The Human Giant



"Hahaha! See, I told you, with how the world works, everyone pursues beauty more than strength and knowledge."

"If every woman and man tried even half as hard to improve themselves as much as they did making themselves better looking. Then everyone would be an expert in something." Yoze let out a hearty laugh when he saw Evi's serious face.

"You are right, but what kind of martial art can make someone as handsome and beautiful as you? Don't get me wrong, but before, you were at most slightly better-looking, but now you are a hunk of meat that any woman would love to get her hands on."

"If what you said was true, we might end up finally breaking the invisible ceiling for women in the world of scholars. And having more women in our sect is already a plus." Evi continued.

It was a known truth that women simply had it harder when it came to making progress in Nobel professions, like becoming a scholar. In Evi's experience, the few women scholars that he had met were usually far smarter and cunning than their male counterparts but always had lower positions than they deserved.

With extremely hard obstacles to overcome, women scholars were rare, but if their sect could allow them to become more beautiful in addition to becoming far more knowledgeable and skilled when it came to martial arts. Then, it was an almost inescapable sect for women who were interested in becoming scholars.

And with a high population of women, it was inevitable that men would follow. So, in the end, their sect would quickly become well-recognized.

"Of course, it is true, but just one martial art isn't enough to become as handsome as me. If our future students want to follow my path, they must also train in multiple body cultivation methods, which means they will follow my theory on Martial Formations." Yoze smiled as he felt everything was coming around in circles.

A good circle!

For people interested in becoming Super Scholars, they must practice the basics of Martial Formations, and during the process, he would instill in them the method of controlling their spiritual energy. He would not only be able to cultivate an uncountable number of people who had talent in both of these fields, but he would also be able to continue his research by using them as test subjects.

"Since it is true, please hurry up and teach me! I am already 26 years old, so I either have to settle down soon or become more handsome if I don't want to be considered outside of marrying age." Evi urged after seeing that Yoze had sunken into his own thoughts.

"Oh, yeah. We will start your training tomorrow morning, so I can use the rest of today to figure out a training routine for you."

"Since we decided that our sect is going to specialize in creating Super Scholars, then you are going to have to be a good example. So make sure to eat a lot today so that you don't die tomorrow." Yoze said casually.

But for some reason, Evi felt a chill run down his spine when he heard Yoze talk about transforming him into a Super Scholar.

"I really hope I don't regret this." 

Knowing there wasn't more to talk about, Evi ate the delicious meatballs Yoze had carried with him until his stomach threatened to rip his shirt before falling asleep. 

The next morning quickly arrived as Evi felt the warm light coming from the sunrise hitting his face. Even though he had slept on the floor all night, he didn't feel exhausted or any pain. Instead, he felt like he had as much energy as a tiger cub.

"Yoze? When did you wake up?" Noticing that Yoze was deeply absorbed in writing something in a thick black notebook, Evi couldn't help but wonder what time he had woken up.

Hearing Evi's energetic voice, Yoze closed his notebook with a clap and examined Evi's body up and down.

"Evi, you are going to be a wonderful specimen. If my instincts are correct, you are going to be quite talented in Martial Formations." Yoze sincerely complimented, but he only drew a wary look from Evi.

"Alright, I hope that you are full of energy after eating that demon meat. Because we will be beginning training immediately, so take off your clothes." Yoze said before taking off his own clothes.

"I can understand why I need to strip naked, but why are you also?" Evi asked.

"Because I am also going to be training right beside you so that you don't feel lonely when training. Plus, with my martial arts, if we wear clothes, they will only be torn to shreds soon after we start anyway." Yoze explained.

He had long since become used to tearing his clothes, but with his limited choice of clothing currently, he had no choice but to strip to prevent having to walk around naked.

As for why Evi had to do so when there was only a small chance that his clothes would be ruined during training, it was because Yoze didn't want to be taken advantage of alone.

"Okay," Even though Evi felt that there was something wrong with Yoze's logic, he didn't question it since he wasn't an expert on martial arts.

After stripping naked, Evi began to follow along with Yoze's strange movements and felt his energized muscles quickly losing energy. However, with his willpower, he was able to endure the strange training for two hours before he collapsed.

No matter how much he urged his muscles to move, he would get no response, and every time the wind blew, he would have to grit his teeth to endure the pain. 

"Not bad, Evi, you were able to last quite a long time. Before, we were training in the body cultivation method known as Boneless Man, which I had modified slightly to be more efficient."

"Unfortunately, while this means you can make faster progress, training will be more painful and more exhausting. Evi? Are you awake?"