Translator: Cinder Translations
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Hiss, hiss!
In an abandoned factory, black snakes slithered across the ground.
In the center of the area was a blood pool several meters wide. A figure in a black robe with a hood tightly shut his eyes, sitting cross-legged within the pool.
Buzz!
The blood pool rippled as if an invisible force had been activated.
Soon, the water level of the blood pool rapidly dropped, as though it was being absorbed by the figure at the center of the pool.
In just a few seconds, the pool dried up, revealing a metal-reinforced depression beneath it.
"Dead blood again. This can't fully heal my injuries."
"You should capture some living people for me. Only their life essence is potent enough."
The figure in the black robe opened his eyes, speaking coldly, his tone full of dissatisfaction.
Through a ray of light, his face was revealed to be triangular, covered in black snake scales.
"You're too greedy."
A deep voice responded. Looking around, there were several other figures present.
Most had signs of metal modifications on their arms or legs, and the leader was an actual Cyborg.
He had brown metal lines running across his body and wore a helmet resembling rock.
"You don't understand."
"Only after fully recovering can I use my divine power to find the target."
The black-robed man spoke coldly, and the Cyborg in front of him fell into brief silence.
"You don't need to worry about the methods of our Serpent Spirit Sect."
"But you need to understand, we're just cooperating, not your servants."
His tone was low, and the Cyborg stared at him coldly.
"Councilor Zhao only gave you three days."
"If you don't find the target, you know the consequences."
After saying this, he turned and left, with his subordinates continuing to pour blood into the metal pool.
The black-robed figure's gaze grew colder as he watched this. Shadows of snakes slithered from his robes, and his face's snake scales flickered.
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[Flame Tiger Stance: Tiger Might!]
"This secret medicine... its effects are so strong?"
Inside the courtyard, Chen Feng looked at the skill progress on his panel, somewhat surprised.
He had broken through to the Tiger Might level, saving him at least eight limit-breaking light orbs.
Thanks to this, his physical stats had improved again.
[Strength: 15.5 → 16.0]
[Agility: 14.0 → 14.6]
[Constitution: 17.8 → 18.7]
[Willpower: 15.7 → 16.3]
"An increase of 2.6 in attributes."
He clenched his fist, feeling his body grow a little stronger.
Perhaps due to the enhancement of the Giant Tiger Technique, his body had become extremely powerful, so the improvement didn't feel very obvious.
The same applied to strength.
However...
Chen Feng calmed his mind and guided the power within his body with his will.
Soon, a faint white energy appeared in his palm.
It was faint and scarce.
It was less than half the thickness of Xu Tingxiao's and didn't cover both of his palms like Cao Tong's.
It felt as if a gust of wind could blow it away.
But Chen Feng knew that this was the true sign of entering the Organ Training.
Internal training of the five organs and six bowels, producing a wisp of energy.
From here, continuously strengthening this energy would augment the power of his moves, giving every action an energy boost.
Just like Cao Tong, whose physical strength was probably at the peak professional level, over 400 kilograms.
But relying on his energy, he could unleash destruction comparable to 700 or 800 kilograms in an instant.
And Xu Tingxiao's ability was even greater.
"But... how do I strengthen it?"
Chen Feng felt confused.
Perhaps because he didn't expect to break through so quickly, no one had mentioned the key points to him earlier.
The Flame Tiger Stance had already reached the Tiger Might level, with no further progress.
Clearly, this was the limit of this basic martial art.
Chen Feng thought of Li Tong's last instruction for him and Xu Tingxiao to meet him at eight in the morning.
It seemed likely that they would be guided in martial arts.
With this in mind, he stopped dwelling on it.
Taking advantage of his free time, Chen Feng walked around nearby.
The entire mountain gate was bigger than he imagined, with not only traditional buildings like pavilions and courtyards but also vast farmlands.
Some were growing rice, others medicinal herbs, and there were people active nearby.
Green stone blocks were arranged like steps, with trees on both sides, making it exceptionally peaceful.
Buzz!
Suddenly, his phone vibrated.
He picked it up and checked the message.
[Lin Hao: How did it go?]
Chen Feng thought for a moment and replied, "It went okay."
[Lin Hao: No way! Seriously?]
[Does that mean I have someone covering me now? Lmao.]
Chen Feng shook his head slightly at his exaggerated tone.
After a brief chat, Lin Hao sent another message.
[Lin Hao: I found out about the guy who came to challenge you the other day.]
[He does have some background. It seems he's a true disciple from a sect called Heart Ape Sect.]
[But it's not a big deal, I heard it's a small sect. The sect leader was crippled in a martial arts competition, and they don't have many experts.]
Lin Hao briefly described the situation, and Chen Feng squinted his eyes.
