Watching Jiang Nan darting around busily selling shorts everywhere, Xia Yao and Zhong Yingxue covered their little faces.
Little Nan had probably done this on purpose, had he not?
Still, they seized the moment to cultivate seriously.
Though Jiang Nan had mined away the Water Cloud Jade and Crimson Flame Iron, weakening the spring water’s body-strengthening effect.
The spiritual energy within it had not diminished one bit. Such a rare chance to raise levels quickly did not come often.
At this moment, Jiang Nan was occupied with selling shorts.
Meanwhile, Tanya’s office had been crammed full by a horde of devilish musclemen.
The office and corridors were packed with hulking muscle maniacs. An intensely oppressive aura assaulted everyone.
“Can you give us a proper explanation? Why did we turn into this monstrous state just from soaking?”
“Exactly. My head’s gone completely bald from the bath. Isn’t there radiation in the spring? This is basically a depilatory pool!”
“What kind of mandarin duck hotpot is this? Anyone who soaks comes out a bald chicken!”
At this moment, Tanya huddled weakly in the corner, utterly distraught.
Who knew why things had turned out like this?
“Everyone, please stay calm. It’s definitely not a radiation issue! There’s no harm to your health. It just… causes hair loss, that’s all!”
“Besides, the improvement in your physical condition is real. The effect is even better than before!”
“To compensate for everyone’s loss, I’ll give each of you an extra 24 hours of soaking time, alright?”
At these words, the uproar gradually subsided.
The strengthening of physique and power was undeniable. An extra day would bring further gains.
Hair loss was not entirely unacceptable.
After sending everyone away, Tanya finally breathed a sigh of relief, her face full of puzzlement.
Nothing like this had ever happened with the hotpots before.
Why today of all days…
According to the bath attendant auntie, some had drunk the bathwater until their heads glowed?
What kind of nonsense was this!
Losing a full day’s revenue hurt Tanya deeply.
Yet at that moment, the all-muscle incident at the mandarin duck hotpots had sparked a massive storm online.
It had even trended on hot search.
Title: Kyoto Sacred Flame Mandarin Duck Hotpot manifests strange omen. Ten suns in the sky! Mysterious power emerges in the spring water!
After soaking, everyone becomes devilish musclemen! Muscles exploding!
(With images! Nine-grid layout!)
The pictures showed nothing but muscular hunks soaking in the hotpots.
There was even a group photo with glowing halos unfurled.
The comments section exploded.
“Hiss. What’s going on? Hotpot for bullfrogs? My eyes are burning!”
“Heh! All dead muscle. Not bragging, but if any one of these guys threw a punch at me, I’d have him on his knees begging me not to die!”
“Bloody hell! This mysterious power wants to train you all to shoot down the suns, doesn’t it?”
“I’m going, I’m going! I play Hou Yi like a pro!”
“Damn! This is the perfect physique in our eyes! Wait for me! Muscle mod for the win!”
At this moment, in Kyoto’s Super Strength Gym, a group of muscular hunks dropped their dumbbells and crowded around a phone, eyes gleaming.
“Chief, why bother training here? Let’s go soak in the springs!”
“I want to shoot suns too!”
A muscular man with a square jaw suddenly stood up, roaring loudly. “Ah-ha!”
His tank top burst from the strain.
“Notify all national Muscle Modification Department members. Head to Sacred Flame Mandarin Duck Hotpot Springs! Commence special training!”
“Muscle mod forever!”
Three hours later.
Tanya stared blankly at the room full of muscular brutes, each built like a calf.
Not only the room, but outside was packed with Muscle Mod Department members too.
Over a thousand had gathered, all in big shorts and white tank tops.
And numbers were still growing.
Tanya: “Wait, you really want to soak? You’ll turn into devilish musclemen!”
Muscle Mod Department chief Wang Gang: “That’s exactly why we’re here! Muscle is justice!”
“Ah-ha!”
With a explosive roar, his rock-hard muscles shredded the white tank top.
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Behind him, countless Muscle Mod members roared “Ah-ha!” in unison, all bursting their clothes.
Tanya: (*ﾟﾛﾟ)!!
She had thought the hotpot business was finished, that she would lose everything.
Instead, it attracted a swarm of muscle enthusiasts to soak?
Her heart bloomed with joy. How could she refuse to sell tickets?
…
After three hours of hustle, Jiang Nan had visited every hotpot, his face full of satisfaction.
In just that short time, he had earned over seventy million.
No helping it. Shorts were an absolute necessity.
No one wanted to go bald for nothing.
He had just jumped in to soak, planning to continue raising his cultivation, when he saw over a thousand burly men streaming into Sacred Flame Spirit Ruins.
