Battle Through the Heavens: The Inner Struggle of Cultivation Brings Xiao Yan to Tears

"System, claim your reward!"

As a wealth of experience in refining second-grade pills flooded his mind, a system notification sounded again.

[Task: Increase your proficiency in Grade 2 pill refining to Minor Mastery. Reward: Pill Refining Technique Proficiency +3. Completed. Claim reward?]

After digesting the experience of refining second-grade pills, Xiao Yang directly claimed the reward.

Then, he prepared to begin cultivating his battle qi.

However, at that moment, he suddenly discovered that his proficiency in first-grade pills had actually increased by a little bit!

A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

It seems that refining high-grade pills, although without any quest rewards, can still improve one's proficiency in refining low-grade pills!

This is good news for Xiao Yang.

After tidying up the room, he began his cultivation.

……

Several days passed quickly.

Xiao Yang was currently practicing the Eight Extremes Collapse in the courtyard.

Although he spent most of his time refining medicine.

However, he would occasionally practice the Eight Extremes Collapse technique.

As time went by, finally, a notification sound rang in my mind.

[Task: Practice Eight Extremes Collapse 1200 times while wearing the special arm guards. Reward: Eight Extremes Collapse Proficiency +1. Completed. Claim reward?]

Xiao Yang accepted the reward without hesitation.

A flood of insights about the Eight Extremes Collapse entered his mind.

A system notification sounded again.

[Task: Raise the Eight Extremes Collapse proficiency to the Perfect level. Reward: Mid-level Earth-rank combat skill "Nine Flame Fist". Completed. Claim reward?]

Xiao Yang was still processing his understanding of the Eight Extremes Collapse, so he did not claim it immediately.

I have many insights about the Eight Extremes Collapse this time.

After his mastery of the Eight Extremes Collapse technique reached 9/10, he was able to unleash eight layers of hidden force.

Now, a flood of insights into the unification of the eight levels of internal energy entered Xiao Yang's mind.

It should be noted that the Eight Extremes Collapse is extremely powerful, significantly stronger than ordinary high-level Xuan-rank combat skills.

Now, after the fusion of the eight layers of hidden strength, it is completely comparable to a low-level Earth-rank combat skill!

Xiao Yang opened his eyes and excitedly approached the sandbag.

The sandbag already bears many marks from his abuse.

He approached the sandbag and channeled his internal fighting spirit into his hands.

The next moment, Xiao Yang slammed his elbow into the sandbag.

"boom!"

He actually smashed the sandbag to pieces!

It's important to know that this sandbag fighter is practically indestructible.

However, at this moment, the sandbag was smashed by Xiao Yang's elbow.

This means that his attack just now was probably comparable to an attack from an ordinary Battle Master!

Chapter 49 Mid-Level Earth-Rank Combat Skill: Nine Flame Fist

Looking at the debris and leather on the ground, Xiao Yang nodded in satisfaction.

The power of the Eight Extremes Collapse Eightfold Dark Force combined is indeed formidable, no less than some low-level Earth-rank combat techniques.

Just then, Xiao Yang suddenly remembered that he still had a reward to claim.

You should know that if you cultivate the Eight Extremes Collapse to its perfect state, you can obtain a true Earth-rank combat skill!

Thinking of this, a hint of excitement flashed in Xiao Yang's eyes, and he silently recited it in his mind.

"System, claim your reward!"

The next moment, a scroll appeared in the system space.

With a thought, he took it out directly.

This is a dark red scroll.

Xiao Yang couldn't wait to open it.

The first thing you see is three large characters – Nine Flame Fist!

Immediately following, there is another line of text.

Mid-level Earth-rank combat skill!

Looking at these words, Xiao Yang's face was full of excitement.

A mid-level Earth-rank combat skill—aside from a few outsiders, no one in the Jia Ma Empire possesses it!

It should be noted that even in the Central Plains, a mid-level Earth Rank combat skill is considered an extremely precious treasure!

This is something that could be a family heirloom for a large clan!

Xiao Yang couldn't wait to open it and take a look.

The Nine Flames Fist allows the user to concentrate flames in their hand and then inject them into their opponent's body.

Just by reading the first sentence of the introduction, Xiao Yang knew how terrifying this fighting technique was.

How to inject flames into the enemy's body?

The hidden force of the Eight Extremes Collapse technique, when injected into the body, can instantly kill an enemy.

If flames are injected, wouldn't they be able to burn a person to nothingness?

The thought of its power sent chills down Xiao Yang's spine.

He continued reading.

As the name suggests, the Nine Flames Fist can condense nine layers of flames and inject them into the enemy's body!

Xiao Yang discovered that this scroll of Nine Flame Fist might be because it was obtained from a quest that increased proficiency with Eight Extremes Collapse.

Some parts of it are surprisingly similar to the Baji Beng (八极崩).

When the Nine Flames Fist is practiced to its peak, it can combine nine layers of flames into one, and its power can be comparable to a high-level Earth-rank combat skill!

Moreover, the Nine Flames Fist doesn't necessarily have to be a flame condensed from battle qi; it can also be a different kind of fire!

Once integrated with a different kind of fire, it can directly rival a high-level Earth-rank combat skill.

If more than three different flames are incorporated, it can even rival a Heavenly Rank Battle Technique!

If it is combined with nine different flames, it can even rival a high-level Heaven-rank fighting technique!

Xiao Yang couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed as he looked at the introduction inside.

Of course he knows how powerful the fusion of nine different flames is.

Nine different flames, if they can be fused together, their power would be terrifying even without using combat techniques, right?

Just look at the fire lotus of a certain Emperor Yan.

Nine different kinds of strange fire—who can collect them all?

Without the help of others and the inheritance of the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe, Xiao Yan wouldn't have had the nine different flames!

Even Xiao Yan, the protagonist of Dou Qi Continent, only possesses six different kinds of flames.

Although Xiao Yang was a transmigrator, he only knew the traces of the six different flames that Xiao Yan had obtained.

The rest, although I know where they are, they all belong to someone else!

He can't just go to their door, kill them, and steal their fire, can he?

However, even without a different kind of fire, Xiao Yang could still try to fuse nine kinds of high-level beast fire.

That's relatively simple.

This might be comparable to a Heavenly Rank combat skill.

However, that's all for the future.

For now, he should just focus on his cultivation.

He looked at the contents of the scroll and began to try it out cautiously.

Transform the fighting spirit within your body into fire attribute and circulate the fighting spirit into your body.

Although this fighting technique is called Nine Flame Fist, it requires the participation of many meridians in the body and is very complex.

Moreover, some tiny meridians are also involved.

These tiny meridians are usually not circulated with fighting spirit.

However, many advanced combat techniques utilize these meridians.

For a normal person to learn the Nine Flames Fist, they need to gradually open up their meridians.

However, this was not necessary for Xiao Yang.

Because of the Myriad Laws Technique, most of Xiao Yang's meridians were opened up.

This includes those less frequently used, small meridians.

After all, to integrate cultivation techniques, one must first open up a large number of meridians.

Many cultivation methods also have their own specific, subtle meridians that need to be opened.

The higher the level of the technique, the more this is true.

Soon, Xiao Yang memorized all the meridians of the Nine Flames Fist.