Nine Tribulations Divine Fist

In an instant, the Lin Family Ancestor's body shuddered. A rich aura of life spread through him, like sweet rain after a long drought. The old, wrinkled skin on the Lin Family Ancestor's body visibly began to fill out.

The deathly aura around him began to be suppressed, while vitality slowly returned.

What Chu He had used just now was a drop of Life Spirit Liquid, obtained from one of his sign-ins.

Its primary effect was extending one's lifespan. Its secondary effect was healing injuries that had damaged a martial artist's foundation or caused their qi and blood to decline.

If the Lin Family Ancestor had used this drop of Life Spirit Liquid immediately after being injured, his wounds would have fully healed, leaving him brimming with life and vigor.

Unfortunately, he had delayed too long. Years had passed, and the wounds on his body had drained away his lifespan bit by bit. It was already irreversible.

A single drop of Life Spirit Liquid could only heal his injuries and replenish some life energy; it could not make up for all the life he had already lost.

For his current injuries to fully heal, he would need at least ten drops of Life Spirit Liquid, or some other treasure capable of extending the lifespan of a Half-step King.

But that no longer had anything to do with Chu He.

He had taken out a drop of Life Spirit Liquid only for Lin Xueling's sake.

Of course, there was another reason. Chu He wanted him to hold on for a few more years, until Lin Xueling broke through to the Half-step King realm. At that point, no one would dare set their sights on the Lin Family, and he could sign in without worry.

Once the medicinal effect had been fully absorbed, Chu He nodded. Then, with a wave of his hand, he took out a sealed Forbidden Technique obtained from a sign-in and implanted it into the Lin Family Ancestor's body.

With this thing, though his body was still in poor condition, he would be able to fight with his full strength.

After doing all this, Chu He clasped his hands behind his back and drifted away.

The Lin Family Ancestor, who had been lying flat, suddenly sprang up from the bed with a whoosh, like a corpse rising from the dead.

He could feel that his body had undergone enormous changes. All weakness had vanished, and the long-lost sensation of strength had returned.

"Th-this feeling..."

The Lin Family Ancestor found it unbelievable, as though he were dreaming.

Today had clearly been the day his life ran out.

Yet just as he was about to breathe his last—

A senior had suddenly appeared, dripped a drop of mysterious immortal dew onto his forehead, and turned his body upside down with heaven-shaking changes.

"Thank you, Senior, for the grace of remaking me."

The Lin Family Ancestor rose to his feet, clasped his fists, and bowed deeply toward the direction Chu He had left, his face filled with awe and gratitude.

That senior had given him the grace of a new life.

"O-Old Ancestor, you're better?"

At this moment, the other members of the Lin Family in the secret hall regained control of their bodies after Chu He's departure and hurriedly gathered around the Lin Family Ancestor.

Seeing that the Lin Family Ancestor had returned to normal, they all turned in unison toward the doors of the secret hall, their expressions shocked and terrified.

"Tomorrow, spread false news of my death. Draw out all those petty rats. While this old man still has five years left to move about, I'll put what remains of me to use."

"If we are putting on an act, we must see it through. We cannot let anyone see through it. Do not make a grand show of my death; keep it concealed and ambiguous. That will make them believe it even more."

After calming his excited heart, the Lin Family Ancestor began to make cool-headed arrangements and plans.

That senior had given him five years of life—not in some half-dead state, but in a state where he could strike with his full strength. How could he let such grace go to waste?

Five years was not much.

While he could still move, he had to clear as many obstacles as possible for the Lin Family.

Chu He returned to the Library Pavilion.

It was already the latter half of the night. It could be counted as the arrival of a new day, and the sign-in panel refreshed and activated once more.

With a thought, Chu He signed in casually.

Ding! Sign-in successful. Reward: Divine Ability—Nine Tribulations Divine Fist.

The system panel refreshed accordingly.

Chu He's consciousness touched the golden book that had appeared on the system panel, and a brief introduction to the Nine Tribulations Divine Fist appeared in his mind.

The Nine Tribulations Divine Fist was powerful and well suited to him. It had nine levels in total.

Its effect was also simple and brutal.

Stacking strength.

Each level doubled one's strength.

The first level was nothing remarkable, but the farther one went, the more terrifying and monstrous it became.

This Divine Ability was worth cultivating.

Chu He took the golden Divine Ability manual from the system space and slapped it against his forehead.

In an instant, his sea of consciousness trembled. The Nine Tribulations Divine Fist began to unfold within it, and a vast ocean of information poured into his mind, transforming into sets of data for him to comprehend.

Chu He closed his eyes and immersed himself in it.

After a long while, he opened his eyes, and a sharp gleam flashed within them.

He had thoroughly absorbed the first level of the Nine Tribulations Divine Fist.

Chu He clenched his fist, suddenly feeling an itch in his hands and an eager urge to try it out.

After thinking for a moment, he waved his hand and set up two formations where he stood. Feeling that this was not secure enough, he added three more.

All of these formations were defensive. Each one could withstand a full-force strike from an expert at the fifth realm of King.

Once the formations began operating—

Chu He raised his arm and punched into the empty air.

A golden phantom of fist force flew from his fist. After leaving his hand, it swelled with the wind, becoming the phantom of a golden mountain in but an instant.

With a bang, it smashed into the first formation. In less than an instant—before one could even feel any obstruction—the first formation and its formation disk shattered outright. Then came the second, the third, until the fourth, where the phantom of fist force paused slightly and seemed to meet some resistance. Even after breaking the fifth, it still had strength to spare. Had Chu He not waved his hand and dispersed it, the entire Lin Family, even half of Lin City, would have been punched through.

The first level alone possessed such might. Not bad.

Chu He nodded. He was fairly satisfied with the power of this Divine Ability. Among his many Divine Abilities, it could rank among the top ten.