Martial artists can never be ultimately insulted.

……

Wait, frustrated?

Seeing the expression on Yuan Chen's face, Wu Horixi, Wu Horixiong, and the others could only feel disbelief.

Even without directly experiencing it, they could feel the perfection of that attack—a perfect attack that even Wu Lei'an, whose talent was enough to leave his mark on the Wu clan's more than a thousand-year history, could not withstand.

Why am I...feeling down?

“…It’s… gone off track?” Baki muttered to himself.

"what?"

Upon hearing Baki's words, Go Horisa and the others also looked at Baki with puzzled expressions.

Baki just stared blankly at the spot where Yuan Chen and Wu Lei'an had been standing, his eyes vacant, the scene from just moments ago replaying in his mind, completely ignoring them.

In contrast, after a brief period of frustration, Yuan Chen raised his head and looked in the direction where Wu Lei'an had been blasted away. The frustration in his eyes gradually faded, and in its place was a hint of joy.

Yes, after frustration comes joy.

“Lei An, I rejoice in your determination, I rejoice in your commitment to violence… This has given me a wonderful taste.”

Yuan Chen looked at his fist. Even now, he was still savoring that strike that had just landed like a gazelle's horn, leaving no trace, yet perfectly natural and without form or self.

As someone who witnessed it firsthand, Yuan Chen was certain that the 'Star Strike' he had just received had exceeded the limit that Wu Lei'an could withstand... and even exceeded the limit that Yuan Chen himself could withstand.

When every cell, even every atom, in the entire body is moving in one direction, before Yuan Chen's fist even touches Wu Lei'an, that power is like an overloaded train accelerating on a track full of curves.

As the speed increased, the accumulated potential energy grew, and the train veered off its original track due to the ever-increasing potential energy.

No, it's not that the train derailed... it's that its own body, acting as the track, couldn't keep the train's wheels on the track!

It's like holding a chain hammer, spinning it continuously and accelerating it, until it slips out of your hand due to the ever-increasing centrifugal force.

The power originating from every single cell broke free of Yuan Chen's body, derailed from Yuan Chen's fist, and exploded in the air.

If I insist on continuing to throw punches, my own arm will definitely be the first to explode, right?

That experience must have been unforgettable... It's just a pity...

Looking at his arm, which seemed unchanged but whose cells were actually withered and lifeless from bearing the potential energy that exceeded the limits of the human body, as if it had been steamed in a steamer, Yuan Chen's face revealed a hint of resentment.

Unfortunately, my physical body has not yet been able to keep up with the trajectory of that 'star'.

But... it doesn't matter.

Yuan Chen could sense that this kind of battle, this kind of feeling, wouldn't be too far away from him... Next time, his fist would definitely be able to catch up with 'Star'.

Thinking this, Yuan Chen also put away his fist, and after a brief silence, walked towards Wu Lei'an's direction, his eyes filled with emotion.

Indeed, coming to the Battle Realm was the right decision.

Whether it's these desperate battles fought at the mere mention of the news, or these fists wielding their own will... these are sights rarely seen elsewhere.

Seeing Yuan Chen walk towards Wu Lei'an, the others suddenly realized that the battle was over, and hurriedly ran forward to treat Wu Lei'an.

"Don't worry."

Sensing the worry of Wu Fengshui and the others, Yuan Chen, who had already arrived in front of Wu Lei'an, had a peaceful expression on his face. There was no anger or hatred in his gaze towards Wu Lei'an, only peace.

"The force exploded in the air, and he was simply stunned by the shockwave from the explosion, which affected his brain, heart, and other organs and nerves."

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's words, Wu Huxi did not relax. However, after checking for a while and confirming that Wu Lei'an was indeed still alive, but in extremely poor condition with his heart almost stopping, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But just as Wu Huqi was about to take out some of the Wu clan's secret medicine to stabilize his injuries, he saw Yuan Chen press his still intact left hand onto Wu Lei'an's chest.

Before Wu Horiki could recover, he saw Yuan Chen's left hand suddenly exert force, and then Wu Horiki felt a surge of energy directly blast into Wu Lei'an's heart!

Upon witnessing this scene, Wu Hori's eyes narrowed sharply—he was going to kill Lei An.

Instinctively, Wu Hori wanted to reach out and stop him.

