The madness of December is still ongoing, the Xīng Chén Zōng has thoroughly recovered to its former harmony, but this month is somewhat special, the name Wáng Chén is once again shining brightly throughout the outer gate, stirring up a huge commotion.

  From that day on, after knowing about the Luo family's affairs, Wang Chen became calm instead.

  Returned to normal life, wholeheartedly devoted himself to cultivation! Crazy plundering followed.

  For nearly half a month, Wang Chen's plundering had almost reached a terrifying level. Every day, he could basically get eighty points! A terrible storm was stirred up outside the gate.

  Like a tireless machine, wherever there are Star Pearls, wherever there are demonic beasts, his figure would be there.

  With only ten days left until the end of the month, his points had reached a staggering 1,500, ranking third on the Star Chart! He was second only to Xiang Qiankan and Liu Xinyan.

  Xiang Gan, on the other hand, obtained 200 Starlight Pearls from Luo Sena, personally taking 150 of them. Adding to the ones he got from Liu Xiangyan and others, he rose to first place in the Starlight Rankings this month.

  Tai Ming is second, followed closely by Wang Chen, and then Liu Xinyan! Wang Chen's progress is undoubtedly astonishing.

  He seems to be the hottest topic outside the door!

  But Wang Chen's seemingly calm expression initially put Liu Xiangyan and others at ease, only to make them tense up again. This calmness was a bit too unusual.

  The madman still stuck to Wang Chen every day, until Wang Chen was annoyed and drove him away. He was enthusiastic about it, as if being with Wang Chen allowed him to find that passion again.

  Xiang Qianke still came to Wang Chen's place from time to time, using the excuse of selling information to take a look at Wang Chen and chat with him. However, Wang Chen clearly discovered his changes.

  Since Luo Sen and the man were caught, Wang Chen felt that Xiang Qian had undergone some subtle changes! Where exactly, he couldn't quite put his finger on, perhaps time would prove everything.

  As for Luo Sen and his gang, Wang Chen didn't know how they were dealt with. But one thing was certain, their outcome would definitely not be good!

  From that day on, Xingchen Sect no longer had his figure and Ziye's figure, everything seemed to be erased, as if they had never existed.

  The only gain from this incident was that it brought Wang Chen and Liu Xiangyan's relationship much closer.

  Maybe it's because they've been through life and death together, or maybe it's because they've gone through hardships together! So the two of them learned to cherish each other and rely on each other.

  At the last month of fifteen years old, Wang Chen came into contact with love! In his youthful and vibrant age, he deeply understood love for the first time and found a woman who made his heart unable to calm down.

  Every day, the two of them would spend some time together, usually after they returned from hunting. Although their time together was not long, they had already reached a state where they could understand each other's thoughts without needing many words.

  Liu Xianyan, always able to find the most suitable topic to spark Wang Chen's interest. The time they spent together was the most comfortable time for Wang Chen in recent years. With Liu Xianyan by his side, Wang Chen could always relax freely and didn't need to think too much.

  If it weren't for the family feud, Wang Chen might have also wholeheartedly and passionately devoted himself to this love.

  Just now, with a deep-seated grudge still unavenged, he has too many worries, making him appear somewhat subdued. He always deliberately maintains some distance, perhaps fearing that future events will hurt himself, or maybe fearing to hurt Liu Xiangyan.

  The family's hatred and rise have given Wang Chen too many missions, and many things have become impossible to do as he pleases.

  The days spent with Liu Xiangyan, Wang Chen occasionally always thought of Han Yuexuan, thinking of his original fiancée! Every time this happened, his mood was somewhat complicated.

  These expressions naturally escaped Liu Xiangyan's meticulous heart, but she was clever and didn't ask.

  A clever woman and a foolish woman are often only a line apart! A clever woman knows what to say and what not to say, knows how to leave a deep impression on him, and knows what will cause others' disgust. A foolish woman only knows how to tightly control her man in her own hands.

  At dawn, when Wang Chen spat out that one strand of turbid air like a substance from his mouth, he slowly opened his eyes.

  A glint of light flashed in his eyes, indicating that he had made some progress again! In just half a month since entering the second-order True Martial Artist, Wang Chen had already touched the edge of the third-order True Martial Artist.

  At present, with his physical strength, cultivating the first stage of Emperor Dragon's Decree is completely unproblematic. He can exert the power of this layer of Emperor Dragon's Decree to a level close to that of the Heavenly Stage. Cultivating it still feels quite effortless!

  After making up his mind on his choice, from that day onwards, Wang Chen wholeheartedly devoted himself to cultivation.

  Endless hunting and plundering during the day, endless cultivation at night! The daily schedule is arranged like a machine, with no difference in seconds.

  Sleep time was only a pitiful three hours, which is absolutely an excessive requirement for people of their age! But for the sake of strength, Wang Chen had gone crazy.

  The true yuan force flowing within his body made him feel invigorated, and after casually washing up, he headed outside.

  There was a faint sense of anticipation in his heart, for starting today, Ling Zhan would formally teach him some practical combat skills.

