In close combat sparring, injuries are unavoidable.

Especially when one side is defending, and the other is attacking, the defender is more likely to get hurt.

But since Miao Yang had said so, Cheng Ye didn't hold back and immediately assumed the starting stance.

As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, while experts watch the technique.

In comparison to the exertion method, the rough beginner-like stance made Miao Yang shake his head.

"Come on, use your full strength, don't hold back."

Cheng Ye didn't respond.

Even before Miao Yang finished speaking, the muscles in Cheng Ye's thighs suddenly tensed. As his hips sank, his left leg fiercely stomped the ground to generate force, causing the soles of his sneakers to produce a piercing screech against the floor.

The whole person charged forward like a fierce tiger descending from the mountain, with his right fist aiming directly at Miao Yang's face using the momentum of the charge.

However, at the moment the sound of breaking air arose, Miao Yang also moved.

Cheng Ye only felt a flicker in front of him, and the target he had originally locked onto flashed to his left side.

Damn, so fast?

Previously, when sparring with Liu Bi, Cheng Ye could at least see the movements clearly, but just now his vision blurred, and Miao Yang had already sidestepped.

No, was this anticipatory judgment?

Cheng Ye's eyelids twitched, hastily retracting his punch to switch to a whip kick.

But just as his knee was lifted halfway into the air, his lower back was gently pushed by Miao Yang who had moved to his side, causing his kick to hit nothing but air.

Seeing the distance widen, Cheng Ye had no choice but to follow up with the momentum, unleashing a powerful straight punch.

But unexpectedly, Miao Yang this time neither dodged nor evaded. He blocked with both hands, retreating three steps like a martial arts master, his body bending back into a bow shape, surprisingly dissipating all the force cleanly!

"Continue, don't stop!"

Miao Yang shouted in a low voice.

Cheng Ye adjusted his breathing and continued his aggressive assault.

This was indeed his first fight after his body had been enhanced, much stronger than merely understanding how to exert force before!

Just like when he retracted his punch and switched to a kick earlier, his quick chase would have resulted in imbalance due to malformed movements, but now he only felt his moves flow effortlessly, with muscle groups responding to his thoughts the moment they formed.

He closed in again.

Catching the slight dip of Miao Yang's left shoulder, Cheng Ye sidestepped with a sliding step, using the same technique.

Executing a left stab punch, taking advantage of Miao Yang's dodge, his right fist aimed at the ribs with a cunning angle intending to hit the liver.

Bam!

The sound of collision erupted like muffled thunder.

Just as Miao Yang crossed his hands to block, Cheng Ye's knee strike immediately targeted the abdomen, then his left punch feigned, while his uplifted right leg suddenly changed direction to kick Miao Yang's supporting knee.

This series of combo techniques was swift as lightning, all the lethal moves hidden within that single kick.

If hit, the target would be down for at least ten days to a month before recovering.

"Good!"

Finally, Miao Yang lost his previous composure, rolling on the ground like a lazy donkey to avoid the kick.

But before he could get up, Cheng Ye had already flipped over to pursue, his fists transforming into a storm of blows, the offense continuing fiercely like a lion unleashed from its cage.

Pa, pa, pa.

Miao Yang kept extending his hands to block, seemingly in a dire state.

However, the hard strength difference between the two was ultimately too vast, and although Cheng Ye maintained an upper hand, he struggled to secure victory.

Each punch was either preemptively dodged by Miao Yang's anticipation or blocked by his crossed arms.

Unable to hit vital points, unable to break through defenses.

With a stabbing punch forward, Cheng Ye retracted his attacks, standing in place gasping for breath.

At the same time, his thoughts opened up a panel, eyes falling on the deactivated Iron Body.

"Tired?"

Miao Yang rubbed his slightly numb arms, chuckling, "Your technique is too crude, I guess Inspector Liu hasn't taught you yet. If you want to improve quickly, I have a standard combat system from the Blood Dragon Corps here, although not sophisticated, it's good for beginners to lay a solid foundation…"

"Take this!"

A fierce shout tore through the air!

Coming again?

Seeing Cheng Ye rush up once more, Miao Yang shook his head slightly but couldn't help feeling a sense of admiration.

No wonder he practiced Dragon Power first, just this indomitable kingly spirit alone surpasses many old practitioners with years of martial arts training, if guided well, he could reach the divine-human...

