The Martial Lord of the Troubled World

Chapter 25 The Spirit Shakes the Mountain
Two weeks later, at the Fu family's training room.

The room was filled with wooden stakes, stone locks, and various martial arts training tools. In the center of the room, two figures were exchanging blows.

The two fighters were using the same style of boxing. One of them seemed to be intentionally feeding the other a punch, always aiming the punch at the most comfortable position for the other.

After a while, the punches and kicks stopped abruptly, and the two sparring partners separated.

One of them was a thin young man in his early twenties, dressed in shorts and casual clothes, with an ordinary appearance but a resolute look in his eyes; the other was fair-skinned and handsome, with a well-proportioned figure. As soon as he left the stage, someone immediately rushed forward to wipe his sweat and fan him.

"Young Master Fu has already mastered the Tongbei Fist. Next, he just needs to practice more and familiarize himself with the combinations and variations between the moves."

"Then let your Black Shark Gang send a few more Red Sticks to spar with me every day."

Fu Juemin took the warm water handed to him by the maid and rinsed his mouth. Then he changed to a cup of ginseng tea and said casually as he drank it.

Cao Tian paused for a moment, then replied, "Alright, I'll bring this up with Master Chen when I get back."

Fu Juemin smiled.

Two weeks ago, Cao Tian would never have said such a thing.

After finishing his ginseng tea, Fu Juemin thought for a moment and then spoke.

"When I leave today, I'll go to the accounting office and get two hundred silver dollars."

"Thanks"

Cao Tiangang instinctively reached for a fist salute, but then paused, and slowly said, "Young Master Fu, you've given too much."

"not much."

Fu Juemin handed the cup to the maid beside him and said calmly, "From now on, you will follow me."

Cao Tian didn't speak, but his eyes kept flashing.

"I'll allow you to continue being a key member of the Black Shark Gang, but in private, you have to be my man first."

Fu Juemin stood up and slowly said, "You've been stuck at the Bone Forging Realm for a while now, haven't you? You can't advance without money, and there's still the Blood Refining Realm to go."
If you agree, I can arrange for someone to solve your father's gambling debts and your mother's illness.

how about it? "

Fu Juemin looked at Cao Tian, ​​who remained silent for a few breaths before slowly speaking, "Let me think about it."

Fu Juemin smiled, not caring, and turned his face away from Cao Tian.

Cao Tian thanked him and left.

Only after Cao Tian's figure disappeared from the doorway of the training room did Fu Juemin slowly turn his head back.

He wasn't worried that Cao Tian would refuse.

Cao Tian is short of money.

His father is a gambling addict, his mother is seriously ill, and he has a younger sister who is still unmarried. Everyone around him needs money, and he needs money even more to practice martial arts.

Cao Tian is ambitious and talented. If he wants to climb the ladder, there's no way he'd miss this opportunity.

Fu Juemin valued Cao Tian's character and skills. He didn't even have anyone he could command right now, and he desperately needed a confidant like Cao Tian.

Moreover, he wants to build his own team to hunt down demons and monsters in the future; those people can't just fall from the sky.

A skyscraper starts from the ground up, one step at a time.

After dismissing the servants around him, Fu Juemin was left alone in the large training room.

Fu Juemin strolled to the stakes placed in the northwest corner of the house and slowly began to strike them.

It uses the style of Tongbei Quan.

Open your game character panel —

Fu Juemin

Attack - 10, Defense - 6, Health - 3, Mana - 0

【功法：混元桩（精通：生命+1）明拳（入门：攻击+1）八极锻骨功（精通：攻击+3，防御+3）五行通背拳（入门：攻击+2）】

[Talent: Flexibility]

The full name of the Tongbei style taught by Cao Tian is "Five Elements Tongbei Fist". After mastering it, one gains 2 extra attack attribute points.

However, the "Attack" attribute in the basic attribute bar only increased by 1 point. Fu Juemin guessed that this was because some moves and techniques from the "Five Elements Tongbei Fist" had overwritten the original "Ming Fist," so his overall attack only increased by 1 point.

It's reasonable for higher-level martial arts of the same category to cover lower-level martial arts, since there are some techniques that are common between different fist techniques.

Then, the life attribute increased by 1 point, reaching 3.

The extra attribute comes from the accumulation of the blue energy bar. After observing, Fu Juemin found that he can now reliably gain 1 free attribute point every 15 to 20 days.

The three points of life brought about some subtle changes in his body, allowing Fu Juemin to gradually figure out what the life attributes represented.

Endurance, physical recovery ability, and innate constitution?

The last point is uncertain, but it may exist.

Fu Juemin discovered that after gaining 3 points of life, he clearly felt that his understanding of boxing techniques had improved a little.

Has your brain become smarter?

"If life is truly linked to talent, and I keep working at it, perhaps one day I can become a true martial arts genius."

Fu Juemin was casually thinking as he practiced his boxing.

Over the past two weeks, the progress of bone strengthening has not changed much.

After all, according to Li Tong, it would take him at least half a year to get through the Bone Forging stage, unless he used up the remaining skill points now, he might be able to achieve mastery directly.

"boom!"

Fu Juemin punched the wooden stake hard, making the entire stake shake slightly.

He squinted, casually took off his training clothes, and changed his stance in front of the stake.

At last.

This is probably his biggest improvement and gain over the past two weeks—the further exploration and application of his talent.

When he first acquired the [Soft Bone] talent, Fu Juemin had the idea of ​​combining it with martial arts.

The power generation techniques of the Five Elements Tongbei Fist allowed him to finally realize his idea in its initial stages.

"【Soft Bones】!"

Fu Juemin took a deep breath and activated his [Soft Bone] talent, causing a subtle change in his physique and temperament.

His posture became supple, and his appearance gained a touch of allure and handsomeness.

"Kaka——"

Accompanied by a series of crisp, delicate bone crackling sounds, Fu Juemin's entire spine, as well as the bones in his back and shoulders, began to rise segment by segment, transmitting the sensation upwards.

The related muscles also move along with it.

It was as if a living thing was moving rapidly beneath his skin.

Finally, half of Fu Juemin's body swelled up, then suddenly tensed up, and a faint blackening appeared on the skin of his shoulders, back, and arms. He then slammed hard against the wooden stake in front of him.

"boom!"

The thick wooden stake snapped with a "crack" and was sent flying, crashing into the wall seven or eight meters away, scattering black iron filings all over the ground.

Shaking the mountain!

With the [Soft Bone] talent as the core, combined with the power generation techniques of the Five Elements Back, the incredibly terrifying move "Shaking the Mountain" is unleashed!
Fu Juemin stood there, panting heavily. He stared at the broken fist post in front of him, his eyes shining with an alarming intensity.

After gaining 3 points in his life attribute, he could activate [Soft Bone] once without suffering from a depletion of his health and mana, but he would feel a significant drain on his stamina.

"This 'Mountain Shattering' technique would likely break the bones and cause the blood-refining realm martial artist to die on the spot."

Fu Juemin was very satisfied with the power of this move. It was the result of the combination of demonic talent and martial arts, proving that his idea was correct. If he continued to persist, perhaps he could forge an unprecedented path of demonic martial arts!

"The improved version of this move is called - Wuling Shaking the Mountain."

Fu Juemin made the decision.

Wu Ling Tong Wu Lin is derived from the black-scaled serpent that is the source of the [Soft Bones] talent.

(End of this chapter)