High Martial Arts 2077: I Rely on Beast Taming to Cultivate While Lying Down

Chapter 107 Skill Stone - Mighty Mountain-Crushing Fist, the defeated Dark Demon Ape King!

Su Chen's brain completed all the deductions in a fraction of a second.

Zhou Chengjie's statement just now was false; he never contacted any itinerant merchants!

The instant he heard Zhang Yan shout "businessmen are a bit ruthless," he instinctively made the most advantageous response for his ally: create competition! Increase Su Chen's bargaining chips.

Damn it!

You're so cunning, even I was fooled.

I almost completely lost my temper and started cursing at the old man.

Su Chen's smile remained unchanged, but he already had a complete plan in mind.

Since Zhou Chengjie did not contact the second businessman, he could not take the step of "waiting for the next businessman".

But going back to Sun Youcheng now would be like slapping yourself in the face, making you look less imposing. You have to get Sun Youcheng to take the initiative and talk to you!

He put his arm around Zhou Chengjie's shoulder, and the two of them, with their backs to the truck, exchanged a few inconsequential words in hushed tones. Judging from their backs, they were seriously discussing business with the next businessman.

Sun Youcheng stood beside the truck, his gaze fixed on the backs of Su Chen and Zhou Chengjie, his brows furrowing slightly.

Judging from the sacks and backpacks of Zhou Chengjie and the other four, they had definitely made a considerable haul!

Five high school seniors, and they're going to make a hundred cubic meters a year? Even if the students can afford to sell it all, at 20% off, it'd still be eighty cubic meters.

The top students at No. 1 High School certainly have the ability!

And these people all seemed to be very familiar with Su Chen.

He had always thought that Su Chen was just a nobody in the team, someone who relied on others for support.

After all, Sun Youcheng knew what kind of talent his son had, and none of them were as impressive as his own third son, who was studying at No. 2 Middle School!

But judging from the current situation, Su Chen seems to have more say in the team than he thought.

If they really have to wait for a second merchant, this batch of goods will have nothing to do with them anymore.

Sun Youcheng's face broke into a smile again, and he quickly walked towards Su Chen.

"Nephew Su Chen," he said, walking up behind Su Chen, his voice carrying a perfectly measured hint of helplessness, "why bother? We're all family. Do you think the price I offered is lower than anyone else's?"

Su Chen turned around, a polite smile on her face, but her tone remained firm: "The fact is, it was indeed too low!"

Sun Youcheng coughed lightly.

Normally, if a high school senior spoke to him in this tone, he would have just laughed it off and turned away.

cut~

It's just a transaction!

But the situation is beyond our control now. The opposing team consists of several teams, totaling nearly thirty people! And they're all students, which are potential stars. It would be foolish to offend them all!

Moreover, Su Chen's family is in business. If they were to cross paths again later, doing this now would be like setting a stumbling block for himself.

He adjusted his expression, his tone becoming more sincere: "Ahem~ Didn't I know these goods were related to you, nephew? The market is bad, so we naturally have to lower the price for outsiders. Otherwise, we won't make any money."

"Besides, isn't there an extra batch of goods now? Transporting one batch is the same as transporting two batches. The more goods there are, the higher the price will be."

After all, shipping and security fees are fixed...

Su Chen sneered inwardly.

He's an expert at using those sales pitches!

He didn't want to keep playing games and went straight to the point: "So, how much of that batch of goods can you give me?"

Sun Youcheng quickly did the calculation.

The real value of Zhang He's shipment was probably around 900,000. The price we quoted Zhang He just now, 400,000, was indeed intended to take advantage of the nighttime, the red phosphorus rat infestation, and other factors such as shipping costs, to squeeze him out of the market!

After all, if there are only a few items in a single trip, the shipping cost will account for the majority of the expenses.

He needs to make up for it now, but he can't do it too quickly, otherwise it would be admitting that he had pressured the price too much before.

He hesitated for a moment, then gave a number: "How about this, the previous batch of goods was offered for 400,000. I'll give you face, nephew, and add 40%, making it 560,000. How about that?"

Add 40%! It sounds quite generous, but it's actually just adding 30% to the 50% discount.

Even at a 30% discount, given the current overabundance of red phosphorus rats, the profit margin would still be substantial if he transported them back and wholesaled them to material suppliers and alchemy workshops.

Before Su Chen could speak, Sun Youcheng had already turned his gaze to Zhou Chengjie.

He wore a gentle smile, his tone carrying a hint of unintentional probing: "So, what do you think, young man?"

In his eyes, Zhou Chengjie and his five men were probably the strongest team in the group, having managed to sell so much cargo in one afternoon.

