Chinese Martial Arts: My Super Beast Clone

The next morning.

A thin layer of mist still shrouded the sky over Yangcheng, and the breakfast stalls along the streets had already set up their large pots. Steaming white vapor mixed with the aroma of fried dough sticks and soy milk wafted through the air.

Lin Hai pushed open the courtyard gate and strode onto the street.

Today he wore a neat gray cloth jacket and cloth shoes with thick soles. After walking two blocks, Lin Hai slowed his pace slightly. After leaving the house, he always felt a gaze watching him from behind.

Lin Hai didn't turn around, but walked to a roadside stall selling steamed buns and stopped.

"Boss, give me two meat buns." Lin Hai handed over two copper coins.

While getting the steamed bun, he turned around, casually taking a bite, his gaze sweeping over the long street he had just walked.

The streets gradually became more crowded.

Several rickshaw pullers with empty rickshaws were squatting against the wall smoking pipes, a few pedestrians in old long gowns were hurrying by, and a few women carrying bamboo baskets were selecting vegetables.

No one showed any unusual behavior.

Lin Hai composed himself, quickened his pace, and headed towards the Fuhu Martial Arts School.

Upon arriving at the martial arts school, Lin Hai found the disciples in the front yard already practicing the Tiger-Taming Stance with great effort, sweating profusely. Lin Hai walked through the front yard and went directly to Lu Zhengchuan's courtyard.

In the courtyard, Lu Zhengchuan sat in the center of the armchair, holding a brass pipe in his hand, but without lighting it. The four senior brothers, Chen Wu, Lei Zhen, Chang Yun, and Guo Fei, were drinking tea around a stone table nearby.

When Lin Hai came in, his senior brothers nodded to him.

Lin Hai stepped forward, clasped his hands in a respectful greeting, and said, "Master, fellow disciples."

"Sit down," Lu Zhengchuan said, pointing to the chair next to him.

Lin Hai sat down as instructed.

Chen Wu continued, picking up where he left off: "Yesterday afternoon, the Jingwu Association and the Black Dragon Association set up a fighting ring in the foreign concession. Each side sent three people to compete. The Jingwu Association sent three top-tier fighters at the peak of their strength training, thinking they had it in the bag, but..."

"What was the result?"

"All three fighters who went up against the Jingwu Association are dead! One fighter from the Black Dragon Society is dead."

"The weapons of the Japanese are very strange," Chen Wu said, taking a deep breath.

"It's not like I've never seen anything like this before. If you lose, you lose. There's nothing to say," Lu Zhengchuan said.

Lu Zhengchuan's gaze swept over his disciples. "The foreigners' powerful ships and cannons forced open our country's doors, and their weaponry naturally had its unique advantages. Times have changed; the human body can't withstand cannonballs, that's a fact. But if you can't even defeat weapons of equal strength, it means your skills aren't up to par. Didn't Lin Hai just dismantle their sword legs and steel bones with his bare fists a few days ago?"

Upon hearing this, the senior brothers all turned to look at Lin Hai.

"However, this matter is not over yet," Chen Wu said. "The Jingwu Association couldn't swallow this insult, and immediately signed a life-or-death agreement with the Black Dragon Society. Half a month later, each side sent three Ming Jin masters to fight again in the foreign concession."

Lei Zhen frowned: "Master, if the Ming Jin experts of the Black Dragon Society are also equipped with higher-level weapons, the Jingwu Association is likely in grave danger."

"While the weapons are powerful, they are not invincible." Lu Zhengchuan waved his hand. "The Elite Martial Arts Association is not weak; they have many experts at the Ming Jin stage. Let's wait and see!"

After exchanging a few more casual words, Lu Zhengchuan told Chen Wu and the others to go and supervise their disciples' practice. Only Lin Hai and Lu Zhengchuan remained in the courtyard.

Lu Zhengchuan sat back down in his armchair, lit a cigarette, took a puff, and looked at Lin Hai, asking, "Haven't seen you for a few days. You came over so early this morning, I suppose you have some good news?"

Lin Hai stood up and said, "Master, I have mastered the Bone Transformation Technique. I would like to ask you for the method of Marrow Transformation and Blood Exchange."

