Chapter 26: An Unprecedented Meteor Shower (Please support by following and recommending!)

As expected, excessive training had indeed led to a depletion in his body, and it was clear that he needed to replenish himself. About half a pound of Polygonatum root was quickly devoured by Chen Anquan, leaving not a trace.

At that moment, Chen Anquan felt the heat within him gradually dissipate, and the fatigue that had plagued him vanished completely, replaced by an overwhelming sense of ease and comfort. The effect was indeed remarkable!

“Time to test the results of my training!” Chen Anquan hadn’t improved any of his attributes since yesterday, and anyone in his position would feel uneasy. What if—just what if—the system’s effects disappeared? That would be the end of everything!

He dashed outside and made his way to the basketball court. The sky was dusky, and few villagers passed by; almost no one noticed Chen Anquan suddenly appearing on the court. After a simple five-minute warm-up, he squatted down and began frog jumps.

One step, two steps, three steps... There was virtually no pressure; it was as easy as walking on the road. Chen Anquan felt no difficulty at all. Squatting, he looked up at the bright moon, sweeping his gaze around the basketball court in the dim light of the full moon.

To his surprise, he realized his eyesight had improved significantly. Though he didn’t wear glasses, his vision—nearly two diopters—had always caused him minor troubles. But now, he could clearly see a large stone dozens of meters away.

“Wait! Not only has my sight improved, but my night vision is much better too! Is this a regression of the level of life itself?”

Suppressing his excitement, Chen Anquan, like a giant frog, leaped straight toward the stone. In the night sky, a frog-like figure suddenly soared up.

“My goodness!” Am I seeing things in my old age?

Laizi, who was drying grain on the rooftop, glanced toward the basketball court and saw a gigantic frog leap high into the air, its size terrifying. “Could there be a monster?” he muttered. He tried to get a clearer look, but the giant frog landed and immediately leapt again, vanishing from sight.

Laizi was known in the village for his superstitions. The reason his college-graduate wife had run away was because he believed an old wives’ tale: if he took his wife to a mountain temple and burned incense sincerely, she would stay with him forever. She agreed to go, and after returning, he fulfilled his promise and set her free. And thus, he no longer had a wife.

Fortunately, in today’s law-abiding society, Laizi’s actions received only a warning from the authorities, with no actual punishment.

Woof, woof, woof!

The two large dogs behind him also sensed something unusual and barked furiously toward the basketball court.

“Quiet!” Laizi grunted angrily, scolding the dogs, “Do you want that monster to come over?”

Meanwhile, Chen Anquan, now in a corner of the basketball court, was unaware he’d been mistaken for a monster. He stood before a stone weighing about twenty kilograms. Grasping it with both hands, he felt it was much heavier than the head-sized stone he’d lifted earlier. He squatted down once more, preparing to jump.

He gritted his teeth, his thighs tensed, and his relaxed leg muscles suddenly exploded with power. A surge of warmth flooded his lower limbs, and Chen Anquan felt an unparalleled strength.

“Ah!” With the heavy stone in his arms, he leaped forward. Though only fifty or sixty centimeters, he felt the effort required was several times greater than jumping unburdened!

“Hmm!” Chen Anquan frog-jumped along the perimeter of the court, neither fast nor slow—about the speed of an average person with no load. Soon, sweat poured from his forehead, as if rainwater drenched his head, and his whole body felt as though a bucket of cold water had been poured over him. This feeling of sweating freely was wonderful!

This time, Chen Anquan didn’t keep track of the time, but kept jumping until he was completely spent. He didn’t know how long had passed, but finally, exhausted, he stopped.

Standing up, he tossed the stone to the edge of the court and walked to the pond. He raised one leg onto the marble railing and started stretching.

The numbers in the physique column of his mental attribute panel flickered, settling at 1.68, with 0.02 unused attribute points.

“Not bad!” Chen Anquan took out his phone and estimated the time; he’d trained for just over an hour, probably not even an hour and twenty minutes.

Gazing at the tranquil water, Chen Anquan felt like fishing. Last time he’d gone to the town to buy furniture and appliances, there were so many things to buy that he hadn’t managed to get a fishing rod.

“Forget it, I’ll buy one next time!”

Feeling rested, Chen Anquan turned back toward the basketball court. He wanted to find the branch he’d discarded earlier; after so long, he’d developed a bit of affection for it. But after scanning the court, he couldn’t find it anywhere.

“Never mind, I’ll just break another branch myself.”

He walked to the edge of the court, jumped lightly, and grabbed a branch as thick as his thumb from a tree, yanking it down in one go.

Chen Anquan began practicing the Tai Chi sword techniques...

He had already learned all forty-nine movements of the Wudang Tai Chi sword, though he wasn’t yet skilled enough to be considered proficient. Soon, he was immersed in the swordplay, feeling as if he’d traveled back in time, embodying a true master of Tai Chi swordsmanship.

Slash!

Cut!

Thrust!

Sweep!

Flick!

...

But just as he was about to deliver his final sword strike, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Brilliant meteors poured into his gaze!

“I actually saw a meteor shower!”

Without hesitation, Chen Anquan took out his phone to record a video. The meteor shower lasted about a minute before fading away.

“Who would have thought! I managed to capture a meteor shower! Posting this to my social circle is sure to cause a sensation!”

He opened the recorded video for another look, but his brow furrowed.

For the meteors had fallen on Ao Bei Mountain!

“No way! Could it really be such a coincidence?”

Truth is stranger than fiction. Chen Anquan already had a caption in mind for his post.

But when he opened his social feed, he was dumbfounded.

Mount Heng in the south, Mount Hua in the west, Mount Heng in the north, Mount Tai in the east, Mount Chong in the center—all five sacred mountains had meteor showers, captured by astronomy enthusiasts and posted online.

And not just in China: the Mayan ruins in Mexico, Mount Fuji in Japan, Easter Island in Chile, Lake Baikal in Russia...

Across the world, there were more than twenty or thirty regions where meteor showers appeared simultaneously!