Body Techniques Are Very Useful!

Very soon.

The Red-Face Ghoul was about to give out.

It could take damage.

So.

Zhang Qing focused all his fire on it.

-45!

-43!

-46!

The Red-Face Ghoul's health bar plummeted.

In fact.

It was already shorter than the Bone-Melting Ghoul's health bar.

Zhang Qing's heart pounded like a giant beating a drum.

His stamina was indeed being rapidly depleted.

However, the Kaiyuan Art truly deserved its reputation as a renowned Cultivation Technique.

When it came to restoring stamina, it was practically a godly skill.

Not only could Zhang Qing recover during battle.

He could even.

Seize an opening to give the Red-Face Ghoul a brutal slash!

-143!

That was the damage from Sky-Opening Slash.

He had to admit.

It was downright fierce!

The powerful, heavy strike sent the Red-Face Ghoul flying.

Then.

Zhang Qing fought without any sense of fair play.

He pressed forward, sitting on top of it.

Using his saber like a sword.

Stabbing, jabbing, piercing...

-46!

-47!

-68!

Critical hit!

-74!

Critical hit!

Red-Face Ghoul: 242/4670!

In an instant.

The Red-Face Ghoul had more than a dozen holes in its body.

Its health bar plunged straight down!

That combo had dealt over six hundred damage!

Then.

The Red-Face Ghoul came to its senses.

It blasted Zhang Qing away and got back up.

But it did not expect.

Zhang Qing to take a deep breath.

And gather another Sky-Opening Slash before charging in;

-242!

Critical hit!

That heavy, powerful slash.

Directly chopped off the Red-Face Ghoul's head.

This time, it had no Human Skin left to tear apart.

Die!

Red-Face Ghoul: 0/4670!

Congratulations! You have killed the Red-Face Ghoul and gained +5 Attribute Points!

That took care of it.

Five Attribute Points in hand.

Then.

There was only the last Bone-Melting Ghoul.

This thing.

Was still roaring as it charged at Zhang Qing.

Clearly, its brain was not as useful as the Red-Face Ghoul's.

Zhang Qing's legs were slightly weak.

Using two Sky-Opening Slashes in such a short time had drained him enormously.

But even exhausted to this extent.

He was still far beyond what a fool like the Bone-Melting Ghoul could challenge.

After toying with it for a while.

Once his stamina had recovered.

He killed it with a Sky-Opening Slash;

Bone-Melting Ghoul: 0/3560!

Congratulations! You have killed the Bone-Melting Ghoul and gained +4 Attribute Points!

Huff...

Zhang Qing sat down on the ground.

He had won!

Inside this cloth shop.

He had truly wiped out all four Specters by himself!

In the past, he would never have dared imagine it.

Strength.

He had finally gained strength that was worth looking at.

Awesome!

He now had nine Attribute Points in reserve.

After looking at the panel.

Zhang Qing decided to put two of them into Chuan Shattering Steps.

This movement technique was just too useful.

Moreover.

Thanks to the players' special treatment, these Chuan Shattering Steps were now completely different from the version in Chuan Prefecture.

Because Attribute Points were advancing it through Evolution.

At this moment.

Even the founder of this Cultivation Technique would be stunned if he saw the effects of Zhang Qing's Chuan Shattering Steps.

It was far stronger than the original version.

At the same time.

In this battle.

The greatest contributors had been Chuan Shattering Steps and the special effects of the Kaiyuan Art.

Evasion and stamina.

Could make up for insufficient attack power.

Even if he had to chip away at them, it was enough to wear a Specter to death!

Two Attribute Points went into it.

Congratulations! Cultivation Technique Chuan Shattering Steps has advanced; Chuan Shattering Steps Mid-grade Glimmer, Great Perfection (Proficiency: 1/1000)!

It had reached Mid-grade Glimmer Great Perfection.

To break through to High-grade Glimmer again, he would need four more Attribute Points.

He currently had only seven.

So he might as well put them in.

Congratulations! Cultivation Technique Chuan Shattering Steps has advanced; Chuan Shattering Steps High-grade Glimmer, Beginner (Proficiency: 1/1000)!

Three left. Might as well put one into Ox-Barbarian Strength!

