Fierce Fist, Slightly Accomplished

"My strength and speed have clearly reached the attribute range of a Second-tier Martial Apprentice."

Gu Han stroked his chin, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

"But why are they still displayed within the attribute range of a First-tier Martial Apprentice?"

Just then, the system's prompt sounded, answering Gu Han's doubts.

"A Martial Artist's cultivation is the foundation of their training. Once the Host's cultivation reaches Second-tier Martial Apprentice, the attribute range for Second-tier Martial Apprentice will be displayed."

Hearing this, Gu Han nodded as if suddenly enlightened.

It seemed the system didn't want him to neglect one aspect for another, but rather to develop in a balanced way.

Cultivation advancement could drive the development of all attributes. It was said that some powerful Martial Venerables could even make enemies unable to resist with just their pressure.

Under absolute realm suppression, having only attributes wouldn't be effective.

As if worried Gu Han might miss something, the system suddenly reminded him:

"Martial Skill Experience detected. Would you like to use it immediately to upgrade your current unique martial skill: Fierce Fist?"

Gu Han naturally wouldn't overlook any opportunity for improvement. He hadn't used it before simply because his attention was focused on the attribute panel.

Upon hearing the system's reminder, he immediately noticed that behind Fierce Fist on the illusory attribute panel, an experience bar had appeared, with a "+" sign next to it.

Fierce Fist (37/100)+

37 was the proficiency his predecessor had mastered Fierce Fist with before he transmigrated.

As long as the proficiency reached 100, his Fierce Fist would achieve a minor accomplishment level.

Gu Han willed his mind to click on the "+".

The Martial Skill Experience on the panel rapidly decreased, deducting 63 points.

And in Gu Han's mind, scenes of Fierce Fist training unfolded, with the protagonist practicing Fierce Fist being himself!

The scenes played out in Gu Han's mind like a movie, allowing him to immerse himself and deepen his understanding of Fierce Fist.

These insights felt as if he had gained them through diligent study and practice.

"This feeling is truly awesome!"

Gu Han couldn't help but grin.

For the vast majority of Martial Artists, while cultivating and improving their Vitality, they also had to divide their attention to practice martial skills, consuming a large amount of time.

If they focused all their energy on refining Vitality, the improvement in Vitality cultivation might be very fast, but they would then face the predicament of lacking martial skill proficiency.

Facing an enemy of the same cultivation level, he was practically defenseless!

After the proficiency of Fierce Fist reached "Slightly Accomplished," the experience bar changed to: 0/500!

Martial skill proficiency is divided into six levels: Novice, Slightly Accomplished, Proficient, Mastered, Perfected, and Peak.

To go from "Slightly Accomplished" to "Proficient" required a full 500 points of Martial Skill Experience.

Gu Han currently only had 137 Martial Skill Experience. To continue improving, he had to keep accumulating.

However, the "Slightly Accomplished" proficiency was already enough for him to surpass the vast majority of logistics soldiers.

After tallying his spoils, Gu Han's gaze fell upon Li Xuan's corpse.

He first retrieved the dagger, its poison depleted.

Even though the dagger was no longer poisoned, the one his Elder Brother Gu Chen had given him was far sharper than the worn-out saber he had received from the Logistics Department.

Next, Gu Han's attention turned to Li Xuan's body.

He squatted down and rummaged through Li Xuan, pulling out two blood-red pills.

With the knowledge from his previous life, Gu Han instantly recognized these two pills.

While called pills, they were actually more like pellets.

"This guy had two Blood Tempering Pills but was unwilling to use them, yet they ended up benefiting me."

Gu Han chuckled and stuffed them directly into his embrace.

Blood Tempering Pills were among the lowest-grade pellets.

Martial Apprentices often had to spend a lot of time and effort to improve their Vitality.

Blood Tempering Pills, however, could help Martial Apprentices temper their Vitality and aid their cultivation.

With the assistance of Blood Tempering Pills, the speed of improving Vitality was several times faster than simply training and toughening the body!

Presumably, Li Xuan had also obtained the Blood Tempering Pills with great difficulty, and before he could use them, he had fallen into Gu Han's hands.

After confirming there was nothing else, Gu Han dragged Li Xuan's corpse to a spacious, open area.

Immediately after, he hid in the shadows, waiting for the scent of blood to attract carnivorous beasts.

Before long, four ravenous Green Wolves were drawn by the smell of blood.

Li Xuan's corpse was quickly devoured, leaving behind only bones with numerous bite marks, making it impossible for anyone to identify it as Li Xuan.

Only then did Gu Han, feeling relieved, head back in the direction he came from.

Along the way, Gu Han didn't forget to hunt some relatively weak wild beasts to absorb their attributes.

In the mountain forest not far from the camp.

Ma Tie and a few others, bringing Li Lei, rushed to the place where they had previously hunted the Green Wolf.

But here, Gu Han and Li Xuan had already disappeared without a trace.

"Could Gu Han have already fallen victim to Li Xuan's poisonous hand?"

Seeing no one around, Ma Tie was immediately filled with self-reproach.

He had rushed over with Li Lei as quickly as possible, but he hadn't expected to be a step too late.

"Let's go ask the logistics soldiers Li Xuan brought."

Li Lei's expression was terrifyingly grim. He immediately led Ma Tie and the others away.

Gu Han had five War Soldier elder brothers. If anything happened to Gu Han here, he, as the person in charge, would definitely be in serious trouble!

Although he was a veteran soldier, in front of the War Soldiers, he was just an ordinary logistics soldier!

Fang Yan and the others hadn't gone far. They were ambushing prey nearby, waiting for wild beasts to come to them.

Li Lei quickly followed the tracks and found them with Ma Tie and the others. Ma Tie stepped forward and grabbed the leader, Fang Yan, "You guys, do you know where Li Xuan took Gu Han?"

Fang Yan impatiently slapped Ma Tie's hand away, "I advise you not to get physical. That kid isn't here. Do you think you few are a match for our brothers?"

As he spoke, the others beside Fang Yan, with limping legs or drooping arms, stared at Ma Tie and the others with ill intentions.

They had all been defeated by Gu Han before and were still holding a lot of resentment!

Now that Ma Tie and the others had delivered themselves, it was the perfect opportunity for revenge!

Li Lei's expression was gloomy, "I advise you to tell me Gu Han's whereabouts. Otherwise, if something happens to Gu Han, you won't be able to bear the responsibility!"

Only then did Fang Yan notice that behind Ma Tie and the others, there was actually an old logistics soldier following them.

Seeing Li Lei's angry expression, Fang Yan's face changed drastically.

He hadn't expected Ma Tie to bring reinforcements. He quickly said in a flustered tone, "Greetings, Senior Li."

"Stop with the nonsense here, just tell me, where is Gu Han exactly!"

Li Lei was already frantic, afraid that if he was even a moment slower, Gu Han would be in mortal danger.

Fang Yan didn't understand why Li Lei was so anxious. Gu Han was just a logistics soldier, and as far as he knew, it was common for logistics soldiers to go missing at this border pass.

But since Li Lei was asking so urgently, he could only brace himself and say, "I don't know either. After that kid ran off and Senior Li Xuan chased after him, he never came back."

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