When it came to using the Shattering Palm, no one in the entire Student Warrior rank was a match for the young man, which meant that he had confidence in his own ability to stay alive.

Having assured himself that the captains and Overseer Tian were unlikely to be at this city, Xu Min finally dared to lift his head up. As he did, he stopped in his tracks, his jaw falling down as he stared agape at the city gate in front of him.

The gate itself was huge. It was at least twenty meters tall, and to a ten year old boy, this was an astonishing size, making him feel much smaller than usual. His heart started pounding hard from this sight as he was pushed forward by the endless stream of people entering the city.

The city walls were ten meters thick. As soon as he entered the city, he became even more astonished by the townhouses and the many busy citizens bustling in the streets. Shops were everywhere, selling anything from shoes to services; anything that you wanted to buy was for sale.

All the sights in the city overwhelmed him as he was nudged further and further into the city. The stream of people led him past several different marketplaces where commoners hoped to sell their goods.

Arriving at one of these marketplaces, the streets that previously had been so busy and bustling were suddenly easier to move on. He also noticed that there were many carts parked with their owners calling out the prices and items they were selling.

Looking around the city, one thing that Xu Min noticed was that he was unable to find any shops that specialized in selling items related to martial arts, nor were there any martial art schools in sight. After overcoming his hesitation to speak for the first time in two years, he decided to ask around. The answer he got, was that martial arts were something that only the noble families of the city had the luxury to enjoy. It was not for commoners such as themselves.

Hearing this, the young boy could not help but to feel downcast. Nevertheless, his eyes remained focused because he was certain that he could become strong enough on his own. All he needed was the strength to defeat the Zhong family leader. The young man was unsure of what he wanted for his future after he got his revenge.

Moving around casually within the city, Xu Min suddenly found himself at the harbor. His eyes widened with surprise as he saw blue water as far as his eyes could see. Ships sailed to and from the docks, and large groups of men were loading and unloading cargo on the ships.

Having nothing to do except for adoring the scenery in front of his eyes, the young boy went down to the docks and looked around, wondering if he could be of any help.

He did not want to help because he was a kind person. No, as soon as he had been informed that there were no specific places within the city where they would teach martial arts, Xu Min decided to focus on training his body, sculpting it into the perfect tool.

Physical exercise would also help him to increase his cultivation base. He was, after all, a Student Warrior. Unfortunately, although it was a way to raise one's strength, it was far inferior to absorbing the essence of the heavens and earth, and then refining it into Qi.

What Xu Min had discovered during his time within the forest was that if one only trained in one aspect without the other, then it was far inferior to training both physically and mentally simultaneously.

Hearing that there were no schools in the area, the plan of the young boy was to find manual labor to do during the day, and then spend his nights cultivating Qi. That way, a balance would form and he would be able to train throughout the whole day, not wasting any time.

This schedule did not allow for any time to learn martial arts, but this was not a real problem because Xu Min had already perfected the Shattering Palm, and he had no other martial art skills at his disposal to train.

Walking down to the harbor, Xu Min found a man who seemed to be an overseer and caught his attention by pulling at his shirt.

"What do you want, boy?" The older man asked with a grumpy voice, "Are you lost from your mummy and daddy? It's dangerous here, you better run along and find some nice people to help you out!"

Hearing that, Xu Min could not help but feel slightly insulted, but none of his emotions showed on his face. Once more the young man overcame his fear of talking, and his hoarse voice was heard, "Old man, I'm looking for a job. Do you need more manpower?"

Hearing the young boy ask such a question, the overseer stared at him with disbelief before a deafening laughter escaped from his lips.

"Oi kid, this is no joke. Children like you have nothing to do here! We don't need people to sweep the floor, we need strong men who can lift these crates with one arm. You think you can lift this crate with one arm? I would like to see you try."

Hearing the challenging voice with which the man spoke, a harrumph sounded from the young boy before he went towards one of the crates. With a leisurely expression, the child lifted the crate exactly with one arm, and as he walked past the overseer, his eyes could not help but appear to be slightly mocking.

"Where do you want me to put it down?" He asked. This time the overseer looked at him with a wry smile as he scratched his forehead. "Why don't you put it down over there with the other ones?" He no longer made fun of the youngster.

Xu Min was a peak Student Warrior. How could it be hard for him to lift such a crate? Although this city was far bigger than the one Xu Min came from, and despite there being many more Warriors within this city, the men working at the harbor were far from being Warriors. Real Warriors could obviously find a much better paying job.

Placing the crate with the others, Xu Min went back to the overseer, and not even one drop of sweat was evident on his face. The overseer could do nothing but laugh bitterly at himself while wondering where such a monstrous young boy came from.

"Am I good enough to get the job?" Xu Min asked with bated breath. The job here, at the harbor, would be perfect for him, and happiness bubbled up inside of his chest as he saw the overseer nodding his head.

"You can start now. Move all those crates to the pile over here. You get paid at the end of each day, and you better work damn hard or I'll fire you."

Nodding his head, Xu Min was excited as he got his first job within Honghe City.