Chapter 23

Tang Tian finally experienced the feeling of becoming rich overnight.

【Iron Mud Finger】 has been replaced with 【Eagle Claw Technique】, along with 【Empty Wooden Stake】, 【Eight Steps to Catch a Cicada】, 【Shadow Breaking Palm】, 【Small Collapse Fist】, and 【Continuous Techniques】—six Silver Soul General Cards, all neatly laid out in front of him, their silver light dazzling his eyes.

"This is life!"

Tang Tian, who had been lost in ecstasy for a long time, looked up to the sky and sighed.

"Basic Tang, you've fallen!" Amoli said with a look of disdain.

"Fallen?" Tang Tian turned his face, looking righteous and stern: "Fly Cow, you underestimate the god-like youth! A mere six Silver Cards, do you think they can make the god-like youth fall? Humph!"

Amoli's face was full of joy: "That's right, Basic Tang, you can't betray your warrior's heart. You must become the strongest man to match your ideals..."

Tang Tian raised his arms, looked up at the sky, and said with a deep expression: "At least six Gold Cards are needed to make the god-like youth fall!"

Amoli's words came to an abrupt stop.

Tang Tian began to prop his chin: "Which one should I learn?"

At that moment, Old Wei's voice suddenly came from behind them: "Oh, oh, oh, the youth has become rich! This silver light, it dazzles my eyes from far away."

Old Wei jumped in front of the two, circling around the six Silver Cards, looking curious: "Did you rob someone?"

Amoli vividly described the battle that had taken place today to Old Wei.

Old Wei said, "You two barely defeated Shen Yuan?"

He stroked his chin, muttering to himself: "I shouldn't have said those harsh words. That guy is serious, hmm, it looks like I need to give you some special training."

Tang Tian and Amoli exchanged glances, suddenly feeling a sense of foreboding.

Old Wei turned his face and grinned: "You will miss these two months!"

Tang Tian and Amoli felt a chill run down their spines.

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Shen Yuan and Yang Yong stood with their heads down in front of the principal, their faces pale.

The principal's face was ashen: "Very good! Excellent! It seems my orders are not strict enough. You still have the energy to skip class and cause trouble for others."

Xu Assistant, standing in the corner, inwardly called it a disaster. The principal was so angry, which was very rare, and his heart was in his throat.

"This incident will result in severe punishment for all involved students," the principal said expressionlessly. "From today until the Star Wind Martial Assembly, any student who skips class will be expelled! Yang Yong and Shen Yuan, you will be confined to your rooms for two months!"

Xu Assistant was startled; the principal was truly angry this time. He looked at Shen Yuan and Yang Yong with some sympathy. Shen Yuan was relatively calm, but Yang Yong looked like he had lost all hope.

The principal suddenly turned his face and stared at Xu Assistant: "Go tell the school discipline office that if they don't do a good job, they can quit."

Xu Assistant hurriedly responded: "Yes!"

"Everyone, go out. Shen Yuan, stay behind," the principal said coldly.

Yang Yong and Xu Assistant quickly left.

The principal stared at Shen Yuan and coldly said: "Did you lose or win?"

"I lost," Shen Yuan said, lowering his head. "Tang Tian disguised himself as a pedestrian and led us. Yang Yong was ambushed first, then he and Amoli teamed up, and I also lost."

Surprisingly, the principal did not get too angry when he heard that the two had lost. He just said calmly: "Tell me more."

Shen Yuan showed a thoughtful expression: "Amoli was initially somewhat... not very determined. But later, he suddenly became very determined, with a strong impact. But what's more noteworthy is Tang Tian."

"Tang Tian?" The principal was somewhat surprised.

"Yes, Tang Tian's main practice is Flash Fist, but he can use Flash Fist to produce a fist glow!" Shen Yuan said.

"Flash Fist can produce a fist glow!" The principal's eyes suddenly widened, muttering to himself: "He actually gave that Soul General Card to Tang Tian! Tang Tian actually mastered it..."

"Mastered what?" Shen Yuan couldn't help but ask curiously.

The principal's expression turned serious: "Continue."

Shen Yuan realized he had asked something he shouldn't, and quickly continued: "Tang Tian is very brave and fierce. His fighting style is very aggressive, and he doesn't fear injury. If the strength is close, I think few people can defeat him."

"Go into seclusion," the principal said, looking at Shen Yuan with a deep voice. "Your talent in Tianjing is not the best, but your character is good. You can remain calm and focused. I have high hopes for you. Don't let me down."

"Yes!" Shen Yuan said respectfully.

"Go!"

The principal waved his hand. When Shen Yuan left, he muttered to himself.

"Crane Qi Technique... he actually mastered it..."

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Seeing the rumbling quarry in front of them, Tang Tian and Amoli were both stunned.

"Old Wei, why did you bring us here? Are you really a child labor trafficker?" Tang Tian pointed at Old Wei, with a "I see through you" expression.

