Chapter 7: Cruel Training

"Ah..."

The miserable scream reached the sky, startling the birds in the forest to flee in all directions.

A youth had his hands tied to different big trees, wearing only a pair of small shorts, his eyes slightly closed, his head drooping, and his whole body was beaten to a pulp, blood dripping slowly, as if he was undergoing some kind of torture.

Behind the youth, an old man sat cross-legged on a boulder, looking at the youth who was constantly wailing in front of him, and felt a little unbearable in his heart. He asked slowly: "Can you still persist?"

The youth's slightly closed eyes opened suddenly, his fists clenched, and he shouted: "Come again!"

Hearing the youth's response, the old man exhaled slowly, nodded slightly, stretched out his palm, and a pale red Dou Qi beam with wisps of white flame suddenly shot out from Yao Lao's palm, and finally hit Xiao Yan's body heavily like a whip, and a long bloodstain appeared on Xiao Yan's body instantly.

"Ah..."

"That's because fusing fighting techniques is harder than creating fighting techniques, and it's extremely dangerous. If you are not careful, you will damage your meridians and become a cripple. Only when your realm is high and your knowledge is wide, do you dare to try to create fighting techniques. Of course, some people accidentally create fighting techniques, such as the Blowing Fire Palm." Yao Lao explained.

Xiao Yan felt as if he had been thrown into a frying pan, tossing and turning in it.

"Bang!" A muffled sound, wood chips splashed, and spider-web-like cracks spread from the place of the punch. The big tree persisted for a while, but after a breeze blew, it still fell down powerlessly.

Shaking his head helplessly, he stretched out his palm again, and a pale red beam suddenly shot out, still attached with wisps of white flame, which was the exotic fire he had subdued, the "Bone Chilling Flame" ranked eleventh on the Exotic Fire Ranking. Exotic fire body tempering, if he hadn't noticed the existence of that magical thing in Xiao Yan's body, Yao Lao would really not dare to carry out this devilish training.

"Quiet!" Yao Lao shouted. Looking at Xiao Yan tossing and turning in the wooden barrel like a fish, if this continued, wouldn't the precious medicinal water he prepared all be spilled out.

Under Xiao Yan's endless demand, the red liquid in the barrel faded at a speed visible to the naked eye. Under the influx of a large amount of energy, Xiao Yan's small face was slightly flushed, and there was a faint red light radiating from it.

"Hehe, it's already prepared for you, close your eyes and calm your mind, I will pass it to you." He ordered casually, Yao Lao pointed his finger and touched it lightly on Xiao Yan's forehead.

"Not bad! Not bad! You have broken through twice in less than a month." Yao Lao stroked his beard with satisfaction.

When the last wisp of pale red airflow entered his body through breathing, Xiao Yan's body was slightly silent, then suddenly trembled violently, his lower abdomen contracted slightly, Xiao Yan's eyes opened suddenly, blue and white light flashed rapidly in his pitch-black pupils, his mouth opened slightly, and a somewhat turbid gas was exhaled.

Hearing Xiao Yan's shout, Yao Lao sighed: "Is this little guy crazy? He is even crazier than I was back then. What exactly made him persist until now. Is it really because of that girl Xun Er? I didn't expect this guy to be a lover."

With Xiao Yan's training, part of the red liquid entered his body through his skin, strengthening his body. Another part turned into wisps of pale red airflow, entering his body through his nose and mouth, strengthening his bones and meridians.

"Eight Extremities Collapse is in hand! With my current physical strength, I should be able to exert good power, right?"

"Bang..."

"Ah..."

The sounds alternated constantly, and when the last beam hit Xiao Yan's body heavily, Xiao Yan finally fell into a coma.

Seeing Xiao Yan in a coma, Yao Lao exhaled slowly, a full hundred whips, really don't know what this guy relied on to support it. After all, he also felt distressed to beat Xiao Yan, and he also wanted Xiao Yan to give up this devilish training, but Xiao Yan insisted again and again. He whispered to himself: "Why is this kid so able to endure hardship, does he really have a masochistic tendency?"

"Eh... by the way." A thought arose in Xiao Yan's heart, why can't fighting techniques be fused and used? He hurriedly asked: "Teacher, can fighting techniques be fused and used?"

Xiao Yan shouted out in pain again, his hands pulled the rope violently, and the big tree as thick as an adult was pulled slightly tilted. That kind of pain that hit the soul directly was really unbearable. Even if the endurance was strong, it was impossible to stand in place, so he had to rely on external force to fix it.

