Chapter 227: Assassination Target: Jin Heshan

The Martial Dao system of the City Gate Guard was created single-handedly by the first Enfeoffed Monarch, focusing on efficient slaughter, and is vastly different from folk fist techniques.

The Thousand Army Breaking Evil Fist, as the name implies, is more powerful the greater the number of enemies; it breaks through and attacks with force, sweeping away evil energy in all directions.

Its accompanying Hard Qigong belongs to the top tier.

Hard Qigong is a common term; in essence, it should be called Body Strengthening Art.

Body Strengthening Art is the strengthening and improvement of the physical body; once achieved, one can be as hard as iron and stone, or as soft as silk and cotton, and can even break through the limitations of joints and limbs, stretching and bending at will.

Its specific function is not just to enhance one's own defense, but also to provide diverse auxiliary functions, significantly boosting comprehensive strength.

The Primordial Iron Garment is one such Body Strengthening Art.

Although it is only at the lv2 level, the comprehensive improvement it brings to the physical body is already immediate.

The General Unloading Armor Great Drape uses Qi and Blood as threads, weaving them into a net on the body surface to enhance defense.

The principle of the Primordial Iron Garment is more advanced, infusing Vital Energy into the skin, flesh, tendons, and bones in one breath, strengthening the inside and outside comprehensively with absolutely no flaws.

The former is an external art, while the latter is an internal art that strengthens the body itself, bringing a constant improvement in physique.

From the toes, Achilles tendons, and knees to the hips, all operating joints become lighter and more agile, harboring enormous explosive power.

The physical strength that constrained the Lightness Skill breaks through the final hurdle, bringing about direct changes.

"Basic Lightness Skill lv5→lv6, Experience Points +600."

Two streams of clear Qi rise from the soles of the feet, piercing through the whole body to the top of the head, as if a flower of the void were blooming.

The change brought about by this breakthrough can be called a huge leap.

Lv6 Basic Lightness Skill matches the speed gap with a Primary Martial Master; even if one encounters an Intermediate Martial Master, one can run if one cannot win.

Zhou You blinked his eyelids; in this brief moment, he flew from the ground to a rooftop dozens of meters away, then slid down the wall to the ground, circling back to the original spot.

The weather was clear and sunny today, with calm winds and waves, but when Zhou You performed his Lightness Skill, a roaring sound of a storm tearing through the air reached his ears.

The speed was too fast; the shrill buzzing caused merely by tearing through the air could pierce the eardrums.

If it were not for the Primordial Iron Garment comprehensively strengthening his physical body, he would absolutely be unable to bear such high-intensity, high-speed movement.

White smoke visible to the naked eye rose from the surface of Zhou You's skin, his clothes turned scorched yellow, and there were even signs of carbonization.

This is the aftereffect of the body surface heating up due to friction with the air.

"What do Martial Masters wear?"

When those Martial Masters performed at high speeds, their clothes were not seen to be scorched; thinking about it now, they must have worn clothes made of special fabrics.

If he wanted to change into a similar set of clothes, it certainly wouldn't be cheap! The benefits brought by physical strengthening are not just limited to this.

For 5-6 consecutive days, Zhou You familiarized himself with the changes brought by the Primordial Iron Garment in Tianjing Fang.

"Double Body Tiger Form Fist lv5→lv6, promoted to Qi and Blood Stage 6 (Intermediate Top Tier), Experience Points +9600."

The Wuxiang Tongkui was embedded with the crystal core of Huasheng Mei Laoda, accelerating its calculation speed; it deduced the Jade Tiger Art and Two Hearts Fist again, resulting in the Double Body Tiger Form Fist that can break through to Martial Master.

Zhou You simply used up the remaining two crystal cores.

The Wuxiang Tongkui also deduced a version of the Double Body Tiger Form Fist for the Tiger Head Hammer weapon techniques.

After promoting to lv6, the killing moves of the Double Body Tiger Form Fist became more abundant and varied; Zhou You split into two tiger shadows that were as solid as reality, looking like a cloning technique from the outside, making it impossible to distinguish the real body from the fake.

