Supreme Martial Venerable: Starting with the White Ape Cloak Hammer skill point allocation

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The coarse iron filings pelted his face, some even splashing directly into his eyes, causing Qian Xiong to let out a piercing scream of pain.

The sound of wind breaking rang out.

Zhou Yuan stepped forward, clenched his right fist, and swung it down hard.

Snapped!

A crisp sound echoed in the air; this was the sound produced when the force of the punch reached a certain level.

The fist, reddened by the surge of blood and qi, landed heavily on Qian Xiong's chest like a red-hot iron hammer.

The sound of bones breaking immediately rang out.

Having succeeded in his attack, Zhou Yuan had no further hesitation.

He suddenly took two steps back, and his right hand, with its five fingers like iron hooks, gripped the short stick that the thug swung from behind him.

Click.

The hardwood stick snapped in two, startling the shrew.

Just then, Zhou Yuan's left hand shot up high with lightning speed, and with a twist of his waist and legs, his fist, carrying the full force of his body, slammed into the shrew's neck.

scoff!

A sickening cracking sound of bones breaking rang out, and a gash appeared on the skin and flesh of the shrew's neck. His head slumped limply on his shoulder.

As the shrew fell to the ground with his eyes wide open in death, Zhou Yuan, like a tiger released from its cage, slammed his right fist, imbued with all his strength, heavily onto the face of another shrew on his right side, as if striking iron.

The shrew flew ten feet away and crashed heavily to the ground, blood gushing out. His body convulsed, and he could only exhale but not inhale.

Zhou Yuan took a breath and didn't give the remaining few green-skinned men a chance to react.

His eyes were cold, and he strode forward.

Bang bang bang!

In his eyes, these thugs from the Broken Blade Gang were no longer human, but had turned into pieces of iron ingots.

He struck each thug with his fists as if he were forging iron.

Although those thugs were usually fierce and aggressive, they were all ordinary people. Even if they had some martial arts skills, they had never been able to break through the barrier.

A few breaths later, the alley was littered with people lying haphazardly on the ground.

Apart from Qian Xiong and another gangster still groaning, the other gangsters had already died on the spot.

Zhou Yuan picked up the short knife that Qian Xiong had dropped and drew it from its sheath.

From a blacksmith's perspective, this short knife is of average quality; it is hard but not tough enough, and it would easily break if used for chopping.

Zhou Yuan pressed his knee against Qian Xiong's chest, covered his mouth with one hand, and stabbed Qian Xiong in the neck with the knife in the other.

Qian Xiong's body stiffened suddenly, then deflated and gradually fell silent.

Fearing he wasn't completely dead, Zhou Yuan stabbed him in the chest again.

"You forced me to do this!"

Zhou Yuan was breathing heavily, and his eyes were bloodshot.

Carrying his knife, he finished off the remaining members of the Broken Knife Gang, leaving them covered in blood and gore. Only after ensuring that the distinctive power of the White Ape Tongbei Fist was completely undetectable on their bodies did Zhou Yuan discard the short knife and quickly disappear into the intricate alleyways.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to stuff the scavengers from the hide into his pocket.

Not long after, passersby discovered the body in the alley, and the screams attracted the attention of the Broken Knife Gang and the county constables.

Soon, news of Qian Xiong of the Broken Blade Gang being killed spread throughout Anyefang.

The Broken Blade Gang issued a kill order, determined to avenge Qian Xiong and bring the murderer to his knees.

…………

Zhou Yuan deliberately took the route through secluded and deserted alleys. Upon returning home, he immediately threw his blood-stained clothes into the stove to destroy the evidence.

After carefully recalling what had just happened and confirming that he had not left any trace, he still felt uneasy.

"Qian Xiong deliberately chose an empty alley to ambush me in order to deal with me. There were no eyewitnesses at the scene, but it's hard to say whether anyone else knew that Qian Xiong was there to deal with me today."

