Martial Arts: Starting with Bajiquan, I will prove my divine power through the ultimate path!

In a deep alley.

A figure covered in blood walked slowly towards them.

The newcomer was none other than Zhang Sheng, the one who had seized the gang!

Shi Wen's pupils contracted slightly, not understanding why Zhang Sheng, who was fine last night, had become like this tonight.

Zhang Sheng, his face deathly pale, walked a few meters in front of him, suddenly knelt down on one knee, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Brother, please avenge me!"

Shi Wen said calmly, "What revenge am I taking for you?"

"Last night I sparred with you, brother, and sustained some injuries. Unexpectedly, the gang members who betrayed Chen Shuisheng have now betrayed me, attracting external enemies who severely wounded me. I barely escaped after a bloody battle. Thinking that you were here, I came to ask for your help!"

Zhang Sheng gritted his teeth, wishing he could tear that man to pieces.

"What does this have to do with me?" Shi Wen stood the wooden stake up and practiced his kung fu by alternating punches and elbows. "If you don't leave, I'm going to beat you to death."

"If you're willing to avenge me, brother, I'm willing to give you two-tenths of the gang's monthly profits!" Zhang Sheng gritted his teeth and said, "Martial arts practitioners need resources to cultivate. Without resources, even the most talented person will be like rowing against the current, not advancing but regressing!"

"2%? That's too little."

Although Shi Wen was somewhat tempted, he still shook his head.

He just wants to practice his skills quietly and doesn't want to get involved in other people's affairs.

"Brother, 20% is more than enough!" Zhang Sheng said. "My little gang has to pay bribes to the government and the Black Whale Gang, support a bunch of brothers, and I also need to take care of myself, so it costs a lot..."

That's your problem.

Shi Wen coldly interrupted him, "If there's nothing else, you can leave."

"Thirty percent, that's the maximum!" Zhang Sheng took a deep breath and said, "I'll give you all thirty percent of the gang's profits. As long as you avenge me, brother, I'm willing to acknowledge you as my elder brother, and from now on, the gang will be your vassal!"

"I'm not going."

Shi Wen's fists pounded on the wooden stake like a storm, unmoved by Zhang Sheng's words.

"I'll give you 35% of the profits every month, and in addition, I'll give you information about a rare beast!" Zhang Sheng said, though somewhat reluctantly, "You must know how beneficial rare beast meat is, brother, right?"

"For those who practice martial arts, ordinary meat is simply insufficient to sustain their bodily functions. Only by nourishing themselves with medicinal herbs or the meat of exotic beasts can they maintain their physical abilities and even advance further in their martial arts journey. I know the location of that exotic beast; no outsider would ever know!"

Upon hearing this...

Shi Wen's fist paused for a moment, and he turned his gaze to Zhang Sheng.

He frowned and asked, "Do you know the whereabouts of the strange beast?"

"That's right. I came across it by chance while traveling in the wilderness. However, the place was rather strange. I planned to break through the blood clotting stage before retrieving it, but I never expected this to happen."

Zhang Sheng said, "If we can get the beast meat from that place, we estimate we could harvest several hundred catties of it in one go!"

"The meat of the exotic beasts here can be produced continuously. With regular and reasonable harvesting, a certain amount of exotic beast meat can be obtained every month."

"Some well-known merchant guilds, large gangs, and even government agencies within the city have established production areas for exotic beast meat, which is the foundation upon which a region's power can rise!"

There was an undeniable sense of melancholy in Zhang Sheng's voice as he said this.

Clearly, they were unwilling to reveal this place to outsiders.

But now that he has been betrayed, if he cannot survive, how is he any different from Chen Shuisheng of the previous gang of thieves?

He'll be beheaded sooner or later!

Shi Wen pondered, his heart stirred.

The importance of exotic beast meat is self-evident!

Martial artists are a bunch of gluttons. If they don't have exotic beast meat to nourish them, how many meals a day would they need to maintain their bodily functions?

The expense of buying exotic animal meat is also very high.

Money will eventually run out, but the place where Zhang Sheng mentioned the exotic beast meat is able to be continuously developed and utilized.

This was truly beyond his expectations.

After a moment's hesitation, Shi Wen said, "If others can betray you, you can betray me too!"

Zhang Sheng remained silent for a long time.

Although I was somewhat unwilling.

But he still took out a bamboo tube from his hand and said, "Brother, I have a pair of brown stone mother and child Gu here. These two Gu usually move like stones and can go for years without eating or drinking."

"If the mother Gu is threatened, the offspring will struggle desperately; if the mother Gu dies, the offspring will devour everything in their path!"

"If you're still worried, I'll swallow the offspring, and you can use the mother worm to control me, how about that?"

"Bring it here and let me take a look."

"good!"

Then, a pair of gray, huddled insects appeared in Shi Wen's hand, their skin hard, like stone skin.

The two worms remained motionless.

He poked the round, plump mother worm with his hand.

The centipede-like worm suddenly opened its blood-red maw to bite him, its sharp legs flailing wildly, looking extremely ferocious!

Shi Wen's pupils narrowed slightly as he looked at the man in his twenties.

I was also somewhat surprised.

To possess such methods, the other party's background must be extraordinary.

However, given the control exerted by the mother-child Gu, it's likely that this person wouldn't dare to betray him easily.

