Chapter 18: Second Grade Martial Artist

Once the experience was received, Meng Yifan immediately added the newly obtained 10 points of Experience Value to the proficiency of Bull Strength.

A large surge of True Qi suddenly appeared within Meng Yifan's dantian, and his cultivation base soared as a result; this time was different from the previous few times he had increased his cultivation, as he felt the True Qi follow his meridians to his skin.

Immediately following that, his skin felt as if it had been electrocuted, sensing a slight tingling numbness, which filled Meng Yifan with great joy.

A First Grade Martial Artist possesses Qi sensation, clears meridians, and lays the foundation for the Martial Dao, but starting from a Second Grade Martial Artist, True Qi begins to strengthen the body.

The Second Grade is the Skin Tempering Realm, the Third Grade is the Flesh Refining Realm, the Fourth Grade is the Bone Forging Realm, the Fifth Grade is the Tendon Washing Realm, the Sixth Grade is the Blood Changing Realm, the Seventh Grade is the Marrow Cleansing Realm, the Eighth Grade is the Supernatural Ability Realm, and the Ninth Grade is the Martial Saint Realm.

Meng Yifan felt his skin tingling as if electrocuted; that was his skin being strengthened by True Qi, with skin cells seemingly rapidly reorganizing, becoming increasingly tough, and his defensive power greatly increasing.

"The Game Panel actually doesn't have a First Grade Martial Artist bottleneck, haha, this is truly great; that is to say, I basically don't need a Breakthrough Pill at all; as long as I have experience, I can advance by leaps and bounds." Meng Yifan was incredibly excited and took a moment to check the attributes on the Game Panel.

Name: Meng Yifan

Race: Human

Profession: Second Grade Lower Tier Martial Artist

Cultivation Method: Bull Strength Level 2 (3/900)

Skill: Shooting Technique Level 2 (200/1000)

Strength: 21/200 (The physical strength limit for a Second Grade Martial Artist is 200)

Defense: 20/200 (The physical defense limit for a Second Grade Martial Artist is 200)

Speed: 10/200 (The physical speed limit for a Second Grade Martial Artist is 200)

Aptitude: 0.2/100

Experience Value: 0 points

After becoming a Second Grade Lower Tier Martial Artist, Meng Yifan's strength increased by another 8 points, his defensive power increased the most, directly increasing by 10 points, and his speed also increased by 2 points.

Meng Yifan felt that his whole body was now filled with strength, his skin strengthened to be comparable to thick cowhide, and his strength had soared by a large margin, which made his confidence for the upcoming battle multiply.

"The proficiency for Bull Strength Level 2 is 900 points; it seems that to upgrade to First Grade Middle Stage, I need to add 300 points of proficiency; compared to the First Grade, the experience value has directly increased threefold."

This is also normal; when playing games, the further you go, the more experience is needed to level up.

Meng Yifan looked at the swarm of Wild Beasts rushing toward him and felt that earning three hundred points of experience didn't seem like such a difficult thing; after this battle, he might just transform and become a Third Grade Martial Artist.

The Wild Wolf King had been blasted to death, and the Wild Boar King was also somewhat surprised; the power of the Elm Cannons in Qinghe Village exceeded its imagination, and even if it were to take a hit, it would be severely injured.

"Roar!" The tigers in the back roared in anger, urging the Wild Boar King to continue the attack.

The Wild Boar King had no way to retreat; it let out a roar and led the other wild boars to continue charging forward, while Meng Yifan ordered the two combat squads to urgently replace the Shrapnel Shells in the Elm Cannons with Iron Balls.

This operation was very simple; one only needed to pull out the Shrapnel Shell and then put the Iron Ball in, and the combat squads cooperated very tacitly, completing the replacement in only two seconds.

Meng Yifan stared at the First Grade High Stage Wild Boar King, calculated the lead, adjusted the positions of the two Elm Cannons, and then used an incense stick to light the fuses of the two Elm Cannons.

