Swallowing the Stars: Starting with Family Revitalization

Chapter 10: Inferior Strength

The saying goes that heroes break the law with their martial arts. Ordinary people who possess power will unconsciously amplify their dark side, let alone martial artists who often fight monsters and walk on the edge of life and death. In the early days of the Great Nirvana, the world was in chaos, and rising martial artists often fought each other. Some even took pleasure in torturing and killing ordinary people. However, as the five major powers gradually stabilized the situation, such things became less common in the base city.

However, such scenes still frequently occur in the wilderness, where it is not uncommon for warrior teams to scheme and betray each other in order to obtain monster materials.

Therefore, when entering the wilderness, martial artists face dangers not only from monsters, but also from other martial artist teams.

During his years with the Gale Squad, Shen Ping had been ambushed by other martial artists several times. Hearing Mu Yang mention it, Mu Yang patted him on the shoulder, "It's good that you're alright. Be more vigilant in the future. Do you know which squad it was?"

Mu Yang lowered his voice again, "It's the Firefox Squad."

Shen Ping's expression hardened. The Fire Fox Squad was quite famous in the martial arts circles of Huazhong Base City. Their team had two high-level warriors and the rest of the members were mid-level warriors. They usually hunted high-level beast general-level monsters and occasionally targeted lord-level monsters. Most importantly, they were an affiliated squad of the Zheng Family Consortium.

It is precisely because of the resources and training provided by the Zheng family conglomerate that the members of the Fire Fox Squad are so strong.

"Our Gale Squad and Fire Fox Squad have always kept to themselves, hunting in different locations with no conflict of interest. Why would they launch a sneak attack?"

Shen Ping stared at Mu Yang and asked.

Mu Yang didn't say anything, but instead took Shen Ping out with him under the pretext of going to the restroom. Once in the restroom, he explained the reason.

"To be honest, this is my fault... Brother Shen, you know I'm a bit of a womanizer. Once, I was drinking at a bar with a female student from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Her best friend from her dorm came over. Her best friend is not only beautiful, but also has a very kind personality, which is exactly what the captain likes. However, the captain is really not good at this kind of thing, so I thought I'd try to match them up."

"As it turned out, the younger brother of the Fire Fox Squad leader also took a liking to this girl and was pursuing her. This incident created a grudge between them."

"After the captain found out, fearing it would cause unnecessary trouble, he took the initiative to cut off contact and even made a phone call to the captain of the Fire Fox Squad to explain. But he didn't expect that the other party would be so persistent in the wilderness this time."

Mu Yang said through gritted teeth, "They are clearly bullying our Gale Squad. The captain forbids us from mentioning it, but I can't swallow this."

Shen Ping listened in silence for a moment. The captain was five or six years older than him. He had finally found a girl he liked, but for the sake of his teammates, he took the initiative to withdraw. This was indeed very much in line with the captain's character.

"During the Spring Festival, you can rent a place in Zhengzhou, and I will teach you swordsmanship every day."

"Okay, I'll listen to Brother Shen."

The two returned to the private room.

Captain Qin Shan drank quite a bit, clearly troubled by the matter.

They drank until late at night.

They had just left.

Once the Spring Festival is over.

Mu Yang came to Zhengcheng to learn swordsmanship from Shen Ping. He casually mentioned the captain's matter again, "The Fire Fox Squad called and said that last time it was just a warning and they won't pursue it any further."

"Brother Shen, I feel aggrieved. Yes, our team is not as good as the Fire Fox team, but the other side is too arrogant and domineering."

He clenched his fists angrily.

Shen Ping said in a deep voice, "Feeling aggrieved? You feel aggrieved as a captain? If you're not as strong as others, you have to admit it. If you were a war god, would the Fire Fox Squad dare to be so arrogant!"

Mu Yang lowered his head.

"Practice your sword skills well, don't think about anything else, and don't go to Huazhong University again. Don't ask about that girl."

"Understood, Brother Shen."

Mu Yang is the youngest in their team, only in his early twenties. He has more potential than the older members, and Captain Qin Shan intends to groom him as his successor. However, youth also means impulsiveness.

It would be pointless for a general like the latter to cause trouble for Captain Firefox's brother; it would only escalate the conflict and eventually make it unmanageable.

In reality, it is very normal for conflicts to occur between martial artists. Sometimes it is for women, sometimes for a trivial matter, and sometimes for face. But nowadays, the world respects the strong, and if you are weak, you have to endure.

Luo Feng, who is still developing, has to endure the high bounty.

Although Shen Ping is very strong now, he will not rashly step forward, as that would only bring risks to himself, his family, and the Gale Squad.

"The true essence of the Ninefold Thunder Blade lies in stillness and movement. Stillness is about keeping one's mind as clear as a mirror, unaffected by any external disturbances; movement is about unleashing power with the speed of thunder..."

Having mastered the fifth level of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade, it was very easy for him to guide Mu Yang. With a powerful expert giving his all, Mu Yang made rapid progress in the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade. By mid-March, his swordsmanship was close to a breakthrough, lacking only that one crucial opportunity.

"Go to the wilderness this time and get a feel for it, try to break through to the second level of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade."

Shen Ping said with a smile.

Mu Yang nodded excitedly, "Thank you, Brother Shen."

After they separated.

He returned to Nanyuan Community, played with the child Shen Yu for a while, and then went to the martial arts hall to practice guiding techniques. Since the New Year, he has absorbed all the remaining medicinal effects of the herb spirit Blue Beard Ginseng, increasing his punching power from more than 60,000 kilograms to 76,000 kilograms. His speed and nerve reaction have both reached the level of a war god.

"Once I've absorbed the remaining medicinal effects of the herbal essences in my body, my punching power should stabilize at around 80,000. At that point, with the 4.2 times power boost from the fifth level of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade, a single strike will have an impact force of over 300,000 kilograms!"

Shen Ping's eyes were filled with anticipation. The level of a high-level War God is between 250,000 and 500,000 kilograms, and an impact force of more than 300,000 kilograms is already above the level of a high-level War God. If it were to unleash 500,000 kilograms, that would be the peak of a War God.

"I need to go to the wilderness area to adapt to the physical improvements."

End of cultivation.

He pondered for a moment. The improvement brought about by the sudden increase in his physical strength was difficult to master through daily training in the martial arts hall. Only by fighting powerful monsters could he quickly master it and fully solidify his strength.

night.

He told Li Yuewei that his wife was helpless about the matter and could only tell Shen Ping to be careful in the wilderness.

Two days later.

Shen Ping arrived at County 416, where he had stayed before. However, this time he did not plan to hunt in the county. After all, having broken through to the God of War level, the mid-level Beast General level monsters no longer had any effect on his training. Therefore, he planned to rest for a while and then go to the more distant Taihang Mountains.

Since the Great Nirvana, the Taihang Mountains have become the place with the highest concentration of monsters in the Central China base city. Almost all the surrounding counties and cities are occupied by lord-level monsters. He had been there dozens of times with the Gale Squad, but only dared to stay on the edge of the Taihang Mountains.

Roar.

As soon as I arrived on the rooftop, I heard a tremendous roar from a beast.

He peered through his binoculars and saw several martial artists hunting a beast general. However, when he saw one of the martial artists, he narrowed his eyes.

(End of this chapter)