One Pound Meat, One More Attribute Point

Majestic pressure, like black tidal waves of the sea, rolled up dust in large swathes across the ground. Cui Mingri’s expression shifted subtly as he raised his hand to deliver a punch towards the direction the sound had come from. When fist met palm, a red circle of fire exploded in the air.

The ground around them caved in layer by layer and burst open.

The winds raised by the force demolished the houses outside the training grounds, reducing them to ruins.

A few of the disciples standing next to Cui Mingri, caught off guard, were sent flying by the shockwave of the collision, resulting in a chaotic scene of bodies tumbling and sprawling everywhere.

"Hahaha!"

Amidst the hearty laughter, a burly figure clad in armor slowly walked out.

More than three meters tall, his pale armor was engraved with ancient runes, and his shoulders were draped with thick furs. A scar ran across his face, and his golden pupils sparkled, revealing wolf-like sharp fangs as he laughed.

The man’s strength seemed unbelievable; from afar, he resembled a polar bear walking upright. And wherever he went, frost spread under his feet.

"Yuan Qianqiu!" The anger on the Fiery Sun Sect disciples’ faces gradually dissipated as someone called out this name.

The Yuan Family from Hanzhou, a clan as prominent as the Li Family from Jiangzhou.

Even more ancient, they had lived on this land since the tribal era.

The glaciers and severe permafrost far from breaking them, instead, tempered them into beings as indestructible as millennium-old cold iron.

"It’s been over a decade since we last met, and you still haven’t made much progress!" Yuan Qianqiu laughed heartily, greeting Cui Mingri.

His left arm was wrapped in armor forged of cold iron, while in his right hand he wielded a massive axe.

"If you want to fight, just say so!" Cui Mingri also laughed loudly.

Despite his words, he opened his arms wide and strode forward. Yuan Qianqiu, too, effortlessly tossed aside his axe and embraced him in a bear hug. More than a decade ago, the two had gone through a trial together in a secret realm in Hanzhou where they faced life and death, forging a deep friendship.

After separating, Cui Mingri threw a heavy punch on Yuan Qianqiu’s chest plate, inviting, "Why not have a little spar to see how much you’ve progressed over these ten years?"

"Sounds good, but this isn’t quite the right time," Yuan Qianqiu replied, reaching out to pick up his axe from the ground.

He laughed carelessly and nodded towards an empty area on the training grounds, "Li Family’s young miss, don’t you agree?"

"Who!?" Cui Mingri’s face showed alarm.

Following Yuan Qianqiu’s gaze, he indeed saw an elegant and beautiful young girl in the shadow beneath the house.

Even though she simply stood quietly in the shadows, revealing no hostility,

But fixated by Li Lingsu’s composed and beautiful eyes.

Both Yuan Qianqiu and Cui Mingri felt an inexplicable tension as if someone held a dagger to their throats, causing their muscles to involuntarily tense up. The discomfort dissipated as soon as Li Lingsu lowered her gaze slightly to the ground.

Cui Mingri exhaled in relief, and Yuan Qianqiu’s shoulders also relaxed.

"Have you seen my brother?" Li Lingsu’s clear, ethereal voice carried on the wind, and Cui Mingri nodded, "I met him once in Jiangbei Province."

"Is that so?" Li Lingsu asked again, "And now?"

"Now... if nothing unexpected happened, he should be nearby," Cui Mingri answered. Remembering that he had arranged to meet Su Heng here, he volunteered, "Shall I help you look for him?" Ɍ

Yuan Qianqiu looked at Cui Mingri skeptically, suspecting his brother’s motives were not entirely pure.

Li Lingsu, however, didn’t overthink it, "Thank you."

A flicker of a smile seemed to pass over her face, but her expression was so indifferent that neither Cui Mingri nor Yuan Qianqiu dared to be certain.

"I’ve found him," Li Lingsu announced with certainty, looking off into the distance.

She withdrew her gaze and bowed slightly to the two men.

Her posture and etiquette were impeccable, yet the aloofness and distance she projected were impossible to ignore.

Li Lingsu took a step back, and in an instant, her slender figure transformed into countless flowing shadows, vanishing from sight with brazen authority.

Yuan Qianqiu and Cui Mingri looked at each other.

Yuan Qianqiu coughed and mused, "I feel that woman looked down on us a bit."

"Never mind her," Cui Mingri dismissed with a shake of his head, looking forward to sharing his experiences over the past ten years with his brother.

But when he opened his mouth, no sound came out—Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"Boom!" Suddenly, a loud rumble came from the distance. They both widened their eyes, looking towards the source of the sound. It was as if the sky was collapsing, with a huge black mist plunging down like a waterfall from a crack in the heavens. It spread across the ground and turned into tidal waves that surged rapidly in all directions.

Cui Mingri and Yuan Qianqiu were not newcomers to "Cloud Heaven," but even so, the sight of such a spectacle still left them with expressions of awe.

"The Cloud Heaven Secret Realm has opened," Yuan Qianqiu swallowed hard.