Lou Yi could feel a clear force of rebound.

'If the enemy's physical condition is lacking, they might not kill me, but instead be killed by the rebounding force.' Lou Yi thought with some amusement.

He looked at the Attribute Panel:

[Name: Lou Yi]

[Age: 19/68]

[Realm: Three Blood Warrior (470/600)]

[Cultivation Technique: Yellow Extreme Breathing Technique (Second Stage, Minor Achievement 0/1000+2 Nirvana Divine Flowers), Hu Family Breathing Technique (Not Started 0/10)]

[Skills: Lou's Axe Skill (Major Achievement 0/5000), Extreme Fist (Proficient 0/100), Stone Throwing (Proficient 0/30), Light Body Technique (Minor Achievement 0/200), Basic Spear Technique (Novice 0/6), Secret Skill: Dragon Piercing Technique - Fragment (One), Qi Locking Technique (Novice 0/3)]

[Talents: Petrification (Minor Achievement 0/1000+5 White Dew Stones+1 Star Cold Iron), Swift (Proficient 0/100+1 Celestial Silkworm Silk), Disguise (Novice 0/50+1 Earth Jade), Tenacity (Proficient 0/200+1 Soft Gold)]

[Energy: 682]

Breathing techniques, talents, and skills are the three most important components of Lou Yi's current strength.

Among them, the breathing technique is fundamental.

The Minor Achievement level of the breathing technique increases his realm at a speed of thirty points of proficiency per day.

In five days, he could enter the next realm.

If he could find the Nirvana Divine Flower, the breathing technique could advance once more, further accelerating his cultivation speed.

As for talents, apart from Petrification, the energy requirements for the others are not high, only various key materials are lacking.

As long as he finds any of the Star Cold Iron, Celestial Silkworm Silk, Earth Jade, or Soft Gold, his strength can be greatly enhanced.

Regarding martial arts, Lou's Axe Skill is the core, possessing four advanced skills, and is a major component of his strength.

However, with an abundance of energy, Lou Yi turned his gaze towards other skills.

Compared to Axe Skill, Extreme Fist is his second most important martial art.

By expending one hundred points of energy, the state of Extreme Fist changed from (Proficient 0/100) to (Minor Achievement 0/500).

Continuing to expend five hundred points of energy, the state of Extreme Fist shifted from (Minor Achievement 0/500) to (Major Achievement 0/3000)

Unfamiliar memories appeared in his mind.

At the end of the Yun Dynasty, Macheng.

Foreign enemies invaded, cannons roared, and the martial artists of Macheng refused to comply, united in desperate resistance.

But how could the flesh and blood of martial artists stand against cannon fire?

"Master Zong's Iron Sand Palm immersed in fifty years of effort, only managed to kill two whelps, before being shot dead by a man ignorant of martial arts!"

"Great Sword Wang Liu couldn't even draw his sword before he fell under the foreign gun!"

"Master Hong of Haoyue Martial Arts Hall was forced at gunpoint to bind his arms and kneel, and was taken to the foreigners' mansion, his fate unknown!"

"What's the use of practicing martial arts, struggling for decades only to be outdone by a single shot!"

The power of the foreign guns and cannons far exceeded the imagination of the people of Macheng.

The martial arts they once revered were powerless against the firearms.

The martial artists completely lost confidence.

Some fled, some even defected to the foreign enemy, only a few continued to resist.

With Master Hong, the former number one expert of Macheng, captured, they had to turn to Lou Yi, who had previously defeated Master Hong, at the Hongyang Martial Arts Hall.

"Senior brother is in seclusion, we're sorry!"

"At a time like this, still in seclusion, could it be a feigned excuse out of fear of the foreigners?"

"Do not speak nonsense, senior brother is not a person who is timid and afraid of difficulties?"

The visiting martial artists were temperamental, seemingly disbelieving the news of Lou Yi's seclusion.

"If action isn't taken, Master Hong and Divine Whip Ninth, who were captured, will be executed by the foreigners!" The martial artists were anxious, like ants on a hot pan, with no solution at hand.

"I'll go!" The silver-haired martial artist stepped forward voluntarily.

His hair was all white, his face densely lined with wrinkles, his eyes yellowing, but his body stood tall and straight.

"Teacher, you are too old to risk yourself."

The disciples of the martial arts hall were shocked and hurried to dissuade him.

The older one gets, the more vitality declines, this is an unchanging truth.

The silver-haired martial artist was once Macheng's number one, but that was fifty years ago, and it was uncertain how much strength remained today.

But the silver-haired martial artist had made up his mind, leading the martial artists brimming with hatred towards the foreigners' mansion.

They never returned.

"Senior brother, stop your seclusion, the teacher has been captured!"

Outside a secluded room, the other junior brothers in the Hongyang Martial Arts Hall shouted frantically.

"Stop shouting so loudly, what if it disturbs senior brother and causes a qi deviation?" Someone shouted angrily.

Inside the room, a young man in green sat cross-legged on the bed, his face resolute.

At this moment, he suddenly opened his eyes, a faint red light flashing within.

"Where is the teacher?" He appeared in the hall like a gust of wind, startling his junior brothers and sisters.

Macheng Governor Mansion.

This former residence of a high-ranking official, now occupied by foreigners, its original owner having long fled the city.

A group of blond-haired, blue-eyed men and women sat in an elegant garden, watching a theatrical performance, chatting and laughing, exceptionally wanton.

Beside them, martial artists forced to kneel under the threat of firearms, all with ash-gray faces and dazed eyes.

Only one old man with silver hair, his face covered in blood, his entire body dyed red, still stood tall and straight like an ancient pine.

"Honored martial artist, if you pledge allegiance to our Celestial Eagle Kingdom, you will be granted the title of Baron, passed down through the generations, enjoying endless wealth and glory." A blond middle-aged man sitting at the head of the table, wearing a large felt hat and dark formal attire, had a high-and-mighty expression on his face, "Although martial arts are outdated, swept into the dust."

"But for everyone who has stepped into the realm of martial artists, this baron holds great respect."

The silver-haired martial artist snorted coldly, not saying a word.

"Alas, I really don't want to commit more killings, why can't you understand this baron's mercy?" The blond man waved his hand.

Behind him, more than a dozen soldiers raised their foreign guns, their gazes cold.

The black muzzles pointed at the silver-haired martial artist and the martial artists kneeling beside him.

Some of the timid ones already had a large wet patch on their pants.

"I give you one last chance." After the blond man finished speaking, seeing that the silver-haired martial artist remained unfazed, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and he was about to order the execution of the captives.

Suddenly.

A young man in green appeared silently in the courtyard.

He had his back to the group of foreign men, acting as if no one else was there, beginning to untie the ropes of the silver-haired martial artist.

"Teacher, I'm late." The young man in green said softly.

"Who is he?"

"What audacity!"

"Shoot him dead!"

The blond man and his companions shouted in rage to hide their fear of not seeing how the young man in green appeared.

"Hmm?"

The young man in green suddenly turned around, his eyes gleaming brightly.

The unique essence, energy, and spirit of the martial artist seemed to burst out at once, pressing fiercely towards these barbarians!

The high-ranking foreign invaders of Macheng only felt like they were confronting an ancient tyrannosaurus rex.

The fear rooted in their souls was triggered, leaving them paralyzed, unable to move their limbs, or even fire a single shot!

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