Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 197 Attack power increased by 100

The night was silent. The glass made from Palu ore fragments provided excellent sound insulation. The wind and snow had stopped sometime earlier. Looking up at all the stars, they seemed to be swirling inside a black hole.

"Huh! This is the first time I've looked closely. Is there... no moon in this world?" Cha Nan was a little puzzled, but didn't think much of it.

After all, this isn't Earth, so it's normal that there's no moon here.

Walking back up the stairs to the second floor, Cha Nan took off her clothes and put her body into the hot spring pool.

Immediately, a feeling of being enveloped in warmth and tenderness welled up inside me.

"So comfortable!" Cha Nan stretched her body and took out a flask of wine from her backpack.

Soaking in a hot spring and drinking wine is quite a nice experience, especially with the snowy scenery under the starry night.

At this moment, Cha Nan was very proud of building the castle on the mountaintop. Because of the excellent view, under the bright starlight, even the snowy night scenery hundreds of meters away was clearly illuminated.

Some nocturnal ice-type mythical beasts are appearing on the snowfield, staging a silent natural drama.

Suddenly, Cha Nan heard extremely faint footsteps, as if a figure was approaching.

Cha Nan didn't turn around, lest she scare away the fawns that came to snatch the food.

A cold hand was placed on Cha Nan's shoulder, and then it began to knead it awkwardly and uncomfortably.

"Hi~!"

"Don't use so much force. If you weren't using internal energy, I would have thought you were going to use the Bone-Dislocating Technique on me," Cha Nan said.

The kneading fingers froze, seemingly at a loss.

Cha Nan, however, began to give instructions on her own, pointing out how to apply force, how to rub, how to move her fingers... gradually moving downwards.

Suddenly, Cha Nan turned around, pulled the person behind her into the hot spring, and dragged them into her arms.

Looking down, there was a face filled with stubbornness and coldness, yet with eyes that seemed to be burning with fire.

"It's you?" Given Cha Nan's level, she shouldn't have said that, but she couldn't help but say it anyway.

"Are you disappointed?" The flames in Yaoyue's eyes burned even brighter.

She was only wearing a thin gauze dress, which was soaked by the hot spring water. Although the starlight was not bright, Cha Nan could see clearly what she should and shouldn't see, even though the starlight was not bright enough.

He truly hadn't expected that the Grand Master of the Flower Palace was actually a mythical beast from the West.

“No! I should say…it’s exactly what I wanted!” Cha Nan replied with a smile, then pressed her face against it.

Having already taken the first few steps, Cha Nan certainly wouldn't be passive about the next few.

The starlight flickered, and the blizzard raged once again under its glow.

Dark, heavy clouds gradually obscured all the starlight and pressed down on the snow-covered mountains. They transformed the wind and snow into long whips in the night, relentlessly lashing the pristine white earth.

A poem goes: No blossoms appeared in the New Year, but in early February, the grass sprouted as a surprise. The white snow, impatient for spring's arrival, adorned the trees in the courtyard like flying blossoms.

This poem is neither appropriate for the occasion nor inappropriate for the occasion.

When the sun shone brightly on the snow-capped mountains again, Cha Nan, dressed neatly, stepped out of the hot spring room, his attack power had increased by at least two points.

In the living room, Lianxing, who had already made a meager breakfast with Palu Eggs, looked at Chanan with a somewhat resentful gaze.

But she didn't say anything, nor did she become more proactive because of it.

This is the difference between Yaoyue and Lianxing.

Inviting the moon is as cold and ruthless as ice, yet it can also burn everything like a raging fire, including its own passion.

Lianxing, however, is sensitive and insecure, and never fully expresses her emotions. Even when her heart is churning like a flood, she remains outwardly calm and composed.

Cha Nan wasn't in a hurry; he never forced anything, just waited for his prey to come to him on its own.

After finishing half a roasted, soggy Paroo egg, Yaoyue, wearing the blue robe that Cha Nan had worn yesterday, walked out rather lazily.

