At first, Betsey was worried about his injuries, and she was afraid that these excessive periods of physical exertion would only worsen them.

But after several days of observation, she noticed that the more Jack practiced, the stronger his body became. She could barely tell that he had been seriously injured by Colin before.

Given her current level, Betsey couldn't figure out the reason for this strange phenomenon.

Surely, Maria's pill couldn't have such a miraculous effect even if it was a grade three one. But Betsey failed to take the Level four pills into consideration.

Not that she was to blame, since those were very few to begin with. In fact, as far as she could remember, the last time level four pills surfaced was ten years ago, at a high-profile auction in the martial world.

It was impossible to acquire those invaluable pills, as one was expected to make an equal exchange.

No, that “chocolate chip" that Maria had given Jack could not be a high grade pill.

Perhaps... Was there something special about Maria's karate?

“Jack, how are you feeling now?" Betsey asked at one point.

Unlike Jack, she wasn't allowed to stay at Anthony's villa.

She had been religiously coming over under the pretext of checking on

Jack and taking care of him.

“I feel fine," Jack replied, his brows furrowing as he said the words out loud.

“Just fine?" Betsey started to get nervous.

“You must be hurting somewhere. If you encounter any problems with your recovery, you must tell us right away. We will ask the association pharmacist for help.”

The Ancient Martial Arts Association put great value in their resident pharmacists.

Despite their Lack of proficiency in martial arts, they were revered by many.

After all, their skills lay mainly on medicine. They were the only people in the field who could refine pellets at all levels.

“I don't really need the pharmacists’ help,"

Jack pointed out, shaking his head.

“I am fully recovered. But I do wonder sometimes... I wonder if I'm about to break through to level three.”

“You? Level three? How is that even possible?”

Betsey had trouble believing it.

Jack, making a breakthrough with his cultivation?