Hunting! Seven Injuries Fist Breakthrough!

After a round of training, Su Que was drenched in sweat.

Taking advantage of the empty morning, he bathed in the Jade Water River.

After practicing Martial Arts, his formerly frail appearance had vanished without a trace.

The muscles all over his body were taut and well-defined, radiating a stirring beauty beneath the sunlight.

He changed into a clean set of clothes, then washed the garments soaked through with sweat.

After taking them home to dry, he ate breakfast and headed toward School.

It was another utterly ordinary day.

After class ended, Su Que once again headed for the woods outside the city to practice the Seven Injuries Fist.

After training for two hours, he went home to eat.

Ever since practicing the Seven Injuries Fist, his appetite had become enormous. The food at home was far too little for him.

Thus, after every meal, he would go out to eat another one.

Naturally, he did not tell his elder sister, Su Jing, about any of this.

After all, such an abnormal appetite would arouse Su Jing's suspicions.

After leaving the house, Su Que squeezed his nearly deflated money pouch.

More than a month of eating and drinking extravagantly had nearly consumed all his wages.

If this continued, he feared he would have to go hungry in the future.

"No, I need to think of a way..."

Su Que suddenly recalled that Ancient Cliff Mountain had quite a few wild beasts.

Now that he was strong and sturdy, those beasts should be no match for him.

Perhaps he could go hunting in the mountains to fill his stomach.

With that thought, Su Que returned home, went to his room, pulled the bundle from beneath his bed, and took out the dagger and fire starter inside.

He then stuffed the bundle back beneath the bed and left the house.

Ancient Cliff Mountain.

The full moon hung high in the sky, staining the forest trees a bleak white.

From time to time, long wolf howls drifted from the depths of the woods.

Su Que stepped over the fallen leaves carpeting the ground and walked deeper into the forest.

Suddenly, he saw five pairs of green-glowing eyes in the gloomy darkness ahead.

They belonged to wild wolves howling at the moon.

Having caught the scent of a human, the wolves stopped howling one after another and turned to look at Su Que.

Each wolf pawed at the earth, twisting its agile body to face Su Que directly.

Pairs of green-glowing wolf eyes shone with savage greed.

Because there were hunters nearby, the wolves generally did not dare venture beyond the forest's edge to hunt, leaving them hungry most of the time.

Now that Su Que had suddenly come here alone, they opened their jaws, bared their fangs, and drooled from their mouths.

"Awoo!"

The lead wolf suddenly howled, its agile body leaping high as it pounced at Su Que.

Su Que stepped forward and swung his fist, exerting force according to the Seven Injuries Fist's Heart-Shattering Strike.

An incomparably fierce force instantly surged into his fist.

The Heart-Shattering Strike was called the Heart-Shattering Strike because the heart it shattered was not the enemy's, but one's own.

Yet whenever Su Que activated the Heart-Shattering Strike, he felt his heart channels grow warm. It seemed his heart had been strengthened.

Su Que was killing wolves for their meat.

Therefore, he did not unleash all seven principles of the Seven Injuries Fist in a single punch.

If he used all seven principles at once, he would smash this wolf's organs and flesh to pieces.

Moreover, he did not use his full strength, only forty percent of it.

Bang!

Su Que's fist struck the wolf squarely in the belly.

The wolf's eyes bulged, and its entire body smashed into the ground like a cannonball, sending dead leaves flying. It lay motionless thereafter, apparently dead.

Seeing Su Que's astonishing ferocity, the other wolves immediately shuddered and shrank back.

But they had already surrounded Su Que, and they were unwilling to retreat just like that.

After killing one wolf, Su Que leaped into the pack.

The wolves' savagery was instantly roused. Baring fangs and brandishing claws, they lunged at Su Que.

Su Que spread his right foot, sank into a horse stance, and raised both fists to strike the wolves.

His punches were precise. Every punch he threw killed a wolf.

In the blink of an eye, the five wolves were lying on their sides upon the ground.

Su Que immediately tied the five wolves' tails together and dragged them out of the forest.

When he reached the bank of the Jade Water River, he took out his dagger and first skinned the five wolves.

He planned to sell the wolf pelts separately for some silver.

Then, he used the dagger to cut open the bellies of the five wolves and thoroughly cleaned out their innards.

Next, he found several sharp branches and skewered the five wolves on them.

He found more branches and fashioned five crude grilling racks.

Finally, he gathered some broken twigs for firewood.

Before long, the five racks had been set up. The five skinned wolves roasted above them, droplets of oil occasionally falling below with a sizzling sound.

Su Que took off his shirt so the smell of grilled meat would not cling to it too strongly.

He kept turning the wolves, ensuring every inch of wolf meat was thoroughly roasted.

After about the time it took for an incense stick to burn, the five wolves were nearly cooked through.

Su Que used his dagger to slice off the wolf meat, then picked it up with the tip of the dagger and placed it in his mouth.

Very quickly, Su Que devoured all five wolves cleanly.

Rubbing his slightly distended stomach, he immediately felt a wave of satisfaction.

The last time he had eaten this full seemed to have been in his previous life.

After eating the wolf meat, he began practicing the Seven Injuries Fist again.

Whenever he practiced the Seven Injuries Fist, a warm current flowed through his five organs.

His Seven Injuries Fist had now reached the second realm, Minor Accomplishment. His five organs were far tougher than those of ordinary people, and his Yin-Yang Qi was also more abundant.

From then on, Su Que came to Ancient Cliff Mountain every night to practice his fists and hunt.

Sometimes he hunted wild boars, sometimes tigers, and sometimes wild wolves.

Another month passed. Because he practiced his fists every day and ate large amounts of wild beast meat every day,

his body had actually grown two centimeters taller. His muscles became even firmer, and his shoulders and back gradually broadened.

The loose scholar's robes he usually wore gradually could no longer conceal his sturdy build.

One night, after Su Que had finished eating Tiger Meat, he continued practicing his fists.

Though he had long memorized the fist forms by heart, there was always something new to understand about how to exert force, at what angle to throw a punch, and how to link one move to the next.

Every time he trained, fresh insights rose in his heart.

Tonight, however, as he trained, his five organs faintly trembled again, while a force brewed within his body.

Name: Su Que (17 years old)

Lifespan: 41

Talent Value: 6

Martial Arts: Seven Injuries Fist (2nd realm, Minor Accomplishment 99%), Five Animal Frolics (1st realm, Initial Glimpse 1%)

Seeing that he was about to break through, Su Que's heart stirred, and his fists began to whirl fiercely.

His punching speed was already extremely fast. If an ordinary person had been present, they would have seen fist shadows filling the sky.

Suddenly!

His internal organs began to quake.

At the same time, a warm current flowed throughout his body, bringing him a sensation of ease and comfort.

In an instant, the sinews and bones throughout his body rang in unison, and a series of crackling sounds came from within him.

Boom!

At once, Su Que seemed to hear a thunderous explosion erupt from inside his body.

In the blink of an eye, a completely renewed sensation surged into his heart.

At once, with a thought, Su Que summoned his Attributes.