Martial Arts Overlord!

"This is!"

The moment the ground exploded, the scene before him made Lu Jin's pupils shrink, but it also made him relax his tense nerves.

It's not a monster.

It's a monument!

It rises slowly and heavily from the ground, with gravel and soil sliding off its surface to reveal the deep black stone beneath.

The monument rose higher and higher, ten meters, twenty meters, thirty meters, until its top almost touched the eternal night sky before slowly coming to a stop.

A towering monument stands in the very center of the square, overlooking the corpses of Boxers scattered across the ground.

There are inscriptions on the monument.

It was densely packed with names, from top to bottom and from right to left.

Each name was meticulously carved on the black stone tablet, the strokes of which were of uniform depth, as if someone had used all their strength to carve them stroke by stroke.

Lu Jin raised his head and his gaze fell on the large characters at the very top of the monument.

From August 3043 AD, may the heroes who fought against cults and monsters live forever!

His pupils contracted sharply again.

3043 October.

This year is mid-June 3043.

It's less than two months until August.

The previous calamity in Pingshui City occurred two months later.

The newspaper predicted a death two months later.

The "Boxer Slave Disaster" in the police station files, two months later.

The list of heroes engraved on this monument also begins two months later.

All clues point to the same point in time.

What will happen in Pingshui City two months from now?

Lu Jin's gaze shifted from the inscription to the corpses of the fist slaves and the dilapidated buildings in the square, then to the deathly silent city shrouded in eternal night.

The monument rose from the ground, meaning that at some point in the future, someone erected this monument here to commemorate those who died resisting cults and monsters.

Then the world was destroyed, and the monument sank into the earth, until it was awakened from the earth in the eternal night.

Lu Jin gripped the Dao-Merging Spear tightly, his knuckles turning white.

He really disliked this feeling.

It wasn't fear, but a restlessness that welled up from the very core of my being.

He hates the unknown, hates having his ending written in advance, hates knowing something is approaching him but not being able to see what it looks like.

Will I die in two months? How will I die?

Who killed him?

Cult? Fist slaves? Or something else entirely?

he does not know.

At that moment, a wave of dizziness washed over me!

The darkness of the eternal night receded like the tide, and the monument, the square, the corpses of the fist slaves—everything quickly blurred in his vision.

The bustling city streets came into view again. He took a deep breath, and his brows furrowed even more.

"Two months later! Pingshui City has changed drastically, but what about the other cities?!"

Lu Jin returned home, but his mind was still racing.

He now knows a glimpse of the future and can plan ahead.

The first option was to leave the city, thus avoiding the upheaval that would occur two months later.

But then all his efforts during that time would be in vain. He is now a true disciple of the inner city martial arts school, earning a monthly salary of 60,000, with free resources and a bright future ahead.

As long as he continues to work hard to become stronger, he will be able to access more resources within the Tianlong Martial Arts Academy system.

After leaving Pingshui City, he lost his status as a true disciple of Tianlong Martial Arts School, and was completely unable to access the methods of martial arts cultivation, thus blocking his path to becoming stronger!

And most importantly—are other places safe?

Does the Eternal Night Ruins cover the entire city, the entire province, or the entire world?

He guessed it was the whole world!

It may start in a few cities at first, but it will eventually spread globally, otherwise there would be no global blackout.

At that time, without the support of the martial arts school's resources, he will not be able to become stronger. He will either die in the eternal night of the Void or die in the real-world disaster of the Fist Slave.

Leaving is not the answer.

That leaves only one option.

They nipped the disaster in the bud, two months later.

Lu Jin raised his head, his eyes sharpening.

The newspapers said he would die in two months, and the monument was inscribed with a list of heroes who had died since August. The police files repeatedly mentioned the "Holy Church" and the "Fist of the Nation."

All the clues point to the same thing—what the Holy Church is planning in Pingshui City.

As long as all the Holy Spirit Cult strongholds in Pingshui City are eradicated and all those Boxer slaves are wiped out, the calamity two months from now will naturally not occur.

If the calamity hadn't happened, he wouldn't have died, and he wouldn't have needed to go to other cities!

It's that simple.

"Becoming stronger is the only way out!"

Lu Jin took a deep breath and opened the Extreme Modifier.

A plus sign appeared on the panel of the True Dragon Yi Jin Zhuang.

This is thanks to the rare-grade breakthrough dream essence.

Lu Jin clicked the button without any hesitation.

"Giant, give me some points!"

The moment the plus sign lit up, a deep dragon roar came from within his body.

