Chapter Twenty-Six: Testing Strength

  A sudden storm, seemed to have no impact on Yao Tian Tian, she was still her usual carefree self, carrying Yin Yin and walking through the streets, buying daily necessities in large quantities.

  However, for Zhang Yi, the impact on his heart was very great.

  Chairman Mao once said: Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

  There is also a saying by a great hero: Only those with hard fists are considered grand masters.

  Zhang Yi used to handle matters without contention, never provoked others, and no one had bullied him. Therefore, his fighting experience was almost zero.

  Since he had a falling out with Qin Dabiao, many things were beyond his control.

  If your fist is not hard, you will be hit and suffer losses.

  Now, Zhang Yi deeply understands this truth.

  Following behind Yao Tian Tian, Zhang Yi clenched his fists tightly, with a resolute glint in his eyes, secretly making up his mind that the days to come would not be spent in vain. Since Yao Tian Xiao and Hao Cheng Xian both had unfathomable skills, he must follow them closely and learn from them wholeheartedly, not seeking immediate results but striving to give it his all.

  The moonlight is like water, covering the earth with a silver-white glow.

  In the spacious courtyard behind Lao Wang's wine house, Zhang Yi looked unusually serious and asked Yao Tianxiao and Hao Chengxiao: "Two seniors, how do you plan for my next study?"

  Hao Cheng smiled faintly and said: "What's on your mind?"

  Zhang Yi said: "During the day I follow Hao Qianbei to study at the medical institute, and in the evening and morning, I follow Yao Qianbei to practice martial arts."

  Yao Tianxiao glanced at Zhang Yi, then shifted his gaze to Hao Chengxiu, a hint of a smile on his face as he said, "No wonder that old guy Shengshen chose him as his disciple, very clever."

  Hao Cheng nodded and said: "He is very clever and will reasonably arrange his time."

  His gaze fell on Zhang Yi, and he said: "We two also discussed this afternoon, and your thoughts are the same. You rest well today, and tomorrow morning we'll start. First, you need to cultivate your physical strength, only with a strong physique can you support your cultivation."

  Zhang Yi hesitated for a moment before saying: "Two seniors, my physical strength should be okay, right?"

  Yao Tianxiao looked at Zhang Wei's thin and frail body, shook his head and smiled: "You think your physique is strong? I'll let you see what a truly powerful physique looks like, what true strength is."

  Yao Tianxiao slowly took out his mobile phone, dialed a number, and called over the two apprentices who usually helped out in the store.

  "You two, go over there by the wall corner and show him what you're capable of."

  The two tavern attendants were named Li Dajiang and Liu Xinzhong.

  Upon hearing Yao Tianxiao's words, Li Dajiang turned his head and glanced at Zhang Yi, then said: "You come with us! Over there are six square boulders, weighing from lightest to heaviest, respectively one hundred jin, three hundred jin, five hundred jin, one thousand jin, two thousand jin, and five thousand jin."

  The three of them arrived at the front of the huge stone that was neatly arranged at the southernmost part of the courtyard. Li Dajiang twisted his body joints a few times, did some simple exercises, and then said again:

  "A hundred jin and three hundred jin weights are no challenge for me, I can hold them up with one hand. And this five hundred jin heavy boulder, I can also lift it easily."

  As he spoke, he grasped the two sides of the massive quadrangular stone with both hands, and with the support of his waist, the muscles of his arms bulged, and the 500-jin heavy boulder was lifted up by him.

  "Bang......"

  Li Dajiang's face showed a few points of pride, and he walked to the front of that one-thousand-jin heavy boulder again, saying: "A thousand jin heavy boulder, although it's a bit difficult for me, but it's not particularly big, looking at it."

  With the same movement as just now, he took a deep breath, his hands opened wide and grasped both sides of the boulder, with great force like moving mountains and rivers. After a loud shout, the thousand-jin heavy boulder was slowly lifted by him. As his palms rotated on both sides of the boulder, it was as if he were a weightlifter. His legs slightly bent, then he raised the boulder to the top of his head, his body straightening afterwards.

  "How is it?"

  After putting down the boulder, Li Dajiang said to Zhang Yi with a hint of pride.

  "Awesome!"

  Zhang Yi nodded and said.

  Yao Tianxiao and Hao Chengxiao had already walked behind several people, listening to Li Dajiang and Zhang Yi's conversation. Yao Tianxiao smiled faintly: "Zhang Yi, have you conceded? Do you admit that you need to temper your body?"

  Zhang Yi hesitated for a moment and didn't say anything.

  Yao Tianxiao said, "A frozen pond is not formed in a day, and water can pierce stone only after a long period of time. If you want to cultivate your skills and have a strong physique, solid basic skills are the most important thing. Do you think you're up for it? Want to try using these stones?"

  Zhang Yi had indeed tested his strength by lifting heavy stones when he was at home, and he could lift a thousand jin of stone, and even then, he felt that he hadn't used up all his strength.

  Nowadays

  It's a great opportunity for him to test his own strength, and he naturally doesn't want to let it go. He also wants to know what his limits are.

  "Okay, I'll give it a try."

  Zhang Yi took off his jacket, revealing his sleek muscles, and strode to the front of the thousand-jin heavy boulder.

  What?

  He wants to start testing from a thousand catty heavy boulder?

  Everyone's face was stunned, and a strange color flowed out of their eyes.

  Yao Tiantian held Yin's small hand and walked over from a distance. When she saw Zhang Yi walk straight to the massive boulder, she suddenly rolled her eyes in an extremely charming manner and shouted loudly: "Hey, Zhang Yi! There is one phrase that really suits you now!"

