Iron Armor and Spirit Snake

Iron Cloth Sect.

Unlike the Golden Bell Sect, the Iron Cloth Sect was not known for its defense, but rather for its tenet of "Body Clad Iron Cloth, immense strength." Their disciples trained year-round wearing iron armor weighing a hundred pounds, making their flesh and skin tough and their endurance astonishing.

However, when Yan Kui appeared at the entrance of the Iron Cloth Sect carrying the Bone Shattering Hammer, that so-called "iron cloth" looked as flimsy as paper.

"Bang!"

No opening remarks.

Yan Kui directly swung the Bone Shattering Hammer and smashed it onto the Iron Cloth Sect's signboard.

The signboard, forged from fine iron, instantly twisted and deformed, crashing to the ground.

"Challenging the sect!"

He roared, his voice like thunder.

"Who dares to smash my Iron Cloth Sect's signboard?!"

The sect master of the Iron Cloth Sect was a bald, burly man, his muscles bulging like rocks. He wore a black iron chainmail.

He rushed out with dozens of disciples, also clad in iron armor.

"It's you?"

The bald sect master recognized Yan Kui at a glance.

The name Black Iron Tower was now known throughout Tianwu City.

"Black Iron Tower, my Iron Cloth Sect has no grievance with you. Why are you here causing trouble?" The bald sect master's face was grim, with a hint of apprehension in his eyes.

Even that old turtle Wang Jinzhong was defeated; he didn't consider himself much stronger than Wang Jinzhong.

"I've taken a liking to your Iron Cloth Skill."

Yan Kui grinned, revealing a row of white teeth. "Lend it to me to look at, or... I'll beat you to death and take it myself."

"You're going too far!"

The bald sect master was furious. "Do you really think my Iron Cloth Sect is made of mud? All disciples, form the Iron Wall Formation!"

"Ha!"

Dozens of armored disciples quickly gathered, standing side by side, raising their iron shields to form a wall of steel.

"Interesting."

Yan Kui looked at the Iron Wall Formation before him. Instead of retreating, a hint of excitement appeared on his face.

"Then let's see if your Iron Wall is harder, or my body is harder!"

He stuck the Bone Shattering Hammer into the ground again.

Then, he took a few steps back and took a deep breath.

Savage Charge!

He turned into a human cannonball, fiercely charging towards the steel city wall.

"Block him!"

The bald gym owner roared.

However, the moment Yan Kui collided with the iron shields, they understood what despair was.

"Dong!!!"

An extremely dull impact sound, like an ancient bell being struck.

The seemingly indestructible Iron Wall Formation, under Yan Kui's brute and unreasonable charge, instantly crumbled.

Terrifying kinetic energy transfer. The first dozen disciples were directly sent flying backward, their refined iron shields twisting and deforming like paper, deeply embedding themselves into their chests.

"Crack! Crack!"

The sound of bones breaking formed a continuous stream.

Yan Kui's momentum did not decrease, like an out-of-control heavy war chariot, charging straight at the bald gym owner.

"Ah--!"

The bald gym owner roared, veins bulging all over his body, crossing his arms, attempting to resist this immense force.

"Get out of my way!"

Yan Kui growled.

"Crack!"

The crisp sound of bone fracture made one's scalp tingle.

The bald gym owner screamed and was sent flying backward, the bones in his forearms piercing his skin and exposing themselves, bent at a grotesque ninety-degree angle.

"Too weak."

Yan Kui stopped, patting the iron filings off himself.

He walked up to the bald gym owner and extended his hand.

"Manual."

The bald hall master was sweating profusely from the pain, but seeing Yan Kui's cold eyes, he obediently took out the manual.

[Detected Mortal Hard Skills Iron Cloth Skill (Complete Version). Record?]

"Record."

Half an hour later.

Spirit Snake Hall.

This was the only martial arts hall in Tianwu City that did not focus on hard skills but was known for its movement techniques and soft techniques.