These top students are often arrogant and may not really submit to being managed by a poor student like Su Chen!

If a channel can be opened between him and Zhou Chengjie, subsequent negotiations will be much easier to handle.

Zhou Chengjie found it amusing.

His parents were both federal employees, and although their positions were not high, they were used to all kinds of open and covert struggles from a young age.

Sun Youcheng's probing skills might be acceptable among a group of students, but in front of him, they were far too obvious!

He smiled and said frankly, "All three of our teams are under Su Chen's command."

Sun Youcheng's smile froze slightly, but only for less than half a second.

He put on a smile again and turned to Su Chen: "Nephew, if we can continue our cooperation, or even sign a contract, I can definitely offer even more."

How tall?

Sun Youcheng gritted his teeth.

The two batches of goods together have a total value of 1.7 to 1.8 million.

Transportation costs and security fees need to be deducted in the middle...

"Taking this batch of goods as an example, I can offer 60 to 64. That's already the top range, I can't go any higher."

After all, red phosphorus rats are now truly rampant; if it were other rare commodities, everything would be fine.

Listening to their exchange from behind, Zhang Yan suddenly poked her head out from the side, her tone laced with a hint of smugness: "Didn't we also get a precious spirit bone? Why don't we take it out and let him name a price?"

Spiritual Bone!

Sun Youcheng's eyes lit up instantly when he heard those two words.

This time it wasn't a businessman's fake smile, but rather a genuine interest piqued.

He leaned forward slightly, his tone becoming more urgent: "What level?"

"Elite-level peak, Black Demon Ape King, with complex spirit patterns on it. When it was alive, it could control hundreds of low-level magical beasts!" Zhang Yan got more and more excited as she spoke, gesturing the shape of the famous spirit bone in the air with her finger.

Just from this description of ability, Sun Youcheng had already figured out the numbers in his mind.

The elite-level peak mutated spirit bone also comes with special soul-controlling abilities; the raw materials alone are worth 800,000!

If you find a reliable artifact blacksmith to process it into a finished product, it wouldn't be surprising to sell it for over a million.

He was about to start the discussion further and try to close this big deal as well...

"Snapped!"

Su Chen slapped Zhang Yan on the head: "Are you stupid! Who told you to talk about this? We haven't even finished the first deal, and you're already talking about the second one?"

Zhang Yan covered her head and pouted, looking aggrieved.

As soon as Su Chen turned around, she immediately bared her fangs and gave his back a few feint kicks.

Lin Xiyue walked over from the side and gently rubbed her head. Zhang Yan immediately rubbed her head against Lin Xiyue's hand while muttering curses under her breath.

Seeing this, Sun Youcheng quickly smoothed things over: "It's alright, it's all business, we can talk about it together!"

He thought to himself: "You didn't hit me when you first mentioned the spirit bone, but only after I asked and became interested did you hit me! Was that on purpose?"

Is the Su family kid really this cunning and shrewd?

Su Chen waved his hand, his tone decisive: "Spirit bones require professional testing, and we don't have the equipment here, so it's difficult to discuss. It's getting late, you should first set a price for Zhou Chengjie's goods. Otherwise, when the next merchant arrives, there will inevitably be a lot of haggling."

"For both shipments, you'd better pay a higher price, and don't give me that nonsense about transportation costs being the main expense."

"Yes, yes!" Sun Youcheng suppressed his curiosity about the spirit bone and waved to the shop assistant behind him.

Several uniform shop employees quickly stepped forward, turned on their flashlights, and began to inspect the quality of the goods in Zhou Chengjie's group.

A few minutes later, a shop assistant jogged back and whispered in Sun Youcheng's ear, "Mr. Sun, that batch of goods is only worth a little over 800,000."

Sun Youcheng frowned.

Zhou Chengjie just said one million, but the actual value of the goods was eight hundred thousand, which is almost 20% less.

However, this error was within his expectations; after all, it's normal for students to have slightly higher valuations.

Even so, it is quite an amazing efficiency that five high school seniors can sell 800,000 worth of goods in one afternoon!

He had already calculated the actual value of Su Chen's batch of goods; it was around 900,000, which was about the same as Zhou Chengjie's batch.

The total value of the two shipments is around 170 million.

He quickly went through the calculations in his mind: the key to this deal is not how much money can be made from this one transaction, but the value that these top students can continue to generate!

A single training session lasts at least several days.

There's been a lot of news about Buffer City No. 16 lately, and there might be more to come!

If we can develop them into stable customers, we will prioritize selling them the goods for the next few days.

