I am a high-level martial arts master.

"This...this is the Gang Jin (罡劲)?"

Countless compatriots across China stared in awe at the fifteen scrolls that were instantly unfurled in the sky.

Unlike Zhang Chengjun's previous ecstatic victories.

Faced with the overwhelming power of the Gang Jin, everyone was speechless with shock.

Previously, the power of Gang Jin was only heard about through legends.

It was only through this live broadcast that I was able to see the terrifying power of that Qi for the first time so directly.

The power to strike someone is like hanging a painting; the force of dimensional collapse is terrifying.

Ye Li slowly waved his feather fan, a hint of emotion in his eyes. No wonder he was a top expert who could rival Western technology.

It was precisely because of the terrifying power unleashed by these masters of Chinese martial arts that the pace of Western colonization was halted.

A shadow fell over Ye Li's eyes:

"However... it only barely stopped it."

Using Western methods, it's not that it's impossible to kill someone with a Gang Jin skill, but rather that encircling and killing them would require paying a huge price.

With the West under immense internal pressure on the eve of World War I, war could break out at any moment.

Under such circumstances, no country would be willing to take the initiative and incur great costs to besiege and kill Gang Jin.

However, since the Black Ships incident more than four thousand years ago, with the signing of the Treaty of Kanagawa, Japan entered the Meiji Restoration period.

Following the Black Ships incident, Japan extensively adopted Western technology, and its national strength grew daily.

They have now grown so powerful that they are not to be underestimated, and they even have star destroyers capable of annihilating the Danwu warriors.

Ye Li clearly understood the history of the two eras and estimated that in the next few hundred years, while Chinese students were studying in the West, Japan was also experiencing a period of rapid growth.

Centuries later, its power finally swelled to a level not to be underestimated, and it attempted to devour China in one fell swoop, risking the entire nation's destiny. "But ultimately, strength reigns supreme!"

Ye Li silently shook his head as he watched the number of people contemplating the topic rise again after the screen ended.

A hundred years is too far away, seize the day!

Although he only has a little over ten years left to live, there is no need to worry.

If this method of visualization were to be widely adopted in this world, this earthworm would have been crushed even before World War I, without the need for World War II.

"Manager Ye, did you see that? That was a Grandmaster of the罡劲 (Gang Jin) realm making a move!"

Le Yao's face flushed red as she said, "Before, a group of people were advocating that martial arts were useless, saying that practicing martial arts was not as good as gene serums. After today, no one will dare to say that!"

"Forget about gene serums, even the Western navy and cannons couldn't withstand a punch from Gang Jin!"

Ye Li looked at the excited, flushed girl and gently shook his head, saying:

"Don't stick to old ways; Western technology also has its merits."

In Ye Li's view, the upper limit of Chinese martial arts is indeed much higher than that of gene potions, but without external assistance, it is actually not suitable for ordinary people to practice.

For example, Lu Zhixing, who had been struggling to reach the mid-stage of Ming Jin despite years of arduous training.

Instead of stubbornly sticking to traditional Chinese martial arts, we should just use gene-based drugs.

Even someone as exceptionally talented as Yue Yao would still find it difficult to achieve the Transformation Realm within fifty years.

While using gene-enhancing drugs to seal one's lifespan might only grant a hundred years, it would allow one to directly attain the strength of a Transformation Realm expert within just a few years. As for martial arts, in this era, it's a path only geniuses are suited to cultivate.

This is like mathematics; at a glance, there's a sinkhole, but only a few geniuses are soaring high in the sky, wasting their time in the air.

In contrast, there is the Western system of sages!

The Yongle Encyclopedia, which sealed away the spiritual energy of the world, found its way to the West, where, after a period of decline since the Roman era, the West re-entered the Renaissance! Through the three thousand principles within the Yongle Encyclopedia, and imitating the Confucian and Taoist systems of the Ming Dynasty, it developed its own system based on knowledge:

Undergraduate (Ming Jin), Postgraduate (An Jin), Doctoral (Hua Jin), Scientist (Bao Dan), Sage (Hua Gang), Great Sage (Jian Shen Bu Hua)...

This system is similar to, or even more robust than, traditional Chinese martial arts!

For ordinary people, just to enter the realm of university students, they need to study hard for at least nine years, not even including graduation.

However, some geniuses can publish their research findings directly during their undergraduate studies, skipping grades to become graduate students and doctoral students. Those sages who rival the mighty are the founders who have made outstanding contributions to a field.

As for great sages and saints, there are only a handful of legendary figures like Newton and Gauss, whose stories are rarely seen. Both the Western academic system and the Eastern martial arts system have exceptionally high ceilings, but are incredibly restrictive in the early stages, making them unsuitable for ordinary people. Countless children who dreamed of becoming scientists in their youth find themselves exhausted even after successfully graduating from university. Ordinary people are better off using gene-enhancing drugs than struggling in this system.

Of course, times have changed, and Ye Li now brings a visualization technique that can be described as a cheat code.

Since you're already cheating, what else is there to say? Just go along with it.

With the aid of visualization techniques, most ordinary people can violently advance to the Transformation Realm within a year and possess a lifespan of three hundred years.

Thinking of this, he gently tapped Yue Yao's head, who was excitedly gazing at the sky beside him, and said:

"Don't just stand there! If you're envious, then work hard. Maybe you can achieve mastery of the Qi in this lifetime!"

