"Exhale—inhale—exhale—"
In the room, Lu Sheng sat cross-legged on the ground, holding a peculiar posture.
As his body continued moving through a series of shifting actions, his breathing adjusted with a strange and rhythmic cadence.
After finishing the final motion, Lu Sheng relaxed his body.
Sweat streamed down his muscles like flowing water, and he looked as if he'd just walked out of a steam room—his entire body radiating a faint misty heat.
"Most of the combat-type zombies I fought in the dream had practiced this Body Forging Technique when they were alive. Each one had different levels of mastery and proficiency over different sections… Now I've managed to flawlessly perform the entire routine with great precision…"
The same Body Forging Technique could yield vastly different results depending on who practiced it.
For instance, someone might excel at the first thirty movements, while someone else might be better at the last thirty.
Each movement targeted a different muscle group, which resulted in noticeable differences in overall physical condition from person to person.
Having absorbed the memories of countless jumpsuit-wearing zombies, Lu Sheng had essentially integrated all their areas of expertise, which brought his mastery of this Body Forging Technique and its accompanying Breathing Method to an extremely advanced level.
"The effects are still remarkable. Every day, I can feel previously untouched muscle groups being activated.
If we say this Body Forging Technique taps into one hundred percent of the human body's potential, then the Martial Union's so-called 'Twenty-Four Body Forging Forms' probably don't even reach one percent...
The gap between the two is just… ridiculous…"
Lu Sheng couldn't help but marvel at it.
After finishing his training, Lu Sheng got up and wiped down his body with a towel.
He had just changed into fresh clothes when a familiar knock came from the door.
"Lu Sheng, time to eat!"
"Got it."
Lu Sheng responded, quickly tidied up, and stepped out of the room.
His family was already seated around the dinner table.
Seven or eight dishes were laid out—most of them meat.
At Lu Sheng's usual spot sat an enormous bowl full of white rice.
That's right, a bowl—because there wasn't a bigger container left in the house.
"Xiao Sheng, come eat."
His mother, Zheng Yufen, called him over warmly.
Lu Sheng nodded, sat down, and immediately began shoveling food into his mouth.
Over the past week, Lu Sheng's appetite had become increasingly absurd.
At first, he was just eating twice as much as his little sister Lu Qinghe.
Now, it was nearly five times as much.
With two big eaters in the house, cooking had become a full-scale operation for Zheng Yufen every day.
"You eat so much..."
Lu Qinghe muttered as she watched Lu Sheng bury his head in his bowl—then, refusing to be outdone, she fiercely scooped several mouthfuls into her own mouth.
Lu Dahai chuckled as he watched his two children eat heartily, clearly in a good mood.
"Eat up, no need to hold back. There's plenty of food."
"But Xiao Sheng, what's going on lately? You've been eating so much, but you're getting skinnier…"
Zheng Yufen pinched Lu Sheng's sharply defined arm with a worried look.
"You don't get it... Boys grow like this during puberty."
Lu Dahai grinned and tossed a pork rib into Lu Sheng's rice bowl, then asked cheerfully, "Did you measure your Qi and Blood value recently? Has it gone up?"
Still chewing, Lu Sheng muttered, "Yeah, it's gone up a bit."
Lu Dahai's eyes lit up as he pressed excitedly, "How much?"
"Almost… almost broke 1."
Lu Sheng mumbled with a mouth full of rice.
He didn't dare tell the truth—he didn't want to scare his parents or have to explain anything.
"Almost broke 1?! That's great, that's really great..."
Even this heavily understated progress was enough to make Lu Dahai beam with joy.
"I'll buy you some supplements tomorrow. You can't just rely on food to boost your Qi and Blood…"
Lu Sheng looked up, his gaze resting momentarily on the corner of a medicinal patch peeking out from Lu Dahai's shoulder, but he said nothing.
Lu Dahai was just an ordinary laborer, and his mother's job at the supermarket didn't pay much either.
Supporting two kids in martial training was already a heavy burden on the family.
Buying additional supplements would only make things even harder for his parents.
From his parents' usual conversations, Lu Sheng had learned that Lu Dahai had recently started taking on extra work after his shifts, and his mother had picked up a side job as well.
"I have to! I must find a way to make money!"
Lu Sheng made a silent vow in his heart.
…
Out in the wilderness, cloaked in gray mist, two figures clashed violently.
Lu Sheng's opponent was a zombie dressed in a blue jumpsuit.
These types of zombies were significantly stronger than the gray-suited ones he had encountered before.
They were more powerful, faster, and even retained fragments of combat techniques.
The one before him was a perfect example.
The blue-suited zombie let out a low growl and swung a thick arm down at Lu Sheng with brutal force.
The strike cut through the air with a sharp "whoosh."
Lu Sheng's expression didn't change. He stepped forward swiftly and used his shoulder to brace against the zombie's massive arm, stopping the blow.
Then, in a seemingly intimate motion, he wrapped both arms around the zombie's neck.
And with a sharp yank—
Boom!
His knee shot out like a cannonball, slamming directly into the zombie's jaw.
"Crack—"
The zombie's head twisted at an unnatural angle and slumped backward over its shoulder.
It wobbled a few times, then collapsed to the ground.
Its body rapidly decayed, releasing a thin stream of black smoke that surged into Lu Sheng's body.
"Squad Leader… specialized in boxing techniques…"
Lu Sheng opened his eyes—he had finished absorbing the memory.
This blue-suited "elite-class" zombie had offered a significant reward.
After absorbing its memory, Lu Sheng felt his comprehension of boxing had advanced yet again.
It was as though he was brushing against a bottleneck.
And beyond that bottleneck…
Was an entirely new world.
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