The Martial Saint, starting with daily intelligence.

Zhong Ming hesitated for a long time as he looked at the five items in front of him.

To be honest, these five items were somewhat useless to Zhong Ming.

However, the other party did not have a god's-eye view and was unaware of Zhong Ming's true strength at this moment.

At least in the other party's eyes, he was just an ordinary Bone Forging Warrior who had just started cultivating extraordinary power.

If these five items are selected based on this standard, then they are indeed very suitable.

The Essence Blood Pill helps condense essence blood and quickly break through the Bone Forging and Marrow Cleansing Realm, but Zhong Ming's situation is not that simple.

One bottle of Essence Blood Pills contains ten pills. On average, each pill can help a martial artist condense five or six, or even seven or eight, drops of essence blood. A normal martial artist can only condense a total of thirty-six drops of essence blood.

Ten essence blood pills can help a martial artist in the early stage of bone forging break through to the late stage of bone forging within one or two months, or even perform the first marrow cleansing.

However, Zhong Ming's essence blood was extremely condensed, with each drop carrying a trace of gold, making it more than ten times more condensed than ordinary essence blood.

Others can quickly condense seven or eight drops of essence blood with a single essence blood pill, but for Zhong Ming, it's questionable whether he can even condense a single drop of essence blood.

Moreover, Zhong Ming could exchange for Essence Blood Pills using contribution points; one Essence Blood Pill costs only one hundred contribution points.

Zhong Ming currently has nearly five thousand contribution points. If he really wants it, he can simply exchange it with contribution points.

The Fountain of Life is indeed a good thing. Whether it's used to exchange for other resources or for future personal use, it's acceptable.

However, when Mundo injected Zhong Ming with the extraordinary reagent, he probably poured in an excessive amount, so Zhong Ming was completely demagnetized by it.

  

If you're really short, just try to get some from Mundo.

As for lightness skill, Tingfenglou was unaware that he actually possessed a fairly good one.

"The Azure Sparrow's Three Strikes" has even been cultivated to a minor level, and its quality is decent, at four stars.

Although it's unknown what kind of lightness skill the hall master gave, its rank could only be similar to "Azure Sparrow's Three Leaps".

The higher the grade of the martial arts technique, the higher the cultivation level required.

Four-star level martial arts are almost the limit that martial artists in the Body Tempering Realm can cultivate. In fact, many Qi Refining martial artists still use martial arts of this level.

It's unclear whether this wondrous ring blade can withstand the power of the bell's chime and the erosion of blood and qi energy.

The last extraordinary short spear is absolutely suitable for anyone below the Qi Refining level, and even poses a threat to Qi Refining experts.

However, with Zhong Ming's current strength, ever since he learned that blood energy is more domineering than true energy, he can at least protect himself against ordinary peak Qi Refining experts, even if he can't guarantee to kill them.

Zhong Ming ultimately focused his attention on the "Strange Ring Blade" and the "Extraordinary Short Gun".

To be honest, from Tingfenglou's perspective, they have indeed done their best.

If Zhong Ming were just an ordinary early-stage Bone Forging martial artist, these five items would be almost top-tier.

It can be said that all aspects have been taken into consideration.

Either of these two options is perfectly suitable.

They are truly impeccable in their treatment of meritorious individuals and their cultivation of talent.

"Master, I choose the rare ring blade and the extraordinary short gun."

Zhong Ming said respectfully.

Liu Yu simply nodded slightly, offering no further comment.

"Since you've chosen the extraordinary pistol, I'll give you ten more extraordinary bullets."

Liu Yu waved her hand again, and ten extraordinary bullets were neatly arranged on the table, while the other three items were taken back.

Extraordinary bullets are not cheap, nor are they easy to obtain; they typically cost two or three silver coins to exchange for one on the black market.

Contribution points from Tingfeng Tower can also be exchanged, but they are limited and not cheap; one exchange costs ten contribution points.

This thing is specifically designed to target supernatural power and true qi; it's a special attack, so there's no worry about it not selling. Most factions only sell it in limited quantities.

If sold on a large scale, it could easily cause tension among local officials or local forces.

"I still have some things to tell you, you can go now."

Liu Yu spoke calmly, without even lifting her eyelids.

"Yes, Master. I'll take my leave now."

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After leaving the pawnshop, Zhong Ming returned to his small courtyard in the inner city.

After closing the door, Zhong Ming began to explore and test the newly acquired artifacts, the Ring Blade and the Extraordinary Short Gun.

Zhong Ming squeezed the ring blade hard and found that its strength was not bad. Even when he used all his strength with his fingers, he could not deform the strange ring blade.

Then he personally activated it with extraordinary power, and the sharp blade slowly extended.

