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Chapter 182 Dragon Thunder Tempering Body, Original Skin Membrane Comparable to Xenoplant, Xue Jing Wants to Take on a Disciple? (4K)

As Li Qi mentioned yesterday, the Hidden Dragon Clan's current training ground is too small and is already full of disciples, so they need to move to a larger training ground.

He has found a good place, but there are still some troubles to resolve.

Li Qi put down his brush, wheeled himself over to Xue Jing, and was about to answer when his expression suddenly changed. He reached out and grabbed Xue Jing's hand, examined it carefully, and exclaimed in surprise:

"Hmm? Your skin..."

Her perfectly slender hands were free of calluses or dead skin from martial arts training, and were even more beautiful, delicate, and smooth than the hands of a woman who had been pampered since childhood.

But that wasn't the main point of Li Qi's surprise.

What attracted him was the crystal-clear texture of Xue Jing's skin, which seemed to glow and possessed an inhuman beauty.

"You just finished practicing the skin-training part of the Shaking Armor Technique?"

Li Qi asked.

Xue Jing nodded, then asked in confusion, "Is there a problem, Master?"

Li Qi extended a finger and tapped Xue Jing's hand.

The seasoned strength penetrated through the fingertips, condensing into a needle-like shape, and pierced into the skin on the back of the hand.

Although he is half-crippled, he is still a mortal who once leaped over the Dragon Gate. He still has the foundation of a grandmaster. Although the strength he can use at present is not very strong, the precision of his operation is still online.

At this moment, his strength condensed into needle-like shapes, incredibly sharp; even a piece of raw iron would be pierced by him, leaving a small hole.

However, the needle-like force pierced Xue Jing's hand and froze.

The skin on the back of her hand, so fair and translucent, was incredibly tough; it was only punctured, leaving a small indentation, without any sign of being broken through.

"There are no gaps, even the pores are completely closed."

Li Qi was surprised.

"...Flawless and without flaws, this is the nature of 'skin-like glass'."

"That's strange, have you started practicing some new martial arts technique?"

Xue Jing shook his head and said, "No, regarding body tempering, I've only practiced the Hidden Dragon Style."

He only recently started using dragon lightning to aid his cultivation... but explaining this is a bit complicated, and Xue Jing doesn't plan to say it outright for the time being.

Li Qi stroked his chin:

"Hmm... Could it really be a rare talent?"

"Is something wrong, Master?" Xue Jing asked.

Li Qi nodded: "Something is a bit off... but it should be a good thing."

"You should know that there is a 'protective membrane' in xenoplants, right?"

Xue Jing nodded, indicating that he understood.

He has encountered them many times now, starting with the man named Zhu Yingkun he met during his first containment mission, and then the mandrill, the members of the Giant God Brigade on the cruise ship, and so on. They all had protective membranes implanted in them.

This membrane, which can greatly block the force of martial arts practitioners, caused him considerable trouble.

"The protective membrane was originally created as a foreign body to achieve the effect of 'skin shimmering like glass'."

Li Qi spoke up.

"Oh?" Xue Jing raised an eyebrow.

"The skin is like diamond and crystal, flawless and leak-free. Once this precious body is cultivated, there will be no gaps or weaknesses on the whole body. It can lock in the spirit and blood of the whole body and isolate the inside from the outside."

"In scientific terms, such a membrane has an extremely stable atomic structure at the microscopic level, and its tightness is unparalleled."

"The purpose of creating the protective membrane is precisely to achieve the 'absolute stability and absolute tightness' effect of the 'glass skin'... At that time, no matter how strong the external impact is, once it hits, it will be completely unable to shake the membrane, which has no gaps in its atomic structure and is extremely stable. Any attack will be completely isolated."

"Your current skin membrane is somewhat similar to that."

Li Qi said, somewhat incredulously.

"I used all my strength to condense it into a needle shape, but I couldn't find the gap between your skin membranes and couldn't pierce it..."

“How strange! My ‘Changshi Immortal Body’ that I used to leap over the Dragon Gate back then, although its skin membrane was countless times stronger than yours, did not have this strange phenomenon of not being able to find any gaps... If it weren’t for the fact that your physical body is completely harmonious and shows no signs of mutation, I would have thought that you had secretly practiced a new forbidden martial art…”

Upon hearing this, Xue Jing's heart stirred.

Could it be the effect of his body tempering with dragon lightning and gravity cultivation?

Under the pressure of ten times gravity, the body's cellular structure changed. Under Long Lei's electrotherapy, the electromagnetic force between the atoms that make up the cells was stimulated to some extent, making the atomic structure of the skin membrane more compact and stable.

Under various unexpected circumstances, his skin membrane began to transform into the legendary 'skin piercing through glass'...

Could it really be like that...?

Li Qi then grabbed Xue Jing's arm and tested his skin with force for a while before nodding and saying:

"Your current protective effect is roughly equivalent to a B5 level protective film."

"Martial artists below the seventh dan level, unless they are masters of soft strength like your senior sister Meng, will have at least 70% of their force dissipated when it hits your skin."

Xue Jing asked, "Master, how exactly is the level of protective film calculated?"

