Just Discharged From the Military and Got Tied Down by A Cold Beauty
Chapter 135: Impossible, Absolutely Impossible!

Chapter 135: Chapter 135: Impossible, Absolutely Impossible!

Time ticked away, second by second.

The temperature in the forge shot up dramatically; even standing on the edge was scorchingly unbearable.

Su Pingping glanced at the temperature control gauge—good lord, it had soared into the red zone.

At this heat, the Qi Force couldn’t last long, could it?

Lu Xiao still hadn’t emerged, and there was no movement inside the furnace—it seemed he had kicked the bucket.

Continuing to roast him might even start to produce the smell of cooking meat.

However, Su Pingping didn’t make a fuss. She gave it a little longer, wanting him dead for good.

"My big brother is awesome, it has been three minutes already," Guo Yan sighed, full of admiration in his eyes.

He had just endured two and a half minutes—it was really hot.

Especially after the two-minute mark, every second was torture, each one bringing a rapid rise in temperature.

"Awesome your head, he might already be dead inside," Chu Shengfeng sneered coldly.

Guo Yan didn’t even bother to glance at Chu Shengfeng.

This kid was so annoying. If Chu Shengfeng were in their village, he’d be disciplined daily.

When nearly five minutes had passed, the furnace was still utterly quiet.

Lu Xiao neither burst out nor made any sound.

There was already a commotion at the Su Family’s side.

"Five minutes and still not out? Could he be dead?"

"I remember, none of us in the Su Family who haven’t broken through the Body Barrier has lasted longer than two minutes and forty-four seconds, right?"

"The highest record for Inner Strength is just five minutes and three seconds."

"Anyway, there are only two possibilities now; either Lu Xiao is already dead, or this guy has reached the level of Inner Strength."

With that said, the people of the Su Family quieted down.

Many began recalling the first round where Lu Xiao lay atop a fierce tiger.

Maybe Lu Xiao wasn’t communicating with animals at all. He might have simply overpowered the tiger.

Reaching the level of Inner Strength, it wasn’t impossible to take on a tiger head-on.

But... he was an outsider, and only 23 years old.

Even within the Goo Clan, breaking through to Inner Strength by age 23 was considered genius.

Moreover, there were hardly any resources outside. They didn’t even know how to break through their Body Barriers. How did Lu Xiao do it?

At this point, Su Kaijiang was getting worried too.

Five minutes was nothing for Qi Force, but what if?

Lu Xiao was a treasure, an absolute necessity. Nothing could happen to him.

"Alright, that’s enough. Open the Gate," Su Kaijiang shouted at Su Pingping.

Su Pingping calculated the time: three minutes and forty seconds at first, plus the five minutes Lu Xiao spent inside, made it a total of eight minutes and forty seconds of heating...

Nearly nine minutes; even the Qi Force couldn’t withstand nine minutes.

"Yes, Third Elder," Su Pingping responded, then walked over to the furnace door ready to open it.

But the very next second, with a loud bang, the furnace door was fiercely kicked open.

The heavy iron door slammed right onto Su Pingping.

Su Pingping was flattened outward, flying a good four to five meters before landing with a thud.

After landing, Su Pingping didn’t stir at all, lying on the ground as if dead.

As for Lu Xiao, he emerged from the furnace, surrounded by wisps of smoke, calm and composed.

Lu Xiao glanced at Su Pingping, lying on the ground with an unknown fate, a trace of disdain flickering in the corner of his eye.

He had been waiting for him to open the door.

He had intended to disable an arm if he opened the door from the side.

But who knew this guy would be so bold, standing right in front of the furnace door? How could he be courteous then?

Facing this sudden "accident," Su Kaijiang couldn’t help but roll his eyes at Su Pingping on the ground.

During training, he was repeatedly advised not to stand directly in front of the furnace door to open it, but he wouldn’t listen.

This wasn’t the first time such an incident had happened; some had even lost their lives because of it.

"Check on him," Su Kaijiang waved his hand, signaling someone to inspect Su Pingping’s condition.

"Reporting to the Third Elder, there’s no danger to his life, but many of his ribs are broken. He’ll probably need to lie down for at least half a year," reported the subordinate.

Hearing it wasn’t fatal, Su Kaijiang also let out a sigh of relief.

If Su Pingping had died, that would have inevitably brought trouble to Lu Xiao.

"Take him away. He’ll remember this lesson from now on," Su Kaijiang said indifferently.

In his eyes, Lu Xiao was much more important than Su Pingping.

In fact, to a certain extent, Lu Xiao was more important than Su Qin.

A 23-year-old monstrous Qi Force, he could very likely achieve the Heavenly Man Realm in the future!

With a Heavenly Man, the Su Family would soar to new heights.

At this moment, the members of the Su Family finally snapped out of it.

Their gazes at Lu Xiao had changed; the guy had actually endured a full five minutes.

He absolutely had broken through the Body Barrier, and he was likely at the Late-stage of Internal Strength, or maybe even the Peak of Internal Strength.

That kick Lu Xiao delivered had severely injured Su Pingping, who was, at the least, at the Mid-stage of Internal Energy.

"Damn it! What sorcery is this?!" In the crowd, Wang Jun cursed under his breath.

At the same time, Wang Jun couldn’t quite understand inside.

Su Pingping had definitely received his intention to kill Lu Xiao, so since the furnace door couldn’t be locked by force, the only thing Su Pingping could do was to prevent the furnace from cooling down.

If the furnace didn’t cool down, there was already a four-minute heating foundation.

Then Lu Xiao endured another five minutes on top of those four?

A total of nine minutes?

"Impossible, utterly impossible!" Wang Jun shook his head vigorously.

Nine minutes, even the Qi Force would be in danger.

But Lu Xiao? He seemed completely at ease!

Don’t tell me there’s a 23-year-old capable of Hua Jin; that’s simply impossible.

Even throughout the entire history of the Goo Clan, there had never been a 23-year-old at the level of Hua Jin...