  Zhang Yi turned his head, his eyes fell on Yao Tian Tian's expression, and he asked in confusion: "What?"

  "Those who pretend to be innocent will be taken advantage of by others."

  Yao Tian Tian...

  Yao Tianxiao burst out in a thunderous rage, his eyes wide with fury as he bellowed.

  Yao Tiantian's neck shrunk, and she suddenly spat out a small tongue with a sulky expression, no longer making a sound. However, her contemptuous eyes continued to scan Zhang Yi's body up and down.

  Zhang Yi didn't say another word, but instead turned around, his hands pressed on both sides of the thousand-jin heavy boulder, his waist straightened, his feet rooted to the ground like roots, and the muscles on his arms slightly bulged.

  "Rise..."

  Gathering all his strength, Zhang Yi suddenly lifted the massive boulder above his head.

  Yao Tian's expression of disdain suddenly froze on her face, the exceptionally beautiful face with an unusually vivid expression, especially her sensitive red lips twitching violently a few times before swallowing hard, her eyes wide with shock.

  Yao Tianxiao and Hao Chengxiao, however, had a few hints of surprise in their eyes, apparently Zhang Yi's actions were beyond their expectations.

  Li Dajiang, who was just proudly smiling, suddenly became speechless and seemed to have become stupid.

  "This... this is actually a whole thousand catties heavy? He... how is that possible?" Another wine shop assistant, Liu Xinzhong, was stunned, muttering to himself.

  Bang...

  Zhang Yi put down the thousand-jin heavy boulder on the ground, ignoring others' reactions, and walked to the two-thousand-jin heavy boulder.

  It's generally no different from just now.

  Zhang Yi's hands barely grasped the two sides of the giant stone, his knees slightly bent, and the force from his feet was transmitted to his waist, while the strength of his whole body slowly shifted to his arms.

  What does he want to do?

  Could it be...

  Was he going to lift this two-thousand-jin heavy boulder?

  What kind of international joke is this? With his physique, how can he possibly lift a giant stone weighing 2,000 catties?

  The crowd suddenly woke up from their daze, and four words instantly appeared in their minds:

  Don't bite off more than you can chew!

  Yao Tian's face, which was as beautiful as a work of art, once again showed a look of disdain. Although she was surprised that Zhang Yi could lift the thousand-jin heavy boulder, this two-thousand jin heavy boulder, even she couldn't lift it up, how could Zhang Yi possibly do it?

  "Uncle, add oil."

  Yin Yin waved her small hand and gazed at Zhang Yi with a look of adoration on her face, calling out loudly.

  Zhang Yi turned his head, revealing a radiant smile to Yin Yin. Immediately after turning back, he gathered all his strength and suddenly exerted himself with his muscles tense.

  "Rise..."

  A hearty cheer, like thunder exploding from the bottom of one's heart.

  At this moment, he had only one thought, that was to use all his strength to lift up the two-thousand-jin heavy giant stone.

  That massive boulder, much larger than Zhang Yi, was already lifted overhead as soon as Zhang Yi raised his arms. As his body swayed twice, his bent legs suddenly straightened.

  One second!

  Five seconds!

  Ten seconds!

  Ten seconds later, Zhang Yi's legs spread apart, his waist bent down, and his hands slowly put the boulder on the ground.

  Yao Tian's face was once again frozen in disdain, her eyes wide with incredulity, her eyeballs almost popping out of their sockets. Her sensitive lips were pursed in an expression of utter disbelief.

  Others, except for Yin-yin, the other four people collectively petrified.

  Obviously!

  They were shocked by Zhang Yi's terrifying power.

  "Uncle is awesome."

  Yinyin waved her small hands vigorously and called out with a innocent smile on her face.

  "Hmm..."

  After letting out a sigh, Zhang Yi turned his head to look at Yao Tian Xiao and Hao Cheng Xiao, and bitterly smiled: "Two seniors, moving a 2,000 jin heavy boulder is probably my limit, as for a 5,000 jin heavy boulder, I won't be able to lift it."

  Yao Tianxiao's shocked expression on his old face slowly disappeared as Zhang Yi spoke, and he waved his hand at Li Dazhuang and Liu Xinzong, indicating that they could leave. Only then did he look at Zhang Yi with a bitter smile: "I didn't expect it, but even I, the Drunken Immortal, can be wrong sometimes. Zhang Yi, why haven't you specifically trained your physique before?"

  Zhang Yi thought of the Vital Energy Liquid inside his body and a hesitant expression appeared on his face.

  The strength of his physical body was entirely due to the nourishment and tempering of the Vital Energy Liquid. However, Master had said before that having the Vital Energy Spring and Vital Energy Liquid was something he absolutely could not tell anyone else about again.

  Taking a deep breath, Zhang Yi countered: "Elder Yao, I've been practicing Tai Chi with my master since I was young, does that count?"

  Tai Chi?

  Can practicing Tai Chi produce 2,000 jin of power?

  How is this possible?

  Yao Tianxiao smiled wryly and said, "Doesn't count."

  "I didn't specifically train my physical strength. My previous job was repairing cars, and since I was a child, I've been helping my father with farm work. Maybe that's why I have more physical activity, so my physical strength is higher, and my power is stronger!"

  "Is this okay too?"

  Yao Tiantian walked up to Zhang Yi's side, reached out and pinched the streamlined muscles on his arm, murmuring:

  "Monster..."