Moreover, his family was poor, and if he relied on his remaining silver, he could easily squander it all.

If someone gives you a fixed amount of money every month, and also provides you with a fixed amount of exotic animal meat to nourish yourself.

His speed in cultivating martial arts should be much faster.

Thinking of this, Shi Wen casually tossed the worm to Zhang Sheng, "Eat it, and I'll help you."

"good!"

Although Zhang Sheng was unwilling, he still swallowed the worm.

Shi Wen reached out to poke the mother insect, and Zhang Sheng suddenly clutched his stomach, curled up, and rolled on the ground, his face contorted in rage, large beads of sweat dripping from his forehead.

Shi Wen then put the mother insect back into the bamboo tube.

He asked, "Who was the person who injured you? What methods did he use?"

Zhang Sheng sat on the ground, panting heavily, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He said, "Brother, that man's nickname is Iron-Clad Child Mountain of Flesh. He's at the peak of the Blood Tempering stage and practices the Iron-Clad Horizontal Technique. He's tough, strong, and his style is mainly based on charging, but his weakness is his slow speed. With your skills, brother, you can definitely force him back!"

That's right, he wasn't thinking of killing them, but rather forcing them to retreat.

People who train their entire body physically are hard to break through due to their thick skin and flesh, and their endurance is extraordinary.

In addition, he possesses Iron Armor for protection and is skilled in techniques such as grappling and charging attacks, making him extremely difficult to deal with.

If you were to be attacked by it, you'd be half-dead even if you didn't die!

"Iron Armor Kung Fu?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Wen immediately became interested.

Tonight, after mastering the Iron Whip Kick, his qi and blood have become several times stronger.

He secretly guessed that the strengthening of qi and blood was related to the parts of the body that were being tempered, so he wanted to find martial arts that could temper other parts of the body to test and see if that was the case.

Iron Armor Skill, just by its name, sounds like the kind of martial art that can temper many parts of the body!

"If I could obtain the Iron Armor Technique, I wonder how many times stronger my vital energy would become?"

Shi Wen pondered for a moment, then said, "Teach me your martial arts once."

"Will you teach me?"

Zhang Sheng was taken aback, then said, "Brother, how about I teach you after we drive away Ironclad Child and Flesh Mountain? There's too much time now, and I might not be able to learn it."

"Although this is a low-level martial art, it's not easy to master!"

"It's okay, you teach me."

"Alright!" Seeing that he couldn't dissuade Shi Wen, Zhang Sheng had no choice but to assume a fighting stance and said in a deep voice, "Brother, watch closely. My martial art is called 'Iron Claw Skill,' also known as Eagle Claw Skill. It emphasizes being as soft as leather and as hard as steel hooks!"

"In combat, one must balance strength and flexibility, focusing on sinking one's Qi to the Dantian and channeling power throughout the body!"

"On a daily basis, one needs to temper their claws using methods of external training, nourishing them with medicinal baths, and developing their palms to the point of having thick, rough skin, allowing for the free flow of qi and blood, so that they can easily tear apart flesh and blood; at the peak of their skill, they can even tear apart stone tablets!"

"The core techniques include grabbing, seizing, locking, locking, and tearing—these are close-quarters combat methods!"

"The moves are few, including breathing techniques, standing eagle claw, horse stance tearing claw, eagle claw grappling, etc..."

Then.

Zhang Sheng then began practicing his Eagle Claw Kung Fu on the open ground.

When he waved his hands, he created a flurry of afterimages, each move tearing through the air with a dull thud – he was quite formidable!

Shi Wen watched silently, then asked Zhang Sheng for advice.

He then performed a set of moves in a crooked and awkward manner.

[Iron Claw Kung Fu: Beginner (1/30)]

When the Extreme Seal appeared with a line of text, Shi Wen's mind was filled with memories of many techniques and uses of the Iron Claw Kung Fu.

At the same time, his palms appeared noticeably thicker.

"So it turns out that the Iron Claw Kung Fu emphasizes circulating energy in the dantian and focusing the mind on the fingertips; it's all about quick methods of defeating the enemy!"

"Slamming the bowl shut, locking the throat, dislocating tendons and bones..."

Suddenly, Shi Wen stepped onto the ground, his hands hooking and flashing like afterimages, unleashing the entire Iron Claw Technique!

His hands moved with extraordinary agility, making the air crackle with each grasp, creating quite a spectacle.

Zhang Sheng, standing to the side, was dumbfounded and didn't know how to describe his inner emotions!

He lacked natural talent and comprehension; he only achieved his current level through hard work.

But this person only practiced it once, and he was already more powerful than he had been in the past six months.

No wonder people often distinguish martial artists by their innate talent and comprehension. He had never wanted to believe it, but seeing it today, he realized that talent truly can kill all mediocrity!

"If I were to fully fund this person, I wonder if I could leverage their power to regain control of the situation?"

Suddenly, Zhang Sheng thought of something, and a glint of excitement flashed in his eyes. All his previous dissatisfaction vanished!

"Your martial arts skills are quite good."

Shi Wen stopped his movements and exhaled a breath of stale air.

He took out his water pouch, took a sip, and said, "Now take me there to see."

"good!"

Zhang Sheng quickly led the way...