Moreover, Su Chen's nephew seems to be quite extraordinary now!

Although we don't know his actual abilities, the connections he has are valuable in themselves.

Having made his decision, Sun Youcheng put on a smile again: "The inspection is complete. Zhou Chengjie's shipment is worth 700,000. As for Su Chen's shipment, it's worth 800,000."

"How about this..." He held up two fingers, "For both shipments combined, I'll give you 1.4 million. The extra 100,000 will be your travel expenses for tonight."

"Nephew, you know it's dangerous to rush back so late. My shop assistants and hired guards are with me on this trip; I can't let them take the risk for nothing, can I?"

"Sigh~ I lost money on this deal! But it's for better cooperation in the future."

"For any orders coming in the near future, feel free to contact me!"

Su Chen sneered inwardly.

His family is in business. Even if he doesn't fully understand the current market situation, how could he not understand business?

Sun Youcheng said he earned 100,000, but it's very likely he earned 300,000 or even 500,000!

After all, it's already night, and going back would definitely be dangerous. Sun Youcheng's group has a total of eight people, six of whom are at the Qi Refining Realm! One hundred thousand won't be enough for the travel expenses.

Can a businessman do business at a loss? Absolutely not!

In my past life, some distributors all claimed that they would rather lose money than let the fruit farmers' fruit go to waste. They were all just fooling people!

Not making a profit means making just enough to be satisfied, at the break-even point.

A small loss just means feeling like you didn't earn enough!

Even though we're losing a fortune, we're still making a profit!

Of course, this should be the limit. If we continue the conversation, we won't be able to contact any new traveling merchants, and it will be easier to be exposed.

"Haha~ Okay!" Su Chen nodded crisply.

Sun Youcheng pressed his advantage: "Then...can we exchange contact information? Nephew Su Chen, your team looks incredibly promising. We'll definitely be doing business together in the future."

"Sure!" Su Chen took out his phone, exchanging contact information while casually adding, "My classmates are all in the top 100 of the grade, and a few are in the top 10, with an average score of 640 or 650. It's quite a hassle to clear out the inventory several times a day."

Sun Youcheng naturally took it to heart.

Claims like "top ten in the grade" or "average score of 640-650" are most likely just self-aggrandizement.

But it doesn't matter. A customer who can ship goods is a good customer. A little flattery won't affect the transaction.

He put away his phone and said, "Then—what about spirit bones? Want to take a look? The price they're offering is definitely high!"

Su Chen shook his head: "That's unnecessary."

Sun Youcheng paused for a moment, then took half a step forward and lowered his voice, saying, "Nephew Su Chen, you may be new to this place and not know much about the adventurers in Buffer City. Their standards of conduct are quite low—possessing valuable treasures isn't a good thing!"

"Haha, it's nothing." Su Chen chuckled, his tone calm. "What skills can anyone have to survive here? At most, they're at the Qi Refining Realm! They can't even break through my defenses; Hellfire would send them packing. Let's see who's more capable and who has a stronger background. Everyone in my team is a treasure of No. 1 High School, and our resident instructors will be there to support us at any time. Let those bystanders think twice!"

Sun Youcheng opened his mouth, wanting to say a few more words.

But too much of a good thing can be bad!

"Haha~ Okay. If you want to sell, contact me anytime, the price definitely won't be low!"

"Okay, that's all for now. Let's transfer the money directly."

Without hesitation, Sun Youcheng took out his phone and made a few quick movements.

A moment later, Su Chen's phone screen lit up, and a notification popped up that the money had been credited to his account.

Night had completely fallen.

Sun Youcheng and several shop assistants worked together to close the rear door of the van and start the engine.

The truck's headlights illuminated most of the block, and the deep roar of the engine gradually faded away, disappearing into the night moments later.

Su Chen stood at the entrance of the rest area, watching the two beams of car headlights disappear completely into the darkness.

Just then, a notification sound rang out.

[Acquire Skill Stone - Mighty Mountain-Crushing Fist]

Su Chen's expression froze for a moment.

Skill Stone?

No! He hasn't done anything!

How did I suddenly get a skill stone?

Can negotiating a business deal trigger system rewards?

But then Su Chen suddenly thought of something...

He immediately looked towards the pet space!

Inside the pet space.

Within that special dark red area, the battle situation had become completely clear.

The seven-meter-tall dark golden lava golem stood in the very center of the area, its surface cracked with dark red, magma-like light.

It raised its right arm, and a beam of energy shot out from its palm, piercing through the last two black demon ape spirits that were still putting up a fight.

The souls of the two black demon apes exploded into fragments the moment they were pierced. Before the fragments could dissipate, they were swallowed whole by the lava golem's gaping maw.