Le Yao pouted and said, "Don't joke around. My dad said that if I can reach the Dan Jin level in my lifetime, my ancestors' graves will be emitting auspicious smoke. I wouldn't even dare to dream of reaching the Gang Jin level."

Ye Li smiled slightly and said, "Theoretically speaking, you shouldn't be able to achieve that."

"However, sometimes a person's success depends not only on their own efforts, but also on the choices of the times. If the environment is good, even a pig can fly if it's in the right place at the right time."

Le Yao felt she had been insulted, but had no evidence, so she pouted:

"I've always been curious, shopkeeper, what's your current strength? You can even transmit your vital energy remotely—is that some kind of Western superpower?" Ye Li pondered for a moment before asking.

"According to your classification of realms, I would probably be considered at the peak of Dark Force."

After all, he has only opened up his brain to 100% so far, and has not yet involved cell evolution. He is definitely at the peak of Dark Force.

This answer made Le Yao roll her eyes and say:

"Manager Ye, if you don't want to talk about it, fine. Why tease me? Which peak internal energy cultivator is like you?"

In Yue Yao's heart, Ye Li was at least a True Immortal who had reached the Core Formation stage.

Even a master like his father, with his profound inner strength, couldn't magically increase another person's qi and blood.

"If you don't believe me, then don't." Ye Li smiled without saying a word, looking at the other person.

"Remember to practice your martial arts diligently. Think about it, you have seventy points of qi and blood to repay every day when you open your eyes. How dare you slack off?"

Ye Li's words immediately made Le Yao's face turn bitter. She felt immense pressure thinking about the blood debt she was carrying.

She glared resentfully at the boy. Despite his ethereal appearance and refined demeanor, the girl felt that Ye Li reeked of capitalist stench. But to Ye Li, these people were all there to help him cultivate, so he had to constantly spur him on.

Every bit of effort these people make is to gather Maybach fragments for Ye Li. If these people don't work hard, how can he become stronger?

"I'm not talking to you anymore, I have to go get new users for you."

Le Yao said fiercely, preparing to find more friends to drain Ye Li of his life force!

But just as he stepped out the door, another head peeked back in hesitantly:

"Hey, Manager Ye, the Tianjin Grand Competition is the day after tomorrow. I'll be performing then. Would you... like to come watch?"

"Um?"

The doubt in Ye Li's eyes made Le Yao blush, and she stammered:

"There are so many martial artists at the Hou Tianjin Gate competition. If you want to promote Qi and Blood Loan, tomorrow is the best opportunity. You can also watch the competition while you're at it..." Le Yao's voice grew softer and softer. Finally, she left hurriedly with a harsh "Remember to come tomorrow."

At the entrance, Pei Taoyu slowly walked into the Relief General Store from outside the street, and asked with some doubt:

"Senior, who was that girl just now?"

"Oh, just one customer."

Ye Li looked at the aura above the girl's head and asked knowingly, "Why did you suddenly come?"

"Tao Yu thought that he had never seen the shop opened by his senior before, and now that he had just broken through to the middle stage of Dark Force, he took this opportunity to come and have a look."

Pei Taoyu stepped forward and spoke of her breakthrough to the mid-stage of Dark Force, her voice tinged with a hint of pride and joy.

"Indeed, you are exceptionally talented."

Seeing the girl approach, Ye Li smiled and ruffled her hair, which the girl found very endearing.

Now that her family has passed away, she naturally feels a sense of kinship with the boy she depends on for survival.

Besides the reasons mentioned earlier, I also came here because I was moved by witnessing the power of the Qi in the sky.

She was fascinated by the divine techniques of that Qi, but she still remembered what Ye Li had said yesterday.

At that time, Ye Li boasted that he was exceptionally talented and that given time, he might even be able to reach the level of a god.

Before witnessing the power of the internal energy, the girl didn't feel much about the praise.

But now, having witnessed the power of Gang Jin firsthand, she was deeply moved by Ye Li's trust in her. She realized that Ye Li truly valued her so highly. Ye Li smiled slightly and sat back down in the recliner.

"It's just a pawnshop that I took over casually. It's only been open for two or three days, so there aren't many people coming in."

"However, since you've come with good intentions, you'll stay here until 3 PM. There's a karmic debt that you'll need to settle then." "Karma?"

The girl looked puzzled, but the next moment her expression turned murderous, clearly indicating that she had guessed something.

Ye Li gazed inscrutablely at the fortune above the girl's head.

The more Ye Li used the [Gathering of Fortune and Destiny] skill, the more useful he found it.

Know the timing of the heavens, understand the past and future, comprehend yin and yang, and you can avoid death and prolong life!

In a world full of experts and various obscure terms, it might not be so noticeable.

But in this martial arts world where everyone except yourself is a novice, it's incredibly useful.

By simply observing the flow of fortune, Ye Li could deduce the general cause and effect, and guess that someone would come to cause trouble next.

Therefore, he directly and slightly altered the fortune, luring Pei Taoyu to the shop to resolve the cause and effect.

Not far from here, Ghost Hand Chen Kangyan looked at the shops in the distance and at the address on the letter in his hand.

After three days of intensive searching by the Wu family, they successfully located Pei Taoyu's current residence.

However, compared to Pei Taoyu, Chen Kangyan was more concerned about Ye Li, the master of hidden strength mentioned in the information.

Therefore, he planned to deal with Ye Li first, and then capture Pei Taoyu and bring her back.

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