Stacked Force Palm, Bone Piercing Finger, Nine Step Movement Technique

Another ten days or so passed in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Wan saw that Zhao Qixin and Yu Shui had already gained some understanding of the Crimson Sun Fist and Bronze Iron Body martial skills.

Xu Hui and the others had also begun practicing the martial skills from their cultivation methods.

So, he added practicing martial skills to his schedule.

The cultivation method he obtained only covered the first six levels of the Postnatal stage of Bronze Iron Body, but he didn't lack complementary martial skills.

After some selection, Zhang Wan chose three martial skills to practice.

They were Stacked Force Palm, Bone Piercing Finger, and Nine Step Movement Technique.

These three martial skills were all complementary to Bronze Iron Body. To fully unleash their power, one had to cultivate Bronze Iron Body to Seventh Level Postnatal or above.

But this didn't stop beginners like Zhang Wan, who was at First Level Postnatal, from practicing.

At most, they just wouldn't be able to unleash their full power.

However, they were still quite formidable for fighting opponents at the same level.

"Stacked Force Palm, it accumulates force, erupting in one burst, irresistible and destructive."

"Bone Piercing Finger, it pierces metal and stone, incredibly sharp. Practicing these two offensive martial skills should be enough for now."

"Coupled with Nine Step Movement Technique, I won't be lacking in speed and agility either."

"There's no need to rush into practicing defensive martial skills. The powerful physique forged by cultivating the Bronze Iron Body method is the best defense."

Zhang Wan held the Bronze Iron Body cultivation method and flipped through the practice methods for the three martial skills.

He hadn't been idle during this period. He had been diligently studying the martial path knowledge from his academic classes. Moreover, he had already grasped the First Level Postnatal cultivation technique of Bronze Iron Body. Now, as he pondered the practice methods for these three martial skills, he gained some insights.

But only some.

"I can practice them, but just as fully unleashing their power requires Seventh Level Postnatal cultivation or above, fully comprehending them isn't something achievable at First Level Postnatal."

These martial skills, which were complementary to the cultivation method and could be used all the way up to Ninth Level Postnatal, could be picked up at First Level Postnatal. However, to fully comprehend them, one would likely need to reach Sixth or Seventh Level Postnatal.

"But that's for ordinary martial artists. I can cheat a bit using EXP."

Zhang Wan opened his status panel and saw that the three martial skills had indeed appeared in the cultivation method and martial skill section.

Stacked Force Palm (0/155), Bone Piercing Finger (0/103), Nine Step Movement Technique (0/127).

"Just to comprehend them requires over a hundred EXP each. As expected of martial skills that can be used until Ninth Level Postnatal."

The EXP required for the three martial skills didn't surprise Zhang Wan; it was within his expectations.

Among the three martial skills, Stacked Force Palm was indeed the most difficult to comprehend.

But that didn't mean Bone Piercing Finger was inferior to Stacked Force Palm.

For Stacked Force Palm and Nine Step Movement Technique, once comprehended, mastering them only required a few more uses.

These two martial skills were methods for utilizing mana and force. Once comprehended, they could be executed smoothly.

Bone Piercing Finger, however, was different.

Bone Piercing Finger was less complex than the other two and easier to comprehend. But it wasn't enough to just comprehend it; to master it, the fingers themselves needed to be tempered further.

They had to be trained until they were as hard as iron. Then, combined with mana, the fingers could pierce metal and stone, shatter bones and crack skulls with ease.

The overall training difficulty was no less than Stacked Force Palm, and the process was even more painful.

It was only because his physique was strengthened by cultivating Bronze Iron Body that he could even attempt to practice Bone Piercing Finger.

While ordinary martial artists also had decent physiques, if they were to practice Bone Piercing Finger, their fingers would be completely destroyed, leaving them crippled!

In the independent courtyard that afternoon.

Zhang Wan invested a small amount of EXP into each of the three martial skills.

Instantly, insights regarding the three martial skills flooded his mind, which he absorbed.

