Big Muscle Tyrant! Seven Injuries Fist Breakthrough!

After elevating his martial realm to the Peak Blood and Qi Realm, Su Que recalled the scene of his muscles swelling as he circulated his blood and qi.

"Maybe I can make my entire body's muscles swell, turning myself huge, and thus conceal my identity!"

This was the thought that had occurred to Su Que back then.

Now was the time to test that idea.

He first stripped off all his clothes to avoid tearing them apart later.

Then, he fused his true qi into his blood, forming blood and qi.

Next, he circulated the blood and qi, dispersing it through his limbs and bones, driving his entire body's muscles to expand!

Instantly, every muscle on his body bulged abruptly, and his entire frame swelled by nearly a full size.

He then gave a fierce burst of energy, the blood and qi surged again, pushing against the muscles, causing them to expand further.

In that moment, his whole body swelled to nearly two meters tall.

Su Que stood up, gazing at his now much larger physique.

He stretched out his hand, almost able to touch the top of the cave.

At this point, his body exuded a kind of violent beauty.

His entire form was like a small stone mountain, radiating an oppressive pressure.

Muscles bulged like rocky crags, with veins twisting and bulging fiercely across them.

"As long as I pump up my blood and qi and take on this form, even if I act openly, no one will recognize me!"

"I've heard there are people in the martial world who know the Bone Shrinking Art, using it to disguise themselves and hide their identity."

"But I have this Blood Congestion Method, letting me swell up and hide myself just the same."

Su Que was delighted at discovering this method of concealment.

With a thought, he withdrew the blood and qi that had swelled his muscles. The bulging flesh instantly contracted, and his height returned to normal.

With the Wedding Dress Divine Skill having advanced a level and his martial realm reaching the Peak Blood and Qi Realm, Su Que decided to continue training the Seven Injuries Fist next.

Over the following days, Su Que focused on practicing the Seven Injuries Fist.

Thanks to the increase in his Talent Value, his progress with the Seven Injuries Fist was remarkably fast.

On the fifth night, with no stars or moon in the sky, Su Que trained the Seven Injuries Fist in a patch of woods.

After five days of practice, his Seven Injuries Fist had reached 6th-stage Divine Skill at 99%, and a breakthrough was imminent.

He sank his waist, planted his horse stance, and clenched both fists, executing the forms.

In an instant, fist shadows filled the air, and the fist force of the Seven Injuries Fist wove and roamed through the sky.

Because he could now skillfully blend Crimson Fiend True Qi, Yin Wind Death Qi, and Dark Yin True Qi into the fist force of the Seven Injuries Fist, his surroundings alternately rippled with scorching and freezing energies.

It was the dead of winter, and the blazing fist force streaked through the air, leaving trails of white steam.

As he threw punches with unrestrained vigor, Su Que suddenly felt a power gradually brewing within his five viscera and six organs.

This was the sign of a breakthrough!

Bang, bang, bang, bang...!

The fist force struck the air, producing a series of explosive cracks.

Just as Su Que threw his eighteenth punch, his five viscera, bones, and sinews shook violently and rang out.

The power that had been building up suddenly burst forth, surging through his entire body in an instant.

Su Que felt as if he had suddenly been plunged into a hot spring, his whole body suffused with comfort.

It was as if his body was being remade once more, a brand-new power pouring into his being.

He withdrew his Seven Injuries Fist stance, and with a thought, called up his Attributes.

Name: Su Que (18 years old)

Lifespan: 221

Talent Value: 42

Martial Arts: Seven Injuries Fist (7th-stage Peak Mastery 1%), Dark Yin Finger (5th-stage Peak Mastery 99%), Yin Wind Claw (5th-stage Peak Mastery 99%) [Expand]

Internal Skills: Wedding Dress Divine Skill (5th-stage Peak Mastery 1%), Crimson Fiend Skill (5th-stage Peak Mastery 99%)

The Seven Injuries Fist had advanced from 6th-stage Divine Skill to 7th-stage Peak Mastery.

Lifespan had increased by 6 years, and after crossing the 220 threshold, Talent Value had risen by 1 point.

'The lifespan increase has dropped a bit compared to before.'

Su Que studied the Attributes, pondering inwardly.

'This means my five viscera are now extremely resilient, and the Yin-Yang Qi is fully sufficient. The Seven Injuries Fist's damage to me is growing weaker and weaker.'

"If I want to extend my lifespan and seek immortality, I'll probably need to practice a martial art that inflicts greater harm on myself."

"But Jade Water City is just a county town after all—its martial arts manuals are quite limited."

"Even if I got Bai Wuji's Minor Self-Harm Skill, it would only be a small supplement."

"If I want to extend my lifespan faster, I'll need to find something more sinister, a technique that damages me even more."

"That means going to the Prefectural City, or even the Central Plains to search."

Su Que thought this over, then recalled that the Provincial Civil Service Examination was coming up soon.

He would have to leave Jade Water City and head to the Prefectural City for the exam.

Maybe then, he could inquire around the Prefectural City about where to find a sinister technique that inflicted greater harm on the practitioner.

"Let me test the power of the Seven Injuries Fist after its upgrade."

With that in mind, Su Que once again assumed his stance and began executing the Seven Injuries Fist.

He swung his fists, unleashing all seven techniques at once.

Instantly, seven streams of force erupted from each fist—fourteen in total—weaving and swirling around his body.

Su Que stepped through the footwork of the Seven Injuries Fist, driving its power with full force.

Under his command, those fourteen streams of force burst outward in all directions.

With him at the center, within a ten-step radius, he controlled them freely, letting them dart and weave through the forest.

Then, shifting his stance, he directed the fourteen fist forces like a volley of dense cannonballs, slamming into the surrounding trees.

Boom boom boom boom...!

The fourteen forces swept past, and the upper halves of the trees flew cleanly off, crashing down several zhang away with a thunderous roar, kicking up a cloud of mud and dust.

Amid the swirling dirt, birds that had been sleeping soundly suddenly jolted awake, flapping their wings and chirping frantically as they burst out of the rolling haze.

The dozen or so broken trees left behind only four-foot stumps, their severed ends trailing wisps of white smoke.

Su Que looked at the cuts—the wood fibers were all shattered, with three distinct marks: charred black, rotted, and frozen.

He was quite satisfied with the Seven Injuries Fist's power. Silently praising it for a moment, he continued his practice.

The next day, Su Que went to the School as usual. In the afternoon, after bidding farewell to the children, he left the city and headed for his hidden cave on Qinghua Mountain.

He planned to disguise himself first, then return to Jade Water City and visit several clothing shops to buy a shirt, pants, and so on, piecing together a loose-fitting outfit.

If he needed to move again later, he would wear this outfit and puff up his muscles.

That way, even if someone saw him, he wouldn't have to worry about being recognized.

"Damn it, this hurts like hell!"

Inside a cave, a White Lotus Sect member with a curled mustache sat beside a pile of dry branches, wrenching an Animal Trap off his foot while cursing.

With him was another White Lotus Sect member, his face covered in a thick beard. The bearded man leaped over the pile of dry branches at the cave entrance and headed deeper inside.

Suddenly, he spotted several large red lacquered chests. His eyes lit up, and he quickly called out:

"Old Liu, come take a look—aren't these the red lacquer chests our White Lotus Sect uses to store medicine!"