Wait a second, this is much easier now. HISS. Could it be that manifesting the Piercing Gale also requires the support of Essence, Qi, and Spirit?

Zhang Beixing suddenly remembered how exhausted his Essence, Qi, and Spirit were after he finished practicing. Out of curiosity, he picked up his spear, gathered his Essence, Qi, and Spirit, and swung it a couple of times.

He then discovered that his progress with "Piercing Gale, Sword Intent and Blade Qi" had indeed increased, leaving him somewhat speechless.

This damn System! It says nothing and gives no reminders. I have to figure everything out on my own. If I hadn't suddenly thought of this and given it a try, I probably would have had to shelve the development of Piercing Gale, just like that suggestion about training with steel wires.

I feel like this Piercing Gale has also become a bit strange. I'm not sure if it's an illusion... Forget it. I'll go back and study it further along with Transforming Force.

By the way, I should also tell Teacher Liu the good news. Who would've thought? Yours truly, Zhang Beixing, has become a Grandmaster!

Zhang Beixing chuckled, already eager to return.

He left the waterfall and rested for a while.

Then, he looked at the severely injured tiger lying unconscious nearby. It was unlikely to wake up anytime soon.

After catching human traffickers and countering terrorists, I've now unlocked a new achievement: taking down a tiger with my bare hands! How can I not share this news with Zheng Jituo and the others?

He walked into the tent, planning to take a photo of the tiger with his phone and send it to Zheng Jituo and the others.

However, when he reached the tent, he discovered that his phone—which he had fully charged just last night—had run out of battery and powered off after being left there all afternoon.

This puzzled him.

So, he dismantled a solar panel, quickly jury-rigged it into a solar power bank, and connected it to his phone to start charging.

However, at this time of day, the sun was no longer very strong, so it would take quite a while to charge fully.

Thinking he had nothing better to do while waiting, Zhang Beixing looked at the tiger's body and suddenly had a mischievous idea.

He walked over, picked up the tiger, and gave it a little shake.

Finding that it weighed a mere two hundred pounds and was easy enough for him to carry, he hoisted the tiger onto his shoulder.

Carrying it, he began to head down the mountain!

What's the point of taking photos anyway? To really impress, you need the real deal! Telling people I fought a tiger—that would be such a badass story. I can't enjoy this all by myself. At the very least, I have to let my good buddy Zheng Jituo bask in some of the glory too. Definitely not just to show off to him, absolutely not!

Walking down the mountain path.

After charging for some time, his phone finally had one percent battery.

Seeing this, Zhang Beixing turned it on.

His screen was filled with missed call notifications.

There were calls from Zheng Jituo, Lin Siqi, Dong Guoning, Jin Linyu, and others from his class.

Zhang Beixing quickly skimmed through them and realized that practically everyone from his class had called him.

Lin Siqi had called the most—a whopping fifty-plus times.

"Flippin' heck! I was wondering why my perfectly fine phone had turned off. So, you guys drained the battery with all your calls, huh!" Zhang Beixing grumbled, just about to call Lin Siqi back.

But before he could do so…

"Daddy, your son is calling! Daddy, your son is calling..."

His phone's ringtone went off, and Zhang Beixing instinctively looked down.

The caller was Lin Siqi.

Zhang Beixing answered the phone.

Immediately, he heard Lin Siqi's tearful voice, "Zhang Beixing! You blockhead, what on earth are you doing? Everything was fine, and then suddenly your phone was unreachable! It even powered off mid-call! You blockhead, what are you up to?"

"Huh? Me? I'm doing Martial Arts Training. What's wrong?"

Getting an earful right off the bat, Zhang Beixing felt rather bewildered and honestly explained his situation.

He thought Lin Siqi would calm down after his explanation. But, much to his surprise, she became even more agitated, her voice rising several octaves. "Martial Arts Training? You blockhead, you still have the heart to be doing Martial Arts Training? Do you even know..."

As she spoke, Zhang Beixing heard sobbing, followed by a commotion on the other end.

It sounded like some girls were consoling Lin Siqi or something.

After the brief commotion, Zheng Jituo's voice came through. "Hey, it's Zheng Jituo. Sister Qi is really upset right now; the girls from our class are comforting her."

"Comforting her? What happened? Isn't it just because I didn't answer my phone while I was training? It's not like I went off philandering. Is it really such a big deal?" Zhang Beixing was rather speechless.

Zheng Jituo said, "It's not about you not answering the call. It's because... well... it's complicated. To cut a long story short, a tiger has been sighted near West Yin Mountain, and it might have gone up the mountain. Stop your Martial Arts Training and come down quickly! Don't let anything happen to you!"

"A tiger?"

Hearing Zheng Jituo's words, Zhang Beixing let out a surprised "Huh?" He glanced at the unconscious tiger slung over his shoulder. "How did you know I just knocked out a tiger that's 1.8 meters long, weighs over two hundred pounds, has yellow eyes, round ears, and black and orange stripes—the so-called King of Beasts and Ruler of the Forest?"

"HUH?!" Hearing Zhang Beixing's words, Zheng Jituo was momentarily stunned on the other end of the line. Then, completely exasperated, he exclaimed, "For fuck's sake, Zhang Beixing! Now's not the time for your bullshit! I admit, with your physique, you could probably take out three of me with one punch. But that's a tiger, man! If you actually knocked one out, I'll eat shit while doing a handstand! Stop bragging and get back here! Everyone's really worried about you!"

"Hey, you punk! If you don't believe me, fine! But what's all this crap about 'eating and drinking'? Alright, just you wait! I'm on my way—"

Before he could finish, Zhang Beixing's phone screen went dark.

Evidently, the small amount of charge he'd just managed to get had already been used up.

Seeing this, Zhang Beixing could only swallow the rest of his words.

Then, still carrying the tiger on his shoulder, he continued his trek down the mountain.

If before, I was carrying this tiger down the mountain just to... well, show off a bit and bring some glory to the class... then now, I'm definitely carrying it down to see exactly how that punk Zheng Jituo is going to manage to eat while taking a dump!

Zheng Jituo, you bastard, just you wait! If you dare chicken out and not eat, don't blame me for being ruthless!

The birth of a new Toilet Emperor... I'm going to make sure I see it!

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