Tiger-fighting General George Thompson, can choose Jianghu Herbal Medicine or Mastery of Basic Fist Techniques!

George Thompson’s card made Brian Bennett frown even more. He vaguely remembered that this George Thompson didn’t seem to be famous at all in Water Margin. If he had drawn John Thompson, that would have been fine, but why did he end up drawing him?

Couldn’t he have drawn someone more formidable, like the Jade Qilin William Lewis or the Leopard Head Richard Lynn?

As he looked at the third card, a trace of hope rose in Brian Bennett’s heart, but when he saw the card, his frown deepened.

Eight-Armed Nezha Charles Armstrong, can choose Basic Spear Technique or Basic Throwing Knife Technique!

Damn it, is my luck really this bad? I thought drawing John Thompson was already lame enough, but the next two aren’t even as good as John Thompson.

“From each basic card, you may choose one skill to integrate into your body, permanently effective!”

Hearing this voice, Brian Bennett immediately set aside his complaints and carefully examined the descriptions on the three cards.

If it weren’t for the words “permanently effective,” Brian Bennett would have chosen all combat skills, but now, he had to think carefully.

Bear Physique was the only constitution-type card among the three, and in the Yun Nation, a person’s future growth was almost inseparable from their constitution.

Wasn’t it because he was found to have an average constitution at age six that, despite his hard training, he had always struggled to break through to the second level of Bear Hug Technique?

Choose Bear Physique first!

As soon as this thought was set, the red card depicting John Thompson exploded in his mind.

Countless points of light gathered in his mind to form a giant bear, then disappeared into his body.

No sensation, no feeling at all!

Other than the fact that one of the three flipped cards in his mind was now gone, Brian Bennett felt almost no change.

Could it be that the Bear Physique has no effect at all? If that’s the case, he might as well have chosen Whirlwind Axe.

Carrying an axe might not look good, but it’s better than getting nothing at all. Just as this regretful thought arose, another idea suddenly came to Brian Bennett’s mind.

Could it be that this so-called Bear Physique, or rather the things recorded on these cards, are just a trick to fool him?

If that’s really the case, then with his cultivation just having broken through the first level of Bear Hug Technique, there’s no hope of dealing with Third Grandson!

Is he really going to watch helplessly as the opportunity his father fought for with his life is wasted?

No way!

Unwilling to accept this, Brian Bennett jumped up from his bed, quickly ran out to the small courtyard, and began practicing the sixteen forms of Bear Hug Technique.

“Black Bear Shoulders the Mountain, Bear Shakes the Four Regions, Fierce Bear Digs the Heart…”

Brian Bennett had only reached the third form of the sixteen-form Bear Hug Technique when he felt a surge of heat arise within his body.

This heat was something he had never experienced in all his previous training. Overjoyed, Brian Bennett practiced even more diligently. By the time he performed the final move, Iron Bear Crashes into Tree, he felt the heat inside him had grown from one stream to five.

Moreover, these five streams of heat finally converged on his back and merged into one.

The small courtyard where Brian Bennett lived had only one tree—a massive tree that would take two grown men to encircle. In the past, Brian Bennett would never have dared to crash into this tree with his body, as the rebound force was too strong.

But now, the heat gathered inside him made him feel uncomfortable unless he rammed into it.

“Boom!”

Brian Bennett’s back slammed heavily into the tree. At the moment of impact, he felt the heat on his back surge toward the tree like a tide. At the same time, he sensed a thin stream flowing steadily within his body.

The tree shook violently, and countless finger-thick branches came crashing down with a whoosh. In an instant, the small courtyard was covered with withered branches.

But Brian Bennett had no time to care about that. His heart was filled with excitement as he savored the sensation of the stream flowing inside him.

Inner strength—this was inner strength! The inner strength that only appears after breaking through the third level of Bear Hug Technique!

And for a martial artist, inner strength means much more than just breaking through the third level of Bear Hug Technique. It has a huge significance.

That is, entering the ranks.

There are thirteen ranks for martial artists: first rank is the highest, thirteenth the lowest. But as long as you enter the ranks, your status and position immediately change.

In the entire Zheng clan, those who enter the ranks not only get a three-room house, but also receive a monthly allowance of ten taels of silver from the family.

I’ve entered the ranks! I’ve finally entered the ranks! Overjoyed, Brian Bennett felt an urge to shout.

This was not only the release of years of stagnant training, but also the joy of finally having his own strength as a man!

Beginning of the thirteenth rank—right now, he was at the beginning of the thirteenth rank!