Limit Turtle Shell Skill, Injury Recovery

The domineering nature of Force was far beyond Su Chen's imagination.

It was like a bone-marrow maggot, an insect with a hundred legs, unyielding in death, unyielding in decay, constantly lingering within his body.

It would occasionally surge, provoking his nerves, damaging his internal organs, tormenting his flesh and soul.

However, Su Chen noticed that this Force remaining in his body seemed to rarely surge towards his arms.

At first, he thought it was because the Force couldn't extend to his arms, but later he realized it could only flow in other parts of his body.

Su Chen vaguely guessed that it wasn't that the Force didn't want to extend to his arms, but that it couldn't, or rather, it was afraid to extend.

Why was it afraid to extend?

Su Chen thought of his arms, which had been strengthened by the Iron Cloth Skill, Ape Arm Skill, Iron Sand Palm, and Iron Wire Fist. He feared that even if the Force extended there, it wouldn't be able to cause any damage.

Therefore, Su Chen rushed to the gold shop to exchange for gold. He planned to take advantage of the Force still surging in his body to raise the Turtle Shell Skill to its limit, to see if he could eliminate the Force.

However, when Su Chen recharged and activated Easy Mode, he realized he had been careless:

[Easy Mode Activated: Sunbathing for one hour will allow you to train the Turtle Shell Skill to its limit.]

He slapped his forehead, a look of helplessness on his face: "It's late at night, where can I find sunlight? It seems I can only wait until tomorrow morning."

Because of the surging Force, Su Chen wasn't in the mood to read medical books or study the Disguise Technique tonight, so he had to lie in bed and fall asleep with difficulty.

When he woke up the next day, Su Chen's face was noticeably paler, and his eye bags were swollen.

He couldn't wait to get out of bed, opened the door, and smiled in relief. Fortunately, it wasn't a cloudy day.

The light of the rising sun, carrying warmth and hope, sprinkled on the earth, sprinkled on everyone's cheeks.

Su Chen brought over a Grand Tutor Chair, not even bothering to wash up, and leisurely lay down on the chair.

He picked up a medical book, reading and sunbathing at the same time.

[Martial Arts: ... Turtle Shell Skill (Limit)]

[Easy Mode: ... Turtle Shell Skill 0 times (None)]

At the moment the panel refreshed, Su Chen felt his body instantly become warm, and then his abdomen slightly bulged. After a few seconds, there was no movement at all.

"The Force is gone!"

Su Chen touched his abdomen, took a deep breath, and after no longer feeling any pain, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

"As I thought, the Turtle Shell Skill strengthened my body and eliminated the remaining Force. This is also thanks to the weakness of the Force. Otherwise, with just the Turtle Shell Skill alone, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to eliminate it."

After eliminating the Force, Su Chen was in a great mood.

He got up, washed up, changed into clean clothes, had a hearty meal at a street stall, and then returned home.

"I was originally thinking of improving the Ape Arm Skill, but now I only have sixty taels of silver left, I'm afraid I can't improve it."

Looking at the silver on the table, Su Chen pondered.

Although the order was changed, he didn't feel regret, after all, the improvement of the Turtle Shell Skill was also of great help to him.

"Then let's raise the Bone Shrinking Skill to perfection."

After pondering for a moment, Su Chen had an idea. Then, he activated Easy Mode and spent an hour swinging his arms five hundred times.

The panel refreshed again:

[Martial Arts: ... Bone Shrinking Skill (Perfect 1%)]

[Easy Mode: ... Bone Shrinking Skill 0 times (10 taels of gold/time)]

He had a little over fifty taels of silver left, but there were no more skills to upgrade. Su Chen's attention turned to the broken saber.

He muttered to himself, beginning to self-analyze:

"This encounter with the Practice Force Warrior has been a great shock to me, and I have personally experienced the power of a Practice Force Warrior."

