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Anyuan Town.

"My Flesh and Blood Tempering has reached the Wood Skin Limit."

"For the Wood Skin Inscription, only the inscription on my face is left!"

"After completing the inscription, regardless of Zhao Cheng's situation, I will reveal the fact that I've broken through the Flesh and Blood Realm."

Shi Yi's cultivation in the Flesh and Blood Realm was proceeding as he had anticipated, very smoothly.

The Flesh and Blood Tempering was rapidly improving, significantly increasing his skin and flesh defense once more.

The inscriptions on his limbs were completed according to his pace in no time. Afterward, Shi Yi began the inscriptions on his chest and back.

With the assistance of his Double Pupils, it was all going very smoothly.

Now, only the final inscription on his face remained. The inscriptions on the face were too conspicuous.

Even with cosmetic means, some trace would be left, making it easy to be discovered.

Therefore, at this level of Wood Skin Inscription, Shi Yi no longer intended to hide the fact that he had broken through the Flesh and Blood Realm.

"The Wood Skin Inscription on my face needs to be more meticulous, otherwise, it will leave too obvious marks on my face, damaging the skin and affecting future cultivation in the Flesh and Blood Realm."

Shi Yi controlled his Blood Essence, performing the Blood Essence inscription bit by bit.

The entire process required much more caution than his previous inscriptions on his body.

He also had to visit his family on Earth this Saturday. If his face were injured, it would cause unnecessary trouble.

"The patterns overlap, connecting as one, forming complete inscriptions all over my body."

Shi Yi etched the final Wood Skin Inscription.

Instantly, the Blood Essence empowered by it began to circulate.

This was the effect of complete inscriptions; with Blood Essence flowing within the inscriptions, consumption would be greatly reduced.

At the same time, with the inscriptions complete, his defense would increase again.

Shi Yi dispersed his Blood Essence and slashed heavily with a kitchen knife. It only left a white mark and nothing else.

After wiping it a few times, the white mark disappeared.

"With my current defense, ordinary weapons can no longer harm me. In the Central Great World, it would take at least a ten-refinement weapon to break through my defenses."

Shi Yi estimated in his heart that his defense could withstand ordinary weapons.

Ordinary people wielding ordinary weapons posed little threat to him, with the exception of Martial Path experts.

When one's strength reached a certain level, ordinary weapons in their hands also became lethal tools, as they could kill purely with their immense power.

"This level of defense is already good, but it's a pity that even when I fully activate the Wood Skin Inscription, I can't block a pistol bullet."

Shi Yi circulated his Blood Essence, his skin becoming like deadwood, rougher and with greatly increased defense. However, this defensive capability was still insufficient.

Two Martial Students of the Flesh and Blood Realm from the Five Tigers Gang had died under Shi Yi's silenced pistol. Both were at the Wood Skin Inscription level.

Although one of them was caught off guard and the other was severely injured, they couldn't block it at all, as the bullets had pierced their bodies.

Shi Yi estimated that even with the Wood Skin Inscription activated, at most the bullets would remain within his body, and the outcome wouldn't change significantly.

"However, I haven't reached the limit of the Flesh and Blood Realm yet. Once I add the Stone Skin Inscription and Copper Skin Inscription, my defense will definitely increase again. By then, I'll know if I can defend against pistol bullets!"

Cultivation in the Flesh and Blood Realm was not about covering, but about layering. Therefore, the increase in defense would become stronger as the realm improved.

Shi Yi hadn't encountered any truly powerful enemies, nor had he attacked anyone too strong. Thus, he couldn't confirm whether stronger existences could ignore pistols.

However, after personally experiencing the Wood Skin Inscription, Shi Yi felt an even greater desire to possess firearms with stronger lethality!

In fact, Shi Yi had also considered forging bullets with stronger lethality, using materials from the ten-refinement or hundred-refinement levels to create armor-piercing bullets and the like, which would have greater destructive power and more terrifying lethality.

It's just that materials at this level were difficult to obtain, especially in China. Contacting related materials could lead to being invited for a chat!

Shi Yi didn't want to take that risk for the time being.

He dispersed the Blood Essence empowered within the Wood Skin Inscription, and his skin quickly returned to normal.

His face felt considerably rougher than before.

Shi Yi took out his phone and took a picture of his face, then compared it with his previous photos in the album. The change was obvious.

People who interacted with him frequently would easily notice these changes, and this was even after his inscriptions were complete and his skin had recovered somewhat.

This was also the realm within the Flesh and Blood Realm that had the most significant changes.

It was far greater than the subsequent Stone Skin Inscription and Copper Skin Inscription. In fact, it could be said that with the Stone Skin Inscription and Copper Skin Inscription, the skin would gradually recover and eventually surpass its original state.

The book "Lesser Heavenly Cycle Strength Training Fist" recorded that at the Copper Skin Inscription level, the skin would become more refined, smooth, and resilient, making it difficult for blades and swords to injure. The face would also become thicker.

This step was still a bit distant for Shi Yi and would require some time.

"This change is within my expectations. Zhao Cheng and the others can see the changes in me, which is perfect for revealing my cultivation."

"And on Earth, for the changes in skin and physique, I just need to say that I've been sunbathing and exercising a lot recently."

Shi Yi's physique had become considerably sturdier during this period.

It was clearly the result of exercise. On Earth, saying that sunbathing and exercising had caused changes in his skin was very normal, making him appear more masculine as well.

To his family, this was a relief.

Regular exercise was much better than staying home and being inactive.

His mindset would also be quite different.

Anyang Martial Arts School.

When Shi Yi went to the pavilion in the backyard, he saw Zhao Cheng was also there.

"Good. You've completed the full Stone Skin Inscription, making you a master of the Stone Skin level. You can now go to the Anhe Martial Arts School in Ninghe County to continue your cultivation!"

Lu Feng said with satisfaction, looking at the changes in Zhao Cheng's skin.

At this moment, Zhao Cheng's skin had become more refined than before.

Shi Yi was very clear about this change, which was the result of completing the full inscription. After completing the full Wood Skin Inscription, his skin was even better than when he had only completed the Wood Skin Inscription on one arm.

Martial Path cultivation was not about destroying the body, but about transforming it, pushing it towards a perfect, flawless physique.

"Thank you, Master."

Zhao Cheng bowed respectfully in response.

If he wanted to go further on the Martial Path, he naturally had to leave Anyuan Town and go to the Anhe Martial Arts School in Ninghe County for cultivation.

This would not only provide him with subsequent cultivation techniques but also the possibility of progressing further on his Martial Path journey.

Zhao Cheng had set a goal for himself: to surpass his father and Lu Feng and become a Bone-Refining Martial Master expert.

This step was difficult. As far as Zhao Cheng knew, there wasn't a single Bone-Refining Martial Master expert in Anyuan Town. Therefore, if he broke through to the Bone-Refining Martial Master realm, he would be the strongest person in Anyuan Town.

Even in Ninghe County, the status of a Bone-Refining Martial Master was very high.

Moreover, the difference in strength at this realm was significant, marking a divergence in a Martial Artist's combat power.

The combat power displayed by Martial Path prodigies at this realm was even more terrifying, and Zhao Cheng yearned for this realm very much.