Ultimate True Lord

Jiang Ming immediately realized it.

Among the many martial arts, some special techniques come with built-in enhancement effects. If you can find such a technique and use it to strengthen your main martial art, you can grant your main martial art more unique martial arts attributes!

"Without a trace, without a trace; unnoticed by ghosts—the Crescent Moon Step possesses two martial arts characteristics!"

He took a deep breath, realizing how little he still knew about the primitive furnace. Every now and then, new discoveries would be made, and new uses would be found.

The original furnace's functionality is definitely not as simple as it appears on the surface. Further development will unlock even more of its amazing potential.

Jiang Ming regained his composure, closed his eyes, and carefully sensed the two martial arts characteristics.

The martial arts trait "Unseen by Ghosts" inherits the silent and stealthy nature of the Ghost Breath Fist. When mastered to a high level, the Ghost Breath Fist strikes without warning, concealing its breath and making no sound. It is clearly a rather sinister fist technique that excels at surprise attacks.

The martial arts characteristic of Crescent Moon Step, "Shadowless," perfectly matches the concept of "shadowless under the moon." Practitioners of Crescent Moon Step walk in the shadows, leaving little trace, as if they have become one with the shadows.

Their presence has been significantly reduced.

Upon seeing these two martial arts characteristics, a thought immediately popped into Jiang Ming's mind.

"Sneak attack!"

To slip into the shadows, silently and stealthily—isn't that exactly what they excel at, like ambushes? Or, to put it more politely, to be an assassin.

If Jiang Ming possessed these two martial arts traits in his Crescent Moon Step, he would pose an extremely terrifying threat to all soft-style martial artists.

This kind of sudden attack was far too deadly!

Even a martial artist who has mastered the art of soft strength would likely pay a heavy price if ambushed and attacked by Jiang Ming.

He took a deep breath, his mind drifting to the scene of him using the Crescent Moon Step in conjunction with the Crimson Sand Palm. Silently hiding in the shadows, he would unleash a sudden Crimson Sand Bone-Eating attack after the enemy had passed by, imbued with bone-piercing force.

A single hit will either kill or severely injure the opponent!

"These two enhancements are quite good!"

Jiang Ming's eyes gleamed, and he was already somewhat eager to make a move.

Unfortunately, the unique martial art characteristic of Crescent Moon Step, "Shadowless," can only be activated when the technique breaks through to the Crescent Moon level.

Therefore, at this stage, he still chose the option of strengthening, continuing to increase the cultivation speed of the Crescent Moon Step.

The cultivation speed of this evil technique is the easiest to increase, and the rate of decline is minimal. Last time it increased by 70%, but this time it only decreased slightly, increasing by 60%!

"Still practicing evil arts, progressing by leaps and bounds in a single day!"

As Jiang Ming was feeling sentimental, a thought flashed through his mind, and he activated the Primal Furnace without hesitation.

"Primal Furnace, Enhance!"

"Choose either Enhancement Level 1 or Enhancement Level 5!"

Instantly, flames ignited, essence blood was tempered, and the surrounding air seemed to distort slightly. A mysterious fluctuation rippled through the furnace, and the Taotie patterns on its surface rapidly faded.

"Buzz!"

With a click, the stove lid was lifted.

Two beams of black-gold light pierced into Jiang Ming's body like lightning.

A moment later, he opened his eyes and looked at the back of his left hand.

【Technique: Crescent Moon Step】

Enhancement 1: Speed ​​increased by 130% in the Crescent Moon Step training!

Enhancement 2: The Crescent Moon Step technique can generate a martial arts visualization diagram called "Crescent Moon Without Shadow"!

Enhancement 3: Due to the enhancement of Ghost Breath Fist, Crescent Moon Step will immediately gain the martial arts trait "Undetectable Ghost"!

Instantly, Jiang Ming felt a surge of energy flowing through his legs, as if his meridians had been opened. The blockages and sluggishness in his blood and energy were largely swept away, transforming into a network of high-speed pathways.

He couldn't help but begin practicing the Crescent Moon Step.

After a few moves, Jiang Ming actually felt a visible improvement. He didn't know if it was his imagination or if the enhancement was really that significant. As his legs flew, his footwork became increasingly refined.

"The training speed of the Crescent Moon Step has been enhanced to thirteen percent."

"It's even more than 100% of the Red Sand Palm technique."

"If I continue cultivating at this pace, I'm afraid I'll reach the Crescent Moon level in less than a month!"

In the courtyard.

Jiang Ming strode forward, his feet tracing tiny, curved arcs like crescent moons, exuding a strange rhythm, light and graceful.

However, at a certain moment...

He landed half a meter in the air, and the soles of his shoes made no sound the moment he touched the ground, as if they were filled with sound-absorbing sponges.

Jiang Ming leaped onto the wall, then in a flash, jumped onto the neighbor's courtyard wall.

He kept going back and forth like this, and in a short time he had walked through half of Baishui Street. This behavior did not disturb any of the neighbors.

After a while.

Jiang Ming silently returned to the courtyard.

"No wonder this martial art is called 'Undetectable to Ghosts,' it truly achieves the ultimate in concealing one's breath and making no sound. There is no noise as one moves. Even when running at full speed, there is only the slightest rustling of a breeze."

He was quite satisfied with this enhancement.

"It seems I need to find more cultivation techniques with unique properties in the future. One enhancement is equivalent to two, and it can also increase the martial arts characteristics of the main cultivation technique. The cost-effectiveness is quite high."

Jiang Ming thought to himself.

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Two days later.

In Wangyue City, a bombshell announcement exploded like a stone thrown into calm water.

Since the falling out between the three major factions and the five great families, they have been locked in a stalemate for quite some time. Neither side is willing to back down or soften their stance first. Only recently has a compromise been reached.

Both sides sent out their most outstanding young talents to compete in the arena, thus providing an opportunity to ease the tension between the two sides.

The martial arts competition will be held at the Cangshan Martial Arts Arena in the inner city, and will take place in a day. All the prominent figures in the city will come to watch.

The chief and second-in-command disciples of Cangshi Sect, Qingsong Mountain, and Xuanyin Sect will all be present. The five major families—Zhao, Wang, Su, Zhou, and Zheng—have also dispatched their four most outstanding young masters to fight.

This group of people are all exceptionally talented, and have been supported by their families with abundant resources since childhood. Among them, some outstanding individuals have even broken through to the level of "Entangling Force," a realm that ordinary martial artists can never reach in their entire lives.

You should know that some martial arts school owners are only at this level of skill.

These younger generations are able to catch up with, and even surpass, the older generation. This speaks volumes about their exceptional talent.

Hongsha Martial Arts School, inner courtyard.

A gentle breeze rustles the leaves.

Jiang Ming listened quietly as Wen Jin finished delivering the message, then nodded thoughtfully. He looked up at Wen Jin and asked a question.

"Old Wen, you've said so much."

"Tell me in detail who exactly the leaders of those three major sects and the four young masters of the inner city are."