C415 Two Unexpected Surprises!

“Boom...”

Woo Zhengyang had just picked up the willow sword and handed it to Rice when a loud sound of drums echoed from afar.

“Uncle Li and the others are back... Let's go check it out.”

Rice was about to fly off on the sword again, but Woo Zhengyang grabbed him and carried him out of the courtyard.

Great Leaf Village got its name from a massive banana tree with unusually large leaves. Under this ancient tree, villagers of all ages gathered, surrounding over twenty men whose clothes were still stained with blood.

These men ranged in age from their mid-thirties to as young as fifteen or sixteen. Behind them lay the divided carcasses of demonic beasts, still dripping blood onto the ground.

There were no casualties, and they returned with plenty. This hunt was a complete success, and everyone wore smiles on their faces.

“Uncle Li, you're back! Rice can have meat again...” Rice shouted from afar.

“Alright, tonight you'll eat your fill!” laughed a robust man with dark skin.

The man's name was Sun Li, the strongest among the younger generation of Great Leaf Village. His strength reached nine thousand pounds, equivalent to the power of nine tigers, marking the pinnacle of the Skin Stage. With his techniques, it exceeded ten thousand.

"Hey, new kid, stop letting Rice ride on your back like a horse. Hurry up and clean up the game we caught so we can cook it..." a teenager shouted to Woo Zhengyang.

This teenager, named Dahu, was the strongest among the group, boasting a strength of about 3,000 pounds.

"Dahu, why do you talk so much? If you keep pushing Zhengyang around, you won't be joining us on hunts anymore."

"Well, it's true, isn't it? He's so grown-up but has such little strength..."

"Enough! Go with Edan and take that whole Jade Bull to the Old Village Chief's house," Sun Li said with a glare.

"No worries!" Woo Zhengyang replied with a grin, picking up two blood-stained bundles and heading towards the courtyard.

Woo Zhengyang's current role in the village was to cook and occasionally look after little Rice...

He brought this on himself, and there's no one else to blame.

That night, after Woo Zhengyang and little Rice had just found the Willow Sword, Sun Li and a few others caught up with them.

After learning that Woo Zhengyang had gotten lost in the wilderness, they warmly invited him to Great Leaf Village, and Woo Zhengyang naturally accepted.

The night passed without incident, and the next morning, Sun Li called Woo Zhengyang over, saying they needed to test his strength.

The sudden test left Woo Zhengyang puzzled, and it wasn't until later that he realized this was one of the unique aspects of this world.

In this world, many villages still uphold the custom of sharing everything, and the law of the jungle is more apparent. Even though Woo Zhengyang was just a temporary resident in Great Leaf Village, he couldn't just sit idly by, which is why they decided to test his strength to assign him duties.

At that time, Woo Zhengyang was filled with unanswered questions and knew almost nothing about this world. Hearing about the strength test naturally caught him off guard.

Surprised, Woo Zhengyang quickly thought it over. In his previous world, his talents were so prominent that they attracted unnecessary trouble. Now, being new here, he wanted to avoid any complications. Although he could easily manage a strength of over 3,000 pounds, he planned to limit it to around 1,000 pounds.

Unexpectedly, when the result showed 1,200 pounds, Sun Li and the others looked at him with disbelief, while a group of teenagers behind them burst into laughter. It wasn't until Rice joined in, playfully throwing her tiny fists, that Woo Zhengyang realized why he was being mocked.

Rice's strength had already reached 1,300 pounds, surpassing what Woo Zhengyang had shown. At just five or six years old, she had the strength equivalent to a seasoned martial artist, which truly astonished Woo Zhengyang.

The age to awaken one's innate energy is between thirteen and fifteen. Woo Zhengyang had never heard of martial artists, or even martial disciples, achieving this at such a young age. Later, he discovered that people in this world have unique physiques. From birth, they consume the blood and meat of mystical beasts, naturally increasing their strength without needing to practice any special techniques.

Typically, children around ten years old reach the strength of a tiger and enter the Skin Stage when they awaken their innate energy. However, Rice was an exception. With an enormous appetite and rapid strength growth, she became a young martial artist at just five years old.

Regardless, Woo Zhengyang's strength was considered too weak for hunting, so he was assigned cooking duties. This made him the subject of jokes among the young people of Great Leaf Village, who had never seen someone his age so frail.

Once decisions were made, they were hard to change. Woo Zhengyang, being an outsider, couldn't request another test without arousing suspicion. Accepting his situation, he decided to go with the flow, using this opportunity to learn more about this peculiar world and avoid further embarrassment.

During his time at the Lau mansion in Bright Sun City, Woo Zhengyang had worked alongside Uncle Fu doing various chores, so he wasn't unfamiliar with cooking. In this world, the culinary approach was straightforward: retain as much of the spiritual energy in the demonic beast meat as possible. Woo Zhengyang quickly got the hang of it.

After carrying two bundles into the courtyard, Woo Zhengyang and some women divided and cleaned the demonic beast meat. They placed it into several large pots, added some herbs and spices, and set it to simmer.

Woo Zhengyang's task was simply to watch the fires under the pots. Sitting by the stove, he watched the flames as the heat slowly dried the moisture from his clothes, and he found himself lost in thought once more.

Over the past few days, Woo Zhengyang had gained some understanding of this world. However, he was still clueless about how to leave and return to the Profound Heaven Sect. Yet now, he had a few more goals in mind.

Although ending up here was unexpected, this peculiar world was full of pleasant surprises. The Profound Heaven Sect was protected by a mountain array, so as long as nothing unforeseen happened, everything should be fine. But these unexpected delights were rare opportunities.

The first pleasant surprise was the Body Tempering Technique. Woo Zhengyang had been struggling with the Skin Stage of the technique, and now he found himself in a world focused on body tempering. If he didn't seize the chance to find a technique that suited him, he wouldn't be able to forgive himself.

If given the chance, Woo Zhengyang not only wants to find the Body Tempering Technique for the Skin Stage but also aims to acquire the techniques for every subsequent stage. In his previous world, this would have been unimaginable.

The second unexpected delight is the Sword Manipulating Flight Technique. Woo Zhengyang asked Bing'er and the other three women about this extraordinary skill. Even in ancient times, it was incredibly rare and precious. Not even the Ice Crystal Fire Hall possessed it, yet somehow, in this world, it seems to be everywhere.

It's clear that the value of the Sword Manipulating Flight Technique is at least as high, if not higher, than that of the Body Tempering Technique.