Xin Wuheng, the top inner disciple of the Xin family, also one of the four great geniuses of Sun Feather City. Zhao Feng had heard his name before.
Apparently, Xin Wuheng was the top genius out of the four and had reached the fifth rank one year ago. He was even stronger than Zhao Linlong!
Since Xin Tong lost, the Xin family disciples quickly left with their tails between their legs.
"Zhao Han only used half a year to reach the fifth rank!"
"I am so excited for the main tournament in ten days time!"
Zhao Han was the main focus of the people. Obviously, Zhao Feng's performance wasn't bad, using the strength of a half-step Martial Artist to beat a true Martial Artist.
Before leaving, Zhao Han stared at Zhao Feng. Zhao Feng didn't avoid him and looked Zhao Han in the eye. He didn't believe that Zhao Han would attack him in front of all the other Zhao sect disciples. Even if he couldn't win, Zhao Feng could still use Lightly Floating Ferry to escape.
"I will do what you did. We will meet when I challenge you at the tournament."
I will do what you did? Zhao Feng felt cold. He had broken Zhao Yijian's arm in the outer disciples' tournament. Zhao Han's meaning in ‘doing what you did' was very obvious….
On the way back, Zhao Feng asked Zhao Yue next to him, "What is the challenging thing he talked about?"
"Every inner disciple tournament is done by challenging. Every participant can challenge a certain person," Zhao Yue explained.
Even this can happen?
Zhao Feng heart clenched as he understood Zhao Han's meaning. Zhao Han had already laid out all of his plans; he was absolutely confident in himself. Although it was an ‘open plan,' it would be hard to avoid it.
Want to break my arm? Zhao Feng's expression turned colder and colder. There were only ten days left until the main tournament.
Zhao Feng cultivated even harder.
Every night he would work on his Inner Strength by training in the Air Crossing Breathing Technique. Zhao Feng knew the distance between him and Zhao Han was in Inner Strength.
In terms of complexity, Air Crossing Breathing Technique was a top-tier high ranked martial art, almost reaching the peak ranked martial art category. It could be said that it was the best martial art out of all the Zhao sect skills.
The next day-
Zhao Feng felt that his Angry Dragon Fists were getting even more perfected as he trained in the garden. Zhao Feng's left eye had recorded many interesting battles between disciples and used them all to perfect his Angry Dragon Fists.
Therefore, after Zhao Feng's Angry Dragon Fists reached perfection, the power was still slowly increasing…
His strength right now was more than double the of that he had at the outer disciples' tournament.
"Can I come in?" a crystal clear voice sounded from outside. Zhao Feng felt that the voice was familiar and saw a purple-clothed girl standing outside waiting.
Is it her? Zhao Feng was a bit surprised.
"Am I not welcome?" Zhao Yufei beautiful eyebrows blinked slightly; her smile was like a lotus, pure and innocent.
"Please come in." Zhao Feng soon recovered from her beauty.
After Zhao Yufei came in, she quickly told him the point of her visit; it was to spar with Zhao Feng. Obviously, Zhao Yufei was a bit unwilling after losing to Zhao Feng last time.
"Ok, but let's not harm each other." Zhao Feng obviously didn't reject her, as she was the only outer disciple that could spar with him.
Soon the two figures were fighting throughout the garden. While sparring, Zhao Feng only pushed Angry Dragon Fists to peak level. Even then he gained the upper hand.
After half the time it took an incense to burn, Zhao Yufei lost. Her breathing was ragged as her eyes flashed. "Your Inner Strength forms and attacks very quickly. It also gives me a mysterious and floating feeling, what kind of secret technique is it?"
In the battle, Zhao Feng had controlled his Inner Strength to the same level as Zhao Yufei. Even so, Zhao Feng's Inner Strength still created more pressure than hers. This was because of the Air Crossing Breathing Technique.
I cultivate the Three Breaths Technique, a high ranked martial art that focuses on Inner Strength, yet it is not as strong as his. Zhao Yufei was shocked in her heart.
