This time, he no longer felt the sense of immense power he had after his previous strength enhancement. The Qi and blood in his body were extremely thin, not even a tenth of his peak state.

"Qi and blood like a tiger. Is this what 'Qi and blood like a tiger' means? The power of Qi and blood is more refined than before, with the loose Qi and blood twisted into one strand."

Lin Zheyu felt the state of his body.

After the Qi and blood twisted into one strand, it gained a bit of agility and became increasingly easy to control.

Moreover, the flow of Qi and blood became faster, and when he closed his eyes, he could faintly hear the rumbling roar of the Qi and blood flowing at high speed.

Lin Zheyu suddenly stepped forward, swung the Wild Bull Fist, and infused the power of Qi and blood into it, unleashing terrifying strength from his muscles.

Bang!

A dull sound was heard as the fist created a blow mark about two centimeters deep on the wooden stake.

"So strong!"

Lin Zheyu looked at the punch mark on the wooden stake, somewhat incredulous.

This was a stake made of iron birch, hard as iron; he didn't expect he could punch a deep mark with his fist.

Previously, he could only leave a shallow mark of less than three millimeters on it.

He didn't expect that the Qi and blood would transform again, twisting into one, and upon reaching the stage of 'Qi and blood like tiger,' the enhancement would be this significant.

"No wonder Mr. Han once said only by reaching Qi Blood Three Transformations can one rival the living corpse."

"Although the living corpse is famed for its copper skin and iron bones, achieving Qi Blood Three Transformations can leave a deep punch mark on iron birch wood. Dealing with a living corpse should be easy."

Lin Zheyu pondered secretly.

He thought of the living corpse in Beast Roar Mountain.

Unfortunately, the living corpse had disappeared; otherwise, he really wanted to test his skills against it.

Ever since Ren Jie led the living corpse into Lion Valley last time, news of it had become rare. It was uncertain whether it was resolved by the Priest of the Nine Nether Sect or had retreated to the deep mountains.

[Heavenly Dao Rewards the Diligent]

Name: Lin Zheyu

Source Power: 0

Skills:

Wild Bull Fist (Perfection)

Six Harmonies Blade (Great Success 10%)

Golden Swan Skill (Eighth Layer 8%)

Ten Thousand Armies Step (Fifth Layer 34%)

Poison King Body (First Layer 0%)

Turtle Breath Skill (Third Layer 4%)

Lin Zheyu glanced at the data in his consciousness; the Golden Swan Skill had already reached the eighth layer.

As expected, upon entering the eighth layer, one unit of source power increased the progress by eight percent.

To achieve the Eighth-Layer Perfection and reach Qi Blood Four Transformations, it required a total of about thirteen units of source power.

With the fusion of Golden Swan Skill and Ten Thousand Armies Step, Ten Thousand Armies Step was passively elevated to the fifth layer; it wasn't far from reaching perfection.

However, the difficulty of improvement increased the further one progressed.

With intensive cultivation, the fusion rate of Ten Thousand Armies Step and Golden Swan Skill reached about eighty percent; later, the conflicts between the two grew increasingly larger.

To continue merging and enhancing, more time and rigorous practice were necessary.

Lin Zheyu estimated that when the Golden Swan Skill reached the Eighth-Layer Perfection, it should be able to raise the fusion rate to around ninety-five percent.

The remaining five percent were parts too conflicted to merge.

"Just merging two techniques is so difficult; creating a powerful cultivation technique must be incredibly hard."

Lin Zheyu couldn't help but sigh.

If not for source power, it would take an ordinary person at least a decade or two of rigorous training to merge two cultivation techniques.

But how many decades does a person have in a lifetime?

A normal martial artist would only focus on such matters when their strength improvement reached the limit, with no further progress possible.

...

Walking down the streets of Songyi City, there were significantly fewer pedestrians.

At the Bidan Tea House, he didn't see Jia Yanrong and his party; he wondered where they had gone.

He ordered some small dishes and a pot of General's Tears.

Influenced by Mr. Liang, Lin Zheyu also grew fond of this wine.

General's Tears had a rich aroma and a mellow taste, but it had a potent aftertaste with a strange feeling of delight.

About half an hour later, Jia Yanrong and his party came in with cheerful expressions, their faces beaming with joy.

They hadn't been this happy even when visiting Baihua Tower.

"What happened to make you so happy?" Lin Zheyu asked curiously.

"Haha, the Xing Family's in trouble, it's really satisfying."

"Last night, a master broke into the Xing Mansion and killed a Qi Blood Realm expert of the Xing Family; Xing Zhicheng and his son both died. Xing Penghai's body was found in the outskirts this afternoon," Xie Jiang said with a laugh.

"You should have seen the scene, it was quite something."

"While digging, they uncovered a lot of corpses, and there were even the bodies of Xing Zhiyuan and Xing Jing'an. The faces of the Xing Family members turned dark."

"Haha, it's hilarious," Jia Yanrong laughed heartily.

Recently, the Wuding Gang had been causing trouble, acting very arrogantly. Seeing the Xing Family in trouble made them happier than visiting Baihua Tower.

They found the bodies so quickly?

Lin Zheyu was somewhat surprised.

He had just randomly picked a secluded place to bury them, not expecting they would be found so soon.

"Have they found the culprit?"

Lin Zheyu asked curiously, wanting to know how the Xing Family was reacting to the incident.

"How could they possibly find them?"

"That Xing Zhicheng was a Qi Blood Realm expert. Whoever could break in and kill him must also be a Qi Blood Realm expert."

"It might be someone from our Feihong Gang or the Nine-Star Gang; if they knew, they'd have started fighting already," Xie Jiang said with a chuckle.

"So what are they doing now, aren't they continuing the investigation?" Lin Zheyu asked.

"The government and city guards are involved, but they're just going through the motions. Without any leads, how could they catch anyone?" Xie Jiang shook his head and said.

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