The Martial Saint of Humanity, I Have Transformed Low-Level Martial Arts Into Immortal Martial Arts - Chapter 22

Chapter 22: Power Reaching All Corners! A Perfect Unity!

This is the power of “Transformation Strength,” capable of condensing strength force.

It’s like an ordinary martial artist, who, after fully honing their refining strength, can strike a wall with a powerful punch, causing it to collapse. However, when Su Hao utilizes “Transformation Strength,” his punch can condense the energy, creating just a hole in the wall without causing it to totally collapse. From surface to point, the strength does not leak at all, and the destructive force it exhibits is clearly different!

“Crack, crack, crack!”

The strength force in Su Hao’s palm surged, and the piece of brick emitted the sound of cracking. Strangely, there were no visible cracks appearing on its surface. Only when Su Hao opened his palm and let the brick fall to the ground did it disintegrate like a heap of dust.

“Snap! Snap!”

In the woods, Su Hao began to practice his punches. Each punch and kick saw his strength force compressed and concentrated into a bundle, making every strike seem like a galloping wild horse, unstoppable, causing a series of explosive sounds in the air!

If someone were to hear the commotion from Su Hao’s practice, they would be shocked by the terrifying noise, which could not possibly be produced by an ordinary flesh-and-blood body. It resembled a raging beast rampaging, exuding boundless ferocity!

“Strong… too strong! Even in hand-to-hand combat, if I don’t use Transformation Strength, just the enhancement from reaching the third stage of refining strength is enough to crush a martial artist of the first or even second refining strength! If I employ ‘Transformation Strength,’ even martial artists at the bone-forging level would likely not be my match!”

Su Hao couldn’t help but marvel.

Under normal circumstances, once one achieves the first stage of refining strength, they can begin bone-forging, although the efficiency is relatively ordinary.

However, for a martial artist like Su Hao, who has yet to begin forging bones but has completed the third stage of refining strength, this is exceedingly rare. He is even more confident that with the power from the third stage, ordinary bone-forging martial artists would be no match for him!

“Am I now considered the strongest expert in Crouching Tiger Town?”

Clenching his fist, feeling the abundant energy and blood within him, Su Hao felt somewhat excited and gratified.

Ever since he began to practice martial arts, Su Hao had diligently trained every day, and all of this has yielded results. He is confident that with his current strength, he is unlikely to find anyone else in Crouching Tiger Town who can rival him!

Of course, Su Hao was not complacent, well aware of how vast the world is; what he had seen was just the tip of the iceberg, and he still had a long way to go.

Name: Su Hao

Skills Mastered: [Baduanjin (Perfection)], [Forging (Perfection)], [Vajra Fist (Perfection)], [Heavy Mountain Fist (Perfection)], [Eight Steps to Catch the Cicada (Perfection)], [Bewildering Trace Fist (Perfection)]

Potential: 25 points (rare as a phoenix among a flock of chickens)

Su Hao glanced at his attribute panel; both his Eight Steps to Catch the Cicada and Bewildering Trace Fist had reached perfection, and his potential had increased to 25 points! He was becoming increasingly extraordinary!

“The next step is to begin ‘Forging Bones.’ With my foundation from the three stages of refining strength, the efficiency of Forging Bones will definitely surpass that of ordinary martial artists, and now I need the Bone Refining Elixir.”

Calming his thoughts, Su Hao considered his next plan.

Forging Bones involves using vital energy and strength force combined with the Bone Refining Elixir to refine the 206 bones of one’s body, making the bones as tough as iron and as strong as steel, thereby significantly enhancing the body’s resilience and explosive power.

Martial artists who reach the Bone Forging realm can move freely even while wearing over a hundred pounds of heavy armor, appearing on the battlefield like a killing machine, instilling fear in others!

With his solid foundation from three stages of refining strength, as long as he had the Bone Refining Elixir to assist him, stepping into the Bone Forging realm was just a matter of time.

However, the formulas for the Bone Refining Elixir are typically closely guarded secrets of various families and factions; in some ways, they are even more valuable than Martial Arts Secret Books.

Even if Martial Arts Secret Books are shared and others learn them, it wouldn’t fundamentally harm the original owner. But with a formula, if it leaks, the prices of the herbal materials could skyrocket, negatively impacting one’s ability to sell the Bone Refining Elixir, which is why each family and faction highly values their own elixir formulas, making it unlikely for them to leak easily.

