Next, Xu Zhou didn't return to the classroom but stayed in Cao Yong's office, training in the Mountain Breaking Saber Technique.
During this process, Cao Yong carefully guided him, allowing Xu Zhou's saber technique to improve rapidly.
It wasn't until school was over that Xu Zhou left the office, a delighted smile on his face.
On this day, he gained much; he not only trained in a saber technique but also cultivated it to the first level of its realm.
According to Cao Yong, the Mountain Breaking Saber Technique has three levels.
Every level increase greatly enhances the power of the saber technique.
However, mastering combat techniques requires intuition, so even some sophomores and juniors are stuck at the first level of such techniques.
Xu Zhou broke through the first level in just one day, demonstrating exceptional intuition.
Even the usually stern Cao Yong couldn't help but smile and generously praise him.
"I was weak and sick since childhood, but never expected my intuition to be so good," Xu Zhou remarked, "Could it be that when heaven closes a door for you, it opens a window?"
However, besides his exceptional intuition, he also awakened an S-Class talent.
This goes to show that heaven didn't really close his door, did it?
"Everything is slowly getting better." Xu Zhou wore a faint smile.
If things could continue like this, he would gradually grow stronger and slowly catch up with Li Ruoxi, making his proud sister see him in a new light.
Yet somehow, Xu Zhou always felt that things wouldn't proceed as smoothly as he imagined.
He glanced back at the school, feeling a stirring in his heart, as if something significant was about to happen.
"Is it the mutated chicken avatar's intuition?" Xu Zhou murmured.
Animals always possess keen intuition towards disasters, and mutated beasts are even more so.
But now everything is calm, what big event could possibly happen?
Shaking his head, Xu Zhou stopped thinking too much and set off on his way home.
He still needed to train tonight, and with those three bottles of the beginner cultivation potion, his Qi-Blood would surely see a substantial improvement.
...
Nightfall.
A red moon hung high in the sky.
After dinner, Xu Zhou fed the shark-toothed mutated chicken with leftovers and some raw meat.
After consuming these, the mutated chicken's body swelled again.
Soon, this mutated chicken grew to nearly eighty centimeters tall, and its sturdy frame was almost as wide as Xu Zhou's waist.
Furthermore, due to a mutation in its head, its bright red comb split into two, forming a middle parting shape.
Yet in Xu Zhou's eyes, the appearance of the mutated chicken didn't look ugly at all; rather, it appeared increasingly majestic.
Xu Zhou glanced at the panel.
[Qi-Blood +0.1 cal]
[Rank +4%]
Host: Xu Zhou
Qi-Blood: 71.4 cal
Spirit: 1 Her
Avatar: Shark-Toothed Mutated Chicken
Rank: 0 Rank Level 1 (19%)
Net Weight: 14.5 kg
Talent: Grow ten kilograms daily (max), Devouring All Things
Evolution: Evolution can begin once the weight reaches the species limit.
——
The avatar's rank increased by 4%, and its weight increased by 2 kg.
At the same time, the main body's Qi-Blood also received feedback, growing by 0.1 cal.
"Not bad," Xu Zhou nodded slightly. Although the increase wasn't much, it benefited from daily growth.
Then, Xu Zhou opened his backpack and took out the three bottles of beginner cultivation potions given by Cao Yong.
"In the past, consuming a beginner cultivation potion could boost at least 0.5 cal of Qi-Blood."
Looking at the small bottle in his hand, Xu Zhou was filled with anticipation, "I wonder how much it will increase this time?"
Without hesitation, Xu Zhou opened a bottle, tilted his head back, and swallowed it in one go.
An air of bitterness instantly permeated his entire mouth.
"Boom!"
Soon, in Xu Zhou's body, an incredibly pure energy erupted.
Xu Zhou hurriedly operated the Basic Law of Cultivation, slowly refining that energy.
Threads of a warm current spread throughout his body, permeating his limbs and bones.
A quarter of an hour later.
Xu Zhou finally finished refining all the potion in his body.
He looked at the panel again.
[Qi-Blood +0.1 cal]
Qi-Blood: 71.5 cal
"Only a 0.1 cal increase in Qi-Blood?" Xu Zhou was immediately surprised by what he saw.
In the past, it could increase by 0.5 cal, but now it's reduced by fivefold.
