I created the Anomaly Control Bureau

Chapter 933, Section 928: Embarking on the Martial Path
"...all things come into being."

The lingering sound resonated around the beam.

Marne slowly opened his eyes, gently raised his stiff hands, letting the dead skin fall off, then looked up and asked:

"How long have I been back?"

Qin Lan, who stood outside like a statue, replied:

"Seven and a half hours."

Maren had no recollection of when he returned to reality.

But he remembered the "Undying Life Method".

Every word of this martial arts manual was like scripture carved on a stone tablet, deeply imprinted in the deepest part of his mind and body. He could even feel that he probably wouldn't be able to forget this martial arts manual without making a little effort.

He looked down at the fair skin on his hands and then realized what had just happened.

"Meat New" has been established.

The Heavenly Demon wasn't lying; it was indeed a very easy martial art to learn—especially one that was very easy for him to master.

Marx and Engels could sense it very clearly.

That level of immortality, equivalent to the V-rank, is not something unattainable. In fact, if he wasn't mistaken, he should be able to reach the level of immortality within a few months.

Moreover, although he couldn't make a judgment yet, because it was completely beyond his area of ​​expertise...

But Ma En always felt that it was only a matter of time before he could break through to the Innate Realm with this martial art, although it might not be as fast as breaking through to the Acquired Realm. He had a vague feeling about it...

The road is so flat that you can see the end of it.

This is almost the perfect gift, and indeed a great one.

It wasn't unexpected that the Heavenly Demon could create a martial art capable of reaching Rank VI, but the fact that this martial art could allow him to reach Rank V in just a few months was completely beyond Ma En's expectations.

He had only hoped to obtain a martial art style that suited his spiritual strength, but he never expected that obtaining it would allow him to master it so quickly, and he didn't need to ask Li Hongyu for help at all.

This was far more significant to him than ordinary high-level martial arts. All of its abilities were extremely useful to him, not to mention immortality, and also mental self-healing.

Not to mention that it even contains the path to level VI.

If he could come up with a way to quickly break through to Rank VI, then according to Tian Yao, he would be practically impossible to kill, at least most of the known powerhouses would find it difficult to do so.

It's estimated that by then, apart from Shenxiao, other ability users will have little chance of posing a threat to him.

Could this be the reason why I survived the time gap?
However, Marx and Engels had something else on their minds.

The Heavenly Demon said that this martial art was tailor-made for him.

Indeed, this is true. The martial arts he taught contained elements of spiritual power. Even in the earliest stages of martial arts training, the nature of spiritual power was already required.

In fact, the initial regeneration of this martial art originated from the self-healing nature of spiritual power.

In other words, he really did have such martial arts in his mind.

This matter is also of great significance, meaning that the Heavenly Demon had once developed a special martial art suitable for spiritual power for him, which was something that Ma En could hardly have predicted.

Moreover, the situation was completely beyond Marne's original plan.

He wanted to use the Heavenly Demon's martial arts to determine if this memory was abnormal, so that he could access some knowledge that he shouldn't know, and indeed he didn't reach the boundary.

He should have reached the boundary.

This did not confirm his conjecture; instead, it made his situation even more confusing, because it seemed to suggest that the memory wasn't entirely an anomaly, or perhaps...

The Heavenly Demon simply blended in.

There are countless possible answers to this question, and we can't glean much from the information we've gathered this time.

Of course, this journey of memories was very rewarding overall. In addition to the top-level martial arts manual that he had obtained, which was tailor-made for him, he also obtained important information about the Divine Fist.

And apart from the initial consumption, he used almost all of his other anti-mind medicines naturally.

There was no instability, and there was no divine insight.

【

Mental Strength V-4
You possess remarkable mental strength.
It possesses a variety of basic mental abilities, including clairvoyance, telekinesis, mental resistance, resistance to cognitive impairment, resistance to memory erasure, and mild resistance to falsehoods, which naturally improve over time.

There are 662 days left until the upgrade to V-5.

】

It improved by almost 300 days.