"Hehe, it is my special skill, I'm not going to say," Zhao Feng gently smiled. Zhao Feng's rejection surprised Zhao Yufei, as not many youths of the same age would reject her propositions.
Her eyes twirled as she smilingly said, "You obviously still have some flaws. If you have some interest, we can do a deal that allows for both of us to gain benefits."
"Oh? Let's talk about it…" Zhao Feng was instantly interested.
Chapter 30 – Metal Wall Technique
"You have a great advantage in speed and Inner Strength, but defense is your weakness." Zhao Yufei looked at Zhao Feng.
"Yes! That is my flaw." Zhao Feng wasn't surprised. After he had merged with the left eye, his vision could see the smallest detail. Since Zhao Feng could easily see his opponent's flaws, he could also see his own.
"Have you learned any body strengthening technique?" Zhao Yufei was slightly surprised.
"No."
It wasn't that he didn't want to, it was just that body strengthening techniques needed a long time to train and couldn't be easily learned within a short period.
Normal skills and techniques only needed understanding and talent to train in them within a short amount of time easily. Only body strengthening techniques necessary resources, as well as effort to learn.
"The body is the foundation of cultivation. A high ranked body strengthening technique can not only help solidify one's foundation, but it can also improve one's defense. Does big brother Zhao Feng want to learn one…?" Zhao Yufei gently smiled.
The ‘big brother Zhao Feng' part made Zhao Feng's heart beat. Instantly Zhao Yufei's face turned red as if it was dripping blood. Within the sect, the older disciples were called ‘big brother.' Maybe it was that Zhao Feng's performance had been too shocking, letting Zhao Yufei miss this point.
"There are good reasons. Maybe I can consider it," Zhao Feng nodded his head after some deep thought. Before, Zhao Feng's forte was his speed. People of the same rank wouldn't even be able to reach him. Therefore, he had neglected the uses of body strengthening techniques.
Now, with Zhao Yufei's hint, Zhao Feng started to pay attention to it. If he didn't have Inner Strength as his hidden card, he probably wouldn't have been able to block Zhao Yijian's Cold Flowing Sword.
Zhao Yue, on the other hand, without the use of Inner Strength, could counter Zhao Yijian for a while. This was all because he had learned a body strengthening technique.
Sparring with Xin Tong yesterday made Zhao Feng realize the importance of body strengthening techniques.
The same afternoon that day...
Zhao Yufei invited Zhao Feng over to her place. Zhao Feng surprisingly found that Zhao Yufei's house was next to his. Zhao Yufei had received the same treatment as Zhao Feng; both were highly looked upon by the sect.
"Grandfather!" Zhao Yufei yelled happily as she got back.
"Yufei is back." From the room came out a one-armed old man, he didn't speak more after casually glancing at Zhao Feng.
"I wonder what deal Zhao Yufei is talking about?" Zhao Feng finally went to the point.
"Please wait, brother Zhao Feng," Zhao Yufei walked towards the old man and spoke a few words.
Finally, the one-armed old man nodded and went back to his room to retrieve an old book.
"This skill is called Metal Wall Technique, and it is quite famous in the Cloud Country. It is even better than Zhao Yue's Metal Body." The one-armed old man gently sighed as he gave the book to Zhao Yufei.
Zhao Feng immediately realized that this grandfather and granddaughter pair had already made plans, and had seen the Inner Strength advantage given by Air Crossing Breathing Technique. The reason Z
hao Yufei wanted to spar with Zhao Feng was to point out his body strength was lacking, therefore proposing a deal.
"Metal Wall Technique?" Zhao Feng gently murmured. He had not heard anyone speak about this technique before. Zhao Yue's Metal Body was a high ranked martial skill, Xin Tong's Bronze Body was the same.
According to the old man, this body strengthening technique was much better than Metal Body.
"This body strengthening skill is a simplified version of the Holy martial skill Silver Wall Technique. Even though it has been simplified and only contains the first third of it, it can still be considered a peak high ranked martial art," the old man said proudly.
Holy martial art? Zhao Feng drew a cold breath and started to inspect the one-armed old man. To be able to take out such a high ranked skill, he could not have a simple background.