Her cheeks still bore the lingering flush of last night, yet her expression remained calm and indifferent, as if she were not the one who had burned everything to ashes like a raging fire last night.

Thinking of her madness last night, Cha Nan felt a mix of pleasure and a slight backache.

"It seems that body-refining martial arts really need to be put on the agenda!"

"Let's give it a little more effort!"

"Unfortunately, it seems that there's really no way to skip the hard work in body-refining martial arts except by accumulating resources..." Cha Nan thought to himself, and then took the other half of the damp Palu egg. He needed to replenish his strength.

"I've already consummated my marriage with him. From now on, you're only responsible for taking care of us. Don't have any more unrealistic fantasies!" Yaoyue said to Lianxing with the pride of a victor.

Lianxing didn't answer, but simply lowered her head and served her sister breakfast.

Cha Nan ignored them and let them do as they pleased.

This was the familiar way the sisters got along, and before she could fully understand what they were thinking, Cha Nan didn't intend to presumptuously interfere.

Today is not a day when I'm just sitting around doing nothing.

In addition to returning to Outpost No. 1 to continue trying to cultivate more new varieties of magical beasts and increase the variety of magical beasts collected, Cha Nan also moved all the ice-type magical beasts to Outpost No. 2. Then, he released the Frost Beast and the Penguin King, who had mining skills, to collect crystal ore.

The Frost Beast was bred by Cha Nan through the crossbreeding of the Lava Beast and the Snow Fox.

It looks a lot like a giant pangolin, with icy blue flames flowing down its back.

Besides being used as a mining pet in special environments, it is also very valuable as a combat pet.

After breeding the Frost Beast, Cha Nan then bred the Frost Beast and the Sea Dragon to produce the Peco Dragon.

This greatly encouraged Cha Nan.

Because the breeding range of Pecroron is much wider than that of Seadragon.

Pecorines are used for breeding many high-level mythical beasts, and even for breeding Anubis.

Next, if Cha Nan can breed another water snake, he can attempt to breed Anubis.

Cha Nan still remembered this formula.

The only concern is that Anubis holds a very special position in this realistic fantasy world, and it's uncertain whether the breeding process will be successful or if it will truly go smoothly.

The day passed quietly in a flurry of activity.

Yun Zhonghe, Fang Dongbai, Shi Shugang, and Chu Wanxin, who had just been subdued and had the Yang Fire Dragon Pearl taken away, all began to cultivate the Wedding Dress Divine Skill, the Bright Jade Skill, and the Primordial Chaos True Qi under the guidance of Liang Xiao and Yan Nantian.

Simultaneously cultivating three unique internal skills is somewhat difficult for people like Yun Zhonghe and Shi Shugang, whose talents are only average.

However, with ample resources and no time constraints, it is not difficult for them to get started.

As for Yan Nantian, Liang Xiao, and the others, Cha Nan allowed them to cultivate, but did not intend to extract their power later.

These are all highly skilled individuals, and there are many uses for them. How could we possibly drain their true energy and do something short-sighted like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs? Although the Wedding Dress Divine Skill theoretically becomes stronger with practice, and each time it is rebuilt, the true energy becomes more abundant and resilient, it still takes time.

At night, in the hot spring room, the Palace Mistress of Yaoyue arrived in her magnificent attire.

Seeing Cha Nan lying in the hot spring, she was about to remove her armor when Cha Nan stopped her, saying, "No! Don't take it off, I want the Palace Mistress of Yihua Palace!"

That night, Cha Nan's attack power increased by three points.

On the third day, Cha Nan had Palace Master Yaoyue wear a fiery red wedding dress, which increased her attack power by three points.

On the fourth day, Yaoyue, dressed in a gauze robe, arrived like a fairy maiden, radiating light and exuding an aura of unassailable power. Cha Nan's attack power increased by four points.

Day 5, Day 6...

After more than ten days, Cha Nan felt that his innate realm was somewhat unstable and his physical strength had dropped several levels.