The core of this Double Body Tiger Form Fist lies in the External Mysterious Heart; if not driven by a second Qi and Blood heart, its power is greatly reduced, making it only slightly stronger than the Tiger Subduing Fist and Two Hearts Fist.

Currently, Zhou You has only taught the Double Body Tiger Form Fist to Zuo Shier and Iron Tiger, and has not taught the External Mysterious Heart. Even so, this set of fist techniques has been of immense use to them.

This wave of promotion brought nearly ten thousand Experience Points, bringing him closer to the plan of a "blank slate" Martial Master.

Before that, Jiang Hua's favor must be repaid.

"Trial Project (Four-Star): Surround and kill the Martial Master Jin Heshan."

Jin Heshan, the man who killed Jiang Hua's father, had already been a Primary Martial Master 35 years ago and had 4 Disciples, all of whom were Qi and Blood warriors.

According to the information Jiang Hua gathered, Jin Heshan trains his disciples in an elite mode; among the 4 disciples, one is at Qi and Blood Stage 8, two are at Qi and Blood Stage 6, and one is at Qi and Blood Stage 3; none of them are weak.

In their daily lives, the master and disciples are inseparable, eating and living together, and are very vigilant.

The most critical point is that Jin Heshan is a Weapon Master; he has a pair of gloves made by skinning two Martial Masters he killed, one of whom was Jiang Hua's father.

Gloves made from Martial Master Skin can not only resist burning flames, but after special treatment, they can also resist Qi and Blood Divine Weapons.

Jin Heshan is not in Gongliang City, but occupies the largest town outside the city, monopolizing the local trade routes.

It is said that in his early years, he also intended to enter the city to open a martial arts school, but was expelled from Gongliang City after failing to challenge a school.

There are many Martial Masters like Jin Heshan, each seeking a way to survive and expand their recruitment of disciples.

He is not alone; he has Qi and Blood Disciples under his command, and his eyes and ears are everywhere in the town.

When he killed Jiang Hua's father, he wanted to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots, but fortunately, several of Jiang Hua's uncles used their connections to find a way for him to become a Disciple under Wang Jianxiong and receive protection, which allowed him to survive.

Over the years, Jin Heshan's hand could not reach into Gongliang City, and Jiang Hua could not take revenge.

Having endured for many years, Jiang Hua decided to stake everything on one throw and set up a plan to assassinate Jin Heshan! When Zhou You first saw this information, his scalp went numb; it was too difficult, how could he fight? His importance in this project is not low; he must assist in the fight as a fellow Disciple and also sneak attack as Lu Zhigang.

Zhou You wished he really had a cloning technique so he could avoid revealing any flaws.

To kill such a strong enemy, the formulation of tactics is very important.

The importance of the Poison Goose Lu Zhigang launching a sneak attack first is self-evident; if he starts the battle well, there will be hope for success later.

The goal Zhou You set for 'himself' is to cripple the disciples at the late stage of Qi and Blood, and poison Jin Heshan to weaken his strength by two to three percent, then withdraw after the deed is done.

The difficulty is great, but it is not without hope! Zhou You still has a Blood Qi Gu on hand, which has officially entered the adult stage after being ripened.

After much thought, he blew the Bone Whistle to notify Jiang Hua; half a day later, Jiang Hua indeed arrived to meet him.

"What is it?"

"I want the living habits and hobbies of Jin Heshan's 4 disciples, the more specific the better."

The two were in a cooperative relationship and had no friendship before, so they parted after a brief conversation.

3 days later, Jiang Hua brought a thick, detailed document.

Over the years, Jiang Hua has always kept the hatred of his father's murder in mind, using a large amount of funds and connections to sort out all the relationships of his enemy clearly; his four major disciples are important targets.

If these claws and teeth are not severed, it is absolutely impossible to kill the enemy and take revenge.

"The eldest Disciple Li Chonghe, the eldest Disciple of Golden Crane Mountain, a lecherous man who took 8 concubines and often auctioned for the first nights of courtesans at high prices; he once boasted of bedding ten women in one night and being completely fine the next day."

"The second Disciple Du Wanghe..."

"The third Disciple Shao Zhonghe..."

"The fourth Disciple Cheng Xiaohe..."

(End of this chapter)