From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

"I'm not fighting anymore!"

"I give up! I give up!"

After twenty or thirty rounds, Du Yueming and Zhang Xiaotian called for a stop in unison, panting heavily and waving their hands repeatedly.

Even when the two of them joined forces, they were still no match for Chen Shi!

Besides his quick reflexes, the main reason was that Chen Shi was incredibly strong.

Even if they were to unleash their full power, they wouldn't be able to withstand it at all.

As the saying goes, brute force can overcome any skill; any technique is just a show in the face of absolute power!

"Now you're convinced, aren't you?"

Zhang Xiaotian looked at Du Yueming and asked, panting.

"I'm impressed."

Du Yueming nodded repeatedly, completely convinced.

"You're saying I'm sucking up to you and deliberately letting my brother have his way?"

"I'm not going to say anything more, my brother is truly capable."

Du Yueming shook his head again and gave an awkward smile.

After catching their breath, the two regained some strength and looked at Chen Shi again, their eyes filled with doubt.

Chen Shi was indeed only a ninth-rank martial artist; his aura was imposing yet concealed, and he had not yet reached the level of "blood aura burst".

But how can someone who is only at the ninth rank possess such great power?

Based on their brief exchange, the two estimated that Chen Shi's strength was probably over a thousand jin!

It's important to understand that even the lowest, middle, and highest ranks of Yellow-grade martial arts can only cultivate strength of 400 jin, 600 jin, and 800 jin respectively. That's still a considerable gap from 1,000 jin, not to mention that Chen Shi's strength is likely more than 1,000 jin.

Is it because Chen Shi is exceptionally gifted? But it doesn't seem like it.

If not, then the martial arts he practices are extraordinary!

That must be the reason, after all, the Marquis's mansion is a grand and prestigious place, what powerful martial arts techniques could it possibly lack?

Furthermore, the fact that Chen Shi screamed like a pig being slaughtered when he broke through also indicates that he was not practicing ordinary martial arts.

But neither of them asked what martial arts Chen Shi practiced.

As underlings, they knew better than to pry into their elder brother's secrets.

"Divine strength like an elephant's embryo...?"

Chen Shi stood there, staring at his fist, lost in thought.

When the Elephant King Stake is fully completed, the blood and energy accumulated over eighteen years flow back into the bone marrow, thus generating a special physique called "Divine Elephant Embryo"!

It was precisely because of this physique that Chen Shi was able to achieve a terrifying strength of two thousand jin.

In addition, according to the practice of the Elephant King Stance, it actually begins from birth. The blood of a newborn baby is pure yang, so this blood energy, which has been cultivated for eighteen years, is naturally extremely strong and yang.

Chen Shi was not yet clear about the specific uses of the extremely yang blood that was hidden deep within his body.

However, he was already enjoying the immense strength of those two thousand jin.

As a result, even at the ninth rank, one can defeat two experienced eighth-rank martial artists!

"To be honest, it's not that I'm too strong, but rather that your foundation is too weak."

Coming to his senses, Chen Shi said something rather blunt.

Du Yueming and Zhang Xiaotian did not refute, and their faces showed shame.

When they reached the ninth rank, they only cultivated four hundred jin of strength, and then continued to cultivate to the eighth rank.

The ninth-grade body strengthening and blood nourishing technique, specifically manifested as strength, directly impacts subsequent power levels.

Even if they cultivate to the eighth rank and unleash their full power, it's only an increase of 400 jin of strength, which is ultimately limited.

Chen Shi was right; their foundation was too weak.

"Why don't you cultivate your ninth-grade martial arts to six hundred jin? With your current status and wealth, even if you can't get a high-grade martial art, it shouldn't be difficult to get a mid-grade yellow-grade martial art."

Chen Shi looked at the two of them, somewhat puzzled.

"If you ninth-rank cultivators had cultivated to six hundred jin, and then advanced to the eighth-rank realm, you wouldn't have struggled so much when you joined forces to fight me."

"What my elder brother says is true, but you have no idea what our difficulties are like."

The two looked at each other and couldn't help but sigh.