Thud.

While lost in thought, Miao Yang instinctively raised his arms in a guard position, attempting to block Cheng Ye's stab punch.

But this time, the punch coming from the ribs veered unexpectedly in mid-air, passing through a gap in the block with an incomprehensible angle, landing solidly on the abdomen.

"Something's wrong!"

A pain drilled into his core, Miao Yang's eyes changed drastically, bending forward to try and dodge to the ground.

But Cheng Ye's whip kick had already swept in, the attack rhythm completely different from before, and the timing of the waist twist was almost perfect.

"Can't hold it!"

Miao Yang felt a heaviness in his heart.

Previously he could anticipate Cheng Ye's attack patterns through the direction of footwork exertion.

But the last two moves felt like sparring with an expert in Embracing the Embryo of the same realm, unpredictable and difficult to block in advance, only being able to respond on the fly to dismantle the moves.

With no other choice, Miao Yang could only extend his hand, turning his palm into a fist to strike at Cheng Ye's thigh nerve.

Yet one punch landed, and though the force was enough to make Cheng Ye topple to the ground, still Cheng Ye carried on unaffected, neither his force nor momentum diminished in the slightest!

Boom!

The whip kick like a heavy cannon crashed into Miao Yang's hastily raised right arm, all forces unleashed spanning from impact.

It was like kicking a lightweight cardboard box, in Cheng Ye's wide-eyed stare:

The previously cool and composed Miao Yang flew backward like a broken kite, crashing heavily into the ropes at the edge of the ring, causing the metal frame below to emit a dull sound.

"Damn?"

Although aware that activating the Iron Body temporarily grants great power control, to such an extent?

Afraid of someone noticing anything unusual about this strike, Cheng Ye quickly deactivated the skill, intending to go over and help Miao Yang up.

But once Iron Body was deactivated, a numb, itchy pain from the thigh caused him to stagger and fall to the ground.

Damn.

So painful?

Cheng Ye gritted his teeth in pain, visibly watching his thigh swelling up a bit.

Force and force are mutually interactive.

Miao Yang's punch and the whip kick collided, an ordinary person would definitely struggle to endure it.

But when equipped with Iron Body, he felt no pain at all, just a brief itch and it was over.

"You just now?"

Miao Yang pulled himself up by the ropes, clutching his ribs with a grinning grimace, though looking disheveled, thankfully not appearing injured.

"Embrace the Embryo?"

Looking at Cheng Ye sitting on the ground, Miao Yang's eyes flashed with intense shock.

Rumor has it that in the era of Old Martial, those with Tao Heart Clarity could enter the Embryo Realm with a Novice Body, drastically enhancing body control.

But when you truly reach this realm and experience it, no one believes it.

Because forgetting oneself and things requires first hiding strength in the tendons.

Only by lurking the power within the Twelve Tendon Gates can you liberate the nerves and significantly enhance the precision of body control.

"Damn it, I've seen a ghost!"

"The rumor isn't just a rumor, it's happening right before my eyes!"

...

That night, Cheng Ye was carried home by Miao Yang.

There was no other way unless he was willing to expose that the Iron Body greatly reduces pain, otherwise, there was no reason he could stand up and walk home as if nothing happened.

"Your door..."

Miao Yang looked around at the several households, although the neighbors had reinforced their doors, Cheng Ye's door was obviously much heavier, looking almost integrated with the wall, unlike the appearance of an artificially repaired door.

"The door isn't good, I can't sleep well at night."

Cheng Ye took out a key from his pocket and opened the door, the simple setup of a bed and a table inside startled Miao Yang again.

"Inspector Cheng, you... you're too simple."

"External things, as long as they're enough, why do I, living alone, need so much furniture?"

Cheng Ye sat on the bed, patted the brown mat he had bought from the flea market, and couldn't help but smile.

The soft mats sold by the Buffer Zone's official store were hard to compare with a firm mattress like the one before the crossing, which was difficult to find.

However, this smile in Miao Yang's eyes, glancing at the slightly worn out mattress, made him swallow, finally understanding how Cheng Ye could enter the Embryo Realm without unlocking the Four Forces.

This state of mind, untrapped by external things, is beyond ordinary people!

"I brought trauma medicine, let me apply it for you, massaging can also speed up absorption."

