The extraordinary journey begins with the Ouroboros Stele.

Chapter 26 Medicinal Bath, Enhancement

Evening, on the second floor of Whale Kill Boxing Gym, in the medicine bath room.

The quaint and understated room is about 30 to 40 square meters, with a dark brown wood floor.

On the left and right walls are two shelves displaying various medicinal herbs, and behind them hangs a picture of a red whale leaping across the sea.

In the center of the room, in a wooden tub, Lin Ye's entire body was submerged in the murky medicinal liquid, with only his head sticking out.

Beside him, Lei Long picked up an earthenware jar from the medicine shelf and scooped out a black, viscous liquid that emitted a strong, fishy smell.

The black liquid was poured into the wooden bucket, and the turbid medicine immediately began to bubble and fizz. Lin Ye's face also showed signs of pain.

"How's the absorption going?"

Sitting in the corner chair, Lin Fei asked the question, one foot propped up on the chair to support her chin, the other hand holding a peach and taking a bite.

Lei Long adjusted his glasses and closed the lid of the earthenware pot.

"The efficiency is very high, even better than when I was first. I estimate that I can have the second medicinal bath after reaching the third floor."

The medicinal bath at the boxing gym is not an ordinary medicinal bath; its medicinal properties are extremely potent, so it cannot be taken casually.

Generally speaking, one can only take a medicinal bath once before reaching the fourth level of the Soul Whale Fist.

However, some people with exceptionally good physical condition are able to undergo two medicinal baths before reaching the fourth level, which is very beneficial and can push the limits of human physical endurance.

It was only after his second medicinal bath that he gradually brought his punching power to the threshold of 500 kilograms.

Lin Fei smiled with some surprise, "Really? Then let's deduct the cost of the second medicinal bath from your salary too."

Lei Long stiffened and secretly glanced at Lin Fei.

Are you a dog?

"Is that not allowed?" Lin Fei looked over, her face innocent.

"Sure! Of course, no problem! I have no use for my money anyway!"

Lei Long put on a fawning smile, put the earthenware pot back in its place, and kept moving his mouth from an angle that Lin Fei couldn't see.

After a few minutes, the liquid in the wooden bucket stopped bubbling, turned from cloudy to clear, and black cotton-like substances settled at the bottom.

Lin Ye's consciousness gradually became clear.

As the burning sensation gradually subsided, an indescribable feeling of comfort spread throughout my body.

"monument."

Without opening his eyes, he silently recited in his mind, and the black monument appeared in his thoughts.

【Strength: 0.64】

[Physical Fitness: 0.57]

Among the four attributes, Strength increased by 0.01, while Constitution increased by 0.03.

The purpose of medicinal baths is mainly to treat bodily damage, so physical fitness has improved a lot, while strength has been increased incidentally.

However, what he cared about most was the last one, [“Soul Whale Fist” “Level 1” (20/100)].

One medicinal bath increased my experience points by 10, which is much more than what I would gain from a whole day of training with Lin Fei.

"I wish we could come more often."

Inside the bucket, he gently clenched his fist, trying to exert force.

Instantly, the sensation of energy originating from the spine spread directly through the upper arm and reached the forearm.

"It seems that channeling energy through all ten fingers becomes increasingly difficult, especially towards the very tips."

Just like oil milling, the oil yield is high and fast at first, but in the end, it becomes much more difficult to squeeze out the last drop of oil.

However, the process of channeling qi through the ten fingers is different from grinding oil; you can't throw away the last bits of residue, you can only channel it little by little.

"Awake? Awake but not opening your eyes?"

Lin Fei's voice reached my ears.

Lin Ye slowly opened his eyes, and Lin Fei's face was almost touching his, her eyes one big and one small.

"How are you feeling?" Lin Fei asked, taking a step back to straighten up.

"Good."

After Lin Ye finished speaking, he got up and came out of the wooden tub. Lei Long silently handed him a towel and then stepped back.

"Don't rush to get dressed after you're done wiping."

Lin Fei appeared beside a single low bed at some point, patted it, and made a dull thud.

"Come here for a massage!"

He had a smile on his face, his high ponytail swayed slightly with the patting motion, and his boyish voice carried a hint of excitement.

"Bang."

Lei Long silently walked out of the medicine bath room and closed the door behind him.

