Chapter 110

Outside the Martial Arts Hall, undercurrents surged; inside the Martial Arts Hall, all was peaceful and harmonious.

Eating rice, practicing martial arts, eating iron, single-mindedly focused.

In the morning he separately practiced 【Seven Killing Fist】, 【Soul Chasing Step】, 【Forest Finger】, all Blood Flesh Second Solution Version, each for 1 hour, the whole process truly relying on himself.

There truly was a kind of satisfaction of one harvest for one effort, different from the feeling of adding points where decades of bitter endurance pass in an instant; this feeling of sweating, calculated by the hour, also had a unique flavor.

Progress was also considered god-speed.

After a morning passed, 【Seven Killing Fist】's progress bar rose 11 points, 【Soul Chasing Step】 progress bar rose 8 points, 【Forest Finger】 progress bar rose 17 points.

From this it could be seen that although all were Blood Flesh Second Solution Version, there were still differences in cultivation progress between different martial arts.

"My talent in martial arts: finger technique surpasses fist technique, fist technique surpasses step technique."

He spoke to himself, gaining a new realization in his heart.

"This talent's manifestation on the original version martial arts might be more pronounced, but the ranking should be consistent."

"Then, on the original version's skill point allocation, I should go against the grain and allocate skill points in the order of step technique, fist technique, finger technique; only then can I maximize the utility of the skill points."

Feng Mu's gaze swept lightly over the remaining skill points, the number 9730 entering his sight.

He silently calculated in his heart, already having a decision: "These points should be just enough to raise 【Soul Chasing Step】 to the Perfection Realm."

"Add points directly, or save them for now?"

He did not hesitate long; for the shortcoming in step technique, he had a clear understanding.

"Raise step technique up early; later whether chasing enemies or fleeing, both can be handled with more ease; better early than late."

Feng Mu scanned the courtyard once; Master was inside the room, Hong Ya was at the Dojo Front Desk.

"Add points!" Feng Mu slowly closed his eyes.

【Year one, you embark on the journey of cultivating Soul Chasing Step.】

【Five years pass, your footsteps wear through dozens of shoe soles, finally barely grasping the essence of Soul Chasing Step.】

【Your talent in step technique is limited, but you do not lose heart because of it. You firmly believe, diligence can make up for clumsiness, Heavenly Dao rewards diligence.】

【Thirty years pass in a flash, you no longer rely on footwear, running barefoot on the earth, rubber shoe soles shatter into pieces under your feet, until your foot soles grow hard calluses.】

【Year thirty-five, Soul Chasing Step finally cultivated to Minor Achievement.】

【But you are still not satisfied, continue tirelessly cultivating, attempting to scale high walls and climb trees using Soul Chasing Step without the aid of hands. Another fifty years of painstaking research, you finally cultivate Soul Chasing Step to Major Achievement, Perfection without flaw.】

【Soul Chasing Step·Perfection】

【General Skill Proficiency deducted 8000 points.】

【General Skill Proficiency remaining: 1730】

Feng Mu opened his eyes, suddenly feeling the shoes on his feet become exceptionally binding, a strong impulse surging in his heart, you desire to take off your shoes, let your feet step on the ground without any hindrance.

"Above Perfection lies Limit Break." Feng Mu murmured softly, gaze blazing, focused on the panel before him.

The numbers on the panel were clearly visible: 【General Skill Points remaining 2】, 【Special Skill Points remaining 1】.

General Skill Points are exclusively used for ordinary skill advancement, while Special Skill Points grant Feng Mu permission to upgrade all skills except 【Iron Eater】, 【Grand Feast】, 【Blood Frenzy】.

Feng Mu's heart suddenly cleared: "Recalling last time, I used a Special Skill Point to Limit Break upgrade 【Crane Claw Technique】, it was actually a loss, but I also didn't expect at the time that there would actually be ordinary skill point rewards later."

Feng Mu didn't dwell too much on the previous loss, just silently said: "Limit Break!"

【Is Perfection the limit of a martial art?】

【You don't believe it!】

【Time flies like a shuttle, sixty years pass in a blink.】

【In the mountain woods, several ghost shadows flash past, strange sounds transmit in the air, like ghosts mingling in wailing, the next instant, several ghost shadows overlap, revealing a barefoot figure.】

【That is you!】

【Soul Chasing Step Limit Break: When you exhibit Soul Chasing Step to the extreme, your steps seem to possess life, able to spontaneously summon mysterious ghost shadows.】

【Ghost Shadow: They are like you, like loyal shadows, closely following behind you, soundlessly.】

【During the use of Soul Chasing Step, you have a 10%-40% random chance to summon a ghost shadow that makes truth and falsehood hard to distinguish, causing confusion and bewilderment to enemies.】

【When using Soul Chasing Step, the faster the step frequency, the higher the chance to trigger ghost shadows; all ghost shadows maintain inertia for 0.5 seconds then dissipate.】

【Soul Chasing Step·Perfection→Soul Chasing Step·Limit Break (Ghost Shadow)】

【Normal Skill Points deducted 1 point.】

【Normal Skill Points remaining: 1】

Feng Mu slowly opened both eyes, feet connecting ten-odd steps like flowing clouds and water, figure weaving left and right in the Inner Courtyard, like a drifting wind.

