Facing It Head-On, Part 1

"Grown ups!!"

Ran Xin Yue then rushed over and helped Zhang Rongfang up.

In that split second, she was caught completely off guard.

Although he was also a grandmaster, the two he was fighting were absolutely monsters.

By the time she came to her senses, Zhang Rongfang was already lying on the ground, critically injured and on the verge of death! "Are you alright, sir?! Quickly, give him his medicine! Hurry!"

Ran Xin Yue hurriedly took out a medicine bottle and was about to give it to Zhang Rongfang to stop the internal bleeding first!

"No, no need." Zhang Rongfang pushed her hand away. "This medicine won't work for me."

He now has extremely strong resistance; given that poison is like a hot pepper, ordinary treatments are completely ineffective if the dosage is too low.

As he stood up, the penetrating blood hole covering Zhang Rongfang's palm was rapidly healing and closing.

He straightened his body.

"Let's go!"

The confidence that had been built up by a series of victories and that they were invincible was finally shattered this time.

Having acquired the Blood Lotus State, he believed that even at his worst, he could still rival Great Grandmaster.

But this time, Zhang Rongfang knew his own limitations.

"Are you really alright!?"

Ran Xin Yue looked at the rapidly closing blood hole and felt a chill run down her spine. She felt that Daozi might have really Worship God long ago, but a rather special god who could still retain his flesh and blood body.

"It's alright, don't worry," Zhang Rongfang said succinctly.

Although all internal organs ruptured and he bled profusely, 70% of the bones in his body broke instantly.

But he's really okay.

Because the injury has now healed by half.

It refers to the accumulation of blood clots and impurities in the body that need to be treated.

"Uh... okay." Ran Xin Yue felt a chill run down her spine and looked at Di Jiang's stone house again.

These two seem to have lost their humanity.

Her skills far exceeded her expectations. She couldn't believe that Zhang Ying, whose physical strength was once so high, could be injured to this extent in an instant.

What she found even more unbelievable was that, despite not having Worship God, Daozi's injuries had healed so quickly! The strength of these two far exceeded her expectations! "Let's go." Zhang Rongfang turned around and said no more.

The two of them, one in front and one behind, finally made it down the mountain quickly.

This time, although he didn't get a solution to the Doubtful Cloud Mist, he still gained a lot.

"What level is Di Jiang exactly? Ran Xin Yue, tell me the truth." Zhang Rongfang reached the foot of the mountain, his injuries completely healed.

This time, he was truly devastated.

Utter defeat, a defeat without any excuses.

Di Jiang's ability to achieve this is far beyond what ordinary people can imagine.

"I don't know, but more than 30 years ago, in the Jiangbian Massacre Case, Senior Di Jiang was already at the peak of the Extreme Realm Great Grandmaster level. Martial arts had become instinctive for him."

Ran Xin Yue revealed a little bit of the truth.

"The Great Grandmaster of the Extreme Realm ... is indeed very, very strong." Zhang Rongfang unconsciously compared Di Jiang with his master Yue Dewen.

He had never seen Yue Dewen take a serious stance; he always seemed unfathomable.

And Di Jiang, having made his move, was equally unfathomable.

They are not the same type.

They are all so strong that they are unreasonable.

Perhaps I haven't reached a high enough level to see where they are standing.

Zhang Rongfang sighed.

"So what are you going to do?" Ran Xin Yue asked hesitantly, her gaze involuntarily drifting back to his injured area.

"Hoo," Zhang Rongfang took a deep breath. "Where there's a will, there's a way! Take your time, there's no rush."

Ran Xin Yue was speechless. Could someone like Di Jiang catch up to that level through willpower alone?

But she couldn't say it outright. From what she could see now, Daozi's spirits Essence, Qi, and Spirit were at least still quite good.

The two then fell silent and returned to the Aloeswood Manor.

Sitting cross-legged in the Quiet Room, Zhang Rongfang repeatedly recalled the events of the day's battle.

With his exceptional memory at this moment, many details began to take shape as he recalled them.

"At first Di Jiang could have killed me with a single move. But after I used the Blood Lotus, he first used his previous palm technique, but then changed his move midway through. He must have realized that the palm technique was useless against me, so he switched weapons."

Yes, in the end, he lost to his opponent's knife.

That knife must be an extremely powerful divine weapon; otherwise, it wouldn't be able to cut through one's own flesh and skin.

After all, with his own Hard Skill combined with the Blood Lotus, even the previous Extreme Realm masters could only cut open a little bit of the outer skin.

The hardness is not a problem.

This also shows that Di Jiang's martial arts skills are extremely powerful.

Zhang Rongfang repeatedly replayed the battle in his mind, and finally realized why he lost. The key lies in two aspects.

'First: I couldn't defend against his attacks. Something was interfering with my senses. It's also possible that the difference in our martial arts skills was too great, leaving me with weaknesses I wasn't aware of, which he saw through and easily exploited.'

"Secondly: I can't hit him. His agility and evasion are incredibly strong. Even though I don't feel he's much faster than me, it's like my every move is anticipated by him. It's like an enhanced version of Enemy Anticipation."

Zhang Rongfang recalled that at the time, his Dark Light Vision also inexplicably failed, and even his normal vision was affected.

That feeling was quite strange.

