Night fell, and a slight coolness enveloped Qingshan City.
In Elder Yu's reluctant gaze, Ye Li exchanged contact information with him and then parted ways.
Subsequently, under Wang Yongfeng's leadership, he, Jiang Qingzhu, and the others quickly returned to that rather high - end hotel in the city center.
"I knew you would win. That day in your training room, I saw the number on that punch - force tester."
In the envious gaze of Liu Yangde and others, Jiang Qingzhu walked beside Ye Li and said seriously,
"You've been hiding your strength all along."
"Indeed. Tang Yao should be ashamed that she didn't make me go all - out."
Ye Li let out a soft laugh, then stopped in front of the room door. "Well, see you tomorrow."
He couldn't wait to start allocating points.
"Um.... see you tomorrow."
Jiang Qingzhu's eyes flickered, and her red lips pursed slightly.
Ye Li nodded and closed the door behind him.
Watching his disappearing figure, Jiang Qingzhu took a deep breath. Since that day, whenever she looked up, she could see the sky and his back, both of which seemed so distant.
However, she also had a lot on her shoulders and shouldn't give up easily no matter what.
She had to catch up quickly.
Jiang Qingzhu cheered herself on in her heart. At least the opponent's martial - arts level was still lower than hers, and he probably wouldn't be able to catch up in a short time.
"Alright, let's start."
In the room, when it was quiet all around, Ye Li, who had finished cleaning his body, sat cross - legged on the bed.
His white bathrobe swayed gently, and a hint of anticipation appeared on his handsome features.
[Current evil value: 52200 points. Treasure can be drawn.]
It was the first time he had seen such a huge number.
It was like getting a salary of over ten thousand yuan for the first time after becoming an adult, and he was a bit at a loss on how to spend it.
Defeating Tang Yao wasn't the end of everything.
A new round of challenges was approaching.
According to Elder Yu, in this martial - arts exam, not only might the hundreds of martial - arts students from Qingshan No.1 Middle School make a comeback, but several so - called geniuses from Shanzhou City would also come looking for trouble.
It seemed like another big battle was on the horizon.
The hundreds of people from Qingshan No.1 Middle School were nothing to fear. Ye Li, who had terrifying endurance, wasn't afraid of these weaklings who had no coordination at all.
What was truly worrisome was the threat from Shanzhou City.
As the provincial capital city of Ying Province, Shanzhou City was rich in resources, and the martial - arts trend was the most prevalent among the twelve cities in Ying Province.
Shanzhou No.1 Middle School naturally became the top martial - arts high school with the highest enrollment rate in Ying Province.
Among them were the students honored as geniuses.
Even though Elder Yu didn't clearly state their specific strength, it was conceivable that they wouldn't be much weaker than Tang Yao, and might even be stronger.
Before having the combat power to crush these people, it was really hard to feel at ease.
"High rewards, high risks...."
Ye Li said with a playful smile.
He knew very well that according to his development path, if he failed even once in the middle, he might suffer huge losses.
Both materially and mentally.
Therefore, this possibility must be eliminated.
Ye Li exhaled lightly and summoned the panel.
He had to admit that he had stayed at the first level of the second rank for far too long.
He had had enough of the tediousness. It was time for a so - called accumulation to burst forth!
[Current evil value: 52200 points. Treasure can be drawn.]
Since he had already maxed out the S - level breathing technique, there was no reason not to allocate points to his cultivation for a try.
Come on, my perseverance and hard work!
[Ding!]
[Starting to consume evil value to continuously improve cultivation!]
[Through your previous hard cultivation, your understanding of the "White Mist Frost Snow" S - level breathing technique has reached the point of being fluent. This greatly improves your control over true qi, accelerating its integration with your meridians....]
[Gain a buff: Cultivation speed increased by 400%]
[Your cultivation speed is like that of a legendary race car driver who has been banned for many years. Suddenly, one day, when told that he can drive fast again, he drives a top - level race car at full speed!]
