Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 332 Counterattack
Wang Boxiong and Huang Jingqiu exchanged a glance. They had heard heartbeats before, but never this strange sound.

A short while later, the skull emitted a new sound.

Then, the frontal bone beneath the skull emitted a clear, ringing sound, as if jade stones were striking each other.

The two listened carefully, and Zhou Leng's bones emitted a continuous, clear ringing sound from top to bottom.

It rang 108 times.

The bones creaked in unison.

Wang Boxiong and Huang Jingqiu looked at it again, but still hadn't heard of it.

Clang... Clang...

The sound of a hammer striking the rails echoed throughout the meditation room.

Zhou Leng's muscles twitched slightly, producing a sound like steel clashing.

At first, it was just a muscle tremor.

Gradually, multiple muscles trembled, and finally, all the muscles in the body trembled together.

The sounds of steel intertwine to form a strange symphony.

The steel roared.

Wang Boxiong and Huang Jingqiu pondered. They had heard the sound of steel, but never one that could be transformed into a symphony.

Huang Jingqiu muttered to himself, "The four sounds correspond to Qi, blood, bone, and flesh, roughly corresponding to the True Liquid Stage, Blood Vibration Stage, Bone Forging Stage, and Muscle Stage of the Innate Realm. It must be because he comprehended a special Ancient River Technique, which is why he has twelve layers of protective realm, forming... Let's call them the Four Innate Sounds for now."

Wang Boxiong said in a low voice, "I remember Master saying that when Li Shenkong advanced to the Innate Realm, he was different from others, with a series of unusual sounds. I'm afraid it's the same situation. I just don't know if there's a difference in the strength of the unusual sounds between the two."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Leng trembled all over.

The sounds of meridians resonate like the zither, the heart beats like waves, the bones resonate in unison, and the steel roars loudly—all four sounds are present, resounding throughout the entire body.

The jade pendants tinkled, and the divine stones collided.

Wang Boxiong and Huang Jingqiu immediately felt the sound enter their minds and bodies, cleansing their physical bodies and martial arts will.

Before long, the sound faded, and Zhou Leng remained motionless.

The two continued to sense the flow of true energy within Zhou Leng's body.

A chirping sound, like a fledgling hatching from its shell, rang out, and the jade-like luster of the skin faded.

Then, Zhou Leng's body darkened.

The skin begins to lose moisture and wrinkle.

Wang Boxiong and Huang Jingqiu both breathed a sigh of relief.

The twelfth attempt was finally successful.

Now, all the power in Zhou Leng's body has entered his dantian, transforming from low-density true qi into a high-density liquid state. Once the transformation is complete, he can officially advance to the True Liquid stage.

The process of reaching the True Liquid stage involves continuously condensing and compressing liquid true qi until it is compressed to its limit. This allows it to mix with blood, generate blood-vibrating power, and greatly increase destructive force.

Zhou Leng's skin underwent increasingly dramatic changes; just five minutes later, his skin became wrinkled, resembling that of a seventy- or eighty-year-old.

The wrinkles are layered upon layered, as fine as paper.

Wang Boxiong and Huang Jingqiu had witnessed the innate advancement process many times, and it was basically like this, so they weren't worried.

After a long while, a rumbling sound came from Zhou Leng's abdomen.

Then, the acquired turbid qi was expelled from below.

Wang Boxiong and Huang Jingqiu quickly retreated and stood at the doorway.

As the turbid air is expelled, the pure air is reborn.

It is innate.

In the depths of the earth, Zhou Leng sensed a ray of light.

The light grew stronger and stronger.

The Heavenly Rank rewards from last year's Heavenly Rank Battle are being developed at an accelerated pace.

Before long, it will break through the soil and proclaim its arrival to the world.

In my perception, this Heavenly Rank is a training ground that can enhance martial artists, but I don't yet know exactly what it is.

As someone who had attained the Heavenly Rank, Zhou Leng sensed that he could enter the trial grounds before they were fully formed.

Once the trial grounds are established, they will also gain privileges that surpass those of others.

A sense of anticipation arose in my heart.

Zhou Leng's eyelids twitched, he opened his eyes, and then rolled his eyes back, almost knocking himself over by the strong stench.

Immediately circulate your inner energy to cover your nose.

He glanced at the surrounding medicine stalls and did not use any of the tonic pills.

He took out a dragon blood flower calyx from the magic bag; its yellow stamens resembled earthworms.

Zhou Leng stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it all.

Be prepared for extreme pain, because each time you eat dragon blood petals, it's like going through the gates of purgatory.

This time it's completely different.

The receptacle is just an ordinary medicinal fruit, but the stamen is surprisingly sweet like honey, smooth and tender, and contains a unique power that enters the body.

The skin, which was originally dry and wrinkled, quickly became smooth and delicate.

A warm, comforting energy enters the bloodstream and circulates with it.

A power far stronger than dragon blood petals, yet gentler, swirled in the blood and slowly seeped into the veins.

It turns out to be a medicinal fruit that strengthens blood vessels.

Petals enhance blood circulation, while stamens enhance blood vessels.

After absorbing the dragon blood flower's stamens, Zhou Leng consumed the Jinbu Pills in sequence.

After consuming twenty-two servings, I experienced an extreme feeling of fullness.

He used the Star-Gazing Technique to digest the medicinal power while simultaneously compressing his true energy.

After the medicinal effects were exhausted, continue taking Jinbu pills.

Finally, after consuming all the tonic pills, his body was filled with power.

It was so full that it felt like an average person ate ten times the normal amount of food in one meal, leaving them so stuffed they could barely walk.

He sat in place, circulating the Star-Selection Technique over and over again.

As expected of the Starry Sky Sect's technique, the Starry Sky Technique gradually strengthened with continuous operation, eventually completely absorbing the most basic Profound Tide Technique.

Some of the true energy, having been learned from the Zhenhai Remnant Map and the Ancient River Jade Stele, still possessed a slight chill, and its nature seemed even stronger than the Canxing Technique.

Fortunately, the various forces do not conflict.

As the Star-Gazing Technique continued to operate, the various parties gradually merged.

After complete fusion, the internal energy rapidly receded and shrank into the dantian. The internal energy was like a liquid sphere, rotating perfectly round.

After a long time, it stopped.

Zhou Leng carefully sensed that the true qi in his dantian had completely liquefied.

Unlike the colorless feeling of ordinary true qi, the true qi now seems to be as white as frost and silver.

A ball of mercury appeared inside his dantian.

Perceive different parts of the body.

Every part of the body is strengthened.

The changes in true qi are the most significant.

Unlike previous promotions.

After my promotion, I was a little weak.

But now, my body feels incredibly full, and a surge of heroic spirit rises within me. I'll find an opportunity to fight and test my strength.

Wang Boxiong and Huang Jingqiu walked over.

"How does it feel?"

Zhou Leng slowly got up and immediately felt his body become much heavier, as if he had suddenly put on a suit of steel, and his body swayed.

"No rush, take your time to adapt," Huang Jingqiu said.

"Let's practice some boxing techniques first," Wang Boxiong said.

Zhou Leng slowly performed the undulating palm technique.

During the practice of boxing, I gradually felt the weight of my body sometimes increase and sometimes decrease.

Previously, his body was only slightly heavier than that of an ordinary person, but later he gained the extraordinary body of a giant, with a body weight exceeding 150 kilograms.

But it looks like it weighs only about 100 kilograms.

Now, my body weight is at least over 200 kilograms, but strangely, as I continue to adapt, it seems that I can control my weight.

It has to be heavy; one step and the floor will crack.

To walk lightly, you can step on the grass.

It can influence weight over a wide range without the need to circulate one's true energy.

The feeling was incredibly mysterious, as if my body was sometimes made of steel and sometimes of cotton.

The innate body can be altered in terms of weight.

I used to think that innate constitution only greatly changes the true qi, but now I realize that innate constitution does not greatly change the "hardness" of the body, but it greatly changes the "nature".

The more you practice the Wave Palm technique, the smoother and more comfortable it becomes.

I gradually became aware of the parts of the Die Lang Palm that I didn't fully understand or that were biased, and then I corrected them all.

After completing ten sets of the Overlapping Wave Palm, Zhou Lengfu had a sudden realization, and his palm techniques changed.

He practiced it a few more times, then slowly finished, a smile on his face.

If we return to the Innate Pavilion now, we will definitely be able to achieve the Nine Flashes in front of the Martial Shadow Wall.

At this point, except for a few special details, he had caught up with Master Song in most aspects of palm techniques.

The only difference is the skill level; after all, there's a fifty or sixty-year age gap between them.

Huang Jingqiu asked, "Were you just using the principle of lightness and heaviness?"

“Yes, it feels amazing,” Zhou Leng said.

Huang Jingqiu took out the demonized electronic scale, placed it on the ground, and said, "Don't circulate your qi, just control your body and see your weight limit. Do nothing first, measure your net weight."

Zhou Leng walked up and looked down.

273.7 kg.

Huang Jingqiu said, "Good heavens, my current net weight is only 153 kilograms. Your bone density is terrifying. You truly deserve to be called a giant."

The higher the body density and the heavier the body, the stronger the body.

Dwarven demigods have the highest body density, are only two-thirds the size of ordinary people, but can weigh up to three tons.

Wang Boxiong was about to speak, but then he shut his mouth.

He wanted to say that when Li Shenkong first advanced to the Innate Realm, he weighed 280 kilograms, the highest in human history.

Zhou Leng's weight would probably rank him among the top ten human weights.

Don't let him know, to avoid making him arrogant.

"Try increasing the intensity."

Zhou Leng walked down first, then stepped onto the electronic scale, thinking about his increasing weight. He didn't seem to be doing anything, but the numbers on the scale below rose rapidly.

It took a full ten seconds for the numbers on the electronic scale to stop.

537.8 kg.

Huang Jingqiu and Wang Boxiong nodded in unison.

In martial arts combat, the force of a punch is often increased by the weight of the body, adding more than 200 kilograms of punching power. With the addition of true qi and techniques, this translates to several tons of extra power. The higher the level of martial arts, the greater the total increase in power.

"Try to alleviate it."

Zhou Leng tried again, thinking about becoming lighter, and saw the numbers on the electronic scale keep changing, finally settling at 42.75 kilograms.

"Great!" Huang Jingqiu couldn't help but praise.

"Is this a good number?" Zhou Leng asked.

Huang Jingqiu said, "In the Innate Realm, there is a saying, 'It is easy to carry a mountain but difficult to let a feather fall,' which means that it is very difficult to become lighter. I am not as light as you in terms of net weight or upper limit. Logically speaking, I am much lighter than you, but my lower limit weight is 67 kilograms. Your lightness is more than just good. Based on this, your lightness skill, footwork and body movement will far surpass others."

Wang Boxiong said, "When you practice lightness skills, footwork, and body techniques in a while, remember to focus on the shift between light and heavy movements. This will greatly improve your combat ability."

Zhou Leng couldn't help but think of the "Flying Whale Chapter" and instantly understood that the Flying Whale Chapter was prepared for the Innate Realm.

I estimate that half of the reason I can achieve this level of weight shifting is because I practiced the Flying Whale Technique.

Huang Jingqiu laughed and said, "Hey, those monsters that are known for their speed are doomed when they encounter you. Those kinds of monsters are supposed to be our nemesis."

"How effective is the Eye of the Demon Dragon?" After Wang Boxiong finished speaking, his right shoulder suddenly twitched, and the air made a soft sound, but there seemed to be no other change.

Zhou Leng's eyes flickered slightly as he said, "You threw three and a half punches."

Wang Boxiong nodded. He could see how many times the grandmaster threw a punch, indicating that his dynamic vision had reached the peak of the innate level.

"The Jinbu pill just now contained the Eye of the Demon Dragon? Good heavens..." Huang Jingqiu had never seen it before, after all, it was a treasure that was strictly forbidden to be traded in the Demon Prison.

Wang Boxiong said, "Your improvement far exceeded expectations. In a few days, we will be organizing a counterattack against the Demon Prison, and you will also be involved."

"A counter-offensive? Good!" Zhou Leng's eyes shone brightly.

(End of this chapter)