Once, I wanted to be a good person

Actually, if Fang Ze had to temper his skin alone, he surely would have rested by now.

But he has an Awakening Ability!

As long as he could successfully temper his skin once, finding that feeling, then afterward, he could directly use his ability to break through to Skin Tempering!

So, he just needed to persevere a bit more, just a bit more!

However, he really didn't know that this perseverance would last so long.

Half an hour, one hour, two hours....

He didn't know how much time had passed; Fang Ze's sweat had soaked through his clothes, even Qing Ya's sleeves were drenched from wiping his sweat.

Fang Ze felt like both of his hands were almost no longer his own.

That feeling of muscle swelling, stretching the Skin Membrane to almost bursting, was truly too unbearable!

Actually, if it were merely unbearable, that would be okay.

Fang Ze clenched his teeth, figuring he'd risk losing an arm just to persevere once.

But ... in subsequent experiments, Fang Ze found out that it was also about mastering the degree. It wasn't that the longer he persisted, the better!

A few times, he overdid it so much that if Qing Ya hadn't noticed and quickly patted him to release his power, his skin might have burst open and blood would have splattered!

However, it was also throughout these failures that Fang Ze seemed to gradually find that feeling of tempering the Skin Membrane...

........

Late at night.

The Security Bureau had already closed for the day.

The Security Bureau's reserve training center had also ended its teaching for the day.

The whole area of the Security Bureau had already plunged into darkness, only a light was still on at a Martial Arts Field of the training center.

A beautiful female instructor sat cross-legged on the steps, her cheeks propped up by her hands, and had unknowingly fallen asleep. Her face was filled with exhaustion, even her naturally beautiful face had dark circles under the eyes, making her look very pitiful.

Yet a young student was still standing in the center of the Martial Arts Field, continuing to train hard.

"No!"

"No!"

"Still not right!"

"It should feel like this!"

"Right! Just like this feeling!"

After training hard all night, at that moment, Fang Ze seemed to finally find that feeling!

He clenched his fists tightly, and immediately the large tendons and muscles beneath his skin membrane twisted together violently, then swelled and bulged! At the same time, his skin also seemed to be stretched and became incredibly tough.

Touching it, it had already begun to feel like iron!

Having found the feeling, Fang Ze didn't have time to rejoice but quickly, while he was successful this time, without any hesitation, he directly summoned the winged, red-eyed rabbit,

"High-interest loan! Borrow Skin Tempering level one!"

After a moment, a repayment list appeared before him.

Perhaps because it was breaking through a boundary, this time the borrowing cost was substantial—nearly 400,000 Lini! It was nearly as much as complete Tendon Tempering.

But how could he hesitate at a time like this?

So Fang Ze confirmed the loan without any hesitation!

A flash of white light swept by, and Fang Ze only felt that the Skin Membrane throughout his body seemed to have its own life, rapidly rising and dissipating, rising and dissipating!

If Muscle Tempering and Tendon Tempering stages made Fang Ze feel comfortable, then the Skin Tempering stage brought unbearable pain!

He felt like his skin was being peeled off layer by layer, then healing layer by layer!

That pain, surpassing the limits of endurance, nearly made him roll on the ground!

He could only sit down hard, eyes tightly shut, teeth clenched, enduring this skin-peeling pain!

And he didn't know how long it was, when the pain gradually subsided for Fang Ze.

What he felt was a comfort from inside out!

It was as if his tendons, bones, and skin had fused as one; with a single thought, his whole body responded and mobilized!

And when he exerted force, the Skin Membrane throughout his body tensed, tough as steel!

Fang Ze slapped his own face.

His... really tough.

He then touched his abdomen.

Still very tough!

So, had he succeeded?

Thinking of this, Fang Ze couldn't help but feel elated!

And what made him feel even more thrilled was that with the breakthrough in his Skin Tempering stage,

In the midst of obscurity, he felt as if a Mysterious force was calling out to him!

It was a very wonderful feeling! His Awakening Ability seemed to be able to level up...

Thinking of this, Fang Ze glanced at Qing Ya.

Qing Ya was still sleeping on the steps.

She was tired all night and had looked after Fang Ze all night, even saving him several times.

Later, seeing Fang Ze finally on the right track, she was too exhausted, so she said she would sit for a while but ended up falling asleep....

Fang Ze had been reluctant to wake her earlier. But now, that he was about to advance his Awakening Ability, it was actually more convenient with her asleep, without Fang Ze having to find a new place.

So, Fang Ze didn't disturb her but sat down on the spot, closed his eyes, and started to sense that Mysterious call.

With his eyes closed, Fang Ze saw only darkness, but within the darkness, there was a Mysterious red star calling to him quietly from a not too distant place.

Fang Ze tried to draw it in, to accept it.

In his Mysterious perspective, the red star seemed to sense his call and then...... began to fall.

It fell rapidly, like a meteor, like celestial fire, tearing through layer after layer of the infinite high world, and then crashed down directly towards Fang Ze!

Fang Ze opened his arms wide, then began to fully embrace the star.