The Martial Saint of Humanity, I Have Transformed Low-Level Martial Arts Into Immortal Martial Arts - Chapter 15

Chapter 15: Refining Strength at Great Accomplishment! Inner Energy!

“Crackle! Crackle!”

Time passed second by second, and suddenly Su Hao heard a series of soft sounds; a meridian in his spine was opened up, allowing his strength force to circulate naturally. The membranes and pores all over his body were also unblocked, enabling the strength force to evaporate without obstruction!

At the same time, the intense heat within his body was released through the opened pores, and Su Hao’s red skin slowly returned to a normal color, enveloped by an unprecedented sense of ease.

Su Hao opened his eyes, a faint brilliance shining in his gaze, and an overwhelming joy surged in his heart: “I’ve broken through…”

Su Hao had finally completed the second round of body tempering and strength refining, successfully opening up the Ren and Du meridians. His strength force now flowed through the membranes and pores, achieving the realm of refining strength at great accomplishment.

“My power and speed have both increased again… significantly stronger than before.”

Su Hao clenched his fist; as he brought his fingers together, he managed to compress the surrounding air, causing it to explode with a cracking sound. His eyes sparkled with brightness.

As his physical condition approached its limits, any further enhancement became exceedingly difficult, but the process of refining strength would steadily help his body break through those limits!

“Next is the further transformation of the strength force…”

Su Hao glanced at a large tree nearby, thick enough to be embraced by a person. With a slight movement of his mind, he felt the strength force naturally coalescing, without needing to exert too much effort, and then he delivered a punch.

“Bang!”

The punch was silent, unlike the previous explosive strikes; it simply struck the tree trunk, producing a faint impact sound that caused the tree to sway slightly.

Su Hao retracted his fist, and the surface of the bark was completely unscathed.

“Slish!”

But then Su Hao grabbed the bark with his fingers and, with a strong tug, tore off a piece, accompanied by splintering wood chips flying everywhere.

Upon closer inspection, just beneath the bark, a large section of the trunk had been pulverized into powder!

This scene was enough to make one’s scalp tingle and draw a sharp intake of breath; one could only imagine how tremendous the destructive power would be if such a punch struck a human body!

“This is the realm of refining strength; it can penetrate the surface of an object and damage its internal structure! Previously, it was ‘visible strength’, and now it is the invisible ‘inner energy’!” Su Hao observed the wound on the tree trunk and thought to himself.

Inner energy can strike a watermelon, leaving its outer skin completely unscathed while the inside is rotten and crushed. A martial artist who has mastered the inner energy at great accomplishment, even against an adversary wearing relatively light armor, can deliver a single strike that penetrates the armor and injures the flesh beneath.

“With my current perfection in the Vajra Fist and my strength at great accomplishment, if I were to face that Tiger Head Mask Man again, who is also a martial artist at the level of refining strength, I could kill him without a scratch in just two or three moves!” Su Hao clenched his fist, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

Previously, against the Tiger Head Mask Man, who had a similar level of refining strength, Su Hao had relied on his perfected Baduanjin to manipulate his blood and energy, pushing his bodily functions to their absolute limits to crush him with sheer power!

But now, with his Vajra Fist perfected, his skills elevated, and having achieved the inner energy of refining strength, Su Hao could easily surpass the average martial artist at this level. When he fought the Tiger Head Mask Man again, there would be no suspense whatsoever.

Name: Su Hao

Skills Mastered: 【Baduanjin (Perfection)】, 【Forging (Perfection)】, 【Vajra Fist (Perfection)】, 【Heavy Mountain Fist (Great Accomplishment)】, 【Eight Steps to Catch the Cicada (Great Accomplishment)】

Potential: 18 points (Excellent Talent Jade)

“My potential has reached 18 points, indicating that a transformation is not far off.” Su Hao smiled slightly as he looked at his attribute panel.

In the past six months, Su Hao had perfected both Forging and Vajra Fist. With Heavy Mountain Fist and Eight Steps to Catch the Cicada also at the great accomplishment level, his potential had soared, and the barrier of 20 points was no longer distant.

