Harvest

Lin Sheng leaped and grabbed the top of the wall, flipping over it as he arrived in front of his home.

Confirming that Lin Hong and Xie Guilan were still fast asleep, he then fetched a bucket of water and washed the blood off his body.

Lying on the bed, his mind was far from calm.

Tonight was the first time he had killed someone, and not just one person, but five.

Even though he had prepared himself mentally, his heart couldn't help but tremble at this moment.

Five living souls had died by his hand just like that.

For the first time, he truly felt the fragility of life; in the blink of an eye, a vibrant life had completely vanished.

Once life was gone, everything was gone.

Suddenly, he clenched his fists. His own life was just as fragile.

If he hadn't awakened his cheat, hadn't integrated the Iron Yak, and hadn't practiced the Raging Bull Fist, he would have had no power to resist against thugs like Liu Ergou. In that case, he or his family would have been the ones to suffer harm, or even lose their lives.

"Strength... is everything..."

Lin Sheng murmured, his understanding deepening.

He had no sleepiness now, so he simply got out of bed and went into the courtyard, assuming the Raging Bull Fist stance to begin his practice.

One round... two rounds... three rounds...

He kept punching, his speed increasing from slow to fast. The sound of wind cutting through the air constantly echoed in the courtyard – the gust generated by his movements.

While punching, he subconsciously circulated the Qi Circulation Method of the Raging Bull Fist.

For some unknown reason, perhaps due to his change in mindset, he felt his practice was more fluid than it had been during the day, and the Blood Essence within his body grew increasingly active.

Suddenly, he felt a warmth in his lower abdomen, and a stream of heat spread throughout his limbs and bones.

"I... I've broken through!"

A sharp glint flashed in Lin Sheng's eyes.

At this moment, the changes in his body signaled that his Raging Bull Fist had entered the Minor Accomplishment stage.

Carefully sensing the changes in his body, he noticed that over half of the internal heat flow was concentrated in his hands, with the rest evenly distributed throughout his body.

Looking at his hands, he could see that his pores had become larger and his skin rougher than before.

He found a stone about the size of a head in the courtyard, held his breath, and smashed it with a punch.

With a muffled thud, a dent appeared on the stone, along with several fine cracks.

His own palms, however, were slightly red.

The Raging Bull Fist was a hand-to-hand combat technique. After reaching Minor Accomplishment, not only did his strength increase significantly, but his hands also gained a considerable protective effect, as if covered by a layer of yak hide.

"With one punch, I can break stone. I have now entered the Body Tempering realm and become a true martial artist."

Lin Sheng took a deep breath, his heart filled with joy.

In a world like this, nothing provided a greater sense of security than an increase in strength.

"I should be stronger than an ordinary Body Tempering martial artist now, but I'm not sure by how much."

Lin Sheng thought to himself. When dealing with Liu Ergou and his group, only Liu Ergou had shown some resistance to his surprise attack.

His death at my hands was also due to the advantage of a surprise attack, plus the fact that the opponent was clearly drunk. Otherwise, I wouldn't have succeeded so easily.

However, even if the opponent had been in perfect condition, I should not have been inferior to him.

After all, having integrated the Iron Yak, my raw strength alone would definitely be superior to Liu Ergou, who had only just entered the Body Tempering realm. Judging by how I sent him flying with a single punch at the time, it's not hard to see that my strength far surpassed his, even if I was lacking in other aspects.

Now that my Raging Bull Fist has successfully broken through and officially entered the Body Tempering realm, my actual hard strength has definitely surpassed Liu Ergou's by a lot.

"It's just a pity that after the Raging Bull Fist breakthrough, the improvement to my basic physical qualities isn't an amplification on top of the integrated Iron Yak's foundation, but rather an amplification and improvement on my original physical qualities."

He felt a bit regretful about this. Although he had foreseen this outcome from the initial boost upon initiation, he had still held onto some hope. Clearly, his expectations had been too high.

The Raging Bull Fist, after its initiation, could improve physical qualities by about thirty percent. Upon reaching Minor Accomplishment, the amplification of strength directly doubled.

And this improvement was based on the physical qualities after the initial initiation.

Currently, the degree of improvement was such that, purely in terms of strength amplification, it wasn't as strong as the Iron Yak's amplification of his strength.

If the Raging Bull Fist's improvement could be applied to the foundation after integration, then his strength improvement would undoubtedly be more significant.

To put it simply, before integration, his strength was like 100 jin. After successfully initiating the Iron Yak, his strength reached 130-140 jin. Then, after successfully reaching Minor Accomplishment, his own strength would increase to about 260-280 jin.

However, after integrating the Iron Yak, his strength directly surged from the original 100 jin to 300, 400, or even 500 jin. Amplifying this foundation would make his strength much greater than it is now.

Furthermore, this advantage would be infinitely magnified when integrating more powerful fierce beasts in the future.

It's just a pity that while the imagination is beautiful, reality cannot achieve this. However, he wasn't too discouraged, as he had been mentally prepared for this all along. Moreover, possessing the Mountain Sea Illustrated Record already gave him too many advantages over others.

"One cannot be too greedy."

Lin Sheng shook his head, chuckling, and dismissed the unrealistic thoughts, beginning to ponder the subsequent cultivation issues.

"The Raging Bull Fist has successfully reached Minor Accomplishment, but there are no further cultivation methods..."

He sighed. Without subsequent cultivation techniques, his cultivation speed would undoubtedly be greatly reduced.

Although he could eventually figure out and deduce the subsequent cultivation methods himself with some time, it would inevitably delay his cultivation progress.

After the incident with Liu Ergou, he felt a sense of urgency to improve his strength.

After all, if his strength had been a little weaker, the outcome of this incident could have been completely different.

Moreover, although he believed he hadn't left any traces after dealing with Liu Ergou and the others and shouldn't be suspected, Liu Ergou had a special identity – he was the younger brother of the Tooth Gang's second-in-command.

It was obvious that this matter would not be easily resolved.

It's better to be safe than sorry. Even with a one-in-ten-thousand chance of being suspected, the consequences would be unbearable for him at his current level, so he needed to improve his strength as much as possible.

If his strength were at the Muscle Forging or even Blood Circulation stage, then even if he were exposed, it wouldn't matter. A Blood Circulation realm expert could likely wipe out the entire Tooth Gang without it being a major issue.