Jason Clark, still in midair, used the force coming from his hand to rebalance himself. At this moment, he was high above, his body falling downward. Without thinking, Jason Clark let go of his grip, using the momentum of his descent, bent his elbow into a hammer, and struck the gray man's stomach solidly.

The gray man's body curled up, just like a shrimp.

Comprehended the killing move 【Entwining Elbow Kill】!

With a sea of fire in his eyes, Jason Clark didn't notice the line of words flashing across the door at all. He had no intention of letting things go, flipping over and preparing to attack again.

Pa!

The gray man on the ground turned into a puff of gray mist and disappeared.

Huh?

The rampaging Jason Clark looked around, as if he was about to dig three feet into the ground. He searched for a long time, but the gray man didn't reappear. The flames in Jason Clark's eyes began to fade. Soon, he found the gray man again inside the cross-shaped light door, the gray man once more like a statue, motionless.

"Dare to fight me? I'll smash your face right onto the door!" Jason Clark spat out viciously.

At that moment, the cross in midair slowly opened like a door.

Section Seven Old Man Wright

After a brief hesitation, Jason Clark walked straight into the door without a second thought. He had spent five whole years training in basic martial arts to uncover the secret of the bronze token—wasn't it all for this very day?

As he stepped through the cross-shaped door, the scene before his eyes changed.

The first thing he saw was the black ground beneath his feet. He didn't know what material it was made of, but it was smooth as a mirror, reflecting Jason Clark's figure. He stomped on it; the ground was as hard as iron. Jason Clark looked around curiously. The ground was about thirty feet in diameter, completely empty, shrouded in thick, dense fog on the outside. He tried to walk to the edge of the gray mist, but it seemed to have a strange repelling force—no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't leave the open space and enter the mist.

Suddenly, a line of red characters appeared on the black, shiny, mirror-like ground beneath his feet.

Red letters on a black background, deep and eerie.

"No matter how strong or insignificant you are, you yourself will be your lifelong enemy. This is a lifelong battle. There is nowhere to run, no luck to be had. Victory will make you invincible; failure will leave you mediocre."

"Overcome yourself. Rating: Good. Rewarded cultivation time: ten days."

Overcome yourself?

Good?

Rewarded cultivation time?

Jason Clark curled his lip disdainfully. "Nonsense!"

Thinking back to how the gray man's moves were exactly the same as his own—what the hell kind of 'self' was that? Everything he knew, the gray man knew too, but still, didn't he beat him? Jason Clark thought of this and felt a bit smug.

This practical guy immediately focused his attention on his spoils. What could be more exciting than loot?

Ten days of cultivation time? What the heck is that?

Jason Clark scratched his head, fiddled around for a while, and finally figured out a few things. The bronze token should be an item to assist with cultivation, and mastering a million basic martial arts moves was the condition to activate it.

Jason Clark didn't quite understand. When his mother was alive, she never urged him to train. Could it be that she didn't know what this thing was for? Then where did his mother get the bronze token?

Could it be...

Jason Clark's face darkened. Could it be that the bronze token was given to his mother by that bastard man?

As soon as this thought appeared, Jason Clark felt it was more and more likely. Every time his mother changed the red string for him, she would stare at the bronze token in a daze, her face showing a look of reminiscence.

Jason Clark's fist clenched tightly!

Damn it!

After being angry for a while, Jason Clark calmed down. He figured it out. If the bronze token really was given to his mother by that bastard man, even better!

He would make good use of the bronze token, use it to become stronger, and then defeat that bastard man!

Haha, by then that bastard man would definitely regret giving the bronze token to his mother back then!

Yes, that's what I'll do!

Just thinking about the look of utter regret on that bastard man's face—haha, that would be so satisfying!

Jason Clark perked up again, feeling that this decision of his was truly a stroke of genius.

The number "0" lit up brightly and clearly on the light door. Reset to zero again? Will it still be basic martial arts? Jason Clark shook his head, guessing it should be second-level martial arts.

He could finally train in second-level martial arts, finally touch the true secret of the bronze token, but he still knew very little.

And... there were no traces left by his mother here...

Jason Clark stared at the cross-shaped light door, a little lost in thought. Had his mother been here before?

The boy's face was full of longing.

He stood there in a daze for a while before coming back to his senses. Clenching his fist, he murmured, "Mom, I will definitely uncover the true secret of the bronze token! I will definitely find that bastard and drag him to your grave to repent!"

The boy's face was full of determination. Without any more hesitation, he turned and walked toward the cross-shaped door.

The moment Jason Clark stepped out of the cross-shaped door, it was as if he was traveling through countless lights and shadows, but this illusion lasted only a split second. The next moment, the sensation under his feet made Jason Clark instantly realize it was the floor of his own home.

Sure enough, the next moment, Jason Clark appeared in his own bedroom.

Everything around him was so familiar, as if what had just happened was nothing but an illusion.

He instinctively reached for the bronze token on his neck, but his hand grasped at nothing.