Chapter 20: Proficient-Level Martial Technique, One Punch Stuns the Military Combatants

Ye Bai discovered the pendant Ning Yuan had left behind, as well as the Anatomy Knife on the ground.

The pendant looked quite valuable.

"I'll help bring it back to Jiangcheng, then find time to send it to the Martial Artist Association."

Ye Bai thought to himself that bringing the pendant and Anatomy Knife back for someone should count as making up for the mistake he had caused.

After all, once they leave the city, Martial Artists must face their own fates.

Even if he didn't return, no one could blame him.

"Next, time to organize the loot!"

Then came the heart-pounding session of organizing the loot.

On the ground, including the Ant Queen, he had killed a total of thirteen Man-Eating Ants!

He had killed ten Man-Eating Ants inside the nest.

A total of twenty-two First Grade Initial Stage, plus one First Grade Mid-Stage Alien Beast; the direct reward the Martial Artist Association could provide was 94,000 Great Xia Currency!

Each pair of Man-Eating Ant eyeballs had a recycling price of 2,100.

The Ant Queen was 2,500.

There was more Great Xia Currency here!

A total harvest of Great Xia Currency!

A true bumper harvest.

And it wasn't even eight o'clock yet.

Yet the earnings were nearly fifty percent higher than what Ye Bai had made in half a year of mindlessly hunting Succubus inside the city!

"This is the terrifying earning power of a Martial Artist with strength!"

Ye Bai was grinning from ear to ear the entire time.

The burrow had collapsed when the Man-Eating Ants fled, and he didn't mind at all that he was covered in dirt and grime from digging holes over and over to drag out the Man-Eating Ant corpses.

He also had no interest in truly entering the Wilderness.

Qin Churan's medical expenses had been gathered in one go!

It was time to return to the city to arrange Qin Churan's treatment and let Qin Ayi return to a normal life!

"Exchange 200 years of lifespan..."

On the way back to the city, since the time was approaching eight o'clock, he didn't forget to find a cave to exploit the bug again.

"Boom!"

This exchange concluded.

A surge of even more massive memories and insights instantly flooded into Ye Bai's mind!

At this moment, he felt as if his perspective had shifted, becoming an ascetic who had immersed himself in the Explosive Blood Combat Method for decades, or even a century.

【Martial Technique: Explosive Blood Combat Method (Proficient 100/2000)】

He waited until he regained his senses.

On the illusory panel in front of him, the proficiency of the Explosive Blood Combat Method had reached the Proficient level!

He subconsciously activated the Explosive Blood Combat Method.

"Thump, thump."

Ye Bai instantly heard the sound of his heart beating like a bell or drum.

His entire body's skin turned blood-red, his muscles bulged unnaturally, and there was even a faint blood-red mist rising from his body!

"200% boost to strength, movement speed, and all other aspects...!"

He quickly judged the boost the Explosive Blood Combat Method gave him after reaching the Proficient level.

In other words, a punch with 300,000 jin of power!

It was equivalent to his Qi and Blood Value increasing by another third! It was far stronger than simply advancing to the Third Grade!

"Heaven-defying..." he couldn't help but exclaim again.

Exploiting bugs to increase Martial Technique proficiency was too heaven-defying!

Martial Technique cultivation is difficult.

The time he took to master the Explosive Blood Combat Method was already considered fast.

Normally, wanting to master a Yellow Grade Martial Skill requires at least half a month of effort.

Skilled level, three months at the very least...

Proficient level is counted in years.

And for him?

He only needed to master the Martial Technique, and it would take just a few hours...

"It's just a pity that I can't temper my whole body by exploiting the bug..."

Ye Bai sighed with regret.

There is a limit to the proficiency increase of the Explosive Blood Combat Method.

Spending money to buy new Martial Techniques is certainly feasible.

But the prerequisite for exchanging proficiency is to have mastered it.

It is very likely that after a while, his strength growth will experience a period of stagnation...

"Wait, who said the shop definitely doesn't have body tempering progress?"

Suddenly, he felt a jolt.

He realized that his system was exceptionally simple; even when Martial Technique proficiency available for exchange appeared in the shop, there were no prompts at all.

He only guessed that he had met certain prerequisites, which was why the second item had been unlocked.

The Lifespan Exchange Shop must surely have a third, a fourth, and even more items, among which there might be progress for body tempering!

"Go back first..."

However, the most urgent matter is still to return to the city.

Now that he has gathered enough medical fees, he seems to be in no rush to improve his strength, though he is just not used to the idea that his strength improvement will soon stagnate.

"Little brother, you've returned so quickly today!?"

"And you're in such a sorry state; you didn't run into a First Grade Late Stage Alien Beast, did you?

Are you injured?"

"I have bandages here..."

"Bandage my ass, hurry up and call the physician over! Arrange for treatment first, then talk about the check-up!"

It is worth mentioning that upon returning to the city gate.

The middle-aged burly man saw Ye Bai from afar and notified the Junbu Zhanshi immediately.

When the two saw clearly that it was indeed Ye Bai, especially seeing Ye Bai covered in dust and dirt, they immediately showed expressions of worry.

"Two elder brothers, there's no need for a physician, thank you for your concern, I am fine."

Ye Bai said with a laugh.

"Still fine?! Look at yourself, I'd believe you if you said you were a refugee returning from fleeing!"

The two did not believe him at all.

"Little brother, are you worried about spending too much money? Not to mention that our Military Department physicians charge the same standard as the hospitals in the city, if you call us elder brothers, can we still ask you to pay for us to find someone to treat your wounds?!"

They only assumed Ye Bai was used to being frugal, or that his family had some urgent need for money.

Coming from commoner backgrounds, they understood commoners the best!

"Two elder brothers, I am really fine..."

Ye Bai smiled bitterly.

"The dust on me is something I got on myself."

"Because I found a Man-Eating Ant Nest, and after I killed my way in, I scared the Ant Queen into running away, and they caused the burrow to collapse quite a bit.

Then, after I finished hunting them down, I couldn't bear to leave behind the dozen or so Man-Eating Ant corpses in the nest, so I dug a hole and crawled down myself."

Thinking that both of them were doing this for his own good.

He simply spent some time recounting what happened in detail.

"Little brother, even if you don't want to owe us a favor, there's no need to make up such a bizarre story!"

However, upon hearing this, the two looked at Ye Bai with increasingly strange expressions.

They knew Ye Bai's talent was not bad.

Killing two First Grade Mid-Stage Wind Wolf yesterday meant that Ye Bai was also a First Grade Mid-Stage Martial Artist.

And a Man-Eating Ant Nest is only a benefit for low-level Martial Artists on the premise that Attract Beast Powder is used.

A single Man-Eating Ant is not much weaker than Alien Beasts like the Black Panther or Wind Wolf; a First Grade Mid-Stage Martial Artist would be in mortal danger if they faced five Man-Eating Ants at once!

With a dozen or twenty, even a First Grade Late Stage Martial Artist would be finished!

"Little brother, why don't you say you are a First Grade Late Stage Martial Artist, and that you have also raised the proficiency of multiple Martial Techniques to the proficient level?"

The middle-aged burly man finally suggested.

Then he glanced at the Junbu Zhanshi and couldn't help but laugh himself!

He didn't expect himself to have such a sense of humor!

"I am indeed not a First Grade Late Stage, because I am a Second Grade Martial Artist."

"I have only practiced one Martial Technique, but it is indeed at the proficient level of proficiency."

Ye Bai said seriously.