That evening, Shen Fan suddenly felt a stirring in his heart. Sure enough, after he finished the final round of Savage Bull Fist, the blood throughout his body began to surge rapidly, and newly born qi and blood continuously nourished the muscles and sinews all over him.
"Savage Bull Fist has finally reached Major Accomplishment!"
Joy flashed across Shen Fan's face, but he did not relax. He decided to seize this hard-won spark of inspiration and see whether he could break through in his other Cultivation Methods.
True Combined Strength, Three Yuan Art, Ape Strike Technique, and even Thousand Mechanisms Hand—all were practiced in Shen Fan's hands. Once he had familiarized himself with the forms of these Cultivation Methods, Shen Fan had already integrated them all into one.
With every move and stance, he was no longer bound by the sequence and forms of the Cultivation Methods. Instead, he moved as his heart desired—wherever his mind went, his fists followed.
By chance, Shen Fan suddenly sensed a peculiar artistic conception. His body seemed to merge with his surroundings, and his movements aligned with the laws of nature.
With every punch and kick, an aura actually arose!
If a Martial Dao master had been present, they would certainly have seen that Shen Fan had entered a state of enlightenment—and was Comprehending Fist Momentum!
Since ancient times, Martial Arts had flourished greatly. For ordinary Martial Arts to unleash greater power, one had to grasp momentum.
A sword had Sword Momentum, a blade had Blade Momentum, a spear had Spear Momentum. Once one possessed momentum, Martial Arts were no longer ordinary. When the time came, even Heaven and Earth lent their strength—the force borrowed was momentum itself.
Once one comprehended momentum, the power unleashed by Martial Arts would at least double.
Yet there was no doubt that comprehending momentum was exceedingly difficult. Even many Innate Realm experts struggled to grasp such power, but today, Shen Fan had begun to master it at the Muscle Refining stage.
It had to be said that Shen Fan's Talent now far surpassed that of ordinary people.
As Fist Momentum gradually took shape, Shen Fan seemed to feel that everything around him had become his "aid," and every shackle shattered at that moment.
One Martial Art after another—True Combined Strength, Three Yuan Art, and more—broke through in succession. As the Cultivation Methods advanced, the qi and blood within Shen Fan's body began to grow wildly as well.
Gradually, it actually surpassed the limits of the Muscle Refining stage and began to seep into his bone marrow. Yet this was undoubtedly something that only occurred at the Bone Forging stage!
Moreover, because his Cultivation Methods had broken through, Shen Fan's Talent and Lifespan also began increasing dramatically. Mysterious energy continuously entered his body, remolding his innate gifts.
And this greatly accelerated the pace of Bone Forging. Before long, the bones within Shen Fan's body were stained with a faint layer of black light—the mark that Bone Forging had been achieved.
But because this Bone Forging had been produced by the fusion of qi and blood from multiple Cultivation Methods, Shen Fan's forged bones actually possessed several different properties.
They possessed both the strength of Man Gu and the offensive power of Xiong Gu. Because of the characteristics of the Three Yuan Art, Shen Fan's Bone Forging even gained the ability to heal itself!
It could be said that Shen Fan's Bone Forging was definitely of no low grade. And as more of his Cultivation Methods reached entry level, Minor Accomplishment, and Major Accomplishment, the properties of his Bone Forging would inevitably grow more numerous.
Once everything stabilized, Shen Fan looked at his Attribute Panel.
Host: Shen Fan Talent: 21 (Martial Dao Prodigy) Lifespan: 152 Martial Arts: Savage Bull Fist (Major Accomplishment), True Combined Strength (Major Accomplishment), Three Yuan Art (Major Accomplishment), Ape Strike Technique (Minor Accomplishment), Thousand Mechanisms Hand (Minor Accomplishment) Realm: Bone Forging
Seeing the Attribute Panel filled with Fist Techniques at Major Accomplishment, Shen Fan could not help but burst into laughter.
When he looked at his Talent, Shen Fan's smile grew even broader.
This massive improvement had actually raised his Talent by another 5 points, allowing him to enter the next tier. The panel's evaluation had even reached "Martial Dao Prodigy"!
This was enough to show that he could now be considered a genius.
