With all these qualities, I will eventually become immortal.

Chapter 93 The King of Standing Still, Heavenly Demon Weapon

Next Monday.

The alert has been lifted, and Ping'an Middle School has resumed classes.

Once Meng Chuan arrived at the school, he enjoyed the best treatment among the top students.

When thirsty, someone pours water; when tired, someone massages your legs; when asked to practice boxing with Teacher Liang for a while, he doesn't show any sign of coercion.

"Xiao Meng, is Teacher Liang's strength enough?"

"Phew—not bad, keep going, Teacher Liang."

After lunch, Meng Chuan decided to practice stance training first.

He felt that he was prone to drowsiness in the afternoon, which was a good time to practice standing meditation to temper his will!

The students around him who were practicing boxing all looked sleepy and tired, but Meng Chuan's eyes were wide open, and he was actually practicing standing meditation.

They were filled with admiration:

"Damn, that's awesome. You've been practicing boxing all morning, and even after eating such a big lunch, you can still stand up and not feel sleepy. You're truly worthy of being called Brother Chuan."

"Terrifying, terrifying."

Meng Chuan stood by the wall, ignoring what others were saying, and continued on his way.

As his stance training progressed, he could now practice standing in the stance without any pressure, even while thinking about the key points of martial arts.

He felt very fulfilled and not sleepy at all.

"As proficiency reaches 60% or higher, the rate of improvement slows down."

Master Luo is right. Success in martial arts hinges on stance training, and failure also stems from stance training.

Without stance training to improve the body and allow it to hold more qi and blood, there wouldn't be the martial artists who can move so high and wide today.

“When I practice boxing and body techniques, I can occasionally have a sudden realization, or continue practicing based on the experience of the previous techniques, but there is no shortcut to the Three Talents Stance. You can only practice hard.”

However, there are shortcuts. Meng Chuan had previously seen on the Wushu Association's official website that there were pills that could help with stance training.

However, the notes indicate that only martial artists can consume and refine it.

Moreover, they are all extremely expensive; buying just one could bankrupt an average family.

After finishing his stance training, Meng Chuan relaxed his stiff body.

Seeing that Teacher Chen Tie was teaching, the student waited for a while and then left after finishing his lesson.

He then stepped forward and extended an invitation to fight.

"Iron Master, shall we prepare for battle?"

"beat."

A series of slaps followed.

The students all say that Meng Chuan is a remarkable person, very ruthless to himself!
Half an hour later, after the patting session ended, Meng Chuan applied the [Revitalizing and Muscle-Regenerating Cream] and felt extremely refreshed.

"It still has to be Teacher Chen Tie's Iron Palm, it's better than any wooden stick, iron stick, or rubber stick."

[Nourishing Qi and Armoring Exercise: Beginner (69%) → (70%) Awaiting Breakthrough]

As his proficiency increased, Meng Chuan felt himself getting harder and harder.

Of course, the skin becomes harder and harder; we dare not let Teacher Tie pound on that vital spot.
Chen Tie shook his stiff hand and asked curiously:
"I heard you took another day off tomorrow. Where are you going, busy man?"

"The Weapons and Technology Research Institute asked me to go there tomorrow."

".You are awesome."

In the evening, Meng Chuan practiced climbing the cloud ladder for a while before preparing to go to sleep.

The skill level for climbing the ladder increases very quickly; after just over an hour of practice, the skill level increased by five percent.

[Ladder to the Clouds: Beginner (9%) → (14%) Awaiting Breakthrough]

This is the greatest benefit of the "Light Body" trait after breaking through the limits of every step: enhancing one's understanding of movement techniques.

In the past, such a rapid and effortless improvement would never have been possible.

Meng Chuan uses the half hour before bedtime as relaxation time. He believes that being constantly tense is not good, and that it is most important to balance work and rest.

So he clicked on the external martial arts theory video he had previously purchased and started watching it with great interest.

Who doesn't like a strong physique? Meng Chuan is becoming more and more fond of practicing external martial arts.
Early the next morning.

Beilin District Research Institute.

"Boy, this is a military area. Do not trespass."

