The sun rises and the moon sets, and time slips by.
Three months passed quietly. Those who cherished time gained something.
In the Lingyun Library, Su Hao turned the last page of "The Mysteries of the Elite Martial Artist's Body". There was only one sentence on it: "All the secrets are contained within our bodies. One day, we will truly understand ourselves."
Su Hao closed the book and put it back in its place.
He glanced at the girl he had scared to tears three months ago. She was holding a book at this moment, reading quietly. The sunlight shone through the window, and the soft reflection spread on her face, making her look as serene as an angel.
Su Hao liked the environment of the Lingyun Library, so he would come here to read books every afternoon.
Every day, he could see this girl in the library. She looked very delicate. From her companions, he learned that her name was Xiaomei.
What Su Hao found interesting was that although she was scared to tears by him one day, she still had the courage to come to the library to read the next day when she saw him there. He really didn't know whether to say this little girl was brave or timid.
One thing was certain, this Xiaomei was a book - lover. In other words, she loved knowledge. Just for this reason, Su Hao had a slight favorable impression of her.
This favorable impression had nothing to do with romantic feelings. It wasn't about whether the girl was good - looking or not. It was because in Su Hao's heart, he admired scholars and respected the inheritors and explorers of knowledge.
People like her were perhaps part of the reason why this world was so beautiful.
It was foreseeable that in the future, many years from now, this timid little girl Xiaomei would become a respected scholar in this world.
Su Hao sat back in his original position, closed his eyes, and his consciousness entered the pin - ball space. He opened the body status list.
"Age: 10 years and 4 months;
Height: 153cm;
Weight: 53KG;
Body status: Healthy;
Level: High - level Elite Martial Artist;
Elite Blood - Qi: 40;
Weapon Mastery: Basic Saber Technique (Mastery); Basic Combat (Mastery); Basic Shield (Mastery); Basic Battle - Axe (Proficiency); Basic Warhammer (Proficiency);
Basic Battle Skills: Sky - Rising Fist (Unique Skill); Shield Bash (Mastery); Horizontal Slash (Mastery); Sneaky Stab (Proficiency); Hard - Force Fist (Proficiency); Ram (Proficiency); Leaping Downward Slash (Proficiency);
Basic Footwork: Basic Footwork (Mastery); Sliding Shadow Step (Mastery); Long - distance Raid (Proficiency); Leap (Proficiency);
Variable Control: Blood - Qi Strengthening Function (Mastery), Muscle Strengthening Function (Mastery), Bone Strengthening Function (Proficiency), Viscera Strengthening Function (Uninitiated), Five - Sense Strengthening Function (Uninitiated).
"
The most significant change in the past half - year or so was his height. Not only did it break through 1.5 meters, but it also increased by 3 centimeters. This was quite gratifying. With this promising trend, he believed that in a few more years, he would grow to 1.8 meters and become a real tall, rich, and handsome guy.
As his body grew rapidly, his physical strength had broken through the scope of normal people and reached a level he couldn't even imagine.
This was attributed to his variable control.
With the help of the muscle - strengthening function and the bone - strengthening function, his body was like being covered with several layers of cowhide, becoming extremely sturdy. The strength of his bones was comparable to refined steel. If a knife were stabbed at him, the most likely result would be that the knife would be stuck in his muscles and unable to penetrate deeper.
His powerful body brought Su Hao unparalleled a sense of security.
Su Hao was full of confidence that he could live to adulthood in this life.
As long as he didn't act recklessly, with his strength, it was impossible for him to be easily killed. As for the disease that took his life in his previous life, he wasn't worried either. With Xiaoguang constantly observing his body status, any abnormalities could be detected in advance. Moreover, with his current powerful body, any terminal illness would probably stay away from him.
The strengthening of his body led to a significant increase in his blood - qi, from the original 31 points to 40 points. It could be said that his hard strength had advanced by leaps and bounds.
As for the skills below, Su Hao made a simple classification to facilitate the addition of new skills in the future.
Among these skills, the one Su Hao liked the most was the "Sky - Rising Fist". It was a boxing technique that could punch people into the air without causing serious harm.
This was a divine skill for fighting. The numerous fights, big and small, in the past half - year or so had made Su Hao master this Sky - Rising Fist to perfection.
...
While Su Hao was happily admiring his basic data, Xiaopang suddenly rushed into the library in a hurry, found Su Hao, and said, "Xiangwu, Qingqing is in trouble!"
"What?" Su Hao was shocked and immediately stood up and ran outside, "Take me there quickly. Tell me on the way."
Xiaopang was a bit thinner than before. At this moment, his face was bruised and swollen, looking like he had been beaten up. He ran half a step ahead of Su Hao to lead the way and said as he walked, "Qingqing has been pestered by a third - year student. That third - year student, with more than ten people, is now blocking Qingqing's dormitory. Several girls have been beaten until they bled."
Su Hao asked, "What about Qingqing?"
Xiaopang said, "Qingqing should be okay for now, but it won't be long before things get bad."
Su Hao frowned and said, "Aren't the third - year students at the field station? Why are they in the academy? What exactly happened? Tell me from the beginning."
Xiaopang looked at Su Hao strangely and said, "The third - year students have been back for several days. Don't you know?"
Su Hao said, "Get to the point."