But then, Wu Horixi also discovered that Raian's heart rate, which was so weak as to be almost non-existent and could be considered death in the medical field, began to beat strongly again under the impact of that energy.

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I accidentally overslept during my afternoon nap, so I got up to write a chapter, and then went back to sleep...

Volume 1: 74. Treatment of Blood Deficiency

"……This is?"

Upon noticing that Wu Lei'an's heartbeat had returned, Wu Hori's face showed a deep sense of astonishment.

To be honest, even if Wu Lei'an had been killed, Wu Hori could accept it now—after all, this battle was just to test whether this guy named Yuan Chen was worthy of the title 'that person's successor'.

As for whether Yuan Chen's abilities in the battle were worthy of his reputation, Wu Hori felt that he might even surpass them.

It cannot be said that Wu Hori's judgment was wrong. After all, during the era when Yuan was active, even Wu Huili, the patriarch of the Wu clan, was only a minor assassin.

Back to the present, Wu Hori originally thought that Raian might have been killed by that attack.

After confirming that Lei An was not dead, Wu Hori felt relieved and prepared to use the family's secret medicine to prolong his life before transferring him to the hospital for formal treatment.

Even if they survive, their hearts, brains, organs, and nerves are all severely impacted. Without a period of rest, let alone fighting, even standing up for a short time is extremely difficult.

And now...

Wu Hori could almost feel that Wu Lei'an's life was improving and recovering at a visible speed, which was originally on the verge of death.

"This is…?"

Wu Hori looked at Yuan Chen subconsciously and asked.

In response, Yuan Chen calmly replied, "It's just emergency treatment."

“I know it’s emergency treatment.” Wu Qixi paused briefly before finally asking, “I know it’s emergency treatment.”

"But... even a professional medical team would need a lot of time to stabilize vital signs after such a severe, all-encompassing shock, and you just... only pressed on Lei An's heart?"

Wu Hori subconsciously opened his hands and made a pressing motion, saying:

"Even a high-precision defibrillator operated by a professional physician couldn't restore such a strong heartbeat in such a short time, while also repairing damage to other parts of the body, right?"

"...Normally speaking, that is indeed the case."

Upon hearing Wu Huxi's words, Yuan Chen was not surprised. He simply helped up the unconscious Wu Lei'an and evenly injected his life energy into every corner of Wu Lei'an's body.

From the brain to the heart, from the spine to the nerves...

"When the human body is first injured, the wound is often the most active."

"It begins with vasoconstriction, culminating in leukocyte coagulation to stop the bleeding. Subsequently, damaged mast cells release histamine, causing capillary dilation and allowing neutrophils and macrophages to arrive. They clear pathogens and necrosis factors, and stimulate growth factors for recovery. Then come fibroblasts, endothelial cells…"

"But as long as enough pure nutrition and energy are replenished in time at this time to strengthen the function of these cells, the wound can recover quickly before it worsens."

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's explanation, Wu Hori and the others standing nearby gaped in astonishment.

As an assassin, to understand how to kill others more quickly and directly, the first thing to do is, of course, to know the many components of the human body.

They certainly knew the knowledge that Yuan Chen was talking about.

But the problem is...

"So... how is this even possible?" Wu Horisuke couldn't understand. "Even if it's theoretically possible, those damaged nerves, organs, and cartilage can't grow back naturally..."

"This involves some unique 'essence'."

Yuan Chen shook his head, offering no explanation regarding the existence of life energy, simply attributing it to Lao Yuan.

Upon hearing that this might be some of the profound secrets of the 'Sangji Assassination Fist', Wu Hori immediately stopped asking questions.

Although using assassination techniques to save someone may sound strange, there is only a fine line between killing and saving someone.

In contrast, after hearing Yuan Chen's words, Baki, who had run over beside him, pondered for a moment and then said, "If that's the case... then it's what's called 'false blood,' right?"

"...blood deficiency?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Hori and the others also showed confused expressions.

On the contrary, Yuan Chen thought for a moment after hearing Baki's words, then pointed at Baki and said, "Oh! That's a good analogy! Much easier to understand than what I said!"

"right!"

Hearing Yuan Chen's words, Baki, feeling appreciated, smiled and said, "I knew it!"

"...So...what is 'false blood'?"

Wu Huqi was not ashamed to ask questions of those less knowledgeable.