If he can maintain this speed, then after about two more sessions of this level of memory recovery, he will be able to fully recover his mental strength.

Close at hand.

"What happened?" Serena asked with concern.

In the past, Marn would wake up within minutes of taking the medication, but this time he seemed to fall into a long sleep after waking up.

Marx and Engels stood up:

"It's alright. I obtained a very useful martial art through my memories. I was just practicing this martial art, and I have already basically mastered the first level of this martial art."

"By the way, make the arrangements, I'm planning to meet with Li Hu."

Qin Lan showed a knowing expression, and did not seem surprised at all:

"Okay, I'll get started right away."

This was a plan Ma En had long ago. After all, having obtained the martial arts manuals that he could use against Li Hongyu, he also had leverage to control Li Hu.

Although Li Hu is bound by the Federation's restrictions, he is not truly unapproachable.

In fact, when he had just captured Li Hu, he had secretly expressed that as long as Ma En could offer a sufficient price, he would be fully willing to do things for Ma En.

The only thing is that we cannot betray the Federation.

And there is indeed a place where Marne can help.

…………

Outside the shelter.

Without saying hello, Ma En pushed open the door and went inside.

"A rare guest indeed." Li Hu was sitting cross-legged on the ground, his eyes closed and maintaining a certain breathing rhythm.

Behind him was a soft sofa, and between him and Ma En was a delicate little table. The walls of the room were lined with shelves of all kinds of books and different types of snacks.

It has all kinds of entertainment products, and apart from the lack of freedom, it is no different from an ordinary house.

Marne walked to the table in front of him, pulled out a chair, and sat down:

"sit down."

“I’m fine sitting here…” Li Hu raised his right eyelid, and then his voice suddenly stopped.

After a pause, he slowly stood up, his eyes fixed intently on Marx and Engels:

What kind of martial arts do you practice?

Marne pointed to the chair opposite him:

“Sit down and talk.”

silence.

After a stalemate of about ten seconds, Li Hu slowly sat down.

Marx and Engels nodded slightly.

"Do you know why I haven't killed you yet?" Li Hu replied.
"Because of the Federation? You want to use me against them?"

Marx and Engels shook their heads:

"No, because of your sister."

Li Hu's eyes sharpened instantly.

Although he was the prisoner at this moment, the aura he exuded was like that of a tiger about to pounce on its prey, his face contorted with a terrifying majesty:

"Li Hongyu? What did you do?"

Marx and Engels smiled:

"Don't worry, I didn't do anything to her. Instead, she came to me. You don't need to know the details, but the result is that I promised her I wouldn't kill you or cripple your martial arts."

"But she didn't ask for anything else, so unfortunately you are still my prisoner."

Upon hearing this, Li Hu's expression visibly relaxed somewhat.
"It really is her. No wonder I've been treated much better."

After saying this, he began to look Marne up and down.

"Is this the martial arts she taught you?" Li Hu asked with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Marx and Engels smiled:
"No, my martial arts are pretty good, aren't they?"

Li Hu asked, as if testing his prey with his forked tongue:
"I don't understand how you found it..."

Marne interrupted:
"You don't need to think about why, you just need to know what happened. I agreed to guarantee your safety because your sister and I reached some agreement, and it is indeed related to martial arts."

"But my agreement with your sister doesn't stop there. We also have a lot of connections in martial arts. For example, I will provide her with certain martial arts information that only I know, depending on the situation."

"Like this."

As he spoke, Mar and Eng pushed a stack of papers over.

Li Hu, who was still pondering the martial arts of Ma En, opened the paper with some skepticism. However, after reading only a few lines, he was immediately captivated. It looked exactly like Li Hongyu back then.

"What is this? What is this?" Li Hu murmured.

Marne watched him read the text patiently, and only began to explain when he was catching his breath:
"These are the martial arts materials I found, all from the past. You should know what happened in this world, and much of the martial arts and knowledge has been buried."

"And I have the ability to uncover it; I have the complete versions of everything you see."

"By the way, you might not understand the last one."