"The amount of extraordinary power consumed is not much; it's perfectly manageable."

"Strange object?"

"This material is alright; it has enough hardness and flexibility. I just wonder how it will handle my own blood and energy?"

After saying that, Zhong Ming injected a small amount of blood energy into the ring blade.

The sharp blade reappeared, but it was no longer silver-white; instead, it was reddish-black and had a metallic sheen.

And the red on it is a bewitching, eerie red.

Zhong Ming flicked his fingers across the red and black blade and found that it seemed to have become even harder.

"It seems that one's own blood and energy also have an effect on strange objects."

"The blade is a bit wider now, and the texture is noticeably different; it's definitely much sturdier than before."

"Not to mention a direct collision with a heavy object, at least it's not that easy to break now."

"It has some practical value."

Zhong Ming put the ring blade on the middle finger of his right hand, looked it over, and was quite satisfied.

Then he played with the "Extraordinary Short Gun" for a while. Its structure was similar to a revolver, but much larger.

The "short" in "extraordinary pistol" is in contrast to "extraordinary firearm".

The extraordinary firearm has a barrel that is over two meters long and weighs twenty to thirty kilograms. It is heavier and larger than the heavy sniper rifle of my previous life, and it is completely comparable to the heavy sniper rifle of my previous life.

The extraordinary firearm has a simple structure, but its power and range are in no way inferior to the heavy sniper rifle of my previous life. After all, this is a world where extraordinary powers exist.

Its range can exceed a kilometer, and within a few hundred meters, it poses a considerable threat to martial artists who have mastered the Divine Refinement Realm.

Therefore, extraordinary firearms are generally military-grade and strictly controlled items; ordinary people are not qualified to possess them.

A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime.

Without sufficient strength, it's impossible to protect the extraordinary firearms, which is why the price of extraordinary firearms on the black market has been approaching that of extraordinary treasures for many years.

The extraordinary short gun is much better; it is still a restricted item, but the probability of it being coveted is not high.

Because this thing doesn't pose much of a threat to Qi Refining warriors, its range is too short and its initial velocity is nowhere near that of a superhuman musket, so warriors at the late stage of Qi Refining can almost ignore it.

Zhong Ming's extraordinary short gun is about one foot long, with a muzzle diameter of nearly four centimeters and weighs more than eight pounds. Most people would have to hold it with both hands to use it.

Furthermore, the extraordinary bullets are no ordinary bullets. They are flat-nosed bullets, one centimeter in diameter and about seven centimeters long, containing an excessive amount of gunpowder. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them miniature artillery shells.

"Although it has little practical value, it's still good for showing off."

"If you ever need money, just sell it on the black market."

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The next few days were peaceful and fulfilling. During the day, he practiced various martial arts techniques, and at night, if he encountered a blood moon, he would frantically refine his essence blood.

Most of the intelligence updates every day are of little value.

Zhong Ming chooses to spend more time on anything he can do himself, because sharpening the axe won't delay the work of chopping wood.

The intelligence obtained from the system refresh can earn experience points, which is Zhong Ming's only source of experience points. Zhong Ming cannot let this opportunity pass him by.

It wasn't until more than ten days later, when Mundo returned, that Zhong Ming finally stopped this leisurely life.

Inside the Steel Bone Club.

When Zhong Ming saw Mundo again, the other man's face was still covered in dirt, and his hair was disheveled, as if he hadn't taken care of it or rested for a long time.

"Dr. Mondo."

Zhong Ming greeted him with a smile.

"Enough with the nonsense, just lie down."

Mondo had no intention of being polite with Zhong Ming; his mind was filled with his experimental data and various conjectures.

They simply laid Zhong Ming down on the lab table.

Zhong Ming smiled wryly, but still obediently took off his shirt and lay down.

Zhong Ming wasn't against it, but he knew he couldn't resist, so he might as well just accept it and enjoy it.

Dr. Mundo is indeed quite crazy, but the benefits are also very real.

As for what kind of extraordinary reagent Mundo will inject himself with this time, to be honest, while there is some fear of his actions, there is more anticipation for the power he will bring.

"Dr. Mondo, I at least need to know what this extraordinary reagent is, right?"

"And what effect will it have?"

As Mondo manipulated the equipment, preparing the extraordinary reagent to be injected, he slowly explained.

"This time, I have prepared two kinds of extraordinary reagents for you, both of which are injectable."

"One is an extraordinary reagent extracted from the bone marrow of the Blackwater Bone Turtle. Rest assured, it is very safe. This is a secret formula that I once prepared, and I named it 'Bone Turtle Reagent'."

"It can greatly increase bone strength and has a chance to awaken abilities such as bone manipulation or bone defense. These abilities are of high quality, even stronger than your awakened petrified skin."