The hall master was a thin, effeminate middle-aged man, known as "Poisonous Snake" Liu Sanbian.

When Yan Kui stood in the center of the Spirit Snake Hall's main hall, Liu Sanbian was hanging from a beam like a boneless snake, looking at him coldly.

"Black Iron Tower, your brute strength is only good for fighting those clumsy iron lumps. You want to challenge my Spirit Snake Hall? I'm afraid you won't even be able to touch my clothes."

Liu Sanbian was full of confidence.

His Spirit Snake Steps had long been practiced to perfection. His movement was unpredictable and specialized in countering these clumsy, power-type martial artists.

"Is that so?"

Yan Kui looked at Liu Sanbian hanging from the beam and scratched the black hair on his head.

"Can't catch you?"

"Then I won't catch you."

He walked to a load-bearing pillar in the center of the hall.

This pillar was as thick as two people could embrace and supported the entire roof of the hall.

"What are you doing?"

Liu Sanbian suddenly had a bad premonition.

"Since I can't catch you, I'll tear down this house. Let's see where you run."

Yan Kui grinned.

He wrapped his arms around the stone pillar.

"Lift!"

Terrifying monstrous strength erupted. The bluestone slabs under Yan Kui's feet shattered inch by inch.

"Rumble..."

The entire hall began to shake violently, the roof beams groaning under the strain, and dust rained down.

"Madman! Stop it quickly!"

Liu Sanbian was terrified.

If this place collapsed, even with his excellent movement technique, he would be buried inside!

"Get down here!"

Yan Kui shook the stone pillar violently.

Liu Sanbian lost his balance and fell directly from the roof beam.

Before he could even land and adjust his posture, a large hand descended from above and grabbed his ankle.

"Got him."

Yan Kui looked at Liu Sanbian, who was limp like a dead snake in his hand, and smiled honestly.

Then.

"Bang!"

The first slam. Liu Sanbian felt his internal organs shift, and the ground was smashed into a shallow pit.

"Bang!"

The second slam. His ribs snapped, and blood spurted out.

"Bang!!!"

The third slam.

This blow was the heaviest. Liu Sanbian's entire body contorted into a strange, backward arc, and his spine let out a brittle snap under the immense pressure. He collapsed onto the ground like a puddle of mud, foaming at the mouth, convulsing all over, too weak even to beg for mercy.

"Where's the manual?"

Yan Kui rummaged through him and found two manuals: Spirit Snake Steps and Spirit Snake Silk Hand.

[Detected Mortal Movement Technique Spirit Snake Steps, Soft Technique Spirit Snake Silk Hand. Do you wish to record them?]

"Record."

Although his main focus was on hard techniques, this soft technique might provide some "soft" ideas for future fusion. After all, rigidity breaks easily.

Within a day.

Golden Bell Sect, Iron Cloth Sect, Spirit Snake Hall.

The top three martial arts halls in Tianwu City were all smashed.

The fearsome reputation of Yan Kui, the "Black Iron Tower," completely echoed throughout Tianwu City.

Now, all the martial arts hall masters were in a state of panic, fearing that this malevolent star would come for them next.

And in an inn.

Yan Kui was tallying up today's gains.

Besides three manuals, there were also a few bottles of healing pills and several thousand taels of silver (which he "took" along the way).

"That's about it."

He looked at the rows of cultivation techniques recorded on his system panel.

Golden Bell Shield, Iron Cloth Skill, Savage Boar Ramming Technique, Iron Cloth Shirt...

Coupled with that mysterious bone fragment as a catalyst.

"It's time to perform a true grand fusion."

Yan Kui's eyes flickered with anticipation.

He had a premonition that this fusion would bring about a qualitative leap in his life level.

"But before that, I still need to resolve a small problem."

Yan Kui looked out the window.

In the darkness of the night, dozens of auras were approaching the inn.

It was people from the Martial Arts Hall Alliance.

After beating the juniors, the elders had indeed come.

"Perfect, I'll use you to test my new technique."

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