"That's an excerpt from 'The Way of Martial Arts' by the strongest martial artist of the past, the Divine Fist. Even many innate martial artists can't understand it. Don't doubt yourself; this is perfectly normal..."

As Ma En spoke, Li Hu's expression grew increasingly solemn.

It took him a long time to read through those few pages.

Unlike his sister, he didn't watch it repeatedly, but read it directly from beginning to end. However, the time he spent was no less than that of Li Hongyu, and even took much longer.

Finally, he raised his head and looked at Marx and Engels with a serious expression:

"You showed all of these to Li Hongyu?"

Marx and Engels were somewhat surprised by his sudden question:

"Yes."

Li Hu stared at him and pressed him for an answer:

Did you show these books to Li Hongyu as well?

Marx and Engels shook their heads:

"I made a deal with her, but even if I give her these books, you still can't obtain this martial arts knowledge through her. There's a deal between us..."

Li Hu interrupted:
"No, as long as you haven't given it to her yet, it's fine."

Marx and Engels looked puzzled:

"What do you mean? Will giving her this knowledge cause some terrible consequences? Do you have some important information about Li Hongyu? Will letting her gain this knowledge cause some irreversible consequences?"

Seeing how serious Maren was, Li Hu was also taken aback for a moment, then he shook his head:
“No, you want to use this knowledge to cooperate with me, right? I have no objection. I think you can also foresee that I definitely won’t be able to resist this temptation.”

Marx and Engels asked:

"Then why did you say that..."

Li Hu said calmly:
"I just wanted to make sure I didn't fall behind."

Only then did Marx and Engels begin to realize what was happening:

"Are you asking this simply because you're competing with your older sister?"

Li Hu shook his head:
"No, it's not about competing, it's about martial arts, you wouldn't understand even if I explained..."

Marx and Engels looked at him sincerely:
"I am also a martial artist, can you explain it to me?"

Li Hu said without changing his expression:
"This isn't really about martial arts, it's about me and Li Hongyu, but you wouldn't understand even if I told you."

Marx and Engels did not delve further into the matter, but instead said:
"Since you already understand my intentions, I don't think I need to say anything more."

Li Hu nodded expressionlessly:
“If you want me to be your henchman, just like I used to do for the Federation, I can agree. But you also need to understand that I have signed many contracts with the Federation, and I cannot break those contracts.”

"For example, if you want me to attack the Federation, that's impossible."

Marx and Engels nodded:

"Of course, I will have my professional team conduct complex negotiations with you regarding the specifics. I believe that we can eventually reach a cooperation agreement with you without breaking your original contract."

"Of course, this will be a little troublesome, because we need to find out about your situation, make sure the Federation can't communicate with you secretly, and we will also completely restrict your movements."

"However, this matter is not urgent. To be honest, I don't need your power that much. At least while you are still bound by the Federation Contract, I don't think your abilities are very useful."

This statement is actually half true and half false. To be honest, Li Hu is indeed of little use at this moment, but considering his great skill in utilizing the characteristics of "weapons," he may very well play a surprising role in the future.

Therefore, Mar and Eng did not actually refuse to sign a cooperation agreement with him.

In many situations, Li Hu can be used as a surprise weapon.

Li Hu raised his eyebrows slightly:

"You've come to see me about martial arts?"

Marx and Engels nodded:

"You guessed right, you should have already noticed that my martial arts skills are not simple."

Li Hu replied:
"Yes, what exactly is this thing?"

Marx and Engels replied:
"This is the question I need you to answer. I need you to help me fully understand this martial art."

"Based on what I know now, this should be a type of innate martial art that I once mastered, and it also involves many of my secrets."

"What I need is for you to help me research this martial art and practice it for me. But you don't need to worry about me silencing you, because I will erase your memory and these secrets will not be revealed."

"This is also the condition of the deal I want to reach with you, how about it?"

Li Hu did not hesitate at all:

"make a deal."

He was as quick as if he were afraid Marx and Engels would change their minds.

Marx and Engels smiled and nodded:
"very good."

This was his real purpose in seeking out Li Hu...

A martial arts teacher.