Chaotic Times and Disasters: I Hunt Down Martial Arts Masters and Become a God

Fu Qing got up from the ground and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. The three slashes he had just exchanged had split his tiger's mouth open. The strength of the sixth level of Body Tempering was indeed much higher than his, but he had plenty of trump cards up his sleeve.

He opened the system panel; plunder points 733.

淬体五重需要三维数值各250点，他现在力量207、耐力212、敏捷202。力量差43，耐力差38，敏捷差48。

He grinned and distributed all 733 loot points, increasing Strength by 43 to 250, Stamina by 38 to 250, and Agility by 48 to 250.

The moment he broke through to the fifth level of Body Tempering, a surge of heat flowed from his dantian, and the wounds on his tiger's mouth and back were itchy and rapidly healing.

There are about 600 points left.

Fu Qing continued to add points, distributing all the remaining plunder points, and his strength started to rise from 250. Each point added consumed more plunder points.

After he had allocated all the loot points, the panel refreshed...

[Cultivation Level: Body Tempering Level 6]

【Strength: 452】

[Endurance: 457]

[Agility: 468]

[Plunder Points: 0]

My password!

Only level six?! Isn't it supposed to be level nine?!

He just added 150 plunder points to break through to the fifth level of Body Tempering, and then spent the remaining nearly 600 points, but it was only enough to barely push him to the sixth level of Body Tempering.

After cursing, Fu Qing opened the panel and looked at it carefully. To advance to the sixth level, each of the three dimensions needed to be increased by 200, so he had only just broken through to the sixth level.

The conditions required to advance to the seventh level almost made him faint—the seventh level of body tempering requires an additional 400 points in each of the three dimensions, reaching 850 in each, which means that advancing to the seventh level requires at least another thousand points.

This isn't doubling; it's doubling again after doubling.

Why didn't you say this sooner?!

Seeing him stand there stunned for a moment, Guo Lie thought he was scared and was about to speak mockingly when Fu Qing rushed over with his knife.

The two swords clashed with a loud "clang," sparks flying everywhere.

Guo Lie's smile froze for a moment; the force of this strike was completely different from before.

He had previously cleaved Fu Qing into a tumble in the courtyard with three strikes, but now, with this latest blow, the impact on his hand was causing his tiger's mouth to go numb.

Fu Qing gave him no time to react, and immediately followed up with a second slash. Guo Lie blocked with his sword and took a half step back.

When Fu Qing swung his sword for the third time, Guo Lie's back slammed into a stone block in the courtyard.

"What is your cultivation level?" Guo Lie narrowed his eyes and looked Fu Qing up and down again.

"Sixth level." Fu Qing straightened up, leaning on his sword.

Guo Lie paused for a moment, then laughed heartily.

"Sixfold? Sixfold can force me to retreat?"

He slung the nine-ringed broadsword over his shoulder and gestured with his chin toward Fu Qing.

"Kid, your foundation is very solid. I've seen countless sixth-level Body Tempering cultivators, and none of them could withstand three strikes from my seventh-level cultivator and still stand. You're an exception."

This is fucking ridiculous!

Fu Qing cursed inwardly. Zhou Tie's information indicated that Guo Lie's cultivation level was at the sixth level, but Guo Lie's actual cultivation level was at the seventh level.

A single level difference is a world of difference in the advanced stages of the Body Tempering Realm; it's a difference of four hundred points! And that's in all three dimensions!

"But it's no use."

Guo Lie stretched his neck. "Seventh level against sixth level, I'll suppress you by a whole realm."

Just then, two henchmen rushed over from the other side of the stockade wall, one carrying a large, dagger-like sword and the other holding a twelve-foot-long spear.

Both men were covered in blood. The one with the knife shouted as soon as he entered the courtyard.

"Boss! Border troops are setting fire to the front yard! The stables are on fire!"

Guo Lie pointed his sword at Fu Qing, "Chop this brat up first, then deal with the others in the front yard!"

Two henchmen rushed towards Fu Qing at the same time, the one with the knife in front, raising his knife to slash.

Fu Qing rushed forward and slashed at his opponent. The moment the blades collided, he used the force to sidestep and slashed at his deputy who was holding a gun.

The angle of the slash was so tricky that the second-in-command, who was holding the gun, didn't have time to parry and had to simply swing the gun barrel upwards.

With a "crack," the gun barrel was severed, and the blade sliced ​​across the second-in-command's chest, causing blood to spurt out.

The second-in-command clutched his chest, groaned, and took several steps back.

Just as Fu Qing was about to give chase, a loud crash followed, and Guo Lie's nine-ringed broadsword had already struck him from behind.

Fu Qing didn't have time to turn around and could only fall forward to the ground. A long gash was cut in the back of his clothes, and the blade's energy left a bloody mark on his skin.

As expected, even with a six-layered physical body blocking seven layers of blades, one would still be injured.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the deputy with the knife slashed down from the side. Fu Qing dodged by rolling on the ground with one hand, and the blade splashed up a cloud of mud as it hit the ground.

