Martial Artist, a realm that everyone in this world aspires to enter, Lou Yi finally stepped into it.

Everyone who achieves the status of a Martial Artist can be called the dragon and phoenix among men, extremely rare.

This is even more apparent in the outer city; for example, in the whole of Xinxiang, there is only one Martial Artist, known as the Man Slaughter.

The main city has more Martial Artists, but they only exist in martial arts halls, noble families, and the City Lord's Mansion; ordinary civilians simply cannot come into contact with them.

Moreover, achieving the status of a Martial Artist brings significant changes in status; people usually address them as "Sir" when they meet.

Whether it is by joining the City Lord's Mansion's Beast Hunting Bureau, the local Inspection Bureau, escort agencies, or by presiding over the Big Commerce Association or Landlord Manor, or even establishing one's own industry to attract investment, all these are easily accomplished.

The fundamental reason lies in the fact that the world is unsafe, with fierce beasts and predatory birds scattered about, and tales of ghosts and spirits abound.

Powerful martial prowess is the hardest passport.

'Puff!'

Lou Yi gently clenched his fist, producing a distinct sound of air bursting.

'Pow! Pow! Pow!'

He casually swung a few punches, his body moving with incomparable ease, as if each joint had been lubricated.

His coordination, continuity, and reaction speed had greatly increased, each punch easily producing the sound of firecrackers.

As for strength...

Lou Yi picked up a simple steel-backed saber and, with a few quick motions, twisted it into a braided shape.

He pressed the forefinger of his left hand against the hard stone-brick wall, leaving a visible fingerprint.

Three thousand pounds, definitely more than that. Four thousand pounds, five thousand pounds?

Lou Yi's heart stirred, he initiated the breathing technique, secret blood rapidly surged to his forefinger, causing the tip to turn blood red and seem to emit a faint glow.

He pressed again against the wall, which sunk in like clay.

'Secret blood, truly wondrous.'

The reason Martial Artists are mightier than common people is not only because their physical bodies become stronger through martial practice; the use of secret blood is the core.

Directing secret blood to the arm can enhance the force of punching, directing it to the legs can increase walking speed.

Even before breaking through to a Martial Artist, Lou Yi's strength surpassed those of a two-blood Martial Artist who used secret blood.

Now, after employing secret blood, the extent of his strength remains unmeasured due to the lack of measuring instruments.

He only knows that it is immensely stronger than before breaking through.

Like someone at Xu Xi's level from Sunset Mountain.

Now, even without using any trump cards, without activating Qi-Blood, he could raise a hand and kill such a person.

As for Martial Artists in the Minor Circulation level, like Zhou Yang or Chen Muju, Lou Yi remembers them and feels that the sense of threat is gone.

Regarding Martial Artists above the five-blood level in the Great Circulation, having never encountered them, Lou Yi cannot gauge.

Furthermore, because he just broke through as a Martial Artist, his secret blood is continually growing and developing; his physique and strength are enhancing every moment, his strength far from reaching the limit of a one-blood Martial Artist.

Moreover, the function of secret blood seems not limited to this.

Lou Yi directed the secret blood to stimulate the Candle Dragon Acupoint, instantly feeling a tingling in his chest.

Immediately following, his entire blood Qi exploded, the whole person carried a ferocious momentum, like a primal beast descending upon the world.

'Yes, this is much faster than muscular impact, like swapping a microcontroller for a high-end chip.'

Lou Yi looked at the Attribute Panel:

[Name: Lou Yi]

[Age: 19/60]

[Realm: One-blood Martial Artist (0/600)]

[Cultivation Techniques: Yellow Extreme Breathing Technique (Stage One, Mastery 0/100 + seven Heart-Eroding Grass + one Bone-piercing Orchid), Hu Family Breathing Technique (Not Initiated 0/10)]

[Skills: Lou's Axe Skill (Mastery 0/100), Extreme Fist (Proficiency 0/30), Stone Throwing (Mastery 0/30), Light Body Technique (Mastery 0/60), Basic Spear Technique (Initiated 0/6), Secret Skill: Dragon Piercing Technique - Fragment (One)]

[Talent: Petrification (Proficiency 0/60 + 3 Stone Spirit + 1 Phoenix Blood Stone)]

[Energy: 1]

Firstly, the change in the age column made Lou Yi's breathing heavy; it increased by four years!

Breaking through to a Martial Artist, life expectancy indeed increases.

So if he later breaks through to Minor Circulation, Great Circulation, and even Martial Artist, will there be another boost?