Zhou Yuan was prepared for his plan to be exposed and for the Broken Blade Gang to come knocking on his door.

He took stock of the items he had taken from Qian Xiong and the others. There were a total of thirty-two taels of silver, as well as some rouge and face powder, which were probably intended to be given to their lovers by Qian Xiong and the others.

In addition, Zhou Yuan also found a note.

"Kill Zhou Yuan, and you can claim a reward of fifty taels of silver from the Liu family afterwards."

Zhou Yuan's pupils contracted. The Liu residence, Young Master Liu—it was him again!

Zhou Yuan was completely enraged. This was the third time someone had dared to bully another person like this!

"If we're exposed this time, we can't stay in Gaoshan County. Since we're going to escape anyway, killing one or two is the same!"

Zhou Yuan's pupils were filled with intense killing intent.

He told Zhuo Changyu to pack his luggage, while he sat in the yard with a hammer in his hand.

News of Qian Xiong's murder arrived, and the Broken Blade Gang issued a kill order.

But the expected chase did not come.

Zhou Yuan felt a little relieved. It seemed that Qian Xiong wanted to keep the Liu family's reward for himself, so he didn't tell anyone else that he had come to find him.

Since the Broken Blade Gang doesn't know he's the murderer, he doesn't need to run away for now.

In this world, dangers lurked everywhere outside the city, and he was not actually prepared.

Two more days passed.

A gang called the Red Gold Gang stepped forward and claimed responsibility for the deaths of Qian Xiong and others.

The two gangs fought each other to the death for control of Anyefang.

Once, Zhou Yuan deliberately walked past the members of the Broken Blade Gang, but they did not react.

He could finally be certain that the Broken Blade Gang had not suspected him.

A few days later, Zhou Yuan finally finished forging the batch of ironware that Cheng Jiuhe had purchased.

After the money was exchanged, Zhou Yuan immediately contacted Li Lin.

"Master Li, here is eighty taels of silver."

Zhou Yuan reluctantly handed a bag of silver to Li Lin.

Having earned fifty taels from Cheng Jiuhe, and adding the thirty-two taels found on Qian Xiong and the others, Zhou Yuan now had a total of eighty-two taels of silver.

This is a huge sum of money for ordinary people.

How many years would it take an ordinary blacksmith to save up so much silver if he didn't eat or drink?

But in order to get rid of his status as a craftsman, he had to spend this money; otherwise, his status as a craftsman would be like a tight headband around his head, and even if he had the abilities of the Monkey King, he wouldn't be able to change anything.

Only by shedding the status of a craftsman can one truly reach for the stars.

"Seventy-five taels of silver will suffice."

Li Lin picked up a five-tael silver ingot and tossed it back to Zhou Yuan.

"Master, you also need to smooth things over..."

Zhou Yuan said.

"I don't need your five taels of silver."

Li Lin interrupted him, saying, "Keep the money and rent a house in a better neighborhood. It's not a problem to keep living in Anyefang."

Zhou Yuan was silent for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Master."

…………

Two days later, Li Lin called Zhou Yuan over and personally handed him the new household registration certificate.

Overjoyed, Zhou Yuan bought a lot of meat and went home to celebrate with Zhuo Changyu.

After a satisfying meal, Zhuo Changyu returned to his room to rest.

Zhou Yuan, on the other hand, went to the courtyard to practice his boxing.

With his household registration issue resolved, he could finally focus on preparing for the military exam.

Name: Zhou Yuan

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[Realm: Skin Tempering Realm]

[Skills: White Ape Cloak Hammer (Minor Mastery) (70/1000), White Ape Tongbei Fist (Introduction) (50/300)]

[Skill: Intermediate Blacksmithing Technique (95/100)]

Looking at the contents of the system panel, Zhou Yuan silently took out a porcelain bottle from his pocket.

"With this Qi and Blood Pill, I might be able to shorten the time it takes for me to break through the physical barrier."

Zhou Yuan poured the pill into his palm and put it into his mouth without hesitation.