"Hmm? Is this about to break through? It seems that it has only been ten days since the last breakthrough to Stage Four Dou Qi!" Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yan, who was training in the wooden barrel, in surprise.

Seeing the big tree fall, Xiao Yan sighed: "This is the true power of Xuan-tier fighting techniques!" Thinking of the Blowing Fire Palm that could only blow wind, he felt a bit chicken-rib. Now there was no Sucking Palm, so they couldn't cooperate with each other to increase power.

"Then is there any reward?" Xiao Yan asked with expectation.

"Why?" Xiao Yan asked.

Yao Lao stretched out his finger and drew lightly in the air, and the rope binding Xiao Yan broke instantly. He lifted Xiao Yan and walked slowly toward the wooden barrel prepared in advance. The liquid in the wooden barrel was no longer green, but red, and he gently put Xiao Yan into the wooden barrel.

The fist carried fierce force and hit the trunk heavily.

Taking a deep breath, Yao Lao controlled the exotic fire beam to whip Xiao Yan's body heavily again.

"Ah..." The pig-slaughtering scream came again.

His head hurt slightly, and Xiao Yan suddenly noticed that a large amount of information poured into his mind, and the sudden information made his head swell.

The severe pain made Xiao Yan's consciousness a bit blurred, and he really wanted to give up this inhuman training. At this time, Xiao Yan thought of the scene where Nalan Yanran was about to come to break off the engagement, but someone in his consciousness seemed to tell him that this was nothing, and it would be broken off if it was broken off. Obviously, this reason had been used rotten and no longer worked.

After soaking for a while, Xiao Yan slowly raised his head, his hands crossed, placed a strange seal in front of him, closed his eyes, and entered the training.

"Ha! Come again!" Xiao Yan shouted, and his body seemed to be full of blood again.

"Eight Extremities Collapse!"

"Blowing Fire Palm!"

After a while, Xiao Yan gradually adapted. His legs were difficult to sit cross-legged in the barrel, his head lowered slightly, letting the red liquid cover his entire body. The stinging pain on his face made Xiao Yan's expression slightly ferocious.

Standing in front of a big tree, he operated the Dou Qi in his body and ran it along the meridians and acupoints of Eight Extremities Collapse.

The strong wind pressure suddenly swept out from Xiao Yan's palm, and many leaves on the big tree were blown down, which was much more powerful than the first time he used it.

"Haha! Teacher, I have reached Stage Five Dou Qi, and my physical strength has also improved a lot." Xiao Yan said happily.

Jumping up from the wooden barrel, he hit the big tree in front of him with a palm.

"Hehe, fused and used? This is not that no one has done this before, but most of them only dared to do this when they reached a very high realm, do you know why?" Yao Lao understood Xiao Yan's meaning and said jokingly.

This red liquid was refined from dozens of precious medicinal materials, costing Xiao Yan nearly 100,000 gold coins. If it weren't for Xun Er, Xiao Yan would really not be able to afford it unless he auctioned the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid.

Under Yao Lao's guidance, Xiao Yan gradually mastered the operation route and tricks of Eight Extremities Collapse.

Yao Lao's voice like thunder sounded in Xiao Yan's heart, Xiao Yan gradually calmed down, his hands held the barrel wall tightly, trying his best to control the erosion of the medicinal water.

This red medicinal liquid was much more violent than the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid, and of course, the effect was also great, not only improving the training speed but also widening the meridians and strengthening the body.

"Eight Extremities Collapse: Xuan-tier Advanced fighting technique, close-range attack fighting technique, famous for its strong attack power, practiced to the peak, the attack contains eight layers of force, eight layers superimposed, power comparable to Earth-tier Low-grade fighting technique!"

Thinking of the figure who prepared breakfast for him every morning before dawn, the figure became clearer and clearer, and Xiao Yan's consciousness gradually recovered.

With Xiao Yan's training, the red airflow wrapped around Xiao Yan's entire body and was constantly absorbed and refined by Xiao Yan.

Suddenly, the red airflow slowly rotated around Xiao Yan. At this moment, Xiao Yan seemed to have become a big magnet, not only was the Dou Qi in the surrounding space being quickly sucked, but even the red liquid in the wooden barrel began to appear small water vortices.

Hearing that fusing fighting techniques was extremely difficult and would damage meridians, Xiao Yan felt a bit discouraged. He was thinking about letting the Blowing Fire Palm mix in some force of Eight Extremities Collapse, so the power would definitely increase greatly.

Seeing Xiao Yan a bit discouraged, Yao Lao smiled and said: "You are different, try it boldly! Even if the meridians are broken, it only takes some time."

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 8 =====