Ranked Martial Artist, Huang Family's Scheme

"Not good." Chen Feng exclaimed.

It was at this moment that, with the awakening of a new talent, his body underwent a transformation. His stomach's digestive system had also changed. All the nutrients were almost entirely digested in an instant, converted into energy, and transmitted into his body for absorption. His flesh and blood were growing stronger, but at the same time, he now felt an extreme hunger. It was as if every cell in his body was crying out for food.

Chen Feng's expression turned grim. Under Lin Xue's shocked gaze, he directly downed several more bowls of the remaining rice. After barely suppressing some of the hunger, he cleaned and steamed the remaining rabbit, then ate that too, finally calming the hunger in his stomach.

"Husband!" Lin Xue said, her face showing some worry.

Chen Feng forced a smile and said, "It's nothing. Probably just overexerting myself from training in martial arts."

Lin Xue said, "Husband, should I cook you some more rice?"

Hearing Chen Feng's words, Lin Xue's face quickly lit up with surprise. So her husband was training in martial arts. In this world, there were plenty of tales about martial artists—rumors of eating an entire ox in one sitting were not uncommon. She had no reason to doubt him.

Chen Feng said, "No need, that's enough."

Then, as Lin Xue cleared the table, Chen Feng sat by the lamplight, took out the Iron Fist Technique he had obtained from Wang Hu, and examined its contents. He still felt some unease about this Great Gan World. Especially regarding the existence of Demons—his original body's memories still held that terrifying scene he had witnessed. And then there was the diluted blood of the Evil God he had touched and absorbed in the mountains, which also weighed on his mind.

When he opened the Iron Fist Technique, the basic information recorded on the first page happened to give him a clearer understanding. "So that's how it is," Chen Feng thought to himself. According to the Iron Fist Technique's records, the Great Gan Martial Realm was mainly divided into nine grades. First-grade was the lowest, ninth-grade the highest. Cultivating a martial art to the breakthrough level, causing the body to undergo a transformation, made one a First-grade Martial Artist. The transformation of a martial artist was further divided into levels: skin, flesh, tendons, bones, and organs. As long as one became a martial artist, even at the lowest First-grade level, with the skin membrane transformed, one could directly take on several people alone. Both defense and strength would be worlds apart from an ordinary person. In a remote village like this, that was definitely a formidable skill.

This made Chen Feng's eyes thoughtful. No wonder, when he had dealt with Wang Hu earlier, even though his arrows could hit him, they only caused minor injuries. The difficulty of piercing through had also increased somewhat. It seemed that was because Wang Hu's skin membrane had undergone a transformation once. "I wonder how many martial artists are in the Huang Family? And what realm is their strongest?" Chen Feng said with a grave expression. Wang Hu was clearly a member of the Huang Family, and now he was dead. Although it could be said he died at the mouths of beasts on Black Mountain, there was no telling if the Huang Family would believe that.

Thinking about all this, Chen Feng felt a growing sense of frustration. He had no mood to rest. Under the moonlight, he began to practice the Iron Fist Technique methodically, move by move. The Iron Fist Technique was an external art, and it also recorded the need for certain secret medicines. The corresponding medicinal formula was clearly the core, but it had been torn out. What remained were just empty forms. If it were anyone else, even if they obtained it, it would be useless. But Chen Feng had his panel, so he had no worries. After going through the forms once, move by move, the panel displayed the Iron Fist Technique's information.

[Technique: Iron Fist Technique (Entry Progress 1%)]

Then, after practicing it a few more times, the progress reached 3%. Seeing that the sky had already darkened, and having experienced quite a lot today, he was indeed somewhat tired. So he stopped for now, planning to grind the Iron Fist Technique's proficiency after waking up the next day. He had a feeling that it wouldn't take many days before he could grind the Iron Fist Technique to the next major realm.

If Wang Hu were to hear Chen Feng's words, he would probably be so furious he'd spit blood.

He had trained in the Iron Fist Technique for decades and had only barely managed to reach the breakthrough level.

Chen Feng's cultivation speed was this fast, yet he still felt it was somewhat slow.

After the lights were out.

Looking at Lin Xue, whose face held a hint of shyness, Chen Feng smiled and said, "Wife, it's late."

"Time to rest."

Lin Xue lowered her head, her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz, "Mm, I'll listen to my husband."

"Tonight, let's do it twice."

"Mm, I'll listen to my husband."

A night passed.

The next day, Chen Feng woke up.

Refreshed and clear-headed.

But thinking back to the information he had seen yesterday, he still felt some regret in his heart.

[You have completed a pleasant night's activity. Your Yin Yang Arts skill has increased by 10.]

[Skill: Yin Yang Arts (Entry Level Progress 20%)]

Although he wanted to gain more proficiency, unfortunately, it seemed there was a daily limit—currently about ten points per night.

Chen Feng pondered this in his mind; he could research this aspect more in the future.

Today, Chen Feng chose not to go into the mountains.

He planned to practice the Iron Fist Technique more and also organize his current strength.

He felt that, as he was now, he should have no problem facing a First-grade Martial Artist.

But against a Second-grade Martial Artist, he didn't know what the outcome would be.

And with Lin Xue by his side, he didn't want to stir up any trouble.

However, he didn't know that.

At this moment, inside the Huang Family estate.

Huang Haisheng's expression was extremely grim as he looked at the steward Liu Hao before him and said coldly, "What did you say?"

"Wang Hu and the others died at the mouths of wild beasts?"

Huang Haisheng's face was now extremely ugly. What a joke—how could a hunter who lived by hunting, and a First-grade Martial Artist like Wang Hu, possibly die at the mouths of wild beasts?

The steward Liu Hao before him also had a somewhat grim expression and said, "Yes, Old Master. When I tracked them, I found the bodies of the other two men on the outer perimeter."

"As for Wang Hu's body, it was closer to the inner area."

"Outside Green Wolf Valley!"

As Liu Hao finished speaking.

Old Master Huang, whose face had been filled with shock and anger, now had a hint of ugliness in his expression.

"Died outside Green Wolf Valley?"

A flicker of uncertainty passed through Huang Haisheng's eyes. After a moment, he took a deep breath and said coldly, "That brat Chen Feng—was it previously confirmed that he had been invaded by demonic aura?"

Liu Hao lowered his head and said, "Yes, Old Master. At the time, I personally witnessed Chen Feng being invaded by demonic aura before I left."

Huang Haisheng sneered, "This is somewhat interesting."

"Even a First-grade Martial Artist would die under the invasion of demonic aura. How did he survive?"

Steward Liu Hao kept his head low and submissive. Then, as if something occurred to him, his expression turned serious and he said, "Old Master, could it be that Chen Feng is one of the Talented individuals?"

Huang Haisheng laughed upon hearing this and said, "Talented individuals are one in ten thousand. Only if an ancestor was a top-tier powerhouse could such a person appear."

"Black Mountain Village is just an ordinary village. It's impossible for a Talented individual to appear."

He then said coldly, "The information about Green Wolf Valley cannot be leaked. Otherwise, if the Demon Patrol Division gets wind of it, we'll be in trouble."

"First, find out exactly what happened. Then, in the next few days, make a move and dispose of that Chen Feng. As for that Yin Shengzi by his side, although the forced effect will be somewhat weaker, it's still better than wasting it."