Sanshou Mastery

Tat-tat!

Tat-tat!

Under the night sky, Chen Feng planted his feet and stopped outside the courtyard of the low building.

He didn't rush to push open the yard gate, because he had sensed an unusual disturbance nearby.

The mist swirled, and four Faceless Ones emerged one after another.

Tall and short, fat and thin—they silently surrounded him from behind and to the sides.

They had no facial features, but from their body shapes, Chen Feng could tell it was three men and one woman.

"As expected. They've appeared again."

His gaze flickered as he turned to face the four Faceless Ones.

Last time he entered the dream, he had already made a rough guess.

Now, it was basically confirmed.

"Whenever I try to explore a new area, Faceless Ones come to attack me."

"The number increases each time—one more per encounter?"

As the speculation arose, Chen Feng recalled his previous entries into the dream.

From one Faceless One to the current four.

In between, he had explored two apartments and one martial arts hall.

He had a general sense of things now, and soon saw the four charge at him.

Tat-tat-tat-tat-tat!

A foul wind rushed toward his face as the female Ponytail Faceless One sprinted in for the kill.

Judging by her movements, there were traces of Sanshou, and her hands were wrapped in bandages.

"Not just the numbers increasing—their strength is growing too?"

Stepping aside and turning his body, Chen Feng watched her punch miss, grazing past his chest.

His eyes narrowed slightly. Sensing through the fist wind, he estimated she was at about Amateur Second Dan level.

Shua!

In the next instant, the two Faceless Ones on his right followed up with an attack.

One lashed out with a whip kick, the other went for a waist grab.

Just as he seemed about to be overwhelmed, Chen Feng stepped back with his foot, twisted, and threw a punch.

Peng!

A rear whip fist smashed out, landing squarely on the waist-grabber's temple.

Going all out, his fist force erupted with nearly 120 kg of power!

Dong!!

The figure flew backward, but another foul wind rose before him.

Out of the corner of his eye, the female Faceless One charged again, her ponytail whipping through the darkness.

He raised an eyebrow, twisted his body.

His head tilted slightly, letting the fist brush past.

Chen Feng's hand shot out like a tiger's claw, seizing her arm and shoulder.

His waist tightened, his center of gravity dropped.

Dong!!

A flashy shoulder throw executed, and then he stomped down hard with his foot.

Kacha!

The sound of bone cracking rang out. The female Faceless One's head split open, blood streaming as her corpse slid half a meter.

Shua!

The next second.

The whip-kicking Faceless One came again, trying to replicate the same move.

Chen Feng, neither dodging nor evading, instead planted his left foot and spun around.

Weng!

The air vibrated, a roar erupting.

A faster whip kick struck from behind, hitting the temple and snapping the Faceless One's head to the side, sending the entire person flying diagonally.

The thud of impact echoed as Chen Feng withdrew his right leg, steadied himself, and narrowed his eyes at the last Faceless One.

Dressed in a loose hoodie and shorts, with a crew cut, he had simply watched Chen Feng take down the other three without lifting a finger.

Then, as if sensing he had finished dealing with them—

The other party's foot twisted.

Shua!

His body shot forward, turning into a leopard-like blur that brought a whistling wind.

His momentum was overwhelming, his form flickering left and right mid-charge.

The professional boxing footwork made Chen Feng raise an eyebrow. Finally, as he watched the straight punch coming in, he steadied his mind.

"I'll give you that respect."

After speaking, his strength gathered.

The next second.

Wave-like lines slid across his right arm as muscles stacked and bulged, making it appear thicker.

Then, just as the other party's straight punch was about to land on him—

Flash step, straight punch.

Thud!!

The Faceless One's fist brushed past Chen Feng's ear, while the latter's fist shot out like a cannonball, slamming accurately into its jaw.

Crack!

Bones cracked, and the figure flew backward.

Bang. The last Faceless One crashed heavily to the ground, utterly still.

"Amateur Third Rank, huh..."

Shaking his head lightly, Chen Feng roughly gauged the other party's strength and slowly retracted his fist.

Then, an anomaly appeared in his perception. Already prepared, he instantly sidestepped half a meter.

Shua shua shua!

Four black lines struck where he had been standing, corroding a pit into the asphalt road.

He watched silently as the tiny insect ants inside struggled and screeched before gradually losing their life.

Another streak of black remained.

Only then did Chen Feng step forward, approaching the light orbs one by one, collecting the gifts left by the four Faceless Ones.

[You have obtained four Talent Light Orbs: Perception!]

[Perception +4!]

[Talent: Perception Lv1 (46/100)]

"Sure enough, the range of my perception has grown a bit."

His gaze sharpened. Chen Feng could sense the change in his perception's range.

Fifteen meters.

With his body as the center, as long as a light orb existed within this range, he could definitely detect the anomaly.

"And this is only Lv1."

"If I can break through to Lv2, the effect will definitely be stronger."

A trace of anticipation flashed in his eyes. Chen Feng glanced at the other mist-covered areas.

He needed to kill Faceless Ones to grow his Perception Talent.

And Faceless Ones only appeared when he explored new areas.

"So, I have to ensure my strength increases step by step."

"Otherwise, the later Faceless Ones will only grow in number and power. If my strength isn't enough, I'll run into danger."

The thought crossed his mind, and Chen Feng subconsciously looked at the Martial Arts Hall a dozen meters to the side.

The Masked Man was still inside—that would be the best test.

With that in mind, he wasted no more time. Soon, he entered the two low buildings before him one after another and discovered three Limit Breaking Light Orbs.

[You have picked up a (Limit Breaking Light Orb)!]

[Limit Breaking Light Orb: Residual Will of a Martial Artist]

[Quality: Basic]

[Effect: Can increase martial skill proficiency to a certain extent]

The familiar notification came through. Chen Feng glanced at his panel, his gaze lingering on Sanshou.

41% progress.

Three Limit Breaking Light Orbs would give him nearly a 60% boost, which should be enough to push him into the next level.

With that thought, Chen Feng hesitated no longer.

"Raise!"

Hum!

In an instant, the insights of Sanshou all surfaced in his mind.

Straight Punch, Whip Fist, Splitting Punch.

Footwork, leg techniques, throws.

Everything seemed to merge and penetrate, transforming into the most fundamental and direct essence.

In the blink of an eye, the panel appeared before Chen Feng's eyes, and the relevant progress suddenly changed.

[Sanshou: Mastery]

"There's no progress after Mastery?"

Seeing Sanshou's proficiency break through to the Mastery level, Chen Feng was first satisfied, then slightly stunned.

Clearly, Sanshou had reached its limit.

"That's right, Coach Lu said so."

"Sanshou is just a basic combat technique, with only three levels of proficiency: Beginner, Proficient, and Mastery."

Chen Feng pondered, gaining some understanding.

Not dwelling on it further, he quickly looked at his Four-Dimensional Attributes.

[Strength: 9.5→9.9]

[Agility: 9.0→9.3]

[Physique: 9.2→9.6]

[Will: 9.6→10.0]

"Such a big increase?"

His gaze sharpened, Chen Feng somewhat surprised.

A total attribute increase of 1.5.

Without a doubt, the breakthrough to Mastery level was indeed astonishingly rewarding.

Among these, Strength and Will left the deepest impression on him.

The former needed no further explanation—a 0.4 attribute increase, once approaching the 10-point attribute threshold.

Chen Feng threw a simple punch and roughly estimated his punching power.

Over 130kg!

The level of an amateur eighth dan.

If he used Exploding Fist, a forty percent boost, the effect would be even greater!

As for the rest...

It was about the transformation of Will.