"We come from humble origins and risked our lives to obtain a low-grade Yellow Rank martial art that nourishes the blood. Only after mastering it and becoming a ninth-rank martial artist can we have the ability to seek other martial arts."

"At that time, we had two choices: one was to cultivate explosive qi martial arts and enter the eighth-grade martial arts realm. The other was to start over, learn a mid-grade yellow-rank blood-nourishing martial arts, cultivate the ninth-grade realm to six hundred jin, and then try to break through to the eighth grade."

"How could we not know that directly attempting to reach the eighth rank would be tantamount to ruining our future? But if we start over, we would have to abandon our previous cultivation. We are engaged in a dangerous business, and if we abandon our cultivation, we would probably be hacked to pieces by our enemies the very next day."

"There's no other way but to keep cultivating. Although my foundation is a bit weak, I'm still an eighth-rank martial artist. I can't compare to those real masters, but I'm far superior to ordinary people."

After they finished speaking, they gave a bitter smile, a smile full of helplessness.

In this life, how many opportunities do we really have to make choices? Most of the time, we are simply being pushed forward by fate.

"so."

Chen Shi nodded and patted the two men on the shoulder with some sympathy.

As the saying goes, everyone has their own destiny. He was already miserable enough to become a servant, but there are many people in this world who are even more miserable than him.

He was bound by a contract of servitude, but who isn't bound by fate?

"A burst-energy martial art...?"

Chen Shi took a deep breath, temporarily clearing his mind of these distracting thoughts.

One should always look forward!

Having achieved his goal, he now desires even greater heights. Now that he is a ninth-rank martial artist, he must continue to cultivate and strive to reach the eighth-rank realm.

After all, if he wanted to get ahead and reclaim his and Cui Nong's indenture, a ninth rank wasn't enough.

Just as Cui Nong said before, he wanted to rise to the level of a junior master at the eighth, seventh, or even sixth rank!

Leaving aside the seventh and sixth ranks for now, to advance to the eighth rank, one needs to obtain the corresponding Qi Explosion Realm martial arts.

Although the Elephant King Stance is a top-grade martial art, it is only a blood-nourishing martial art and can only produce a ninth-grade martial artist.

To advance to the eighth rank, one needs to cultivate the corresponding explosive energy martial art, even if it is only a low-grade yellow-rank explosive energy martial art.

Where can I look for it?

Du Yueming and Zhang Xiaotian have already cultivated to the eighth rank, so they naturally possess explosive martial arts techniques, but they cannot teach them to Chen Shi.

Martial artists possess superhuman strength, which allows them to master martial arts techniques, which are subject to extremely strict control.

Let alone those with a master, even if you buy it yourself, you can only practice it yourself and cannot pass it on to others, otherwise you will be held accountable by the seller.

Imagine the powerful background of a shop that can sell martial arts techniques.

"This is the only way."

Chen Shi pondered for a moment, and there were roughly two paths to take.

One of them was obtained from the Marquis of Jing'an's mansion. As a martial art for the Qi Explosion Realm, it can make one an eighth-rank martial artist. Although both are Yellow Rank, it is naturally more precious. Therefore, one cannot apply for it oneself; it can only be bestowed by the master with special permission. He is now Xiao Fengxiao's confidant, and perhaps he can find an opportunity to get Xiao Fengxiao to grant him a copy.

Secondly, you can buy it with money. A low-grade Yellow Rank martial art that nourishes blood at the ninth rank costs over a hundred taels of silver, while a Qi-exploding martial art that can make you an eighth-rank martial artist, even if it is also a low-grade Yellow Rank, would probably cost over a thousand taels!

"I'm going to buy some wine and food."

Just as he was pondering this, Cui Nong whispered something in his ear, then happily went out the door with her vegetable basket slung over her shoulder.

"Then we'll celebrate with you another day, brother. We'll take our leave now."

Du Yueming and Zhang Xiaotian smiled and said something, then wisely left.

Chen Shi stretched and couldn't help but smile. He would talk about the mid-grade martial arts later; tonight, he would first have a good "celebration" with Cui Nong.