Wei He slowly removed his face covering, black clothes, headscarf, and outer robe.
There were also the metal spiked gloves he wore. They were fine things confiscated from that fat man of Shaoyang Gate last time. After repairing them, he had worn them himself to ambush others, and every strike had hit true.
As he took off the gloves, he suddenly discovered that an entire row of newly embedded spikes had been smashed off.
Surprised, he reached out and lightly pinched the iron section of the glove.
This pinch was no ordinary pinch. He mobilized his Qi and Blood as though his entire body were taut, using all his strength to pick up a tiny cup.
Silently, he lightly pinched a dent into the finger-thick metal layer of the glove.
Wei He fell silent.
Setting down the gloves, he clapped his hands together.
Clang.
His palms were like metal and iron, producing a hard, crisp ring when they collided.
"So this was Third Stage Qi and Blood? This was the fourth realm of Five Ridges Palm?"
Clear River, Cloud, White Mist—the five realms of Five Ridges Palm.
The beginning of practice was Clear. Only after mastering this first realm could one truly enter the gate, with one's Qi and Blood strengthened enough to proceed further.
Then came the second realm, River. At this level, one compressed the strengthened Qi and Blood until it underwent a qualitative change, then broke through.
This was the first breakthrough in Qi and Blood, entering the Ox Hide Qi and Blood realm of Huishan Fist.
The third realm, Cloud, corresponded to the Stone Hide and Second Stage Qi and Blood of Huishan Fist.
The fourth realm, White Mist, corresponded to Iron Hide and Third Stage Qi and Blood.
"Yet my Huishan Fist has only condensed