Only his combat power defied the trend and increased by over a hundred points, mainly due to the addition to the resilience and width of his meridians, as well as the speed of his true qi circulation. So even though Cha Nan seemed to have become the Void Prince, the strength and domineering nature of his true qi, and the instantaneous transmission and delivery, had made significant progress... It seemed like he was seriously unbalanced in his studies.

"I've got it!" Cha Nan suddenly shouted as he pulled his head out from the snow-capped mountain peak.

His cool gaze still held a lingering warmth as he looked at Cha Nan with a puzzled expression.

Perhaps because of the numerous interactions, she has absorbed some of her past humanity. At this moment, Yaoyue looks more like a vibrant and beautiful woman than a block of ice, a ball of fire, or a puppet.

"I should immediately start practicing a powerful body-refining martial art!"

"That way, my skill points won't be wasted..."

"Uh... it's already wasted!" Cha Nan suddenly realized that each stage of Yaoyue could only increase attack power by 100 points. If she wanted to continue to increase it, she had to break through the so-called 'wall of the heart'.

However, he had no idea what this wall of the heart was.

Even when asked, Yaoyue herself had no answer.

"Still slow to react!"

"If I had realized it sooner, I might have even mastered the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill by now!" Cha Nan thought regretfully.

But in reality, such frustration is meaningless.

He didn't have any particularly outstanding body-refining martial arts techniques.

Qiao Beiming's 'Indestructible Golden Body' was achieved by counteracting the power of good and evil, and by tempering his body with hundreds of poisons.

Putting aside the unbearable pain, Cha Nan would certainly not choose to practice a skill with such obvious flaws.

"Do you know of any other powerful martial arts? Preferably ones that can refine the body and are comparable to the Mingyu Gong and Hunyuan Zhenqi?" Cha Nan asked suddenly, stroking Yaoyue's skin, which was smoother than the finest silk but slightly cool.

Although he possessed the Mystic Beast Island, which could gather martial arts techniques from all over the world, since Lu Xiaofeng brought a group of experts to trade last time, although martial artists often came to the island afterward, no other well-known outstanding figures appeared. Although there were some martial arts techniques that were offered for trade, they were at most top-tier martial arts techniques and could not be considered ultimate skills or divine skills, so naturally they were not taken seriously by Cha Nan.

Upon hearing this, Yaoyue said, "You have learned the four great divine skills in the world: Mingyu, Jiayi, Tianshui, and Wuxiang. The only one left that is worth exploring is the 'Great Compassion Ode to the Interplay of Heaven and Earth'!"

The martial arts techniques that Yaoyue mentioned all originated from ancient systems!
Indeed, although Cha Nan's first transmigration was to the Metal-based Condor Heroes world, he actually managed to collect all the top-tier martial arts techniques from the ancient system. This can only be described as a stroke of luck and a miraculous destiny.

"The Great Compassion Mantra of Yin and Yang in the Interplay of Heaven and Earth?" Cha Nan knew quite a bit about this martial art.

Many people define it as the number one secret technique of the ancient system because on the day it was written, blood rained from the sky and ghosts cried at night, indicating that it carries the most evil and wicked power to overturn the world.

This book is not a single martial arts manual, but a compilation of the general principles of seven different kinds of martial arts, which are all the most insidious, domineering, and bizarre evil arts in the world.

Each martial art has reached the pinnacle of its field, possessing earth-shattering power. The process of mastering it is extremely dangerous, often requiring a terrible price to pay, such as self-mutilation, inhumanity, or the consumption of the life essence of living beings. Moreover, it is extremely easy to backfire, causing one to lose their mind and fall into the demonic path.

Moreover, no one has ever been able to master all seven martial arts at the same time; even when they occasionally appear, they only need to master one or two of them to amaze the world.

Therefore, the Great Compassion Mantra is also regarded as a demonic inheritance. No matter how much righteous people covet it in their hearts, they always resist it verbally, as if they wish to exterminate its lineage.

