Tiger Subduing Style, Golden Armor, Combat Power Soars!

Lin Guanhuo followed Steward Liu to collect the reward money and ten Qi Boosting Powder.

By the time everything was done, it was already evening.

Lin Guanhuo returned to his own independent courtyard.

He closed the door tightly and sat down cross-legged.

He didn't rush to take the Qi Boosting Powder.

Instead, with a thought, he summoned the system panel.

[Name: Lin Guanhuo] [Lifespan: Forty-two years] [Realm: Body Tempering sixth-grade] [Martial Arts: Mountain Piercing Art Minor Accomplishment (7%), Precept Breaking Saber Art Killing move first layer (2%)] [Remaining Draw Sword count: 16000 times]

This time, the action yielded substantial gains. Not only did he accumulate sixteen thousand Draw Sword counts, but he also obtained a large amount of reward money, medicinal herbs, and a Treasure Saber.

Looking at the sixteen thousand Draw Sword counts, Lin Guanhuo's eyes gleamed.

Before, at Li Family Fort, he had witnessed the power of Mountain Piercing Art. With the Black Armor enhancement, it could completely withstand three full-power attacks from Spirit Transformation Yellow-Skinned Weasels, remaining as steadfast as a mountain!!

Indeed, survival is the prerequisite for output!

"Defense is the foundation of establishing oneself."

Lin Guanhuo didn't hesitate at all. He focused his consciousness on Mountain Piercing Art.

He directly poured ten thousand Draw Sword counts into it!

"Begin enlightenment!"

Following that, Lin Guanhuo entered a state of enlightenment.

At this moment, Lin Guanhuo could be seen sitting on the bed, circulating the Mountain Piercing Art cultivation technique.

Soon, his entire body was covered in pitch-black scales, like armor!

Under the lamplight, they shimmered with a dull luster!

Days passed one after another.

As time flowed, Lin Guanhuo's body also began to change. The layer of black armor attached to him started to dim little by little.

Then, streaks of golden light slowly emerged!!

Three days later, at dawn.

When Lin Guanhuo's black armor had completely transformed into golden.

At this moment, Lin Guanhuo was like a golden statue, standing still, his body invincible!

[Mountain Piercing Art has broken through to the Great Accomplishment stage!]

[Mountain Piercing Art Golden Armor (0%)]

As the system prompts appeared, Lin Guanhuo slowly opened his eyes and looked down at his arm.

He saw golden light flowing beneath his skin. With a slight exertion, his muscles instantly tensed.

His defense was countless times stronger than before.

"So strong."

Lin Guanhuo clenched his fist, feeling the surging defensive power within him.

Now, he could face a First Rank Martial Master with ease.

This was the confidence of the "Golden Armor"!

He glanced at his status panel. The next breakthrough required a full 20,000 sword draws.

And he only had 6,000 left...

"Still far from enough."

Lin Guanhuo did the math. Even if he converted all his remaining forty-plus years of lifespan, combined with the six thousand draws he had, it still wouldn't be enough for twenty thousand.

One shouldn't be too greedy. Since he had the defense, it was time to hone his saber techniques.

"Infuse all of it into Precept Breaking Saber Art."

Lin Guanhuo's thoughts moved again, and he poured the remaining six thousand sword draws into the Precept Breaking Saber Art.

Another two days passed.

[Precept Breaking Saber Art Killing move has broken through to the third level, Tiger Subduing Style!]

Two days later, at dawn, Lin Guanhuo suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing within them!

His entire being was invigorated. Holding that Green Long Saber, he gave a gentle swing!

ROAR!!

Just a casual draw of the saber actually stirred up a fierce wind in his courtyard, sending leaves and sand flying everywhere.

As this saber strike fell, a faint tiger's roar could be heard.

"So fierce!"

Lin Guanhuo retracted his hand, sighing inwardly.

Only after he cultivated the basic stances of the Precept Breaking Saber Art to Great Accomplishment did he truly grasp the essence of this saber technique.

Although the Precept Breaking Saber Art was common, just a First Rank Martial Art.

It was recorded in books, anyone could learn it, the stances were extremely simple, with no tricks involved.

But it was like those weightlifting champions from his previous life. Anyone could do the action of lifting a barbell, there was no secret to it.

However, to lift hundreds of kilograms required day after day, incredibly tedious grinding and accumulation.

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That was the weight of time. Ordinary people couldn't afford to spend this time, nor did they have the perseverance.

The golden decade for ordinary people to practice martial arts, yet this saber art required decades of time.

That was why the Precept Breaking Saber Art was classified as First Rank.

But he had a cheat.

"The third layer killing move. I'm afraid throughout Ancient to Present, only the Ancestor of this saber art has reached this stage?"