李七笑道：“是按照结构的稳定性与强度等等综合计算的……从最低的【D1】到【D10】，再往上则是【C1】到【C10】……到了【B1】就是军用级别的了，市面上最高级别的防护皮膜则是【A10】。”

"The [A10] level is already an extremely exaggerated level of strength. Even a master at the limit-breaking level cannot break through its defense with a full-force attack. But this is only the highest level available on the market. Legend has it that there are even higher levels of protective membranes, but that's just an urban legend, and I've never seen one."

After a pause, Li Qi continued:

"Alright, although I don't know how you got this skin membrane, it should be a good thing in general... Compared to an alien body that can't grow, if your skin membrane can continue to strengthen, maybe I will actually be able to witness the legendary 'skin bursting with glass'."

He turned his wheelchair to the desk and picked up an open, antique scroll from the table.

Above it, written in elegant traditional Chinese characters with a brush, is the phrase "A great teacher produces outstanding students."

The brushstrokes were vigorous and powerful, revealing a sharp edge. Although Xue Jing did not understand calligraphy, he could immediately feel that the characters were really beautiful at a glance.

Li Qi blew on the ink that had gradually dried, rolled up the scroll, and handed it to Xue Jing.

"Three days from now is the 70th birthday of Zong Jinkui, the former master of Hupo Dojo, which is also the day he retires. He will hold a birthday banquet at his own dojo. You can send this to him then."

Xue Jing reached out and took it without saying a word, waiting for Li Qi's next instructions.

“Zong Jinkui is quite old, a few years older than me. Although we martial artists are said to have a higher theoretical lifespan than ordinary people because of the physical fitness they practice, in reality, the average lifespan of a martial artist is no more than forty years old.”

"Martial arts practitioners are hot-blooded and short-tempered, and their lives are all about fighting and killing. Therefore, most of them are killed in their prime... It is quite rare for someone to live to seventy."

Li Qi said with some emotion.

"Zong Jinkui has a good disciple who has established himself in the inner ring city. Now that his family's inheritance is secured, he can retire in peace."

"He plans to close down the Tiger Soul Dojo in Qingcheng and sell that place to me."

Li Qi tapped the armrest of the wheelchair with his fingers.

“It’s a big venue…the location is good, and the equipment and layout are all good. We can move it there directly, without even needing to do much renovation.”

“Zong Jinkui and I are on good terms, and he was only selling it at a friendly price… The negotiations went well, but some problems arose later.”

"He has a beloved granddaughter named Zong Shichan, who is twelve years old this year... Although she is a child, she has been carefully cultivated by Zong Jinkui since childhood. She has good aptitude and therefore her martial arts skills are quite high. Even many adult disciples in their dojo are no match for her."

"This little girl doesn't want the Tiger Soul Dojo to be sold. She says she doesn't want to go to the inner ring, but wants to stay in Qingcheng, inherit the Tiger Soul Dojo, and become the new owner."

“Zong Jinkui loves his granddaughter and apologized to me, saying he wouldn’t sell her… This matter should have ended there. Although it’s regrettable, there’s nothing we can do.”

At this point, Li Qi stroked his chin, looked Xue Jing up and down a few times, and a smile of ambiguity appeared in his cloudy old eyes.

"But things took a turn for the better a few days ago."

"That little girl saw your game on TV."

“She idolizes you now, she even said she would stop practicing Tiger Soul Style and start practicing your Hidden Dragon Style instead, which infuriated Zong Jinkui.”

“That kid is precocious. He found me two days ago and made a deal: he said he would sell the Tiger Soul Dojo to me if I could become his disciple.”

Xue Jing's lips twitched.

Li Qi smiled and said, "Little Jing..."

Xue Jing quickly shook his head: "You don't need to say anything, I refuse."

He doesn't have time to teach his apprentices; he hasn't even mastered the skills himself yet.

Li Qi waved his hand dismissively and said, "Don't be in such a hurry."

"It's called taking on a disciple, but it's really just a formality. Once you take her in, you don't need to teach her anything. It won't be much trouble."

"Just consider it a small sacrifice for your teacher, how about it?"

Xue Jing: "..."

"Don't worry, I won't really force you. Just go over there and meet her. If you really don't want to, just refuse. It's no big deal."

Li Qi patted him on the shoulder.

What else could Xue Jing say? Seeing that things had come to this, he nodded in agreement.

If it's just a formality, then it's nothing.

However, if the other party is an annoying brat, he wouldn't even be willing to give them a formal title.

Let’s talk about it then.

……

Around noon, Xue Jing left the Canglong Dojo, hailed a taxi, and returned to his neighborhood. After buying some groceries and daily necessities at a supermarket, he went home.

As soon as I entered, I saw Xue Wan sitting on the sofa, hugging her knees with both hands, biting her thumb in her mouth, and looking at Nan Jiayu sitting opposite her with a resentful expression.

The cat was lying on Nan Jiayu's plump thighs, its face full of anthropomorphic comfort, its tail swishing as it enjoyed Nan Jiayu's gentle caresses.

Upon seeing this, Xue Jing couldn't help but smile.

Cat Cat has found a powerful backer. As long as she stays by her mother Nan Jiayu's side, she doesn't have to worry about falling into Xue Wan's hell of love.

"Mom~~ Can I pet Xiao Feng Wan for a while? It loves it when I pet it..."

Xue Wan couldn't help but say.