Its skin texture became even brighter.

The Dark Demon Ape King's soul... has disappeared!

The entire Black Demon Ape horde has been wiped out!

As for the three or four hundred black rotten giant cockroach spirits, less than one hundred remain now, having become nourishment for low-level demonic creatures such as abyssal demonic insects.

The entire special area has once again become the territory of the lava golem.

Seeing this, Su Chen instantly understood.

"I see!"

As he watched the ever-growing lava golem, the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up.

This special space is, to put it bluntly, a breeding ground for Gu poison!

Throw the souls in and let them devour each other; the strong eat the weak, and the survivors become stronger.

Those that are eliminated will have their souls extracted by the Abyss Converter and transformed into spiritual energy, spiritual energy crystals, skill stones, and even... mythical spirit orbs!

The Dark Demon Ape King was a peak elite-level being in life, possessing leader-level bloodline potential and the special ability "Dark Crimson Demonic Mark".

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After its soul was transformed, it directly produced a skill stone—Giant Mountain-Crushing Fist!

Su Chen's gaze fell on the lava golem, and his heart began to race.

This lava golem is completely different from other spirit entities. In its previous life, it had absorbed the power of mythology and formed a mythological spirit orb within its body, representing the Ji Meng pantheon!

Although the spirit pearl has been recovered by the school, traces of mythical power must still remain in its soul.

"Haha~ This guy has absorbed the power of mythology! When it loses in the Gu-raising battle and its soul is extracted by the converter, won't it really have a chance to provide itself with a mythical spirit pearl?"

Thinking of this, Su Chen's breathing quickened.

In reality, fusing with mythical spirit pearls carries extremely high risks, requiring compatibility in physical constitution, spiritual affinity, and specialized guidance and protection.

If you fail, at best your meridians will be damaged, and at worst your body will explode and you will die!

But the system's skill learning machine is different... It directly converts the inheritance in the spirit orb into gentle energy and gradually infuses it into the body along the normal path, so there seems to be no risk of backlash at all!

"Absorbing the mythical spirit pearl through the learning machine is definitely much safer than absorbing it in the real world!"

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and his mind started racing towards even more outrageous ideas.

He really wanted to kill a few emperor-level beings, throw their souls into this special area, and sit on a small stool every day watching them fight!

Imagine how spectacular it would be if King-level, Monarch-level, and Emperor-level souls devoured each other.

However, he suppressed the thought as soon as it popped into his head.

A monarch-level creature is a terrifying existence equivalent to the ninth realm of humanity—the Dragon Ascension Realm.

Beings of this level possess extremely high attainments in the realm of the soul, having long since transcended the realm of "the soul being at the mercy of others after death."

If you were to actually put it into the pet space, it might just slap this dark red area and tear it apart.

"But even if we can't get the Emperor-class, capturing a few Warrior-class or even Leader-class will do!"

His gaze returned to the lava golem.

This golem is now beginning to resemble a warrior.

If this trend continues, as long as it continues to be fed elite-level souls, its spiritual strength will eventually break through. And this trial is far from over. The Crimson Scale Rat Tide, the Abyss Church's whereabouts...

Each battle produces new souls, and each soul serves as nourishment for the lava golem.

How terrible is that?

Su Chen pulled himself out of his thoughts, shifted his gaze from the special area, and focused on the panel of the Abyss Converter.

Abyss Converter Current Level: 1

Energy output:

Spiritual energy: 11296

Psychic Crystals: 5

Skill Stones: 1

Mythical Spirit Orb: 0

The spiritual energy surged by more than two thousand!

It seems the Dark Demon Ape King's soul has plenty of energy.

But what truly made his heart race wasn't spiritual energy.

They are psionic crystals... a total of five!

He had been waiting for so many days, and he finally got it!

"As expected... it wasn't that the converter wasn't high enough, it was that the quality of those souls was too low."

Su Chen took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement.

Without hesitation, he directly inserted a spirit energy crystal into the pet learning machine.

The next moment...

[Current Learning Machine Level: 1]

Skill acquisition efficiency: 20% + 20%

Holy crap!!!

Efficiency doubles!

The pitiful 5% boost from spiritual energy is nothing compared to the power of spiritual energy crystals.

While he was still staring at the "40%" number on the panel, a clearer, larger, and purer psionic energy curve exploded within his body.

Invincible Body Technique - 1v6, Super Loading!

The four acupoints—Jiuwei, Juque, Qihai, and Zhongwan—that have officially activated the first level of the Overlord Body Technique are now frantically absorbing this spiritual energy.

