Chinese Martial Arts: My Super Beast Clone

Chapter 95 Nine-Shot Extreme Refinement of the Dirty (Bonus Chapter)

During this time, besides hunting in the wilderness with the Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon, Lin Hai devoted all his energy to martial arts training.

He sat down cross-legged, not to cultivate, but to close his eyes, immerse his mind in his body, and carefully feel the changes in his body.

The path of martial arts begins with training the three stages of strength: changing tendons, changing bones, and changing marrow. Each step lays a solid foundation for the body.

The stage of cultivating strength, specifically the stage of "whole-body power," involves unleashing the power within the body as a single, unified force, allowing it to be released at will.

However, the cultivation of Ming Jin, while also pursuing the increase of strength, is not as simple as it seems.

He had heard his master, Lu Zhengchuan, say that the cultivation of the Ming Jin stage was also known as "Lian Xiang".

This "sound" does not refer to the sound of a punch being thrown, but rather the muffled sound, like the roar of a tiger or leopard, produced when a martial artist mobilizes all their strength, causing their muscles and bones to resonate and their blood and qi to surge.

The sound signifies the martial artist's initial integration of their own power.

The ultimate form of Ming Jin is nine resounding sounds.

Nine strikes represent the ultimate strength, and in the martial arts world of Yangcheng, it is also known as "Nine Levels of Strength".

One level of heaven, one level of power.

Each additional sound represents a deeper level of control the martial artist has over their own power, resulting in a ten percent increase in the power unleashed.

Lin Hai can now unleash three strikes, which is the third level of strength. When he goes all out, he can add an extra 30% to his original strength of over 3,000 jin.

The cultivation method for the Ming Jin stage relies on the "Subduing Tiger and Refining Dirty Chapter".

Training strength and building a foundation involves training the skin, flesh, muscles, and bones.

The practice of Ming Jin Lian Xiang is the opposite: using powerful force to temper and nourish one's internal organs.

The heart is the source of blood and qi. The liver governs the tendons and stores blood. The spleen transforms and transports blood and qi. The lungs govern respiration. The kidneys store essence and govern the bones.

Only when the five internal organs are strong can the Qi and blood be more abundant, ensuring a continuous supply of power and the ability to withstand stronger bursts of energy. Otherwise, if the foundation is unstable, forcibly pushing beyond one's limits will only harm oneself.

With this in mind, Lin Hai calmed his mind completely.

He began to mobilize the internal energy according to the methods of "Subduing the Tiger and Refining the Dirty".

The power surging through his meridians no longer simply flowed through his limbs and bones as before, but began to seep into his internal organs in his chest and abdomen like a gentle stream under his control.

This is an extremely delicate and dangerous process.

Unlike muscles, bones, and skin, the internal organs are the softest and most vulnerable parts of the human body. A slight mishap or loss of control can result in internal organ damage or even immediate death.

But Lin Hai is different. He has the talent of synesthesia. Just as he can detect movements outside his body, he can also use it to perceive subtle changes inside his own body.

Lin Hai held his breath, bringing his synesthesia to its fullest potential.

His mind followed that slight force, feeling every bit of power it exerted on his internal organs.

With each breath, his chest opened and closed, the force washing over his lungs like a gentle tide. Each wash carried away impurities, leaving behind nourishment. His breathing became longer and more even.

Next is the heart.

"Thump—thump—thump—"

His heartbeat, which had been steady and strong, suddenly became heavy under the stimulation of the force, like the beating of a war drum. With each heartbeat, hot blood was pumped throughout his body, and Lin Hai could even clearly feel the blood flowing like a river in his veins.

Then comes the liver, spleen, and kidneys —

This process is both painful and pleasurable.

The painful part is that the internal organs are tempered by the force, which brings a feeling of soreness, numbness, swelling and pain from the inside out, as if countless steel needles are piercing through them at the same time.

What's refreshing is that after each round of painful tempering, his organs would feed back a pure vitality, making Lin Hai feel as if his power was being sublimated.

Lin Hai stood up and assumed a fighting stance. He stepped forward with his left foot, exerted force in his waist and abdomen, and his spine trembled slightly like a great dragon.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

Three crisp cracking sounds emanated from his body, forming a continuous line. His right fist followed the momentum, striking the air with a muffled blast.

"With my base strength of nearly four thousand jin, these three punches will increase my explosive power by a full thirty percent." Lin Hai withdrew his fist, feeling the aftershocks from his knuckles. Thirty percent of the power is an increase of more than a thousand jin. If this punch were to hit a rock, it could pulverize a millstone-sized bluestone on the spot.

However, the explosive power is extremely strong. To deliver these three blows is not as effortless as with whole-body power; it requires a brief period of preparation, about one or two seconds.

Therefore, in normal combat, the focus should be on integrated strength, and the burst of power at its peak should only be used as a means to win with a single blow.

Moreover, as his internal organs were continuously tempered, he found that his endurance and recovery ability were also greatly improved.

He needs time to solidify his foundation.

But the Japanese did not give him the opportunity to cultivate in peace.

In the following days, the eeriness and unease in the wilderness became increasingly pronounced.

Through the shared vision of the Earth-Splitter Crocodile, Lin Hai saw the wilderness.

Teams of ronin samurai, dressed in black martial arts uniforms with katana hanging at their waists, searched the area in groups of three or five, leading large search dogs as if combing their hair.

The Earth-Splitter Crocodile Dragon has been quite active these past few days. Utilizing its mimicry and burrowing abilities, it launched a series of ambushes under the cover of night and the terrain.

Sometimes it would be by the water's edge, dragging a wandering ronin who was drinking into the mud; other times it would leap from the bushes and bite off an enemy's neck. In just a few days, more than ten members of the Black Dragon Society had died in the jaws of the Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon.

But this did not deter the enemy. On the contrary, these attacks revealed their approximate location. The Black Dragon Society immediately abandoned the outer search and mobilized all its manpower to tighten the encirclement.

"Woof! Woof woof!"

The sound of dogs barking in the distance drifted over on the wind.

Lin Hai looked up towards the east.

The encirclement is shrinking.

Based on the information brought back by Crocodile Dragon, Lin Hai roughly estimated that the nearest search party was less than ten miles away from his current hiding place.

The distance of ten miles was only about half an hour for this group of Japanese ronin, whose minimum level was at least the Strength Refinement Realm.

"We can't linger here any longer." Lin Hai squatted down and began packing his things.

Splash!

The soil beside it was turned over, and the massive body of the Earth-Splitter Crocodile Dragon emerged.

After devouring the demon wolf, it grew even larger, its body now nearly two zhang long. Its scales were a dark blue and gray-black hue, as hard as steel.

Lin Hai walked up to the Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon and patted its thick neck.

"Tear this place down, and we're leaving."

With a low roar, the Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon swept its thick tail out, completely collapsing the hut where Lin Hai had lived for several days.

"Let's cross the Chishui River and head west; the river will conceal our scent."

Lin Hai made a decision.

To the west lies a deeper wilderness with more complex terrain, including vast swamps and dense forests, where the Japanese search dogs would be of little use.

Moreover, given the current size of the Earth-Splitter Crocodile Dragon, he could easily use it as a mount.

Lin Hai leaped and straddled the back of the Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon. He gripped the dragon's broad back with his legs and held onto the two protruding bone spikes in front of him to steady himself.

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