This martial arts tournament is time-stopping.

"The essence blood of this mountain lord is the main ingredient for refining the 'Soul-Devouring and Spirit-Stealing Elixir'!"

After introducing the Xuan Steel Cage, Nie Qingcang stared at Ye Chu:

"It's perfect timing to practice the 'Tiger's Lackey Appearance Method,' which requires observing a tiger. First, finish reading the book, then I'll teach you the basics of 'Tiger Form Transformation.' After that, observe the mountain tiger, and then completely transform your internal energy into 'Tiger's Lackey Strength'!"

Nie Qingcang still wanted to test Ye Chu's comprehension one more time.

Because there is a possibility that the "Tiger Subduing Stake" might be leaked, but the "Tiger's Pathological Appearance Method" is personally controlled by him in terms of its dissemination scope, so Ye Chu could not possibly obtain it.

Therefore, as long as Ye Chu can quickly memorize the entire book, he will acknowledge Ye Chu's comprehension!

In addition, for ordinary disciples, he only taught them the most basic and straightforward physical martial arts, such as the "Hidden Dragon Shedding Skin Technique."

Only those with good physique or excellent comprehension are willing to take out his treasured "Tiger's Physiognomy Method," which involves the combination of physique and spirit!

Ye Chu lowered his head and began to read "The Tiger's Accomplice's Appearance Method," half of which was about appearance and the other half about tigers' accomplices.

The main practice for improving one's appearance is the "Tiger Transformation," which has four stages: Tiger Skin, Leopard Skin, Mountain Tiger Skin, and Mysterious Altar Skin.

The tiger's accomplice corresponds to the four stages of skin smoothing:

By training in tiger skin, one can gain the ability to condense and control one tiger foes simultaneously.

Once you develop a strong physique, you can control four tiger accomplices simultaneously and view some of their memories from their previous lives.

By training one to develop the skin of a tiger, one can simultaneously control seven tiger accomplices and possess them with one's mind.

By cultivating the Xuan Tan skin, one can control 10 tiger foes simultaneously, and can restore one tiger foe to its original form, making it a living dead person indistinguishable from a living person;

The "Soul-Devouring and Soul-Stealing Pill" that Nie Qingcang is about to refine will directly upgrade the ability of "Soul-Seizing" to condense the Seven Soul Tigers to the ability of "Soul-Devouring and Soul-Stealing" to condense the Tigers with three souls and seven souls!

Don't be fooled by the fact that there are only three more souls; the significance is vastly different.

Having only seven souls means having only emotions, meaning one's thoughts are swayed by a particular extreme emotion experienced before death.

With the addition of the three souls, it gains rationality, which can assist in doing more things.

After Ye Chu had thoroughly studied the "Tiger's Lackey Skin Appearance Method," his immortal body's essence absorbed and transformed it into:

【Technique: Tiger's Lackey Skin Appearance Method (Beginner: 0/20) (Originally 40, halved due to beginner Tiger Subduing Stance)】

"Master, I have memorized the technique!"

Ye Chu closed the book.

"Practice the Tiger Transformation with me!"

Nie Qingcang didn't ask about the simple content of reciting chapters and paragraphs; instead, he directly pulled Ye Chu to practice.

This kind of practice is a further test of whether Ye Chu has memorized the entire book, and even the extent of his understanding of the cultivation technique.

"First move: Tiger pounce"

Nie Qingcang's voice boomed as he strode forward, taking three steps in one, pushing off with his back foot, thrusting his waist and hips forward, and flipping forward with both palms carrying his entire body weight, pressing down with the heel of his palms. This is the core move for breaking through defenses head-on, emphasizing "the step and the body arrive together, the momentum is like a collapsing mountain."

Second move: Tiger Support

After a missed Tiger Pounce, the opponent's ribs or elbows are rubbed upwards with both hands. The momentum of the advance is used to disrupt the opponent's center of gravity, and the opponent can be turned back to Tiger Pounce at any time to launch a series of attacks. The main purpose is to deflect force and break the opponent's stance.

……

"Thirteenth Form: Crouching Tiger on the Mountain"

Nie Qingcang lowered his body and lowered his hips, pressing his center of gravity to the limit. He gathered his hands in front of his chest to gather strength, like a tiger crouching on a mountain rock. He appeared relaxed but was actually full of energy, ready to launch a counterattack at any moment.

