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When Old Man Feng returned home, he found his yard in a mess and his eldest grandson missing. He immediately picked up a lantern and rushed out to look for him.

After hearing the deafening noise from Muyang's courtyard, he somehow ended up there. Only after the noise subsided did he force himself to push open the courtyard gate, suppressing his fear and unease.

Moonlight and lamplight illuminated the blood and severed limbs.

With just one glance, Old Man Feng saw his grandson, whose body was incomplete.

He didn't cry or shout. He just carried the lantern and walked over step by step, his body trembling. He squatted down and gently stroked his grandson's face with his withered hands.

Mu Yang stood up from the well.

He wanted to say something, but found that at this moment, any words seemed pale and powerless.

Old Feng lost his wife when he was young, his son when he was middle-aged, and in his old age, even his only grandson was gone.

"Officer Mu, thank you for avenging my grandson..."

Old Feng didn't look at the mangled corpse of the rat demon; he simply thanked Mu Yang.

His voice was dry and hoarse, just like his withered hands.

After saying that, Old Man Feng didn't continue talking to Mu Yang. He simply took off his clothes, carefully wrapped his grandson up, and picked him up. His aged face pressed against the blood-stained cheek as he softly murmured, "Little Bao, Grandpa has come to take you home..."

He hunched over, talking as he disappeared into the courtyard.

Mu Yang stood there, silent for a long time.

After a while, he walked to the courtyard gate and closed the not-so-heavy wooden door.

Bathed in moonlight, he focused his gaze on Haiji's mangled corpse.

He thought the corpse he had smashed was useless, but when he looked over, a semi-transparent panel with an ink-wash color quietly appeared.

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[Equipable Item: Rat Demon Corpse (Complete)]

[Rank: Tier 3]

【Equipment Effect: ① Robust Physique (White): Physical physique is slightly improved (physical strength, total stamina, and reaction speed are all improved).

② Abundant Qi and Blood (Blue): The total amount of Qi and blood has been greatly increased.

③ Shadow Step (Blue): Consumes health to gain the ability to briefly conceal oneself in the shadows. During Shadow Step, movement speed is greatly increased.

[Permanent fixation conditions: Equip this item for ten days, or kill any monster of rank three or higher while equipping this item.]

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"The blue 'Qi and Blood Boost' attribute?"

If the fact that Haiji's corpse could be considered a pleasant surprise, then the blue "full of health" attribute was an even greater joy.

If Mu Yang hadn't just experienced the tragic ordeal of the Feng family, he might have been very happy.

A robust physique goes without saying; a standard powerful body that amplifies the Strength stat.

Mu Yang just witnessed the effect of the Shadow Clone ability.

Even with his speed of bursting forth in three breaths, Haiji was able to avoid vital points, demonstrating the effectiveness of his technique.

I wonder how fast the speed would be if I used Shadow Step in the state of Lightness of Body Three Breaths - Third Breath - Full.

Coming to his senses, Mu Yang walked to Hui Er's corpse, placed his hand on his mangled body, and silently prayed.

"Equip the Rat Demon Corpse."

[Ding! The Rat Demon Corpse has been equipped!]

Qi and blood surged through Mu Yang's body like a volcanic eruption.

The abundance of Qi and blood from the blue-quality Qi and blood was far more than Mu Yang had imagined.

The sheer volume and power of that immense energy and blood caused his body to turn red and hot.

The boost to Qi and Blood from this blue attribute is three times that of a top-grade martial art.

In other words, the third bone forging, which originally required three high-grade martial arts manuals, can now be completed with just this one third-tier demon corpse.

"High-quality keywords are indeed very effective!"

After silently sighing in his heart, Mu Yang cleared his mind of distractions and began to circulate his qi and blood to strike his bones.

"Click! Click! Click!"

A series of dense, deep sounds, like the clanging of metal, emanated from Mu Yang's body.

The bones, which were originally tinged with a pale gold color, have now completely transformed into a dazzling, radiant gold!

The third bone-forging process is complete!

One-arm strength boost, 6000 jin!

It should be noted that even if an ordinary martial artist in the Bone and Tendon Realm completes the two realms of Bone and Tendon Tempering, they will only gain 2000 jin of strength.

The power-enhancing effect of the third bone forging is directly three times that of an ordinary Bone and Tendon Realm martial artist!

And this is not Mu Yang's limit.

Don't forget, the third-tier rat demon corpse also has the white attribute "Strong Physique".

The "Strong Physique" attribute of the first-tier rat demon corpse increases strength by 300 jin, which is about one-third of the strength of a first-tier martial artist at the peak of the Skin and Flesh Realm.

The "Strong Physique" attribute on the second-tier rat demon corpse increases strength by 1000 jin, roughly one-third of the strength of a second-tier, fully-fledged martial artist at the peak of the Bone and Tendon Realm.

The "Strong Physique" attribute of the third-tier rat demon corpse also has the effect of increasing the strength of a third-tier Blood Marrow Realm Perfection Martial Artist by one-third, a full 3000 jin!

In other words, Mu Yang's total strength with one arm has now reached 20,000 jin!

It is twice the strength of an ordinary martial artist at the peak of the Blood Marrow Realm.

Mu Yang's current realm is only the second-order Bone and Tendon Realm.

"This is only the third time we've undergone the 'Tendon and Bone Tempering' process. If we do it a fourth or fifth time, I'm afraid that in terms of pure strength, we'll be even stronger than a Qi Condensation Realm martial artist!"

Thinking it over, Mu Yang took out the two top-grade martial arts techniques he had hidden in his chest.

He now has two empty equipment slots, so he can test the total amount of Qi and Blood required for the fourth time to train his tendons.

"Equipped with the Copper Skin Kung Fu and Iron Sand Palm techniques."

[Ding! Copper Skin Kung Fu and Iron Sand Palm are now equipped]

Two streams of qi and blood surged from Mu Yang's body. Although the total amount was not small, it was still somewhat inferior compared to the blue-quality qi and blood abundance attribute.

"Hmm? Can't hold on?"

Feeling the changes in his body's muscles and bones, Mu Yang frowned slightly.

He discovered that the veins, which had turned a brilliant gold color, seemed to have reached a certain limit, like a bottle filled with water that could not be filled with more water unless the bottle's volume increased.

"It seems that three rounds of tendon and bone tempering are the limit of the Tendon and Bone Realm."

Mu Yang secretly felt sorry for him.

If he could endlessly refine his muscles and bones, he wouldn't mind staying at this level for a while longer.

Since we can't continue, we have no choice but to break through!

Thinking it over, Mu Yang began to mobilize his qi and blood, following the path of nourishing blood and marrow in the "Dragon Subduing Tiger Saber Technique".