"If the other party's force wasn't so weak, I'm afraid I would have already been injured by it. If I encounter a Practice Force Warrior in the future, I must be extremely careful."

"However, the bottom line is still strength. My strength is not strong enough, otherwise, I wouldn't have been injured by this trace of force."

"With my current strength, I'm afraid there are no more opponents in the Practice Strength Realm. It's time to see if I can find a way to break through to Force Refinement."

"Senior Brother Li Mo knows very little about Force Refinement. It seems I can only ask Master Hong. Yes, I'll find some time to ask him."

"Also, in this fight, my Severed Arm Drawing Blade was obviously a bit inadequate. In the past, no one could react when I drew my saber."

"Not only did this robber react, but he was also able to quickly stop me. Although he didn't block it, it also shows that my Severed Arm Drawing Blade has flaws."

"If I encounter a stronger warrior than him in the future, this kind of deceptive trick may not be effective."

"It seems I have to find an opportunity to improve my sneak attack methods, such as hiding the saber in my sleeve, turning it into a Sleeve Blade, which would be convenient for sneak attacks? Anyway, I have two sabers now, one to confuse others, and one to be reforged and hidden in my sleeve. It might work!"

"In addition, I can also smear poison on the saber. Even if I can't kill with one blow, it can still cause great damage to the opponent. Especially when the poison is very potent, once the enemy is contaminated, I can drag them to death."

"Although I haven't started learning the knowledge in the Medical Codex yet, I have gained a preliminary understanding of related medical knowledge during this period. I should be able to start targeted learning. I don't seek to become a famous doctor, I only seek to develop some poisons that can help me in combat."

After a series of summaries, Su Chen decided on his next plans.

First, improve his sneak attack methods, find a blacksmith to modify his weapons, temporarily continue to use the 'Yang Guo' persona, with one weapon in the open and one hidden as assistance.

Second, study the knowledge in the Medical Codex to see if he can use it to develop poison to smear on his weapons.

Third, use the remaining fifty-odd taels to see if he can buy some high-grade Blood Replenishing Medicine to push the progress to the maximum.

Fourth, and most importantly, ask Hong Ming how to enter Force Refinement.

After deciding, Su Chen left home and found a relatively reliable blacksmith shop.

"Master, I want to forge a custom weapon."

The Da Qian Dynasty didn't have many restrictions on weapons like sabers and swords, so Su Chen didn't hesitate and said directly.

The old blacksmith's eyes lit up slightly, and the wrinkles on his face relaxed a little: "May I ask what kind of weapon the guest wants to forge?"

Su Chen didn't speak, but took out the drawing he had made and handed it to the other party. The weapon on it was similar to a Goose Feather Saber, but the length and width of the saber had been improved.

The old blacksmith looked at it carefully for a long time, and then asked Su Chen some details before saying, "Forging according to the guest's requirements will probably be a bit expensive."

"What if I can provide the materials?" Su Chen asked, then took out the broken saber.

The old blacksmith took a look, thought for a moment, and said, "If the guest provides the materials himself, it will be much cheaper, but it will still cost thirty taels."

"So expensive?"

Su Chen frowned slightly upon hearing this. He originally thought that providing the materials would cost him at most twenty taels, but he didn't expect the price to exceed his expectations.

The old blacksmith shook his head, "You may not know this, but the price of copper and iron has risen recently. Not only has the price of forging weapons increased, but even the price of agricultural tools has also increased a lot. My price is already the lowest. If you don't believe me, you can ask other blacksmith shops."

"No need, just go with this price. What's the fastest you can complete it?" This blacksmith shop was already the most reasonably priced one he had found after comparing several, other blacksmith shops would probably be even more expensive.

"Five days at the earliest, ten days at the latest," the old blacksmith pondered.

"Okay, I'll come back in five days."

After Su Chen finished speaking, he ignored the blacksmith's hesitant expression, paid the deposit, and then turned around and left.