Congratulations! Cultivation Technique Ox-Barbarian Strength has advanced; Ox-Barbarian Strength Mid-grade Glimmer, Mastery (Proficiency: 1/1000)!

He opened the panel;

Zhang Qing!

Martial Arts: Candlelight Realm, Level 1!

Blood Volume: 3212/3562!

Constitution: 106!

Intelligence: 6!

Cultivation Techniques: Kaiyuan Art (Low-grade Candlelight, Beginner!) Sky-Opening Slash (Mid-grade Glimmer, Great Perfection!) Chuan Shattering Steps (High-grade Glimmer, Beginner!) Ox-Barbarian Strength (Mid-grade Glimmer, Mastery!)

Attribute Points: 1!

His Cultivation Techniques were beginning to catch up with his martial arts realm.

He had to admit.

Cultivation Techniques were truly useful.

They were closely tied to a martial artist's combat power.

Even raising one minor level could show a clear difference.

Looking at the panel, Zhang Qing began to review the battle;

Chuan Shattering Steps has stood the test of actual combat. It will be my main upgrade target going forward!

I can accept having to chip away at them, but getting pinned down and beaten feels awful!

And...

I don't plan to form a team, so in the future, I'll almost always be fighting several enemies by myself!

The priority of Chuan Shattering Steps is beyond question!

After this battle.

Zhang Qing had already decided how to use his future Attribute Points.

He would not worry about realm advancement for now.

Putting ten points into it would not bring much improvement.

He would focus on Cultivation Techniques!

Huff...

After letting out a long breath.

Zhang Qing stood up.

Then.

He opened the cloth shop's doors.

In an instant.

The stench of blood rushed out into the street.

It drew quite a few glances. But when they saw Zhang Qing's clothes and the bloodstains on them, they immediately scattered.

Razor.

Its reputation was truly awful!

Zhang Qing did not care.

He only had to wait for a while.

Razor's information network was well-connected.

Someone would arrive soon enough.

A moment later.

The people handling the aftermath arrived.

Unfortunately, no healing martial artist had come with them.

Zhang Qing left the scene.

He went straight home to change and wash his clothes.

He rested for a while, then logged off.

He logged off at noon.

This was something Zhang Qing had not dared imagine a few days ago.

A few days ago, the Chuan Family's ancestral ceremony had been a major crisis, but fortunately, they had pulled through.

For now.

Everything was going very smoothly.

The status he had gained and the benefits he could obtain were things he had never dared imagine in his previous life.

Zhang Qing got out of bed.

He clenched his fists.

After the Candleflame Realm, a little of that power had begun to flow through.

Zhang Qing's physical fitness was now absolutely among the best in the world.

"Still not enough!"

Zhang Qing thought to himself.

Then he cleaned up and ate.

After quickly taking care of all that.

Zhang Qing logged in!

Everything at home was as usual.

If his home had been robbed during that brief time he was offline.

Then that could only be called lottery-level odds.

After tidying himself up.

Zhang Qing went out.

He walked through the streets of Zi City.

Watching health bars flash past him one after another.

Zhang Qing did not find it tedious at all. Instead, he felt the thrill of treasure hunting.

As he wandered around, he unknowingly made his way to the slums.

The people here were generally drifters in Zi City.

They had neither status nor influence. Even if they died, no one would care.

Therefore.

This was also an area heavily plagued by Specters.

Zhang Qing swept his gaze across the health bars.

Then he suddenly spotted someone familiar;

Chuan Hao; 13/13!

Someone from the Chuan Family.

He was still alive, and...

Damn.

Not a single drop of his health was missing?

Was that reasonable?

Zhang Qing frowned.

For ordinary people, physical labor, injuries, and hunger would all affect their health bars.

There were ordinary people at full health, but they could not possibly be in the slums.

Here.

They struggled just to survive each day.

Yet he could still remain at full health?

Zhang Qing instinctively wanted to go over and take a look.

Suddenly.

A health bar appeared ahead, and it was extremely well concealed;

Shui Meng; 1954/1954!

Hm?

Someone from the Shui Family.

Zhang Qing had seen her before.

At the Tie Family's Jubao Restaurant, Shui Meng had been the Shui Family's representative.

Why...

Was she here?

Zhang Qing was curious.

But he casually changed direction.

Stay farther away from Chuan Hao!