Chapter 48 Rejection again
Host: Zhou Chen
Realm: Eighth Grade (Muscle Training)
Strength: 460 (300+160)

Speed: 18
Skill: None

Martial arts: Ordinary archery (great success), Liuhe swordsmanship (breaking the limit), Iron shirt (breaking the limit), Killing sword (minor success)
Feeling the surging power in his body, Zhou Chen had the illusion that he could blow up a mountain with one punch. Of course, this was just an illusion caused by the rapid increase in strength. After he got used to this power, he would no longer have this illusion.

Zhou Chen opened his equipment panel again to check the two demon patterns he had just obtained, the bear pattern (left arm eighth-grade rare power +59 additional magical power of the earth), the bear pattern (right arm eighth-grade rare power +60 additional magical power of the giant spirit). Zhou Chen was overjoyed when he saw this, and then chose to wear it without hesitation.

Head: Not open

Left arm: Bear pattern (eighth-grade rare power + 59 magical earth power)
Right arm: Bear pattern (eighth-grade rare power + 60 magical giant power)
Chest: Unopened

Left leg: Snake pattern (eighth-grade mythical power + 70 magical power green snake phantom)
Right leg: Tree pattern (eighth-grade rare power + 60 magical wood skills)
The eighth-grade rare bear pattern suit adds strength +20 and additional magical martial arts earth and rock burst.

There is actually a set effect. With the added power of the set, Zhou Chen's strength instantly increased to a terrifying 565, which is much stronger than the previous seventh-grade monster.

The violent power in his body was constantly moving. Zhou Chen couldn't resist the urge to punch a rockery in the backyard. Looking at the rockery in the backyard, Zhou Chen couldn't bear it anymore and punched it directly. With a loud bang, the five-meter-high rockery collapsed instantly.

After throwing a punch, Zhou Chen felt much better. Then, looking at the rockery in front of him, his face suddenly turned dark. What should he do?

Just then, Lord Xia heard the sound and came over to take a look. When he saw the scene in front of him, he was shocked.

If it were an ordinary rockery, it would be fine, but this rockery is made of demon stone, and the hardness of the demon stone is not comparable to that of ordinary rocks.

Even though he could only barely break a small piece of the demon stone when he used all his strength to activate the official seal, Zhou Chen also noticed someone behind him. He immediately turned around and saw that it was Lord Xia.

"I didn't mean that," Lord Xia came back to his senses from his shock after hearing his words, "Oh, it's okay, it's just an ordinary rockery."

After it got dark, Xia Rong came back with Leng Yiyao. After they came back, Leng Yiyao grabbed Zhou Chen and told him where they went today and what interesting things they encountered. Zhou Chen did not interrupt but listened quietly.

Zhou Chen saw that Leng Yiyao's strength had reached ten points at this time. This was also what Zhou Chen was most satisfied with. Although it was far inferior to his own, for ordinary people, Leng Yiyao was already a little genius. "Oh, it would be great if I could add some demon patterns to his body."

As soon as this thought came to his mind, a system prompt appeared in front of him: "Once the host reaches the seventh level of bone training, he can obtain the ability to bestow and attach the magic patterns that he is not wearing to other people. Please note that the grade of the attached magic patterns cannot exceed the actual strength level of the person to whom they are attached."

Zhou Chen was delighted to see this prompt. He didn't expect that this system would be so secretive. There are some functions that it won't remind you unless you ask. Zhou Chen tentatively asked in his mind, "System, do you have any hidden functions that I don't know?"
After a long time, the system prompt appeared in front of him again, "The host will know when the time comes," Zhou Chen asked with a pale face.

"Yi Yao can play, but she must not give up practicing martial arts. Look at sister Xia Rong, she is younger than you, but her strength is close to the ninth rank." Zhou Chen was not bragging. Xia Rong's strength reached 50, which was 10 points away from the ninth rank.

Leng Yiyao stuck out her tongue and said, "Oh, I see." Early the next morning, Zhou Chen caught Leng Yiyao and asked her to practice swordplay. Xia Rong originally came to find Leng Yiyao to go shopping, but was also pulled over by Zhou Chen.