"Is it because of the Heavenly Dragon's Undying Body?" Xu Zhou pondered, "Do I need more cultivation resources to enhance Qi-Blood?"
His Qi-Blood quality was too high, far surpassing those of the same rank.
So, the resources required for the same Qi-Blood enhancement were also much more than ordinary people.
Though this wasn't necessarily a bad thing, it meant that three bottles of potion could only enhance Qi-Blood by 0.3 cal at most.
Too little!
Originally, Xu Zhou thought it would at least enhance by 1 cal...
Suddenly, Xu Zhou's eyes flicked slightly.
For an ordinary person, this might be a dilemma, but he had an avatar!
"Would the mutated chicken avatar enhance more by consuming the potion?" Xu Zhou pondered.
You see, after feeding the avatar, the main body would receive feedback, making it a win-win situation.
Moreover, the higher the nourishment of the food, the greater the enhancement for the avatar, and the more feedback the main body would receive.
Thinking of it, he acted.
Xu Zhou took out the other two potion bottles and directly fed them to the shark-toothed mutated chicken nearby.
"Pop"
He opened the bottle cap, and a rich medicinal fragrance wafted out.
"Gulp, gulp~"
The mutated chicken lifted its head, drinking the potion as if it were water.
"Boom!"
In Xu Zhou's perception, it was as if a bomb had exploded within the mutated chicken, with the potion spreading throughout its stomach.
At the same time, its incredible digestive ability came into play, instantly transforming the potion into pure nutrients, transporting them to the limbs and bones.
In the blink of an eye, the momentum of the mutated chicken surged.
"Cluck cluck cluck~!!"
The shark-toothed mutated chicken stretched its neck and crowed loudly, seemingly overflowing with infinite strength!
Xu Zhou quickly looked at the panel.
He saw the level of the mutated chicken rising rapidly.
20%, 21%, 22%...
After a while, the number finally stopped.
Level: 0 Rank Level 1 (59%)
"It actually increased by 40%?!" Xu Zhou was shocked.
This speed was too fast, far exceeding his expectations!
In the past few days, despite a large amount of feeding, the mutated chicken's growth was only about 5% a day.
But now, with just two bottles of beginner cultivation potion, it skyrocketed by 40%!
"Hmm? Its weight didn't increase?" Suddenly, Xu Zhou exclaimed in surprise.
Not only was the weight on the panel unchanged, but the size of the shark-toothed mutated chicken also showed no change.
It seemed that the cultivation potions could only increase the level of the mutated chicken.
However, Xu Zhou wasn't worried but rather pleased.
One should know that an avatar's weight has a growth limit, with a maximum increase of ten kilograms per day.
And the fact that cultivation potions don't increase weight meant that as long as the avatar kept taking the potions, it could level up indefinitely!
At this moment, Xu Zhou's main body also felt feedback.
A vast wave of warmth entered his body, spreading through his limbs and bones, causing his Qi-Blood to increase rapidly.
The muscles on Xu Zhou's body surface also began to grow continuously.
Qi-Blood surged!
Xu Zhou was not surprised by this and patiently waited for a while until his internal state gradually calmed before looking at the panel.
Only to see the Qi-Blood surge from 71.5 cal to 72.5 cal!
"It actually increased by a whole 1 cal of Qi-Blood?" Xu Zhou widened his eyes, even more delighted.
This efficiency far surpassed that of directly consuming the potion with the main body.
The biggest drawback of his talent was its high cost!
A massive amount of cultivation resources was necessary to break through; otherwise, progress would be very slow.
For example, earlier, he only increased by 0.1 cal after taking one bottle of beginner cultivation potion.
But now?
If the cultivation resources were given to the avatar, and then the avatar provided feedback to the main body, it would instantly increase his Qi-Blood by 1 cal!
This way, there would be no need to worry about slowing down in the future.
"That's wonderful." Xu Zhou was excited for a long time before calming down.
Taking a deep breath, he said, "The only problem with my S-Class talent is also resolved, and the subsequent cultivation will be unhindered."
Xu Zhou clenched his fists; today's surprises were too many.
First, he discovered his exceptional intuition for saber techniques; now, even the problem of slowing cultivation speed was resolved.
Moving forward, his growth rate would certainly exceed everyone's expectations.
Of course, given that he has money and sufficient cultivation resources!
With that, Xu Zhou's resolve grew even stronger: "Become stronger, reach the top 100 list!"