That skinny young man who came to challenge him was indeed from the martial arts world.
Heart Ape Sect?
He thought for a moment and decided to ask more about it tomorrow.
With that, the conversation ended.
Looking at the quiet mountain forest around him, Chen Feng turned and headed back to his courtyard.
Clack, clack!
Suddenly, footsteps sounded. He turned his head and saw a thin figure in a gray-white ancient robe, walking calmly, with narrow Phoenix eyes, seemingly strolling from the other side.
"Junior Chen."
"Junior Uncle." Chen Feng nodded in response.
The figure was Li Tong's disciple, making him Li Tong's senior brother and holding a high rank.
"Have you trained the organs already?"
"Seems like the training pill I gave you worked well."
Li Chenye walked up to him, stopped, and calmly said. Chen Feng was slightly surprised upon hearing this.
So the secret medicine he had taken earlier was called the Organ Refining Pill?
Besides that, he was also surprised by Li Chenye's strength.
He could tell at a glance that Chen Feng had broken through. Was this the level beyond the Qi skill?
"You should only have practiced the Giant Tiger Technique, right?"
"Yes." Chen Feng nodded.
"No wonder."
Li Chenye gently nodded. Chen Feng felt even more confused.
"The Flame Tiger Stance is just a basic stance in our sect. The limit is breaking through to the Organ Training realm."
"After this, you need to cultivate a martial arts skill that strengthens the energy and refines the organs. Only then will you be able to channel energy through your limbs and break through to the Qi skill."
Perhaps noticing Chen Feng's lack of knowledge in martial arts, Li Chenye spoke a little more, and his voice became somewhat gentle.
"Now that you're my Master's personal disciple, you don't have to worry about martial arts techniques."
"When we meet tomorrow, I'll have the proper methods ready for you."
Chen Feng's confusion disappeared as he finally understood the method of cultivation after training the organs.
He thanked Li Chenye, who lightly shook his head.
"You're my junior disciple, no need for formalities."
"Any doubts you have in martial arts, feel free to come find me anytime."
After the words were spoken, Chen Feng nodded in thanks, and the two passed each other.
Li Chenye walked into the mountain forest alone, his figure slender and giving Chen Feng an inexplicable sense of loneliness.
"I can't see through him."
Chen Feng retracted his gaze.
For some reason, he always felt there was something mysterious about his Junior Uncle.
It was an intuition given by his powerful perception, something he hadn't felt with the Third Elder or Sect Master.
He shook his head and suppressed his thoughts.
Seeing that it was getting late, he quickly returned to his courtyard.
That evening, the steward, Li Shi, personally brought the meals.
This middle-aged man silently stayed in the courtyard, only leaving after Chen Feng and Xu Tingxiao finished eating, taking the trays with him.
Gradually, the night deepened.
Chen Feng lay on the bed and slowly drifted into sleep.
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Boom!!
A man in a gray martial arts uniform was sent flying by a punch, crashing through the window of the Extreme Martial Arts Hall and slamming into the front courtyard wall, his body embedded in the wall in a "大" shape.
With the sound of shattering glass, another man in a brown martial arts uniform charged forward.
Buzz!
A punch was thrown, howling and explosive, with the strength of a peak professional.
It was obvious from the way his arm thickened that he used an explosive fist!
Boom!!
Chen Feng didn't dodge, and the punch landed squarely on his chest.
The sound was muffled as he looked down at his black sleeveless shirt.
This was the fitted clothing he had finally found in his dream, and the fist was pressed right against his bulging muscles, making them tremble.
"You're too weak."
His body shook, and an immense force burst forth, sending the masked man staggering backward.
Chen Feng took a large step, dodging the man's retaliatory punch, and reached out, grabbing his head.
Clack, clack, clack!
The previous faceless man was dead, and black soldier ants screeched. More faceless men appeared around them.
Chen Feng ignored them, pressing down hard and smashing the masked man's head into the side wall of the martial arts hall.
Boom!!
The sound was muffled, and the wall caved in, the masked man's head embedded in it.
But even so, there was not a shred of fear on his face.
"Indeed, the black ants are different from the black poisonous bees."
The experiment concluded, and Chen Feng looked at the masked man's heart.
With his perception, everything was transparent.
He clearly saw that inside the masked man's heart, there was a creature shaped like a black ant.
But it was much larger than an ordinary ant, almost the size of a fist.
"Hiss!"
The black soldier ant sensed the danger and let out a screech.
One by one, the Faceless Ones rushed into the martial arts hall, scrambling to get ahead, charging forward.
Two, three, five, eight, twelve!
It was as though Chen Feng's body had an invisible attraction, with all the Faceless Ones grabbing his arms and legs, trying to stop him.