Behind him, silently and continuously emerged three or four strange virtual shadows.

These virtual shadows seemed like ghostly shadows, yet vivid and lifelike; although their existence lasted only a brief 0.5 seconds, what made Feng Mu pleasantly surprised was that this brief duration was not static, but as if possessing their own will, continuing to perform actions.

Like a vehicle suddenly braking, still sliding forward a distance under the effect of inertia.

These ghost shadows, within the brief 0.5 seconds, would also spontaneously complete the subsequent 0.5 seconds of action continuation according to Feng Mu's body's current movements.

"This is the scientific explanation of inertia... my ass!"

Feng Mu abruptly stopped, gaze heavy as he followed those few ghost shadows behind him.

They seemed to have their own will, continuing to run forward for half a second, then quietly vanishing in a stretch of silence.

Feng Mu narrowed his eyes, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.

"According to common sense, ghost shadows should only appear behind me; this kind of pattern is indeed somewhat rigid, enemies can easily see through it, distinguish that the foremost one is the real me."

"However, if I can be flexible and changeable in battle, sometimes advancing, sometimes retreating, weaving left and right, constantly changing directions, as long as my step frequency is fast enough, then my surroundings will all be encircled by ghost shadows. In this way, my true body can perfectly hide among these ghost shadows, making it difficult for enemies to distinguish in an instant which one is my true location."

【Soul Chasing Step】 original version, raised to Limit Break in one go, Feng Mu's remaining skill proficiency points almost completely spent, but the boost to his combat power and survival ability were both enormous.

Additionally,

Agility also increased by 1.2 because of 【Soul Chasing Step】 Limit Break, thereby reaching 5.8, not far from the highest attribute Strength.

Thus, his panel updated to:

Feng Mu

Strength: 6.5 (1.1+5.4)

Agility: 5.8 (3.8+. 2.0)

Constitution: 2.6 (0.9+1.7)

Spirit: 1.1 (1+0.1)

Remaining Attribute Points: 0

Iron Eater: Second Stage

Metal Characteristic Slot: 2

Already Absorbed Characteristics: Mold Embryo (White)

Current Eating Slot 1: Pig Iron (Eating Degree 28.1/100%, Reserve 0.)

Current Eating Slot 2: Yin Sha Nine Nether Calamity Resentment Iron (Eating Degree 3%/100%, Reserve 3%.)

General Skill Slot:

Blood Flesh Initial Solution True Art·Second Stage (1/5000)

Crane Claw Technique·Breaking Limit (Virtual Claw)

Fold......

Seven Killing Fist·High Level (1/5000)

Seven Killing Fist·Blood Flesh Second Stage·Middle Level (1/2500)

Soul Chasing Step·Breaking Limit (Ghost Shadow)

Fold.....

General Skill Points: 1

Remaining General Skill Proficiency: 1730

Secret Art: Tongue Root Death Curse lv1, Marry Death Twin Birth lv1, Acting Agent Bestowal lv1, Blood Bar Ghost Eye lv1

Remaining Special Skill Points: 1

Feng Mu gently closed the cultivation panel, ending his cultivation, then walked leisurely toward the dojo.

He had arrived; it was time for him to spar with Fourth Senior Brother Yuan Xidi.

Feng Mu looked forward to this very much, and Yuan Xidi also looked forward to it, but their expectations differed: Yuan Xidi anticipated no longer having to hit the Iron Man Stake, while Feng Mu craved the 【Resentment】 on Fourth Senior Brother.

Before finding an opportunity to enter the Prison, Yuan Xidi was the "Calamity Iron Digestive Tablet" Feng Mu had mentally designated.

However, this "delicacy" needed to be enjoyed cautiously, lest overindulgence cause that stress-born killing intent to erode his reason.

Therefore, he, Feng Mu, only defended and never attacked, and once he could not control himself, Feng Mu would immediately call a halt.

"Bang bang bang——"

The sound of fist striking flesh echoed in the dojo; Yuan Xidi fought with great relish, feeling that hitting a person was far more satisfying than hitting iron.

However, watching that little junior brother who, despite constantly guarding, was still beaten until his skin split and flesh showed, a trace of apologetic feeling welled up in his heart.

"How about I switch to defending instead?" Yuan Xidi reluctantly stopped his fists and suggested.

"No need, continue. I entered the sect latest, my martial arts are the worst, I must first learn to take a beating, only then can I avoid dragging everyone down later." Feng Mu said, baring his teeth.

Actually, inside he was blooming with joy.

What could be happier than doing nothing, just standing there taking a beating for a while, and having the Iron Eating Degree rise?

This was much easier than bitterly practicing cultivation methods.

Watching Fourth Senior Brother drenched in sweat, Feng Mu increasingly felt he had picked up a huge bargain — free labor not to mention, the other party was even grateful to him; a trace of guilt for deceiving a fool rose in his heart.

At the same time, a blue-and-white vehicle slowly drove up to the No. 8 Middle School gate and slowly stopped.

Chang Erbing stepped out of the car door, entered the campus, and after a round of preliminary inquiry and questioning, he had already locked onto a preliminary suspect in his mind — Feng Yuhuai!

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