The three men surrounded them in a triangular formation. Guo Lie was in front, his deputy with a knife was on the left, and his deputy with a gun was on the right, blocking their escape route.

Fu Qing got up from the ground and spat out another mouthful of blood. His back was pressed against the village wall, blood was dripping from his tiger's mouth, and the bloodstain on his back was burning painful.

Guo Lie, accompanied by two deputies, approached step by step, blocking his retreat.

Damn it, I'm going to be screwed over!

Before coming here, he thought he could use his points to push himself to the seventh level or higher and easily defeat Guo Lie. He didn't expect the difference between the late stage of Body Tempering to be so great. What's worse, Guo Lie was already at the seventh level!

Just then, a notification popped up on the system panel.

[Host detected to be struggling; conditions for the first prize pool draw met; one free draw opportunity granted. Draw the first entry?]

统！

Fu Qing was stunned for a moment, then almost burst out laughing.

"smoke."

A burst of golden light erupted from the system panel, and a blood-red entry appeared on the screen.

[Battle! So exhilarating!]

[You are a born battle maniac. The more you are injured, the stronger you become. For every 10% of your health lost, your three main stats will temporarily increase by 5%, up to a maximum of 50%, lasting for 15 minutes, with a 12-hour cooldown.]

[When your health drops below 20%, the "Blood Battle" effect will be automatically triggered, temporarily doubling your stats for 30 breaths. After 30 breaths, you will be forced out of combat, all temporary buffs will disappear, and you will retain the stats you could maintain for one breath.]

Looking at this line of explanation, Fu Qing breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on his lips.

The more severe the injury, the stronger he becomes. Isn't this a weapon designed specifically for him that surpasses his level?

Seeing the smile on Fu Qing's face, Guo Lie paused for a moment.

He had fought for twenty years and had seen all kinds of people and their expressions before they died. Some cried, some shouted, some begged for mercy, and some closed their eyes and resigned themselves to their fate.

But this was the first time he had ever seen someone who was cornered against a wall by three people, covered in blood, with no way to escape, and still able to laugh.

"Kill him!" Guo Lie roared, bringing his nine-ringed broadsword down on his head.

Fu Qing blocked with his sword, and sparks flew with a clang.

This strike was even more powerful than before, and another gash appeared on his hand. His back slammed against the village wall, causing a chunk of earth to fall from the wall.

System notification: Current Qi and Blood loss is 12%, three dimensions temporarily increased by 6%.

The values ​​on the panel jumped slightly. Although it only increased by six percent, Fu Qing could feel that his body was different.

The recoil from the blade startled Guo Lie slightly. Why did this kid's strength seem to have suddenly increased a little?

When Fu Qing slashed down just now, the impact caused his tiger's mouth to split open. Now, it felt as if the same blade had struck an even thicker iron plate.

He refused to believe in evil spirits and swung his nine-ringed broadsword in a wide arc, slashing three times in succession, each slash powerful and heavy.

Fu Qing took three blows head-on. The first blow caused his feet to sink into a pit, the second blow cracked the stockade wall when his back hit it, and the third blow caused blood to spill from the corner of his mouth.

But Guo Lie really sensed that something was wrong.

Fu Qing took a step back with the first strike, half a step back with the second strike, but surprisingly, he didn't retreat with the third strike. In fact, he countered with a strike back.

The values ​​on the panel were jumping wildly: 20% loss of health and mana, and a temporary 10% increase in three attributes.

Fu Qing could already vaguely sense that his strength was approaching Guo Lie's level.

The second-in-command stabbed at him from the side, but Fu Qing turned and took the blow with his shoulder. The blade pierced his shoulder an inch deep.

The system indicates that the loss of Qi and Blood has jumped to 25%, and the three dimensions have been temporarily increased by 12%.

you can!

Fu Qing swung his sword backhand and slashed at the neck of the deputy holding the knife. The blade went in from the left side of the deputy's neck and came out from the right side. A head flew off, rolled twice on the ground, and came to rest at Guo Lie's feet.

Killed the second-in-command (Level 5 Body Tempering), Plunder Points +483. Current Plunder Points: 483.

The second-in-command, startled, took a step back. Blood was still seeping from the knife wound on his chest. His gun had been broken in half, and he could only point the broken barrel at Fu Qing.

Fu Qing pulled out the knife from his shoulder, turned around, and slashed with it. The blade sliced ​​across the chest of the second-in-command holding the gun, cutting from the collarbone to the ribs, breaking all five ribs at once.

The deputy screamed and fell to the ground, twitching twice before going still.

Killed the second-in-command (Level 5 Body Tempering), Plunder Points +497. Current Plunder Points: 980.

Guo Lie's eyes reddened.

Two of his deputies, who had served him for ten years, were not ambushed or surrounded, but were chopped down on the spot by the same person, one with a single knife, right in front of him.

He roared, and a faint blood-red light appeared on his nine-ringed broadsword.