"Thanks."

Lying on the bed, taking off his pants, looking at the swollen leg with a blend of bruises.

Miao Yang shook his head and started applying the medicine and massaging.

Cheng Ye's mouth twitched in pain, which was not far from his earlier speculation.

While the Iron Body endowed strong injury resistance, it also deprived him of the dull sense of pain.

If he hadn't been equipped with the Iron Body at that time, Miao Yang's punch would have disrupted his momentum.

He might get injured or feel numb for a while, but it wouldn't be as serious as needing someone to carry him home now.

"However... that sudden enhancement of body control ability means entering the Embryo Realm?"

Cheng Ye pondered, flashes of Miao Yang's explanation appeared in mind.

Not discussing the concept of Burning Tendons in Ancient Martial theory.

From the perspective of New Martial, its essence is to temper the sensitivity and toughness of the main neural pathway.

If the exercise is successful, it allows the muscle group requiring subtle neural control to connect with the main neural pathway, thereby releasing some of the control pressure of the delicate nerves.

When twelve main tendons are burned out, it's basically reaching the standard of the Embryo Realm, meaning enough nerves have been liberated to support a qualitative leap in body control ability.

"So I'm cheating?"

Without Burning Tendon Gate, but achieving the same effect through the release of pain nerves.

Cheng Ye was slightly shocked...

"As the saying goes, a little crack isn't a crack!"

"This Iron Body is too dangerous for regular use, but in critical moments, it's a trump card to turn the battle's tide."

Thinking that even masters like Miao Yang were defeated by him, suffering minor injuries.

If weapons were involved, using Vortex Stab in such a grind, it would certainly be extremely satisfying.

Moreover.

Focusing on the newly opened personal interface, Cheng Ye's gaze gradually became serious.

[Collector: Cheng Ye]

[Current Rank: lv.1 Intern (4.7/100)]

[Life Level: 0]

[Skills: Dragon Power Prototype, Beast Intuition, Iron Body (Talent)]

[Not yet unlocked...]

[Evaluation: Your strength...]

...

Although the evaluation hadn't changed, the Basic Power in the skill bar had disappeared, replaced by what Miao Yang called the Dragon Power Prototype.

"It was previously called Basic Power because, in my knowledge system, it couldn't be precisely classified, so it was vaguely put as a power exertion method."

"Now, after gathering information related to Ancient Martial, with changed cognition, does the skill name change accordingly?"

It's not just the name change; the Dragon Power Prototype was acquired from Chu Yunfeng.

Yet, Cheng Ye didn't see any other Basic Power, indicating two possibilities:

Either Chu Yunfeng only cultivated Dragon Power, or the rest of the Three Forces don't belong to lv.1 skills.

"Could he really have only cultivated Dragon Power?"

Cheng Ye shook his head, dismissing this conjecture.

Chu Yunfeng was a mighty figure with lv4 skills, it would be too unreasonable if he hadn't even cultivated the Four Forces.

But why is his Dragon Power only lv1?

Recalling Miao Yang's words about realm regression, Cheng Ye faintly speculated that the story behind Chu Yunfeng might be more complicated than he thought.

"Moreover, with my current mindset, training for Tiger Power is difficult, but as long as I can gather this skill, I suppose the problem could be instantly resolved."

Taking shortcuts, Cheng Ye wasn't foolish to push himself into life-and-death struggles seeking breakthroughs in mindset.

"Alright, the medicine is applied."

Miao Yang withdrew his hand, placing the one-third used bottle aside and took out a new bottle to place beside it.

"Call me if you need anything, I'm at your service."

"Thanks, Director Miao!"

Cheng Ye nodded and was about to ask about the medicine's cost, but Miao Yang quickly stepped toward the door, not giving him a chance to speak.

"Director Miao is as good a person as Brother B..."

Cheng Ye was momentarily stunned, then couldn't stop a smile.

However, just then.

The Defense Communication device by the bed rang, with an unsaved mysterious number flashing on the screen.

"Who is it?"

Cheng Ye answered the call with a soft hum, but the next second his face changed dramatically.

From the earpiece came Liu Bi's urgent, low voice.

"Cheng Ye, a big trouble... is coming soon."

"He Fei's corpse wasn't handled properly, the source of infection has fully spread!"

...

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