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"Increased stamina, physical injury recovery speed, speed, and speed burst effects..."

After looking at the effects of the two meridian-opening techniques, Mu Yang quickly made a judgment.

Mu Yang took out the "Thunder Dantian Construction Method" from his sleeve pocket and recited it silently in his mind.

"Equip the 'Thunder Dantian Construction Method' and the 'Thunder Meridian Opening Method'."

The effects of the "Qingnang Tongmai Method" are quite good, but not surprising. Whether it's the healing attribute of the Healing Pill, the life-extending attribute of the Three Extremes Life-Extending Pill, or the inherent effects of the Strengthening Physique attribute, all of them make Mu Yang's recovery ability far exceed that of his peers.

On the contrary, Mu Yang has very few speed-related terms.

[Ding! The "Thunderous Dantian Construction Method" and "Thunderous Meridian Opening Method" have been equipped!]

First, a small amount of thunderous true energy condensed in Mu Yang's dantian.

This lightning-attribute true energy is far more violent than the fire-attribute true energy, and it even brings a faint rumble of thunder when it appears.

Fortunately, this was, after all, true energy brought by the equipment and martial arts, and it was assimilated by the high-grade true energy in Mu Yang's dantian in a short while.

This also adds another attribute to Mu Yang's true qi.

Then, a large amount of thunderous true energy surged from Mu Yang's dantian.

Just as the Hand Yang Meridian and Hand Yin Meridian were just opened, the flow into the Foot Shaoyang Meridian and Foot Taiyang Meridian connects the eleventh major meridian—the Foot Yang Meridian.

His strength increased by 50,000 jin, and his breath grew by 1,000 wisps.

Immediately afterwards, the violent thunderous true energy turned around and entered the Foot Shaoyin Meridian and Foot Taiyin Meridian.

Two quarters of an hour later, the last major meridian—the Foot Yin Meridian—was opened!

His strength increased by another 50,000 jin, and his true energy grew by another 1,000 strands.

At this point, all twelve major meridians were connected!

Mu Yang's single-arm strength has reached 122 million jin, and his total true qi has reached 17,000 strands.

Even without considering the boost from true qi, Mu Yang's physical strength alone is already comparable to that of an ordinary martial artist in the mid-stage of the Meridian Opening Realm.

Just as Mu Yang was about to mobilize his remaining true energy to open up the hidden meridians, a sudden change occurred.

Suddenly, the twelve major meridians in his body, like plucked strings, all began to tremble slightly.

Within his dantian, the thunderous true energy that had previously displayed a violent aura suddenly surged and transformed into attribute-less true energy, merging into his twelve major meridians.

Then, without stopping, it transformed into a light and powerful gust of true energy, continuing to merge into the twelve major meridians.

Then it transformed into peaceful, attribute-free true energy and gentle black water true energy, which were then repeatedly integrated into the major meridians.

Finally, it transformed into raging thunderous true energy, continuing to merge into the major meridians.

After repeating this process once, the surging true energy was completely depleted.

Only the seventeen thousand strands of true energy remaining in his dantian, and...

The lifeline for quality improvement!

【Powerful Wind Vein (White) → Powerful Wind Vein (Blue)】

[Powerful Wind Vein (Blue): Greatly enhances the user's reaction speed and movement speed.]

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[The True Source Meridian (White) → The True Source Meridian (Blue)]

[Blackwater Vein (White) → Blackwater Vein (Blue)]

[Thunderous Vein (White) → Thunderous Vein (Blue)]

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In an instant, Mu Yang felt his body become lighter, his internal energy circulated faster, and his body became more flexible.

"I see. Advancing the grade of a major meridian requires additional consumption of true energy."

Mu Yang understood immediately.

Normally, after the major meridians are advanced, the true qi in the dantian will be completely consumed.

However, he happened to have a lot of true energy that he hadn't used yet, which is why his dantian was full of true energy after the quality of his major meridians was upgraded.

