If it weren’t for his extreme mental exhaustion, Lu Yuan would have liked to test the strength of the Qin-surnamed coach he had encountered on the second floor of the martial arts hall.
Struggling to keep his eyes open after a hurried dinner, Lu Yuan fell asleep as soon as he returned to his room.
He slept until he was groggily awakened by the heat.
As he opened his eyes, it was still dark outside, and his phone showed it was 3:14 in the morning.
Since he couldn’t fall back asleep, Lu Yuan decided to get up.
He clearly remembered turning on the air conditioner before going to sleep, but it was off when he woke up. His mom must have turned it off after closing the store and returning home.
His mother, Zheng Qiuling, always secretly turned off his air conditioner whenever he went to bed early.
Lu Yuan was helpless.
Without washing up, Lu Yuan simply pulled on a thin jacket and headed out.
Once on the main street, the cool night air was much more refreshing than his room.
The main road was deserted and quiet. Only the street lamps faithfully shone their light.
Soon, the ’city beautifiers’—the street cleaners—would likely start their shifts.
Lu Yuan ran aimlessly along the road, noticing that some breakfast shops on the roadside had already turned on their lights, a husband and wife inside busily rolling dough and making buns.
As he approached the street where he had previously "unleashed his divine power" and courageously defeated eight kidnappers, Lu Yuan thought for a moment and decided to detour around it.
After about twenty minutes, he finally reached the river in Burnt Rock City.
There was a park here, which was usually bustling all day.
Of course, at this time, there was hardly anyone around.
Only a few anglers with small stools sat silently by the river. They were so still that Lu Yuan worried they might fall asleep and tumble into the water.
He found a place with a wide view and began his training.
He had slept since dinnertime yesterday, missing a whole night of training, so he needed to make up for it now.
He primarily practiced his Leg Skill.
Under the state of "Absolute Focus," time passed quickly.
By the time Lu Yuan came to his senses, dawn had already broken.
The area he had been occupying was now filled with a group of old men and women, all dressed in martial arts attire and each carrying a sword.
They were setting up a sound system and looking for a spot, probably planning to start their morning exercises.
Lu Yuan hastily moved to the side.
Taking out his phone from his pocket, he found it was already 6:15 in the morning.
I trained for almost three hours? Lu Yuan was surprised.
He had been using "Absolute Focus" for three hours, yet he didn’t feel exhausted.
It seems my intelligence attribute has increased again. Although the attribute panel shows no changes, it might be because the increase wasn’t a full point and therefore isn’t displayed.
The most obvious improvement was when he tried to use "Imaginary Enemy" for mental battles the day before yesterday. After three battles, he was utterly exhausted. However, by yesterday afternoon, he had been able to trigger it five times in a row. The most update n0vels are published on novęlfire.net
I estimate I can push myself to try even more times today.
An unexpected bonus effect! It seems there’s a way to increase intelligence without using attribute points from now on...
Then he checked the Fighter profession panel.
In three hours, his Fighter Experience Points increased by thirty-seven, but his Basic Leg Skill Experience Points increased by a whopping two hundred and twenty.
The Level 4 experience bar was already almost half full.
At this rate, my Basic Leg Skill will reach Level 5 by tomorrow, or the day after at the latest!
Lu Yuan felt quite content.
Suddenly, his stomach growled, and only then did he realize he hadn’t eaten anything for nearly twelve hours since last night.
Checking the time, he quickly left the riverside park and ran towards home.
Lu Yuan ate fifteen jumbo meat buns.
He was truly starving.
Lu Xinghua didn’t go to the hospital this morning, which was rare. He had a chat with Lu Yuan.
They talked about the fight Lu Yuan had been in the night before yesterday.
To Lu Yuan’s surprise, Lu Xinghua didn’t scold him as his mom usually would. Instead, he said, "At your age, it’s normal to be full of vitality and get into fights. But remember, don’t deliberately provoke trouble. And if the other person has a weapon, just run. There’s no shame in that!"
"I will, Dad," Lu Yuan replied.
He thought for a while and took the chance to mention his plans for the evening. "Dad, Cheng Peng invited me to play games tonight. I was thinking of going out for a bit."
"Go on, go on. It’s good to relax after your exams. But don’t overdo it. After this monthly test, there are only two weeks left until the final exams, right? Don’t slack off on your studies."
Lu Yuan wanted to ask about the outcome of the ’debt collection’ from the other day, but he figured he’d just be told, "Go on, why do kids ask so many questions?" so he decided against it.
After breakfast, Lu Yuan went to the martial arts hall.
There were no classes at the martial arts hall today, so he planned to spend the whole day there.
Strength training required the fitness equipment at the martial arts hall, and the training room also had punching posts he could use to practice his leg and fist techniques.
Always practicing shadow boxing by himself... it felt unsatisfactory.
He had lunch at the martial arts hall as well. Ordinary members paid for their own meals, while senior members ate for free.
Lu Yuan regretted not borrowing Cheng Peng’s membership card.
It was 4:45 in the afternoon.
His whip kick sliced through the air with a WHOOSH, heavily striking the black punching post emblazoned with the large character for ’Source’.
The kick was incredibly powerful. Even the punching post, weighing over a hundred kilograms, shook violently several times before stabilizing.
[Your Skill: Basic Legging has improved. Experience Points +8]
[Congratulations, your Skill: Basic Legging has leveled up!]
Lu Yuan steadied his breathing, looking with pleasant surprise at the notification that had popped up on his Fighter panel.
Finally, my Leg Skill has leveled up!
From 7:30 in the morning until nearly 5:00 in the afternoon, aside from essential strength training, he had poured almost all his energy into practicing his Leg Skill. During his rest periods, while recovering stamina, he even activated [Imaginary Enemy] to enter the Consciousness Space and test his insights against the middle-aged man.
I finally managed to level up my Leg Skill before dark.
Leveling up once a day... I’m really grinding hard, Lu Yuan couldn’t help but sigh.
Both his legs were swollen, aching, and exhausted, just like when he had overdone his martial arts practice on the very first day. To push a body with ten points in constitution to this state, one could imagine how hard he had trained today.
This was where the benefit of the Fighter panel showed. It was like playing a game; he could see the experience bar in real-time.
Lu Yuan sensed he could level up his Leg Skill to Level 5 today, so he had kept practicing intensely. If he couldn’t see the experience bar, he would have definitely rested or switched to practicing something else much earlier.
After a whole day, my Fighter Experience Points have increased by nearly a hundred, bringing the total to 165. If I can maintain this rate, I can reach Level 5 as a Fighter in less than a week. If I have school, it’ll probably take around ten days...
"Huh?" Lu Yuan suddenly let out a soft exclamation.
On the virtual screen only he could see, the experience bar after Basic Leg Skill Level 5 had disappeared. In its place was the word ’(Max)’.
Not only that, but on the Fighter panel, the branch of the skill tree representing Basic Leg Skill began to extend upwards. Soon, a new node higher up on the branch lit up.
[Junior Professional Skills Unlocked!]——
[Advanced Leg Skill Level 1 (0/100)]