Translator: CinderTL
Dark mist enveloped the sky, seemingly never to dissipate.
Chen Feng stood a hundred meters away from the Extreme Martial Arts Hall, atop a high-rise building, dressed in black, quietly looking down.
Behind him, the phantom of the Crimson Tiger silently emerged. After several days, he had finally entered the dream realm again.
"I wonder how much of a gap there is between me, the Gold-grade, and the Grandmaster."
His gaze focused, he wanted to test it out.
A panel appeared before his eyes, displaying his four-dimensional attributes after breaking through the True Intent.
[Strength: 24.5→27.0]
[Agility: 22.0→24.0]
[Constitution: 31.3→33.8]
[Willpower: 27.1→30.1]
A total of 10 attribute points increased, with the most significant breakthrough in willpower.
This was also the reason he could summon the Shield Golem for five minutes.
Suddenly, as if sensing his gaze and malice.
A sharp cry erupted from within the Extreme Martial Arts Hall.
"Screech!"
A giant eagle with a wingspan of ten meters soared into the air, its vertical pupils cold and ferocious as it looked down.
The wind behind it continuously stirred, revealing four other slightly smaller eagles, their black feathers as deep and solid as steel.
Whoosh!!!
A fierce sound of breaking air rang out, and the azure scarab mark on the back of Chen Feng's hand suddenly flashed.
Buzz!
Bang!!
The azure-black horn stood tall, its glass-like eyes crimson.
Chen Feng's arms swelled as he tightly gripped the dark golden beak that stabbed towards him.
A wave of ferocity hit him, even though he used the Azure Armor to double his strength, pushing it to the threshold of thirty tons.
He still felt immense pressure.
Crack!
The ceiling of the high-rise building cracked, then caved in and exploded.
His feet sank, about to lose balance.
Suddenly, blood-patterned wings appeared on his back, flapping once.
Whoosh!!
In an instant, he disappeared, now hovering in mid-air.
His arms slightly numb, he looked down at the giant eagle flapping its wings, coming at him again.
His expression darkened, roughly understanding the gap between them.
Forty tons, that was the force of the eagle's previous attack.
Moreover, he wasn't sure if the eagle, like the Black Wolf King he had killed before, possessed other supernatural powers.
Whoosh!!!
In an instant, before he could react, the eagle creature flapped its wings, soaring towards him.
Its massive talons, sharp and solid like steel, tore through the air, creating white streaks.
Crash!!
A tremendous force hit, and the Azure Armor shell, nearly at the Gold-grade, was scratched by the eagle's talons, leaving three deep marks.
The dents pressed against his skin, as if they were about to pierce through.
Roughly understanding the gap, Chen Feng decided not to waste any more energy or time.
The blood-patterned wings flapped again, and his figure flickered as he retreated, creating distance.
Simultaneously.
Buzz!
A mix of golden and gray-white light suddenly appeared before him, six meters tall, like a massive wall.
Thud!!!
The pursuing eagle was blocked, a muffled explosion sounded, and white air surged.
The powerful wind caused the surrounding buildings to shake, windows rattling incessantly.
The size of the Shield Golem didn't affect the burst of power, but adhering to the principle that bigger is stronger, Chen Feng could sense that the Golem didn't like to shrink deliberately.
In the next moment, as the gray-white and black forces clashed.
The Golem's right fist clenched, the air emitting an unpleasant creaking sound.
Buzz!!!
Like a dragon emerging, with one punch, the surrounding air completely solidified.
The sound of the wind exploded as the fist struck the eagle.
Thud!!
The black giant eagle swayed slightly in mid-air, retreating several meters, the powerful wind rolling like a cone on both sides.
But strangely, the eagle's physique was equally formidable, its black feathers and flesh comparable to Gold-grade metal, suffering little damage.
Moreover, its eagle subordinates, sensing something was wrong, quickly flapped their wings, intending to assist.
However, in the next second.
Following Chen Feng's command, the Shield Golem stepped forward, its arms as thick as house beams, spreading out to embrace.
Whoosh!!!
The massive stone wings flapped, a gale erupted.
In an instant, the Shield Golem and the giant eagle left the spot, soaring into the sky.
Seeing this, the four approaching eagles were momentarily stunned.
The glass-like crimson eyes and the eagle's vertical pupils locked gazes for half a second.
Chen Feng shook his slightly numb arms, his figure disappearing instantly.
Thud!!!
One eagle creature was struck in the chest, a bloody hole blown open.
Thirty tons of force, this had reached the threshold of a Gold-grade modified human, by the dream world's standards, that was close to the fourth tier.
Although these eagles were quite formidable, within a few breaths, Chen Feng had carved a path straight to the Extreme Martial Arts Hall.
"Screech!"
A furious cry came from the misty sky, and Chen Feng sensed the cold killing intent of the eagle leader.
