Cultivating through increasing my stats in America-Chapter 57 - Advancing in Sideways Training Martial
Chapter 57: Chapter 57: Advancing in Sideways Training Martial Arts
Chapter 57: Chapter 57: Advancing in Sideways Training Martial Arts
Li Ang had just walked over when he received a phone call from Eric. It was then that he realized, all these workers had been brought in by Eric.
“Is there anything I can help you with?”
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Li Ang approached and asked.
The lead worker shook hands with Li Ang and answered:
“Here’s the situation, Mr. Eric has ordered a set of custom furniture for you. We have come today to measure the dimensions of your room so that we can make it for you.”
Li Ang nodded calmly, but inside, he was already very excited.
In fact, he had been wanting to renovate his home for a long time, but unfortunately, he didn’t have the money.
In America, where labor costs are incredibly high, the cost of renovation is much higher than in his home country.
Not to mention anything else, just the custom furniture order would cost Li Ang, although he didn’t know their cost, without ten thousand US dollars he could not have it done.
The sponsorship provided by Eric wasn’t given in cash, but it was exactly what Li Ang needed and could be said to be very appropriate.
Given Li Ang’s current worth, this amount of sponsorship was obviously over the standard.
Although he knew that with his current level, taking this sponsorship wasn’t excessive, the problem was that he didn’t have any performance results to match his skills yet.
Sometimes, even if your ability has reached a certain level and your reputation hasn’t, it’s not enough.
Moreover, Eric didn’t yet know his current strength.
It was a big favor, and Li Ang felt that he would be somewhat undeserving if he didn’t win a championship.
Besides, even for the sake of money, Li Ang had to win that championship.
After all, his room couldn’t just be filled with nice-looking furniture; the walls needed a fresh coat of paint, right? The light fixtures would have to be changed out, right?
There were also other miscellaneous things; in any case, it would be best to take this opportunity of full-house custom furniture ordering to give the room a proper makeover.
Staying in a comfortable home would greatly improve the effectiveness of his training.
And there would no longer be the embarrassing situation of hesitating to let others into his room.
Following the usual pace here, from the measurement to the final installation, it was feared it might take upwards of a month.
After seeing off the workers, Li Ang immediately began practicing Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training.
Having practiced it yesterday, the proficiency level of this skill had reached 63/100 (Beginner).
With a slight increase in intensity today, he should be able to advance to the next level.
The Internal Qigong and Internal Explosion Skill at the beginning were relatively easy; it was the Sideways Training part that started to test one’s willpower.
“Bang! Bang!”
Li Ang began striking his fists together, palm against palm, aiming for at least a hundred times, but ideally no more than two hundred, adjusting the force himself.
This was the first form of the Iron Fist Technique in the Sideways Training part.
After completing two hundred strikes, Li Ang’s fists were red as fresh blood. To achieve the best training effect, he took each strike very seriously.
Having read plenty of martial arts literature, Li Ang also understood a principle of training – the reason why certain exercises specified a set number of repetitions, like deep breathing a certain number of times or throwing a certain number of punches.
It was not meant to be a target for you to aim at, thinking that completing a certain number of repetitions was the task’s end and results should follow.
The real purpose was to use these numbers to control your training volume.
If you take the numbers as the goal, you will only become more perfunctory, just trying to complete the action for the sake of it.
The same principle applies to doing homework and all sorts of training.
This is also why, when practicing the same thing, some people may appear very diligent, but their results are often not very good.
The second form of the Iron Fist Technique involves supporting the body with clenched fists and maintaining a plank position for at least ten minutes but no longer than thirty minutes.
This item is actually the most difficult within the set, as simply supporting oneself on flat hands is hard enough, let alone on fists.
Li Ang supported his body on his fists, and beads of sweat slowly rolled from his skin to the ground.
To conserve energy and simplify the movement, naturally one must keep the fists still and without any motion.
Remaining in contact with the ground at the same spot, one will soon become numb and it won’t feel as painful.
But if you look closely at Li Ang’s movements, you would notice that the part of his fists in contact with the ground kept changing; the whole process was perhaps better described as “grinding.”
This movement was not mentioned in the books, but was something Li Ang figured out himself—a way to enhance the training efficiency even further.
[Spirit], being over 50% higher than the average person, his aptitude in learning these things was also out of the ordinary.
After going through these training methods once, he had a clear understanding of the core of the workout movements, the principles behind the training, and which parts of the body were being exercised.
Just by finishing this one exercise, the backs of Li Ang’s hands were already slightly bloodied.
And this was just one of the thirteen exercises in the Sideways Training Martial Arts.
It wasn’t until over two hours had passed, and Li Ang finished the last exercise, the Iron Crotch, that his training regimen for the day was fully completed.
And his proficiency in this skill had just reached the next level with his meticulous control.
Opening his attribute panel, Li Ang was surprised to find that with the skill level advancement, his [Strength] and [Physique] had increased by 0.6 and 0.3, respectively.
[Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training] 0/200 (Proficient)
(Trait: Increased skin and muscle strength by 10%)
When he looked at the trait of the skill, he understood that it was the increase in muscle strength that had caused the chain reaction.
The increase in skin strength went without saying—he could feel from the outer appearance of his skin that it had become smoother and more refined.
But this refinement was not because his skin had become “softer”; it was due to a new change.
Although it was only a 10% increase and was far from reaching the state of being “impenetrable,” he could feel his skin becoming tougher.
The minor blood spots and the burst capillary injuries on his body had all eased significantly, as if they had been magically healed.
The increase in muscle strength, apart from adding to his power, also enhanced his muscles’ resistance to being struck, which included tensile resistance and impact resistance, among others.
In other words, both his “fixed damage reduction” and “percentage damage reduction” had been strengthened.
But the direct enhancement of the body did not come without a price.
For instance, Li Ang now felt as if he had been starving for three days and nights without food.
Cooking was definitely not an option anymore; Li Ang quickly ate two pieces of chocolate and a slice of tiramisu cake, then chugged down a 500ml bottle of milk, which only slightly alleviated his hunger.
After cooking, Li Ang wolfed down the rice and curry beef chunks, feeling like this one meal was equivalent to two of his usual ones.
After eating, Li Ang added the Breakthrough Points he had gained to his [Physique]. As a result, his [Physique] had reached 15.52.
If it weren’t for such a strong Constitution to back him up, given his training intensity, it would have been questionable if he could even get out of bed the next day, let alone continue training.
After dinner, Li Ang took out his phone, intending to delightfully take another day off and earn a day’s wages for nothing, when Wu Song’s call came through.
“Li Ang, you’re free today, aren’t you?”
“Hmm…nothing major.”
“If you’ve got no plans, remember to come by the dojo this afternoon. There’s an instructor’s assessment today.”