"Sizzle! Sizzle!" The fuses burned rapidly, and the Wild Boar King saw both Elm Cannons aimed at it, which scared it so much that its legs went weak; although it had thick skin and flesh and strong defensive power, it could not withstand the bombardment of two Elm Cannons.

"Hmph! Hmph!" The Wild Boar King slowed its pace, letting the other wild boars charge in front to act as shields against the Elm Cannons.

"Boom! Boom!" Just like a clap of thunder on a clear day, the two Elm Cannons let out a roar, and the two scorching iron balls, under the thrust of the gunpowder explosion, flew out as fast as meteors.

The two First Grade Lower Stage wild boars blocking in front of the Wild Boar King were directly blown to pieces, and the iron balls passed through their bodies, then smashed four more wild boars to death before their kinetic energy was exhausted and they fell to the ground.

"Ding! Team hunt of one First Grade Lower Stage Wild Beast, obtained 3 points of Experience Value."

"Ding! Team hunt of one First Grade Lower Stage Wild Beast, obtained 3 points of Experience Value."

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6 First Grade Lower Stage wild boars provided Meng Yifan with a total of 18 points of Experience Value.

"Killing a First Grade Lower Stage Wild Beast, why did the experience value decrease by 2 points?" Meng Yifan was stunned; could it be because he was already a Second Grade Martial Artist, so now when he went to kill First Grade monsters, the experience value decreased accordingly?

"What a loss; if I had known that after leveling up, the experience value for killing First Grade monsters would decrease, I wouldn't have leveled up just now; I could have completely kept my level at First Grade Martial Artist, then used the Elm Cannons and Bird Guns to damage the Wild Beasts, and once the experience value was sufficient, then rapidly increase my level."

Meng Yifan felt some regret, but unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in this world; he had transmigrated to this world with the Game Panel, and there were many things he didn't know, all of which he had to explore on his own, so taking some detours was inevitable.

"Hmph!" The Wild Boar King roared in anger, ordering the remaining wild boars to charge with all their might, while the Green Yellow-Ringed Snakes behind also crawled rapidly, and the Yellow-Spotted Leopards and tigers all launched their charges as well.

The Wild Beast army wanted to take advantage of the interval when the Elm Cannons were changing ammunition to swarm up and tear all the humans on the opposite side to shreds.

"It's too late, retreat!" Meng Yifan shouted loudly, and the young men picked up the Elm Cannons and sprinted toward the back.

Seeing that the humans were about to run, the Wild Boar King's four hooves flew as it accelerated and rushed over; the Flying Tiger Demon had given an order that the Wild Beasts who first invaded Qinghe Village could take their clans to enjoy human flesh to their hearts' content.

Human flesh was the food the Wild Beasts liked most, not only because human flesh was delicious, but also because human flesh contained special energy; after the Wild Beasts ate it, they could use the demon arts taught by the Flying Tiger Demon to rapidly increase their strength.

The Wild Boar King's strength had been stuck at First Grade High Stage for a long time; if it ate five more humans, it would have the possibility of breaking through to Second Grade Lower Stage; there were limited humans in Qinghe Village, so it had to lead its clan to be the first to rush in to be allocated enough flesh food for it to break through.

The other Wild Beasts behind the wild boars had the same idea, so they were all scrambling to rush forward, but Meng Yifan did not run, instead guarding the village entrance alone.

"Does this little human brat want to block our charge by himself? What wishful thinking."

"Hmph hmph, this human child is a Martial Artist; eating one of him is more useful than eating five ordinary people; as long as I eat him, I can break through to Second Grade."

The Wild Boar King saw the hope of advancing and ran even faster; the sharp horn on its head was like an incomparably sharp spear, and it charged toward Meng Yifan's direction.

"This is the moment." Meng Yifan stared at the Wild Beast army, calculating the position of the Wild Beast army in his mind, and once he confirmed that the wild boar herd and the Green Yellow-Ringed Snakes had all entered within a hundred paces of the village entrance, he decisively used the incense stick to light the fuse buried in the ground.