"After all, not everyone can spend decades to study a First Rank martial art..."

Lin Guanhuo murmured, his face full of confidence: "The combat power of my saber art can probably rival some Third Rank martial arts at the Minor Accomplishment stage..."

As evening approached, Lin Guanhuo changed into Casual Clothes and slipped out of the Demon Suppressing Division without a sound.

He went around the apothecaries in the city and spent three hundred and fifty Taels of Silver, purchasing another ten bottles of Qi Boosting Powder.

Including the ten bottles rewarded by Commander Zhou, he now had a total stock of twenty bottles, enough to support his full-speed cultivation for a while.

Returning to the Demon Suppressing Division, he first went to the Bathhouse and took a comfortable hot bath, washing away the smell of blood and fatigue, feeling refreshed.

Afterward, he strolled to the main courtyard cafeteria.

The food for the official staff of the Demon Suppressing Division was countless times better than that of the apprentice main courtyard before.

Large basins of braised beef were piled up like small mountains, enough to eat one's fill, and alcoholic beverages were also available for the taking.

Lin Guanhuo was not polite either. He took three large bowls of beef and asked for a pot of wine, then found a corner to feast.

"Lord Lin, please enjoy your meal!"

"Lord Lin, if you have any errands in the future, please don't hesitate to ask."

While he was eating, many staff members who passed by stopped to respectfully cup their hands in greeting.

Among them were even a few old timers who had been working there for several years, their faces full of fawning expressions.

Lin Guanhuo had become famous in one battle, and the news had spread throughout the Demon Suppressing Division in just a few days. Even some of the registered experts had heard of Lin Guanhuo.

The current Lin Guanhuo was the undisputed number one person under the registered experts in the Demon Suppressing Division.

This was the benefit of strength.

Wherever he went, he received respect.

Lin Guanhuo, having eaten his fill, was just about to leave.

Then he saw several odd-job workers in the main courtyard of the Demon Suppressing Division carrying two stretchers, rushing in frantically. Blood dripped all the way on the ground.

"Quick! Call a doctor!"

Many staff members had gathered around, pointing and discussing.

"This is too tragic... Aren't they two newcomers to the Demon Suppressing Division??"

"I heard they took on an errand meant for five people for the sake of the high reward money of five hundred taels."

"They're truly crazy for money. That's a Pig Demon! Thick skin and tough flesh, with great strength. It can bite a person to pieces in one bite. I heard that if it weren't for a registered expert patrolling nearby, these two wouldn't even have bone dregs left."

Lin Guanhuo heard this and moved closer to take a look.

Then he saw.

Lying on the first stretcher was a person covered in blood, his face as pale as paper, groaning in pain.

His right hand was severed at the root, and the stump was bloody and mutilated.

This person was Shen Yifan, who had joined the Demon Suppressing Division in the same batch as Lin Guanhuo.

"Brother Shen?"

Lin Guanhuo was clearly surprised to see Shen Yifan.

And the stretcher behind him was even more tragic.

What lay on it couldn't even be called a person, just a broken body.

No head.

The lower half of the body was also gone, with tearing marks from the waist down.

Only a blood-soaked garment remained, and it was vaguely recognizable as a woman's style, looking somewhat familiar.

Lin Guanhuo had a bad premonition: "This... who is this person?"

Hearing a familiar voice, Shen Yifan struggled to open his eyes: "Lin... Brother Lin."

"It's... it's Miaomiao... it's Li Miaomiao..."

Lin Guanhuo frowned.

Li Miaomiao??

The Li Miaomiao who had previously asked him for advice on Martial Arts?

Shen Yifan's voice trembled: "Too strong... that Pig Demon was too strong... I didn't even have time to react..."

"It opened its mouth... and swallowed Miaomiao... I fought with all my might to pull her back, and only managed to retrieve this half of her body... At least... at least let her be buried properly..."

Lin Guanhuo looked at the mangled corpse and was silent for a long time.

He still remembered that the previous Li Miaomiao was beautiful and admired by all.

Now, only half a rotten piece of flesh remained.

"Sigh..."

Lin Guanhuo couldn't help but sigh.

Life was so unpredictable.

Lin Guanhuo patted Shen Yifan on the shoulder: "Go tend to your wounds first, Brother Shen. It's good that you survived. I'll visit you another day."

Watching the stretcher being carried away, Lin Guanhuo walked towards his residence, filled with emotion.

Li Miaomiao and Shen Yifan were both newcomers from the same batch as him.

Back then, they had all gathered at the Apprentice Plaza, determined to eliminate all Demons and protect the region.

He never expected that after only a month or two in the Demon Suppressing Division, their fate would be so tragic, leaving not even a complete corpse...