"I spent some time hunting down quite a few of these strange beasts and prepared twenty-four portions for you. That should be enough to help you awaken the corresponding abilities."

"Sounds like another defensive ability?"

Zhong Ming asked.

Mondo nodded.

"That's true, because of this."

Mondo took out a tube of colored reagent.

"This is a fusion reagent!"

"Its function is to fuse multiple similar abilities into a higher-quality superpower."

"Benjamin Steelbone, also known as the president of the Steelbone Club, used the [Fusion Reagent] to fuse the two abilities 'Hardened Skin' and 'Steel Bones' into the stronger [Steel Skin and Iron Bones]."

"With this ability, Benjamin is almost invincible among his peers, and very few people can defeat him."

"Normally, a superhuman can only awaken two or three superpowers in their lifetime, and these are all superpowers that are not commensurate with their own strength."

"Take your Hardened Skin and Petrified Skin for example. The Hardened Skin ability is okay before the fourth level, but it becomes very difficult after the fourth level. At most, it can only play a supporting role."

Dr. Mondo sighed, "The amount of superhuman reagents that can be absorbed by a superhuman's body is limited. Choosing low-quality superhuman reagents will result in the awakening of low-quality superhuman abilities."

"Choosing high-quality extraordinary reagents may prevent you from awakening an ability even up to the sixth level of extraordinary power."

Mundo's eyes revealed a hint of regret.

"After all, not everyone is like you, with a perfect body capable of holding dozens of times the amount of extraordinary reagents that an ordinary person could handle!"

"But the [Fusion Reagent] fills the gap in converting low-level abilities into high-level abilities, so you should understand why I'm continuing to give you defensive abilities, right?"

Mundo snapped out of his daze and didn't continue the topic of the [fusion reagent].

Instead, he introduced another extraordinary reagent prepared for Zhong Ming.

"Another reagent, also developed by me, is called: the Burning Dragon Reagent!"

"This reagent is quite difficult to prepare. It requires the blood of a strange beast with dragon bloodline, and also requires extracting some evolved materials from the Weird."

"I can't explain the specifics to you in a short time. Just feel it for yourself later."

Zhong Ming asked urgently.

"You still haven't said what kind of ability this extraordinary reagent can awaken?"

Mondo frowned, but still answered Zhong Ming's question.

"It's most likely an explosive ability, but I don't know exactly what kind of ability it is. The purity of the dragon blood used each time is different, and the extraordinary factors contained within are also varied. In addition, the extraordinary materials obtained from the strange are also uncertain."

"The only thing that's certain is that it's a burst-type ability, and whether you can awaken the corresponding ability is still a question."

"Because I only prepared five sets of the 'Dragon Burning Reagent' this time, to be precise, I only have enough materials to make these five sets."

"The time was still too short."

Mundo seemed a bit annoyed. Without waiting for Zhong Ming's response, he said bluntly, "Everything is ready. Let's begin the injection now."

Zhong Ming hesitated, then let out a long sigh.

"Oh well, there's no way to resist anyway, so I'll just enjoy it."

Several hours later, Dr. Mondo finally stopped, his eyes filled with excitement and a sense of lingering enjoyment.

This time, although Zhong Ming was still in pain, it was much better than last time.

Zhong Ming was mentally prepared for this, and having had similar experiences before, his pain tolerance had increased considerably.

In addition, Zhong Ming's body had long since adapted to the extraordinary power, and he also had considerable resistance and adaptability to the energy injected by the extraordinary reagent.

With all these factors combined, this time it will go much more smoothly.

After receiving all the extraordinary reagents, Zhong Ming's complexion was still rosy, a stark contrast to the last time.

But fatigue still lingered in his eyes.

The body remains excited, but the mental energy consumed cannot be replenished.

"How did you feel about your abilities this time?"

"Mundo asked."

Zhong Ming answered excitedly.

"Fantastic."

"The two abilities I've awakened this time are [Bone Manipulation], which can strengthen my bones and allow me to control their growth and extension within a small area, forming a dense layer of skeletal armor on my body."

"Importantly, this ability can also be used in conjunction with my blood energy."

After saying that, Zhong Ming demonstrated his ability, and a layer of dense white bone armor formed, covering Zhong Ming's vital parts.

However, when the blood energy appeared, the white bone armor instantly transformed into blood bone armor, and its strength immediately increased by several levels.

Mundo simply nodded, as if he had expected this.

Then Zhong Ming began to demonstrate his second ability.

"The second type is indeed a burst-type ability called [Blood Burning]. It grants greater speed and strength by burning blood, and the perception of pain is reduced during the blood burning process..."