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As the black symbol in his palm shifted, a thick, ink-black book appeared in Zhang Yu's hand.

“Feather Book?”

Looking at the two large characters on the cover, Zhang Yu was slightly taken aback.

Then, as his mind flickered, the black book in his hand opened on its own, naturally flipping to the first page.

“This is the table of contents, right?”

Looking at the table of contents, besides the prologue on the first line, the rest were all lines of blurry, unreadable text, as if they had been censored.

Zhang Yu thought, “Does this mean there's only the prologue for now?”

With a thought, he turned to the prologue, and what appeared before him were a portrait of a person on the left page, and lines of data and information on the right page.

“Is this a drawing of me?”

The portrait on the left page depicted Zhang Yu sitting cross-legged with his eyes lightly closed, as if in meditation.

His expression was lifelike, giving the feeling that the figure in the painting was still breathing.

Especially with the faint radiance flowing within, Zhang Yu felt that it should represent the flow of mana within his body.

The right page contained lines of data and information, namely:

Zhang Yu

Dao Heart Level: 1

Mana: 7.7

Physical Strength: Level 0.83

Martial Arts: Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening Level 1, Freehand Combat Level 1

Daoist Arts: Basic Breathing Technique Level 1, Basic Mind Refining Technique Level 1

“This is me?”

“The above is the data for various Immortal Dao qualities. The Dao Heart level here is the same as the school's test, unable to be precise to decimal places.”

“Below are the martial arts and Daoist arts I've learned so far?”

Among the four skills below, besides the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening used to improve physical strength, there was also the Freehand Combat learned in martial arts class for practical combat ability, the Basic Breathing Technique from mana class to refine mana, and the Basic Mind Refining Technique used to improve Dao Heart, all of which were just beginner Level 1.

Zhang Yu looked at the numbers and thought to himself, “Is this the potential awakened by the Evil God? This book can detect my various attributes?”

“But… it should be more than that, right?”

“According to that Evil God, he awakened my potential, but what's the point of just detecting it? I can get tested at school every day.”

“There should be other wonderful uses.”

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu decided to test it. He focused his attention on the attribute numbers and shouted in his mind, “Feather Book! Add points for me!”

Looking at the data on the book that didn't move at all, Zhang Yu sighed that this Evil God was just not helpful, and didn't awaken his potential at all.

Trying to turn to the next page, he found that it actually said 'To be continued'.

Thinking of the content on the table of contents that hadn't been displayed yet, Zhang Yu guessed, “What does this mean? Could this ability be upgraded? Only after upgrading will the later functions be available?”

He could only turn back to the front again, constantly focusing his attention on his lines of data and skills to see if he could trigger any effects.

Just as he focused his attention on 'Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening Level 1', he suddenly felt that the line of words jumped slightly, and was directly dragged, wandering back and forth on the page with his thoughts.

Just as Zhang Yu was dragging 'Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening Level 1' around the page, wondering what the use of this was.

When 'Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening Level 1' touched the portrait, it suddenly solidified, and was directly absorbed by Zhang Yu in the portrait.

With this absorption, Zhang Yu only felt as if a clear spring had been poured down from the top of his head, and some indescribable feeling surged in his heart, making him feel that he had a strange connection with Zhang Yu in the portrait.

At the same time, the portrait, which was originally sitting cross-legged, suddenly stood up and began to practice the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening, move by move.

Above the portrait, a line of small words had already appeared: Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening Level 1+

Looking at the small '+' at the end, Zhang Yu suddenly became excited: “It's here! My potential has really been awakened!”

His attention quickly focused on the '+', feeling as if he had pressed it with his thoughts.

The next moment, he saw the '+' blur slightly, and then it became '(0/10)'.

Then a surge of understanding rose from Zhang Yu's heart: Practice the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening ten times to complete the martial arts upgrade.

Looking at 'Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening Level 1 (0/10)' on the Feather Book, Zhang Yu was surprised, “Just practicing it ten times can upgrade this martial art?”

You must know that since the beginning of school, Zhang Yu had practiced these Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening many, many times, and there had never been any feeling of wanting to upgrade.