Xiaopang smiled awkwardly and said, "Well, three days ago, Qingqing accidentally knocked off a third - year student's food plate in the cafeteria, spilling all his food on the ground. No matter how much Qingqing apologized, the other party just clung to Qingqing, saying that as long as Qingqing agreed to be his girlfriend, he would forgive her.
Qingqing refused on the spot. That day, it took a long time for those people to finally leave. We thought the matter was over, but unexpectedly, they came again today and directly found Qingqing's dormitory, blocking Qingqing inside. They're still blocking there now! And they threatened that if Qingqing doesn't agree, they'll beat her roommates until she does. What kind of thing is this!"
Speaking of this, he pointed to his face and said, "I just went up to persuade them and got beaten like this."
Hearing this, Su Hao roughly understood the course of the matter.
What about knocking over the food plate? The other party must have done it on purpose. How could a martial artist be easily approached by a little girl and have the food plate in his hand knocked over?
A burst of anger suddenly welled up from the bottom of his heart, and he couldn't hold it back.
It was understandable that these twelve - or thirteen - year - old teenagers admired the opposite sex, but such methods were so childish that it made people angry.
Everyone had the right to pursue love, but it should be based on mutual consent. If one used despicable means or superior strength to force the other party to accept, it was unbearable.
Soon, Su Hao and Xiaopang arrived in front of He Qingqing's dormitory. At this time, the dormitory was crowded with people. Most of them were just watching the excitement. A small number of people were angry, but their strength didn't match their sense of justice, so they could only watch from the side, feeling anxious.
More than a dozen teenagers were standing scattered in front of the dormitory door, blocking the entrance tightly. Among the dozen or so teenagers, three girls with disheveled hair were surrounded and squatting on the ground crying. Spots of blood could be seen on the ground.
A young man with narrow eyes and a relatively fashionable spiky - haired appearance shouted loudly towards the dormitory, "Qingqing, just agree to me. You just need to be my girlfriend for one month."
"Hahaha~" The teenagers around laughed wildly. In the current academy, they, the third - year students, were the strongest. No one could control them, and no one dared to.
Seeing no response from He Qingqing in the dormitory, the spiky - haired youth said again, "Qingqing, as long as you agree to me, I'll let your roommates go right now. Otherwise, they'll still have to suffer."
Just then, Xiaopang and Su Hao broke into the crowd.
Xiaopang immediately pointed at the spiky - haired youth and shouted, "Xiangwu, it's him."
Xiangwu? The Violent Flying Man Wu Xiangwu?
Most of the people around were first - year and second - year students. As soon as they heard the name Xiangwu, their eyes immediately lit up.
"Hmm?" The spiky - haired youth and his companions turned their heads in confusion, looking at the two people who suddenly appeared. He recognized one of them. He had just kicked this person. Who was the other one? He had never seen him.
Without saying a word, Su Hao instantly filled his whole body with elite blood - qi. He stomped his foot, and his body shot forward.
"Sliding Shadow Step!"
He punched the spiky - haired youth in the cheekbone.
"咔嚓!"
The sound of bone breaking resounded throughout the place. The spiky - haired youth didn't have time to react before he was hit and flew over the crowd, falling to the ground and fainting instantly.
It wasn't over yet. The spiky - haired youth's accomplices soon met the same fate. They were all beaten by Su Hao until their bones were broken, flying through the air. Those who were lucky enough not to faint were rolling on the ground, wailing while holding their broken hands, legs, chins, and cheekbones.
When everyone was lying on the ground, Su Hao pointed at the spiky - haired youth and asked Xiaopang, "Is this the mastermind?"
Xiaopang nodded, "It's him."
Su Hao walked over and kicked him between the legs.
"啪叽~"
Everyone heard the sound of something like an egg breaking. They couldn't help but gasp in unison, covering their crotches and taking two steps back.
The spiky - haired youth was actually woken up by the pain, screaming shrilly while covering his ruined crotch.
To Su Hao, evil didn't depend on its magnitude but on the person. Even if the other party was a twelve - or thirteen - year - old teenager, if he did something evil, he was still a villain. Su Hao was never soft - hearted towards villains.
Su Hao retracted his foot and said to Xiaopang, "Xiaopang, take me to where there are a lot of third - year students."
"Ah?" Xiaopang was stunned at first, then suddenly remembered that a few months ago, Su Hao had single - handedly challenged the entire second - year students. He immediately understood Su Hao's plan.
He said excitedly, "Xiangwu, I know where they are. Follow me."
At this time, a figure rushed out of the dormitory and threw herself into Su Hao's arms. It was He Qingqing.
Su Hao hugged He Qingqing in his arms and gently patted her back.
The girl's slightly trembling body still hadn't dissipated the fear. The tears in her eyes quickly wet the front of his clothes.
When He Qingqing's emotions stabilized, Su Hao pushed her away slightly and said, "Qingqing, wait here for a moment. I'll be back soon."
He Qingqing immediately grabbed Su Hao's hand and said, "I'm going too!"
Su Hao thought for a moment and nodded. He turned to Xiaopang and said, "Xiaopang, lead the way."
Just like that, Xiaopang led the way for Su Hao in front, and a large group of onlookers followed behind Su Hao.
Soon, the entire academy was in an uproar.
No matter who it was, they all got the latest news: Wu Xiangwu, the super - genius of the first - year students, was now on his way to challenge the entire third - year students alone.
Soon, large groups of students rushed towards the third - year students' station.