Chapter 12: The Second Extreme Point — Battle
"In that case, while I'm boiling the medicinal herbs, do five hundred squats!"
As he spoke, Might Guy unceremoniously set Li Jie xuan down on the ground, showing not the slightest concern for Li Jie xuan's completely drained body.
The moment his feet touched the ground, a wave of powerless emptiness struck him head-on. Li Jie xuan staggered, nearly collapsing on the spot…
"Ah!"
Li Jie xuan roared as he forced himself to steady his footing, as if every last bit of strength in his body was being used just to stand. Every ounce of his body weight was now a tremendous torment. Even so, Might Guy showed no pity at all, calmly tossing medicinal herbs into the clay pot, boiling batch after batch of thick, viscous decoction.
"How could I admit defeat?!"
Li Jie xuan clenched his teeth. His knees bent slightly, his whole body sinking down slowly like a rusted machine. "One!"
With his body already at an extreme level of exhaustion, even a single squat pushed him to an extreme point. Wisps of strength seeped out from every corner of his body, like wild grass forcing its way out of cracks in stone.
"Hah!"
Li Jie xuan forcefully exhaled and did another squat. "Two!"
This time, he didn't rely on the newly born strength to explode forward. Instead, he conserved his energy, advancing steadily one rep at a time.
"Huff, huff, huff—twelve!"
Li Jie xuan exhaled heavily, long streams of breath forming a ribbon of white mist that lingered in the air. The strength born after the first extreme point had already been completely exhausted, yet the next extreme point had not arrived. Li Jie xuan stood there blankly, his gaze gradually turning hollow, his body on the verge of collapse.
Under continuous extreme-point training, Li Jie xuan's mental state began to loosen…
But at that moment, a thunderous voice suddenly exploded in his ears.
"Endurance and persistence are the only paths to surpassing genius!"
Might Guy roared, "Don't lose to your will—your body hasn't reached its limit yet!"
"That's right…"
Li Jie xuan snapped awake from his daze. His small face flushed red as his trembling, pale legs once again slowly bent downward.
"Thirteen!"
When Li Jie xuan straightened up once more, a different kind of light suddenly appeared in his eyes.
"The extreme point—it's here again!"
This time, he had finally endured until the second extreme point! "Fourteen!"
Li Jie xuan roared as he crossed the second extreme point. New strength surged forth once again. It felt as if he had been reborn—he could clearly sense that he had achieved a new breakthrough!
Character: Li Jie xuan
Wisdom: 6. (Represents the amount of knowledge and IQ)
Spirit: 0. (Represents "vitality" as the foundation of chakra)
Seals: 0. (Represents mastery and proficiency of seals and hand signs)
Body: 0.5. (Represents proficiency in taijutsu and practical application)
Ninjutsu: 0. (Represents proficiency in ninjutsu and practical application)
Genjutsu: 0. (Represents proficiency in genjutsu and practical application)
Speed: 0.5. (Represents speed and agility of movement and reaction)
Strength: 1. (Starting from arm and leg strength, representing overall physical power)
"Data calculated by this system using a healthy adult as the base unit!"
For the first time, the system's calm, emotionless voice brought Li Jie xuan a sense of reassurance…
"So this Strength of 1 means I already have the strength of an adult?"
Li Jie xuan smiled as he collapsed backward. There wasn't a shred of strength left in his entire body. But before he could hit the ground, Might Guy reached out and scooped him up, stripping off his clothes in a few quick motions and tossing him into a huge clay vat.
Half-conscious and half-asleep, Li Jie xuan felt countless streams of medicinal, fragrant heat pour in, wrapping tightly around his entire body…
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