“Hmph, what an honor student, he’s just a piece of crap in my opinion. With his puny build, I could probably knock him flying with one punch. Cutie Jia, how about we go to a hotel tonight and make love?” Bao Wei’s lecherous hand slapped Lin Jia’s shapely buttocks and started sliding up her skirt.
“Naughty, this is my dad’s gym. If he sees us, he’ll beat you to death for sure.” Lin Jia pushed Bao Wei’s hand away, but her movement was quite gentle, as she giggled.
Nie Yan glanced at the bar counter and sneered contemptuously, “Slut.” Then he proceeded to test his pulling strength, punching power, and squat strength.
Nie Yan placed his hands on the handles of the equipment and roared loudly. The lever arm of the machine twisted violently under Nie Yan’s pull. The dial showing the pulling force rapidly jumped in numbers: sixty kilograms, eighty kilograms, one hundred kilograms… one hundred and sixty-one kilograms… one hundred and sixty-two kilograms.
“That’s it,” Nie Yan let go and gasped heavily.
This number was far from what he had in his previous life, but considering his current body, it was already quite good.
Next was the squat strength test. Nie Yan walked to the squat testing machine and started doing weighted squats.
Eighty kilograms, ninety kilograms… the numbers on the dial kept increasing. This strength already far surpassed that of some martial artists and fighters.
“Hey, what are you staring at?” Bao Wei nudged Lin Jia beside him and asked.
“How is that possible?” Lin Jia looked in one direction, murmuring to herself, her heart filled with shock beyond words.
“What do you mean ‘how is that possible’?” Bao Wei looked in the direction Lin Jia was staring at and was instantly stunned.
Nie Yan’s somewhat thin body was enduring multiple times his own weight on the equipment, slowly squatting down inch by inch. It was about to surpass one hundred and sixty kilograms. That was terrifying. What kind of person was this guy!
Although in international competitions, there were many super strongmen who could squat over a thousand kilograms after professional training, ordinary fighters usually considered two or three hundred kilograms already very good. In a small city like Ningjiang, squatting over one hundred and sixty kilograms was extremely rare, with only a handful of people. How could Nie Yan, with his seemingly frail build, achieve such terrifying strength!
Squatting one hundred and sixty kilograms, Nie Yan moved to the punch power tester, warmed up a bit, performed a standard striking motion, and lunged out like a cheetah, punching the machine with a mighty blow. The punch power tester displayed one hundred and thirty kilograms.
Record broken!
Ningjiang was indeed a small place. Lincare Martial Arts Gym rarely had high-level experts visiting. Breaking one hundred and thirty kilograms was enough to set a new gym record, which was truly laughable.
This body had a good foundation, Nie Yan thought to himself as he walked toward the reaction speed tester.
Squat strength, pulling strength, punching power, etc., were the foundation for learning martial arts. Even without any martial arts techniques, Nie Yan could easily enter the city-level finals and become a city-level martial artist with such strength alone.
Reaction speed record broken!
Leg strike power record broken!
Speed record broken!
Lin Jia watched in astonishment as Nie Yan broke one record after another in the gym. This world was too crazy. Was that really Nie Yan? In Lin Jia’s impression, Nie Yan had always been a frail youth who would fall over with a gust of wind. She never imagined his physical fitness could be so strong. These machines stored test results from Lin Jia’s father, but Nie Yan had broken six of those records, with other data nearly matching her father’s. Did that mean Nie Yan was even stronger than her father?
“Who is that kid? He’s terrifying,” Bao Wei said, his voice slightly trembling. This guy was much stronger than his family’s bodyguards. Fortunately, he hadn’t picked a fight with Nie Yan. With Nie Yan’s strength, a single downward kick could break several of his ribs.
A sour feeling welled up in Lin Jia’s heart. Nie Yan had never shown off like this in front of her before. If she had known Nie Yan was this strong, she would have given herself to him long ago. In Lin Jia’s view, women were meant to be conquered by men, and the stronger the man, the more security he could provide. If she had known Nie Yan was this strong earlier, even if he were penniless, Nie Yan could easily get into the First Military Academy’s martial arts department after high school graduation. Getting into the First Military Academy meant securing a bright future. She now felt she had been blind before, mistaking a precious gem for a piece of rubble.
