Promotion to Muscle Tendon Realm!

There was no feeling of a sharp weapon piercing flesh and blood as imagined, nor was there any bleeding.

"Clang..."

Accompanied by the sound of metal clashing, there was also a faint roar of a thunderous bull.

Gao Han was shocked to discover that no matter how hard he tried with the short knife in his hand, he couldn't break through the thin skin at all.

After reaching the limit of Marrow Tempering, Chu Feng's skin and membranes were strengthened again.

Gao Han looked up and saw a hint of mockery in Chu Feng's eyes.

So, this is your trick?

These are things I've already played with.

Just then.

A loud shout suddenly came from a distance.

"Brother Gao, do you need help?"

A burly man, seven feet tall and covered in bulging muscles, sprinted along the eaves of the roof.

"Is that the Left Protector of the Green Serpent Gang, Soul Locking Hand Zhao Wen Tai?"

Gao Han was overjoyed. He never expected a way out when all hope seemed lost, his helper had arrived.

"Indeed, Brother Gao, long time no see!" Zhao Wen Tai cupped his hands in greeting.

But the air hissed, and a Mò Dāo attacked.

"Be careful, Brother Zhao!"

Gao Han cried out in alarm, but it was already too late.

"Swish!" A blade fell, blood spurted, and a large head flew into the sky.

Zhao Wen Tai, still cupping his hands, fell straight down.

[Killed an early-stage Muscle Tendon Realm martial artist, plundered ten years of lifespan!]

Chu Feng raised an eyebrow. Was this kind of trash really a Muscle Tendon Realm martial artist? He really hadn't expected it!

Little did he know, Zhao Wen Tai hadn't even considered Chu Feng a worthy opponent. He thought Gao Han was still bullying ordinary martial artists and had just come over to say hello out of courtesy.

He had no defenses whatsoever, which was why his head was chopped off in the first exchange.

Of course, if he had been cautious, he could have lasted at most three to five moves!

Gao Han's expression was stunned. He had thought a powerful reinforcements had arrived, but instead, it was a simpleton who was chopped down in one move!

"Lord Gao, you have such good luck. Even as you're dying, someone is rushing to accompany you!"

"Rest in peace!"

Chu Feng snorted coldly, sweeping his Mò Dāo like a silver flood dragon, bringing with it immense power, ferociously cutting down everything!

Then, Gao Han, who had snapped back to his senses, fearfully discovered that the incredibly powerful Mò Dāo was already at his waist.

There was no escape!

The blade of the Heavy Sword Without Edge, with its unrivaled power, smashed his body into two halves from top to bottom!

"This force must be at least thirty thousand jin. How did this freak train?" Gao Han didn't feel pain at first, but instead, he wondered strangely.

He had tempered 464 muscles and entered the Muscle Tendon Realm in his thirties, already considered a genius by ordinary people. Now, he realized he was just a frog in a well.

The two bodies fell to the ground. Their powerful life force made Gao Han struggle to lift his head and look at Chu Feng.

Lying in a pool of blood, he rasped, "To die at the hands of a monster like you is not a waste of this life! But you've offended the Fang family, and I'm sure you'll be joining me soon, haha..."

Gao Han laughed wildly. Chu Feng, annoyed by his chatter, severed his head with a single strike, ending the man's boring nonsense.

[Killed an early-stage Muscle Tendon Realm martial artist, plundered ten years of lifespan! Plundered cultivation method, Tiger Demon Body Tempering Art, Muscle Tendon Chapter.]

"Brother Chu, is that really you?"

After Gao Han's death, Lin Da Niu still couldn't believe it.

"Of course, and thank you for your Golden Toad Muscle Tempering Art!" Chu Feng smiled slightly, revealing a pair of pearly white teeth.

"So that scrawny man from that day was you, Brother Chu, you tricked me so badly!"

Lin Da Niu gave a wry smile, finally understanding everything.

"Alright, this isn't a place to talk, let's go somewhere else."

Chu Feng glanced around and noticed many commoners peeking from the shadows of the street.

"Okay, let's leave here first, people from the Fang family might show up." Lin Da Niu also knew this wasn't the place to talk.

He immediately pulled Chu Feng into an alley, which he was familiar with and knew how to navigate more discreetly.

Only after Chu Feng left did some commoners dare to come out.

When they saw Gao Han's body cut in half on the ground, many people immediately recognized him.

"Gao Han, you devil, you're finally dead. Heaven has eyes!"

A woman looked at Gao Han, who lay dead in a pool of blood with his eyes wide open in death. She threw her head back and laughed, tears of excitement streaming down her face.

She was the daughter of the innkeeper. On that day, her entire family of five had been murdered by this devil.

Her husband, living in constant fear, had driven her out of the house, leaving her to wander the streets.

Now, seeing her mortal enemy publicly executed, she felt an unparalleled joy.

Her emotions running high, the woman picked up a broken weapon from the street and began hacking at Gao Han's corpse.

"I'll make sure you have no whole body, and never find peace!"

Her actions resonated with the many onlookers. Gao Han had been arrogant and overbearing in Yong'an City, relying on the Fang Family's influence.