He estimated that achieving perfection in Heavy Mountain Fist and Eight Steps to Catch the Cicada would definitely push his potential beyond the 20-point threshold and complete the qualitative transformation!

“The Vajra Fist and Heavy Mountain Fist that I have learned are relatively basic fist techniques. Even when perfected, they are merely at the level of refining strength, but that’s not a problem. Since I have perfected several martial arts, I will naturally be able to integrate them and reach the perfection level of refining strength.”

Su Hao moved his body, contemplating silently.

Both Heavy Mountain Fist and Vajra Fist were martial arts of refining strength; reaching the level of refining strength at great accomplishment was already the limit. The more profound the martial arts, the more valuable they become; every school treasures its knowledge. However, with Su Hao’s talent, practicing a few more martial arts would naturally allow him to reach higher levels!

Suppressing his emotions, Su Hao headed to the blacksmith shop in town.

It had been half a month since Su Hao achieved great accomplishment in refining strength.

“Where is your boss? Hurry up and bring him out!”

This afternoon, Su Hao was working in the forging room as usual, but outside, a series of shouts rang out, causing a commotion.

Everyone inside the forging room furrowed their brows and put down their work. Zhao Tie, the owner of Zhao’s Blacksmith Shop, also moved toward the door.

In the courtyard outside the forging room, several tall men with unusual auras were glaring angrily, while the apprentices at the blacksmith shop dared not stop them, merely smiling awkwardly from the side.

“Master He, what can I do for you? Let’s all keep things friendly; there’s no need to get angry.”

Zhao Tie spotted one man who seemed to be the leader of the group, and a hint of helplessness surfaced in his eyes, knowing trouble had come to his door. However, he maintained a polite greeting on the surface.

The man referred to as Master He was a stout, muscle-bound man in his thirties who appeared slightly overweight but was remarkably strong.

“Master He… could he be He Zhiyong from the Black Snake Gang?”

“Why is this plague god here?”

Some blacksmiths heard Zhao Tie’s address to the overweight man and immediately changed their expressions, lowering their voices.

The Black Snake Gang was the largest gang in Crouching Tiger Town, making a living by collecting protection fees, and appeared to have official backing; they were essentially a black glove for the government, which turned a blind eye while everyone feared to speak out against them.

The three people who had previously mercilessly killed and dismembered the nameless monk that Su Hao encountered were disciples of the Black Snake Gang.

And this He Zhiyong had an even more significant identity; he was a hall master of the Black Snake Gang, a core member within it. Everyone understood that with his fiery entrance, he was certainly not here for a friendly visit.

“Zhao, I have supported your blacksmith shop’s business by spending a fortune on weapons, and you dare to sell me this kind of defective product?””This sword, don’t even mention using it to cut people; it’s even difficult to chop firewood!”

He Zhiyong looked at Zhao Tie with a half-smile, then drew a long sword from his waist. The sword was three feet long, but upon closer inspection, there were chips on the blade.

With a cold huff, He Zhiyong gripped the sword’s body with one hand and brought his left hand down with fingers together forcefully against the sword’s tip.

“Crack!”

A burst of strength erupted, accompanied by the clear sound of metal clashing. The long sword, as if struck heavily, broke off its tip entirely and pinched it into the floor with a thud!

This scene caused everyone’s expression to shift. He Zhiyong claimed that this long sword was forged by their blacksmith shop, and he had just broken it right in front of him, clearly there to cause trouble, intentionally displaying his strength to intimidate them!

“Who forged this sword? Step forward!”

One of the disciples behind He Zhiyong shouted angrily.

Everyone’s expressions grew uneasy, and some couldn’t help but glance toward Su Hao.

Su Hao frowned slightly; this sword was indeed forged by him, but he was confident that he had not cut any corners. With his perfection in forging, the quality of the Ten-Refinement Weapon he produced was considered the best in Crouching Tiger Town.

Moreover, when delivering the product, the buyer would inspect it on-site, confirming its quality before payment was settled.

He Zhiyong was clearly looking for trouble, having tampered with the sword beforehand—this was just an excuse!