Mu Yang did a simple test and found that his true qi circulation speed had increased by nearly half, and his movement speed had almost doubled.

The speed improvement is due to the simultaneous power of the blue-quality Wind Vein and Thunder Vein.

"There are two empty slots left in the equipment inventory..."

Mu Yang glanced at the pile of fifth-tier items in his sleeve pocket and fell into deep thought again.

He had already decided to reserve one of the empty spaces for the corpse of the Blue-shelled Crab Demon, so there was still one vacancy left.

Should I equip myself with the external martial art "Thunder Body" or the combat-oriented martial art "Seven Injury Fist"...?

The former comprehensively enhances physical defense, and when activated with Thunderous True Qi, it also provides an additional speed boost.

The latter entries are mainly related to combat.

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[Equipable Item: Seven Injury Fist (Martial Arts)]

[Rank: Fifth Rank]

【Equipment Effect: ①Perfect (White): The proficiency of Seven Injury Fist has reached the perfect level.

② Fist Style Affinity (Blue): Greatly increases affinity with fist-style martial arts, accelerating the training speed of fist-style martial arts.

③ Powerful Armor Penetration (Blue): The armor penetration effect of Powerful Armor Penetration is greatly enhanced.

④ Soft Power Penetrating the Body (Blue): The penetrating effect of soft power is greatly enhanced.

⑤ Combination of Hardness and Softness (Blue): When using the Seven Injury Force, whether employing hard or soft force, it will simultaneously have the armor-piercing effect of hard force and the body-penetrating effect of soft force.

[Permanent fixation conditions: Equip this item for 100 days, or slay any fifth-tier or higher-grade monster while equipping this item.]

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"A balance of strength and gentleness..."

Looking at the four blue labels indicating the Seven Injury Fist's impressive effects, Mu Yang immediately made a judgment.

At first, Mu Yang used a saber because of the martial arts he practiced. Later, he unexpectedly acquired the Black Gold Four-sided Mace and switched to this uncommon weapon.

However, because his cultivation level improved too quickly, the fourth-tier black gold four-sided mace could not keep up with his upgrade pace.

Therefore, when he was selecting martial arts from the Demon Slayer's armory, he specifically chose a fist technique.

The reason is simple: the quality of a weapon is fixed and difficult to upgrade, but his physical body can be constantly refined!

Instead of painstakingly searching for suitable weapons and martial arts after each level of cultivation, it's better to hone one's skills directly.

Let the physical body rival divine weapons!

"Equip the Seven Injury Fist."

[Ding! The Seven Injury Fist has been equipped!]

In an instant, countless techniques and experiences related to the Seven Injury Fist appeared in Mu Yang's mind.

The true energy within his dantian also underwent a transformation in an instant.

What was originally an ordinary high-grade true qi can sometimes be as soft as water, flowing and meandering, and at other times as hard as iron, straight and rigid.

Then, two streams of true energy with completely opposite properties began to overlap and intertwine within Mu Yang's dantian.

Ultimately, when they merge together, they become ordinary high-grade true qi.

"A balance of strength and gentleness, power flowing at will..."

Mu Yang opened his eyes, and with a flick of his finger, a burst of true energy shot out from the tip of his index finger like a sharp crossbow bolt, piercing into the roof beam with a whoosh, leaving a hole the size of a needle eye.

Then......

"Bang!!!"

The roof beams collapsed and shattered instantly from the inside out, as if bombarded by artillery shells, sending wood chips flying everywhere.

"Is this the Seven Injury Force of the Seven Injury Fist? It feels like a built-in bomb!"

Mu Yang casually brushed away the flying wood chips, and looking at the masterpiece in front of him, he was filled with amazement.

If he had mastered this martial art when fighting the Green-Shelled Crab Demon, he probably wouldn't have needed to use his full strength to shatter the Green-Shelled Crab Demon's brain or internal organs with minimal effort.