Looking down, the four black eagle corpses lay in pools of blood. Without delay, he flapped his blood wings and charged into the martial arts hall.
Whoosh!!
He absorbed several Limit-Breaking orbs, totaling nine.
In addition, he obtained the long-awaited incomplete iron book.
Whoosh!!!
Another sharp cry came from the sky. Through shared vision, he saw the giant eagle forcefully break free from the Shield Golem's restraint.
In the next second.
Some of its black feathers detached, floating around.
A chill ran down Chen Feng's spine, and he quickly flapped his blood wings, leaving the spot.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!
The piercing sound of breaking air was like a barrage of cannon fire.
Boom boom boom!
The ground shook, the martial arts hall's buildings crumbled and collapsed, windows and walls shattered and flew.
In an instant, seeing the rising dust, Chen Feng thought it was close, quickly flapping his blood wings to leave the area.
A hundred meters, three hundred meters, a kilometer.
Only when his stamina and spirit were significantly drained did he hide in a residential building.
He then released his senses, dispelling the summon.
Screech!!!
A furious cry echoed through the night sky, the giant eagle circling nearby, refusing to leave.
Chen Feng remained in his Azure Armor form, always on guard in case the eagle found him.
Time passed, and he was almost unable to sustain the energy consumption.
Finally, after half an hour.
The cry disappeared, the wind weakened.
The giant eagle vanished, and Chen Feng finally relaxed.
The Azure Armor form slowly dissipated, having nearly reached the limit of his post-True Intent breakthrough time.
Without delay, he looked down at the incomplete iron book in his hand.
It had already crumbled into dust, its metal essence extracted and absorbed by him.
As for the recorded content, the key points of the second layer of Extreme Martial Fist, he had already memorized them.
[Steel Bone LV3: 1/100]
The progress appeared on the panel, and Chen Feng activated it.
The Steel Bone grew from within his body, quickly spreading, covering his entire form.
Moreover, unlike the previous bronze color.
This time, the Steel Bone had a dark golden luster, resembling an exoskeleton metal armor, giving a solid, hard feel.
"Gold-grade."
Chen Feng had an intuition, a genuine feeling that surpassed the Silver-grade.
Even compared to the eagle creature from before, it was not inferior.
"But it's not enough."
His gaze remained calm, Chen Feng did not become arrogant because of this.
The might of a Grandmaster was not just about greater strength and physique.
It was about fully exploring the mysteries of the human body, reaching realms far beyond the ordinary.
Moreover, the Flying Dragon Sect was a top-tier school, with years of accumulation, who knew how many powerful martial arts techniques existed.
For example, that day Jiang Yunshan had integrated True Intent into his body, boosting his aura, and briefly fought evenly with Chen Feng who used Explosive Fist for over ten moves.
If a Grandmaster used such a technique, it would undoubtedly be even more formidable.
With this thought, Chen Feng leaped out of the residential building.
The dream wasn't over yet, if he could obtain enough Extreme Martial Arts Points, and elevate Extreme Martial Fist to the Meteor level.
Perhaps, he could gain more confidence.
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"That kid from the Flame Tiger school has quite the talent, when do you plan to deal with him?"
Inside an aircraft, two figures stood.
The one asking was a lean old man, wearing a gray robe with a flying dragon pattern on the sleeves.
His hair was gray, his face ruddy and full, clearly indicating a high level of martial arts.
"No rush."
Shaking his head calmly, the middle-aged Flying Dragon sect master looked out at the clouds and vast sky, explaining.
"Although this person has exceptional talent, comparable to Riding the Wind, he has only recently broken through to True Intent."
"The chasm to Grandmaster is not something ordinary people can easily cross, letting him live a few more days won't hurt."
The gray-robed old man frowned, thinking of the stone-winged Golem that had disappeared when he arrived that day.
"What if he also chooses biological modification?"
"Ha, wouldn't that be even better." The middle-aged sect master said nonchalantly, "If even the most talented person in the school abandons martial arts."
"Then we won't need to lift a finger, the Flame Tiger school will destroy itself."
Hearing his confidence, the gray-robed old man shook his head.
Seeing this, the man understood the other's dissatisfaction.
The middle-aged sect master smiled slightly, then gestured towards the horizon outside the window, where a bustling city was faintly visible.
"Uncle, no need to overthink."
"The priority now is to take down these top-tier sects as soon as possible, to prepare for the big event."
"As for the Flame Tiger school"
His gaze deep, a glint of light flashed.
The middle-aged sect master finally said, "By then, our Flying Dragon will have unified the southern martial arts world, no matter where he hides, or how talented he is."
"With our overwhelming momentum, we can crush him to dust."
"What do you think?"
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Daytime.
At the Flame Tiger school's mountain gate courtyard.
