Chapter 54: A Hundred Thousand Jin of Tremendous Strength (Please Add to Your Favorites!)
"Yes!" The burly man’s face flushed red with excitement as he roared his response. As soon as the words left his mouth, he turned and dashed out of the room, shouting as he ran, "Activate all barbarian soldiers! Activate all barbarian soldiers!"
Beep! Beep! Beep!
As the command was quickly relayed, a series of alerts sounded throughout the factory. These signals extended all the way to the barbarian warehouse, linking up with every “slumbering” barbarian.
And then—nothing happened.
Inside the barbarian warehouse, silence reigned; the barbarians stood motionless as before.
"What’s going on?"
"Was there a mistake in the command?"
Murmurs of confusion echoed from the various workshops.
In the office, the man stared at the computer screen, grabbed the intercom, and barked, "Why are you all standing around? Hurry up and check where the problem is!"
"Yes, sir."
"Understood."
A flurry of hurried noises followed.
The beeping alerts sounded once again.
And yet—still silence.
The barbarians in the warehouse remained rooted to their spots, showing no reaction.
"What the hell is happening?" the man growled, his face darkening with rage as he stormed out of the office, intercom in hand, eyes blazing. "To have things fall apart at a time like this, don’t you—"
Boom!
A thunderous crash interrupted him. The ceiling overhead shattered, leaving a gaping hole.
With a swish, a lithe figure descended from above, landing gracefully before the man.
"I finally found you." The newcomer scanned the man with a calm gaze.
The man before him could not suppress his trembling.
"L-Li Linzhou!"
...
The Martial Enforcement Division had been summoned by Su Jingxing!
He had scheduled everything in advance: the moment Su Jingxing wiped out all the barbarians, an anonymous email would be sent to the headquarters inbox of the Martial Enforcement Division in Qinghe City.
Upon receiving the tip, the division would rush over and surround the factory.
By now, Su Jingxing had already made his exit.
In execution, the timeline had to be pushed forward. Though things took an unexpected turn—Su Jingxing was discovered, his invisibility compromised—he unleashed his true energy, defeated Duan Feihong, broke out of the factory, and even managed to escape ahead of schedule.
Of course, Li Linzhou’s arrival was also swifter than anticipated.
With the Martial Enforcement Division surrounding the factory, Duan Feihong and his men were as good as finished.
As for the aftermath, whether the mysterious boss behind the scenes could be exposed was no longer Su Jingxing’s concern.
At that moment, just seconds before his true energy was depleted, Su Jingxing landed on the ground from midair.
He stood in a secluded grove, shedding his trench coat, hat, and even his mask—it was no longer safe to keep them.
The water dripping from the corridor ceiling had soaked his clothes nearly to the point of changing color. If not for his precautions, he might have ended up running naked this time.
Even the two manuals he carried close to his body would have been ruined by the soaking. The chemical was truly aggressive.
The exhilaration of flying through the air faded, and Su Jingxing’s good mood was somewhat dampened.
He reached into his pocket, drew out a stack of cards, and finally exhaled, his excitement returning.
Forty-seven cards—how many were Martial Arts Cards?
With anticipation, Su Jingxing checked each card, one by one, reading their information.
The result—
Only seven Martial Arts Cards!
Each of these seven cards had relatively short durations—the longest was five years, the shortest two.
Compared to the two he had previously acquired, these fell far short.
Of the remaining forty cards, twenty-two were Body-Strengthening Cards, and eighteen were Giant Strength Cards.
As their name implied, the Body-Strengthening Cards, once unlocked, would permanently enhance Su Jingxing’s physical body.
One card offered a single transformation.
Unlike the Golden Body Card, whose energy only lasted for a while, the effects of the Body-Strengthening Card were permanent—skin, muscles, blood vessels, tendons, bones, limbs, brain, internal organs—all would undergo a lasting baptism of strength.
Twenty-two cards meant twenty-two transformations. Even Su Jingxing himself was unsure to what extent his body would be strengthened.
For this reason, though he had picked up only seven Martial Arts Cards, he was far from disappointed. The quantity and effect of the Body-Strengthening Cards left him elated.
With a powerful body, he could train in the Three Primordial Blade Techniques without consuming Golden Body Cards.
And with a reinforced physique, he could absorb all eighteen Giant Strength Cards at once.
Each Giant Strength Card, once unlocked, provided five thousand pounds of strength.
One card, five thousand pounds; eighteen cards, ninety thousand pounds!
Combined with his existing eight thousand pounds, that totaled ninety-eight thousand pounds—only two thousand pounds short of his goal of one hundred thousand!
What a windfall...
This risky infiltration, tracking down the factory and eliminating the barbarians, had paid off handsomely!
Ha ha...
Su Jingxing was brimming with joy.
Once he absorbed the twenty-two Body-Strengthening Cards and eighteen Giant Strength Cards, and took Power Pills for another half a month, he could finally seek revenge on Wan Rong!
The goal was achieved so quickly that it all felt unreal to Su Jingxing.
"Whew—"
He took a deep breath to calm himself, and after a while, regained his composure.
Night had already fallen, and it was nearly time for work. There was no rush to unlock the cards.
Absorbing a Body-Strengthening Card was akin to a transformation; the process and its aftermath would certainly have an impact.
Therefore, he couldn’t afford to be hasty.
Once he was calm, Su Jingxing left the mountains, hailed a taxi on the street, and headed straight for the crematorium.
After his shift at the crematorium, he returned to his small courtyard in the second half of the night, ate a little to fill his stomach, and then took out the Body-Strengthening and Giant Strength Cards.
He started by unlocking a Body-Strengthening Card, flooding his body with surging energy.
Under its stimulus, Su Jingxing could distinctly sense the cells in his skin, blood vessels, muscles, bones, internal organs, and every part of his body changing—becoming stronger, sturdier, more vigorous!
After absorbing one Body-Strengthening Card, his body radiated heat.
He rested briefly, then unlocked a Giant Strength Card, feeling a tremendous power surge through him.
Then he unlocked another Body-Strengthening Card, further transforming his physique.
Afterward, another Giant Strength Card.
Back and forth, he alternated between Body-Strengthening Cards and Giant Strength Cards, absorbing their energy, fortifying his body, and enhancing his strength.
By the time he had unlocked all twenty-two Body-Strengthening Cards and eighteen Giant Strength Cards, his clothes were drenched in sweat, his whole body enveloped in heat, and his skin was flushed red like a boiled crab.
The torrential flow of vital energy within his body sounded like rushing water.
The searing aura made him seem like a blazing furnace, igniting the air around him.
Unbeknownst to Su Jingxing, his entire courtyard was shrouded in mist.
Had it not been so late at night with no one around, it would have caused a sensation.
Even so, people nearby, in their dreams, heard thunderous booms—Su Jingxing’s heartbeat!
After twenty-two transformations, his physical body was now unimaginably powerful.
His blood surged like a roaring furnace, his heartbeat pounded like a war drum!
He had forgotten that strengthening the body would also generate power.
Originally, he thought that after absorbing the eighteen Giant Strength Cards, he would still be two thousand pounds short of one hundred thousand.
But in reality, the strength gained from the twenty-two Body-Strengthening Cards far exceeded two thousand pounds!
So...
At this moment, Su Jingxing already possessed power surpassing one hundred thousand pounds!
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(P.S. Brother Su is now invincible in close combat. How about casting a recommendation vote? (づ￣3￣)づ╭～)