Meng showed the text message to the gatekeeper, who promptly let him through.

Upon entering the hall, Meng Chuan was greeted by a variety of intelligent interactive devices and futuristic architectural structures, as if he were in a science fiction movie he had seen in his previous life.

"Hello, you must be Meng Chuan?"

A researcher wearing oversized square-framed glasses came out to greet us; his glasses had a sophisticated, technological aesthetic.

"Well, hello."

Meng Chuan extended his hand and shook hands with him.

"The reward prepared for you by the police station is inside. Please come in; everything is ready."

The two walked into the interior of the futuristic building. The other person seemed to notice Meng Chuan's confusion and smiled faintly, saying:

"Because this award is somewhat special, it's because it's a newly developed product that has just passed testing."

These are technological weapons that haven't been mass-produced yet; you'll need to pick them up here and learn how to use them.

Meng Chuan understood and nodded slightly.

A hint of surprise and curiosity flashed in his eyes; he was full of anticipation for the weapon he was talking about.

The researcher leading the way walked steadily, explaining the surrounding layout to Meng Chuan as they went:

"This is our achievement display area. Every invention embodies the hard work of countless researchers, and your award is one of the best among them."

This man was quite talkative. Seeing that Meng Chuan didn't answer, he wasn't curious at all and took the initiative to speak again:
"Let me tell you something: this weapon is made from materials fused with the body of a Heavenly Demon, not something that grows within a demon's lair!"

Hearing this, Meng Chuan became even more curious.

Before long, Meng Chuan followed the other party to a room filled with silver-white metallic texture, where many boxes of various sizes were displayed.

On a pitch-black box, there was a strange, giant, silver-white eye painted on it, which looked somewhat evil.

The researchers stepped forward and gently pressed the button in the middle of the box, which slowly opened.

The interior of the box appeared quite spacious, but it was surrounded by sponge-like cushioning material, with only a small glass bottle, about the size of a palm and the thickness of a normal water glass, sandwiched in the center. Inside the glass bottle, a clump of black, unidentified liquid was constantly flowing.

Meng Chuan looked at the other person.

"This is...a weapon?"

"Yes, don't be fooled by its current appearance; you'll be quite surprised when you take it out."

"Try unscrewing the top cover."

Upon hearing this, Meng Chuan stepped forward, took out the bottle, and shook it twice.

The liquid inside the bottle seemed unaffected by gravity; no matter how much it was shaken, it clung tightly to the inner wall and flowed erratically.

"Don't be afraid, open it and try it. Don't be fooled by its current appearance, it's actually a pair of boxing gloves."

We call it the "Steel Bone Generation 3." Its main function is that, once worn, it allows the wearer's hands to pass through the Heavenly Demon Force Field.

"You understand what I mean, right? Being able to touch a Heavenly Demon, of course, is limited to lower-level Heavenly Demons."

Meng Chuan was indeed shocked upon hearing this, as it was common knowledge that only true qi could break through the Heavenly Demon Force Field.

I never imagined that technology is so advanced now. Even if it's only limited to lower-level demons, it's still incredibly impressive.

"This is our latest cutting-edge technology, used to fight against the Heavenly Demon."

The researchers nodded, and seeing that Meng Chuan remained silent, they continued:
"Its outer material is made of mica filaments, and the liquid flowing inside is derived from the remains of dead demons, which is also the core material of this glove."

"This kind of demon is called [Venom], have you heard of it?"

Meng Chuan nodded; Master Luo had told him about it.

Although Venom is a type of solid-type demon, it can shapeshift and parasitize, making it better at disguising itself than many pseudo-type demons.

It also possesses great strength, speed, and regenerative abilities, making it an extremely difficult demon to deal with.

Following the researchers' instructions, Meng Chuan unscrewed the bottle cap, and the black liquid inside immediately became still.

"Next, take out your phone, pair it with the built-in chip, and you can use it."

Meng Chuan first downloaded the app sent by the other party, followed the steps carefully, and finally clicked to pair up.

A pair of long, narrow, white giant eyes popped up on the phone screen, and Meng Chuan was stunned for a moment.

