Martial Student

The Wood Skin Inscription on his right arm was complete. Shi Yi dispelled the Blood Essence from his arm, and instantly, the inscription on his skin vanished. His skin returned to its previous state, no longer looking like withered wood.

However, compared to his left arm, it was no longer as fair and delicate!

This was the change in his skin and flesh after beginning to temper it.

Shi Yi lightly sliced his arm with the kitchen knife again. His skin remained unbroken, though he felt a slight pain.

At this moment, his defensive capabilities were not as strong as when he had activated his Blood Essence.

"If I want to instantly increase my defensive capabilities now, I still need to use a lot of Blood Essence and activate the Wood Skin Inscription for defense. Only then will the defensive effect be stronger."

"But once I complete the Wood Skin Inscription on my entire body and the inscriptions form a cycle, the consumption of Blood Essence will be less, and the appearance of my skin won't be so noticeably different!"

"Moreover, this increased defense is actually brought about by the inscription. To fundamentally enhance defensive capabilities, I can only continue to cultivate the complete Lesser Heavenly Cycle Strength Training Fist and temper my skin and flesh. This is the cultivation of the Flesh and Blood Realm, and it can also fundamentally improve the defensive power of the skin and flesh."

"Combined with the Wood Skin Inscription, I can unleash stronger combat power."

Shi Yi knew that the current situation was because he had just broken through to the Flesh and Blood Realm as a Martial Student but had not yet completely finished the Wood Skin Inscription.

What he needed to do next was to cultivate the complete Lesser Heavenly Cycle Strength Training Fist.

Previously, the cultivation of the Blood Essence Realm only required the first six moves, but subsequent cultivation involved the entire set.

Although the latter six moves were for tempering the flesh and blood, Lu Feng had told him that cultivating the entire Lesser Heavenly Cycle Strength Training Fist was the most effective. At the same time, this was preparation for cultivating the Great Heavenly Cycle Body Tempering Fist later on, as the final Heavenly Cycle Unification required the cooperation of two sets of cultivation techniques.

Practicing more now would be beneficial for the future.

Shi Yi was also well aware that his subsequent cultivation as a Flesh and Blood Realm Martial Student would require the combined assistance of inscriptions and the tempering of his skin and flesh.

His gaze fell upon the panel.

The cultivation technique section had not changed after his breakthrough to the Flesh and Blood Realm; it remained Lesser Heavenly Cycle Strength Training Fist (Proficient).

This was as Shi Yi had expected, as the breakthrough had only just been displayed.

His Divine Abilities and state of mind were the same as before, with no changes. This dashed Shi Yi's hopes of activating new Double Pupils Divine Abilities!

However, the Anchor Points section had indeed increased in value, as he had predicted.

The Anchor Points had increased to 6, with two blank Anchor Points added.

This meant Shi Yi could mark new teleportation points.

Previously, he had marked the last remaining free Anchor Point inside the cave containing the Hundred-Year Stone Milk on Mount Jiuhua, making it his first point for replenishing cultivation resources.

As for the remaining three, apart from the one at his home on Earth which he couldn't move for now, the other two Anchor Points could be changed at any time.

He had to leave an Anchor Point in both worlds; these were fixed traversal points. Without these Anchor Points, travel would be random, and he wouldn't know where he would end up.

Shi Yi did not want to try this uncertainty when he had choices.

As for the current rented apartment and the spot where he disposed of the body under the big tree, they could be changed if necessary.

"With these two additional Anchor Points, I have more options."

"On Earth, I can also set up another teleportation point."

"Preferably abroad."

"Once my passport is ready, I'll prepare the necessary documents for going abroad, take a trip overseas, and also leave a suitable teleportation point abroad."

Shi Yi pondered this matter.

There were things he couldn't do conveniently in his home country, but once he went abroad, there would be no restrictions.

He had mentioned the passport application to his mother, Qin Wanqing, but it would take some time, especially since he was still 16 and considered a minor, requiring more steps.

It was also because of his Double Pupils that Shi Yi had lived alone previously. Qin Wanqing saw that he had no intention of going abroad, otherwise, she would have helped him apply for a passport long ago!

It was very normal for people from well-off families to arrange overseas trips.

"My current strength has increased to around 600 jin. After breaking through to the Flesh and Blood Realm, I gained over 100 jin on top of the peak of the Blood Essence Realm, which is a bit more than when I broke through to the Blood Essence Realm."

"If I continue to cultivate the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Strength Training Fist to temper my skin and flesh, and once the Wood Skin Inscription is completely finished, I should gain about another 200 jin."

"With the completion of three inscriptions and the tempering of my skin and flesh to the limit, my strength should reach over 1200 jin."

These figures were what Lu Feng had told him and were also recorded in the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Strength Training Fist cultivation technique.

Through normal cultivation and the consumption of various cultivation resources, tempering the body to its extreme could achieve these figures. To surpass these figures, one would either need a special physique, possess a special bloodline, or consume extremely precious Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to help break through the limits.

Shi Yi had actually looked forward to this before cultivating, but with his Double Pupils, he currently had no significant advantage in tempering his physical body.

Shi Yi mastered three major Divine Abilities, which greatly aided his cultivation and allowed him to progress rapidly, but none of them helped him break through his physical limits.

The Earth Treasure, Hundred-Year Stone Milk, had this effect, but it wasn't as strong, and it would only show its effects with prolonged consumption.

Therefore, Shi Yi's prediction for his condition as a Flesh and Blood Realm Martial Student was not much higher than the limit of the Flesh and Blood Realm, unless he obtained more precious Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that specifically helped break through physical limitations.

Or if his Double Pupils continued to unlock and activate Divine Abilities that broke physical limits.

These two methods were not within Shi Yi's current estimations.

This was because Shi Yi knew very well that one should not have excessively high expectations, as it would lead to a very bad mood when the actual results fell short of expectations.

Being rational could solve many unnecessary troubles at the root.

If the results turned out to be better than expected later on, he would be very happy.

Imposing shackles on oneself is a form of restriction.

"In the next few days of cultivation, I need to be careful and not reveal the abnormality on my right arm for now."

"I'll apply simple waterproof makeup to my right arm as well. As long as no one observes me up close, there shouldn't be any issues."

Shi Yi usually wore long robes when cultivating.

When he trained in the backyard, he was mostly alone. Therefore, as long as he applied the makeup, he could proceed as usual.

Shi Yi's makeup skills were quite good. At least, no one had ever associated a blind beggar with the One-Eyed Wanderer.

The makeup techniques on Earth were also exceptional.

He looked completely different before and after makeup, making it impossible to tell it was the same person.

"I'll wait for Zhao Cheng for at most a month. If he still hasn't broken through to the Stone Skin Inscription realm by then, I won't wait for him anymore. I'll directly reveal my strength as a Flesh and Blood Realm Martial Student and head to the Anhe Martial Arts School in Ninghe County to cultivate."

Shi Yi still planned to hold back some of his progress this time.

Because if calculated normally, the time it took him to break through from the Blood Essence Realm Martial Disciple to the Flesh and Blood Realm Martial Student was only a little over twenty days, which was quite fast.

Even within those prominent families, with the assistance of numerous cultivation resources, few could reach his level this quickly.

Such a performance would be too monstrous, so Shi Yi planned to delay it a bit, revealing himself as a martial arts prodigy would suffice.