He used his left eye, but only found that the blood within the old man was similar to that of a commoner, it had no aura coming from chi.
"Ten years ago, I lost my cultivation in an accident," the old man seemed to feel Zhao Feng's inspection and explained.
"Sorry." Zhao Feng felt guilty as he took back his eyes.
The one-armed old man was expressionless and continued, "For my granddaughter today, I will give you this Metal Wall Technique in exchange for your Inner Strength skill. How do you feel about this deal?" This was within Zhao Feng's predictions.
"Let me think," Zhao Feng started to analyze the benefits and problems.
Air Crossing Breathing Technique was only an Inner Strength skill and easily surpassed high ranked martial arts, it probably wasn't any weaker than peak ranked martial arts. However, this Inner Strength's power needed Lightly Floating Ferry to be utilized to its maximum potential.
Obviously, Metal Wall Technique wasn't bad either, it was a simplified version of a Holy martial art and had already reached the peak of the high rank, not far away from being a peak ranked martial art.
Thinking up that point, Zhao Feng soon had his answer.
"Yes." Zhao Feng nodded and asked Zhao Yufei to give him some paper. Afterwards, he wrote down the contents of Air Crossing Breathing Technique.
Zhao Feng only wrote the contents of Air Crossing Breathing Technique but didn't write anything that linked it to Lightly Floating Ferry. This meant that Zhao Yufei would only get the Inner Strength skill, but would have no connections with Lightly Floating Ferry.
After he finished writing it down, Zhao Feng and Zhao Yufei exchanged skills.
The old man took over Air Crossing Breathing Technique and started to inspect it. Zhao Feng used his left eye and quickly scanned through the contents of Metal Wall Technique as well. He had over one hundred skills in his mind, which meant that his grasp of martial theories wasn't bad.
He only had to scan the contents once to memorize them thoroughly. It was evident that this skill far exceeded the ones inside his head.
"Not bad, this skill is very compatible with Zhao Yufei," the one-armed old man said joyfully as he finished reading.
"Hehe, I am happy to cooperate." Zhao Feng put away the Metal Wall Technique and was happy as well.
However, before Zhao Feng left he couldn't help restraining himself and asked, "Senior, why don't you let sister Yufei learn the Metal Wall Technique?"
The old man laughed, "You're a genius of the sect, and you do not know? Just from the name ‘Metal Wall Technique,' one can tell that one's skin will become tough as metal, which means it will not be suitable for women. Yufei's agile and soft style is more compatible with your Air Crossing Breathing Technique, or else I would not have traded Metal Wall Technique for it."
No wonder, Zhao Feng nodded his head. The Metal Wall Technique was indeed not suitable for women. Images of Yufei turning into a muscular woman made Zhao Feng shiver.
After returning home, Zhao Feng immediately started to train in the Metal Wall Technique. Normal body strengthening techniques were easy to understand. This Metal Wall Technique was not a typical technique, however. Just understanding it far exceeded other high ranked martial arts in difficulty.
However, this didn't trip up Zhao Feng; he gently used his left eye to merge the contents into his mind and played them back and forth.
That night Zhao Feng stepped into the doorway of the Metal Wall Technique.The technique had a total of seven levels.
The first three levels allowed one's skin to harden. After reaching the third level, one's skin would be as hard as metal and would be able to block swords.
This skill was far more complex than Zhao Yue's Metal Body. Zhao Yue's Metal Body had to gather one's strength onto a specific point to block swords.
"The fourth level, using chi to harden one's bones, allows one to increase one's power rapidly. Just from one's body alone, one can counter against weapons and Inner Strength. Once reaching this point, the whole body will be as strong as a metal wall."
Zhao Feng's eyes started to shine as he comprehended the skill. This body strengthening skill could increase one's power!
If I can cultivate Metal Wall Technique to the fourth level, I will have a seventy percent chance to reach the top three, Zhao Feng thought.
The fifth level: Reaching this level, one's body can shatter weapons.
