Chapter 64: Talent for Swallowing Medicine Yields Miraculous Effects

Tiger Aura is the signature skill of the Subduing Tiger Fist lineage.

Fist martial arts condense Tiger Aura to increase the lethality of moves, and more importantly, it also has massive lethality against Void Phantoms.

The key is that only Inner Courtyard Disciples who can manifest Qi and blood can condense Tiger Aura.

Therefore, the threshold for Jian Xiong Martial Arts Hall is based on Tiger Aura.

The accompanying Secret Medicines, Tiger Bone Paste and Mountain Monarch Life-Changing Pill, all contain varying degrees of Tiger Aura.

Fang Guiqi was possessed by a Void Phantom and infiltrated the martial arts hall to stir up trouble, but he encountered Tiger Bone Paste; for him, this Secret Medicine, which other Apprentices regarded as a treasure, was practically poison because it contained a faint trace of Tiger Aura.

To cover his tracks, he deliberately threw the Tiger Bone Paste into a desolate, abandoned well, which ended up benefiting Zhou You.

As for the higher-grade Mountain Monarch Life-Changing Pill, the Tiger Aura content is incomparable to that of Tiger Bone Paste.

"Tiger Bone Wine is an outer gate Secret Medicine; although it lacks Tiger Aura, it is also beneficial for my Subduing Tiger Fist cultivation."

Lu Qiang was not one to stand on ceremony; the effort he spent carving the wooden plaque consumed precious Qi and blood.

Two jars of Tiger Bone Wine were the payment for Zhou You asking him to take action.

At 50 taels per jar, two jars of Tiger Bone Wine for a total of 100 taels of silver was a fair price.

Zhou You did not want him to work for free and immediately gifted him two jars of Tiger Bone Wine, which put Lu Qiang in a very good mood.

"Hang this wooden plaque at your entrance to replace the previous one, and Void Phantoms will not dare to break into your home."

Lu Qiang patted his chest, "If they dare to force their way in, the Tiger Aura condensed on the characters will pierce through their bodies and be enough to severely injure a Void Phantom."

Zhou You bowed and thanked him again, "Many thanks, Big Senior Brother."

Although the two jars of Tiger Bone Wine made his heart ache, the harvest was also great.

The Evil-Warding Pill is a life-saving charm, and this Tiger Aura wooden plaque added another layer of insurance; it was worth the price.

The most critical point is that the application of condensing Tiger Aura outside the body and attaching it to physical objects belongs to a profound technique.

"To what level must my Tiger Aura be upgraded to achieve the same standard?"

Zhou You returned to the Diba Lianwuchang with this question.

Sure enough, exercise is the root of dispelling all worries; after practicing a few sets of punches, hot sweat broke out, and his mood suddenly brightened.

He didn't know if it was just psychological, but he felt his luck had improved after killing the Void Phantom.

"Wind-Chasing Triple-Stack Technique."

Zhou You muttered under his breath, wind rising beneath his feet, his movements turning into a wisp of smoke as he vanished from his spot.

And then... the Hard Lean.

Zhou You stepped with short, quick steps with both feet; it looked like he was stationary, but it was actually a sign of constant movement.

The second move carries on from the first, far more powerful than it appears on the surface.

In a real battle, the enemy is not a wooden post or a stone; they will dodge and evade accordingly.

The Hard Lean move is like a maggot on a bone; no matter how you dodge, it closes the distance inch by inch, like an iron pan pressing a pancake... leaning hard into you.

Zhou You brewed for a moment, then pulled out the third move, which was also the final move.

Great Fierce Kill!

The power and momentum accumulated from the first two moves erupted in concentration, like a mountain flood pouring down, carrying a savagery that destroyed everything.

The Diba Lianwuchang had no rockery, but it had a flat substitute... a stone wall.

Zhou You was like an arrow on a bowstring, pressing his body against the cold stone wall, feeling the uneven stacked stones.

The power accumulated by the Triple-Stack Technique turned his strength into a spring compressed to the extreme.

At this moment, it had to erupt, otherwise, it would destroy him.

Zhou You exhaled, "Great Fierce Kill."

His four limbs snapped out in unison, infused with instantaneously erupted strength, faster than an arrow.

Thud, his hands and feet struck the stone wall simultaneously.

A hastily stacked stone wall naturally could not compare to a naturally formed rockery that was one solid piece.

