Martial Arts: Starting with Bajiquan, I will prove my divine power through the ultimate path!

"What... is going on?"

"Why did my proficiency with this thing increase? Did I do something just now that increased my proficiency?"

Shi Wen stared intently at the section on "The True Scripture of Seeing Me in the Netherworld" in the Ji Yin seal.

This mysterious scripture was taken from Ying Kuang. It was entirely black and covered with densely packed tadpole-like characters. Reading it several times did not improve proficiency; instead, it made one dizzy.

He couldn't figure out what was going on, so he left it at that.

Never thought.

My skill level inexplicably increased tonight?

"Is it because of the Taoists I killed tonight? But that's unlikely. I killed quite a few people tonight. If my proficiency increased because of killing, it would be much higher than this."

"Could it be something obtained from killing a monster?"

Shi Wen pondered for a moment.

Although he didn't know what benefits this "True Scripture of Seeing Me in the Netherworld" would bring after practicing it.

But mastering more skills is never a bad thing.

"Why don't we go test it out? Let's see if there are monsters lurking everywhere in that gray fog."

"If we really have all of them, then we will accumulate a large amount of energy needed for the Extreme Seal and evolve the flesh of the Ice-Silent Death Lord all at once."

Indifferent.

Shi Wen picked up the umbrella that had been blown away by the wind.

Shi Wen got up and walked towards a misty place deep in the mountains, occasionally taking out pieces of exotic beast meat and chewing them.

When he reached the outside of the fog, he stepped inside.

Unfortunately, nothing has changed.

This white fog seems to be mountain fog formed purely from the convection of warm and cold air in the mountains.

After walking through seven or eight places shrouded in mist, Shi Wen finally saw a gray fog that was very similar to what he had seen before.

He stepped inside, and his eyes widened in surprise.

In that corner of the mountain, on spiderwebs as thick as fingers, a hideous and strange spider was spinning silk.

Its body was a rotting head the size of a basketball.

The lower part is made up of dozens of arms of different sizes, some black, some white, and some rotting, and it makes sounds like a baby crying.

"Sizzle..."

It suddenly turned its head and transformed into a black light that was invisible to the naked eye, rushing over!

boom!!

Shi Wen instantly transformed into a four-meter-tall figure. His chest, harder than steel, was dented and cracked by the impact. Dozens of arms, like the sharpest blades in the world, easily slashed wounds across his body.

Dark green toxins were spreading in these wounds.

Just a moment later.

Dozens of large and small boils appeared on his body, and the festering flesh was slowly decaying and rotting!

"die!"

Shi Wen grabbed the decaying head with one hand and activated the Burning True Intent a hundredfold.

The monster let out a piercing scream that tore at the eardrums, and its head turned into a raging fire under the high temperature of 10,000 degrees Celsius, emitting billowing poisonous smoke!

Just a few seconds.

Dozens of arms went limp all at once, eventually rotting into a puddle of thick liquid.

"What exactly is this monster? Its finger bones are so sharp that even my current physical body can hardly withstand them. If they could be forged into a weapon, wouldn't one swing kill a whole bunch of people?"

"Fortunately, I am currently immune to all poisons and have a very strong recovery ability, so I am not afraid of these so-called deadly poisons."

"This time it was even easier than killing that one-eyed monster from before."

"Hmm... my proficiency has improved."

"As expected, killing monsters is what increases the proficiency of the 'True Scripture of Seeing Me in the Netherworld,' but what is the use of this thing? I don't seem to have noticed any changes in my body."

Shi Wen quickly searched through the pus and found more than a dozen dark finger bones and a piece of skull.

Jiyin only uses the forehead bone for recycling.

The rest of the items remained untouched.

This time, even less energy was obtained, shortening the evolution time by only a few hours.

Shi Wen searched for the mist again in the deep mountains at night, but ultimately returned empty-handed.

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A light drizzle was falling from the sky, and the sky nearing dusk was inexplicably tinged with an eerie blood-red sunset.

The scene was one of light rain followed by sunshine.

For the local residents of Heiyun County, this is already a common occurrence.

It has been raining continuously for days.

Even during the day, the weather turned a bit colder.

In the ghost alley, dull knocking sounds rang out one after another.

One after another, burly men, clearly having entered the Blood Tempering stage, wielded iron rods, their arm muscles taut and bulging, and smashed them down on the 1.8-meter-tall figure without holding back.

What's even more outrageous is...

The iron rod struck the man, but instead of causing him any serious injury, the collision of his body and the iron rod produced a metallic clang, as if his body were made entirely of cast iron!

"Push harder, if you really can't move, use your qi and blood."

"They're all skilled blood tempering experts from out of town, how come they don't even have the strength to swing a stick?"

The handsome young man with a chiseled face spoke calmly, which made the blood-quenched men wielding clubs look ashamed and grit their teeth to continue hitting.

The banging never stopped.

When the group of men who had undergone blood tempering were exhausted and stopped, another group of men who had undergone blood tempering immediately took over the iron bars and began to smash.

These blood-quenching men were martial artists from out of town who had come to Taiping Lane to challenge people over the past two days, and were later subdued by Shi Wen.

Having witnessed even a fraction of the power Shi Wen had revealed, these martial artists from other regions were all completely convinced and, coupled with the numerous benefits promised, chose to stay and work for him.

Those who did not agree were also left behind with their bodies.

These blood-quenched men took the iron rods and swung them down. Their eyes were filled with confusion as they looked at the dragon's body. The muscles weren't exaggeratedly bulging and rough, but rather a finely sculpted body with distinct angles and well-proportioned muscles.

Weird.

How can someone with such an ordinary build have such hard muscles?

Even these blood-tempered men, who were desperately swinging their weapons, could hardly get hurt in the slightest. Could it be that the dragon head is a martial arts master above the Yuan Blood stage?

"Boss! All the gangs in the city are here, including the Red Lantern Gang that you specifically instructed us to keep an eye on!"

"There are a lot of people watching the excitement at Jiangcheng Tower now."

Zhou Biao strode over and whispered, "But I heard that this matter caused quite a stir tonight. Not only did the second- or third-rate gangs in the city come, but even the Black Whale Gang and the county government officials came."

"Okay, I understand."

Shi Wen looked at the Extreme Seal.

[Taibao Horizontal Training Technique: Perfected, Characteristics: Recovery, Iron Skin]

【Iron Back Kung Fu: Mastery (143/200)】

【Iron Head Kung Fu: Mastery (138/190)】

【Iron Shirt: Da Cheng (188/210)】

"Let's go, we'll practice again when we get back."

Shi Wen gestured for them to stop.

A group of followers quickly wiped his sweat with hot towels and put new robes on him.

Then, a horse-drawn carriage arrived.

Shi Wen suddenly got into the car and, surrounded by his gang members and martial artists, headed towards Jiangcheng Tower.

East of the city.

Willow trees sway along the riverbank, forming the most famous riverside tower in Heiyun County.

The area was bustling with activity, with carriages being ushered into the parking area and people coming and going.

"Strange, why are there so many people at Jiangcheng Tower tonight?"

Upon receiving the invitation from the Qiu family, Qin Huan arrived with a face full of doubt.