Chapter 7: A Thousand Miles a Day

Seeing the abnormality on Lu Changsheng's body, Fang Tao was full of surprise.

"Brother Changsheng, did you succeed?"

After seeing Lu Changsheng nod slightly, his eyes were full of disbelief.

He didn't expect that in just a few days, Lu Changsheng had actually initiated his martial arts.

Although there was still a long way to go before becoming a true martial arts expert, this was already quite amazing.

"You go back first."

Lu Changsheng smiled slightly.

Next, he didn't need the other to assist him anymore.

He prepared to start testing the attribute modifier, so naturally, he couldn't let outsiders see it.

"I'll go back and report the good news to big sister."

Fang Tao ran toward the outside of the courtyard full of joy, and soon disappeared without a trace.

Seeing the other go far away, Lu Changsheng opened the panel.

A blue light screen floated in the void in front of him.

Host: Lu Changsheng.

Age: Twenty.

Realm: None.

Martial Arts: Iron Cloth Shirt (Initiated 1%).

Skills: None.

Equipment: None.

Status: Good.

Source Energy Points: Nine.

Bound Exotic Beast: Pangolin.

Seeing the green point-adding symbol behind the Iron Cloth Shirt, it had been completely lit up.

Lu Changsheng was quite expectant.

With a thought, he clicked lightly toward the plus sign.

As the Source Energy Points in the panel became seven, a mysterious feeling instantly descended.

"In the first year, you practiced the Iron Cloth Shirt diligently, but the gains were mediocre."

"You were not reconciled and continued to practice diligently; in the second year, the progress only advanced to twenty percent."

"In the third year, the progress reached thirty-five percent."

"It took ten years of bitter practice to cultivate the Iron Cloth Shirt to minor accomplishment."

Listening to the large number of prompt sounds coming from his mind, Lu Changsheng slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes seemed to carry a hint of trance.

At this moment, it was as if he had practiced the Iron Cloth Shirt for more than ten years.

He didn't expect his own talent to be so ordinary; it actually took more than ten years for a common technique to reach minor accomplishment.

Fortunately, he had the attribute modifier; otherwise, he would have been at most a Skin Refining martial artist in his life.

Lu Changsheng looked down at his own skin, which was glowing with a brownish-gray luster, clearly possessing astonishing defensive power.

At this moment, he finally became a Skin Refining martial artist.

Then he clenched his fists, and a powerful force surged out, as if he could kill a cow with one punch.

It was simply incomparable to before.

Since stepping into Skin Refining, he had become a true martial artist.

Even the most ordinary martial artist could deal with more than a dozen strong men.

If he wore heavy armor, he would be enough to kill a hundred, like a human-shaped fierce beast.

He could also become a small squad leader in the army, completely changing his own destiny from then on.

This was just the Skin Refining realm; if he became a higher-level martial arts expert, his strength would increase even more exponentially.

Some top experts could even live for hundreds of years, crossing the void with their physical bodies, which was extremely terrifying.

This was also one of the reasons why martial arts experts were awe-inspiring.

However, according to what Lu Changsheng knew, Skin Refining alone was divided into three levels: Stone Skin, Iron Skin, and Copper Skin.

He had just stepped into the Stone Skin realm now.

The brownish-gray color on his upper body was its sign.

However, his limbs, legs, and head had not changed, which made him quite confused.

Could it be that the Iron Cloth Shirt had flaws?

He had no proper martial arts inheritance, so everything had to be explored slowly by himself.

A moment later, Lu Changsheng looked at the remaining Source Energy Points and didn't hesitate, adding points again.

"Sizzle..."

Heat rose all over his body, and his skin membrane began to bulge rapidly, the radiance gradually changing from brownish-gray to deep black.

"You practiced day and night for a year, and finally pushed the progress to six percent."

"In the next three years, you were even more diligent, and the progress reached twenty-three percent."

"After twenty years of bitter practice, you finally cultivated the Iron Cloth Shirt to the stage of great accomplishment."

The attribute modifier sent out a prompt sound without any emotion.

Lu Changsheng seemed to be placed in a space again, starting to practice the Iron Cloth Shirt with all his might for twenty years.

It was as if he had turned this technique into his own instinct.

A moment later.

Lu Changsheng exhaled a breath of turbid air, piercing toward the void in front like a sharp sword.

It didn't dissipate until several feet away.

Exhaling like a sword, one of the signs of small achievement in martial arts.

He didn't expect that in just a few days, he would touch this realm.