"Haha, this is a successful pairing. It's just a little bit of our mischievous fun. Don't mind it. You can set it up on your phone later."

Meng Chuan opened the app's homepage, which was very simple, with only two lines of text.

These are battle mode and daily mode.

"Meng Chuan, set up the daily mode first."

After clicking, several lines of options will pop up, including various styles such as bracelets, watches, and beaded bracelets.

Meng Chuan selected the watch.

That still mass of black liquid seemed to have been given a command to live.

With a series of twitches and changes, it transformed into an exquisite black watch, its surface radiating a cold, metallic sheen.

Meng Chuan put it on his wrist, moved it around a bit and found it fit well, not interfering with his boxing practice. He also discovered that it could actually display the time.

"Our built-in plugins are pretty awesome, aren't they?"

Meng Chuan nodded subconsciously, not expecting that while martial arts were flourishing, technology had not lagged behind too much.

Next, Meng Chuan set up the battle mode according to the other party's instructions.

"You can issue a convenient command yourself, which is more convenient."

Meng Chuan thought for a moment, then made a hand gesture similar to a ninja's hand seal, which he then had the system memorize.

"It's too simple. It might trigger automatically when you don't need it. The hand seals are good."

"Oh, I didn't know you were a Buddhist?"

As the battle mode activation command was triggered, the watch rapidly melted and covered upwards.

After bringing their palms together, both hands were completely covered in a jet-black liquid.

It was very thin and light. Meng Chuan shook his hands a couple of times and felt as if he wasn't wearing it at all.

"Let's go over there and test the performance."

"The test pillar is made of black steel. Go ahead and hit it with your steel frame on. If your hand hurts even a little, I'll admit defeat."

Meng Chuan was skeptical of his words, and gradually increased the force of his blows, making the pillar thud loudly.

After experiencing it for a while, he felt it was indeed very powerful, as he did not feel any recoil force in his hands.

They then tested its defensive capabilities, demonstrating that catching a blade barehanded was no problem.

Meng Chuan got hooked on the game and went to hit the pillar for a while. After he stopped, the researchers approached him and said:
"The Steel Bone 3rd Generation has a standby time. When it runs out of power, it needs an energy supply, since energy is conserved."

"Daily mode consumes almost no energy, so little that it is negligible, but battle mode with full energy can only be used continuously for 8 hours."

"This is the energy block it needs, YM energy alloy, which is the metal extracted from mica filaments, and the market price is 50,000 yuan per piece."

"The way to charge it is to stick the two together, and the steel skeleton will automatically absorb it. It will automatically stop when it is fully charged. A whole piece of alloy steel can be fully charged from 0 once. Use it sparingly when you don't have to."

Why didn't you say so sooner?

Meng Chuan just spent a few thousand yuan building the pillar.

Although this thing is a big consumer of money, it's a good product and the cost of batteries isn't a problem. He has some savings and can afford to maintain it.

"Thank you. By the way, if this item were to be sold, how much would it cost approximately?"

"Don't even think about reselling it. It should be used for military technology. Once production increases, we should be able to open up civilian sales channels."

Meng Chuan nodded and stopped talking, but this man was indeed a chatterbox, and then said:
"In terms of cost, it should be no less than five million."

"Awesome! Sergeant Long Jiu is awesome!"

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, even if he sold his uncle's house and added the more than one million yuan in his pocket, he still couldn't afford it.

Thinking back to when I took the [Level A Certificate] exam a few days ago, I simulated the little demon in the Demon Nest.

"If I had Cyborg back then, I probably could have smashed it to pieces with one punch!"

The upper and lower limits of a lower-level Heavenly Demon are very wide. Without their own strange force field, the weakest Heavenly Demon is about the same strength as a martial artist at the first stage of Qi and Blood.

The strongest among the lower-level demons are comparable to those at the Ninth Gate.

Now that he had something to subdue the Heavenly Demon, Meng Chuan felt a surge in security, even more so than when he first received the protective suit.

Rather than cowering and waiting for rescue, he prefers to forge a path with his fists!
(End of this chapter)