"You must remember, to truly reach the human limits, the first thing you need is to understand the interpretation of the Fist Technique. Oh, and breathing! And your intent."

How do birds breathe?

Birds generally breathe using their unique air sacs and lungs for gas exchange, achieving what's known as "double breathing."

Their special respiratory system features very developed air sacs and tracheas widely distributed among their internal organs, bone cavities, and muscles, allowing oxygen-rich air to flow through the lungs during both inhalation and exhalation, which enables double breathing.

But for humans, this is impossible, as there is a significant difference in organ structure compared to birds.

Humans can only perform single breathing—exhaling, inhaling!

However, through specific breathing rhythms, bird breathing patterns can be adapted into suitable training for humans, combined with rhythmical body movements to achieve the purpose of body refinement.

Li Ziqing had previously taught Lu Ren the breathing method of the Phoenix Falcon Fist but had held back some of the finer points and secrets.

Only this time did he completely and unreservedly pass on the true essence of the Phoenix Falcon Fist.

This made Lu Ren feel a smoother practice journey with the Phoenix Falcon Fist, as if the growth in Skill Level became easier.

If not for these final points and secrets, although it wouldn't have mattered much, practicing efficiency would undoubtedly decrease significantly.

At least after Li Ziqing taught him, Lu Ren found his fist practicing efficiency had increased by at least half, thanks to Li Ziqing's thirty years of experience in Great Mastery of Boxing and the innovative progress on the Phoenix Falcon Fist!

This so-called closed-door disciple was no different.

What surprised him the most was that just by changing his breathing frequency and coordinating his body's rhythm, the Phoenix Falcon Fist gained an additional Special Effect, with another upgraded.

The upgraded Double Light Body, and the added Durability!

This was a rather pleasing outcome.

One month later, in the dead of night, heavy clouds covered the sky, almost pressing down on the ground, and the sound of muffled thunder continuously roared, as if the entire world was plunged into a dark and oppressive mood.

Standing at the edge of the Twin Towers building was an upright figure—it was Lu Ren.

Lu Ren walked lightly, pacing at the building's edge unhurriedly, centered around the middle line, as if walking on flat ground, without any sense of walking on the precipice, instead giving the illusion of standing still on level ground.

Falcons nest and perch at cliffs, showing no fear of the abyss below.

And now, Lu Ren also seemed capable of nesting and perching at the edge of a cliff...

After finishing a set of fist techniques, Lu Ren sighed again, having enjoyed the thrill of Skill Level growth over the past month, with the gamified progress giving him an addiction to leveling up.

Until two days ago, as he became accustomed to practicing fist techniques at the edge of the building, his mind returned to calmness, and the growth speed of his Skill Level drastically dropped.

It felt no different than usual.

Always a sense of dissatisfaction, like ending right when engrossed!

During this time, he had basically given up other trainings, focusing entirely on the Phoenix Falcon Fist, making considerable progress, but the declining growth speed of his Skill Level brought back some dissatisfaction.

He set his sights on the risk of leveling up again.

He took out a Highly Concentrated Nutrient Pill from his hip bag, chewed it up and swallowed, resting slightly to digest, before turning his gaze to the high tower crane set up ahead!

The tower crane stood at the center of the Twin Towers, with a distance of twelve meters on both sides.

At this distance, Lu Ren only needed four or five meters, a few big strides to run and leap across.

He pondered for a moment, finally gathering his thoughts, fixed his gaze on the crane, then took off his shoes and socks, leaving only his trousers.

He slightly retreated, took a deep breath of Long Qi, then suddenly moved, stepping onto the building's edge with two quick strides, his toes gently tapping as he seemingly glided through the air like a big falcon, landing steadily on the crane's edge.

Thump, thump, thump!

His heart, previously calm, began to beat uncontrollably and violently, heavy breathing returning to Lu Ren's mouth and nose.

For someone at his level of fist technique, such an uncontrollable bodily stress response was quite dangerous.

Standing on the crane was entirely different from standing at the building's edge.

All around was empty space beneath his feet!

After standing at the edge for a whole half hour, Lu Ren slowly raised his fists, moving forward step by step as if wading through mud.

Rumbles echoed!!

Thunderclouds rolled in the sky, bursting with muffled thunder sounds, while large raindrops began to slowly fall with the start of the summer.

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...

Gu Jun was a programmer, still working late at night, as the 996 work schedule couldn't satisfy the boss, who even wanted them to work 24/7.

Enough, once this month is over, I must resign!

Thinking of this, Gu Jun couldn't help but chuckle bitterly, having had this thought since last year, yet mortgage and living expenses had kept him going until now.

However, for every policy, there's a countermeasure, with the boss enforcing work benefits, they would chat idly in the morning, flood forums at noon, pretend to write some lines of code, and not really work until the evening.

This form of rat race almost became a norm in internet companies.

And the boss, seeing such hard-working employees, would even lavishly praise them!

However, after numerous incidents due to this abnormal work mode, the government began to call for changes and formulate policies, like taming a runaway horse with reins, gradually reining it in.

Of course, the exact implementation time was uncertain, although it concerned his rest interests, Gu Jun wasn't very hopeful at the moment, at least not presently.

Tomorrow I can rest!

He looked at the lines of completed code, saved it, and shut down the computer screen!

Gulping down the remaining coffee, he got up and stretched by the floor-to-ceiling window in the break area, refilling a cup of coffee.

Fifty meters in front of this office building was the Twin Towers under construction in Shu Capital's High-Tech area, though the developer was caught attempting to flee with the funds and was now undergoing approval procedures, which would likely take months before the Twin Towers' construction could resume.

Ha, nearing the top and trying to abscond with funds?!

Gu Jun sipped his coffee, his peripheral vision glancing at the crane at the Twin Towers, suddenly locking onto the figure on top of the crane.

"Is there someone standing on that crane's arm?"

He stared blankly for a long time, wondering if the stress had led to hallucinations.

Gu Jun lifted his glasses, rubbed his eyes, and anxiously took out his phone, opened the video camera, and zoomed in repeatedly.

With the fifty times digital zoom constantly enlarging the crane, upon confirming someone was indeed standing on the arm, Gu Jun couldn't help but exclaim!

"Holy shit?!!"

This caught the attention of his nearby coworkers.

"What's up, Gu Jun, saw a ghost or something?! Jumping like that!"

Gu Jun's lips trembled, his eyes glued to the phone screen, his heart racing with every move of the person in the footage.

"I really did...see a ghost!"

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