Boom!!
With a burst of power, the twelve Faceless Ones were sent flying backwards, smashing into the wall, piercing through glass.
Some even knocked over other Faceless Ones who had arrived a step too late.
"Die!"
Chen Feng spoke coldly and punched out.
Boom!!
The walls of the martial arts hall shook as a figure was embedded in it.
In the center of the spiderweb-like cracks, the masked man's chest caved in, and his heart was directly destroyed.
As for the new Faceless Ones charging at him from behind.
Chen Feng swung a hanging sandbag in the martial arts hall like wielding a giant club, sweeping it across.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The figures were sent flying and fell to the ground, unable to get up.
Pools of black marks kept appearing, along with nearly twenty gray light orbs and two light orbs of light blue, surrounded in the center.
Boom!!
Chen Feng tossed away the sandbag and stepped forward.
[Perception LV3: 10/100]
"The difficulty of upgrading Perception has increased again."
As expected, Chen Feng had already gotten used to it.
He reached out and absorbed the two skill light orbs.
[You have picked up two skill light orbs!]
[Skill: Explosive fist]
[You already have this skill!]
[Choice One: Fusion: Increase Explosive fist skill proficiency!]
[Choice Two: Decompose: Break down this skill light orb into pure martial will residue—Limit Breaking Light Orb!]
[Note: If the Limit Breaking Light Orb is used to enhance Explosive fist, its effect will be halved!]
Familiar prompts appeared, and Chen Feng silently chose to upgrade.
Buzz!
[Explosive fist: Mastery (61%)]
"Still missing one-third."
Chen Feng squinted and kept walking, checking every room in this martial arts hall.
A faint red Limit Breaking Light Orb appeared before his eyes—one, two, three.
This martial arts hall was slightly worse than the previous one, with only seven orbs.
Seeing this, Chen Feng's gaze flashed.
To break through Explosive fist mastery, eight Limit Breaking Light Orbs were needed.
Clearly, he was missing one.
Moreover, he thought of his recent progress at the Heavenly Flame Tiger Sect, where he had already become an inner disciple. Tomorrow, he would likely receive a new martial skill.
If he could accumulate some Limit Breaking Light Orbs, the effect would be self-evident.
"I'll hold onto them for now."
Making a decision, Chen Feng didn't dwell on it.
He soon used his Perception to find the familiar inheritance iron book from a secret room in this martial arts hall.
[Martial Arts Method, High-Level Strengthening skill: Heavenly Aura Overlord Body!]
[Practice Requirements: Must have perfected at least three basic strengthening skills, and mastered the internal strength before starting this practice.]
[After mastering this strengthening skill, there are four stages: Mighty Arms, Aura Body, Giant Dome, and Overlord Body!]
[First stage: Mighty Arms, practice key: tempering the muscles and tendons of both arms, stimulating six acupoints. Can use the secret medicine, Giant Pattern Ointment, to apply it, and must use gold sand to polish the skin day and night.]
"Again, it's incomplete."
Chen Feng took a deep breath.
Once again, at a critical moment, the inheritance iron book in his hands was still broken, only about the size of a palm.
This was different from the previous two inheritance books.
The content was not about the high-level fighting technique, Extreme Martial Fist, but a seemingly powerful strengthening skill.
But unfortunately...
"I don't believe that I won't be able to complete you later."
"If one time doesn't work, then ten times, a hundred times, I'll scour the entire Qinggang City for the Extreme Martial Halls!"
The words "Heavenly Aura Overlord Body" seemed to have some kind of magic, firmly planted in Chen Feng's mind.
After several deep breaths, he barely suppressed this urge and looked at the inheritance iron book in his hands.
With his will attribute breaking through 16 points, his mind and memory far exceeded that of ordinary people.
But in the end, with a steady mind, Chen Feng, as before, took out his notebook and black pen from his black backpack and began writing down the contents of the inheritance iron book.
As the sound of writing echoed, ink stains were left, and parts of the key methods for Heavenly Aura Overlord Body were recorded.
Seeing this, he picked up the inheritance iron book.
Chen Feng didn't hesitate and quickly activated his Steel Bone talent.
[Metal Essence +1!]
[Metal Essence +1!]
[Metal Essence +1!]
In the dream realm, at the Extreme Martial Hall's branch.
The inheritance iron book in his hands rapidly shattered, quickly turning to dust and scattering into bits.
[Steel Bones LV1: 30/100]
"I wonder what kind of metal this inheritance iron book is made of."
Chen Feng squinted.
Now, with his full power strike, he could already twist and deform even copper-grade metals, or break them.
