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With a thought, two Origin Points vanished. Accompanying a blur of the Martial Arts level on the panel, a flood of memories surged. His muscles were instantly etched with countless training memories, and a tingling sensation spread from the severed right arm. Cells were born, blood vessels fused, and the originally broken right arm connected silently at this very moment—as if it had never been severed.

However, there was a problem: why did this martial arts upgrade only cost two Origin Points?

Could Liu Tian save so many Origin Points with just one epiphany?

The answer was obvious!

Liu Tian wasn't fundamentally upgrading the Heavenly Martial Killing Dao, but another martial art—the Shadow Seeking Dragon Step.

On the current Add Points Panel, the original Shadow Seeking Dragon Step had been forcibly leveled up by one. Due to most of its effects being replaced by the Heavenly Martial Killing Dao, even without any foundation and needing to heal his severed limb during the upgrade, Liu Tian only spent two Origin Points.

And this wasn't the end!

Add!

Add again!

Add! Add! Add! Add!

As Liu Tian's thoughts moved, another 8 Origin Points vanished in an instant.

In a daze, Liu Tian felt as if he had spent decades cultivating in deep mountains, snowfields, swamps, and cliffs, enduring wind and rain, hardship and wandering. Then, one night, a night of thunder and lightning, he broke through to the highest realm achievable by a founder, breaking through to Fighter with pure footwork.

Sounds echoed from all over his body. With just a thought using Psychokinesis, Liu Tian's entire body grew nearly 5cm taller, and his originally robust physique became streamlined, making him appear light and graceful.

The faint white serrated battle markings on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a peculiar battle pattern centered on his brow, resembling a soaring eagle with outstretched wings.

At this moment, the effects behind the Shadow Seeking Dragon Step were also changed.

Shadow Seeking Dragon Step: Level 7, Effects: Light Body (Level 5), Phantom.

Can deduce, can fuse.

Perhaps because it had reached the founder's highest realm, the original upgrade button had changed to "deduce."

And clearly, despite the significant difference in level, due to the difficulty and the different body parts trained, even with only 6 Origin Points left, Liu Tian could still advance it one step further.

Upon reaching the founder's realm, he took another step towards a higher peak.

So, continue!

Without much hesitation, Liu Tian focused his attention again.

As the remaining six Origin Points disappeared, following the creation concept of this martial art, he took another step higher, and a brand new effect, one that even the founder had never possessed, was born.

Shadow Seeking Dragon Step: Level 8, Effects: Light Body (Level 6), Phantom Body.

The buttons for "deduce" and "fuse" disappeared again, and an understanding dawned in Liu Tian's mind.

Following his thoughts, he took a light step forward. There was no sound, not even the sound of wind.

Silently, in the blink of an eye, Liu Tian had crossed nearly ten meters. Looking back, a phantom visible only to intelligent beings remained in place, gradually fading.

It was the afterimage of his Aura left behind as he moved. While it couldn't affect anything, it was enough to leave a lifelike illusion in its place.

Even though this phantom couldn't be captured by any camera, it was enough, enough to make any intelligent life form mistake it for reality.

This meant that if Liu Tian wished, in combat, his enemies wouldn't even be able to touch his shadow and would be utterly lost in the false boundary between reality and illusion.

With such strength, coupled with a decent divine weapon, Liu Tian was confident he could kill the pervert who called himself Snake without even touching his clothes.

The Shadow Seeking Dragon Step, a third-rate Secret Martial Art with only one effect, yet capable of entering the Tian Dao's vision, had completely revealed its terrifying power after breaking through to Fighter.

At this moment, Liu Tian had even surpassed Tian Dao in pure speed.

After all, Tian Dao had only cultivated this footwork to the Fighter level.

While the Heavenly Martial Killing Dao was comprehensive, it was not as specialized as certain martial arts that focused on a single discipline.

"Liu Tian!" a loud shout came from behind him. It was Second Uncle Liu Zhengde's voice, mixed with some indistinct unfamiliar voices.

Clearly, to find Liu Tian and eliminate the hidden threat, Liu Zhengde had personally led a team up the mountain.

Wasting no more time, Liu Tian took a light step back and sprinted away in reverse, leaving a trail of illusions, some real and some fake, in his wake.

In another inconspicuous small manor, Snake, who had just disengaged from combat, lay on a hospital bed.

Using medical skills to treat Snake, with the help of Blue Dream Company's most advanced personal equipment, Snake's own incredibly strong physique, and the healer's superb medical skills, thanks to the difference between Demonic Martial Arts practitioners and normal people, Snake's body quickly stabilized.

While his injuries weren't completely healed, he was at least out of danger. However, even with Blue Dream Company's medication, he wouldn't be able to engage in combat for the next few days.

"This place actually has an expert who can threaten you?" After the tense rescue surgery stopped, the man asked his strongest Fighter subordinate, "Who beat you like this, causing you such severe damage?"

"I was careless." The aftereffects of his brain injury were still acting up. Snake closed his eyes, not wanting to look at the blurry world, and replied, "I didn't expect that despite his appearance, he would be so ruthless in his heart, willing to get injured to seize that fleeting opportunity. As expected of the Heavenly Martial Killing Dao, as expected of a disciple of Tian Dao."

"Liu Tian injured you?" This short yet long day was not wasted. The man quickly accessed the names of the only two practitioners of the Heavenly Martial Killing Dao from the files. Excluding Bai Cinan and Tian Dao, who were unlikely to act, it could only be Liu Tian.

"I didn't expect someone underage to have such strength and decisiveness. A good talent, but unfortunately born in the wrong place. He won't have a chance to grow further." After listening to Snake's description of the battle, the man said coldly, "Ox and Tiger will arrive later. Snake, you should stay put and recover from your injuries. You must be recovered by the time the operation begins in six days."

"Don't worry, I won't die. As long as I have enough medication and food, recovering from my injuries won't be difficult. I will personally get revenge in six days!" Snake licked his lips and said, "He will be my best collection, without exception."

"I hope so," the man said. Despite repeated setbacks, he still appeared confident and in control. Having been accustomed to failures, he was used to unexpected problems arising in his plans.

Although this time there were many unexpected twists and turns in the plan, they did not exceed his control. Everything was still within his grasp.

A mere Liu Tian, who could only achieve this by relying on Snake's carelessness and a sudden ruthless move, had no chance of disrupting his entire plan.

"Six days left." Looking at the calendar by the bedside, and at the group of people with bright smiles in his hand, the man pondered something. "Everything will be settled in six days, and this time I will not lose."