The woman was not the only victim. Seeing her, many others took similar actions.

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Gao Han's still somewhat intact corpse was reduced to a bloody mess. His five guards and household servants were also beaten by the enraged crowd, their bodies dismembered!

Chu Feng led the Lin Da Niu siblings to the small courtyard they were renting.

"Brother Chu, you killed Gao Han. The Fang Family will never let you go. You should find a way to escape quickly."

Having worked for the Fang Family for many years, Lin Da Niu knew just how terrifying they were.

Gao Han's strength wasn't even in the top three of the Fang Family. Old Master Fang was a Bone Forging Realm expert.

The Fang Family's overt arrogance and blatant protection of murderers were why even the county magistrate dared not utter a peep. It was all because Old Master Fang was a Bone Forging Realm martial artist.

"Why should I run? I've been hiding for so long, how much longer do you expect me to hide?"

"Besides, if I leave, what will happen to you? Given the Fang Family's ruthless nature, they won't show you any mercy!" Chu Feng said.

"Uh..."

Lin Da Niu fell silent. With the Fang Family's influence in Yong'an City, finding them would be a matter of minutes.

"If you say all the Fang Family members are dead, will we be safe? Will you be able to live a good life, Da Niu?" Chu Feng asked, his eyes narrowing into slits as he chuckled.

"How is that possible? How could all the Fang Family members be dead?" Lin Qiao Er instinctively retorted.

"Brother Chu, you're not thinking of going to the Fang Family, are you?" Lin Da Niu guessed Chu Feng's intentions from his expression.

He said excitedly, "Absolutely not, the Fang Family isn't that easy to deal with!"

Chu Feng smiled. "I never fight a battle I'm not prepared for!"

As he spoke, his thoughts sank into his status panel.

[Name: Chu Feng]
[Cultivation: Late Stage Marrow Tempering]
[Plunder Lifespan: 50 years]
[Cultivation Methods: Dark Gold Marrow Polishing Technique (Perfect), Breaking Edge Saber Technique (Perfect), Savage Ox Golden Toad Marrow Tempering Art (Perfect), Butcher Ding's Ox-Dissecting Saber Technique (Mastered)]

Never have I fought such a rich battle! Chu Feng inwardly roared.

"Hah!"

[Year 1, you attempted to cultivate the Muscle Tendon Chapter of the Tiger Demon Body Tempering Art, dissecting it word by word, trying to understand its meaning.]

[Year 10, you finally fully understood the profound principles of the cultivation method, tempering 67 major tendons in your left hand, connecting muscles and bones. Your fist, palm, and fingers can now mobilize 100% of your arm's strength!]

[Year 20, your cultivation progress is gratifying. You tempered 108 major tendons in your upper body, advancing to Early Stage Muscle Tendon. When circulating your blood essence, the major tendons glowed like green jade, a truly wondrous sight.]

[Year 30, you successfully tempered all 236 major tendons in your body, reaching Mid Stage Muscle Tendon. You felt a bottleneck, and your cultivation speed drastically decreased.]

[Year 40, you tried various methods but still made no progress. You finally confirmed that the Muscle Tendon Chapter was incomplete, and the Fang Family had deliberately removed crucial parts of the cultivation method.]

[Year 50, you used a brute-force method, painstakingly tempering 299 major tendons, but you were still a little short of Late Stage Muscle Tendon.]

Fifty years was equivalent to half a lifetime for a person, but for Chu Feng, it passed in the blink of an eye.

It was a pity that the incomplete cultivation method significantly reduced the benefits of Lifespan Deduction, causing him great heartache.

If he had the complete Muscle Tendon cultivation method, his strength could have doubled. Unfortunately, life is never perfect. Chu Feng was already content with such a harvest.

As for the cultivation method, he would perfect it slowly in the future.

With the Lifespan Deduction function, this minor issue would eventually be resolved.

Clearing his thoughts, Chu Feng examined himself. He circulated his blood essence, and the major tendons in his body moved like swimming dragons.

The incomplete Muscle Tendon cultivation method caused the tempering of the major tendons to be uneven in depth and color, ranging from light cyan, to dark cyan, and the deepest purple-cyan.

Even with an incomplete cultivation method, the advancement in realm still brought Chu Feng a significant increase in strength.

The major tendons crisscrossed on the surface of his body, resembling a colorful tiger-striped kasaya.

Chu Feng circulated his blood essence, and the Kui Niu's Hide and Flesh Vajra appeared.

Lightning patterns flashed deep within his skin, and a one-legged Kui Niu roared into existence.

Muscles bulged, revealing a Flesh Vajra with angry, wide-open eyes and bared fangs!

As if sensing something, the major tendons on Chu Feng's body moved like living creatures, forming a strange picture with the Kui Niu's Hide and the Flesh Vajra.

A Vajra statue sat cross-legged atop a one-legged Kui Niu, draped in a colorful tiger-skin kasaya, its eyes wide and angry, intent on subduing devils and demons, purifying all evil in the world!

Chu Feng's aura surged, his long hair flying without wind.

Lin Da Niu and his sister only glanced at it and felt as if they were being watched by gods and demons, their hair standing on end!