With a surge of true essence, Ian Song sent a stream of energy into Leo Liao’s body, splitting it into dozens of needle-thin threads that forcibly blasted open his meridians from every direction.
When a person is still in their mother's womb, all their meridians are open and clear. But after birth, breathing in turbid air and eating impure food gradually clogs those channels.
At Leo Liao’s age, he’s long past the best window for martial training, so his meridians are especially blocked.
So when Ian Song’s true essence split into dozens of needle-like streams to forcibly blast open his meridians, Leo couldn’t help but scream like a slaughtered pig.
Hearing this, Ian Song brushed his fingers over two of Leo’s acupoints, instantly silencing his screams.
But his face was still twisted in agony, making the other six people shudder.
Actually, Ian could have used gentler methods to open Leo’s meridians, but that would have taken too long. Besides, he wanted everyone to understand that real strength comes at the price of real pain.
Twenty minutes later.
By then, Ian had forcibly blasted open all of Leo’s meridians and run his true essence through three large cycles in his body. Of course, Leo had already passed out from the pain several minutes earlier.
Boom!
Ian Song sent true essence into Leo Liao’s cramped dantian, beginning the process of remodeling it.
Remodeling the dantian is even more painful than blasting open the meridians. Even though Leo was already unconscious, his body kept twitching in agony, turning the other six people pale.
Five minutes later.
Ian withdrew his palm, took out a pill and fed it to Leo, then patted him several times to help him absorb the medicinal power.
Once Leo had absorbed the pill’s power, both his cultivation realm and true essence reserves reached the requirements for postnatal great perfection.
In other words, Ian Song had produced a postnatal great perfection martial artist in less than an hour.
Wake up!
Ian Song brushed his fingers over two acupoints on Leo’s body. The unconscious Leo slowly woke up, but his gaze toward Ian was filled with fear. He felt as if he’d just returned from a trip to hell—the pain was beyond words.
“Did you memorize your inner qi’s circulation route?” Ian Song asked Leo.
On hearing Ian’s question, Leo quickly sensed the changes in his body and found a stream of energy circulating inside him.
After the energy had circulated twice, Leo nodded to Ian Song and said, "President, I’ve memorized it!"
"Good. Go spar with Jason Long!" Ian Song said with a smile.
Alright!
Leo stood up, his bones cracking noisily. He felt his strength had multiplied at least tenfold. Grinning fiercely at Jason, he said, "Come on, Jason, let’s see what you’ve got!"
Before, Leo’s strength wasn’t inferior to Jason’s, but his technique was terrible. Every time they sparred, he always got beaten.
This time, though, it was his chance for payback.
Whoosh!
Already at late Dark Strength, Jason Long dashed forward in a single leap, arriving in front of Leo and launching twin Baguazhang strikes at his chest and abdomen.
Heh heh!
Leo let out a cold laugh and punched out with both fists.
When palm met fist, Jason Long felt an overwhelming force surge through him. He flew back like a broken kite and crashed heavily more than ten meters away.
“Whoa!”
Jason Long spat out blood and stared in disbelief at Leo Liao, who was still examining his own fists. He thought to himself, “How did this guy get so strong?”
The other five were stunned. They all knew Jason Long and Leo Liao’s strength.
None of them expected Leo could injure Jason so badly with just one move.
Whoosh!
Ian Song’s figure flickered and appeared in front of Jason, sending a beam of Radiance of Life into his body to heal his injuries.
Thanks, Boss!
Jason thanked Ian, his gaze burning with admiration. Leo’s sudden power boost was all thanks to Ian.
Leo quickly recovered and walked over to Jason. “Sorry, Little Dragon, I didn’t know you couldn’t take a hit!”
At Leo’s words, Jason rolled his eyes and grinned. “Leo, we’ve got plenty of time ahead!”
“Cousin, can you tell me what level Leo Liao’s strength has reached?” Helen Guo asked curiously, snapping out of her shock.
In terms of strength, he’s already surpassed most Dan-Strength martial artists, but his combat technique is still terrible. If he faces a skilled Dan-Strength expert, he’ll still lose.
“What? Dan-Strength expert?” Helen exclaimed, then looked at Ian eagerly. “Cousin, can we reach Leo’s level too?”
You can!
Ian nodded, and the other six all looked extremely excited.
Boss, let me go next!
Jason Long volunteered to be the second to receive the upgrade.
Sit cross-legged in front of me," Ian nodded.
Leo, just you wait!' Jason grinned at Leo, then walked over to Ian and sat down cross-legged.
Using the same method, Ian Song opened all of Jason Long’s meridians. Jason was already a late-stage Dark Strength martial artist and had developed inner strength.
So it took Ian less time to open all his meridians.
After digesting the pill Ian fed him, Jason’s dantian was even stronger than Leo’s.
“Leo, let’s get close!” Jason said with a cold grin.
Having gained strength, Jason Long stood up and stared at Leo.
I think I’ll pass!' Leo replied awkwardly, backing away.
Whoosh!
Jason darted after Leo and unleashed a relentless barrage of Bagua Palm strikes, enveloping Leo.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of impacts rang out, and in less than twenty moves, Leo was sent flying and crashed hard onto the ground.
Afterward, Ian Song boosted the strength of Kevin Zhou, Jimmy Zhu, and Helen Guo.
Because they had already consumed Evolution Crystals, upon reaching postnatal great perfection, their strength far exceeded ordinary Dan-Strength martial artists.
However, in terms of combat power, Jason Long and Helen Guo were the strongest.
Especially when Helen Guo used her sword techniques, even if Kevin, Leo, and Jimmy joined forces, they could only fight her to a draw. All five had to team up to fully suppress her.
Of course, that was without Jason Long joining in.
Except for Helen Guo and Jason Long, the other five only had brute strength, unable to fully utilize it. Ian Song decided to compile a saber or sword technique for them, since they’d be fighting zombies and barehanded skills would be a disadvantage.
That night, as Ian Song was pondering what kind of saber and sword techniques to create, he suddenly heard faint footsteps outside the door, followed by a sickly green mist seeping in.
Seeing this, Ian Song’s lips curled into a meaningful cold smile. “A mutant, huh?”