Chinese Martial Arts: My Super Beast Clone

The massive tail of the Earth-Splitter Crocodile Dragon, like a steel whip, swept across the ground with a whistling sound.

Snapped!

The tail lashed heavily across the ronin's chest.

Faced with the immense force of the Crocodile Dragon, the Japanese Ronin's sternum collapsed instantly, and he flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the dojo's courtyard wall, creating a large crater in the brick wall.

Before he could even slide down, the Earth-Splitter Crocodile Dragon pounced on him.

Its gaping maw snapped open and bit down on the ronin's head.

The skull was shattered.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from inside the Black Dragon Hall.

"Baka! Who are you?!"

Several extremely powerful auras burst out from the guild hall, two of which even far surpassed the Ming Jin level, carrying a kind of suppressed pressure with a sharp edge.

That's a master of internal strength.

Lin Hai decisively ordered, "Go!"

The Earth-Splitter Crocodile Dragon frantically dug with its four claws, its massive body instantly burrowing into the ground and rapidly slithering towards the wilderness outside Yangcheng.

A dozen seconds later, the Black Dragon Society members rushed out of the gate.

Seeing the mess on the ground, everyone gasped.

Half a mangled corpse lay on the ground, blood and dirt mingled together. Most horrifying of all were the two severely deformed steel mechanical legs, clearly marked with two rows of huge tooth marks.

"It's Kojima-kun..."

The leader of the ronin crouched down, touched the half-inch-deep bite mark on the mechanical leg, and glanced at the churned dirt on the ground.

"It wasn't done by a human. These teeth marks belong to some kind of large, monstrous beast from underground." He stood up, his face ashen.

"How did a monster end up in the foreign concession? And why right in front of our guild hall?"

"Go and find out! Who else didn't come back last night?" he roared.

At the same time.

Lin Hai sat on the edge of the bed and let out a long sigh. Although there was a slight mishap at the end, the goal of diverting the blame had been achieved.

Looking at the gradually brightening sky outside the window, Lin Hai knew that the Black Dragon Society was likely to be in chaos for a while.

……

The morning sun pierced through the thin mist and shone on the cold stone slabs of the concession.

The atmosphere inside the Black Dragon Hall was oppressive.

In the main hall, a mutilated body covered with a white sheet lay in the center, the air thick with the stench of blood. The two badly mangled steel mechanical legs lay beside the corpse, the grotesque teeth marks clearly visible in the morning light.

A man dressed in black, Sato, stood bowing below the hall, his forehead glistening with sweat, as he carefully reported his findings.

"Lord Yagyu, it's confirmed. Including Ito-kun, a total of six people went missing last night. This is Kojima-kun's body, found at the entrance of the clubhouse. The others... neither alive nor dead."

In the hall, a middle-aged man with a thin face and sharp, eagle-like eyes sat cross-legged; it was none other than Yagyu Shinichi.

Shinichi Yagyu didn't speak, but gently stroked the hilt of the sword in front of him with his fingers, his gaze falling on the mechanical leg of the small island covered with teeth marks.

Sato stepped forward, his voice laced with barely suppressed anger: "Lord Yagyu! This must be the work of those people from the Jingwu Association! They suffered a loss in the arena, so they resorted to such underhanded tactics! Kojima-kun is a master of Ming Jin, and with the added benefit of weaponry, injuring him like this is no ordinary feat!"

He became increasingly agitated as he spoke, the veins in his neck bulging: "Please allow me, Your Excellency, to lead my men to raze the Jingwu Association and avenge Kojima-kun and the others!"

"madness."

Shinichi Yagyu finally spoke, his voice carrying a chill.

He turned around and looked at Sato: "We have no idea who the other party is, what their purpose is, whether they are using tamed monsters or some kind of special martial arts technique."

"And it's obvious this was an attack launched from underground. When have you ever seen anyone from the Jingwu Association use this kind of tactic?"

Sato paused for a moment, then hesitated before asking, "So you mean...?"

Shinichi Yagyu stood up, paced a few steps, and continued his analysis: "Six people disappeared overnight. The target is very clear: our Black Dragon Society."

Shinichi Yagyu cast his gaze out the window, seemingly able to penetrate the layers of buildings and see the entire layout of Yangcheng. "Someone wants to muddy the waters. Maybe it's the Jingwu Association, or maybe it's other forces in Yangcheng. They want to see us and the Jingwu Association fight to the death so they can reap the benefits."

"They might even be from the warlord's side."

Shinichi Yagyu's thinking was far clearer than Sato's. He knew that in Yangcheng, a place teeming with all sorts of people, the Black Dragon Society, though seemingly powerful, actually had many enemies. Any slight disturbance could attract the attention of sharks.

"Then... Your Excellency, what should we do now?" Sato asked.

"Restrict all members to not go out alone at night. Increase the investigation efforts, and do not publicize this matter until we find out who is behind it." Shinichi Yagyu's tone returned to calm. "Of course we must avenge the deaths of Kojima-kun and Ito-kun. But not now, not in this way, by being led by the nose."

"Yes, Your Excellency!" Sato bowed his head heavily.

Shinichi Yagyu's gaze fell on the mechanical leg again, his fingers lightly tapping the scabbard at his waist.

The ability to move freely and stealthily within the concession's underground, and the precision with which they hunt—who is behind this?

……

Fuhu Martial Arts School.

Lin Hai swallowed a Tiger Marrow Pill.

The pill melted instantly upon entering the mouth, and a scalding and domineering medicinal power exploded out, like molten iron pouring down the throat and into every part of the body.

"Hmm!"

Lin Hai groaned, feeling his bones go numb and tingling all over in an instant, as if millions of ants were crawling and gnawing deep inside his bones.

This is the medicine penetrating the bones, nourishing the deepest bone marrow.

He dared not be negligent, and stood with his feet apart, firmly assuming the stance of a tiger-crouching stance.

After the body stabilized, the tingling sensation began to become more organized. The medicinal effects stopped spreading wildly and instead washed over the bones of the entire body in waves.

With each wave of water, Lin Hai felt his bones become more solid and fuller.

An hour later, the tingling and burning sensation gradually subsided, eventually turning into a warm current that settled deep within my bones.

Lin Hai slowly retracted the stake frame and exhaled a long breath.

He straightened up, clenched his fist, and could clearly feel his body becoming stronger step by step.

With a thought, he brought up the control panel.

Name: Lin Hai

[Realm: Strength Refinement (Bone Transformation)]

[Talents: Iron Will, Synesthesia]

Physical Strength: 14.8

【Spirit: 10.2】

Strength: 1823 jin (approximately 84,000 catties)

Martial Arts: Tiger-Taming Stance (Proficient), Tiger-Taming Fist (Proficient)

【Soul Clone: ​​Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon】

[Evolutionary Level: 170:1000]

[Spiritual Essence: 22]

With just one Tiger Marrow Pill, his physique increased by 1 point, and his strength also surged by 100 jin.

"As expected of a pill made from the bone marrow of the Demon Tiger King, its medicinal power is truly astonishing," Lin Hai thought to himself.

Meanwhile, dozens of miles away, on the Chishui River...

The Earth-Splitter Crocodile was feasting in the backwater area it had previously discovered. Its massive body darted nimbly through the water, chasing after the fleeing bluefish.