Rapid Advancement

As night fell.

Under the strange gazes of Zhang Mu and the waiter, Ling Yun carried a large pile of food back to his room alone.

"Remember, no one is to disturb me unless it's a special circumstance!"

After reminding Zhang Mu, Ling Yun directly closed the door with a flip of his hand.

He then opened the system panel, his eyes shining as he looked at the two new martial arts he had acquired.

There were two martial arts techniques in total this time: the Vajra Body from the Copper Skin Martial Hall and the Phantom Step from the Spirit Shadow Martial Hall.

As the names suggested, one focused on defense and the other on speed.

Combined with the swift attacks of the Tiger Blade Technique, he was well on his way to becoming a well-rounded fighter!

Ling Yun took a deep breath and immediately began to modify them without hesitation.

The first to be modified was the Vajra Body.

As before, with a slight mental nudge from Ling Yun, the panel began to shake slightly. In just a few seconds, the Vajra Body had already reached its first level!

The next moment, his body began to change. His muscles became noticeably tighter and stronger, and his skin gradually covered with a thin membrane, feeling as tough as old tree bark!

This was the manifestation of the first level of the Vajra Body – the Bark Stage, perfected!

"Amazing, System!"

Ling Yun squeezed his toughened skin. Although it wasn't the first time he had witnessed this, he couldn't help but feel shocked.

Ordinary people had to endure a series of inhuman tortures with only a slim chance of succeeding in cultivating such a technique, but for him, it only took a gentle tap!

The efficiency of the two was not even on the same level.

Ling Yun assessed his body's condition and found that his vital energy had only been consumed by less than half, and he didn't feel any hunger.

After a moment of thought, he roughly understood.

Clearly, with his current vital energy strength, this level of modification was completely sustainable.

Understanding this, Ling Yun no longer hesitated and directly looked at the panel, tapping it twice with his mind!

Boom!

In an instant, a flood of information surged into his mind. The previously unfamiliar techniques became incredibly familiar, as if he had spent decades diligently studying them!

His vital energy was rapidly depleted.

The second level of the Vajra Body – Stone Skin, and the third level – Copper Skin, were broken through consecutively!

As the third level's modification was completed, Ling Yun's tightly shut eyes suddenly snapped open, a sharp, piercing divine light flashing through them.

His body had completely transformed. His original height of one meter eighty had been increased by several centimeters.

His muscles bulged, evenly distributed throughout his body like cast iron, reflecting a bronze sheen under the firelight!

The Copper Skin stage was theoretically the highest level of the Vajra Body. At this stage, one was practically impervious to water, fire, blades, and swords. Unless attacked by an expert of the same level, even if he stood still and took the hits, not a single hair on his body would be harmed.

Before he could fully savor the effects of the perfected Vajra Body, the familiar hunger surged back.

Ling Yun's expression changed, and he quickly took out a palm-sized porcelain bottle from his embrace.

This was the Ten-Perfection Great Supplement Pill he had bought at a high price. The food beside him was just a backup plan in case this pill proved ineffective.

"I hope this thing works, otherwise, I'll have Zhang Mu smash his shop tomorrow!"

Ling Yun's eyes flashed with a greedy light as he poured out all the dragon's eye-sized pills from the bottle and swallowed them in one go without even looking.

Hmm... Tasted like chicken, and it was crispy!

Soon, as the medicinal effects took hold, Ling Yun felt a warm current rise from his abdomen, spreading rapidly through his meridians to his entire body.

The cells in his body were like parched land receiving a timely rain, greedily absorbing the warm current.

"Hoo!"

More than ten minutes later, Ling Yun opened his eyes again, exhaling a long breath of hot air.

The pill's effect was unexpectedly good.

After moving his body slightly, not only had the hunger disappeared, but his vital energy had also recovered by more than half!

"It really is good stuff, but it's just a bit too expensive..."

A flicker of joy flashed in Ling Yun's eyes, but when he thought of its price, he couldn't help but feel a little dejected.

He was happy that he no longer had to feel like a starving ghost, but dejected that each Ten-Perfection Great Supplement Pill cost a full twenty taels of silver!

And he had just swallowed at least five or six pills, meaning he had spent at least a hundred taels of silver in one go!

If he hadn't just made a windfall, he really couldn't afford such an expenditure.

But no matter what, as long as it was useful, it wasn't a complete loss.

Ling Yun shook his head, no longer dwelling on it, and began to feel the changes in himself.

Boom!

He casually threw a punch, and the air actually let out sharp explosive sounds.

His strength had increased by at least thirty percent compared to before, and his vital energy surged by more than half!

He could only say that it was worthy of a cultivation technique that focused on the physical body.

But what satisfied him the most was another additional ability of the Vajra Body.

"Swish!"

Ling Yun drew the saber at his waist and first tentatively placed it on his arm, trying to slash with force. However, not even a white mark was left behind.

Without further hesitation, he raised the saber high and brought it down with a forceful chop!

"Clang!"

The saber met flesh and blood, actually emitting a metallic roar!

When Ling Yun moved the saber away, his entire arm was unharmed, leaving only a faint, almost imperceptible white shallow mark.

Instead, his saber was chipped, creating a notch about the width of a thumb!

"Amazing!"

Ling Yun's eyes lit up with surprise, very satisfied with the effect of the Vajra Body.

Next was the Phantom Step.

With practiced ease, the Phantom Step was soon also raised to the third layer!

At this point, the modification points he had painstakingly accumulated were all used up this time.

But compared to the gains, it was undoubtedly worth it.

Ling Yun wiped the oil from the corner of his mouth. Standing in place, he swayed slightly. With a faint sound of wind, the next moment, he had already appeared at the other end of the room!

And in his original spot, an afterimage slowly dissipated!

This was the highest realm of the Phantom Step – Instantaneous Movement!

This was only the result of him using less than half his strength. If he unleashed his full power, his speed would undoubtedly reach another level!

Name: Ling Yun

Martial Arts: Tiger Blade Technique - Fourth Layer, Vajra Body - Third Layer, Phantom Step - Third Layer

Modification Points: 0

Ling Yun looked at the panel and nodded with satisfaction.

With three great success techniques now in his possession, he had undoubtedly reached the pinnacle among the martial artists in the entire Cloud City!

As for how strong he was now, even he himself wasn't too sure.

But undoubtedly, if he faced Situ Ying again, he could definitely slaughter him with ease!

"Hoo!"

Ling Yun clenched his fist with ease, feeling power coursing through his limbs and bones. He wished a wild Evil Spirit would appear before him right now so he could have a good fight.

After standing in place for a moment, he could no longer hold back.

Under the moonlight, a black shadow suddenly flipped out of the window. With a few leaps, it disappeared into the night.