An eerie silence fell over the room, with only Lin Fei's smile remaining unchanged.

For no apparent reason, Lin Ye felt a sense of unease.

......

"It's coming soon, you can yell if it hurts~"

"Ah—gently! Gently!"

"Light? Then I'll put more pressure on you! Don't move! These shoulder blades are so beautiful! Watch me strike a pose!"

"ah--!!!"

Outside the medicinal bathhouse, Lei Long silently lit a lollipop, the sweet taste spreading in his mouth.

About half an hour later, the door to the medicinal bath opened, and Lin Fei, looking refreshed, walked out.

"Well, Thunder Dragon, you go ahead."

After saying that, he strode away, and Lei Long put away the lollipop and went into the medicinal bath.

Lin Ye sat on the low bed, his eyes still somewhat unfocused. Hearing Lei Long walk in, he stiffly turned his head.

"Put on your clothes, how does it feel?" Lei Long handed over the training clothes.

Lin Ye gradually came to his senses, picked up his training clothes, and put them on.

A glance at the monument revealed: [Constitution: 0.58]

"Good."

Lei Long chuckled upon hearing this, "Hey, all you know how to say is 'that's good'."

After saying that, he handed over a cell phone. "Here, your phone. Your mom called to ask why you haven't come home yet, and I told her you were at the herbal bath."

Lin Ye took the phone and glanced at the time. It was already past 1 a.m., and the call had started at 10:30 p.m., three hours earlier.

"Thank you for your help, Coach," he said.

Lei Long smiled and said, "No need to be polite. You have great talent. If you become a formal disciple in the future, we will be considered fellow disciples."

"If there's nothing else, go back. You can rest tomorrow. The boss's special training is the day after tomorrow."

......

In the head coach's office, Lin Fei stood by the window watching Lin Ye's departing figure.

"Thunder Dragon, have you noticed?"

"This kid was cautious yesterday, but today he suddenly seems much more insightful."

"Has this determined its ecological niche?"

Lei Long took two steps forward, scratched his head, and said, "Tongtong? Doesn't that mean 'carefree' or 'heartless'?"

???

Lin Fei turned her head to look at Lei Long, "You son of a bitch..."

Suddenly, his gaze fell on the kettle boiling behind Lei Long, and his expression became somewhat intrigued.

"I remember promising you before that I would help you improve your health?"

Lei Long tilted his head and looked at him. "Yeah, what's wrong?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly noticed that Lin Fei's gaze was a little strange, and his eyes darted around.

"Hey, hehe, no, boss, you're mistaken."

Lin Fei smiled, patted his shoulder, walked past him, and picked up the kettle that had been boiling.

"How could that be? Could I be mistaken? That's impossible."

"Come on, today I'll show you what the ancient method of lifting the pot and passing it over the head really means."

The kettle was still steaming from the boiling water, and the lid opened and then fell back down.

Lei Long's expression changed slightly. "I think there's no need for that, is there?"

"Yes, of course there is! Come here."

"No, no, no... Boss, Fei! Boiling water! It's boiling water—!!"

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I strolled along the green pond and through the woods, feeling the night breeze blowing through my hair.

He hadn't taken a quiet walk alone like this in a long time.

After passing Qingchi Terrace, I took out my phone and opened the navigation.

More than an hour later, Lin Ye looked at the narrow, dark street in front of him, somewhat bewildered.

Where did I come from? Is this the way home?

Just then, a dim light shone from the dark street, casting a faint glow on the wall that flickered slightly, like some kind of firelight.

Lin Ye stared intently at it, a look of confusion on his face. This thing... an altar?

A half-meter-tall, four-legged bronze cauldron was placed in the center of the dark street.

Judging from the surface marks, it doesn't look like a modern craft, but rather an old object.

Who would put something like this here? Especially in the middle of the night?

A moment of confusion arose in his mind, but then his eyes cleared and revealed a hint of aggression.

Altars, sacrifices... a cult!

Suddenly, Lin Ye felt a chill run down his spine.

Looking into the depths of the dark alley, a thin black mist had risen up at some point, and a chilling feeling spread over it.

"roar......"

A deep roar came from behind the bronze cauldron, accompanied by a dull thud, like the sound of a fleshy hand slapping the ground.