The Martial Saint of Humanity, I Have Transformed Low-Level Martial Arts Into Immortal Martial Arts - Chapter 48

Chapter 48: Transforming Tendon Martial Artist! A Hundred Enemies!

Shi Tieshan’s furious palm strike was so powerful that it would twist and deform not just flesh and blood, but even a metal body!

“Soft Cloud Palm!”

Faced with Shi Tieshan’s fierce and vigorous attack, Su Hao chose to counter with softness overcoming hardness. He pulled and guided with his palm, releasing a gentle force like mist that sharply contrasted with Shi Tieshan’s robust and mighty strike.

“Bang!”

In the next instant, their palms collided, and at the moment of impact, the two completely different forces rubbed against each other, creating a swirling surge of energy that distorted the air visibly and whipped up a fierce wind that caused the flags on the Execution Ground to flutter loudly.

As Su Hao felt it, Shi Tieshan’s strike was frighteningly heavy, both hard and fierce, like a solid iron block. Even with his Soft Cloud Palm trained to perfection, he could not fully dissipate the power behind Shi Tieshan’s palm.

“Step!”

This forced Su Hao to take half a step back to absorb the force of the blow. The instant his right foot touched the ground, it left a deep footprint that sank half a foot into the earth.

“The power of this strike… Shi Tieshan is at least at the level of Third Forging Bones,” Su Hao thought to himself.

The First Forging Bones is as resilient as bull bones, greatly enhancing strength; the Second Forging Bones is like Copper Bones, significantly increasing impact resistance; the Third Forging Bones is Iron Bones!

Iron Bones are incredibly strong and possess explosive power! Only those with exceptional foundation who use advanced Bone Refining Elixirs have the chance to complete the Third Forging.

The Reckless Bull Bone Refining Paste that Su Hao used has limited effects, and since he is already at the Second Forging level, he cannot make further progress; thus, he needs a more advanced Bone Refining Elixir.

“Die!”

After forcing Su Hao back with one palm, a more ferocious strike from Shi Tieshan followed. He roared in fury, his right hand’s five fingers together, delivering a downward chopping blow.

Though it was merely a palm, the edges of Shi Tieshan’s hand glimmered with a faint metallic sheen, emanating a sharp sense of lethality. Even a thick wall would be cleaved in two; Shi Tieshan aimed to slice this bastard, who had killed his own son, in half!

Su Hao remained completely calm, channeling his strength and once again using the Soft Cloud Palm to defend. He moved his arms, and his strength flowed like a soft white cloud, enshrouding everything in mist!

“Bang!”

As Shi Tieshan’s palm blade struck down, the ground beneath Su Hao was sliced open, creating a massive crack over four to five feet long and more than half a foot wide. This was the result of dissipating Shi Tieshan’s powerful force with the Soft Cloud Palm and Transformation Strength, while Su Hao himself remained unscathed.

“Can Brother Wen hold back Shi Tieshan?”

Among the crowd, Gongsun Xiu, the Department Head of the Inspector Department, mixed into the throng, watching the two combatants in the Execution Ground. A hint of concern appeared in his eyes; Shi Tieshan was too fierce, and even with Su Hao mastering Transformation Strength, it was uncertain who would emerge victorious.

“It’s time to attack… Defense won’t win against an opponent!”

After diverting Shi Tieshan’s powerful palm strike, Su Hao thought to himself and immediately turned defense into offense.

With his hands moving rapidly, his left hand struck like a palm while his right fist followed in contrast, one fast and one slow. The two waves of force he generated were entirely different; the palm’s strength combined softness with hardness, while the fist’s force was overwhelmingly fierce. He was simultaneously employing the Soft Cloud Palm and Vajra Fist.

Given Su Hao’s talent and comprehension, using both techniques at once was quite easy for him!

Facing the incoming fists and palms, Shi Tieshan extended a massive hand to meet the approaching palm.

However, Shi Tieshan was astonished that, although Su Hao’s palm strike was faster, it felt as if an illusion had occurred—the punch that followed actually reached him first. Unprepared, the punch landed squarely on Shi Tieshan’s chest!

This was the technique of Bewildering Trace Fist, seeming slow but actually fast, combining movement and stillness.