Each acupoint is like an enlarged container, its walls constantly expanding and strengthening under the repeated scouring of spiritual energy, and the upper limit of spiritual energy it can contain is increasing at a visible speed.

But this is just the beginning...

Soul Gate, Central Point, Life Gate, and Dazhui are the four acupoints in the second level of the Overlord Body Technique.

Tianliao, Jianjing, Fengmen, and Pohu are the four acupoints in the third level of the Overlord Body Technique.

These eight acupoints, which have been dug out by the Water Elemental Fruit but have not yet been officially activated, are currently being repeatedly impacted by this violent spiritual energy curve.

hiss~

It hurts, but it feels good at the same time!

Su Chen gritted his teeth, a fine layer of sweat already seeping from his forehead, but he couldn't suppress the sweat from the corners of his mouth.

This effect is far more exaggerated than the effect of spiritual energy!

During this period, the progress of the Overlord Body Technique was too fast, and the opening of acupoints could not keep up at all.

Under normal loading conditions with the Iv6 Overlord Technique, you only gain about ten experience points per hour. During intense battles, you can gain twenty or thirty points, but as soon as you stop, you immediately revert to your original level.

The root cause is that the acupoint is blocked!

With the boost from the psionic crystals, the efficiency of skill acquisition has doubled.

More importantly, the energy impact of this crystal has an excellent effect on relaxing acupoints!

In that brief moment, he could feel that the entrances to the Soul Gate and Zhongwan acupoints were loosening, and the central acupoints shared by the Overlord Body Technique and the Bright Strength Technique were also moving!

As long as these blocked acupoints are opened one by one, the experience efficiency of the Overlord Body Technique will definitely catch up quickly!

As for consumption...

Su Chen glanced at his pet energy point balance. Just like when loading spiritual energy, it was still 3 pet energy points per hour.

However, the rate at which psionic crystals are consumed is a bit painful.

Based on the current speed, one crystal can only last for about an hour!

Five pills, enough for only five hours.

"I'll have to use it sparingly. Only in crucial moments... like tonight when I'm practicing to break through my acupoints!"

Su Chen took a deep breath, suppressing the complex emotions of excitement and heartache.

Just as I was about to exit the pet space, I suddenly remembered something and took another look at the Abyss Converter's panel.

[Skill Stone: 1]

This skill stone was produced after the Dark Demon Ape King's soul was transformed.

Judging from the name—Giant Force Mountain-Crushing Fist—it is clearly a power-type fist technique!

Wang Yichuan has two fist techniques: Mountain-Splitting Fist and Sky-Piercing Fist!

This is definitely not a waste of time; if you learn one style of boxing, the difficulty of learning a second style will be reduced by about 50%.

Furthermore, it is extremely easy to combine different boxing techniques into one, unleashing even greater power!

Wang Yichuan is not yet able to do it, but generally, once two boxing techniques reach the third stage—a point of slight mastery—they can be combined into one.

The results of the punching power test will be absolutely explosive! The fighting power will also be outrageous.

Wang Yichuan learned two different martial arts styles in preparation for the college entrance examination.

His decision to abandon the path of speed and specialize in lightning-based skills shows that he has a long-term vision!

This period may slow down the progress and cause us to fall behind temporarily.

But as long as we endure this low point, we will surely be able to break through!

Su Chen immediately opened the detailed panel of the skill stone.

【Skill Stone - Giant Mountain-Shattering Fist Introduction: This fist technique is known for its pure power. It mobilizes spiritual energy to infuse the fist, and when a punch is thrown out, the force is like a giant mountain shattering. It can shatter defensive spiritual spells of the same level and has a significant restraining effect on shield-armored demons.

Suitable level: At least thirty acupoints are activated throughout the body, and at least eight acupoints are activated on both arms. Learning conditions: The Overlord Body Technique has reached the second level (not met), and the strength attribute is not less than 1000kg (not met)

Su Chen raised an eyebrow.

There are also learning opportunities!!!

"I currently have 28 acupoints activated throughout my body, 2 more to go."

"The arms open 7 acupoints, 3 of which are from the Mountain Opening Fist, and the remaining 4 are basic. There is 1 missing."

"Reaching the second level of the Overlord Body Technique is a bit troublesome!"

"In other words, I need to open one more acupoint for the Mountain-Splitting Fist and four more for the Overlord Body Technique to meet the learning requirements!"

As for the 1000kg punching power, there's no need to worry. As long as the acupoint requirements are met, it should be achievable.

"Having requirements means that the learning will be more difficult."

"High difficulty means high power!"

"Go for it!"

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