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Moreover, his Lifespan had surged by over fifty years in one go, reaching 152 years. This was already the lifespan of an ordinary Xiantian Expert!
Though the theoretical lifespan of a Xiantian Expert was 200 years, as Martial Artists, they were bound to contend with others. And once they fought, injuries were naturally unavoidable.
As a result, the vast majority of Xiantian Experts only lived to around one hundred fifty or sixty years old. Yet Shen Fan was merely at the Bone Forging Realm and already possessed a lifespan on the level of a Xiantian Expert. It was truly absurd.
If word got out, Shen Fan would inevitably become a key research subject for certain people!
But unfortunately for them, Shen Fan would not expose himself.
Besides that, Shen Fan also learned that he had broken through to Bone Forging. Sure enough, just as he had guessed, as long as one cultivated enough low-level Cultivation Methods, it was also possible to break through to higher levels!
At the very least, this pattern held true in the Qi and Blood Great Realm.
Although Shen Fan's Thousand Mechanisms Hand had not reached Major Accomplishment, the qi and blood generated by his other Cultivation Methods was powerful enough. Only then had it pushed Shen Fan into the next realm.
Only after truly stepping into Bone Forging did Shen Fan understand what Martial Dao Transcendence truly was.
Though he had only just completed shallow-level Bone Forging, Shen Fan could already feel the power coursing through his entire body!
Not only had his strength broken past a thousand jin, but he also seemed to have gained the trait of Bronze Skin Iron Bone. With this, low-level Martial Artists would find it difficult to injure him any longer.
Moreover, due to the properties of Bone Forging, he could feel the bones in his body still slowly transforming, becoming harder and harder.
The seed of Transcendence was taking root. So long as he persevered, the day would surely come when it broke through the soil.
With his strength receiving such an enormous increase in so short a time, Shen Fan actually felt invincible. But he knew it was all an illusion.
His strength had merely risen too quickly, and he could not yet fully control it.
Thinking of this, Shen Fan did not dare be careless. He began diligently familiarizing himself with his power, and naturally, the best way to do that was through training.
This time, Shen Fan focused on cultivating Thousand Mechanisms Hand, since it was the highest-grade Martial Art he had mastered.
And during his breakthrough, he had also discovered that breakthroughs in higher-level Martial Arts generated more qi and blood, and stronger qi and blood at that. No wonder they could allow Martial Artists to enter higher realms.
His other Fist Techniques had already reached major mastery; achieving perfection was not something that could be done overnight.
In fact, it was almost impossible. To perfect a Martial Art, one had to comprehend its true essence. Most of the Martial Arts Shen Fan cultivated were Fist Techniques.
Thus, only by grasping Fist Intent could he possibly bring these Cultivation Methods to perfection.
But Fist Intent was a Realm above Fist Momentum. Shen Fan had only grasped a little of the surface of Fist Momentum—how could he possibly comprehend Fist Intent?
Therefore, Shen Fan could only set those Cultivation Methods aside for the time being and turn his attention to studying the Thousand Mechanisms Hand.
As Shen Fan's Talent improved, he clearly felt that his cultivation speed for the Thousand Mechanisms Hand had greatly accelerated. Compared to before, it had increased nearly five- or sixfold.
A month of hard work now was equivalent to half a year in the past. And Shen Fan's Talent had already counted as Little Genius before, far surpassing that of ordinary people.
So now, Shen Fan's aptitude had reached an astonishing level. A single day's effort could rival a month of cultivation for an ordinary person—perhaps even more.
Moreover, his extraordinarily high Talent brought him even greater comprehension. It became easier for him to understand Martial Arts and sense the profound truths contained within them.
In other words, even at the same Realm, he could suppress others through his deeper understanding of Martial Arts and unleash even greater power from them!
"So this is what it means to be a Prodigy? This feels incredible!" Shen Fan was completely immersed in the thrill of his rapid improvement.
With this cultivation speed, Shen Fan even felt that he would need less than a week to bring the Thousand Mechanisms Hand to major mastery.
If he had a higher-level Cultivation Method, he could even achieve major mastery within a month, break into the Blood Condensation level, and step into the ranks of Laiyang City's Elites!
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