With Su Hao’s mastery at the level of Perfection in three different martial art techniques, he combined them with such deep martial wisdom that their effectiveness surged several times. One careless moment from Shi Tieshan led to him being caught off guard!

“Bang!”

The heavy fist crashed into Shi Tieshan’s chest, surging forth with the force of a galloping horse, producing a dull thud.

“Thud, thud, thud!”

Shi Tieshan’s towering body was pushed back three or four steps, with each footfall causing a tremor in the ground, cracking the bricks beneath him.

“Have we pushed back that strong man?”

“Who is that soldier battling Shi Tieshan?””He’s not one of us!”

Many soldiers surrounding the area were shocked and excited at this scene; the previously unstoppable Shi Tieshan was pushed back by Su Hao!

“He didn’t suffer a single injury…”

However, Su Hao felt no joy in his heart. In his perception, although his punch had landed, it felt as if he had struck against a solid copper wall; Shi Tieshan’s physical strength was unlike that of mere flesh and blood. He must have cultivated some form of external hardiness that protected his body, and his physical cultivation level was extremely high!

“Transformation Strength? Not bad, but in front of me, it only gives me a slight sensation of pain… Not enough! You’ll soon understand what true ultimate violence is!”

Sure enough, Shi Tieshan stood firm, showing no signs of injury. With a cold grunt, a fierce expression appeared on his face. He knew that being in Evergreen City meant he couldn’t delay too long; he had to quickly kill this damned rascal and then leave.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

Suddenly, a series of sounds erupted from Shi Tieshan’s tall, sturdy body, sounding like taut bowstrings—crisp and pleasant to hear—while his aura rapidly surged upward.

“Hmm? Not good! This is…”

Gongsun Xiu, watching from the crowd, heard the sounds emanating from Shi Tieshan, causing his pupils to constrict as he inwardly thought it was serious.

“This is ‘muscle strength’? This Shi Tieshan is a Transforming Tendon Martial Artist!”

At the forefront, Su Hao likewise furrowed his brow, feeling an unprecedented gravity in his heart.

Muscle strength—this was a method only available to Transforming Tendon Martial Artists.

Refining Strength, Forging Bones, Transforming Tendon, Cleansing Marrow.

The difficulty of advancing to the Transforming Tendon Stage is more than ten times greater than that of entering the Forging Bone Stage; this stage refines the body’s meridians.

Meridians are delicate, and once damaged or ruptured, a martial artist can nearly become useless. Over the years, there have been countless martial artists who suffered mistakes while attempting to break through to the Transforming Tendon Stage, only to regret it deeply!

Despite the risks, once one breaks into the Transforming Tendon Stage, their strength will surge explosively. Meridians become tough, like bowstrings, allowing one to utilize ‘muscle strength.’ The punches and kicks delivered seem like arrows shooting forth, easily piercing through solid rock.

Moreover, the meridians widen, enabling a multiple increase in strength force output.

Every Transforming Tendon Martial Artist is a true ‘Hundred-Man Enemy!’

Shi Tieshan is a master who has reached the ‘Transforming Tendon’ level, so it’s no wonder he has the confidence to attempt a heist at the Execution Ground!

Now determined to resolve the matter swiftly, Shi Tieshan has already activated his ‘muscle strength.’

“Die!”

The deafening roar exploded forth; as the sound reached the ears, Shi Tieshan unified the powers of muscle, bone, and strength. The moment he threw a punch, a strong wind surged, and his fist flew forth like an arrow released from a bow. Although he was several steps away, in the blink of an eye, he was suddenly right in front of Su Hao, aimed directly at his head!

Such explosive power and speed—even a martial artist with a substantial Forging Body realm, with preparations, would find their body unable to react in time to evade the attack.

At the instant Shi Tieshan punched, Su Hao intensely sensed a prickling sensation at the back of his head. Instinctively, he executed the Eight Steps to Catch the Cicada technique, moving sideways a short distance.

“Whoosh!”

Shi Tieshan’s punch, like a swift arrow, grazed past Su Hao’s face, causing a sharp sting on his cheek, and a strand of hair was ruthlessly severed by the fierce wind!