Chapter 470: Chapter 172: Skill Fusion, Green Grass Physique!

"When I fused with the Heart-Protecting Fire, it was 120 bags. This time... 109 bags?"

Cheng Ye counted the stacked nutrient paste packages in front of him, a trace of surprise flashing in his eyes.

This figure far exceeded his initial expectations.

As his life’s level was elevated by the Heart-Protecting Fire, his physique kept strengthening. Theoretically, the gains from his new talents would inevitably be "diluted."

But the leap in physique brought by the Green Grass Physique was even more rapid than when he initially fused with the Wild Grass Physique.

Cheng Ye couldn’t help but speculate that this probably had something to do with the opening of his life’s upper limit.

He stood up again, his right hand suddenly clenched into a fist, the muscles of his forearm tensing instantly, veins bulging like a dragon, a terrifying force far beyond the past gathering in his palm.

He struck forward into the air, the wind from his punch tearing through the air, producing a "whoosh" sound as if slicing through the air, resonating with a buzzing echo.

"This..."

Cheng Ye was momentarily stunned, then took another step forward, standing before the counter of the small shop, legs slightly bent, and stomped the ground fiercely.

His body seemed to be lifted by an invisible force, jumping nearly a meter high, his line of sight instantly surpassed the over two-meter-high countertop.

When landing, his feet collided with the ground, producing a dull "boom," causing even the floor to tremble slightly.

"My weight?"

Cheng Ye looked down at his feet, suddenly realizing something was off.

His physique was obviously no different than before, but the sensation of weight upon landing was completely different.

The large scale that Uncle Dong left behind was still in the basement. Cheng Ye stood on it, and the numbers on it made his mind momentarily blank.

107kg!

The last time he weighed himself, he was 86kg; this was 21kg heavier, almost... forty catties?!

But strangely, he looked down at his arms, waist, and abdomen; there was no trace of excess fat, his physique was even more proportionate than before, and in the aesthetics of the Wastelanders, he appeared even leaner.

"Am I still human?"

Cheng Ye stepped off the scale in a daze, pinching the muscles in his arm with his fingertips. The texture was hard as iron, yet wrapped in a layer of incredible elasticity, completely different from the supple resilience of ordinary muscles.

He decisively grabbed his coat and quickly returned to his room on the fifth floor, pulling out the testing equipment from the Firewood kit under the bed.

Placing the silver patches on critical points like his wrist, chest, and thigh, Cheng Ye opened the Firewood Communication and clicked to start testing.

In no time, the numbers displayed left him completely stunned. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

65.

What was Li Changfeng’s number again?

62?

Cheng Ye’s pupils contracted abruptly, and he opened the Firewood Communication’s last measurement data, showing the limit was still 37.

A Green Grass Physique had unexpectedly made his strength skyrocket by 28 points, almost doubling!

Moreover, the simplest and most straightforward numbers become increasingly difficult to grow as time goes on.

He walked to the mirror, taking a look at his bare upper body.

The casually trimmed short hair had fallen out long ago, replaced by new hair standing upright like steel needles, exuding an intimidating aura.

His skin no longer had a smooth texture like an ordinary person’s, instead covered with a matte finish, as if coated with a thin protective film.

The totem badge on his chest had completely changed in appearance, its area nearly doubled. The lone wild grass had now transformed into a spread of greenery, vines intertwining with water patterns at the edges, with fine micro-lights quietly flowing between them.

Most peculiarly, the blood vessels underneath his skin had completely vanished. Only when he intentionally tensed his muscles did the veins bulge like a dragon, carrying a sense of explosive pressure.

After some movement, Cheng Ye took a deep breath, punching slowly using Tiger Power’s exertion method.

As his fist cut through the air repeatedly, the low rushing sound grew clearer and stronger.

A couple of minutes later, he deliberately slowed his movements, ceasing to pursue force, focusing instead on feeling the flow of power within his body.

Suddenly, he quickly retracted his fist, a stark surprise flashing in his eyes:

"Tiger Power, fully mastered!"

He had been 10% progress short of mastering Tiger Power yesterday, yet with the formation of the Green Grass Physique, he completely absorbed it.

And it seemed not to be a simple mastery.

While punching just moments ago, he could clearly perceive each exertion’s corresponding muscle contractions and expansions, even the subtle pulls felt palpable.

This precise sense of control was something he had never experienced before.

"It seems that the elevation of my life’s level is what initially upgraded my body talents,"

Cheng Ye quickly realized the key, "and the Green Grass Physique just happened to fill that talent’s upper limit. The combination allowed me such a clear perception of power."

Once again, he deeply felt the chasm between an Extraordinary and an ordinary person.

It’s not just about combat strength; it’s fundamentally about the route and speed of growth.

Fixing his gaze on the panel, Cheng Ye suddenly became uncertain about his current combat power.

Previously, his strength was no less than a Martial Artist who had opened the Six Tendon Gates, far surpassing the ordinary Four Forces.

Now that the test figures have nearly doubled, the actual combat power cannot simply be described as "doubled."

"I need to find Director Miao to search for the remaining Four Forces, and also... I need to test my current combat power!"

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