to push for Life Level 30 at any time."

Fang Zhuo was somewhat expectant.

Bai Shiwei's cultivation progress was not bad. Since she was at level 29 now, she could consolidate for a while, and by the time he obtained the phoenix essence blood at the end of the year...

He could completely afford to buy a portion of heavenly treasures first, letting Bai Shiwei break into level 30 to become an Advanced Martial Artist, increasing the return coefficient, and then give her the phoenix essence blood to consume!

"Mm-hmm."

Bai Shiwei nodded. Although she didn't understand why Fang Zhuo said that—perhaps he hoped she wouldn't fall too far behind?

She didn't mind.

On the contrary, Bai Shiwei was very satisfied with her current life. Cultivating together with Fang Zhuo, her Life Level kept jumping upward, and her strength grew bit by bit.

This feeling captivated her, as she was already obsessed with martial arts!

After taking a big gulp of water, Bai Shiwei looked at Fang Zhuo:

"By the way, honey, about Zhao Wuxie from your Logistics Department—I heard that after he won a portion of phoenix essence blood last time, he failed his closed-door cultivation attempt to break through to the Transcendent level."

"Failed...?"

Fang Zhuo was somewhat surprised.

Zhao Wuxie was a customized contract genius from last year. His comprehensive martial arts talent was on the same level as his. This year, he had received the phoenix essence blood reward and jumped his Life Level to 39 in one go!

At Life Level 39, he could withstand the bombardment of Meng Fan, who possessed the Martial Aspect 'Zhenyue Giant Spirit', proving his foundation was incredibly solid.

Under such circumstances, he still didn't succeed even after consuming 'phoenix essence blood' to push for the Transcendent level?

"A Transcendent Martial Artist... it's still too difficult! Life Level, resources, Martial Aspect, and comprehension are all indispensable, and you even need a bit of luck."

Bai Shiwei nodded and said: "I heard that Zhao Wuxie's Martial Aspect was a bit lacking. After all, 'Black Tortoise' is only ranked sixth among the nine Superior Martial Aspects of the Federation."

"Of course, some people say that his foundation during the Advanced Martial Artist stage was lacking. Continuously consuming phoenix essence blood provided enough vast and pure source power and energy, but he couldn't absorb too much of it."

"What a pity."

Fang Zhuo sighed with emotion.

However, he wasn't worried about himself. His Martial Aspect 'Crimson Flame' was not in the Federation's records, but it definitely surpassed the nine Superior Martial Aspects recorded by the Federation.

Including the number one ranked 'Zhenyue Giant Spirit'!

One point is that the nine Superior Martial Aspects recorded by the Blue Moon Federation only grant two Innate Divine Abilities to the martial artist.

But he has three!

Although this third Innate Divine Ability had not yet manifested at Life Level 34.

Another point is the strength of the Innate Divine Abilities. The first two Innate Divine Abilities, 'Purification' and 'Devour', made his cultivation speed incredibly fast.

This speed even exceeded that of the Martial Aspect 'Heaven-Swallowing Python', which could absorb the essence of the sun and moon to strengthen the physical body.

"As long as I get the phoenix essence blood reward and give it to Shi Wei when she is an Advanced Martial Artist, I'll get 6 or 8 portions back? Breaking through to Transcendent is guaranteed!"

"Once she becomes a Transcendent Martial Artist, she can even continue to raise her Life Level further!"

Fang Zhuo was quite certain in his heart.

Meanwhile.

Starry Sky Group's Commercial Department.

"Manager, after Meng Fan lost last time, he has been somewhat demoralized. Many business partners have come to complain, and some even want to cancel their advertising collaborations."

A woman with a beautiful figure said respectfully.

The bet between the Logistics Department and the Commercial Department, the battle where Zhao Wuxie and Meng Fan represented both sides, actually didn't have much to do with her. However, on the surface, it seemed to have started because of her, which made her walk on eggshells lately, fearing that she might be fired one day for stepping through the door with the wrong foot.

"I know."

"You stabilize the partners first. Those who dare to show their heads are merely being wooed and provoked by the Future Group. Wait for now, wait for an opportunity."

The Commercial Department manager snorted, then turned and said: "In the future, keep in touch with Fang Zhuo more. No matter what method you use, one year from now, I want to see him in the Commercial Department!"

"Yes."

The female secretary immediately agreed, but she couldn't help feeling a bit confused. Was the manager already so certain that Fang Zhuo would be able to earn the right to choose?

If the training period ended and he hadn't broken into the top ten of the combat power rankings, Fang Zhuo would be assigned to the Research Department.

This point was no longer a secret among the various departments of the Group.

Over the past month or so, only the Research Department had not tried to contact Fang Zhuo, clearly just waiting for the assignment after the training period ended.

Seeing that the secretary didn't take it too seriously, the Commercial Department manager emphasized: "I have information that Fang Zhuo will break through to level 34 in the next few days. His Life Level is rising too fast."

"At this speed, he will master the third level of the Thunder Fire Blade early, then break through in Body Control, and obtain the phoenix essence blood reward in the customized contract. Once the one-year training period is up, getting into the top ten of the Advanced Combat Power Rankings won't be much of a problem."

"You must secure Fang Zhuo, do you hear me?"

"Understood, Manager!"

The female secretary said solemnly.

The Commercial Department manager's eyes were deep. After waving for the female secretary to retreat, he couldn't help but sigh.

He was determined to have Fang Zhuo join; he was truly desperate.

In recent years, because Jiang Chen of the Future Martial Artists Group had firmly established the title of the number one Martial Arts Junior College student in history, the Starry Sky Group's Commercial Department had been severely squeezed in the low-to-mid-end advertising market, so they had to create a new signature star as soon as possible.