Looking down at his own skin membrane, black radiance flickered, appearing very deep. The defensive power was one step further than the previous Stone Skin.

Not only that, but the skin membranes of his limbs and head also turned brownish-gray.

It must be that under the transformation of his body, the skin membranes of his limbs had a new improvement.

Then he looked at the changes on the panel.

Realm: Iron Skin Realm.

Martial Arts: Iron Cloth Shirt (Great Accomplishment 1%).

Source Energy Points: Four.

It cost one more Source Energy Point than upgrading to minor accomplishment.

He guessed that the further the martial arts technique went, the more consumption it would probably take.

After all, the higher the martial arts realm, the more amazing the progress in strength, so naturally, the consumption was greater.

He looked at the plus sign in the technique column, which had turned gray again, and instantly understood that the remaining four Source Energy Points were not enough to upgrade it to Copper Skin.

However, he didn't intend to keep them; using them all to improve his strength was the wise move.

Now that he had stepped into Iron Skin, he was still lacking attack means.

He could only think of other ways.

Lu Changsheng looked at the skills and equipment columns, and had some plans in his heart.

He walked toward the kitchen with large strides.

Before long, he arrived at the edge of the kitchen stove.

Turning his head to look around, he saw a rusty pig-slaughtering knife lying quietly on the ground.

The pig-slaughtering knife was only about the length of an adult's arm, the blade was full of gaps, and the radiance was very dim.

This pig-slaughtering knife was also the only weapon he could find.

This knife was obtained by his father and had been in the Lu family for decades, long covered in rust.

Lu Changsheng picked up the pig-slaughtering knife in front of him directly.

Just then, a prompt sound rang in his mind.

"Picked up a damaged pig-slaughtering knife, bind or not?"

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng was stunned for a moment, then thought silently to agree.

He saw that there was a new change in the equipment column.

Equipment: Damaged Pig-Slaughtering Knife (White).

Characteristic: None.

There was also a green plus sign behind it.

Clearly, this item could continue to be upgraded.

Lu Changsheng decided to upgrade this item immediately; ten birds in the forest are not as good as one in the hand. At this moment, as long as he could improve his strength, any consumption was worth it.

He tentatively clicked once.

As one Source Energy Point was consumed, the pig-slaughtering knife in his hand began to bloom with bright radiance, and even the rust began to fall off.

Before long.

The pig-slaughtering knife in front of him had completely turned into a brand-new existence.

The blade was cold, looking quite sharp.

Lu Changsheng focused his spirit and stared at the pig-slaughtering knife.

A new panel appeared in the void in front.

Equipment: Ten-Forged Pig-Slaughtering Knife (White)

Characteristic: None.

After the infusion of one Source Energy Point, the damaged pig-slaughtering knife had turned into a ten-forged pig-slaughtering knife, and the improvement was very amazing.

Generally, weapons were divided into ten-forged weapons, hundred-forged sharp weapons, precious weapons, famous weapons, divine weapons...

Every time it was improved, there was a qualitative change, and both sharpness and toughness were greatly enhanced.

Lu Changsheng looked at the remaining three Source Energy Points and didn't hesitate, clicking the green plus sign again.

"Sizzle..."

The pig-slaughtering knife began to bloom with glowing precious light, illuminating the dim space around, and the whole knife began to tremble lightly, as if celebrating.

A moment later.

He looked at the pig-slaughtering knife in his hand, which had changed greatly, and was very joyful.

Not only was the knife body more translucent, but the blade had also become extremely sharp, quite dazzling.

Equipment: Hundred-Forged Pig-Slaughtering Knife (Red)

Characteristic: Sharp, Sturdy, Illusion.

Note: This knife was forged by a skilled craftsman after hundreds of hammerings, the blade is incomparably sharp, enough to cut through any animal's skull.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng pulled off a hair, held it beside the blade, and blew lightly.

The hair was instantly cut into two pieces and drifted to the ground.

Blowing hair and breaking it, it was indeed incomparably sharp.

Lu Changsheng's face was full of joy.

The quality of the weapon had also changed from white to red; he didn't know what the next quality was, which made him quite expectant.

With this weapon, his strength would also improve by a large margin.

In battles with enemies, he would no longer have to worry about weapons.

He looked at the remaining Source Energy Points, only the last one left.

Now that he was not lacking in realm or weapons, he was only lacking in attack means.

The last Source Energy Point could be used just right.

Lu Changsheng had some ideas in his heart.

He turned and walked toward the center of the courtyard.

Before long, he arrived at the open space in the center.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 8 =====