The second change is the change in realm; Lou Yi officially became a one-blood Martial Artist.

Due to the change in realm, the first stage breathing technique is outdated.

The efficiency, previously six points of mastery per day before breaking through, has regressed to one point per day after breaking through.

To speed up cultivation, he must obtain the second stage breathing technique suited for the Martial Artist level as soon as possible.

The two-stage breathing technique is crucial for the continued practice of Martial Artists, far more important than the first stage, and cannot be transmitted to those other than inner disciples.

But now, if he goes to exchange it, his progress cannot be hidden.

Cultivating the breathing technique for less than three months before breaking through as a Martial Artist is absolutely genius!

Lou Yi thought about it, for safety's sake, he still has to delay for a while.

After all, he has a sensitive identity, has killed officials, and has enemies with deep backgrounds like Qi Bao, and a latent major enemy, the Heavy Sword Sect.

Of course, the pace of strength enhancement cannot stop.

Now that he broke through to a Martial Artist, he can shift his focus to axe skills, fist techniques, and talents, continuously improving his strength, even with better cost-effectiveness.

After all, the breathing technique cannot elevate strength in real-time.

Lou Yi took out the previously obtained cultivation technique "Qi Locking Technique" and began to study it.

The Qi Locking Technique involves placing secret blood in the lower dantian and sealing it with dantian power to prevent detection by Martial Artists of the same realm.

After testing it for half a day, Lou Yi finally made it appear on the Attribute Panel: Qi Locking Technique (Not Initiated 0/1)

He used the only point of energy to advance it: Qi Locking Technique (Not Initiated 0/1) → Qi Locking Technique (Initiated 0/3)

This is an extremely simple hidden secret blood technique, easy for those who know it, hard for those who don't.

As for its effectiveness, it needs to be verified to draw conclusions.

Lou Yi donned a human skin mask, employed the initiated level Qi Locking Technique, and wandered around the black market and outside some martial arts halls for two days.

Concluding: Martial Artists at the Great Circulation level, even at close range, find it hard to detect.

At this point, he dares to head to the Extreme Fist Sect confidently.

...

"What have you been doing lately, why didn't you come?" Zhan Weida's eyes lit up upon seeing Lou Yi, then looked him over, "Why do you feel a bit different?"

"Really?" Lou Yi's heart stirred, "How am I different?"

"I can't say, but the whole person seems brighter." Zhan Weida scratched his head, then 'swished' as he closed his folding fan, whispered, "Some fun things happened while you were away."

"Jia Hong, that woman, was taken as an inner disciple by Elder Zhou." Zhan Weida nudged forward with his mouth.

Following the direction, Lou Yi saw a familiar tall and graceful woman.

However, the yellow dress she originally wore had been replaced with the snow-white attire only inner disciples could wear, with the chest distinctly decorated with the word 'Extreme.'

"She hasn't broken through, right." Lou Yi sensed no presence of secret blood on her.

"Once the breathing technique is initiated, as long as the age is not too old, adding more resources, the breakthrough is a natural progression.

Moreover, as an elder in the Sect, taking a disciple a few months early doesn't mean anything big." Zhan Weida sneered, "Of course, if he weren't Zhou Yang's uncle, he wouldn't have done so."

Elder Zhou is Zhou Yang's uncle, having familial relations including Great Elder Zhou Bufeng, something almost publicly known in the Extreme Fist Sect.

Not far off, Zhou Yang walked to Jia Hong's side.

The two were chatting and laughing intimately, like a pair of celestial couple.

"What about Huang Longgang?" Lou Yi suddenly felt a bit sympathetic for this guy.

"Hey, haven't seen him for several days, probably crying in some corner at home."

As soon as Zhan Weida's voice fell, heavy footsteps echoed in the Martial Arts Arena.

'Thud thud thud!'

'Thud thud thud!'

Huang Longgang stepped forth, momentum abundant, walking with head high and chest puffed.

Most striking were his fists, continuously flashing red, dazzling like light strips.

Everyone seeing this couldn't help but widen their eyes.

"He's broken through to the Martial Artist realm!"

"My God, so quickly?"

"Is this the foundation of a big family?"

Only a few people showed disdain, including Zhan Weida.

"It's obvious he consumed Blood-Rushing Pills, probably more than one.

Now his potential is exhausted, further breakthroughs will be extremely difficult." Zhan Weida puzzled, "All for a woman, is it worth it?"

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