Madly Improving, Combat Power Soaring!

This is the difference between a ranked martial artist and a mortal.

Even though Wang Tiedan had trained for a few years and possessed brute strength, he was still instantly killed in front of a true martial artist.

"Tiedan!" his wife shrieked and rushed over, weeping uncontrollably.

Just then, Zhao Sihai, the assistant foreman of the servant quarters, heard the commotion in the yard.

He then rushed over with a few of his confidantes.

"Who's causing trouble?! Are you trying to rebel?!"

Zhao Sihai, hands behind his back, barked with an air of authority.

But when he saw that the person standing in the center was Huang Bao, he paused slightly, clearly recognizing him.

His expression instantly turned fawning: "Oh! Isn't this Master Huang from the Mad Saber Martial Arts School? What brings you here?"

Although Zhao Sihai usually acted tough, he only managed a few low-ranking officials.

In front of a truly ranked martial artist, he had to bow his head.

"Foreman Zhao, you've come at the right time," Huang Bao said coldly, dusting off his sleeves. "Your subordinate broke the rules, injured my cousin, and even tried to attack me. What do you propose we do about this?"

At this moment, Wang Tiedan, lying on the ground, saw Zhao Sihai as a lifeline.

He struggled to lift his head, his mouth full of blood: "Foreman Zhao... you have to uphold justice for me! His cousin was the one who harassed my wife first, I'm innocent..."

He thought Zhao Sihai would at least speak a word of fairness for him.

However, Zhao Sihai turned around.

"Pah! Innocent, my ass!"

Zhao Sihai pointed at Wang Tiedan and cursed, "What kind of person is Master Huang? Would he wrong a nobody like you? It must have been your wife who was unfaithful and seduced him! And you still had the nerve to fight back?"

"Hurry up and kowtow to Master Huang and apologize!"

Wang Tiedan froze, despair filling his face!

It was only then that he realized that his so-called fairness, his so-called justice...

were so fragile in the face of absolute strength and status.

He regretted it a little, thinking that if he had listened to Lin Guanhuo and the others earlier, he wouldn't have ended up in this situation.

One learns by being taught, but one learns quickly through experience.

"An apology is not necessary."

At this moment.

Huang Bao sneered and stepped forward, taking a look.

Then, he snatched a patched money pouch from Wang Tiedan's grasp.

"My cousin was beaten like that, you have to at least pay for his medical expenses, right?"

The money pouch jingled with the sound of coins, likely a few hundred copper coins.

Seeing this, Wang Tiedan lunged like a madman to grab Huang Bao's leg: "No! That's my money! That's the tuition I saved for a year for my daughter's schooling! You can't take it! Please!"

"Scram!"

A flicker of disgust flashed in Huang Bao's eyes as he fiercely kicked Wang Tiedan in the face, drawing blood and knocking him unconscious.

"Consider this a lesson. If you dare to provoke my cousin again, it won't be your money you lose, but your life!"

After speaking, Huang Bao tossed the money pouch in his hand, a satisfied smile appearing on his face, and he strode away.

However, for Huang Bao, his cousin or not was of no importance.

The actual money in his pocket was what truly mattered.

A moment later, Wang Tiedan was finally dragged back to his room like a dead dog, leaving only his wife's suppressed sobs echoing in the courtyard.

"Alright, alright, disperse, disperse!"

"Gawking like there's no tomorrow!! Disperse, disperse!!"

Zhao Sihai grumbled as he chased away the onlookers, and the servant quarters returned to its usual lifeless state.

Xu Dadao and Li Hu exchanged a look and shook their heads helplessly.

Xu Dadao sighed, "We advised him, but he wouldn't listen. Now look, he's lost half his life and his money."

"He should stay away from that Huang Dazui from now on," Li Hu said with a wary expression. "With Huang Bao backing him, that kid will probably be walking around like he owns the place from now on."

Everyone dispersed dejectedly and returned to their rooms.

Lin Guanhuo didn't say much. He returned to his small room and quietly closed the door.

He pulled out the oil-paper package from under his bed. Inside, only the last small piece of braised beef remained.

The two taels of silver given by that crazy old man had been completely transformed into his qi and strength through a period of gluttonous feasting.

"Last meal."

Lin Guanhuo swallowed the three taels of beef in a few bites. After finishing, he quietly went to the secluded corner of the backyard and began drawing his saber as usual.

This was also his unshakeable daily training.

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Swish, swish, swish, swish!!

The sound of drawing the saber was continuous.

Now, his saber-drawing was no longer as stiff as it was at the beginning, and his success rate had greatly increased.

Half an hour later.

Lin Guanhuo sheathed his saber, breathing slightly.

He had diligently drawn his saber these past few days and accumulated quite a few more draws.

He should be able to upgrade again.

"System."

[Name: Lin Guanhuo]
[Realm: Mortal (Half-step Body Tempering, nascent Copper Skin)]
[Martial Art: Precept Breaking Saber Art Basic Form Level 1 (87%)]
[Remaining Saber Draws: 105]

Looking at the "87%".

Lin Guanhuo silently chanted, "Infuse all!"

After meditating for several hours.

At a certain moment.

[Precept Breaking Saber Art upgraded to Level 2 (0%)]

Lin Guanhuo finally opened his eyes.

Before him was a backyard almost no one ever set foot in, surrounded by weeds and snow.

Strangely, although he had only sat in this courtyard for one night.

His body felt as if he had been practicing saber techniques in another dimension for decades, even centuries.

Every move, every stance, was etched in his heart and ingrained in his body.

Lin Guanhuo gripped the saber hilt and swung out fiercely!

"Chii--!!!"

It sounded like a strong gust of wind swept past his ears!

This saber strike didn't hit anything, but the moment the blade cut through the air, an invisible surge of energy shot out from the saber.

It directly carved a ten-meter-long gash in the snow three feet away.

Even the flagstones beneath were split in two.

Lin Guanhuo's face lit up with joy.

Saber energy!

This Precept Breaking Saber Art truly lived up to its reputation as a Buddhist secret technique; at just the second level, it could already generate such a sharp saber energy!

He then looked at his hands.

In the moonlight, his skin, which had only been slightly dull before, now had a distinct bronze sheen.

Although he hadn't fully reached the Copper Skin stage, it was clearly a significant improvement from before.

Even though he hadn't fully stepped into the Body Tempering realm, relying on the martial art he had cultivated to Level 2.

"Now, facing a first-grade martial artist, I have a sure win!"

Lin Guanhuo silently calculated his combat power.

"If it were a fight to the death, I could kill him!"

"Even against a second-grade martial artist, with this saber energy, I could hold my own for a bit and retreat safely."

But soon, a practical problem presented itself to Lin Guanhuo.

He was out of money!!

The beef was gone, and to continue this high-intensity training and become a formal martial artist as soon as possible.

Large amounts of meat and medicinal baths were indispensable.

"Money..."

Lin Guanhuo felt the Precept Breaking Saber Art in his embrace.

After a moment of thought, as if struck by an idea.

"I've already grasped this martial art thoroughly; further improvements rely entirely on system infusion. It's useless to keep it... why not..." Lin Guanhuo murmured.

To others, this was a family heirloom.

But to him, who possessed a system, it was just a pile of scrap paper.

Since it was useless, he might as well turn it into something useful!

"Sell it!"

"Turn it into silver, turn it into meat, turn it into my strength!"

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