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

The sky swayed with an eerie, grayish darkness.

Thick, dark clouds hung low as if to engulf the small town, and thunder roared and churned deep within the clouds, one after another, rolling from one side of the sky to the other, making one's heart pound with fear.

A deserted alley at night.

It added to the desolation and quiet.

The plaster on the earthen walls on both sides was falling off, and the yellowed banyan leaves were swept away by the wind to a greater distance.

Holding torches and waiting at the crossroads, the gang members felt an inexplicable sense of unease and panic.

I wonder if it's because it's about to rain.

The air in Ghost Alley was filled with a heat wave that could make you sweat profusely; you could vaguely see the air in the alley being distorted by the viscous heat.

The wild grass in the cracks drooped its head listlessly.

Every brick and every inch of air was thick with the heat of rust, and even the breeze drifting from the alley was filled with a murky heat.

The dozen or so gang members couldn't help but feel the sweltering heat, wiping the sweat pouring from their foreheads, necks, and chests.

I'm cursing the weather at the end of April, it's so strange.

boom!

A sound, like the roar of a ferocious beast, came from the darkness of the alley. It was deep and rolling, sending chills down the spines of the gang members.

It was as if a ferocious, inhuman beast was lurking in the deserted alley, watching them intently.

Crackling sound~

A raindrop slammed onto the ground, stirring up some dust and leaving a mark the size of a coin.

One drop, two drops, three drops...

The drizzling rain fell from the dark sky, stinging the faces of the gang members, but their inner panic dissipated.

It turned out to be thunder; it meant a heavy rain was coming.

Boom!!

Thunder rumbled in the sky like a ferocious beast, rolling from east to west. Dazzling lightning illuminated the entire town, and the drizzling raindrops grew denser, forming countless threads that fell from the sky, churning up mud and heat that pulverized the wasteland.

The group of gang members quickly hid in an abandoned house.

In a dark corner.

The figure sitting cross-legged remained unmoved by the torrential rain.

He was sitting cross-legged at the height of an average adult. His naked body was as thick as a wall, and his skin was covered with red cracks. Every muscle was so strong that it looked like it would burst the skin. The muscles in his arms and shoulders were like hard rocks, and the muscles in his body and limbs were bundled together, with veins as thick as a thumb!

Thick keratinous layers grow on the joints of the body, and fine, dark brown scales the size of fingernails appear, spreading rapidly from the limbs to the torso, cervical vertebrae, and coccyx.

The heavy rain fell on his skin, making a sizzling sound, and turned into water vapor that spread out, enveloping his figure.

"Whew...that feels great!"

Shi Wen made a muffled sound.

He closed his eyes and focused on feeling the primordial blood within his body, which was as viscous and powerful as lava, suppressing the urge to roar!

powerful!!!

Unprecedented power!!!

Now he is confident that he can smash the previous camp with one punch and kill a dozen of his own!

"The boost from dragon meat is terrifying. I originally thought I would need to consume the Dragon Tiger True Blood Pill to reach the Yuan Blood stage."

"I never imagined that a single bite of dragon meat would not only make my physical body so powerful, but also forcibly elevate my Blood Refining stage to the Yuan Blood stage, saving me the trouble of cultivation!"

Shi Wen looked down at the several blood-black lines on his body, his tone strangely eerie. "Senior Sister Li said that the initial stage of martial arts is divided into three realms of blood refining: blood tempering, blood condensation, and primordial blood. Even martial arts geniuses need to spend many years nourishing their bodies and honing their martial arts before they can enter the primordial blood stage. But I've only been cultivating for a little over half a month, and I've already surpassed several years of time for martial arts prodigies!"

"However, having consumed so much of the precious blood of the fish and dragon, and having taken a bite of the heart of the life-and-death withered dragon, my physical constitution has probably long since transcended my former mediocrity."

"My achievements today are entirely due to my own hard work... Ji Yin."

Shi Wen looked at the Extreme Seal and suddenly fell into deep thought. "With my current aptitude, it shouldn't take much time to perfect these techniques."

"I don't know if I've gained immortality, but my regenerative abilities should have improved a lot. All the injuries I sustained while fighting the camp have disappeared."

"With my current physical strength, I should be able to withstand the effects of the Dragon-Tiger True Blood Pill, right?"

Without a word, Shi Wen swallowed the Dragon-Tiger Pill.

boom!!

The roar of dragons and the howl of tigers resounded within him.

The fiery magma and blood that were as viscous as lead and mercury surged at an alarming rate, turning the surface of his body into a bright red glow, as if a ball of fire was burning fiercely in his internal organs, threatening to burn everything to ashes!

Shi Wen remained silent, letting his powerful physique and iron stomach suppress him!

One, two, three...

In just over ten minutes, countless black lines rapidly appeared on his body!

Twenty articles.

Thirty articles.

Forty articles...

Only when fifty layers of blood membranes condensed within the body did the surging momentum within the body begin to slow down!

Rumble...

A sound like a surging river came from within my body, continuous and endless.

Shi Wen's height increased by about ten centimeters. His body seemed to be made of tungsten steel, his shoulder blades were like two hinges spreading outwards, and the muscles of his back were like a shield made of steel bars.

The muscles on his body were thick and menacing, like old vines coiling around him, and countless tiny muscle tendrils appeared on his back.

He sat cross-legged on the ground, like a dragon-like beast with its back arched, poised to pounce!

"Dragon Head!! Zhou Biao is back!!!"

The man who had been caught in the rain ran over to report.

When he saw the blurry figure shrouded in mist, his heart skipped a beat, and he accidentally slipped and fell face-first into the mud.

"Let him come over, let everyone come over."

Shi Wen closed his eyes and concentrated, feeling the surging power.

"yes!!"

The man quickly ran away.

Not long after, a dozen or so men who had been sheltering from the rain and Zhou Biao, who looked menacing, returned.

Zhou Biao was carrying a rag bag in his hand, the bag still seeping with blood. Crimson blood dripped from the bag onto the water's surface, forming pitted bloodstains, which were then washed away by the heavy rain.

"Dragon Head, I have fulfilled my mission; Liu Wen's head is here!"

Despite his injuries, Zhou Biao knelt on one knee before the figure, holding the sack containing the severed heads in his hands. "Besides Liu Wen, I killed all nine members of his family. There were no survivors!"

"Um."

The moment Shi Wen stood up, the sweltering heat emanating from him swept up the rainwater within a radius of several meters. His towering figure cast a huge shadow, and his height, more than a meter taller than a normal person, startled the men present, causing them to stumble back several steps and fall into the mud.

Zhou Biao's eyes widened, and his legs went weak with fear.

Who would have imagined that the Dragon Head's external martial arts skills had reached such a terrifying level?

His hands suddenly felt lighter. It turned out that the dragon head had picked up the sack, looked at it, and then stomped on the hideous head, crushing it into dust that mixed with the muddy rainwater!