High-level martial arts: Starting with a heart of steel, stats crush everything.

Behind him, Zhu Long sat cross-legged on the outer shell of the fortress, feeling the surging blood and energy within the Silver Wolf Mountains.

His current mood is exactly the same as that of the battlefield in the distance.

Zhu Long was certain that the city lord of Black Cloud City had definitely returned; otherwise, the three cities would not have united.

He had trained hard for many years, all for this moment.

To avenge his sister!

"Senior Brother Zhu Long, are you... really sure?"

Dai Emei walked over carrying her Emei sword and sat down next to Zhu Long.

"That's a grandmaster. Even if you can go toe-to-toe with a level 12 martial artist, you're definitely no match for a grandmaster."

"Who said that?" Zhu Long turned around abruptly, his eyes filled with a desire for revenge.

"Chen Mo, a level seven martial artist, hasn't even fully tempered his muscles!"

"If I can hold my own against a grandmaster for five minutes under these circumstances, why can't I?"

Zhu Long slammed his fist into the fortress's outer shell, and a dent instantly appeared in the incredibly sturdy shell.

"I know Chen Mo is more talented than me, and he is progressing faster than me."

"But I don't have time anymore. If I miss this opportunity, I don't know when I'll encounter that beast again."

"No matter what, I have to take action myself this time. I'm going to offer his dog's head as a sacrifice to my sister!"

Dai Emei looked at Zhu Long, whose expression was ferocious and whose body exuded a strong aura of violence, and remained silent for a moment.

She took a deep breath, walked to Zhu Long's side, and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Okay, I'll go with you."

"No, this is mine..."

Just as Zhu Long was about to say something, Dai Emei silenced him with a kiss.

"Xiao Dai, you..."

"You blockhead, what decent girl would climb all over a man she doesn't like?"

Dai Emei's face turned bright red; she simply couldn't stand Zhu Long's blockhead behavior anymore.

He was practically ready to strip naked and pin Zhu Long to the ground in a "lotus position" pose, but the idiot just couldn't tell.

"Should we... consider this setting a flag for ourselves?"

Dai Emei suddenly remembered that none of the couples who confessed their love before the war had a good ending.

"I don't believe in these things."

Zhu Long picked up Dai Emei and placed her on his shoulder.

"I don't believe it either!"

The two, who had prepared themselves for the worst, were unaware that they were not the only ones eyeing the Black Cloud City Lord this time.

There was also Xue Le, who was countless times more formidable than them.

Xue Le was able to severely injure the Black Cloud City Lord within ten moves back then; this time, he should try to tear off his dog's head within ten moves.

Oh right, there's also a super unstable factor.

Chen Mo.

......

Plains on the eastern side of the Silver Wolf Mountains.

Under the cover of the demonic phantom, Chen Mo quickly approached Black Cloud City.

He had already felt the tremors in the Silver Wolf Mountains and also seen the 'Abyss Legacy' that the Grandmasters had spoken of.

"Holy crap, how come there are energy cannons in this godforsaken place?"

Chen Mo couldn't understand why such high technology would appear in a world that was almost in a semi-ancient era.

Could it be the "power of my thinking"?

The power of that energy cannon was terrifying. He personally witnessed Xu Qing being bombarded by more than twenty shots, her entire body charred black.

If such a powerful attack were to land on him, he should be able to quickly accumulate enough "Heroic Spirit" points.

"I really want to try it..."

Shaking his head to clear his mind of those chaotic thoughts, Chen Mo activated Perfect Steel Blood, greatly enhancing his speed.

With each breath, a massive amount of air is drawn into the lungs.

With his lungs enhanced, Chen Mo's ability to process oxygen became extremely strong, resulting in a significant increase in his physical strength.

With the added boost from the Iron Plate Boots, Chen Mo's current base speed has reached 140 meters per second, or 500 kilometers per hour.

With the added bonus of 50% from Perfect Steel Blood, Chen Mo's speed can reach 210 meters per second, or 750 kilometers per hour.

Although this speed is not as fast as that of a Grandmaster, it has already surpassed that of an eleventh-level martial artist and is not much different from that of a twelfth-level martial artist.

Aside from lacking the five internal organs' blood circulation, the golden body, the pulse core, the heart core, and the brain core, Chen Mo's basic stats are already comparable to a level twelve martial artist.

However, even with the combined amplifications from the five internal organs' blood, golden body, pulse core, heart core, and brain core, Chen Mo still couldn't defeat a level twelve martial artist under normal circumstances.

The premise is that you don't use your extra skills, otherwise a deliberate punch will make even a grandmaster behave.

"arrive..."

Chen Mo looked at the Black Cloud City before him, which had become even more imposing and its walls even higher, and slowly stopped in his tracks.

In front of the city wall, a patrol team of over a hundred mid-level martial artists was on high alert, clearly indicating that they were on high alert.

With such tight security on the outer perimeter, one can imagine how difficult it must be to break through the energy hub.

No wonder this plan was rejected before; the task was too difficult.

"This is a bit troublesome."

Chen Mo clicked his tongue. Although he could kill one person with a single punch, if he were discovered, the Abyss Venerable of the Silver Wolf Mountains would definitely come back to support him.

My best option is to infiltrate; it's impossible to just charge in with full power.

"What a pity, it would have been so much fun if each of us took a turn."

Chen Mo gritted his teeth and began searching for a possible breakthrough point around Black Cloud City.

A few minutes later, Chen Mo returned to the spot where he had come from.

"..."

There are at least tens of thousands of patrolling warriors around Black Cloud City, with an average level of around the middle fourth rank, and even a few level eleven or twelve upper fourth rank warriors.

Luckily, I didn't get carried away just now. If I had, I probably would have been beaten to death by a mob.

"What should I do...?"

Chen Mo had a headache. No one could be within five meters of him, otherwise the effect of the Demonic Phantom would disappear.

You cannot attack it yet, otherwise the effect will disappear.

"What does it taste like?"

Chen Mo twitched his nose; he smelled an extremely pungent odor.

This smell is familiar; it's very similar to the smell of the waste residue after extracting the energy fluid...

Chen Mo's eyes lit up. Those waste slag couldn't have been piled up in the city forever; there must be a pipe to discharge this garbage.

This method might be a bit pathetic, but it's highly unlikely to be discovered.

After all, no one would have thought that someone could sneak in through a pile of waste materials heated to thousands of degrees.