“Oh my god! The ratings are up, significantly up!” from the backstage of the “Psychic War” production team.
“From what time did it start to rise?”
“It started rising after Mr. Antoni stirred up a mysterious hurricane.”
“Hmm, it seems that Mr. Antoni is indeed very attractive to the audience.”
“Everyone, we need to think carefully about whether we should give Mr. Antoni an internal promotion spot.”
“I don’t think so, I believe Mr. Antoni can definitely be promoted, no problem.”
“But let’s still prepare for both possibilities, what if he doesn’t get promoted?”
“Then let’s do this, no matter how Mr. Antoni performs in the preliminary round, promote him.”
“That works.”
“I agree.”
“OK!”
Li Hai slowly opened his eyes, and streaks of electric light flashed across them.
This phenomenon was precisely the effect produced by his newest superpower, Current Drive.
Now, Li Hai could clearly feel that super-strong currents, with voltage levels reaching one billion volts and current levels reaching hundreds of thousands of amperes, were surging forth and roaring within him every minute and every second, constantly wanting to burst out of his body and sweep across all directions.
Furthermore, under the stimulation of these terrifying currents, Li Hai’s non-human body, which possessed evil spirit characteristics, began to automatically and rapidly transform towards a higher level.
Thus, just after Cai Tianju and Linde finished their exchange, his body strength and muscle Alertness also happened to leap to the level of a 2-grade entry, which is Steel Grade.
Therefore, Li Hai’s three body-related entries: Strong Soul, Alertness, and Iron Body, all reached Grade 2, the same grade as his newly acquired Thunder entry.
In other words, Li Hai had now become an extremely rare sub-supersonic being in this low-magic world.
‘Too fast, it’s really too fast.’
Li Hai frowned and thought to himself, ‘How did I just not pay attention and level up to Grade 2 again? If this happens, I won’t be able to explode fragments from Grade 1 characters, right?’
‘Sigh~ Forget it, forget it. Although I don’t want to become stronger so quickly, what’s done is done, so I can only accept it.’
“Hello, Mr. Antoni, can we talk?”
At this moment, a slightly broken English greeting suddenly came from his ear.
Li Hai followed the sound and found that it was Cai Tianju smiling and reaching out his hand, wanting to shake his.
Li Hai, who was always kind and gentle, naturally wouldn't refuse the other party's friendliness, so he grasped Cai Tianju's hand and said with a smile in Chinese:
“Hello, Master Cai, it’s a pleasure to meet you.”
“Wow?” Cai Tianju was stunned, “You actually understand Mandarin, and you speak it better than me, that’s amazing!”
When he said these words, Cai Tianju automatically switched to Chinese with a slight cantonese accent.
Then he asked excitedly: “Do you understand cantonese, Mr. Antoni? If you do, we can chat more happily.”
“Not really.” Li Hai shook his head, “I only speak English and Chinese.”
“That’s still very impressive.”
Cai Tianju gave a thumbs up in praise, “Mr. Antoni, you’re amazing!”
Then he asked again: “Mr. Antoni, where did you learn your Qi Refining? Why is its fluctuation so similar to the Qigong of Benevolent Spirits that I Cultivate?”
“Well—”
Li Hai hadn't thought of an excuse for a moment, so he blurted out, “When I was about eight years old, a very, very old Chinese Kung Fu Great Master passed by my house. He saw me and said that I had extraordinary bones and outstanding talent, and then he taught me this Qigong. The name of this Kung Fu is indeed Qigong of Benevolent Spirits.”
“What?!”
Cai Tianju was startled and quickly asked, “Mr. Antoni, is the old master you mentioned very tall and strong, with long arms, long legs, and a long beard? And although he is old, you can tell he was very handsome when he was young, with a very powerful and domineering aura?”
“Yes, yes, yes.” Li Hai nodded repeatedly, “That’s exactly right.”
“Phew~ Then I know who he is.”
Cai Tianju let out a long sigh and slowly said, “The old master who taught you martial arts should be Great Master Zhang Shan Gui, no doubt.”
“Zhang Shan Gui?” Li Hai asked curiously, “Judging by the name, he should be the founder of Qigong of Benevolent Spirits, right? What is the background of this Great Master?”
“Master Zhang is indeed the founder of Qigong of Benevolent Spirits.”
Cai Tianju nodded, “As for his background, Master Zhang was Chang Kai-shek’s first bodyguard when he was young, and his martial prowess was astounding, surpassing all others.
Later, after Chang Kai-shek retreated to Frog Island, this old Senior traveled the world alone, and then forty years ago, he passed through Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong and happened to meet me when I was still a child.”
“Chang Kai-shek? First bodyguard? Republic of China expert!”
Li Hai said in surprise, “This world is truly interesting.”
Immediately, he asked again: “And then, did Master Zhang accept you as a disciple?”
“No.”
Cai Tianju shook his head and said, “Great Master Zhang thought I had extraordinary bones, so he taught me ‘Qigong of Benevolent Spirits,’ and then he floated away.
Alas, although I consider him my teacher in my heart, Senior Zhang never took disciples in his life, so even if I knelt and begged him at the time, he wouldn’t accept.”
“I see.”
Li Hai saw that he was a bit dejected, so he interjected, “By the way, I just saw you practicing with that aluminum pot. Is this method passed down from ancient times?”
“Not really.”
Cai Tianju recalled, “Before Master Zhang left Hong Kong that year, he also taught martial arts to a second person, who later became my good brother.
The method of Cultivating Qigong with an aluminum pot on the head was learned by my good brother from the mainland. According to him, this method was researched by Bureau 749 of the mainland.”
“Mainland? Mainland? Bureau 749?!”
Li Hai was surprised again, “Wow, that’s so interesting! Then your good brother has a very wide network, even able to contact the mysterious department on the mainland. Who is he?”
“His name is Jiang Zhen.”
Cai Tianju recalled again, “Initially, my brother was just a coolie working at the West Ring Pier in Hong Kong. Later, he received martial arts from Great Master Zhang, and then he soared to success, establishing a Gang called Hung Hing through his fists and feet.”
“Jiang Zhen? Hung Hing?”
Li Hai was surprised again, “Does he have two sons, one named Jiang Tiansheng and one named Jiang Tianyang?”
“Eh?” Cai Tianju was stunned, “Mr. Antoni, how do you know that too? Has Hung Hing’s reputation spread to Los Angeles?”
“It might not have spread to Los Angeles, but it definitely spread to Holland.”
After Li Hai complained, he blurted out, “I don’t know them, I just heard their stories.”
“Oh, I see.”
Cai Tianju nodded, “However, Ah Zhen has already retired. Now the Hung Hing Gang is managed by his eldest son, Jiang Tiansheng.”