The first rays of morning sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, falling on Shi Feng as he exercised in the living room.
He was no longer doing the intense muscle workouts of the past. Instead, he simply stood still in a horse stance, eyes gently closed, his entire body relaxed naturally. His chest swelled suddenly, and a thin, thread-like stream of white vapor exhaled from his mouth.
The white vapor shot out like water from a pressurized gun, traveling over two meters before gradually dispersing.
Anyone seeing this would have been astonished — it was summer, and this kind of phenomenon only ever appeared in winter.
After an hour of this breathing exercise, Shi Feng stopped.
"The Eight Pieces of Brocade really do work nicely. After just an hour of practice, my whole body feels light and my mind is much clearer." He clenched his fist, feeling a warm sensation throughout his body, and noticed that his five senses had become sharper than usual.
This set of Eight Pieces of Brocade was something Shi Feng had stumbled upon in an antique shop after becoming the Guild Leader of Shadow in his previous life.
He had originally intended to practice it, but after a company hired a martial arts master to provide guidance, he had given up on it.
Back then, everyone was going crazy over the Divine Realm. To improve combat techniques, people pursued martial arts training with growing fervor, and Shi Feng was no exception. But at that time, his age was already catching up with him, and his physical condition wasn't great, so there was only so much he could do — mostly tai chi and bagua zhang to enhance his technique training.
But now things were different. Shi Feng had started drinking nutritional supplements much earlier this time around, and after several rounds of training, his physical condition far surpassed his previous life's. In martial arts, the saying goes: train the muscles, tendons, and skin on the outside, and cultivate the breath on the inside. That was why Shi Feng had thought of the Eight Pieces of Brocade.
He just hadn't expected it to be this effective.
It hadn't yet produced any increase in physical strength, but the feeling of mental clarity and refreshment was unmistakable. Being able to stay calm at any moment — that alone was a welcome bonus.
After finishing breakfast, Shi Feng received a call from Zhao Ruoxi, who was picking him up to head to the school's social mixer together.
He headed downstairs and found Zhao Ruoxi standing in front of a blue sports car, dressed in a pure white dress with twin ponytails. Her fresh, lovely appearance drew the attention of numerous passersby, new students whose jaws nearly hit the ground.
"Let's go," Zhao Ruoxi said with a sweet smile as she spotted Shi Feng approaching.
"Is this your car?" Shi Feng looked at the blue sports car before him with mild surprise, raising new questions about Zhao Ruoxi's background.
This blue sports car was no ordinary vehicle. It was a limited-edition magnetic levitation Ferrari Z75, priced at six million Credit Points. There were barely a handful in all of Jinhai City, yet Zhao Ruoxi actually owned one.
"Of course. Surprised? I just don't like driving it to school usually. Since today's an official occasion, I figured I should dress things up a bit." Zhao Ruoxi nodded slightly. "Now get in. It's quite a distance to the mixer's venue."
Though surprised, Shi Feng didn't press the matter. Everyone had their secrets. He settled into the passenger seat, and the moment Zhao Ruoxi stepped on the accelerator, the Ferrari Z75 shot forward with a sharp whoosh, covering more than ten meters in an instant as it sped down the main road of the neighborhood.
Watching the Ferrari Z75 tear down the street, many pedestrians along the roadside stared with envy, dreaming of the day they might drive such a sports car themselves.
A trip that should have taken over an hour was cut to just over thirty minutes by Zhao Ruoxi's driving.
"What, are you carsick?" Zhao Ruoxi asked, eyeing Shi Feng's slightly pale face after he climbed out of the car.
After all, Shi Feng was the school's top fighter — the man who could take down Zhou Yuhu in a single move. The idea that he could get carsick was something no one would believe.