But this inheritance iron book, if he didn't use the Steel Bone talent, he wouldn't be able to damage it in the slightest.
Even with Steel Bone, it would take more than ten seconds to extract the metal essence.
This showed that the material of this inheritance iron book was far from ordinary.
Shaking his head, he suppressed his thoughts.
30% progress in the talent still didn't satisfy Chen Feng.
After perceiving the martial arts hall again and confirming nothing was left behind, he stepped out of the door.
Clack!
Footsteps echoed, and the mist outside suddenly surged.
When he opened his eyes again, the wooden beams of the roof appeared before him, and the sunlight outside the wooden window quietly spilled in.
"Already?"
Chen Feng stood still for a moment, adapted for two seconds, then got up.
He picked up his phone and checked—it was still 7:05.
Besides that, there were two calendar reminders.
[Central City]
He glanced at it—this was a reminder he had set before heading up the mountain.
Because tomorrow morning, Chen Yun would be leaving for Central City.
"I'll go back tonight."
Chen Feng murmured, then walked out of the room.
Green trees were planted in the yard, with vines wrapping around the surrounding wooden fences, and purple-white flowers bloomed.
The gray stone bricks were neatly paved, with a stone table and three stone stools arranged at the side.
Whoosh! Swoosh!
A faint sound of air breaking came, and Chen Feng turned his head to look.
In the neighboring yard, Xu Tingxiao was practicing martial arts.
He threw punches and kicked, with energy circulating through his limbs, giving off a sense of martial arts mastery.
"Zhao's personal disciple practices at six in the morning. Very diligent."
A figure walked over holding breakfast, wearing a dark gray robe, middle-aged in appearance.
His face was ordinary, and his tone was respectful. He was none other than the sect manager, Li Shi.
"Oh."
Chen Feng calmly responded, understanding his meaning.
Being a personal disciple also meant comparison.
Regardless of anything else, just his diligence showed Xu Tingxiao's worth as a personal disciple.
Moreover, with his talent, his future achievements were certain.
However, Chen Feng didn't pay much attention to this.
Others waking up early to practice martial arts was to improve their skills, while him sleeping a little longer was also a way to improve his martial arts.
"Uncle Li, this hot porridge is a secret recipe from the sect, right?"
After drinking two sips of hot porridge, feeling the nutrients rapidly absorbed and filling his stomach, Chen Feng asked his lingering question.
"Yes."
Li Shi nodded and explained, "Martial artists, the higher their realm, the bigger their appetite."
"This is Silver Moon Porridge. The millet inside is specially grown, and some medicinal herbs are added during the boiling process."
Chen Feng nodded in response, finishing his breakfast soon after, feeling full and strong.
On the other side, Xu Tingxiao snorted coldly, thinking that if he practiced even harder, he would definitely make the master change his mind and promote him from junior brother to senior brother.
Chen Feng didn't know his thoughts. After resting for a moment in the yard, he finished digesting his food.
Soon, under the guidance of Li Shi, he and the secretly competing Xu Tingxiao headed toward the courtyard where they had become disciples yesterday.
The green stone bricks were arranged like steps, with some weeds growing on both sides.
The ancient trees were thick, needing several people to hug them, with roots intertwining and branches dense.
Before long, the two of them arrived at the small courtyard.
They saw an elderly man with silver hair, wearing a red-patterned white robe, standing in the center of an open space with his hands behind his back, slightly overweight.
"Master."
Chen Feng and Xu Tingxiao called out in succession.
"Mm."
Li Tong nodded, turning to look at them.
His gaze seemed to see through everything, and he gave a slight nod with a satisfied smile. "Not bad."
"It seems the pills from yesterday weren't wasted. Both of you have gained something."
With just a simple sentence, Xu Tingxiao subconsciously glanced at Chen Feng.
His expression was somewhat eager to try, but quickly heard Li Tong continue: "The reason I called you here today is simple."
"Both of you are now my personal disciples, and also the hope for the revival of my Heavenly Flame Tiger Sect's legacy."
"Talent and comprehension are not lacking in you, so it's time for you to choose one or two of our sect's core true skills."
While speaking, Li Tong flicked his fingers, and two thin pieces of paper fell into Chen Feng and Xu Tingxiao's hands.
After focusing, they saw many inked words, with names and effects of various martial arts.
[Tiger Extreme Skill: One of the core true skills, practitioners can use this to enhance their strength and cultivate the Tiger Extreme posture.]
[Crimson Tiger Force: One of the core true skills, can directly reach the Internal strength stage, with four levels of mastery.]
[Bronze Statue Technique: One of the core strengthening skills, can externally train muscles, bones, and skin, and internally train some organs. Can counteract others' attacks and protect oneself.]
(End of the Chapter)
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