These were only the internal changes of the winter bear cub.
Overnight, the winter bear cub's body had undergone a very straightforward change as well.
After completing the third Morphing, the winter bear cub, which was originally only slightly taller than Ji An's knees, was now almost as tall as his thighs.
It was equivalent to having grown twenty centimeters taller after one night's sleep.
The ability to change their body shape as their Transcendent power increased was also a mystical feature of the Transcendent races.
The bear cub was now 80 to 90 centimeters tall, almost as tall as a two or three-year-old human child.
However, its round body was much more muscly than a human child's.
After its third Morphing, the winter bear cub's energy level had jumped from 32.5 to 43.5.
This was already higher than some of the familiars that had gone through their fourth Morphing.
As for the winter bear cub's four skills, their mastery levels had also increased by varying degrees.
If the winter bear cub were to fight with yesterday's black bear again, it would probably win without a doubt.
Even though the improvement was great, the training still had to go on.
The contents of the training had not changed much from before.
The main focus was to train the winter bear cub's Hard Ice and Ice-breaking Palm.
The broken bricks on the rooftop had already piled up into a small mountain that was almost as tall as a person.
These were the fruits of the winter bear cub's labor these days.
The winter bear cub's Hard Ice skill had already reached the Beginner realm and its defensive power had increased greatly.
The training effect of Ji An's wooden club strikes was also decreasing day by day.
He planned to replace the wooden stick with an iron stick or an iron hammer in a few days.
However, that had to wait. If he suddenly changed to an iron hammer, he was afraid that the winter bear cub would not be able to take it.
Of course, the brick-splitting training did not stop either.
Apart from these two training methods that specifically focused on the two major skills, Hard Ice and Ice-breaking Palm, there were also other training methods.
Ji An hadn't forgotten about the winter bear cub's Monstrous Strength that it had just learned yesterday.
So, in addition to brick-splitting and getting beaten up, Ji An had intricately prepared a third training course for the winter bear cub.
Due to the effects of brick-splitting and Ji An's wooden club strike training getting less and less effective, they only trained until ten o'clock before Ji An had the winter bear cub stop.
Then, he brought it outside.
The place where the winter bear cub's Monstrous Strength skill would be trained was a little special. It was not on his rooftop.
On a construction site near the southern city wall, many workers were busy.
Ji An swaggered toward the construction site under the scorching sun.
But before he could even enter the construction site, one of the workers spotted his figure from afar.
He quickly turned around and ran into the construction site.
When the other party saw him, Ji An naturally saw the other party as well.
"Hmph!" Ji An snorted coldly and ignored the other party.
He knew what the other party was doing.
Ji An recognized him as one of Huang Liang's lackeys. He was most likely going to report to Huang Liang after seeing him.
Huang Liang was none other than the contractor who had failed to snatch his crimson blade mantis egg at the construction site seven or eight days ago and was sent to the ground by him with a shovel.
Although this person's name had the word "Liang" in it, what he did daily was very different.
Glutton, alcoholic, prostitute seeker, and gambler. He was all of these.
He even gathered a group of busybodies from the construction site and the street rascals in the south of the city to perform scams and cheats.
He especially liked to owe and maliciously deduct the wages of some hard workers.
He was just an evil person.
Ji An's salary had once been deducted by this person.
In his previous life, he could only watch as the other party snatched the crimson blade mantis egg that could change his fate. He did not dare to resist.
To a certain extent, he had been afraid of Huang Liang and his group of accomplices.
Huang Liang had never expected that the reincarnated Ji An would dare to lay a finger on his head.
No, he hadn't just laid a finger, but a shovel.
Fortunately, Ji An hadn't revealed his address during the few days he had been liming at the construction site.
Otherwise, Huang Liang and his group of underlings would have come knocking on his door.
Ji An's purpose in coming to this construction site this time wasn't just to find a place for the winter bear cub to train its Monstrous Strength.
He also had another purpose, and that was to settle the debt Huang Liang owed him for embezzlement of his wages.
Seeing that Huang Liang's underling went to report, Ji An wasn't in a hurry to enter the construction site.
He just stood there waiting at the entrance of the construction site.
He was now full of confidence and was no longer the weak young man who had to rely on sneak attacks to defeat Huang Liang seven or eight days ago.
Thanks to the winter bear cub's rapid improvement, Ji An's body was gradually growing more muscular.
This was a sign that his physique had improved under the feedback of the winter bear cub's strength.
With this kind of improvement, his strength also grew day by day.
Otherwise, with Ji An's previous strength, he probably wouldn't have been able to shatter the winter bear cub's Hard Ice that had reached the second realm.
At this moment, even if Ji An were to fight the burly Huang Liang one-on-one, he wouldn't be afraid in the slightest.
Not to mention, there was also the winter bear cub that could split Huang Liang's head open with one slap.
He would like to see what trouble Huang Liang could make later.
Ji An didn't have to wait long.
Soon, Huang Liang rushed out with a group of people.
The crowd was filled with the idlers and punks who had hung out with Huang Liang in the past.
Ji An's expression didn't change as he watched these people rush out.
At this moment, Huang Liang's head was wrapped in gauze. He was supported by a few workers as he walked out of the construction site angrily.
"Well done, Ji An. I've been looking for you for days, and I thought you were a coward who didn't dare to come out. To think you still dare to show up here," The wound on his head was still throbbing in pain, and Huang Liang gritted his teeth as he looked at Ji An.
"Foreman Huang, what are you looking for me for? Don't tell me you want to pay me?" Ji An's face revealed a cold smile.
Ji An's smile gradually faded, and he stared at Huang Liang expressionlessly, "Well, you keep the change. I'm here today to ask for my wages!"
Huang Liang was taken aback at first, but then he sneered, thinking that Ji An had lost his mind, "You're here to ask for your pay? Come, come, come, little bastard, I'll settle it with you now!"
Huang Liang then waved his hand at Ji An.
With that, a few burly men, who were at least half a head taller than Ji An, surrounded him.
Seeing them rush over, Ji An didn't make any unnecessary movements.
He merely bent down and picked up a piece of abandoned stone from the ground. With a whoosh, he threw it at the surprised Huang Liang.
Bang!
"Aiyo!" Unable to dodge in time, a rock the size of Ji An's fist smashed into Huang Liang's face. He let out a blood-curdling screech.
Ji An's sudden attack also stunned Huang Liang's underlings.
"Kill him! I'll take responsibility!" Huang Liang covered his bleeding nose and roared.
Huang Liang's gang was used to bullying honest construction workers at construction sites. When they heard Huang Liang's words, they quickly picked up some weapons and rushed toward Ji An, ready to strike ruthlessly.
However, before they could reach Ji An, they suddenly felt the surrounding temperature drop by a few degrees.
A burst of white light appeared beneath Ji An's feet.
Immediately after, a round figure that was no taller than half a person appeared in front of Ji An.
"Roar!" The winter bear cub let out a roar, put on the Hard Ice armor, and suddenly rushed toward the people in front of it.
With the help of Monstrous Strength, the winter bear cub's charging power was even stronger than the black bear's. It was like an adult brown bear charging forward.
Eight or nine of Huang Liang's men were instantly scattered by the small figure that was less than a meter tall.
Some unlucky ones even had a few broken ribs as they lay on the ground, unable to recover.
With a half-smile on his face, Ji An looked at Huang Liang, who was already scared out of his wits, and said, "Huang Liang, I said I'm here to get my pay today, so you have to pay!"