These seven martial arts are: "Heavenly Chaos and Earthly Chaos Primordial Skill", "Demon's Lament and Heavenly Cry Great Compassion Mantra", "God-Slaying, Saint-Slaying, Immortal-Killing Finger", "Heaven-Destroying and Earth-Extinguishing Purple Sun Hand", "Heaven-Shifting, Earth-Turning, and Acupoint-Shifting Technique", "Heaven-Severing and Earth-Extinguishing Killing Fist", and "Heaven-Collapse and Earth-Splitting Annihilation Blade".

In any case, it's all about going against fate, which is very much in line with the nature of early online novels.

Of course, there are also figures like Gongzi Yu who, after obtaining the Great Compassion Ode, claimed that its power was less than rumored and that there was some exaggeration involved.

Therefore, it is also possible that it is a bluff by members of the demonic cult, deliberately released to intimidate people.

However, Gongzi Yu is the creator of the fourth decade of the ancient martial arts world and has established a mysterious organization that has almost captured all the assassins and murderers in the martial arts world. For someone like him to say that "the power is not as good as the rumors" should actually be questioned.

If Zhang Sanfeng read the "Compassionate Sword Manual" and then commented that it was just average, then perhaps that "average" would actually be quite accurate.

After all... to be honest, among the four great books of the Huang system, only the Cihang Sword Manual has never produced a person at the Shattering level. Qin Mengyao was able to comprehend the Shattering Void and successfully pass the Death Seclusion, but the final outcome was still unclear. She was still grateful for the benefit of the demonic seed condensed by the Dao Heart Demon Seed Great Art.

"Do you know how to get it?" Cha Nan asked.

Cha Nan didn't have any extra expectations for the Great Compassion Mantra, but if she could get her hands on it, she could exchange it for a proper and orthodox body-refining technique in the future, which wouldn't be bad.

"I know part of it!" Yaoyue said, sitting up.

A bright light shone down on her, the white light dazzling...like holy light.

Watching her bend over, transforming into a full moon, pick up her clothes and put them on neatly, Cha Nan, unusually, had no lingering romantic thoughts and waited for what would happen next.

"I know the 'Heaven and Earth Annihilation Great Soul Searching Hand' among them," Yaoyue said.

"Huh? How could that be?" Cha Nan asked in surprise.

Although the reputation of Yihua Palace in the martial arts world is generally poor, it is indeed considered a righteous sect.

Neither their martial arts style nor the sect's overall approach to life could be considered as having fallen into demonic ways.

No one in the martial arts world would be so bored as to banish the Yihua Palace to the demonic path.

The reason is simple: a sect composed of women does not compete for traditional "orthodox" markets in the martial arts world, such as escorting goods, protecting homes, shipping, medicine, weapons, tea, and salt. They also have no part in bandit raids.

He only occasionally comes out to kill a few unfaithful people.

Unfortunately, the sect has two powerful palace masters, and the women under their command are all quite capable.

With such a force, who would be so foolish as to condemn them to the demonic path and push them into the ranks of the enemy?
So, how did Yaoyue learn this demonic martial art?
Could it be that Yaoyue and the Demonic Sect are secretly connected?

“I killed a guy named Duoqingzi and found it on him.”

“However, the secret manual he possesses clearly conceals some of the key points, so I don’t know it all!” Yaoyue quickly explained.

　Sigh! Actually, this chapter was originally planned to promote Yue. The mention of hot springs earlier was just foreshadowing, but some people's comments made it seem like I did it on purpose.

　　The car can only be driven like this; I don't know if it will be modified.

　　To be honest, waste paper is no longer afraid of being banned, or rather, if it is banned, they would breathe a sigh of relief.

　　However... you can't just shut down a book whenever you want. Sometimes the most troublesome and annoying thing is that the book isn't shut down, but a few chapters are shut down, making it look like it's been chewed up by a dog, or it's directly deleted and revised. In that case, it's inevitable that the beginning and end will be incoherent, making it even more difficult for later readers to understand. Later readers become increasingly rare, and the motivation for writing becomes increasingly lacking.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)