The sixth level: One can withstand any attack from the seventh rank of the Martial Path and be uninjured.
The seventh level: A perfect body that will not melt under extreme heat.
After reading the last few parts, Zhao Feng was shocked. Especially the seventh level, it had almost reached an inhuman degree!
When put in furnaces and not melting, what kind of concept was that? If your body was made of skin, blood, and bone, it would still melt when tossed into a furnace.
If you could train Metal Wall Technique to the seventh level, no one under the ninth level would be able to harm you!
"I think I've gotten a great deal." Zhao Feng was excited as he redoubled his efforts to train this skill. Since he had already understood Inner Strength and had reached the fourth rank already, Zhao Feng's training speed was extremely fast.
It only took him one day to reach the first level of Metal Wall. Zhao Feng found that his skin did indeed become stronger after reaching the first level.
However, after he reached the first level, he found out that his learning speed decreased dramatically. Zhao Feng estimated that he needed at least ten days to reach the second level.
There are ten more days until the main family tournament starts. Zhao Feng thought, he then decided to head back to the Medicine Pavilion and buy some Body Strengthening Powder. Each pouch of Body Strengthening Powder cost two thousand silver and could only be used three times to increase his body strengthening skill speed.
Zhao Feng clenched his teeth as he purchased three bags, using up six thousand silver.
With the rest of the silver, he bought an Air Pill, which also cost him six thousand silver. Everyone knew that the effect of Air pill was to increase the amount of Inner Strength one could store.
Zhao Feng never forgot to cultivate his Inner Strength. Three pouches of Body Strengthening Powder and one Air Pill spent all of Zhao Feng's saving.
After returning home, Zhao Feng immediately opened one pouch of Body Strengthening Powder and started to cultivate Metal Wall Technique as he soaked in the medicine. A hot feeling began to ignite within his body as he soaked in the medicine.
As time went on, a fiery feeling started to sink into his body. Suddenly, a weird but familiar sound rang out.
Peh! Peh!
The depth of Zhao Feng's left eye started to release sizzles of heat, which merged with the medicine.
Hu~
A strange, hot feeling reverberated within his body and made his training speed increase.
"This…" Zhao Feng was shocked but wasted no time in absorbing the energy within the medicine.
Chapter 31 - Sky Forest Murderous Intent
What is going on? Zhao Feng felt that h
is left eye was jumping and his blood seemed to undergo a particular change that allowed him to absorb the energy quickly.
It was sure that Zhao Feng's ability to absorb medicine surpassed that of ordinary people. This was because an average person needed three attempts to absorb one pouch of Body Strengthening Powder. However, Zhao Feng had only absorbed it once, and all the energy had disappeared.
Zhao Feng cringed when he thought that his two thousand silver was spent in such a short period. It was good though that he had absorbed all the energy.
He was sure that the Metal Wall Technique's training speed had increased dramatically.
"What kind of mutation has happened to my body? My absorption speed has greatly increased." Zhao Feng felt that his own body held secrets he did not know. He could only confirm that all of this had something to do with his left eye.
The next day, Zhao Feng first cultivated in the Air Crossing Breathing Technique a few times, then resumed using the Body Strengthening Powder.
In only three days, his Metal Wall Technique reached the second level. However, his six thousand silver worth of Body Strengthening Powder had all been used up.
The first two levels of the Metal Wall Technique did not improve Zhao Feng's overall strength by much. His power had increased, but his defense had only increased by about twenty-some percent.
This was mainly because Zhao Feng's foundation was very strong. If he had reached the second level before he attained the fourth rank of the Martial Path, then the increase in strength would have been very obvious.
"Only the third level allows for one's body to become as hard as metal, and block weapons. This allows one's defense to greatly increase."
Zhao Feng wanted to reach it, but his Body Strengthening Powder had been used up, and his training speed in the Metal Wall Technique went back to the speed of a turtle.
Money, money, money, Zhao Feng sighed. All his savings were gone. He was now broke.
He took out the Air pill that he had bought a few days ago. The use of the Air pill was to refine one's Inner Strength, which helped Martial Artists a lot.
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