Golden Bell Shield Fourth Layer, Marvelous Uses of the Monster Core

"You..."

Li Jiangtao wanted to persuade him further, but Lu Lin ignored him and walked straight towards the main entrance.

Lu Lin's decision wasn't impulsive; it was the result of careful consideration.

Attacks at the Martial Artist level could increase his Golden Bell Shield proficiency by 10 points per punch. Given a little time, he could raise Golden Bell Shield to level four, five, or even higher.

At that point, he might not be able to harm Martial Master level powerhouses, but they wouldn't be able to do anything to him either.

He had only simplified Golden Bell Shield using the system for now. If he could obtain enough Simplification Points to simplify Mad Ox Strength Fist as well, his strength would definitely break through 1200 kilograms in a very short time. Once he learned a Vitality Power cultivation method.

Then, it would be uncertain whether the Ma family would seek trouble with him, or if he would go to their doorstep for revenge.

Walking out of the main entrance with his head held high, everyone in the martial arts school couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat for Lu Lin.

Lu Lin, however, was unconcerned.

The four martial artists waiting at the milk tea shop were slightly surprised to see Lu Lin emerge so quickly. Their hearts then filled with boundless rage.

Their purpose in coming here was to pressure Liu and Qinglong by causing trouble for Lu Lin, forcing him to agree to send Liu Weiran to the Ma family for an arranged marriage. If Lu Lin had quietly slipped out the back door, it would have been one thing.

Now, to walk out so brazenly, did he really think the four of them were made of mud?

The Tiger Head Youth pushed the door open and stepped out. "Brat, do you want to die?"

"Heh heh."

Lu Lin's lips twitched, and he said casually, "You? All of you?"

"Honestly, is your Ma family in decline? You guys who are sent out to do dirty work aren't even fed a full meal. Those few punches you landed on me earlier didn't even count as a massage."

"Holy shit!"

"Brat, you're fucking looking for death."

"Kill this idiot."

As soon as Lu Lin spoke, the youths could no longer hold back.

Without the Tiger Head Youth's command, the four of them surrounded Lu Lin and attacked with Vitality Power.

Lu Lin was not afraid, constantly dodging and weaving, enduring the blows from the four.

Vitality Power was indeed mysterious. If it were just one person, Lu Lin could still withstand it easily. But when two or even three people attacked simultaneously, even Lu Lin found it a bit overwhelming.

However, looking at the semi-transparent light screen before him, the proficiency of Golden Bell Shield was constantly ticking upwards. Lu Lin decided to endure a little longer.

[352/1000]

The martial artists' speed was much faster than Lu Lin's. Although the four of them were only beginner martial artists, their speed was not something Lu Lin could compare to. In just a few minutes, Lu Lin's Golden Bell Shield proficiency soared to over five hundred, nearing six hundred.

Dongshan City was merely a satellite city of Jiangzuo City, and the forces responsible for public security within the city were very weak. Lu Lin was fighting and evading four martial artists in the street, and someone had already called for help, but the City Guard was nowhere to be seen.

Li Jiangtao, watching from inside the martial arts school, felt both happy and helpless seeing Lu Lin endure for so long under the siege of four martial artists.

If the Ma family hadn't caused trouble, Lu Lin, with his Golden Bell Shield skills alone, could have been cultivated as a core member of Liu's Martial Arts School. However, the Ma family's revenge wouldn't be so simple.

In their eyes, Lu Lin was an ant. If they couldn't crush him the first time, they would try a second time. It was incredibly easy to deal with someone like Lu Lin, who wasn't even a martial artist.

Under the siege of the four, the Golden Bell Shield proficiency quickly reached its limit, and the system's prompt sounded in time.

[Detected that the host meets the conditions for medicinal bath, Golden Bell Shield has been upgraded to the fourth layer.]

[Prompt: Upgrading to the fifth layer requires two sets of Musk Bone Strengthening Ointment patches.]

It had been upgraded.

Although he didn't gain any special effects this time, in Lu Lin's perception, the attacks from these four beginner martial artists could no longer provide him with much help.

To upgrade Golden Bell Shield to the fifth layer required a full 10,000 proficiency points. At the same time, due to the increased defense, the attacks of mere beginner martial artists could no longer allow Lu Lin to improve rapidly.

"Sigh, you have truly disappointed me."

Lu Lin shook his head and said with a look of regret.

It seemed there was no hope of upgrading Golden Bell Shield to the fifth layer today.

Hearing Lu Lin's arrogant words, the Tiger Head Youth and the other three were instantly enraged. After such a long fight, although Lu Lin hadn't counterattacked, his constant dodging and weaving had consumed a lot of their stamina and Vitality Power. Now, the Vitality Power of these four was somewhat insufficient.

But Lu Lin's words made the four of them muster their last bit of Vitality Power, wanting to take Lu Lin down.

However, their efforts ultimately turned into Lu Lin's proficiency points.

After taking dozens of punches consecutively, the four martial artists were completely out of strength and could only stand there, supporting each other. From their slightly trembling arms, Lu Lin could tell that these guys had truly been squeezed dry by him, not a drop left.

Since that was the case... he should leave.

It wasn't that Lu Lin didn't want to fight back. He had only simplified the Golden Bell Shield, and his Simplification Points were now zero. His attacks couldn't deal any damage to martial artists. Instead of wasting time here, he'd rather go back and think about how to get more Simplification Points.

"All done?"

"Go back and tell your Young Master Ma that I, Lu Lin, have no intention of getting involved in your dispute with the Liu family. If you dare to provoke me again, don't blame me for being impolite."

Hearing this, the four martial artists were furious. They wanted to teach Lu Lin a lesson, but their arms were so sore they couldn't even lift them. They could only watch as Lu Lin left.

Unexpectedly, Lu Lin turned back after taking just two steps. He patted the pockets of the four men and took out over a dozen monster cores of different colors. "Consider this compensation for my trouble. You have no objections, right?"

The four men didn't even have the strength to speak. They glared at Lu Lin angrily, but could only watch helplessly as he left.

These were just the cheapest, most worthless Level 1 Monster Cores. They weren't worth much. If Lu Lin hadn't found them, they wouldn't have even remembered they had them.

In the wilderness of Blue Star, monster beasts were also divided into levels. Levels 1-12 corresponded to the twelve small stages within the four major realms of Martial Artist, Martial Master, Martial King, and Martial God. A Level 1 Monster Beast was equivalent to a Beginner Martial Artist.

Monster Cores were born within monster beasts and were the source of their power. However, Level 1 Monster Cores were too numerous and completely useless. No merchant would buy them, making them purely worthless trinkets.

Lu Lin taking them had no impact on the four martial artists whatsoever.

[Detected absorbable energy. Absorb?]

Just as these dozen or so monster cores entered Lu Lin's hand, the system's voice rang out.

"Absorb."

Lu Lin felt a cool energy enter his body and disappear at his forehead.

Lu Lin quickly opened his status panel to check.

[Master: Lu Lin]

[Level: Advanced Martial Disciple]

[Cultivation Techniques: Golden Bell Shield (Simplified) - Level 4, Mad Ox Strength Fist (Insufficient Points) - Level 2]

[Points: 16]

As expected.

Simplification Points were gained by absorbing energy from monster cores. Lu Lin hadn't expected his casual action to point him in the right direction.

One Level 1 Monster Core could be converted into one Simplification Point.

With just two hundred Level 1 Monster Cores, Lu Lin could successfully simplify the Mad Ox Strength Fist. Then, he could improve it as quickly as the Golden Bell Shield.

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