Old Wei ignored him and walked straight to a muscular man, shouting from a distance: "Hey, Old Stone!"

The muscular man turned around upon hearing the call, saw it was Old Wei, and couldn't help but grin, walking over.

When the muscular man turned around, Tang Tian and Amoli both drew in a sharp breath. To be honest, Amoli's physical condition was already very strong, but compared to the muscular man in front of them, Amoli was like a child.

Every muscle on the muscular man's body was clearly defined, dark and shiny, as if forged through a thousand hammerings. His arms were incredibly thick; Tang Tian estimated that they were thicker than his own thighs.

The iron hammer in the muscular man's hand made Tang Tian and Amoli swallow their saliva.

"Old Wei, what brings you here today?" the muscular man asked in a deep voice.

"Bringing two young guys to train here. How about it, is it a problem?" Old Wei asked casually.

"What problem? There's nothing but stones here," the man laughed, looking up and down at Tang Tian and Amoli, and smiled kindly, praising them: "They are good prospects."

Old Wei immediately became proud: "Ha, that's right, my judgment is always spot on!"

Others in the quarry also heard the commotion and gathered around.

Then, Tang Tian and Amoli felt inferior.

These people were tall and strong, with waists thicker than buckets, and their bodies were covered in large, hard muscles, as if cast in bronze and iron. Each of their hammers was incredibly large, but in their hands, they were as light as a feather.

"Old Wei, not bad, they look the part this time!"

"These two young guys are good!"

"Yep, a bit of training, and they'll be good prospects!"

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Old Wei beamed, his eyes almost invisible from the smile. Tang Tian and Amoli felt their hair stand on end, being evaluated by a group of bare-chested, tower-like men, which was truly terrifying.

Tang Tian and Amoli forced smiles, looking shy and bashful.

Old Stone waved his hand: "Scatter, scatter, don't scare the two young guys."

A wave of friendly laughter, and everyone turned and dispersed.

Old Wei said to Old Stone: "This is Amoli, my disciple, and this is Tang Tian, who wants to become a close combat expert."

"Oh, a close combat expert." Old Stone's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, and he looked up and down at Tang Tian, praising him: "Ambitious!"

"I'll leave them to you," Old Wei said irresponsibly.

"Alright." Old Stone nodded without hesitation.

Old Wei turned to Tang Tian and Amoli and instructed: "From today, Old Stone will be your special training teacher. Whatever he asks you to do, you must do it."

Tang Tian and Amoli nodded wisely; Old Stone was too intimidating.

"Then I'll leave." Old Wei waved his hand and left with a casual stride.

"Follow me." Old Stone said to Tang Tian and Amoli.

The two quickly followed Old Stone into the quarry. This was an open-air quarry, with large rocks piled up everywhere, mainly granite.

At a pile of stones, Old Stone found an iron knife.

The iron knife was blunt, thick, and weighed over fifty pounds, but in Old Stone's hands, it was as light as a feather. He casually picked up a stone the size of a door from the pile.

Tang Tian and Amoli's faces turned pale. Indeed, there was always someone stronger. Amoli, who was like a raging bull, was just a small grasshopper in front of Old Stone.

Old Stone placed the rock in front of him and said to Amoli: "Your daily task is to split stone bricks, like this."

Old Stone raised the knife and easily cut off a piece of stone the size of a bamboo basket. With a few swift cuts, a square stone brick appeared in front of the two. Each side of the stone brick was as smooth as a mirror, perfectly square, as if measured with a ruler.

Tang Tian and Amoli were dumbfounded. This was granite, hard enough to chip steel!

Old Stone casually threw the large iron knife to Amoli: "Here, in the next ten days, you need to give me one hundred of these square bricks every day."

After saying that, he left Amoli, who was pale, and took Tang Tian to another corner.

Tang Tian's face was somewhat pale.

"What are you practicing now?" Old Stone asked Tang Tian.

Tang Tian carefully explained the Soul General Card he was using to Old Stone. After listening, Old Stone nodded: "Then practice the Small Collapse Fist. There are quite a few people practicing it here."

"Really..." Tang Tian felt his expression stiffen, feeling a chill.

"Yep, the Small Collapse Fist is good for breaking stone. It's very useful."

Old Stone took Tang Tian to a pile of stones, picked up a stone the size of a bamboo basket, and slapped it with a palm.

The stone crumbled like tofu, turning into a stone pancake.

Old Stone casually wiped the stone pancake, and a pile of crushed stone appeared in front of Tang Tian. The size of the crushed stone was very uniform, almost all the size of soybeans.

"Hmm, at the beginning, I won't set such high standards for you. Each piece of crushed stone should not exceed the size of a chestnut. Five hundred pounds of crushed stone per day."

Tang Tian looked at the pile of stone chips on the ground, dumbfounded.

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