Chapter 20: You Need to Take a Commanding Lead Right from the Start of the Story

“Come!”

Zhang Sanfeng didn’t waste any words and directly called Li An over, having him stand in front of him.

“No need for talent, use your maximum strength and fastest speed to throw a straight punch at me.”

Li An didn’t hesitate and punched instantly.

After Zhang Sanfeng recorded his strength and speed, he continued, “This time, activate your talent, 1.5 times.”

“Okay.” Li An nodded without hesitation. A surge of fist intent emanated from his body, and he threw another punch.

Zhang Sanfeng raised an eyebrow.

“Speed didn’t change?”

“Correct, 1.5 times doesn’t require any charging. I can punch instantly,” Li An said with a smile.

“That’s interesting.” Zhang Sanfeng nodded emphatically.

“2 times!”

Li An punched fiercely.

“Bang!”

It was about 0.3 seconds slower than before.

A hint of surprise appeared on Zhang Sanfeng’s face, and he said, “Still this fast?”

“Not bad, not bad!”

“2.5 times!”

It was 0.8 seconds slower than normal speed. This time, there was a noticeable pause for charging.

Zhang Sanfeng nodded and said, “With this kind of power, is the physical exertion high?”

“Let me put it another way. How many Flowing Mountain Crushing Fists can I throw with this kind of power?”

Li An, who spent his days in the dream training ground, knew the answer very well.

“88 punches, but it would take almost three minutes.”

“That’s too slow.” Zhang Sanfeng frowned. That was three minutes, not three seconds. No one would stand still for three minutes and let you hit them.

“What about 1.5 times?”

“15 seconds!” Li An replied.

The multiplier difference was 100 percentage points, but the time was more than ten times faster.

But on the battlefield, 15 seconds was still too long.

Zhang Sanfeng knew what was going on.

Li An’s talent was extremely powerful, but it had one fatal flaw.

Too slow.

If you can’t hit anyone, everything else is useless.

Therefore, he had to give Li An speed.

The power of job change is also known as the heart of the profession. It is a power attached to the talent, and this power can be strengthened later through special resources.

Moreover, the power attached by the heart of the profession to the job changer is not fixed.

Some increase strength, some increase speed, some increase fist intent, and some increase physical strength.

In short, it can increase any attribute, and some increase multiple attributes simultaneously, but the attributes will be evenly divided.

Li An’s weakness was slow charging.

So, after thinking it over, Zhang Sanfeng asked, “Fist Intent Gathering?”

“What about this heart of the profession?”

Li An frowned and said, “I’m also struggling.”

“Theoretically, Fist Intent Gathering can directly make my charging speed 30% faster.”

“But my talent also has another characteristic.”

“The stronger the physical strength, the faster the charging.”

“So I’ve been struggling between the Tree of Physical Strength and Fist Intent Gathering.”

“Fist Intent Gathering can only be used for charging, but the physical strength enhanced by the Tree of Physical Strength can also enhance my endurance.”

Hearing this question, Zhang Sanfeng chuckled and said, “I still recommend Fist Intent Gathering.”

“Why?” Li An asked in confusion. “The Tree of Physical Strength, when it grows to the later stages, can give me a huge amount of physical strength.”

“In the later stages, the benefits that the Tree of Physical Strength can bring me will definitely crush Fist Intent Gathering!”

“This is a talent that can snowball.”

Seeing the confusion on Li An’s face, Zhang Sanfeng said seriously, “If you want to snowball, first, you need to have a snowball.”

“To put it bluntly, Li An, you don’t know the level of the contemporary prodigies.”

“Even the healthy殿下 (Your Highness) may not be the strongest.”

Shuangxue, who was on the side, slightly raised her eyebrows on her small face, looking a little curious.

Zhang Sanfeng continued, “Li An, in my eyes, you have no practical combat ability at all.”

“Your dream can give you a lot of practical combat bonus, but you have to compare yourself with other prodigies.”

“You should have met Li He, Infinite Sword Control.”

“殿下 (Your Highness), Ice Emperor.”

“Your cousin Li Shaoshu, the Book of All Things Transmutation.”

“The son of Chief General Guan Zongheng, you haven’t met him yet, Guan Ditian, Divine King Body.”

“I’m just listing a few. There are more than a hundred talents of this level in this generation of the human realm!”

“Which one can you beat?”

“Choose the Tree of Physical Strength? You’re a little too confident in yourself.”

“Your dream’s practical combat ability is already lower than those people, and your second talent is still charging-type, which is almost useless in single combat scenarios.”

“You still choose the Tree of Physical Strength?”

“Young man, you are too conceited.”

"Don't keep thinking about playing passively and waiting for the late game."

"The battle for resources among the human realm's geniuses is about to begin, and the Super High School League is one of them."

"If you can't compete with them now, you won't be able to compete with them in the future!"

Zhang Sanfeng lectured Li An.

Li An turned his head and glanced at Shuangxue.

He saw her nodding silently.

Li An sighed inwardly, but upon further reflection, he realized it was indeed true.

Divine King Physique, Unlimited Blade Works—these terrifying talents could crush his dreams in the early stages.

He wondered what was going on with this generation; there were so many highly talented individuals!

At this moment, Zhang Sanfeng's tone softened a little.

He said, "Never underestimate the talent of 'Gathering Fist Intent.'"

"The Tree of Physique can grant you stamina as vast as the ocean."

"But only 'Gathering Fist Intent' can allow you to unleash a punch of the mountain peak."

Li An raised his eyebrows and asked, "A punch of the mountain peak?"

"The strongest punch!" Zhang Sanfeng said solemnly, "Among the myriad paths of the heavens, who is the leader?"

"There is no definitive answer to this question currently!"

"But everyone shares a consensus!"

"Whoever has the strongest ultimate destructive power is the strongest!"

"No one will compete with you on stamina; everyone competes on their upper limit, their ultimate potential!"

"People will admire the vastness of the ocean."

"But only the highest mountain can command their awe!"

"So, Li An, do you understand?"

"The idea in your head should never be about passive development, but about leading from the very start!"

"Imagine it: your dream itself is a late-game talent, and your second talent also belongs to the late game."

"If you can lead from the start, what about the late game?"

As they spoke, both Li An and Zhang Sanfeng smiled.

"You're right, I want to lead from the very beginning of the story!"

Li An clenched his fists, his face full of anticipation, his eyes shining brightly.

He didn't notice that Shuangxue beside him was tilting her head, looking at him with a faint smile on her lips.