Chapter 119: Silver City Martial Arts School

Chapter 119: Silver City Martial Arts Hall

Shen An stepped into the martial arts hall, radiating the aura of an early-stage Tier 3 awakened one. His arrival immediately drew many eyes; people pointed and whispered, their expressions filled with astonishment.

"Look, that guy looks like an early-stage Tier 3 awakened one! His aura is so powerful, and he’s so young—it’s truly enviable."

A beautiful young woman cast a tender gaze toward Shen An, looking as though she wished she could cling to him. "If I could be the girlfriend of an early-stage Tier 3 awakened one, I’d be over the moon. There can’t be many early-stage Tier 3 awakened ones in Silver City these days, right?"

"Don't even think about it. He's an early-stage Tier 3; do you really think you can just have him? Awakeners like that don't often appear at the Silver City Martial Arts Hall. I wonder what business he has here?"

"This is an opportunity! I’m going to go ask for his autograph. I wonder if he’ll give it to me?"

The young woman trotted over to Shen An's side, eyeing him with such soft, lingering affection that it made him feel a bit uncomfortable.

"Is there something you need?" Shen An asked. Since it was his first time at the Silver City Martial Arts Hall, he felt he should at least respect the local etiquette, especially since he intended to use their facilities for free.

The young woman hesitated, surprised that such a powerful awakeners could be so gentle and devoid of arrogance.

"Um... could I... could I have your autograph? I—I really want it," she stammered.

They say women admire strength, and it seemed to be true. Shen An didn't mind; it was his first time being asked for an autograph, and since the requester was a cute, petite beauty, he had no reason to refuse.

"Did you bring a pen?" Shen An asked.

The beauty quickly produced a photo and a pen she had already prepared. Shen An glanced at the picture; it was a travel photo of the woman on a beach, and he couldn't help but notice that her swimsuit showcased a remarkably alluring figure.

Shen An took a second look, and the woman, noticing this subtle reaction, blushed and lowered her head in embarrassment.

Shen An coughed twice and said, "Here is your autograph. Was there anything else?"

The woman was overjoyed. To her, obtaining the autograph of an early-stage Tier 3 awakened one was a monumental feat. "No, nothing else! I'm just so happy. Your name is Shen An, right? Mr. Shen An, you're so kind!"

"Ahem, it’s nothing. If there’s nothing else, I’m going to head off to train now." Shen An felt a bit awkward; being pursued for an autograph by a beauty for the first time made his behavior feel a little unnatural.

Shen An walked deeper into the martial arts hall, intending to use the training equipment. Meanwhile, the woman returned to the crowd with her signed photo, drawing amazed looks from the other trainees. These people were mostly low-level awakeners; to them, even an early-stage Tier 2 was a big shot, and an early-stage Tier 3 was practically a god.

"Susu, you're amazing! You actually got an early-stage Tier 3's autograph! I'm so jealous," one girl said.

"I'm so happy! I’m going to keep this photo safe—I should probably put it in a frame," Su Su replied.

"That guy is impressive. I'd love to spar with him; if I could exchange a few moves with him, today’s trip to the hall would be well worth it," a fat man remarked. He was only a late-stage Tier 1, a world apart from an early-stage Tier 3.

"Fatty, he's a Tier 3 master! He’d probably take you down in one hit. You want to challenge him? You're just asking for a beating. I suggest you go back and train for another two years first," someone retorted.

Su Su didn't care what others said; she felt completely satisfied with her day.

Shen An had no idea his autograph had caused such a stir. He entered the depths of the hall, where a gravity chamber was located, capable of increasing gravity up to twenty times. Typically, even an early-stage Tier 3 awakened one would only dare to set the gravity to about ten times; almost no one dared to push it to twenty. At twenty times gravity, even walking was an immense struggle, let alone training.

Shen An adjusted the controls, setting the chamber directly to twenty times gravity. With his true strength at the mid-stage of Tier 3, he could function freely even under such pressure. He began reciting his twelve-character mantra while training under the intense weight.

Talent points +100.
Talent points +100.
Talent points +100...

After half an hour, he had gained a total of 100 talent points. He summoned his status panel to check his attributes:

Talent [Devour]: A-Rank (1/50,000)
Talent [Space]: S-Rank (1/1,000,000)
Hidden Talent [Connect to Future]: SA-Rank (1/10,000,000)
Available Talent Points: 101,500.

Just then, the head disciple of the Silver City Martial Arts Hall, Zhou Yang, passed by the gravity chamber. Seeing the light on and the machine set to twenty times gravity, he was shocked. Who could possibly train under such conditions? It was monstrous. In the entire hall, aside from the master himself, no one dared to use such settings.

"Who went into this chamber? Does anyone know?" Zhou Yang asked.

A disciple nearby replied, "Master brother, a young man went in half an hour ago. He isn't from our hall; he seems to be an awakened one from elsewhere."

Zhou Yang frowned. "From another hall?"

"Yes, and he’s been in there for thirty minutes, maintaining the twenty-fold gravity the entire time," the disciple reported.

Zhou Yang was stunned. Under twenty times gravity, one should have suffered kidney failure and died long ago. Even for an awakened one, such a feat was impossible. Was this student misinformed?