Chapter 215: Third Realm Skin-Refining (Seeking monthly votes)

"The martial path has nine major gates, each gate is a shackle!"

"Each breakthrough is a process of breaking free from shackles, liberating the body's constraints, releasing one's talent, and allowing life to complete its evolution."

"The first realm of the martial path is Meat-Refining, the second realm is Tendon-Refining, and the third realm is Skin-Refining."

"The skin membrane within the meat, tendons, skin, bones, marrow, and blood."

While Mu Hong was explaining, a black metal sphere floated beside him. It seemed to have life, coordinating with its master to project pictures and data.

"According to scientific martial path theory research, after Tendon-Refining reaches a stage of Great Completion, the next stage is to exercise our skin membrane."

"It can allow our physical fitness to be further improved."

Lin Qi listened while looking at the projected human body image, which detailed the human skin.

"The skin membrane can help us resist the external environment and sudden, intense impact forces."

"Before the rise of the ancient martial path, some martial practitioners usually chose to thicken their skin through rough materials or by enduring beatings to improve their own defensive power."

Lin Qi remembered a movie he had seen in his previous life where they used coarse salt to grind their skin thick and become more resistant to beatings.

"In the current martial path era, our opponents are disaster beasts. They possess hard and rough skin."

"They even have sharp claws, fangs, and sharp organ tissues, such as single horns, scales... that can easily penetrate and cut through our skin."

"Although we also have combat suits that can resist damage, we still need to exercise the skin membrane to be tougher and more elastic."

Lin Qi agreed with this statement. Facing disaster beasts, combat suits are ultimately external objects; only a strong body belongs to oneself.

"In our current martial path epoch, we naturally don't use such inefficient methods of exercising the skin membrane," Mu Hong continued.

"We can cultivate Source Energy techniques to let the skin's Source Energy temper the skin membrane, or even consume resources to exercise the skin, making our own skin membrane tougher."

Mu Hong raised his hand to reveal the skin on his arm. One could see with their own eyes that his skin was tougher and more elastic than imagined.

It was not the thick-skinned and fleshy skin he had imagined.

"Junior Brother, look at my skin now. It's tough and elastic, not at all as rough as in the TV shows of the past."

Senior Brother Li Qing smiled and raised his arm beside him. The skin was fairer and more delicate than imagined.

Mu Hong was seen radiating a fierce aura, clenching his fists, and exerting force instantly. His fist swung out at the air like a cannonball.

With one punch, the muscles expanded and the large tendons trembled. The skin and muscles coordinated to unleash his own terrifying power.

"Bang!!!"

Accompanied by a loud noise, the air exploded, forming a strong wind that ravaged Lin Qi's body.

Lin Qi was shocked. How strong was the power of Teacher Mu Hong's punch to be able to cause such a terrifying situation?

"After breaking through to the Third Realm Skin-Refining, your skin will be tougher and more elastic. In battle, it can withstand more impact force, and when facing attacks, it can also defend yourself, reducing the possibility of injury."

Mu Hong withdrew his hand, turned around, and continued to explain.

"At the same time, your skin membrane and muscles coordinate to unleash more powerful strength."

"And as the skin membrane is cultivated to a profound level, your perception will also become stronger, and you will be able to more keenly detect changes in the surrounding environment."

Lin Qi couldn't help but nod after hearing this. After breaking through to the Third Realm, the body would also have subtle changes.

At this time, Senior Brother Li Qing, who was watching from the side, spoke up.

"Junior Brother, to break through to a Fourth Realm martial artist, the requirement for Qi-blood value is 100, a difference of 60 in between."

"To maintain a fast rate of improvement, apart from relying on Source Energy techniques and gravity rooms, you need better cultivation resources."

"What I'm giving you is 【Skin-Tempering Ointment】, which is an ointment used for Third Realm Skin-Refining martial artists."

"It can effectively temper the body's skin!"

Li Qing explained. Lin Qi felt grateful after hearing this.

"I understand, thank you, Senior Brother!"

After the class ended, Lin Qi, Li Qing, and Wang Zhixuan left.

Mu Hong, wearing black tight-fitting clothes, came to the Vice Dean's office next door. At this time, Liu Yuanzhang, wearing a white robe, was leisurely drinking tea.

"Old Mu, drink tea!" Liu Yuanzhang pointed to the sofa opposite, where a cup of hot tea was emitting white steam.

Mu Hong didn't stand on ceremony and sat down to drink tea.

"How is it, the disciple I picked for you?" Liu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

"Exceeds expectations!" Mu Hong said seriously.

"Even if you let me go to the Tenth Academy now, I wouldn't be willing."

"I only want Lin Qi as my disciple!"

Liu Yuanzhang laughed: "This kid Lin Qi will always give us surprises. His future makes people full of imagination."

Mu Hong continued: "I might continue to go to the battlefield in a while."

"The current situation is getting worse and worse. I saw the opportunity for a breakthrough in the Other World this time, and I plan to go to the battlefield to temper my martial arts again."

"Then go to the Other World to seek opportunities to break through to the Eighth Realm!"

Liu Yuanzhang's expression also became serious after hearing this.

"The situation is not very good now. If you go to the battlefield, you can also relieve the pressure. If you can break through to the Eighth Realm, it would be even better."