"It's from video games."

"...Huh?" Wu Hori looked confused.

Not only Wu Huoxi, but also Chunli and others beside her showed similar expressions.

How did we get onto games again?

Baki clearly didn't care about this, and simply explained with great interest:

"In some single-player games, the health bar of the player-controlled character is often not reduced directly after taking damage, but becomes a semi-transparent virtual health bar, or fake health bar."

As long as an attack or healing is initiated before the depleted health has completely dissipated, it is possible to recover far more health than normal in one go, or even restore it to full health instantly.

As he said this, Baki paused for a moment, then said with a complicated expression, "But... that's in the game after all."

In reality, the goal is to quickly revive the cells at the site of injury before they lose their activity, and to rapidly heal them before the wound fully forms, thus creating a phenomenon similar to 'phantom blood healing' found only in video games…

Taking a deep breath, followed by a heavy exhale, Baki remarked with a sigh:

"This is a setting that even science fiction writers would not dare to use lightly."

Upon hearing this, and understanding Baki's meaning, Wu Horisu and the others also looked at Yuan Chen. After receiving a positive reply, they showed expressions similar to Baki's.

Chun-Li, on the other hand, looked suspicious after hearing Baki's explanation.

As the only person among those present who knew about 'life energy', Chunli knew that Yuan Chen's life energy was a magical power that transcended vitamins, proteins, and water, which are the building blocks of the human body, and directly activated the body's state.

In comparison, while Wu Fengshui also knew some of it, he certainly couldn't understand it as comprehensively as Chunli. After all, Chunli was intimately familiar with the sensations of life energy flowing through the body.

Before the wound has truly formed, life energy is used to directly stop its deterioration and reactivate dormant cells, thus forming a 'virtual blood therapy'...

Just as Baki and the others were still finding it hard to believe, Chun-Li clearly realized that it was probably true.

Volume 1: 75. After the fight, the handover begins.

After calming Wu Lei'an down, Yuan Chen stood up, glanced at the time, and asked, "Is there anything else you need to do?"

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's question, Wu Huxi, Wu Fengshui, and the others, who had confirmed that Wu Lei'an was safe and were preparing to leave, exchanged glances, then shook their heads and said, "It's nothing."

"If you don't have anything else to do, why don't you stay and have a late-night snack before you leave?"

Yuan Chen stretched the muscles in his right arm.

His right arm houses solar runes from the old magician. These runes continuously convert energy from the sun during the day to replenish Yuan Chen's daily energy consumption, and any excess is stored directly within the runes.

Although it is night, the Sun Rune has sensed the huge amount of energy missing from Yuan Chen's body, and the energy stored inside the Sun Rune has been integrated into Yuan Chen's body.

Although Yuan Chen couldn't be fully revived due to the capacity limit, the state of his right arm cells being completely inactive, as if steamed, due to carrying too much potential energy, has been successfully reversed.

Or perhaps... it's because the losses this time were too great that a more comprehensive recovery couldn't be achieved?

Yuan Chen wasn't entirely sure either, because he was still learning and experiencing both the sun rune and life energy, and hadn't fully mastered them yet.

But that's all for the future. Right now, the most important thing is to eat and replenish our life energy.

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's invitation, Wu Hori and the others exchanged glances, then scratched their heads and said, "This...isn't this inappropriate?"

But before they could finish speaking, a gurgling sound came from the side.

Looking around, it was none other than Wu Fengshui's stomach groaning.

Feeling the gaze of these people, Wu Fengshui chuckled somewhat awkwardly and said, "Uh... I just got off the plane and went straight back to my family, and then I came here... I haven't eaten yet..."

"Then let's all come together." Yuan Chen nodded and said, "Hunger is the cruelest thing. No matter what, we must eat our fill to ensure we get enough nutrition!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Fengshui also turned his gaze to Wu Horixi and Wu Horixiong, who were standing to the side.

After the uncle and nephew briefly confirmed that Wu Lei'an's condition was indeed stable, they nodded.

If it weren't for Wu Lei'an's extremely impatient nature, they would have liked to have a proper exchange with Yuan Chen about their experiences with assassination techniques.

This made Wu Fengshui extremely happy—during his time in Hong Kong, what impressed Wu Fengshui the most was the life-giving cuisine from Yuan Chen!