“Ten times?”

Zhang Yu couldn't wait to try it. He took a step forward, and with a bang, his flesh and blood twisted like a giant python, bursting out layers of power.

Although Zhang Yu would use equipment to practice the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening at school, it was only to increase the effect of the exercise.

In fact, as the most basic body refining martial art, the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening can be practiced with or without equipment, and even practitioners can focus on different directions such as strength, speed, and dexterity according to their own inclinations.

For example, the original Zhang Yu chose a direction of balanced development of strength and speed, and did not become a big musclehead.

At this moment, Zhang Yu was seen moving back and forth in the small room, his feet exploding with a bang on the floor, and his flesh and blood gradually warming up after constantly expanding and contracting.

But before he could practice a few moves, a burst of scolding came from around him: “Are you sick! Tearing down the house in the middle of the night?!”

Zhang Yu stopped immediately, and said helplessly in his heart, “The sound insulation of the rental house is too bad, I can't practice martial arts at night.”

Looking at the Feather Book that appeared in his palm, Zhang Yu couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement in his heart, wanting to immediately practice like crazy and practice the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening ten times in one breath to see the effect.

“Should I change places?”

“I remember there's an unfinished building nearby…”

…

In a darkness.

The sound of banging echoed continuously in the stairwell of the unfinished building.

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Along with the flashing neon lights on the distant street, a young man's figure occasionally appeared in the shadows.

It was Zhang Yu, who had rushed to the unfinished building to practice the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening.

At this moment, he was seen with a solemn expression, practicing the training method of the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening, move by move, and after a while, he was covered in sweat, looking hot and steaming.

Zhang Yu had already exercised for a morning during the day, and finally collapsed on the ground. Without the assistance of injections, pills, or dietary supplements, he felt sore all over as soon as he practiced the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening, and every movement and every exertion brought pain like tearing muscles.

However, thinking about the changes on the Feather Book, his spirit was refreshed, and he finally insisted on completing the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening once.

Panting, Zhang Yu couldn't wait to open his palm, and the Feather Book appeared again with his thoughts.

Looking at 'Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening Level 1 (1/10)' above, Zhang Yu couldn't help but reveal a trace of joy on his face.

“Is this my potential?”

“Raising the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening to Level 2… it seems really possible.”

“I'm going to practice it ten times tonight!”

Zhang Yu couldn't wait to start the second round of the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening.

But after a while, he was so tired that he sat down on the ground, feeling as if his hands and feet were no longer his own.

“I can't do it anymore, I've reached my limit, it looks like I can only try again tomorrow.”

Just as Zhang Yu decided to stop exercising and rest for a while before going home to get a good night's sleep, a chill suddenly surged from his heart.

At the same time, a voice also sounded in his mind.

“Please abide by the ritual agreement, work hard to fulfill your wish, do not deliberately slack off or delay, 10.”

“Please abide by the ritual agreement, work hard to fulfill your wish, do not deliberately slack off or delay, 9.”

“Please abide by the ritual agreement, work hard to fulfill your wish, do not deliberately slack off or delay, 8.”

As the voice's countdown continued, the chill in Zhang Yu's heart became more and more intense, as if something was about to surge out of his body, tearing apart his flesh and blood.

“Ritual… agreement… wish…” He also reacted immediately: “Could this be the power of that God Summoning Ritual?”

Zhang Yu's mind immediately flooded with what the cloth doll had said.

…

“If you choose to refuse to fulfill my wish for me, or deliberately delay or even fail in the process of fulfilling it, then you will be torn apart and your soul will be scattered under the backlash of the ritual.”

…

Zhang Yu thought, “So… it's because I plan to study hard, get into a famous university, join a large sect, and make money to fulfill my second wish.”

“So any slackening in this process is considered deliberate laziness and delay in fulfilling the wish?”

“If I don't listen, will I die under the backlash of the ritual?”

Listening to the countdown that had unknowingly counted down to 3, Zhang Yu jumped up quickly.

With a scream, he endured the pain of tearing muscles and began to practice the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening.

Just as he began to practice, the countdown just now completely disappeared.