Chapter 35: Synchronized Reinforcement

Chapter 35: Synchronized Reinforcement

"Surprisingly, it had little effect."

After an entire afternoon sitting on the pedestrian street, Chen Chu slowly opened his eyes, faint disappointment evident on his face.

He had initially believed that practicing the Insightful Eye in such a noisy place would be somewhat beneficial, as it aligned well with how the art worked. He didn't expect the progress to be nearly the same as it was yesterday, however.

It seemed like he was overthinking it. Deep in thought, Chen Chu stood up and departed.

Having sat there for the entire afternoon, as he basked in the sun and practiced the Insightful Eye, he had been approached by some beautiful women who tried to strike up conversations with him.

However, Chen Chu had not only been in a state of cultivation, half of his consciousness had been immersed in the beast hunting and battling. He had no interest in engaging with any of them. Women were not as entertaining as hunting the various mutated fish that lurked in the depths of the river.

***

On the second day, Chen Chu didn't go back to that street, nor did he go to school.

Bathed in sunlight, he sat cross-legged on the wooden veranda in the backyard, earnestly cultivating the Dragon Elephant Art. Meanwhile, a portion of his mind was focused on the armored beast.

In water ten meters deep, the armored beast had just hunted a common mutated fish measuring over three meters long, and was now voraciously feasting. After several days of rampage, the armored beast had become the overlord of several kilometers of watery territory. Any mutated fish it targeted stood no chance of escape. Simultaneously feasting and drinking heavily, its physique grew increasingly massive.

Hmm?

Suddenly, Chen Chu halted his cultivation and opened his eyes. Just now, he felt a faint warmth emerging within his body. This sensation was quite similar to what he had experienced during the evolutions of his avatar. Could it be...

With a thought, Chen Chu summoned the attribute page.

Upon inspection, he discovered that over the past two days, all four major attributes had quietly increased by 2 points. Among them, the Strength attribute had reached an impressive 63.

"My attributes are gradually increasing." Chen Chu was somewhat surprised, and then made an incredible realization.

Synchronized reinforcement. As the armored beast grew, his main body was also being influenced, becoming stronger continuously.

The reason he hadn't noticed it before was that the previous six-horned salamander had been too weak. Its growth had had little impact on Chen Chu's cultivation of true martial arts. It wasn't until the second evolution, when the armored beast's size exceeded a certain limit, that it began to have an impact on Chen Chu, who already had a Physique of 60.

"Do you mean that student named An Fuqing? She broke through to the Second Realm in just half a month. Her talent is no less than that freak Ji Changkong."

The young man with long hair smiled wryly. "It's not just her. There are several formidable individuals among this batch of freshmen. One of them’s achieved perfect compatibility with their martial art."

"What? Perfect compatibility!"

"How is that possible!?"

This news surprised the senior students greatly.

The young man with long hair shrugged. "Don't look at me. I just heard it from Old Qin, so it should be accurate. That freshman hasn't broken through to the Second Heavenly Realm yet, but he possesses innate divine power. Coupled with cultivating the high-level Bull Demon's Mountain-Shaking True Art, his strength is extremely formidable."

"What a freak..." One of the senior students swallowed hard.

Having innate divine power and perfect compatibility with the inherent strength-enhancing nature of an advanced martial art would enable one to reach a truly terrifying level.

"It seems this batch of freshmen really aren’t to be underestimated." The other senior students became serious.

Chen Chu, carrying a long saber on his back, quickly completed his registration.

"Ah Chu, over here!"

As Chen Chu squeezed out of the crowd, Xia Youhui waved and called out to him. Around him were other students from Class Three, subtly forming two factions. The first, led by the class monitor Lin Xue, had Xia Youhui, Lu Haitao, and Li Wenwen. On the other side was a small group led by Yi Rui, surrounded by several other students who hadn't joined Lin Xue’s club.

Watching Chen Chu approach, Xia Youhui grinned and said, "Ah Chu, if you're unlucky enough to encounter me later, I won't go easy on you this time."

As he spoke, he patted the large shield strapped to his back, taller than a person with a thickness of ten centimeters. It was covered in spikes, and it was unmistakably his weapon. Even though the alloy’s weight was considerably lighter than regular steel, such a thick and heavy shield would still exceed a hundred kilograms in weight, making it a truly heavy weapon.

Chen Chu smiled faintly. "If you encounter me, just go all out. This time, my main goal is to participate and get some practical combat experience. Winning or losing doesn't matter."

Lin Xue nodded at his words. "Exactly, this is just a regular competition. Everyone's strength is average, and the main focus is on mutual learning. There's no need to put too much emphasis on winning or losing."

"The class monitor is right." Chen Chu nodded modestly.