One after another, they plunged into the hotpots like dumplings.
Jiang Nan stared in shock. “What’s the situation? People still coming to soak in this mess?”
Wu Liang’s eyes shone. “Bloody hell! Big shorts and white tanks? It’s the seniors from the Muscle Mod Department!”
Jiang Nan: ???
Muscle Mod Department?
What kind of bizarre organisation was this?
Wu Liang: “It’s a grassroots organisation! Their goal is physical transformation, strengthening the body through training, repeatedly surpassing human limits to forge the perfect physique!”
“The core belief of the Muscle Mod Department is that muscle is justice!”
“Members come from all walks of life. There are spirit warriors, even ordinary folk!”
“Miaomiao and I are both in the Muscle Mod Department. Though Miaomiao is a full member, I’m not qualified yet!”
Jiang Nan was dumbfounded. What kind of immortals were these?
At this moment, down in the hotpots, the scene was feverish.
The already massively muscular Muscle Mod members, after soaking in Super Strength 2.0, reached utterly heavenly levels of musculature.
Tank-like backs, lantern shoulders, quadriceps like steel cables. Raw power visibly surged.
Each one was beside themselves with excitement.
“Holy crap! Chief, this is the feeling!”
“I can sense every muscle in my body cheering!”
Wang Gang was equally thrilled. He had never felt power like this.
He stretched out a massive hand. “Someone!”
Instantly, two muscular hunks grabbed his arm.
One climbed onto his neck.
Then Wang Gang began curling the two brutes while doing weighted squats.
The other Muscle Mod members also started exercising furiously.
The atmosphere was boiling with passion, scaring the others into huddling in corners, trembling.
Jiang Nan swallowed hard. Did they have to be this intense?
Why did just watching make his blood boil?
Pity they were all wearing shorts that didn’t burst. Otherwise, he could have sold them Hulk shorts.
Hang on. Since the Muscle Mod Department came specifically to become devilish musclemen.
Then he could sell them Super Strength 2.0.
“Let’s go, let’s go! Time to introduce ourselves!”
Pulling Wu Liang along, Jiang Nan teleported over.
Wu Liang pointed at Wang Gang, face full of admiration.
“That’s the Muscle Mod Department chief, Wang Gang!”
“He’s 41 this year! An ordinary person. Never awakened an ability, yet he never stopped training!”
“He once defeated Bronze-level spirit warrior thugs with pure human strength. He’s the spiritual pillar of our Muscle Mod Department!”
Jiang Nan’s eyes widened in shock. Only now did he notice there were indeed no spiritual energy fluctuations in Wang Gang’s body.
An ordinary person trained to this degree?
What kind of willpower was that?
Moreover, Jiang Nan noticed that among the Muscle Mod members, many Silver, even Gold and Platinum spirit warriors looked at Wang Gang with utter respect.
Jiang Nan could not help growing curious about him.
“Brother Gang? Fancy getting acquainted?”
Wang Gang turned, eyes gleaming. “Oh ho ho? You two have trained well! Interested in joining the Muscle Mod Department?”
Jiang Nan grinned. “It’s like this. I have something far more potent than this spring water! Regular soaking would greatly improve physical condition!”
“Any interest?”
At these words, a basketful of muscular hunks turned shining eyes towards Jiang Nan.
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Wang Gang paused. “Show me!”
Jiang Nan promptly pulled out ten barrels of Super Strength 2.0 and set them by the pool. “This stuff. Take it home for baths.”
Wang Gang looked into Jiang Nan’s eyes. “How much?”
Jiang Nan beamed. “Test batch, free! Let’s exchange contacts. If it works well, get in touch. We can talk money then!”
Wang Gang stared, then laughed. “Good! Thanks. You’ve got yourself a friend!”
Jiang Nan waved it off, leading Wu Liang back.
The other muscular hunks watched Jiang Nan’s retreating back, whispering. “That’s Nan-god, right?”
“Definitely! Super famous!”
“Chief, we’ve met a big shot today!”
Wang Gang grinned at the ten barrels by the pool.
“Hey! Little brother Jiang Nan!”
Jiang Nan paused, looking back.
Wang Gang’s expression grew serious. “Don’t neglect your own training because of external aids! No offence. External aids aren’t bad, just…”
Jiang Nan grinned. “I get it, big bro. Muscle mod! Save me a spot?”
Wang Gang laughed. “Anytime!”
Teleporting back to the top-tier hotpot with Wu Liang, Jiang Nan tipped his head back, downed a pack of popping candy.
Then plunged into the hotpot. Since Tanya had added 24 hours, there was plenty of time.
Jiang Nan wanted to see just how far he could go at full throttle.