  To put it in Ling Zhan's words, the current Wang Chen is a roughneck in battle, with crude techniques and a pitiful sight. He has no grasp of controlling his True Yuan force and strength.

  …………………………

  Standing in a secluded clearing within the Shadow Wind Valley, feeling the biting cold wind, Wang Chen's eyebrows slightly furrowed.

  A moment later, Ling Zhan's figure appeared in front of him. Looking at Wang Chen, he let out a sigh! From that day on, he could clearly feel the change in Wang Chen! It was unclear whether this change was good or bad.

  His pursuit of ultimate power has led Wang Chen to extremes! His cultivation path is slowly changing in the intangible, and only he himself doesn't know.

  The crazy training made Ling Zhan feel unbearable. For a 15-year-old boy, such demands were indeed too harsh.

  "Let's begin!" Wang Chen said in a low voice after taking a deep breath.

  "In the first stage, I only require one thing: control over power!" Looking at Wang Chen, Ling Zhan revealed a hint of bitter smile and said slowly.

  "Strength is the primary means of combat for your stage and all stages below the Imperial Warrior! Great strength can overwhelm everything. It's also the most basic stage." Ling Zhan continued to say.

  As the saying goes, under absolute power, there is no skill that can be spoken of, and power alone can give you an overwhelming advantage.

  "Strength?" Wang Chen asked in puzzlement upon hearing this.

  "That's right, power, this is already a higher level of thing, you should have mastered it! Let me make an analogy! The same 1,000 jin of strength, is the power of a slap greater or the power of a finger poke greater? Which one can cause more harm?" Ling Zhan asked after a moment of contemplation.

  "Thumb up!" Wang Chen said after some thought.

  "That's right, it's the fingertips! Because the fingertips have a small force point, they can concentrate all their power on one point and burst out! While the palm has a large range of force, the power is dispersed, and every time it disperses to another point, its power will be reduced by several times. In the process of making a move, it's even easier to disperse the power. The larger the force point, the more dispersed the power, so the damage caused is much smaller!"

  The same principle applies here, that is, controlling power and releasing it at the most suitable point to exert the greatest force!

  At present, your strength should be around 5,000 catties. Under the layered waves palm, you can exert about 6,500 catties of strength! However, the actual effective strength that can be exerted in battle is only around 5 to 6 layers!

  "Moreover, the remaining power has already been dispersed during the move! And finally, adding to the range of force, the damage you inflict on the enemy is only about three to four levels of power. The actual power you can exert is too little!"

  "What is called substantial power is the power that can finally defeat the opponent effectively!" Ling Zhan explained, looking at Wang Chen's puzzled expression.

  "If one can concentrate their power at a single point, controlling the loss of power during the execution process, then the actual power of the final attack point can reach seven layers, or even eight! And some masters, in battle, can control their power to nine layers, or even perfection! How much combat power can they unleash?"

  Just like you, with your heart under the control of the waves, 6,500 jin of power. Normally, the power that can be exerted is around 2,000 jin or more! If you can control your power, you can exert up to 5,000 jin or even 6,000 jin of power.

  In that case, what will be the outcome? At least you must win this stage of the class struggle!

  Squinting at Wang Chen, Ling Zhan had a faint smile hanging on the corner of his mouth.

  When Wang Chen heard Ling Zhan's words, he was completely stunned, his eyes filled with shock! Just as Ling Zhan said, if this is the case, then one's strength can be greatly increased in an instant! The most direct way to increase strength. If you can exert the power of eight layers of substance, it would be equivalent to 5,000 kilograms of substantial power using the layered palm calculation! A fifth-stage True Martial artist can only exert a substantial power of around 3,000 to 4,000 kilograms, and the conditions for transcending stages are not a problem at all.

  "Hmm, of course, if relying on brute force can only reach the 7th or 8th level of power! To go further and achieve the 9th level I mentioned, or even perfection or doubling, then the next stage of cultivation is needed! You should first master controlling your power before talking!" Nodding his head, Ling Zhan said with satisfaction.

  King Chen then began to cultivate under Ling Zhan's guidance.

  The first stage of Lingzhan's training required Wang Chen to be able to shatter with one punch the leaves that he casually scattered from mid-air! This requirement seemed simple, until Wang Chen actually tried it and found it incredibly difficult.

  Often with one punch, before the fist even arrives, the wind from the fist has already blown away the leaves, giving Wang Chen a headache! Only then did he realize that many seemingly simple things are actually extremely difficult. This requires the most effective and accurate control of every muscle and bone in the body!

  In the last period of his 15 years old, Wang Chen also learned a lesson: Don't judge things by appearance! Learn to put them into practice.

  From this day on, Wang Chen began his dull and tasteless force control cultivation!

  Every day, Ling War would explain human physiology for half an hour in the morning, Wang Chen would study on his own for half an hour, and then cultivate for two hours. Only after that would he go hunting! At night, he would return to continue cultivating his force control, followed by cultivating his true yuan force. Practice became increasingly urgent, as if there were endless things waiting for him to do, but time couldn't keep up, making Wang Chen realize the truth of the saying "one inch of time is one inch of gold".