Chapter 278: Nine Transformations Bone-Changing Method

Facts proved that Zhou You had once again escaped the reach of the law.

The death of Prison Officer Guo was ultimately classified as death by poisoning, caused by a poison snake crawling into a wine pot.

As for the matter of him bringing people into the cell to visit prisoners before his death, it did not attract too much attention.

Not a single prisoner in the cells was missing, and no one had escaped, so all was peaceful under heaven, and everyone was fine! It was just the death of one Prison Officer, which was not a big deal; after all, guarding the exit of the dungeon was a high-risk profession.

The result was that another Prison Officer was assigned to take the post and continue guarding the entrance.

After Zhou You left Zhenxiong Yu, he had only walked a few steps when he understood the meaning behind Du Wuyao's words.

"This thing is only useful once it leaves and reaches the outside."

As soon as the Amber Egg was touched by the sunlight of the outside world, it rapidly swelled and cracked open, and a delicate, pink little scorpion crawled out.

The Blood Qi contained within the little scorpion's body was, in fact, that of Du Wuyao himself.

Using Blood Qi as a medium, Du Wuyao had left behind a message detailing how he had broken through to the Martial Master realm. It turned out that Du Wuyao had tried every possible means to obtain a 'Golden Money Scorpion' from the Strange Insect Ranking, and it was a female one at that.

The female scorpion died instantly after laying its eggs, leaving behind a large pile of insect eggs.

At that time, he had been stuck at the peak of Blood Qi for a long time, and the virulent poison had surged up to his brain stem several times, endangering his life.

When the moment of truth arrived, he had no choice but to stake everything on a single throw, swallowing the insect eggs into his belly and choosing to break through.

Judging by the current situation, Du Wuyao had certainly succeeded, and the root cause was that pile of insect eggs.

When the virulent poison flowed through his entire body along with his Blood Qi, the insect eggs hatched one after another, pulling him back from the brink of life and death with their massive, vigorous vitality.

There was a price to pay, however; the virulent poison of the Golden Money Scorpion accumulated in his body, causing the terrifying toxic tumors all over his face.

"Using new life to counteract death—this line of thinking is not bad."

Once the message was delivered, the Blood Qi was exhausted, and the little scorpion was so tired that it flipped over and fell into a deep sleep.

Zhou You tucked it into his sleeve; this was the third type of strange insect he had mastered, following the Charm Heart Blood Qi Gu and the Blood God Leech.

He did not have a pregnant Golden Money Scorpion, nor did he dare to swallow a large quantity of insect eggs in one go; this path could only be used as a reference, not copied directly.

The Blood God Leech stored Pure Blood, which could save his life at a critical moment and increase his chances of victory by thirty percent.

Once the Ten Thousand Poison Heart-Attacking Pill was refined, it could also increase his chances of victory by thirty percent.

Combining these two, he already had a sixty percent success rate, and that wasn't even counting... "New life, rebirth!"

"Right, scorpions lay eggs, poison snakes shed their skin—they share the same underlying principle!"

A sudden flash of inspiration struck Zhou You's mind, and he filled in the final missing condition: "Shedding skin for rebirth, increasing the chances of victory by another thirty percent."

A snake shedding its skin is a necessary path for its own growth and strengthening, breaking through original limitations; it is equivalent to a rebirth of shedding one's mortal body and changing one's bones.

Without the new life of scorpion eggs, he could use the rebirth of a snake shedding its skin.

With the third item completed, the success rate for breaking through to Martial Master had already risen to ninety percent—or, as the saying goes, a sure thing.

"Trial Project (Three-Star Level): Enter Zhenxiong Yu and seek instruction from Du Wuyao on the Martial Master-level experience of Poison Martial Arts has been completed."

"Experience Points +4700."

"With a single thought of enlightenment, the calculations of the Faceless Bronze Kui have accelerated; the target is... the Nine Transformations Bone-Changing Method."

"Faceless Bronze Kui (Nine Transformations Bone-Changing Method) — Progress 23.1%."

This Nine Transformations Bone-Changing Method took the Faceless Bronze Kui's deduction of the Seven Step Poison Sand Palm as its foundation, and based on a massive amount of data, it combined the final inspiration derived from Zhou You's realization regarding shedding skin for rebirth.

If this method could take shape, then in the future, when practicing this fist technique...