'Since he mentioned my martial arts, he must have already See Through the martial arts of the Great Dao Sect. So...' Zhang Rongfang's gaze fell on his own Attribute Panel.

He hadn't improved his martial arts skills in a long time.

Previously, I thought that martial arts were no longer of much use to me. Anyway, once my health points increased and I gained Trait Talent, I would be able to crush everything sooner or later.

But today's developments have truly taught him a lesson, a lesson called absolute crushing in martial arts.

"Let's upgrade it."

His gaze immediately fell on the Attribute Panel.

A row of martial arts programs immediately came into view.

Of all martial arts, only a few, such as the Illusory Image Talisman Method by the Great Dao Sect to enhance martial arts realm, are not yet perfected.

Currently, the Illusory Image Talisman Method is only at the seventh level of External Medicine.

'For me, both External Medicine and Internal Method are for strengthening my body; my body should be able to adapt quickly.'

Zhang Rongfang immediately recalled the subsequent steps and techniques of the Illusory Image Talisman Method.

Then, tap the plus sign next to the External Medicine.

Little by little.

After two consecutive uses, the accumulated Attribute Points decreased from 19 to 17. The number of times the Illusory Image Talisman Method was External Medicine also increased from seven times to nine External Medicine.

Zhang Rongfang frowned slightly, only feeling a tiny bit of airflow in his body, which accelerated a few times before disappearing.

'As expected, simple External Medicine relies on external drugs to strengthen the body. This method is no longer useful to me, so I only need to increase my attribute by one level.'

Next, we will discuss Internal Method.

The Internal Method consist of five realms.

Zhang Rongfang didn't have much to say, he just clicked the plus sign.

'Illusory Image Talisman Method - External Medicine Nine Times'

'Illusory Image Talisman Method - The First Realm of Internal Method'

The process of switching from External Medicine to Internal Method consumed five attribute points.

This made Zhang Rongfang feel both heartache and some understanding.

After all, Internal Method Internal Method, as the name suggests, involve using different internal methods to strengthen the body.

Given his current physical strength, achieving a tempering effect would naturally require consuming more attributes.

But as one might understand, there's an extra parenthesis following the skill name, containing the text "(Please select the enhancement part)".

Do I need to choose which part to reinforce?

That way, he won't understand.

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

Without hesitation, Zhang Rongfang checked his remaining Attribute Points —12 points in total—and clicked them twice in a row.

Two points remain.

The Illusory Image Talisman Method was also instantly elevated to the third realm of Internal Method.

After thoroughly mastering the martial arts training methods and all the essential points, directly using the attribute boosts was truly exhilarating! Zhang Rongfang felt he was becoming somewhat addicted to this feeling.

However, after the upgrade, he suddenly realized that he didn't seem to feel any enhancement at all.

'No, before, after each upgrade, there would be individual physical changes and a flood of memories. Why now?'

He looked closely at the Attribute Panel.

Sure enough, numerical symbols were also seen in the parentheses following the Illusory Image Talisman Method.

'Illusory Image Talisman Method - Third Realm (Please select the enhancement part +3)'

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Rongfang gently tapped the "Please Select" button with his mind.

Suddenly, a whole new list of information appeared before his eyes.

Along with it came a blurry, cool current of air that swirled slowly between his chest and abdomen.

'Body Enhancement Status: Balanced Body - Ninth Grade, Leg Techniques - Third Grade, Fist Palm Claw Techniques - First Grade, Digestive Organs -Third Grade. '

"..." Could this digestive organ be the Golden Toad Skill?

What is body balance? Zhang Rongfang curiously tapped on this item, and the information immediately amplified, unfolding further.

'Balanced Body - Ninth Grade (Source: Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training)'

He then clicked on the remaining sections and obtained different information from each one.

The Fist Palm Claw originated from Eagle Claw Skill.

The digestive organs, as he had predicted, originated from the Golden Toad Skill.

The leg techniques originated from the Dragon Snake Movement Technique, the Eight Steps Catching Cicadas, and the Spirit Snake Body Method.

These martial arts techniques, so ancient that he had almost forgotten them, still silently support him, becoming the most solid foundation of his current strength.

' The Blood Lotus and Flesh and Blood Flesh Completion weren't included. However, these are considered talents, innate abilities, so it's normal that they're not counted as martial arts.'

I thought about it carefully.

He understood that the cool airflow in his chest and abdomen was the key to his choice.

'I don't have any weaknesses right now, so it's best to improve in all areas; that's more cost-effective.'

Immediately, he focused his mind on the aspect of physical balance.

Immediately, the airflow in the chest and abdomen began to spread and flow throughout the body.

At the same time, a massive flood of memories, far more intense than before, surged into his mind.

Zhang Rongfang his whole body start to heat up, as if his body was expanding, but when he opened his eyes to observe, he found that his figure and body shape remained normal.

He diligently practiced martial arts every day, using Internal Method to hone his physical and mental memories, which continuously flowed into his mind.

In his mind, year after year passed. Finally, at the end of the ninth year, he succeeded! His memory abruptly ended there.

Zhang Rongfang's memories have all vanished.

The Attribute Panel now only shows one new martial arts skill item.

' Illusory Image Talisman Method - Third Realm of Internal Method (Body Balance Enhancement 12, Leg Technique Enhancement 3, Fist Palm Claw Enhancement 1, Digestive Organs Enhancement 3.)'