……

"Thirty-fifth Form: Tiger's Roar Terrifies the Soul"

Exhale and make a sound, coordinating with internal energy to produce a low roar like a tiger's howl. This can intimidate the opponent's mind, disrupt their rhythm of moves, and those with high cultivation can directly injure their internal organs and break their illusions.

"Thirty-sixth Form: Tiger Form True Meaning Transformation"

This is the ultimate form of the technique, where essence, energy, and spirit are highly condensed, and the entire body resonates with energy. One briefly enters the "Tiger Transformation" state, where strength, speed, and defense all surge dramatically, the power of all moves doubles, and each strike carries the oppressive aura of a tiger, causing the weak to cower before the battle even begins...

"Can I write this down?"

Nie Qingcang slowed down his movements and taught Ye Chu once, then turned around and asked.

"I've written it all down!"

"Then practice it once and let me see!"

Ye Chu practiced the "Tiger Transformation" step by step, though many parts were not coherent, the basic movements and forms were all there and nothing was missing.

Nie Qingcang nodded repeatedly and sighed:

"Good memory. Now I will extract the essence blood of the mountain king, and you will observe its form from the side!"

Ye Chu quickly stood to the side of the black steel cage, circulating his energy to soothe his mind and spirit, which allowed him to observe the Mountain Lord's posture for a long time.

During the observation, the tiger-shaped intent that had been integrated into the energy was also quietly changing, gradually moving closer to the form of the caged mountain king.

Although there are signs that he is gradually being assimilated by the mountain lord, in the process, Ye Chu's tiger form is also rapidly transforming into a leopard form!

It is a crisis, but also an opportunity!

Furthermore, after reading the entire "Tiger's Physiognomy," Ye Chu had a premonition that the martial arts of this world were probably built on the path of observing demons, dissecting demons, learning from demons, imitating demons, becoming a demon, and surpassing demons.

Take the first level of the Skin Polishing Realm: Tiger Skin, for example. Ye Chu would need to hunt or buy a live tiger.

One must bathe in fresh tiger blood and then practice the "Tiger Transformation" to gain tiger power.

Then, the tiger skin is peeled off, processed with a secret medicine, and worn on the body. At the same time, tiger meat or tiger bones or other parts of the tiger's body must be left in the stomach. Only in this way can the practice of "Tiger Transformation" be effective.

Otherwise, you'll never be able to cultivate a tiger skin in your entire life.

Furthermore, the "Tiger Skin Appraisal Method" doesn't mention how to prepare the secret medicine or how to process the tiger skin. The book only states that after obtaining a tiger, the martial arts school can help with the processing...

These few key points alone completely eliminate the possibility of the disciple running away with the cultivation technique!

As for whether there are other pitfalls in the technique, we can only find out when we discover them.

"Mountain Lord, will you spit out a mouthful of your essence blood containing the seed of your innate ability yourself, or will you let me collect it myself?"

Nie Qingcang raised a needle as thin as a silver needle, which frightened the Mountain Lord, whose original beast king majesty had not diminished in the slightest, into a state of utter dejection.

Heh~

A deep and painful tiger roar reverberated out, and a drop of crystal-clear blood accompanied by black and red light was directly spat out by the Mountain Lord, and then collected into a jade bottle by Nie Qingcang.

"That's a good girl! If you cooperate, you'll suffer less!"

After the tiger form in Ye Chu's mind truly transformed into the leopard form, even the power of his qi increased significantly!

However, at this moment, Nie Qingcang interrupted Ye Chu's subsequent observation.

"Your transformation into this formidable form in one go demonstrates your exceptional comprehension. However, if you continue to observe, you will be assimilated by this mountain lord, and then you will no longer be yourself!"

"In addition, I have also shown you the 'Tiger's Physiognomy Method,' and now you need to hunt a tiger or get a live tiger to bathe in its blood."

"The market price for a tiger carcass is 10-15 taels of silver;

Live tigers are even more expensive, starting at least at 40 taels of silver. Then there's the manpower and resources required to transport the tiger alive from the deep mountains, plus the precautions against evil spirits along the way—that would cost at least 30 or 40 taels of silver… and even then, finding someone to do it isn't guaranteed.”

"The beast garden has a ready-made tiger with piercing eyes and a white forehead, and I won't cheat you on anything, including the subsequent preparation of the secret medicine..."