How could Xia Rong listen to him? However, she was not as strong as Zhou Chen. She lost the bet with Zhou Chen and could only practice martial arts here from time to time. Xia Rong practiced the killing sword. Leng Yiyao was not from the government, so she could not learn the killing sword. Even if they practiced martial arts together often, Leng Yiyao could not learn it secretly. There was no way. In addition to the moves, martial arts also have mental methods. Without the coordination of mental methods, it would be useless even if the moves were memorized.

Xia Rong watched Zhou Chen lying on a lounge chair basking in the sun. She became angrier and angrier. She slowly approached Zhou Chen while he was not paying attention, and when she saw the right opportunity, she chopped the lounge chair under him with a knife.

Zhou Chen didn't even bother to open his eyes as he stretched out his two fingers to clamp the blade. Zhou Chen's two fingers were like iron pliers, clamping the blade so tightly that no matter how hard Xia Rong tried, she couldn't retract it.

"Hmph, little girl doesn't practice martial arts well and yet wants to sneak attack me." Just as he spoke, Zhao Kuo walked over. Seeing Zhao Kuo, Xia Rong loosened the handle of the knife, came to Zhao Kuo and said, "Uncle Zhao, look at him, Zhou Chen bullied me."

Leng Yiyao greeted Zhao Kuo and continued practicing sword. Zhao Kuo said, "Okay, I know what kind of person you are. If I could be as strict as Brother Zhou, I believe your strength would have surpassed mine long ago."

After saying that, he ignored him, walked to Zhou Chen and said, "Let's go, Brother Zhou, let's have a drink."

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "Brother Zhao, you know I don't drink."

"Can't I just sit next to you and eat without drinking?" It seems that he has invited others. "Okay, since you don't mind me being an eyesore, Brother Zhao, then let's go."

Just when he was about to call Leng Yiyao, Xia Rong spoke first and said, "You guys go. Sister Leng and I have something else to do so we won't go."

"Okay then, Yiyao, you guys come back early," and then he left the county government office with Zhao Kuo. The two of them came to a private room in the Beast Building, and when they arrived, they found that there were two people sitting inside, one was Lord Xia, and the other was Lord Wang of the Demon Suppression Guard.

Zhou Chen bowed and said, "Zhou Chen greets the two adults." After they sat down, Lord Xia arranged for the waiter to serve the dishes. Soon a table full of food was brought up. The other three people were drinking, but Zhou Chen was eating meat by himself and had no interest in the topics they were discussing.

Zhou Chen discovered that many of the dishes on the table today were at least ninth-grade beast meat, and there were five or six plates of eighth-grade beast meat. They were discussing major issues concerning people's livelihood, while Zhou Chen was madly absorbing strengthening points.

At this time, Lord Wang looked at Zhou Chen and raised his glass. Although Zhou Chen did not drink alcohol, he also picked up the teacup and drank a glass of tea instead of wine. "I see that Brother Zhou is very powerful. I wonder if you are willing to join the Demon Suppression Division. If you are willing, I can introduce you to him."

"Zhou Chen was stunned. Why do you want to win me over again?" Zhao Kuo said with a smile, "Brother Zhou, didn't you ask me about the Demon Suppression Bureau before? I was not in a position to tell you before, but if you join the Demon Suppression Bureau, I can tell you about it."

"Sir Wang, I have no plans to join the Demon Suppression Bureau for the time being."

Lord Wang was also surprised, "Oh, you know that others who want to join the Demon Suppression Bureau have to go through layers of assessments, but you don’t want to join?"
Lord Xia saw that the atmosphere was a bit awkward and said with a smile, "I think Xiaochen has his own plans, so let's not make things difficult for him. Come on, Lord Wang, let me toast you a glass."

Lord Wang turned around, picked up the wine glass and drank a glass of wine. At first, Zhou Chen felt that Lord Wang was a good person, but after this incident, Zhou Chen felt that Lord Wang seemed a little narrow-minded, and was a little bit inferior to Zhou Lei before.

(End of this chapter)