Tempering

"Everyone, I'll be taking the first step. If I succeed, my martial arts will advance by leaps and bounds; if I fail, not even my bones will remain. Wish me luck."

While Xiang Yang was still wondering, he saw Yu Du smile resolutely, step forward, and leap into the sand river, vanishing amid the endless fine sand. In an instant, only a few grains of yellow sand splashed up before all trace of him disappeared, like a pebble falling into a river.

Ren Xiu and the others merely watched with slight tension. Gan Hongyu too wore an expectant expression, with no intention whatsoever of stopping Yu Du. It seemed they had long known he would do this.

After his surprise, Xiang Yang began to view Yu Du in a new light. This man's martial arts were not particularly formidable. The reason others feared him was mostly because he was Ghost Hand Dragon Mother's disciple. Put plainly, it was still his exceptional backing, not his own great ability or profound potential.

Who would have thought he possessed such a do-or-die resolve? There were surely reasons behind it that Xiang Yang did not know.

"Young Master Xiang, Yu Du studied under Ghost Hand Dragon Mother. Though he learned a body of superb martial arts, whether internal cultivation or moves, they leaned toward feminine softness and yin energy. As a result, his martial arts progressed at a snail's pace, making it difficult for him to reach a level that satisfied himself.

"This was not something pills or external aid could solve. Over the years, he painstakingly researched the matter. Borrowing Ghost Hand Dragon Mother's reputation, he visited famous masters and finally created a method to transform yin into yang and reverse softness into hardness. It could completely remake his martial arts, but the