Intermediate Talent, Copper Skin, Iron Bones

"Evil God Blood!"

Seeing the changes on the Demon Tracking Plate, Yun Xi's expression changed slightly.

Moreover, at that moment, the direction indicated by the Demon Tracking Plate lay beyond Black Mountain.

She only needed a brief glance to know it was the direction of Black Mountain Village.

Yun Xi's face darkened slightly as she glanced at the forest ahead.

The figure of Huang Haisheng, whom she had been following, had already vanished.

To evade her tracking, he must have used some sort of concealing formation or another secret realm.

In any case, it was certain that there was a gathering place of the Demon Cult somewhere within Black Mountain.

Perhaps even the legendary Demonic Blade Secret Realm was in the Demon Cult's hands.

"Let's go back and take a look first. A Demon Cultist capable of using Evil God Blood cannot be ignored. If he enters a human city, it will bring great trouble."

Having made her decision,

Yun Xi directly gave up the pursuit.

Her figure flickered as she headed toward Black Mountain Village.

However, not long after she left Black Mountain,

the fluctuations on the Demon Tracking Plate slowly faded away.

Seeing this, Yun Xi looked surprised. "It disappeared?"

Her eyes were thoughtful. Was that Demon Cultist merely passing through?

"Or has he already caused great harm?"

Thinking of Black Mountain Village, Yun Xi's face grew solemn.

She picked up her pace even further.

Fortunately, when she arrived outside Black Mountain Village, she saw wisps of cooking smoke rising throughout the village, along with people still moving about.

Only then did she let out a breath of relief.

It seemed that someone from the Demon Cult had come to investigate after learning of the Huang Family's destruction.

Yun Xi pondered this, but she was not in a hurry to return to Black Mountain.

As long as she had confirmed that there was something in Black Mountain, there was no need to rush this moment.

Moreover, she recalled Chen Feng's neat, efficient movements from last night and still felt rather puzzled.

She could use this time to properly learn more about him.

As for Yun Xi's situation, Chen Feng naturally knew nothing about it.

He had already drunk an entire bottle of Evil God Blood.

As the information on the panel refreshed:

You digested a bottle of Evil God Blood. Your Nutrient Absorption proficiency continues to increase.

Your Nutrient Absorption skill has reached the mastery level.

Your Beginner Talent, Innate Divine Strength, has evolved into the Intermediate Talent "Copper Skin, Iron Bones." Your Strength +5, your Defense +5.

As the messages refreshed, Chen Feng felt a surge of energy pour into his body, flowing through his limbs and bones. His flesh, blood, and skeleton became increasingly dense, and his entire body underwent a transformation.

Moreover, this transformation far surpassed the previous ones.

More importantly, Chen Feng felt that his skin was beginning to change as well.

He lowered his head and looked at the exposed skin of his arm. It was as though a faint, thin membrane had formed over it.

Sensing this, Chen Feng's eyes filled with amazement. "Is this the newly awakened Defense attribute?"

He opened his panel.

Name: Chen Feng

Strength: 21

Speed: 9

Spirit: 10

Defense: 5

Technique: Iron Fist Technique (Proficient Progress 15%.)

Skills: Nutrient Absorption (mastery progress 11%), Basic Archery (mastery progress 11%), Yin Yang Arts (Beginner Progress 40%), Forest Running (Proficient Progress 15%), Trap Arts (Proficient Progress 11%), Killing Intent (Proficient Progress 1%), Stealth (Beginner Progress 51%), Faith Power (Beginner Progress 31%.)

Beginner Talents: 1: Killing Intent Deterrence (Centered on yourself, enemies who enter within several dozen meters will be subjected to Killing Intent Deterrence and lose focus for at least 0.01 seconds. The effect weakens as the enemy's Spirit increases.) 2: Nimble Hands, Quick Mind (Formations you set up gain 10% attack power, and their setup speed increases by 10%), 3: As If Walking on Flat Ground (When running through mountainous terrain, your speed can increase by 10%) 4: Superhuman Arm Strength (Both arms can unleash twice their strength)

Intermediate Talents: 1: Three Stars in a Row (You can fire three arrows in an instant. They may strike a single point together or spread out to attack.) 2: Copper Skin, Iron Bones (Your Strength and Defense are enhanced. Gain 2 Strength every day.)

Looking at the refreshed information, Chen Feng's eyes lit up with delight. Aside from enhancing his own strength, the amount of Strength he gained each day had also risen from one point to two.

This allowed him to increase his Strength at a faster rate every day.

Then there was the Defense attribute he had awakened this time.

Chen Feng's heart stirred. He picked up a rusty woodcutter's knife from his home and drew it directly across his arm.

It should have cut a bloody gash.

But now, as the knife passed over his skin, it felt as though it had scraped across leather.

It slid straight past.

Only a white mark remained on his skin.

Chen Feng could not help drawing in a cold breath.

"This Defense is a bit strong!"

Though he had only just gained the Defense attribute, Chen Feng felt that he could already withstand some ordinary attacks.

That was already an enormous gain.

Not to mention that it could continue improving without end.

After tidying up, Chen Feng did not remain in his room any longer.

He went out into the yard and continued practicing archery.

Now, throughout Black Mountain Village, many villagers were outside, discussing matters everywhere.

If he stayed in his room all the time, he would inevitably overthink things.

Besides, he had no idea when that Red-robed Fairy might appear.

He might as well continue practicing his archery.

You accurately hit the bullseye. Your Archery proficiency +1.

Unfortunately, shooting fixed targets now gave him far too little proficiency.

It could only be considered better than nothing.

Just as Chen Feng focused on shooting arrows, a surprised voice sounded beside him. "Is this how you usually practice archery?"

"And you managed to reach this level?"

The voice startled Chen Feng.

Someone had come right beside him, yet he had not noticed at all.

Looking over, he saw the Red-clothed Woman he had met yesterday.

Chen Feng cupped his hands and smiled. "Greetings, Demon Patrol Envoy."

"This is the archery method my father taught me."

He still felt somewhat uneasy.

After all, he had only drunk the Evil God Blood not long ago.

He did not know whether this red-clothed Demon Patrol Envoy would notice anything unusual about the blood and qi within him.

Fortunately, when he saw that the red-clothed Demon Patrol Envoy was merely staring at him, her eyes full of complicated emotions, he quietly let out a breath of relief.

It seemed the panel's skills and talents truly were more powerful.

At that moment, Yun Xi continued, "You entered the mountains a week ago, saw demons eating people, and then passively awakened your Martial Talent?"

"Before that, you had only practiced archery, and your father died while hunting in the mountains a month ago?"