Chapter 25: Bloodline Enhancement

The person Yang Qi saw was called Chen Dali. He was the younger brother of Uncle Chen, Chen Datian. In Yang Qi’s memory, every time Chen Dali came to the Courtyard, he was looking for Uncle Chen or Auntie Chen to ask for money. He was a guy who had no proper job.

At this moment, Chen Dali stood at the entrance of the Fragrant Wind Club, looking around. Later, he saw a car approaching and happily walked over. He hurriedly opened the car door, then accompanied the person who got out of the car, walking towards the Fragrant Wind Club with a flattering smile.

“Help me check on that man from just now.”

Yang Qi pointed at Chen Dali and spoke to Shen Zhengfeng, who was about to leave.

“Yes.”

Shen Zhengfeng immediately nodded, not daring to ask any more questions.

Yang Qi returned to the Courtyard. Seeing that it was getting late, he put all the little ones into a deep sleep state. Granny Bai’s sleep quality had always been poor, but Yang Qi didn’t dare directly use Hypnosis on her. Instead, he presented it like a treasure, saying he had learned some traditional Chinese massage techniques that could improve sleep. The old lady naturally didn’t believe him at first, but Yang Qi insisted on giving her a massage, so she had no choice but to agree. Yang Qi had indeed read some books. He followed the methods described in the books while secretly adding Hypnosis into it. This way, the old lady could also have a peaceful sleep every night and always wake up feeling refreshed.

After finishing everything, Yang Qi finally went to the bookstore and found a corner to huddle in.

Now, Yang Qi’s Superpower List had activated two major categories. [Body Mystery] was at Lv.1 with 21% cultivation value, and [Psychokinesis] was at Lv.2 with 3% cultivation value.

Three effects were activated in total: Muscle Enhancement, Hypnosis, and Emotion Control.

Yang Qi now had 8 Level-1 Energy Stones left several times. There were 3 leftover from taking first place in the Ten-School Joint Examination, and 5 from saving the jumping girl.

Yang Qi was thinking about which superpower to absorb these remaining 8 Energy Stones into.

He was very fascinated by [Psychokinesis]. His first thought was to add all 8 Energy Stones into this category.

But.

Last time, Yang Qi used 7 Energy Stones to break through from Lv.1 at 37% cultivation value to Lv.2. According to the calculated values, only about 6.3 stones were needed for the upgrade. The remaining 0.7 stones were directly added to the Lv.2 cultivation value. However, these 0.7 Level-1 Energy Stones only raised the Lv.2 cultivation to 2%. This meant that one Level-1 Energy Stone could only increase the Lv.2 cultivation value by about 3%.

Even if Yang Qi used these 8 stones, it would only increase his current [Psychokinesis] cultivation value by 24%.

This meant that if he added them to [Psychokinesis], Yang Qi wouldn’t gain any immediate benefits. Of course, for long-term development, it was fine.

Tomorrow night, Yang Qi was going to Boshan Dock. He knew conflict was bound to happen this time. He would be facing not students or street punks, but real people from the underworld. The people conducting the arms trade definitely had weapons themselves. So, Yang Qi needed to enhance his strength again.

Last time, when he fought the boxer Qin Muchu called to the park, it seemed like an easy defeat, but if he relied solely on physical strength, that was already his limit.

In the end, Yang Qi chose to absorb all 8 stones and add them to [Body Secrets]. This was enough to upgrade [Body Secrets], currently at 21% cultivation value, to Lv.2. This way, he would obtain the second effect of this major superpower category, [Bloodline Enhancement]. It would also increase the original effect, [Muscle Enhancement].

Most importantly, the lottery after the last upgrade gave Yang Qi a taste of something good. Although he didn’t know if such a good thing awaited him with this upgrade, he still wanted to try.

The absorption began. Wisps of red energy entered the cultivation bar of [Body Secrets].

22%…30%…40%…50%…70%…90%…95%…99%…

The cultivation bar lit up. The upgrade was successful.

“Ding! [Body Secrets] upgrade successful. Current superpower level is 2. Obtained effect: [Bloodline Enhancement]. Existing effects enhanced.”

[Bloodline Enhancement]: Increases a series of blood and meridian functions such as transportation and metabolism, regulating organ activity, and defending against harmful substances (Effect strength is related to the level increase of [Body Secrets].)

Yang Qi saw the [Bloodline Enhancement] text under [Body Secrets] light up, then a glow from the [Bloodline Enhancement] effect entered Yang Qi’s body.

Yang Qi had already experienced the Muscle Enhancement effect before. After this upgrade, this effect was also enhanced. He felt his muscles strengthening once again.

The Bloodline Enhancement made him sense every meridian in his body growing stronger and becoming extremely tough. As for the change in his blood, Yang Qi didn’t feel it as strongly. He only felt a tingling itch all over his body, as if his blood was being renewed.

“Ding!”

While Yang Qi was sensing the changes in his body, a prompt sound appeared in his mind again: “Host’s [Body Secrets] upgraded to Level 2. Obtained one Enhancement Potion recipe.”

A recipe appeared in Yang Qi’s mind. It had dense, strange characters. Yang Qi could understand it. It was a “Muscle Enhancement Potion recipe.” Below were the required herbs and preparation steps.

