Now, with just a single palm strike, he could easily take down and kill a peak Xiantian Realm martial artist.
At his current strength, he already counted as a top expert in a small place like Qingzhou.
He was on the same level as Commander Feng and the White Lotus Envoy.
From the Xiantian Realm Ninth Layer to the Grandmaster Realm Second Layer, what he had crossed was not merely a realm, but a transformation in the very level of life.
Su Fei looked inward at himself. His skin had become much smoother, his blood and qi brimmed throughout his body, and his strength had increased by several thousand jin.
Compared to before his breakthrough, his true essence had surged dozens of times over.
Ordinary people did not seem to gain such an enormous improvement upon advancing to Grandmaster, did they?
What was going on?
Su Fei pondered for a moment and arrived at a conclusion.
He possessed the Nine Yang Divine Art, along with several Perfection Martial Arts.
Every Perfection Martial Art could strengthen his foundation and reserves.
One had to know that for an ordinary martial artist, cultivating even one martial art to the Great Accomplishment Realm was already quite impressive.
He still had twenty years of cultivation left. He might as well use them to improve the Finger Flicking Divine Ability.
In the first year, you practiced the Finger Flicking Divine Ability day and night, flicking your fingers at candle flames every day, solely to familiarize yourself with the subtle art of releasing and withdrawing force!
In the tenth year, you practiced your fingers beneath a waterfall without rest, allowing the rushing water to batter your arms. Yet the force at your fingertips grew ever more condensed, capable of piercing bluestone from over a zhang away. The Finger Flicking Divine Ability broke through to Minor Accomplishment!
In the fifteenth year, you wielded objects with your fingers, practicing day and night against birds flying through the air. You could release and withdraw your force as your heart desired, accurately striking down mosquitoes from ten zhang away. The sharp whistle raised by your finger wind was like silk being torn apart. The Finger Flicking Divine Ability broke through to Great Accomplishment!
In the twentieth year, you had mastered it thoroughly. When the force at your fingertips condensed without being released, it seemed faintly invisible; yet when flicked out, it was like startled thunder splitting the sky. Within twenty zhang, it could pierce refined iron. The Finger Flicking Divine Ability broke through to Perfection!
Cultivation results being returned...
Su Fei opened his current status panel.
Host: Su Fei Talent: God-tier Insight Technique Realm: Grandmaster Realm Second Layer Martial Arts: Nine Yang Divine Art—Sixth Layer, Finger Flicking Divine Ability—Perfection, Fleeting Light Shadow—Perfection, Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms—Perfection, Thunderous Saber Art—Perfection, Dragon Capturing Skill—Perfection Current Cultivation: None
What a luxurious status panel. Not bad.
Several refined-iron targets half the height of a man stood in the training ground. Su Fei had specifically ordered them made, and they were perfect for testing the power of his martial arts.
He stood twenty zhang away from the targets, drew a deep breath, and slightly curled the index finger of his right hand.
Nine Yang True Qi circulated within his body. Following the mental method of the Finger Flicking Divine Ability, it transformed into a stream of true essence force and shot forth.
A faint sound of air being torn rang out, so fast that one could scarcely react.
An almost imperceptible streak of force flashed past, instantly crossing twenty zhang and accurately striking the center of the refined-iron target.
There was no earth-shattering boom, only a soft "pfft."
Su Fei slowly walked over to inspect it. A needle-sized hole had appeared in the refined-iron target.
"The power is decent, and the attack speed is extremely fast too."
Su Fei nodded in satisfaction.
At the Perfection Realm, the Finger Flicking Divine Ability not only had a range far beyond ordinary hidden weapons, but could also conceal its force. It could subdue an enemy by catching them off guard, making it a supreme tool for stabbing people in the back.
Su Fei practiced a while longer.
By then, the sky had already brightened fully.
He stretched lazily and decided to visit the Thousand Households Office today.
Although he had not slept all night, he was still full of vigor, without the slightest trace of fatigue on his face.
He had not reported to the Thousand Households Office for several days.
He had spent the past few days lying in wait for Plum Blossom, and now Plum Blossom had been caught.
If he still did not go, would that not be a little excessive?
The moment Su Fei entered the Thousand Households Office, he saw several Strongmen outside the duty room whispering among themselves, their faces brimming with excitement.
When they saw him arrive, one of them hurried forward, his tone filled with reverence.
"Officer Su, you're finally here. Lord Commander has been waiting for you in the duty room since early this morning. We heard that you captured Plum Blossom all by yourself. We admire you beyond measure."
Su Fei nodded without saying much and headed straight for Commander Feng's duty room.
He had barely knocked once when Commander Feng's urgent voice came from inside.
"Is that Su Fei? Come in quickly."
Pushing open the door, he saw Commander Feng pacing around the room with his hands behind his back. He suddenly turned around, his lightning-like gaze falling on Su Fei. Several traces of incredulous urgency had appeared on his usually composed face.
"You really captured Plum Blossom? That dead eunuch Wang Meng brought back really is Plum Blossom?"
Su Fei answered concisely.
"Yes."
"I captured him near the household registration office last night. I personally confirmed his identity. There's no problem."
Commander Feng stared at him for a long while before suddenly striding forward and grabbing his arm, his tone excited.
"Do you know what this means? That bastard had been on the run for five or six years. How many innocent women had he killed? The bounty silver offered by all the various places combined was no small sum, yet you caught him just like that."
He recalled the excitement he had felt when he received the news.
"Right, how did you castrate him?"
"For scum like that, there's no need to speak of martial world honor."
Commander Feng froze for a moment, then burst into hearty laughter. He patted Su Fei's shoulder and nodded repeatedly.
"Well said, no need to speak of honor. That is exactly how Flower Picking Thieves should be dealt with. Let's see whether Flower Picking Thieves across the land dare commit crimes again in the future."
He walked over to the desk and picked up a memorial he had just finished writing, the excitement on his face still not having subsided.
"I received Wang Meng's report early this morning and thought he had mistaken the man. After all, Plum Blossom's Lightness Skill was so great that even Grandmasters could not catch up to him."
At this point, Commander Feng suddenly realized something. He looked Su Fei up and down, his eyes growing increasingly astonished.
"No, how did you catch Plum Blossom? Could it be that your Lightness Skill has already surpassed a Grandmaster's?"
"Besides your profound Internal Energy cultivation and formidable palm technique, don't tell me you're also skilled in a Lightness Skill?"
Faced with this question, Su Fei remained calm.
"I simply enjoy cultivating martial arts and spend a few more hours each day practicing."
"A few more hours every day? Then you really are skilled in Lightness Skill as well. I truly have no idea how you train, kid. Forget it, I won't ask. You must be a martial arts prodigy."
"From taking over the case to capturing the criminal, you used only three days."
"Tell me, what did you do over those three days? How did you catch him?"
Su Fei roughly explained how he had read through all of Plum Blossom's case files, then discovered the age range of the victimized women.
He discovered the suspicious point, investigated the clues,
and began actively lying in wait nearby until he finally captured Plum Blossom.
The more Commander Feng listened, the more amazed he became.
"Su Fei, your ability to solve cases is simply divine. Still, you worked hard this time, staking out that place for three days."
Su Fei looked at the undisguised shock and admiration in Commander Feng's eyes.
This was the respect brought by strength.
"I merely did what was required of me."
Commander Feng waved his hand, unable to hide the smile on his face.
"What was required of you? If everyone could accomplish such a duty, Plum Blossom would not have roamed free for so many years."
"So many people wanted to capture Plum Blossom and make a name for themselves, yet none of them managed it."
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