Chinese Martial Arts: My Super Beast Clone

After confirming that it was safe, Lin Hai opened his eyes and gently stomped his feet twice on the open space in front of him.

The soil began to churn silently, and a huge head burst from the ground.

As soon as the Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon popped its head out, it affectionately rubbed its large head, covered in hard scales, against Lin Hai's trouser leg, making a low gurgling sound in its throat.

Lin Hai squatted down and untied the cloth bag in his hand.

Six small yellow croakers, enough to buy a nice courtyard house in Yangcheng, have now been replaced by these small white porcelain bottles.

"Eat it." Lin Hai opened the cork of a white porcelain bottle and poured the pill into the gaping mouth of the Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon.

The Earth-Splitter Crocodile Dragon's Adam's apple bobbed as it swallowed the contents.

One by one, white porcelain bottles were opened, and pills were poured directly into that gaping, blood-red mouth.

The crocodile dragon's belly was like a bottomless pit. It accepted everything without hesitation, swallowing the pills one after another. This large quantity of pills, which had cost a fortune, was devoured by it in less than half an incense stick's time.

As the pills were ingested, noticeable changes began to appear on the surface of the Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon's body.

Its already thick scales became even denser, with a cold sheen at the edges. The crocodile dragon's skeleton made a cracking sound, and its entire body visibly lengthened and widened.

Its original length of just over ten feet had increased to more than ten and a half feet. Its limbs had become thicker and stronger, and its sharp claws could easily carve deep furrows in the mud as if cutting tofu.

[Current evolution value: 680/1000.]

The evolution value of the Earth-Splitter Crocodile has skyrocketed to 680 points.

At the same time, an unimaginably massive surge of pure energy poured wildly from the Crocodile Dragon's body into Lin Hai's body.

Lin Hai's gaze swept across the panel, where text floated.

Physical Fitness: 19.2

Strength: 2380 jin (approximately 1140 catties).

His physique increased by a full 2 ​​points, and his strength increased by more than 300 jin.

Just as Lin Hai was about to take out the blood ginseng to feed the crocodile dragon, a strong sense of resistance suddenly came to his mind.

The massive head of the Earth-Splitter Crocodile Dragon shrank back, and its tail thumped the ground irritably, conveying a sense of resistance.

I can't eat anymore.

Lin Hai paused for a moment, then chuckled. It was understandable; he'd swallowed so many pills in one night, all refined from tiger bones and blood and rare medicinal herbs, containing immense energy. Even with the Crocodile Dragon's special physique, it needed time to digest and absorb this massive medicinal power. Forcing it to consume more blood ginseng would only be counterproductive.

"Go and rest," Lin Hai commanded in his mind.

The Crocodile Dragon nodded, its massive body burrowing downwards like a fish entering the sea, quickly disappearing into the depths of the soil. It didn't leave the courtyard; instead, it found a spot ten feet underground, curled up, and fell into a deep sleep, slowly absorbing the medicinal power within its body.

All that remained was a mound of earth covered in freshly turned soil.

……

As dawn broke, the clouds over Yangcheng had not yet dispersed, and the air was still damp from the rain.

Lin Hai turned over in bed and slowly opened his eyes. He had slept very soundly. Last night, his clone had devoured a large amount of pills and the lion-headed golden-backed fish, resulting in an immense amount of vital energy. After a night of rest, he felt that his body was now filled with inexhaustible strength.

Just as I finished getting dressed, I heard my eldest sister Lin Wan's voice from outside the door.

"Xiao Hai, what were you doing in the yard last night?"

Lin Hai pushed open the door and saw Lin Wan carrying a basin of water for washing her face. She was frowning and pointing to the pile of freshly turned mud in the middle of the yard. The mud was piled up more than a foot high, making the originally flat ground look messy.

"Big sister, I heard a pack of dogs barking outside last night." Lin Hai made up an excuse, walked to the well, and drew a bucket of water. "Maybe those dogs were just digging around and stirred up some mud."

Lin Wan sighed and placed the washbasin on the wooden shelf. "Where did these dogs come from, and a whole pack of them? Quickly grab a shovel and fill them in."

"Okay, I'll get right on it."

Lin Hai walked to the corner of the wall, picked up a shovel, and went to the pile of new mud.

A dozen feet below, the Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon, whose size had increased dramatically, was curled up and fast asleep.

He wielded the shovel, gathering the surrounding soil, and then tamped it down with the back of the shovel. He was incredibly strong, and in just a few strokes, he had the ground hard and level.

At that moment, his younger brother, Lin An, ran out of the house with half a steamed bun in his mouth, still wearing his junior high school uniform.

"Brother, everyone at school is talking about your fight at Guangfu Restaurant yesterday!" Lin An exclaimed excitedly, sidling up to Lin Hai. "They said you punched that Japanese guy so hard he vomited blood, is that true? Can you teach me that move?"

Lin Hai put down the shovel, washed his hands in the basin, and casually tapped Lin An on the forehead.

"Stop meddling in these江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry) matters. Your task is to do well in your middle school studies." Lin Hai dried his hands and spoke calmly, "Martial arts training isn't for fighting and brawling. Hurry up and eat, then go to school."

Lin An rubbed his head, muttered a few words, and obediently went back to his room to drink his porridge.

Lin An's words gave Lin Hai a new idea: perhaps he could bring Lin An to the Fuhu Martial Arts School, since Lin An was old enough to start practicing standing meditation.

After breakfast, Lin Wan took a basket and went out to the morning market to buy groceries, while Lin An went to school with his schoolbag. Only Lin Hai was left in the courtyard.

Lin Hai brought up the panel and glanced at his current attributes.

Physical Fitness: 19.2

Strength: 2380 jin (approximately 1140 catties).

Previously, every time the physical and mental attributes crossed a ten-point threshold, a new talent would awaken. Lin Hai guessed that if the physical attribute reached twenty points, it would likely undergo a qualitative transformation.

He went into the courtyard and took out a white porcelain bottle from his pocket. Inside was the last special Tiger Marrow Pill, made from the bone marrow of the Demon Tiger King.

Without hesitation, he picked up the dark red Tiger Marrow Pill, tilted his head back, and swallowed it.

As soon as the pill entered my stomach, a surge of heat transformed into countless warm currents, seeping into my limbs and bones along my digestive system.

Lin Hai closed his eyes and carefully sensed the changes inside his body.

The warm current grew hotter and hotter, eventually turning into a scalding heat wave that surged through his veins. An unusual flush quickly rose to Lin Hai's skin, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Lin Hai opened his eyes and looked at the panel again.

Physical Strength: 20.2

Strength: 2480 jin (approximately 84,000 catties)

My physique increased by a full point, officially crossing the 20-point mark, and my strength also increased by 100 jin.

The moment the physique broke through twenty points, the text in the talent section at the bottom of the panel began to flash, and after a moment, new text appeared.

[Talent: Dragonspine]

As soon as his talent was fully developed, Lin Hai's body immediately reacted violently.

He felt an invisible surge of energy within his body, converging into an extremely intense heat current. This heat current, like thousands of ants, climbed upwards from his tailbone, surging through the entire spinal artery.

The human spine is composed of more than twenty vertebrae, and martial arts practitioners often compare the spine to a great dragon within the human body. The so-called "awakening of the great dragon" means that the power of the spine is fully developed.

Lin Hai clearly felt at that moment that the "dragon" behind him had come to life.