“My reaction speed isn’t fast enough yet,” Nie Yan thought. In martial arts, reaction speed directly affected the outcome of the fight. Also, in games, a player’s reaction speed and thinking speed were very important.
Originally, two people were fighting in the gym’s arena, surrounded by a large crowd, but all their attention had been drawn to Nie Yan.
Who was this terrifying guy? Everyone couldn’t help but wonder.
The gym became eerily quiet. Nie Yan looked up and noticed everyone staring at him. He glanced at the arena where two muscular men, about 1.8 meters tall with well-built bodies, were fighting.
Nie Yan felt a sudden urge to test his skills and casually called out to the two big guys, “Hey, you two up there, want to have a go?”
“No, no need,” the tall guy in blue pants quickly declined with a nervous laugh, his legs slightly trembling.
“Me neither,” the other guy in red pants also hastily refused. Are you kidding? With a punch of one hundred and thirty kilograms and leg strikes of two hundred and sixty kilograms, this guy would be unstoppable even on the city-level fighting stage. One punch from him could leave them seriously injured for three months.
Nie Yan felt slightly disappointed. It seemed he wouldn’t get to experience the fun of fighting today. He glanced at the time and noticed the two hours were almost up. He started walking toward the bar counter.
Bao Wei, standing near the bar counter, saw Nie Yan approaching and quickly stepped aside with a fawning smile.
Lin Jia tidied her hair and gave what she thought was a seductive smile, but to Nie Yan, this smile now seemed disgustingly fake.
“Time to settle the bill,” Nie Yan threw his card on the counter.
“Brother Nie, I’ll cover the cost for these two hours. Also, here is the bonus for breaking the gym records, a total of twenty-six thousand.” Lin Jia took out a card and handed it to Nie Yan.
Generally, martial arts gyms set up bonuses. If someone breaks the gym’s records, they can receive some prize money. This was a business strategy. The punch power testing machines were connected nationwide. Once a record was set, the higher the test value, the more influence the gym could gain. To attract high-level experts, they adopted such measures.
Twenty-six thousand was just the daily profit of a large gym.
“Thanks.” Although he disliked Lin Jia, nobody would refuse money. With this money, he could buy some good nutritional supplements. He accepted the card.
“Brother Nie, I’m free tonight. Would you like to join me for a drink at Night’s Dream?” Lin Jia gave what she thought was a charming smile.
Night’s Dream was a well-known romantic spot in Ningjiang, with a high class. It had private booths for couples, and what happened inside was no secret. Lin Jia’s words were undoubtedly an ambiguous invitation. Once inside a private booth with just the two of them, everyone knew what would happen.
Although Lin Jia was somewhat attractive, Nie Yan, from his previous life, had seen countless beauties. Lin Jia could not compare to Xie Yao.
“Sorry, not interested.” Nie Yan replied indifferently and walked outside.
Lin Jia had originally thought that with her looks, she could seduce Nie Yan. However, she unexpectedly got rejected, leaving her momentarily confused. Didn’t Nie Yan used to have a secret crush on her and even wrote her love letters? Nie Yan’s cold attitude made her somewhat angry.
“When you go back, tell the classmates from Class 2 to say goodbye for me. I’m transferring schools and will visit them again later.”
“Transferring? Where to?” Lin Jia was startled.
“You don’t need to know.” After saying that, Nie Yan left the gym.
“You got rejected by her. I’m free tonight. How about we go to Night’s Dream together?” Bao Wei chuckled, stepping forward and pinching Lin Jia’s bosom.
“Get lost.” Lin Jia was in a bad mood, slapped Bao Wei’s hand away angrily.
“Hmph, just a cheap slut who sleeps with anyone. What’s so special about you.” After being rejected, Bao Wei sneered and walked away.
Looking at Nie Yan’s back, Lin Jia spat in anger. “Hmph, just a poor kid, acting so high and mighty. I won’t serve you, missus.” Lin Jia understood that with Nie Yan’s skills, he would most likely rise to great heights. She could only bitterly mutter a few curses.
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