[Unlock a new achievement: Drifting through curves]
[Drifting through curves: No matter how fast the vehicle you drive is, it won't roll over due to drifting.]
[The elderly lady who used to run wild on this road was sent flying by you. Your cultivation begins to soar!]
[After consuming 1000 evil value points, you have tempered the meridians of your arms with pure true qi. The meridians emit a luster like jade, naturally strengthening your physical body and enhancing your qi and blood....]
[You have successfully advanced to the third level of the second rank]
[With a high enough mastery of true qi, your speed of restoring true qi far exceeds that of peers. This makes you more and more adept at cultivating the meridian realm.]
[Gain a buff: Cultivation speed increased by 20%]
[After consuming 3000 evil value points, you mobilize the true qi throughout your body to temper the meridians of your torso. The skills of your internal organs are enhanced accordingly, with the kidneys having the highest improvement. When tempering the meridians, you seem to favor them more, allocating 40% of the feedback qi and blood to them....]
[You have successfully advanced to the sixth level of the second rank]
This is simply nonsense. Ye has always treated all internal organs equally. How could he be biased towards one organ?
At most, it's just that the kidney's function of promoting blood production is beneficial for the future third - rank true blood realm, and he had no choice but to do so!
On the screen, the text continued to appear.
[After consuming 5000 evil value points, you have skillfully circulated the true qi throughout your body, tempering the meridians of your limbs and bones. Your meridians have undergone a complete transformation, and a mellow fragrance like that of precious medicine emanates from your body....]
[You have successfully advanced to the ninth level of the second rank!]
[After consuming 8000 evil value points, you have completely mastered the surging qi. Your sturdy muscles and bones make your physical body much stronger than before, and the blood in your body begins to show signs of transformation....]
[You have officially stepped into the peak of the second rank!]
[This improvement consumed a total of 8000 evil value points, equivalent to over ten years of your normal hard cultivation.]
[Current evil value: 44200 points]
As the last line of text appeared, Ye Li felt that his limbs and bones were heating up.
The true qi in his body couldn't stop surging, rising rapidly, and then Pentium ing through his meridians at a speed far faster than before.
He clenched his fists slightly, and the surging true qi emerged from his body, incredibly fast.
If he were to Cast a martial - arts skill, the speed would definitely be several times faster than before.
Ye Li looked at his slender palm, and a hint of joy flashed in his black pupils.
Sure enough, the choice of maxing out the breathing technique before improving his cultivation was correct.
He remembered that it had taken him eight years of hard cultivation to improve from the fifth level of the first rank to the eighth level of the first rank.
Now, by only consuming the equivalent of over ten years of hard cultivation, he had advanced from the first level of the second rank to the peak of the second rank.
Although this cultivation speed was still behind those geniuses, compared to when he had just crossed over, it was like upgrading from a slingshot to a gun.
Under his smooth skin were meridians as clear as jade, no longer as fragile as before, and it also enhanced the strength of his physical body.
Even the blood surging in his body, nourished by these completely transformed meridians, had a few faint golden glows, looking different from before.
He had defeated so many people and shown his prowess.
This was what he deserved.
Ye Li exhaled a breath of clear air and wasn't at a loss.
He knew this was the next stage on the path to martial - arts transcendence, what needed to be done in the third - rank true blood realm.
When the blood in his body all showed faint golden glows, it would mean he had officially stepped into the true blood realm.
The improvement of low - rank martial artists was essentially the gradual transformation of the physical body.
And a good breathing technique and tempering method could accelerate this transformation process.
Once he found a suitable tempering method, Ye Li would probably be able to max it out directly.
Thinking of this, he looked at the panel, and the numbers on it were still abundant.
[Current evil value: 44200 points]
Although he hadn't found a suitable tempering method yet, he could still try to break through to a level close to the true blood realm using crude methods.
Ye Li's mind moved, and a vast amount of evil value flowed into the panel again.