Even among family members, only the authentic elixir would be provided, and the formula would not be disclosed.

“I should try to get my hands on a formula to reduce costs.”

Su Hao pondered to himself.

“In Crouching Tiger Town, there may be someone who possesses the formula for the Bone Refining Elixir—the leader of the Black Snake Gang!”

A hint of intrigue flashed in Su Hao’s eyes as he thought of one person: the leader of the Black Snake Gang, Li Shuqing.

Li Shuqing is considered one of the top experts around Crouching Tiger Town and is also the leader of the Black Snake Gang, wielding significant power.

Last time Li Shuqing visited to resolve issues with the Blacksmith Shop, Su Hao had seen him in person and sensed that Li Shuqing was a rather dangerous character, most likely already beginning the process of “Forging Bones.”

Li Shuqing might possess the formula for the Bone Forging realm elixir.

Of course, it’s also possible that Li Shuqing bought the finished product of the Bone Refining Elixir from somewhere else, but in any case, it would be worth a try!

“Then, after two days of rest, I’ll go meet this Li Shuqing!”

Su Hao had made up his mind.

Li Shuqing is not a good person; even if Su Hao were to forcibly seize something from him, he wouldn’t feel any psychological burden. Not to mention that He Zhiyong had previously taken action against Zhao’s Blacksmith Shop, most likely instigated by Li Shuqing!

Thus, Su Hao decided to confront this local tyrant of Crouching Tiger Town to obtain what he desired from him.

With Su Hao’s current strength and having mastered the ‘Eight Steps to Catch the Cicada,’ he was confident that in Crouching Tiger Town, no one would be able to stop him!

Two days later, night fell.

At a mansion in Crouching Tiger Town, lanterns hung from the entrance, and several martial artists dressed in tight clothing with swords at their waists stood guard. Even during the daytime, the residents of Crouching Tiger Town would likely choose to take a detour, too afraid to pass by.

This place was the headquarters of the Black Snake Gang, an entity that no one dared to provoke in Crouching Tiger Town! Their leader, Li Shuqing, was akin to a local emperor!

If someone offended the authorities, they might be locked up for a few days and endure some hardship.

But if one offended Li Shuqing, the consequence could be vanishing into thin air!

At this moment, in a quiet room within the Black Snake Gang headquarters, a refined man was sitting cross-legged.

His skin had a reddish hue, a sign of vital energy and force in circulation; the bones within him emitted a faint ringing sound as they were washed with this energy and strength force, reminiscent of water striking a blue stone. This refined man was, of course, the leader of the Black Snake Gang, Li Shuqing.

“The effects of the Reckless Bull Bone Refining Paste are decent, but unfortunately… after completing one round of Bone Forging, my bones are as tough as bull bones, but no matter how much I refine them, the improvement has become negligible. To advance further, I fear it will take at least ten years; I wonder if I will have the chance to break into the Transforming Tendon Stage in this lifetime.”

Li Shuqing concluded his practice for the day and sighed inwardly.

Bone Forging requires a vast amount of resources and relentless training to achieve anything substantial, and it can’t be rushed. If one is too eager, it could harm the bones, resulting in setbacks of ten days to half a month and possibly permanent repercussions.

Li Shuqing had become the local tyrant of Crouching Tiger Town, and his martial arts skills were indeed among the best in the area. Many years ago, after obtaining a formula for the Bone Refining Elixir, he began his journey in Bone Forging and had already entered the Bone Forging realm.

But after entering the Bone Forging stage, Li Shuqing found that the potency of the elixir was increasingly weakening, and the Strength Force was slowing down even more.

This was a normal occurrence; Bone Forging was similar to physical training—once a certain height was reached, it became exceedingly difficult to make even the slightest progress.

“Chief Li, are you done? Is it convenient for us to speak?”

Just as Li Shuqing was pondering, a voice suddenly rang out from outside the door!

A tall man dressed in black had been waiting outside for some time without Li Shuqing’s notice.

“Who is it?”

Li Shuqing was startled by this.

The Black Snake Gang’s stronghold was heavily guarded, with watchdogs at the ready, yet this intruder had silently infiltrated his practice room, and he only realized his presence when he spoke!