The stone wall exploded into a hole; the stones that bore the brunt were pulverized into sand, which shot into the ground and pierced through pin-sized holes.

Clatter!

Starting from the edge of the hole, large cracks spread in all directions, and broken stones fell like rain.

The stone wall was tottering, swaying left and right like a drunken old man, and finally, it wobbled and collapsed diagonally to the ground.

Zhou You pulled back, getting hit by five or six stones, but it didn't hurt.

"The Wind-Chasing Triple-Stack Technique, executed consecutively, can be considered an entry-level success."

"The power did not reach expectations; conservatively estimated, it is a lack of endurance in the strength, which needs to be strengthened in this aspect."

The Triple-Stack Technique is three moves fired in succession; each move requires full mobilization of strength, placing extremely high demands on basic skills.

Although Zhou You successfully executed the Triple-Stack Technique, his strength did not meet the standard, so it could only be considered as having set up the frame.

"Wind-Chasing Triple-Stack Technique, lv0→lv1, Experience Points +30."

He harvested another rule: the Experience Points for upgrading ultimate moves are higher than those for ordinary skills.

Thinking about it again, this didn't seem right; doesn't this mean that the Experience Points required for strengthening are also higher?

For a moment, Zhou You did not know whether to be happy or frustrated.

Since he needed to strengthen his strength, it ultimately came down to strengthening his physical attributes.

Zhou You purchased 10 jars of Tiger Bone Wine, gifted 2 jars to the Big Senior Brother, and still had 8 jars on hand.

He returned to his room, opened 1 jar, and stopped, "Forgot to ask, is this medicinal wine for oral consumption or external application?"

The scent of wine mixed with the smell of medicine drifted over; Zhou You sniffed it, and suddenly a strong sense of Hunger washed over him.

Talent: Hunger, activated.

Zhou You opened his mouth and inhaled; the fist-sized wine jar was empty on the spot, not a single drop of wine left.

Gulping it down into his stomach, it still wasn't enough.

Zhou You was currently in the Tianfu Decipher Confusion state, where no matter how much he ate, he would not feel full, and he urgently needed more Tiger Bone Wine.

After the second jar of Tiger Bone Wine was opened, it was immediately swallowed and drained dry.

Having drunk four jars of Tiger Bone Wine in one breath, Zhou You's intense feeling of Hunger only slightly eased.

"First success, second success, third success, fourth success."

"This talent was triggered 4 times, with 4 successes; you have gained 100% absorption of the medicine."

The vigorous medicinal power surged into his body, and Zhou You's blood boiled on the spot.

The medicinal power of 4 jars of Tiger Bone Wine was equivalent to 40 portions of Tiger Bone Paste, and absorbing it all at once had an immediate effect.

"Strength +1, Speed +0, Defense +1; Strength +1, Speed +1, Defense +1..."

Zhou You's ears were filled with a continuous stream of notification sounds, and surprise welled up in his heart.

Besides being able to fight monsters and open treasure chests, the talent Hunger also had unexpected joys.

The process of taking and digesting Secret Medicine always involved various losses and waste; a 100% conversion rate did not exist.

However, the 4 jars of Tiger Bone Wine just now all had a 100% absorption rate.

The biggest reason was the effect of the talent Hunger.

Of course, it could not be ruled out that this was his first time taking it, and there was no drug resistance in his body.

In the future, when taking Secret Medicine, the talent Hunger could bring higher conversion efficiency, which was a classic case of getting twice the result with half the effort.

He did not know how much time had passed when the notification sounds in his ears stopped.

"Name: Zhou You.

Strength: 38.

Speed: 38.

Defense: 38.

Experience Points: 417.

Occupation: Martial Arts Apprentice.

Level: Initial Entry into Force.

Skills: Yu Fa Hand lv10 (Completed), Subduing Tiger Fist lv13, Basic Lightness Skill lv2/l?, Yanxing Quan lv11. Ultimate Moves: Wind-Chasing Triple Strike lv1, Tiger Fiend lv1.

Talent: Hunger

Armory: Void Mask (Flesh Magic Treasure) — False Identity: Lu Zhigang.

Trial Project One (Two-Star): Break through the Qi-Blood Barrier and become an Inner Courtyard Disciple of the Jian Xiong Martial Arts Hall.

Trial Project Two (Four-Star): Perfect the Basic Lightness Skill.

Trial Project Three (Two-Star): Master the technique of imbuing objects with Tiger Fiend."