Henry Stone gave a faint smile, bent down, leaned close to Thomas Song's ear, and whispered, "You want to kill me, so I'll cripple one of your legs. If you dare mess with me again, it won't be this simple!"

Thomas Song's eyes involuntarily tightened. How did Henry Stone know?

Brian Booth, that idiot!

Henry Stone stood up, turned to leave, and waved his hand, saying, "If you want revenge, I'll be waiting for you."

So casual, so carefree.

The girls were even more entranced, clasping their hands over their chests, their eyes filled with admiration.

Henry Stone strode away, his mind racing.

With the wonders of the Ninefold Skydashing Sutra, his strength would increase at a terrifying speed, so in just ten days or half a month, he could disregard the existence of the The Song Family.

He decided to leave the academy and head to Dayun Mountain.

First, it was to lay low and give himself time to improve his strength. Second, he needed to heal his damaged meridians.

In the past, even the academy's physicians couldn't help, but now, Henry Stone could heal himself.

—Although Edward Warren hadn't specialized in medicine, with the heights he had reached in his previous life, even a little dabbling put him above the top physicians of Huayuan Country.

He searched his memories. Given the extent of his meridian injuries, he only needed to prepare Dragon-Tiger Ointment.

This was a very basic medicine.

"But, my current strength is still insufficient, and with damaged meridians, I can't fully exert myself. So, going deep into Dayun Mountain to gather herbs and make Dragon-Tiger Ointment isn't realistic."

"I need to change my approach."

"First, I'll gather herbs on the outskirts of Dayun Mountain and make other medicines. Then I'll sell them at the city's pharmacies. Once I have money, I'll buy the ingredients for Dragon-Tiger Ointment."

"Who told me to be poor?"

Henry Stone laughed at himself.

"So hungry!" He rubbed his stomach. The sudden surge in strength brought with it a powerful hunger as a side effect.

"Into the mountains, to gather herbs and hunt."

Starwind Academy was right at the foot of Dayun Mountain, so entering the mountain was very convenient. Usually, the academy's teachers would organize students to go hunting in the mountains to hone their combat skills.

So, Henry Stone didn't lack basic wilderness survival skills.

Henry Stone entered Dayun Mountain. Because he was so hungry, his first goal was to hunt.

His luck was good. Not long after entering the mountain, he found a nest of rabbits. He cleaned them by the stream, started a fire, and roasted them, then immediately began to wolf them down.

One wasn't even enough to fill the gap between his teeth. Only after eating three did the hunger subside a bit, making Henry Stone bare his teeth—he'd probably have a headache over food for the next few days.

Then, he began searching for medicinal herbs.

Before long, the sun set, and the sky gradually darkened. The cries of apes and roars of tigers echoed through the mountains, making one's hair stand on end.

Henry Stone had entered Dayun Mountain before, but this was his first time alone, and even more so, his first time spending the night in the mountains.

Luckily, this was the outskirts of Dayun Mountain. Although the mountains were dangerous at night, with his current strength, as long as he was careful, there shouldn't be a problem.

—As for the deep mountains, forget it. There were fierce beasts there, the martial artists among wild animals, terrifyingly ferocious, and far beyond what Henry Stone could handle now.

He whittled a tree branch into a spear, then leaned against a tree trunk to doze, with a blazing campfire. If any wild beast dared attack, it would just become his dinner.

Sure enough, a wolf attacked in the middle of the night, only to be killed instantly by Henry Stone's spear.

Two thousand pounds of strength—ordinary bears and tigers couldn't compare.

After a night passed, Henry Stone happily cleaned up the wolf and made himself a feast.

His appetite was now astonishing. He actually ate half the wolf in one go before his stomach finally felt a bit full.

Henry Stone slung the remaining half of the wolf over his back and continued gathering herbs.

The medicine he wanted to make was called Hemostatic Powder.

First, martial artists inevitably get injured, so Hemostatic Powder would sell well. Second, he could only roam the outskirts of Dayun Mountain for now, and could only find herbs for Hemostatic Powder.

In just one day, Henry Stone gathered enough herbs to make several batches of Hemostatic Powder.

He didn't go back.

Even though he hadn't been stripped of his Starwind Academy student status, and Thomas Song didn't dare attack him openly, with the power of the The Song Family, they could easily make things difficult for him.

So, why go back now? To be humiliated?

As the sun set, Henry Stone decided to cultivate the Ninefold Skydashing Sutra.

Because he found that his spirit was full and his soul power should have recovered.

Let's go.

He began circulating the Ninefold Skydashing Sutra, and instantly, the world changed appearance, with all kinds of energies manifesting.

First cycle!

Huh?

Henry Stone was surprised, because this time the energy he absorbed was far greater than yesterday.

This was because... the energy density here was higher and purer.

This decision to come out was absolutely right!

Second cycle, third cycle... ninth cycle.

Henry Stone stopped, stood up, and threw a punch.

Although there was no strength tester, based on his "experience"—actually Edward Warren's—his current strength had reached four thousand pounds.

An increase of a full two thousand pounds!

Even though Henry Stone had been mentally prepared, he was still utterly shocked.

The Ninefold Skydashing Sutra was truly incredible.