"Father is a monster!!!"

"And I have average talent... So, am I possibly a fake monster?"

Venom silently sighed in its heart.

As an infant not even a month old, its understanding of "talent" was entirely based on comparison with its father.

"I can only go all out!"

Venom’s thinking was simple and direct,

"Fortunately, my father can’t outdo me in going all out, because he only has one liver, while I can have....."

The term ’going all out’ was taught to it by its father, and Venom’s understanding was also straightforward and crude.

Namely:

Going all out = effort = getting stronger!

Number of livers = multiplier of effort!

Once thought of, do it immediately. In no time, several livers grew silently within Venom’s body. As a symbiotic shadow being, it could decide how many livers it wanted.

Not only that, it could also train while bursting each liver.....

Amidst the swirling slime, three fresh livers quietly differentiated inside its body.

Poof!

The first liver exploded into mush due to overload training.

Poof! Poof!

The second pair of livers simultaneously overloaded and burst.

Slime reconfigured, regenerating new livers inside its body.

True physical liver-bursting!

Poof, poof, poof——

The livers inside Venom’s body generated——burst——regenerated——reburst——re-re-generated——re-reburst——falling into a cycle of liver-bursting.

Each liver-burst was accompanied by simulated pain signals impacting Venom’s nerves, giving it a sense of fulfillment through "effort."

Venom’s large white eyes slightly squinted, revealing a trace of perseverance that was "painful yet joyful."

"It seems like going all out is really effective."

Venom felt the acceleration of energy flow within its body (though mostly a psychological suggestion), becoming increasingly convinced that its efforts were paying off.

If talent is not enough, going all-out supplements!

Venom truly felt that its cultivation efficiency had improved.

Feng Mu listened to the "poof poof poof" sounds coming from Venom’s body, and had to suspiciously activate his Insight to see the astonishing scene inside his son.

He immediately guessed his son’s genius idea and was amazed.

[Venom is training crazily!]

[’Withered and Flourishing Zen Deceitful Transformation’ skill proficiency +1+1+1+1+1....]

Actually, the training efficiency hadn’t improved; the frequency of experience points popping up showed that it was still the previous efficiency, without any change.

Because it was already extremely fast.

Apart from skill points, perhaps no one in the world could surpass him now!

However, being a good father, Feng Mu deeply understood the importance of encouragement education, and he wouldn’t dampen his son’s enthusiasm.

On the contrary, he generously encouraged:

"My son, well done. Father senses your progress, such dedication, given time, you will surely achieve greatness!"

Boom——!

Like cold water dropped into hot oil, Venom’s entire consciousness boiled instantly!

Father felt it, father acknowledged my efforts, my "going all-out" is effective!

[Venom is training crazily!]

[’Withered and Flourishing Zen Deceitful Transformation’ skill proficiency +1+1+1.1+1.1+1.1....]

Miraculously, the originally steady +1 skill proficiency prompt actually started showing a slight increase in the decimal place after Feng Mu finished speaking!

Feng Mu was stunned: "...."

Pure real going all-out didn’t work, but add his encouragement, and it seemed to actually speed up a little!

Could this be the legendary... placebo effect?!!

Seeing his son’s excessive effort, even the father would feel embarrassed to slack off completely.

His gaze swept over the three remaining martial arts manuals on the table – [Thunder Shock Leg], [Thousand Entwining Threads], [Star-Picking Hand], all of which were standard fourth-grade Martial Arts based on the content.

After glancing at the system interface, the remaining common skill proficiency was only enough to elevate one of the techniques to the Limit-Breaking Realm.

After a brief consideration, Feng Mu picked up the [Thousand Entwining Threads] manual and casually tossed it to Venom.

Tears of personified emotion welled up in the large whites of Venom’s eyes, showing extreme gratitude.

Even with its average talent and the immense gap compared to its father, its father still recognized its effort, allowing it to prioritize learning all the cultivation techniques.

In Venom’s simple understanding, this was undoubtedly its father’s love and tolerance, his recognition and encouragement for this "silly son" of his!

Father really loves me so much!

Nonsense~

If you don’t practice first, how could Father quickly gather skill icons at the fastest speed?!

Venom’s body slightly contracted, focusing intently as its slime tendrils carefully flipped open the pages.

Although it might not be able to correctly read and understand the words in the manual, it could comprehend the small illustrations inside. Stripping away those words, the martial arts manual appeared as a comic strip in Venom’s eyes.

It could perfectly simulate the little figures from the book within its body!

[Venom is learning ’Thousand Entwining Threads’]

[Venom has learned ’Thousand Entwining Threads’]

Inside Venom’s body, simulated bones and muscles began mimicking the entwining, tightening, and relaxing actions of the little figures in the book....

Even the silks for auxiliary training were unnecessary as it could fully simulate the shape of silk threads with its slime~

[Venom is training crazily!]

[’Thousand Entwining Threads’ skill proficiency +1+1+1+1+1....]

[Substitute Food effect active!]

[You have acquired Thousand Entwining Threads · Beginner (1/1000)]

Just as Venom considered its father to be a monster, Feng Mu thought the same of Venom.

But while Venom didn’t hide its shock and admiration for its father, Feng Mu remained expressionless, consistently maintaining a calm demeanor.

In his heart, he calmly and proficiently recited:

Another second of four consecutive skill boosts, a similar scene replayed once more.

Feng Mu closed his eyes again, then:

[In the first year, you began studying Thousand Entwining Threads.]

[This technique emphasizes "Power transforms into puppet strings, the whole body is a cage."]

[During the initial practice, special silks soaked in medicine must be stitched into the gaps of the finger bones and then iron strips are applied with these strings.]