The tendons of the dragon suddenly trembled, as if it had been completely awakened from hibernation, and began to grow, extend, and strengthen wildly.

The length, toughness, and hardness of the tendons and ligaments increase simultaneously, causing muscle fibers to be stretched and rewoven, and bone density to rise again under the compression of the tendons and ligaments.

That power rose from the dantian, went up the spine, through the chest, over the shoulders, and finally exploded in the limbs and bones.

Every vein was emitting a golden light, which shone through his skin, enveloping his entire body in a layer of pale golden radiance.

The True Dragon Yi Jin Zhuang (a type of martial arts exercise) is now complete.

The four realms of Yi Jin Jing: Dragon Tendon, completed.

"The rare-grade Breakthrough Dream Essence can actually increase martial arts proficiency by 100%, saving me several days of arduous training!"

Lu Jin clenched his fist, feeling the surge of power within him, but his expression remained unchanged.

"But that's not enough!"

Although the four realms of Yi Jin Jing are realms that ordinary martial artists would need a year or even longer to reach.

But it's only been less than a week since he first encountered the Yi Jin Jing technique. This speed would make everyone in the inner city branch drop their jaws in astonishment, but Lu Jin still felt it wasn't enough.

His gaze fell on the panel again.

There is a plus sign after the perfect True Dragon Yi Jin Zhuang posture.

That belongs to the ultimate Xuanzhu.

Without hesitation, he clicked again.

This change is more dramatic than any before.

The dragon tendons within the body undergo another transformation on the basis of perfection, not by becoming longer or tougher, but by undergoing a qualitative change.

Those golden veins began to converge towards the spine, forming two visible golden lines on both sides of the spine, climbing all the way up from the tailbone to the cervical spine, and finally converging at the back of the head.

Those two veins were like two pillars, supporting his entire body from the inside.

The spine is the central axis of the human body and the channel through which all power is transmitted. A fist originates from the waist, and power originates from the spine; the strength of the spine directly determines how much power a martial artist can unleash.

Now, the two golden veins in his body completely envelop his spine, with golden tendons connecting each vertebra, like a great dragon coiled on his back, ready to unleash earth-shattering power at any moment.

His spine transformed into a true dragon's spine.

His own unique fifth stage of Yi Jin Jing!

Lu Jin opened his eyes, feeling an unprecedented surge of power within his body.

He looked down at his hands, clenching them, loosening them, and then clenching them again.

The air was squeezed between his fingers, producing a sharp whistling sound, not the subtle sound of before, but a clear and piercing sonic boom.

He had a feeling that if he encountered that two-headed troll again now, he wouldn't need the Dao-Merging Spear; he could pierce its two thick arms and chest with his bare hands.

He opened the properties panel.

Attack: 256.4 → 338.7

Speed: 247.2 → 315.4

[Defense: 234.8→306.2]

[Stamina: 238.1→312.5]

[Spirit: 96.3→124.6]

[Willpower: 97.5 → 126.8]

Attack power exceeded 330, speed exceeded 310, defense and stamina both exceeded 300, and spirit and willpower also surged to 120.

From the third to the fifth stage of Yi Jin Jing, all attributes increased by nearly one hundred points. Coupled with the bonus from the Martial God Body, this leap has exceeded the comprehension of normal martial artists.

Lu Jin stared at the numbers on the panel, remained silent for a long time, and then spoke softly.

"This realm is called the True Dragon Heavenly Ridge."

It took Lu Jin less than a day to break through from the second to the fifth level of the Yi Jin Jing.

Sometimes Lu Jin really wished he could live in the Eternal Night Ruins.

Of course, this is on the premise that he can deal with all the monsters in the Eternal Night Ruins.

"The next time you enter the Eternal Night Ruins, you can go to other regional centers."

Lu Jin estimated that the boxing slaves in their Baijiang District were all gathered in the center of Baijiang District, and the same was true in other districts and counties.

After he had leveled all the Boxer slaves in the eight districts and counties of Pingshui City, he entered the inner city.

This is the safest approach.

Thinking about everything that had happened recently, and feeling the surging power within his body, Lu Jin's eyes turned crazed.

"No matter what happens in the future."

Lu Jin's voice echoed in the empty room, low as if he were talking to himself.

"I don't want to die, and I can't die."

"The Inner City Martial Arts School must know something about the great changes in the world."

"I've heard many geniuses from the inner city martial arts schools want to meet me, so let's show them what a true genius is!"

The following day, in the inner city of Pingshui…