Mu Hong shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Even if I break through to the Eighth Realm, it won't have any impact on the general trend."

"What our Blue Star needs are Ninth Realm martial artists, more title-level martial artists."

"In my life, I only hope to be able to teach a Ninth Realm martial artist."

"Now only Lin Qi has a glimmer of hope."

"But the hope is still slim."

"It's too difficult to become a Ninth Realm martial artist!"

Liu Yuanzhang also sighed after hearing this.

... Cangqiong Sixth Academy, Villa No. 01, Chinese-style detached villa

Lin Qi returned to his martial arts room, with three black metal boxes in his hand.

He closed his eyes and thought about Teacher Mu Hong's description of the Third Realm. He had a rough understanding of this realm.

Then he opened the gifts sent by the three people.

First was the gift from Senior Brother Li Qing. He opened it slowly, and inside was a brown-looking container like a canned yellow peach.

Inside was a white, solidified paste.

"Is this the Skin-Tempering Ointment? It's really easy to understand. You can tell at a glance that it's used to temper the skin membrane."

There was also a small white instruction manual beside it.

"Xiao Chan, check how much a jar of Skin-Tempering Ointment costs?"

"Okay, Master!"

The projected blue-clothed Xiao Chan nodded and raised her hand to project a green screen.

!

"Master, on Cangqiong Home, a jar of Skin-Tempering Ointment is worth 1 million Xia Guo coins!"

Lin Qi gasped after hearing this. Senior Brother Li Qing was too generous, actually sending such a precious thing.

It seems Senior Sister Wang Zhixuan was right; Senior Brother Li Qing's family is indeed rich, sending something worth 1 million Xia Guo coins just like that.

Lin Qi continued to open the second metal box, which actually contained a new smartphone.

"Master, this is the latest mobile phone model in the Starry Sky series, worth 50,000 Xia Guo coins. Compared to other smartphones, it has..." Blue-clothed Xiao Chan introduced its functions on the side.

Lin Qi took it out and compared it with his own phone.

His old smartphone was just the cheapest ordinary brand, and its functions were completely incomparable to top-tier mobile phone models.

The screen was a bit cracked now because he didn't control his strength well in the gravity room and accidentally crushed it.

"Senior Sister Wang Zhixuan's observation is still very keen."

Lin Qi immediately switched to the new smartphone.

Finally, he opened the last metal box, which was a bound book.

"Notes and Key Points for Third Realm Skin-Refining Martial Artists"

He opened it and found that it was printed cultivation notes, and these notes were undoubtedly written by Teacher Mu Hong.

It clearly recorded the notes and key points during the Third Realm Skin-Refining process, and it was even in handwritten form.

Many details that needed attention were clearly marked on it, including doubts encountered during the cultivation process.

Some even had additional notes written with a pen.

"Hoo~"

Lin Qi looked up, closed the cultivation notes, and exhaled a breath of turbid air.

He felt he had benefited a lot. If this cultivation note were taken out to be sold, he estimated it would be worth tens of millions.

Looking at the three gifts in front of him, he felt a warm current in his heart.

After dinner

Lin Qi brought the potion to Gravity Room 305.

As soon as he entered, he took off his clothes, took out the Skin-Tempering Ointment, and applied it evenly on his body.

The usage method was the same as the Red Blood Ointment, but the amount inside was not much.

"A tube of Skin-Tempering Ointment can only be used twice. This price is indeed expensive."

"Let me feel the effect of the Skin-Tempering Ointment."

Lin Qi applied the white ointment to his whole body's skin, changed into his black martial arts suit, took off the gravity ring, picked up the training long spear, and began a day of cultivation.

"Xiao Chan, turn on five times gravity!"

"Okay, Master!" Xiao Chan landed on the cabinet and said.

The gravity multiplier on the large screen on the wall instantly jumped to the number "5".

"Buzz buzz!!"

An invisible pressure shrouded down like a tide, wrapping Lin Qi inside, and heavy gravity filled every corner of his body.

Body organ tissues, skin, flesh, tendons, bones, blood, and cells were all moving violently, fighting against the ubiquitous gravity.

"Hoo~"

Lin Qi gritted his teeth and practiced the "Mountain-Splitting Spear Technique". The spear technique was open and closed, plus the 500kg training long spear practiced under five times gravity.

He practiced very arduously, almost needing to consume a large amount of energy every second, and his physical strength was constantly consumed.

At the same time, the Skin-Tempering Ointment also began to take effect. His skin began to heat up and turn red, and his body was like a steamed red shrimp.

It was also accompanied by a tingling and itching sensation, making him want to scratch off the skin on his body.

Lin Qi knew that this was the ointment taking effect and tempering his body's skin membrane.

Several kinds of discomfort affected his spirit, making him unable to focus on cultivation.

But for Lin Qi, he could endure all of these, and even with the activation of his Mind's Eye talent, he could feel the rhythm of his skin even more.

Besides that, his whole body was moving violently, fighting crazily, and an unknown power was emerging from time to time, as if it were gathering.

It was Golden Gangjin Transformation!

He wanted to comprehend it and practice it thoroughly.

Two hours later

"Bang!!"

With the consumption of gravity on his body, the black training long spear smashed onto the soft mat.

Lin Qi supported his knees with both hands and panted heavily, his gaze locked onto the panel.

(End of chapter)