Following those insights, Zhang Wan circulated the mana within his body and practiced Stacked Force Palm.

The strength gained from cultivating Bronze Iron Body was mobilized under the Stacked Force Palm technique, coursing through his body. Boosted by mana, its power multiplied, finally converging on his palm as he struck.

It created a whooshing sound, accompanied by the crackling of air being split.

After practicing several times, his use of Stacked Force Palm became smooth, and all related insights were converted into strength.

Zhang Wan found a three-centimeter-thick solid wood board and struck it with his palm. The board immediately shattered into pieces.

"Tsk tsk, with a single palm strike like this, an ordinary mortal would have their head crushed instantly and die." Zhang Wan unleashed over a dozen full-power palm strikes before exhausting himself.

His current physique and mana were not yet sufficient to support continuous full-power applications of Stacked Force Palm.

Of course, with Zhang Wan's current comprehension of Stacked Force Palm, he wasn't using the complete version. He could only mobilize his internal strength and mana, and he couldn't even stack his force yet.

Even so, Zhang Wan's combat power increased significantly in an instant.

After sitting in the courtyard, absorbing spiritual energy to recover his mana, Zhang Wan practiced Nine Step Movement Technique several more times. His figure weaved and dodged within the small courtyard, moving with incredible speed.

Once he thoroughly familiarized himself with the part of Nine Step Movement Technique he had comprehended, he took a single step and instantly leaped over five meters.

"Extremely swift, but not agile enough, and a bit too noisy." Zhang Wan looked at the courtyard, clearly seeing the footprints left behind by his steps.

The ground of the courtyard wasn't soft, yet footprints remained. This was because Zhang Wan had exerted too much force while practicing his movement technique.

But the core of the Nine Step Movement Technique was to stomp heavily on the ground.

Even when he mastered the technique in the future, it would be difficult to move without leaving a trace.

"However, it's not a big problem."

"Since I'm developing low-key and don't plan on doing anything bad, I don't currently need a nimble movement technique."

"Whether I'm traveling or fighting, the Nine Step Movement Technique is sufficient."

However, it faced the same issue as the Stacked Force Palm: his mana wasn't enough to sustain the movement technique for long periods.

Once his mana recovered, Zhang Wan tried the Bone Piercing Finger again.

A continuous stream of finger shadows pierced the air in front of him, swift and sharp.

But Zhang Wan didn't test the power of the Bone Piercing Finger on any physical objects.

His ten fingers hadn't been fully tempered yet. If he were to test the Bone Piercing Finger now, he'd likely end up with bloody and mangled fingers.

After familiarizing himself with the three martial skills, Zhang Wan opened the system panel again.

Host: Zhang Wan (Ten years old)

Realm: First Level Postnatal (2.5/120)

Realm Bottleneck: None

Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills: Bronze Iron Body Postnatal Sixth Level cultivation technique (14/114, First Level Postnatal cultivation technique comprehended), Stacked Force Palm (1/155), Bone Piercing Finger (1/103, 0/46), Nine Step Movement Technique (1/127)

Available EXP: 8170

"Huh? What's this 0/46?" Zhang Wan opened the panel and immediately noticed the change.

Previously, the Bone Piercing Finger only showed that it required 103 EXP to comprehend, but there was no "0/46" afterward, and it was grayed out and unselectable.

Zhang Wan clicked on the grayed-out "0/46," and a line of text appeared on the panel: "Progress in tempering ten fingers using the method of Bone Piercing Finger. EXP cannot be invested to increase this progress before fully comprehending Bone Piercing Finger."

Zhang Wan suddenly understood. So that's how it was.

For the Stacked Force Palm and Nine Step Movement Technique, he could master them after comprehending and practicing them a few times.

But after comprehending the Bone Piercing Finger, he still needed to temper his ten fingers before he could be considered to have fully mastered this martial skill.

It was normal for there to be an additional EXP requirement for tempering afterward.

It was just that he had to wait until Bone Piercing Finger was fully comprehended before he could invest EXP into the tempering progress, which left Zhang Wan somewhat speechless.