Each time he shed his skin would be a leap forward; not only would his strength advance by leaps and bounds, but even his tendons, bones, and aptitude could be significantly improved, truly achieving a transformation of his mortal body and bones.

Zhou You took out a handful of Charm Cores; they could finally be put to use. In his hands, these Charm Cores were just pretty but useless gemstones, and their only purpose was to be fed to the Faceless Bronze Kui.

The palm-sized little bronze figure opened its mouth to swallow the Charm Cores, crunching and swallowing them as if there were a bottomless pit in its belly.

The progress of the calculation also advanced crazily, just like a Hundred Poisons Netdisk account with a super VIP membership.

23.1%, 37%, 49.5%...

As the last Charm Core fell into its belly, the progress finally maxed out, successfully reaching the 100% mark.

The "Nine Transformations Bone-Changing Method" was fresh out of the oven! The three conditions for the Poison Palm to break through to Martial Master—the Blood God Leech and the Nine Transformations Bone-Changing Method—were now in place; only the Ten Thousand Poison Heart-Attacking Pill remained.

Coincidentally, Zhou You's main body, far away in Gongliang City, had also received a thank-you gift for his trip to the epidemic zone.

Xingren Tang had moved, and before leaving, Hua Youxing had sent someone to deliver a large wooden chest of books, recording various knowledge related to refining medicine and pharmaceuticals, as a reward for his righteous intervention in saving people from the epidemic zone.

After absorbing the knowledge from these books, Zhou You's medicine refining quickly rose from Level 19 to Level 31.

While 'Lu Zhigang' was far away in Fucheng, Zhou You's main body had already successfully refined a Ten Thousand Poison Heart-Attacking Pill in Gongliang City.

Now that everything was ready, all that was missing was the east wind!

Following his second avatar, his first avatar, Lu Zhigang, was also about to break through to Martial Master, and a Poison Martial Arts Martial Master at that, which was even more difficult.

Zhou You had long been determined: he would rather not break through for the time being than act without making full preparations.

Du Wuyao's terrifying appearance was a cautionary tale; he would rather die than end up in the same state.

Now that all three conditions were met, he only needed to raise his Seven Step Poison Sand Palm to the 9th stage of Blood Qi.

Zhou You was in a good mood and went to bid farewell to his sworn elder brother, Zhang Huaimin.

"Virtuous brother, although we do not see each other often, we must keep in touch."

"My disciple is collecting rent in the small town and has vaguely heard news that several brothers from Golden Crane Mountain have already caught wind of things."

"They claim to be seeking revenge, but in reality, they want the item from Golden Crane Mountain; in this regard, you are the biggest target."

"Listen to your brother's advice: if you cannot hold on, run if you can. Your elder brother here will always have a meal for you."

Zhou You remembered that this hidden danger still existed; Golden Crane Mountain had the Seven Birds Sworn Brotherhood, and those sworn brothers would certainly not let the matter rest.

The stone fragment from Golden Crane Mountain had fallen into his hands, and conflict with the other party was unavoidable.

Thinking of this, he had even more reason to break through to a Poison Martial Arts Martial Master as soon as possible.

"Also, be careful after you leave the city."

"Many Bounty Martial Artists are resentful that you boasted about monopolizing the bounty, and they are threatening to teach you a lesson."

"In Fucheng, there are many hidden talents among the martial artists in the late to peak stages of Blood Qi; be careful not to capsize in the gutter."

The information provided by Zhang Laohan was very valuable.

Although the two of them initially swore brotherhood out of calculated interests, as they spent more time together, they had developed at least a shred of friendship.

Zhou You was not worried but pleased upon hearing this; wasn't this exactly why he came to Fucheng? If he didn't take responsibility for drawing fire and attracting all the martial artists coveting the bounty, his true self would be subjected to disturbances.

Zhou You was eager to stir up a huge scene and beat the Bounty Martial Artists who had ideas into fear and submission.

Only in this way could he monopolize the bounty under the identity of Du Yan Lu Zhigang and hold up an umbrella to block all the wind and rain.

"Big Brother, no need to see me off any further; I will come to Fucheng to drink with you another day."

Zhang Huaimin, with his arms around two charming young women, saw him all the way to the city gate before reluctantly taking his leave.

There were many eyes watching from the surroundings, surely including those Bounty Martial Artists, waiting for Zhou You to separate from Zhang Huaimin before finding a place to strike.

(End of this chapter)