He turned off the punch strength tester.
The numbers on it disappeared at the same time.
If Luo Feng came back and saw those numbers, he would probably be shocked again.
An increase of 60 kg in punch strength in just one afternoon, perhaps even a Warlord couldn't achieve that.
After taking a shower, Luo Fan went straight to Green City Villa to eat.
Fang Xueyi came along as well.
After all, it's better to have more people when eating.
That way, more dishes can be cooked.
So the two of them often came over to share meals.
After finishing the meal, Luo Fan went home and didn't spar with Fang Xueyi. Instead, he trained by himself to improve his physique.
And just like that, a week passed.
In the mornings, Luo Fan would go find Luo Feng to spar with him in swordsmanship.
In the afternoons, he would find a warrior-level swordsman for accompaniment training.
As for seeking guidance, if it was only about swordsmanship, there were very few people he could afford who could actually instruct him.
After all, there are very few people whose basic swordsmanship has reached beyond the "Great Achievement" level.
At the same time, he also realized something.
As his swordsmanship proficiency increased, unless he could find someone whose strength surpassed his own,
sparing for two hours might only give him a tiny bit of proficiency.
He guessed it was probably because the pressure wasn't enough, so extra time was needed to compensate.
Eventually, it wasn't even as cost-effective as practicing the basic swordsmanship 500 times by himself.
However, even so, after a week, his stats had changed.
On the system panel, his physique had reached 98.
Although he hadn't continuously trained his physique, sparring could also increase it.
His punch strength had reached 982 kg.
And his basic swordsmanship proficiency had reached 99.
Only the final step remained.
"Practice basic swordsmanship 500 times."
"Basic swordsmanship breaks through to a level beyond Great Achievement."
[Task: Practice…]
[Task: Bring basic swordsmanship to the Complete mastery level, Reward: Beginner Swordsmanship Talent +3, Physique +10, Insight +5]
Luo Fan didn't hesitate and began practicing basic swordsmanship.
Now, performing 500 repetitions of basic swordsmanship only took him two hours.
Two hours passed in the blink of an eye.
[Task complete. Reward: Basic Swordsmanship Proficiency +1. Claim reward?]
"Claim!"
The next moment, the basic swordsmanship on the system panel changed to 0/1000 (Complete Mastery).
A memory surged into Luo Fan's mind.
At this moment, Luo Fan realized that he didn't even need a sword to perform basic swordsmanship anymore.
Other weapons could also execute basic swordsmanship.
Even bare-handed, using hand strikes, he could perform basic swordsmanship.
Of course, the prerequisite was that his hands could collide with the opponent's weapon.
The ten forms of basic swordsmanship now felt as if they had been broken down and fed directly into his mind.
He could subtly adjust the ten techniques depending on the situation.
"Is this what Complete Mastery of basic swordsmanship feels like?"
Luo Fan couldn't help but marvel inwardly.
[Task complete. Reward: Beginner Swordsmanship Talent +3, Physique +10, Insight +5. Claim reward?]
Luo Fan was about to claim the reward.
At that moment, he suddenly remembered that there was still a task on his panel.
[Task: Defeat Luo Feng, whose strength is similar, using Basic Swordsmanship. Reward: Basic Swordsmanship Proficiency +3, Insight +3, Luck +10]
Right now, his punch strength was not much different from Luo Feng's. If he claimed the reward, his punch strength would surpass Luo Feng's by ten percent.
So, Luo Fan didn't claim it and instead got up to head to the Green City Villa.
Soon, he arrived in front of his villa.
Upon entering, he went straight to the training room downstairs.
Luo Feng was inside, practicing swordsmanship.
Recently, Luo Feng's swordsmanship was no longer superior to Luo Fan's.
However, because Luo Feng's agility was slightly better than Luo Fan's, and their swordsmanship was both at the Great Mastery level,
Luo Fan had never defeated Luo Feng.
But now, with his basic swordsmanship reaching the Complete Mastery level, he was confident he could beat Luo Feng.
Of course, this Complete Mastery referred to swordsmanship proficiency, not the realm itself.
"Ah-Feng, want to have a match?"
Luo Fan said directly as he opened the door.
At these words, Luo Feng's eyes flashed with a hint of combat intent.
A week of consecutive sparring matches had improved Luo Feng's basic swordsmanship as well.
So, he could hardly wait.
Because today, Luo Fan had only come after reaching Complete Mastery in his swordsmanship.
The two of them went to the weapon rack, each picking up a training sword, then moved to the center of the training room.
"Come on."
Luo Feng didn't hesitate and attacked first.
He knew that his elder brother's punch strength was now roughly equal to his own.
So, he held nothing back.
"Clang!"
Facing Luo Feng's attack, Luo Fan casually swung his sword and perfectly blocked it.
The difference in proficiency between Complete Mastery and Great Mastery was truly significant.
Now, many flaws in Luo Feng's basic swordsmanship were visible to Luo Fan.
Luo Fan continued with another casual strike.
"Clang!"
Under Luo Feng's incredulous gaze, Luo Fan directly struck the sword out of his hand.
[Task completed. Receive reward: Basic Swordsmanship Proficiency +3, Insight +3, Luck +10. Claim reward?]
"I'll claim it later."
Luo Feng was stunned for a moment, then picked up the training sword from the floor.
At this moment, the look in his eyes toward Luo Fan grew even fierier.
Because, by following Luo Fan's attacks, he discovered the flaws in his own basic swordsmanship!
"Bro, keep going!"
Luo Fan continued sparring with Luo Feng for over an hour.
He tried to establish another sparring task with Luo Feng, but failed.
After more than an hour, Luo Feng was completely exhausted on the ground.
Luo Fan, on the other hand, had only broken a light sweat.
"Bro, you're amazing!"
"Didn't expect that after a few days of restraining, you would surpass me directly."
"You really couldn't even reach intermediate student level before?"
At this moment, although Luo Feng had been surpassed by Luo Fan,
there was not a trace of discouragement in his eyes; instead, his fighting spirit was slowly growing.
At most, there was just a hint of puzzlement.
He was now also curious, could it be that Luo Fan's talent wasn't just acting before?
"Suddenly it's like this recently; I don't even know why."
"But anyway, it doesn't harm me, so I'm too lazy to think about why."
Upon hearing this, Luo Feng didn't speak further and instead began eating an energy bar to restore his strength.
Luo Fan walked to the side, preparing to claim his reward.
At that moment, he suddenly paused.
His Constitution had exceeded 100, doesn't that mean he had reached the Apprentice level?
[Breakthrough: Achieved Apprentice Level 1.]
[Task: Reach Apprentice Level, Reward: +1 Task Slot, +5 Insight, +5 Spirit, "Genetic Primordial Energy Cultivation Method"]
"Claim both rewards."
The next moment, Luo Fan felt a wave of comfort throughout his body, as if stepping into an air-conditioned room in the middle of summer, or entering a hot spring in the freezing cold.
The numbers on his system panel also changed.
His cultivation level went from Ordinary Person to Apprentice Level 1.
Other stats were adjusted accordingly.
However, this time, the increase in swordsmanship talent didn't give him that sort of inspiration burst feeling.
This left him a little regretful.
[Task completed. Claim reward: +1 Task Slot, +5 Insight, +5 Spirit, 'Genetic Primordial Energy Cultivation Method'?]
Without hesitation, Luo Fan silently recited in his mind:
"Claim reward!"