From breaking the limits of archery to achieving martial arts godhood

"Phew, I'm finally full."

Chen Xun wiped the grease from the corner of his mouth, his eyes somewhat vacant, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.

Stroking his full belly, Chen Xun couldn't help but feel a little scared.

"We almost didn't prepare enough food."

Knowing that he would break through in archery skills today, Chen Xun prepared a lot of food early in the morning.

Even so, it still seems a bit too little.

Afterwards, Chen Xun quickly stir-fried a plate of smoked meat to suppress his intense hunger.

"I underestimated the intensity of this enhancement."

As Chen Xun thought this, he recalled the new memories that had appeared in his mind.

These memories are all of Chen Xun's hard work practicing archery.

The breakthrough in archery skills seemed to unleash the culmination of Chen Xun's years of hard work in an instant.

This naturally makes the effect more obvious, and therefore the process is more intense.

With his archery skills reaching a high level, Chen Xun mastered another unique technique, which he named the Chain Arrow.

Once his stomach felt less full, Chen Xun got up and returned to the bamboo forest.

He took out the hunting bow, and with a gentle pull, it was already eighty percent drawn. With another push, it was drawn to its full extent.

Previously, drawing the bow to a full moon required Chen Xun to exhaust all his strength.

Now, 70% of the force is enough.

Furthermore, he deadlifted the full moon several times in a row and still seemed to have no problem doing it.

"His strength has increased significantly."

Chen Xun touched his strong arms.

As a result, the hunting bow he held was a bit too light, preventing him from unleashing his full potential.

In the bamboo forest, Chen Xun stood a hundred paces away from the target.

Chen Xun drew his bow, but there were not just one arrow on the bowstring, but two.

"So clear, it's like the target is right in front of me."

After aiming at the target, Chen Xun discovered that even at a distance of one hundred paces, the fist-sized target was still clearly visible, and he could even clearly see the dense arrow marks on it.

This is the enhancement that Chen Xun's eyes received after his breakthrough in archery skills.

Not only can it see farther and more clearly, but it also has some night vision capabilities.

Then, Chen Xun released the bowstring.

With two "whoosh" sounds, the two arrows flew out at the same time, like shooting stars chasing the moon, and then landed on the bullseye almost simultaneously.

Next, Chen Xun set up two targets.

Same size, same distance, different positions, arranged left and right.

Chen Xun raised his hunting bow again, drew two arrows, and fired a series of arrows.

"Snap, snap!" Two sounds rang out almost simultaneously. Looking at the two targets, each had an arrow stuck in the bullseye.

"Haha, good, this series of arrows is indeed powerful."

Although Chen Xun was able to do this in his memory,

But Chen Xun was still incredibly excited when he actually replicated it in real life.

In addition to the Chain Arrows, there are also the Armor-Shattering Arrows that Chen Xun used to master, which are now even more powerful with the enhancement of his perfected archery skills.

A piercing arrow was fired, piercing the target directly, with more than 50% greater power than before.

After testing his enhanced abilities, Chen Xun calmed down and continued practicing archery.

After practicing for a while, Chen Xun checked his progress in archery.

Archery (Mastery 2%)

Progress has only made a difficult one percentage point advance.

To master archery, you need 50 experience points to increase your skill by 1 percentage point.

To gain experience points, you need to accurately hit the target from a distance of 120 paces away to gain 1 experience point.

It is foreseeable that as Chen Xun's archery skills improve, the distance between him and the target will become increasingly greater.

However, the range of a single-stone bow is limited; a distance of 120 paces is already close to its limit.

Chen Xun had to draw his hunting bow to almost full length each time in order to shoot it 120 paces away.

However, frequently drawing the bow to its fullest extent is a way of damaging the bow.

This will cause the bowstring to become overly fatigued, either losing its elasticity or breaking completely.

"We need to find a way to buy a better bow."

Chen Xun put away his hunting bow and sighed.

Ordinary five-dou, eight-dou, and one-shi bow coins are relatively easy to buy; as long as you have silver, you can buy them at the market in Chenjia Village.

Bows made of stone or more are not so easy to buy.

Because there are few people who can use it, and the materials are also more difficult to obtain.

After all, to withstand a pulling force of more than one stone, the bow body and bowstring cannot be of poor quality, especially the bowstring, which must be tanned using the large tendons from the bodies of powerful wild beasts such as tigers and leopards.

Therefore, if Chen Xun wanted to buy a bow with a weight of more than one stone, he would need to find a craftsman to make one, and it would cost a lot of money.

Chen Xun did know the bow maker, who was also the only bow maker in the village. His name was Chen Yu, and he lived in Chenjiabao.

After putting away his bow and arrows, Chen Xun went home, took some silver, and headed to the market.

It was midday, and the market was already nearly deserted.

The stalls that usually sell bows also closed early.