“This Muscle Enhancement Potion has the same effect as [Muscle Enhancement], the only difference is the strength of the effect.”

Looking at this recipe, Yang Qi’s eyes shone with excitement. This way, he could increase his muscles without needing to level up. This was a huge advantage. The key was that the required herbs were not rare at all, just the steps were a bit troublesome.

“After the Body Secrets superpower levels up, does it give the potion recipe for the effect of the previous level?”

Yang Qi pondered. If that was really the case, then when he reached Level 3, he would get the potion recipe for the Level 2 effect, [Bloodline Enhancement]!

It wasn’t certain yet. He could only confirm it during the next upgrade. But overall, it was very likely. This was a great thing.

After about half an hour, all the changes inside Yang Qi’s body ended. He stood up. Yang Qi clearly felt his strength had increased. If his previous limit was to break a piece of wood, now he should be able to… break two pieces. He was still a bit short of breaking a stone.

The biggest change was probably the overall feeling. After his blood and meridians were enhanced, Yang Qi felt very comfortable all over his body, light as a swallow. He tested it. He could feel some of his organs working together more harmoniously and flexibly. With his meridians being tough and strong, his strength could be exerted without obstruction. Some movements also became much more coordinated.

Externally, Bloodline Enhancement and Muscle Enhancement were still somewhat similar.

Overall, Yang Qi felt he had become stronger, more than just twice as strong.

Actually, there were some changes Yang Qi hadn’t tested yet, like the defensive abilities of his blood.

The next day, he got up very early. Auntie Chen was back, so Yang Qi didn’t need to buy breakfast. He went directly out and ran towards the park near the school. Morning running was something that made people feel happy in body and mind.

Do you want to become healthier? Then run! Do you want to become smarter? Then run! Do you want to become more fit? Then run!

Especially when it’s a morning run in the early hours.

At the park, Yang Qi was very satisfied to see that Zhou Mi, the bespectacled guy, was already there, more than ten minutes earlier than the agreed-upon 5 o’clock.

“Let me make it clear first. The Flying Stone Technique cannot be mastered quickly. It requires much more hardship than you imagine. If you think you can’t persevere, you can go back now.”

This was Yang Qi’s opening line. He hated trouble. He didn’t want to hear any complaints during the future training.

Zhou Mi pushed his thick glasses. He didn’t leave; he stayed.

Whether he was holding onto hope or was truly prepared, since he stayed, Yang Qi didn’t hold back anymore.

Yang Qi had read many books about training. He combined this knowledge with his own Body Forging Technique and organized a brand new cultivation method, a method suitable for Zhou Mi’s cultivation.

“Ten-minute warm-up. Run around this park walkway.” Yang Qi pointed at this roughly 500-meter-long walkway loop and said, “I’ll run with you. Within these ten minutes, if I lap you once, I’ll kick you.”

Zhou Mi knew what lapping meant. It meant being overtaken once during the run, which was equivalent to running one more lap.

Zhou Mi knew he was destined to be kicked, but he didn’t expect to be kicked ten times within ten minutes!

In ten minutes, Zhou Mi ran desperately, completing over 4 laps. This result was quite good. Most high school students were at this level. The school team members could do about six laps. Among high school students, those who could run 3000 meters within 10 minutes were absolutely top-notch. The usual city high school sports meet record was about that.

Yang Qi ran fourteen laps, meaning he ran 7000 meters in ten minutes. This speed was already unimaginable for Zhou Mi.

“Don’t sit down, get up!”

Yang Qi walked over again and unceremoniously kicked Zhou Mi, making him stand up and assume the posture he was told.

“Lift your head and feet up at the same time, try to stretch your body as much as possible! Don’t just go through the motions without using your brain. Feel whether your muscles are being stretched straight. Stretch them straight, stretch them straight, hear me?”

“Okay, now slowly swing your arms. The main thing is still to feel your muscles moving.”

…

After over half an hour, Yang Qi finally taught Zhou Mi the most basic movements of the Body Forging Technique step by step. During this process, Zhou Mi’s body, which was originally exhausted to the limit, slowly regained strength and vitality. This was one of the wonders of the Body Forging Technique.

The first stage of the Body Forging Technique mainly involved mobilizing muscles to enhance various aspects of physical fitness. What Zhou Mi needed most now was to change his “lack of strength to restrain a chicken.”

“Alright, now you go over there and do it once by yourself according to what I just said. Ask me if you don’t understand anything.”

After the instruction, Yang Qi started his own cultivation.

With the Muscle Enhancement Potion recipe, Yang Qi believed this “Stone-Throwing Hero training” plan would proceed more smoothly. Yang Qi decided to go out tomorrow to find those herbs. He also started thinking about asking for more leave from school.

Time gradually passed. More and more people came to the park. Many elderly men and women came for morning exercise. Among them, a group of old people started practicing Tai Chi not far from Yang Qi.

“Hmm, these two young men are good, coming out to exercise so early. Good, good.”

Several old people looked at Yang Qi and Zhou Mi with appreciative smiles. Some also looked puzzled, thinking the movements these two young guys were doing were strange.