Chen Feng, who disliked ancient robes, wore a black shirt and long pants, standing in the quiet room, looking at the panel before him.
[Limit-Break Points: 11]
Due to the entanglement with the eagle creature, he had lost some time and expended considerable energy and spirit.
Thus, he hadn't made it to the new branch martial arts hall.
However, along the way, he had obtained two more Limit-Break Points, totaling eleven.
"The elevation of Extreme Martial Fist needs to be prioritized, might as well try."
With the intention to experiment, Chen Feng looked at the skill bar, using one Limit-Break.
[Extreme Martial Fist: Beginner (3%)+]
"So little?"
Narrowing his eyes, Chen Feng quickly let it go.
Such a high-level technique was clearly stronger than the Flame Tiger school's true skills, and the difficulty of improvement would only be greater.
In comparison, using Extreme Martial Arts to elevate it would be more cost-effective.
After all, Extreme Martial Arts had a special bonus when elevating the martial arts of the Extreme Martial Arts Hall.
"Therefore, Limit-Break orbs are best used to elevate the martial arts true skills in reality."
With a clear thought process, Chen Feng looked at the other two skills.
[Crimson Tiger Force: Crimson Tiger (1%)+]
[Myriad Temperings: Hundred Refinements (46%)+]
TL/N: Ten Thousand Temperings à Myriad Temperings
Ten Limit Break Points were enough to elevate Myriad Temperings once more.
As for Crimson Tiger Force...
Chen Feng was actually somewhat surprised.
He had thought Crimson Tiger was the end, and breaking through would directly lead to perfection.
But now, it seemed there was still a realm beyond.
"Perhaps, there's another layer pointing directly to the Grandmaster?"
A glint in his eyes, Chen Feng had some speculation.
The Flame Tiger school was once a top-tier sect, surely it had true skills for breaking through to Grandmaster.
It was only after losing power that they were driven out of Yun Port.
He had a strong intuition that this was the case, but Chen Feng knew he would have to wait for his master to wake up to get the answer.
As for now, not to mention how difficult it was to elevate Crimson Tiger Force.
Just the lack of the next layer's key points made him decide.
"Elevate!"
In an instant, ten Limit Break Points were consumed.
Endless insights flooded in, the loneliness and pain of guiding force, tempering the body.
A thousand hammers, a Hundred Refinements, the bitter practice of martial arts.
Finally.
[Myriad Temperings: Thousand Refinements (1%)]
[Strength: 27.0→28.3]
[Agility: 24.0→25.2]
[Constitution: 33.8→34.0]
[Willpower: 30.1→31.4]
"5 attribute points."
Chen Feng clenched his fist, feeling his physique had strengthened another notch.
It had surpassed the ordinary Silver-grade, but was still short of the Gold-grade.
In addition, his force had grown by another third.
Moreover, focusing his gaze, the Crimson Tiger phantom behind him solidified.
It seemed even larger than before, close to five meters.
"The limit of a normal True Intent should be six meters."
"If one wants to break through to Grandmaster, they must fully integrate True Intent and force at the limit of True Intent, thereby exploring all the mysteries of the human body."
Thinking of the cultivation key points his master and third uncle had once instructed, Chen Feng pondered.
Moreover, with the existence of Myriad Temperings.
Perhaps his True Intent limit would be much larger than ordinary people's.
With this thought, he had some ideas.
But in the end, considering the current situation, he gradually calmed down.
"The Flying Dragon Sect will definitely come to Nanjiang, it's only a matter of time."
"And because of the Shield Golem, they definitely won't come with just one Grandmaster-level combatant."
All the satisfaction from the breakthrough of Myriad Temperings was suppressed, Chen Feng clearly understood the gap between him and a Grandmaster.
Even with the Azure Armor activated and Steel Bone in use, he might not be able to repel a Grandmaster head-on.
As for leaving here?
Whether it was the past efforts of his master and third uncle, or the Flame Tiger true skills he cultivated.
All of this tied him to the Flame Tiger school, making it impossible for him to ignore or abandon it.
Therefore, the only thing he could do.
Was to obtain the strength to repel, or even kill, a Grandmaster in a short time.
For a moment, looking at the panel before him.
Chen Feng's gaze lingered on the Azure Armor and the Heart of Glory.
These were his greatest assets.
If both could be upgraded, the effects would undoubtedly be powerful.
Moreover, if he could cultivate one or two other hard skills, or martial arts true skills that could enhance spiritual power, the effects of these two talents would be further amplified, and the summoning of the Shield Golem could last even longer.
Then, just as he was hesitating whether to descend the mountain.
Urgent footsteps sounded outside the room.
Thud thud!
"Come in."
Chen Feng sensed the person and spoke to allow entry.
The door opened, and Xu Tingxiao walked in.
His face flushed with excitement, he said:
"Senior brother, third uncle has woken up!"
(End of the Chapter)
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