Chen Xun's trip was in vain.

He could enter Chenjiabao directly, but he didn't know where the bow maker lived, and even if he went to Chenjiabao, he might not be able to find him.

"We'll have to wait until tomorrow."

Back home, Chen Xun wasted no time and began practicing Zhan Zhuang (standing meditation).

After assuming the stance for the [Bull Demon Stance Skill], Chen Xun calmed his mind and felt the flow of qi and blood within his body.

Time passed second by second, and Chen Xun's duration of maintaining the [Bull Demon Stance Skill] gradually approached half an hour.

Suddenly, Chen Xun felt a small ball of heat appear in his senses.

Chen Xun's face lit up with joy: "I sensed it, it's the power of blood and qi."

This vital energy was extremely weak, and it darted around inside Chen Xun's body.

If it were someone else, they might have already lost the ability to sense this power of blood and qi.

But Chen Xun was different. The moment he sensed the power of qi and blood, that power could not escape his perception.

This is naturally due to the ability granted to him by the "Martial Arts Diligence Record," which grants him the power to prove his worth forever.

As long as he can sense the Qi and blood, he will be able to sense it in the future and will not lose this ability for any reason.

Sensing the power of Qi and blood is only the first step to becoming a martial artist.

After that, one needs to condense one's Qi and blood, and then use the Qi and blood to strengthen the skin and flesh. This is considered to have entered the Qi and Blood Realm.

The Qi and Blood Realm, also known as the Skin and Flesh Realm, requires the continuous tempering and strengthening of the entire body's skin and flesh using Qi and blood.

This realm has three stages: cowhide, stone skin, and iron skin.

In the cowhide stage, the skin all over the body is as thick as cowhide, which can defend against blunt force strikes. When a stick hits it, it will make a dull sound and can reduce the force of the blow by 50%.

At the same time, during this stage, strength will be enhanced to varying degrees depending on individual physical condition.

Those born with superhuman strength can reach a strength of four or five hundred jin at this stage.

Those who are naturally weak may only have a strength of around 200 jin (100 kg).

Most people have a strength of around 300 jin.

Then comes the Stone Skin stage, in which the skin becomes as hard as stone, its defense is further enhanced, and it can initially defend against damage from sharp weapons.

Their strength will also increase to five or six hundred jin.

Finally, there is the Iron Skin stage, where the circulation of Qi and blood makes the skin as hard as iron, making it difficult to be injured by swords and knives.

Its strength can reach seven or eight hundred pounds.

Those with exceptional talent can even reach a weight of a thousand jin.

On the battlefield, when facing ordinary people, a martial artist at the Iron Skin Realm can take on a hundred opponents single-handedly.

There aren't many martial artists at this level in Chenjia Village, and they are all pillars of the village, wielding considerable power.

Chen Hu is a martial artist at this level.

"Now that I can sense the power of Qi and blood, it's time to try to condense them."

Chen Xun maintained the stance of the [Bull Demon Stance], sensing the chaotic energy of blood and qi surging within his body, and began to try to condense his energy and qi.

Each wisp of vital energy needs to be constantly condensed before it can be transformed into a refined wisp of vital energy.

To achieve this, a unique breathing technique is required.

Different martial arts have different breathing techniques.

The more advanced the martial art, the better the breathing techniques will be, and the better the effect of condensing qi and blood.

These were all things Chen Hu had told him.

"Exhale, inhale," Chen Xun began to practice the [Bull Demon Breathing Technique].

【Bull Demon Breathing Method (Beginner Level 10%)】

This breathing technique can be practiced in just one minute.

Each practice session grants 1 experience point, and 10 experience points can increase progress by 1%.

During these seven days, Chen Xun didn't practice this breathing technique much, so his progress was only 10%.

But even 10% progress was enough for him to have a basic grasp of the breathing technique.

As Chen Xun activated the [Bull Demon Breathing Technique], the energy of blood and qi that he had been locking onto began to be affected.

It moves slower and slower, gets smaller and smaller, and gets hotter and hotter.

Three minutes later, Chen Xun had circulated the [Bull Demon Breathing Technique] three times, finally condensing this small ball of qi and blood power into a wisp of qi and blood.

At that very moment, a message appeared.

[Bull Demon Breathing Technique Experience Points +8]

This made Chen Xun's eyes light up.

"Condensing qi and blood can also increase the experience points of the Bull Demon Breathing Technique."

This was undoubtedly good news for Chen Xun.

Next, Chen Xun used his breathing technique to transfer that wisp of blood and qi to his right palm, and then used the blood and qi to temper the skin on his palm.

A tingling, slightly itchy sensation emerged.

It only lasted for less than ten seconds before disappearing.

At the same time, that wisp of vital energy was also completely consumed.

Chen Xun moved his palms, feeling a slight change, yet also feeling no change at all.

"Again."