Lu Zhengchuan nodded, stood up, and walked towards the inner room: "Come in with me."

Lin Hai followed Lu Zhengchuan into the room.

The room was simply furnished, with only a bed, a table and chairs, and a large wooden cabinet against the wall.

Lu Zhengchuan took out a key from his waist, opened the top drawer of the wooden cabinet, and took out a white porcelain bottle.

He walked up to Lin Hai with the porcelain bottle in his hand and said...

"Marrow Transformation and Blood Exchange is the most difficult of the three stages of Foundation Building," Lu Zhengchuan said. "Ordinary people who practice martial arts rely on their daily food and ordinary medicinal diets, and their qi and blood grow slowly. Many martial artists are stuck at this stage for their entire lives, with no hope of ever achieving mastery."

He handed the white porcelain bottle to Lin Hai.

"The Tiger Marrow Pill in this bottle is made from the marrow of a demon tiger king that I hunted in the wilderness with a few disciples, risking our lives. I used this marrow, along with a precious plant as the main ingredient and more than ten portions of century-old medicinal herbs, to refine this great medicine."

Lin Hai took the porcelain bottle with both hands, feeling its considerable weight.

"Only three Tiger Marrow Pills can be refined from the marrow of a single Demon Tiger King." Lu Zhengchuan looked at Lin Hai. "Consider these three Tiger Marrow Pills my gift to you as your disciple. With them, you will not only be able to break through the final Marrow Transformation Barrier and completely complete the blood transfusion, but you can also improve your physical constitution, increase your potential, and help you go further on the path of martial arts."

"Thank you for your guidance, Master." Lin Hai gripped the porcelain bottle tightly.

"Remember..." Lu Zhengchuan instructed, "This medicine is too potent. You can only take one pill every five days. After taking the medicine, you must immediately stand in the Tiger-Taming Stance and use the stance to spread the medicine's power into your entire body and bones. You cannot slack off in the slightest."

"Disciple understands."

After leaving Lu Zhengchuan's courtyard, Lin Hai carefully put the porcelain bottle containing the Tiger Marrow Pill away from his body.

With these three pills, achieving the Ming Jin level is just around the corner.

Upon entering the inner courtyard, Lin Hai saw a familiar figure practicing boxing in a corner.

The man was thin, and although his movements were still a bit stiff, every punch he threw was precise and skillful.

Lin Hai looked closely and realized it was a Mazda 6.

Ma Liu was sweating profusely from his practice, his short-sleeved shirt soaked and clinging to his back. After finishing his set of punches and standing still, he noticed Lin Hai standing beside him.

"Hey! Senior Brother Lin!" Ma Liu grinned, grabbed a towel from the shelf next to him, wiped his face, and jogged over. "When did you get here?"

"I just came from Master's place." Lin Hai looked Ma Liu up and down. "You... you've entered the realm of power cultivation?"

Ma Liu chuckled and puffed out his chest: "Senior Brother Lin, don't underestimate me. Although I, Ma Liu, have a weak foundation, I'm very hardworking. I come to practice my skills every day after finishing my cart work, rain or shine."

"That's right, I've always believed you can do it." Lin Hai nodded.

Lin Hai spent the whole day practicing stance training and boxing techniques at the martial arts school to consolidate the results of his Bone Transformation.

As dusk approached and darkness fell, he went to the backyard to wash his face and prepared to go home.

The setting sun bathed the entire street in an orange-red hue, and the street was bustling with people, the cries of vendors and the jingling of rickshaw bells mingling together.

Lin Hai walked out of the martial arts school, looking around as he planned to take his first Tiger Marrow Pill when he got back that night.

However, just as he turned a corner, a strong emotional fluctuation suddenly came from the invisible mental connection in his mind.

It is a Riftosaurus.

Lin Hai paused, realizing that the Earth-Splitter Crocodile Dragon had been discovered.

He glanced around and flagged down a passing rickshaw.

The driver, wearing a large straw hat, asked for the address, picked up the handlebars, and started jogging.

Lin Hai's heart stirred, and he extended his consciousness along the mental connection, switching to the perspective of the Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon.