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Chapter 58 Breakthrough, Bone and Muscle Martial Master (Please read on, vote with monthly tickets)

Seven or eight days later.

On the outskirts of Black Wind Mountain, there is a cave.

"...This tastes a bit like almonds from my past life, it's awful!"

Liu Sheng opened his mouth and swallowed a bottle of arsenic, then smacked his lips.

In an instant, a surge of heat erupted and spread throughout the body.

It was more ferocious than ever before.

After all, this is arsenic!
The Xu family used this poison to kill all the women and servants, but they only used a small portion of the bottle.

Liu Sheng bought it on the black market for over four hundred taels of silver.

He immediately planted himself in the Black Tiger Stance, and slowly pushed the "Wind-Splitting Blade Technique" with his goose-wing blade, his breathing three short and one long, emitting "whoosh" sounds of varying intensity.

The toxicity of the arsenic was refined by the innate "poison-devouring" ability, becoming a pure trickle that flowed into the left leg, replenishing the last bit of dregs...

Now, his torso and limbs are reduced to just this small gap.

Gurgling~
The sound, like the gushing of spring water, echoed deep within the cave, then merged into the stream, flowing, meandering, and accumulating among the mountains.

In my mind, the "Crimson Fiend Tiger" I was visualizing became clearer and clearer.

The four methods of stance training, knife technique, breathing technique, and visualization technique are combined into one, and the anger in his chest grows stronger and stronger, gradually approaching a certain critical point.

At the same time, he swung his heavy knife with increasing ferocity and speed.

A vicious tiger sits on a slope, a fierce tiger descends the mountain, a raging tiger leaps across a ravine, an angry tiger bursts through the forest, a black tiger rips out a heart, a hungry tiger pounces on a sheep, a crouching tiger snipes its tail, a black tiger rips through the wind…

The eight-style sword technique grew faster and faster with each strike, creating a whistling wind and a flurry of sword shadows that obscured his figure.

In the end, only the snow-covered light remained in the cave, like a rolling hydrangea, illuminating every detail of the moss-covered rocks and crevices on the cave walls.

An hour later.

The cave was shrouded in thick fog, with gusts of fierce wind blowing, as if a gigantic creature were leaping and tumbling within, shaking the cave walls and scattering dust.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, a tiger's roar echoed from inside the cave, like the thunder of a heavenly drum, deafeningly loud.

Inside the cave, rocks crumbled and fragments flew through the air, making a clattering sound all around; water vapor surged and was swept away by the fierce wind, revealing…

A monster that looks like a human but is also like a tiger!

His body was about ten feet tall, with bulging muscles, as if cast from steel, and full of explosive power.

On the surface of the skin, black and white colors intertwined, and the robes on the body were torn into strips of cloth that hung down.

His silver hair stood on end, his golden eyes shone brightly, his fangs protruded, and a striking "king" character mark was atop his forehead.

When someone stands there, even though there's plenty of space around...

But the entire cave had a feeling that it was about to burst.

(Crimson Fiend Tiger Technique - Bone and Tendon Realm Form)
"This feeling...is very strange..."

Liu Sheng lowered his head and looked him over.

His arms had become almost twice as thick, his ten fingers were like carrots, and his fingernails extended a foot or so, sharp as blades.

With a casual stroke on the cave wall, it disappears as easily as inserting tofu.

At the same time, a faint, obscure energy surged within his body, like a spider web, connecting his skin, flesh, tendons, and bones into one.

His breathing rose and fell with his breath.

Just like when the Azure Scale Serpent sensed Tong Hao, there were dark red lines resembling leaf veins within his body.

Strength and muscle!
The bone and muscle strength formed by the Crimson Fiend Tiger Technique is called "Fierce Tiger Strength".

When unleashing its power, its body transforms into a humanoid demonic tiger, possessing immense strength, its claws capable of shattering steel, ferocious, domineering, violent, and boundless.

Their combat power increased several times over.

Unfortunately, this wisp of "external force" is too weak now and can only be maintained for less than twenty breaths.

Liu Sheng suddenly realized, exhaled a breath of stale air, and his body instantly shrank back to its original size...

A handsome young man!

He looked around and saw that the cave was in a mess, as if it had been ravaged by a hurricane.

The rocks were shattered and crushed, and the cave walls were covered with knife marks, densely packed.

It's simply... riddled with holes.

Fortunately, his cultivation level finally broke through, and now he can be considered...

Muscle and Bone Martial Arts Master!

Moreover, he further refined his swordsmanship and grasped a wisp of the true meaning of "Cracking Wind".

Not only does the speed of the blade increase by another 30%, but the combined intent of the blade during attacks is enough to instantly impact the opponent's mind and expose their weaknesses.

With the speed of the "Wind-Splitting Blade," once an opening is revealed...

It's just one more cut. Amazing!

Moreover, it encompasses all aspects, including strength, speed, defense, coordination, stamina, and regeneration…

A comprehensive upgrade!
It is a completely different level from the Qi and Blood Realm.

A leap, a qualitative change, in one's life level!
"I feel like I could kill ten of my past selves with a single breath right now."

He picked up the goose-wing knife, but it felt as if he were holding a wick, light and flimsy, with a very poor feel.

hiss!
This knife weighs 140 pounds!
Just how powerful am I?
Liu Sheng was shocked, then immediately fell into a blissful dilemma…

This knife was only bought a few days ago, and now I have to replace it?

He summoned the panel, both amused and exasperated, and saw—

Name: Liu Sheng
[Dao Fruit]: Seventy-two Transformations
[Talents]: Hawk Form, Blade Heart, Flowing Light, Serpent Form, Copper Skin and Iron Bones, Poison Devouring, Tiger Bone, Tiger Roar, Tiger Ferocity, Spider Form, Concealing Breath, Silky Threads

[Cultivation Level]: Bone and Tendon Realm (Great Perfection of the Third Refinement)

[Transformation]: Radiant Sparrow, Azure-Scaled Serpent, Striped Giant Tiger (can be deduced), White-faced Black Puppet Spider

[Spiritual Essence]: 1463
……

Directly achieving mastery of the three refinements?

Liu Sheng was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized why his strength had increased so much…

His master had previously said that he possessed superior innate qualities such as "tiger bones," "copper skin and iron bones," and "python tendons," which would allow him to progress rapidly in his cultivation at the Tendon and Bone Realm...

In about two or three months, one can complete the third stage of refinement and break through to the Internal Organs Realm.

However, why is it that among the four incarnations, only the "Striped Giant Tiger" can be deduced?

Liu Sheng's mind tensed instantly. The "Seventy-Two Transformations" Dao Fruit was the foundation of his existence. If anything went wrong, it would shake his very foundation.

He touched the panel with his mind and received the message "You have reached the limit of the current realm and cannot continue to deduce."

Strange, I just broke through to a higher realm...

The system is broken?

He had no choice but to dig out the biographies of all his avatars, and finally found a clue—

The Radiant Sparrow, the Azure-Scaled Serpent, and the White-Faced Black Puppet Spider were all creatures he deduced from ordinary beasts or exotic species and successfully upgraded to spirits.

These three incarnations have all awakened a wisp of true blood!

In the classification of the Demon Suppression Division, they are categorized as "Great Demons," and their combat power is comparable to that of a True Form Martial Master of the Fourth Realm.

The "Striped Giant Tiger" incarnation was created by directly refining the essence of a tiger; in reality, it was just an ordinary spirit.

Its combat power is one level lower than the other three incarnations.

"Therefore... the panel's deductions can also compensate for the avatar's inherent deficiencies. Once the deductions are upgraded, it's equivalent to allowing the avatar to evolve perfectly..."

Liu Sheng's breath hitched. He touched the corner of his mouth, guessing that the reason the "Striped Giant Tiger" incarnation could still be deduced was because it still had room for evolution—

Awaken the true blood within!

However, his cultivation level had clearly advanced from the Qi and Blood Realm to the Bone and Tendon Realm, which was equivalent to a major realm advancement.

Based on previous experience, the avatar should be able to continue deducing, but why...?

"Could it be... because the four realms of Qi and Blood, Tendons and Bones, Internal Organs, and True Form were defined by martial artists in later generations?"

Long ago, in the early stages of martial arts, there was only external training, internal strengthening, and the Six Harmonies and Three Realms.
So, the system panel considers Qi and Blood, and Muscles and Bones as one realm?

An absurd thought popped into Liu Sheng's mind.

Version differences!

So, this system panel is using an older version.

In other words, its origin, could it be...?

If that's the case, then the consequences would be enormous!

Forget it, it’s useless to think too much.

I'm just a little karaomi now; I'll worry about the future later.

He silently sensed it and, sure enough, his body's "reserves" had not increased, making it impossible to refine a new avatar.

This confirmed his earlier guess.

No rush, it'll only take a month or two.

Once I break through to the Internal Organs Realm, I should be able to refine my avatar again and advance my cultivation level...

He transformed into a blue-scaled serpent, spewing poisonous mist that destroyed the entire cave before exhausting his strength, gathering his breath, and returning to the city.

After arriving home, he found Lao He and asked him about the matter.

Old He's one eye gleamed, and the corner of his mouth curled up slightly:
"Well, it's a long story, but this old man happens to know a little about it..."

The next chapter will reveal one of the most important settings in this book: the relationship between martial arts and immortality. Also, the protagonist won't stay in the Bone and Tendon Realm for long; he'll soon break through to the Internal Organ Realm, at which point he'll be able to refine a new avatar. I currently have 40 chapters saved up, and the later plot will become increasingly explosive. Please be patient, fellow Daoists, and may you all enjoy boundless blessings!

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