Inner Gang Realm

Wanbao Auction House's top floor, in a private room fitted with special one-way glass.

Soft lighting filled the room, shutting out the noise of the auction hall below.

Xu Feng lounged on a spacious leather sofa, gently swirling a stemmed glass in his hand. The deep red wine left streaks along the inside of the glass.

His gaze seemed fixed on the auction floor below, where fierce bidding was underway, but his mind was already immersed in the Attribute Panel only he could see.

[Name: Xu Feng]

[Breakthrough Points: 140,000]

[Qi Realm: Early Inner Gang Realm (0/300,000)]

[Body Realm: Early Jiao Body (0/300,000)]

[Strength Evaluation: Low S-class (Normal State)]

The figures were clear, reflecting the gains and breakthroughs he had made over the past few days.

While Huang Dongshu was still on his way, Xu Feng had taken on the identity of the Wind Hidden One and operated in S City and several surrounding cities, targeting B-class and C-class dungeons that had posted missions and that raid teams were preparing to enter.

His frenzied kill-stealing spree had also brought him a massive number of Breakthrough Points.

Finally, after sweeping through dozens of dungeons, he had accumulated enough Breakthrough Points to push his Qi Realm from late Blood Sea Realm to an entirely new realm—

Inner Gang Realm!

The so-called "Inner Gang" was a qualitative transformation that occurred once one's qi and blood reached an exceptionally high level.

Qi and blood no longer merely strengthened the body and provided explosive power. They could now form a unique field of Qi energy outside the body.

This field of Qi energy had many wondrous properties. One of its most remarkable was its powerful ability to "attract" and "draw in," allowing it to interfere with—and even control—the movement of energy and matter within a certain range.

Xu Feng had named it "Inner Gang."

That was why, out on the sea, Huang Dongshu had felt himself helplessly pulled toward the center of the giant claw's palm: it was the drawing force of the Inner Gang field!

With his breakthrough into the Inner Gang Realm, along with the formidable physique of his early Jiao Body, Xu Feng's normal Strength Evaluation had firmly reached the threshold of low S-class!

If he activated Blood Dragon State, his combat power would be enough to rival mid S-class.

And if he used Phase Two: Heaven and Earth Manifestation, which consumed an enormous amount of energy but had astonishing power...

He estimated that he might already have what it took to face a high S-class powerhouse head-on!

That was why killing Huang Dongshu, a mid S-class hunter, hadn't put much pressure on him. It had been like crushing an ant that was a little bigger than the rest.

"Even..."

Xu Feng set down his glass and slowly raised his right hand, palm facing up. He stirred his thoughts.

Buzz—

An invisible but strangely distorting ripple spread outward from his palm.

The glass on the table, the decorative celadon vase, and even the motes of magic floating unseen in the air all began to move slowly!

It was as if an invisible hand were gently nudging them. Some trembled slightly, while others drifted toward his palm.

This wasn't telekinesis, nor was it control over magic. It was pure Qi energy derived from qi and blood, imbued with the special properties of Inner Gang.

It exerted a "field" effect on the surrounding environment!

The attracting and drawing properties of this Qi energy were extremely unusual. They didn't seem to apply simple physical force, but instead affected the "state of existence" or "tendency of movement" of energy and matter on some deeper level.

Of course, "drawing in everything" was just an exaggeration.

The effect depended on the target's mass, energy intensity, and resistance, as well as the strength of Xu Feng's qi and blood and his ability to control Inner Gang.

Drawing in a mountain was clearly unrealistic, but interfering with an opponent of equal strength, deflecting ranged attacks, or restricting someone's movement the way he had with Huang Dongshu was well within reach.

"In that case, couldn't I..."

Xu Feng narrowed his eyes slightly. A bold, intriguing idea flashed through his mind like a spark.

He thought of the conflict between the qi and blood and magic within Mai Xiao Wen, and of the properties of the new ability he had just gained...

"Maybe... I can try it?"

The night was peaceful. In the master bedroom of the villa, Mai Xiao Wen wore a comfortable silk nightgown and nestled against Xu Feng's broad, warm chest. Her face lit up with stunned delight as she whispered, "Feng... I... the magic inside me seems to have disappeared completely? No, it's... transformed! It's become the qi and blood power you told me about!"

One of Xu Feng's arms encircled her slender waist, while his other hand rested against the Xinshu acupoint on her smooth back.

His eyes were closed, his focus absolute as he controlled his own pure, abundant qi and blood. Through his palm, he turned it into gentle yet unyielding Inner Gang Qi energy and carefully guided it into Mai Xiao Wen's limbs, meridians, and extraordinary channels.

His movements were exceedingly precise.

The Inner Gang Qi energy flowed not only where his palm touched Mai Xiao Wen's body, but also quietly spread around them, forming an invisible force field about two meters in diameter.

The field wasn't meant for attack or defense. Xu Feng had carefully adjusted it to produce a gentle inward pull.

Its target was the magic drifting through the air, as well as the magic already inside Mai Xiao Wen!

Under the continuous pull of the Inner Gang field, the stable light-attribute magic within Mai Xiao Wen began to be drawn out bit by bit, strand by strand. It flowed slowly along her meridians toward the palm Xu Feng had pressed against her back.

The process was gradual and gentle, causing Mai Xiao Wen no pain or harm. Instead, she felt as though something inside her was being cleared, leaving her remarkably comfortable.

At the same time, magic from the surrounding air that tried to replenish what she was losing was partially blocked or redirected by the Inner Gang field, temporarily unable to enter her body.

When Xu Feng sensed that the final trace of magic inside Mai Xiao Wen had been drawn out, leaving her meridians and dantian completely empty,

he immediately guided a strand of his own pure qi and blood into her dantian like a guiding flame. Following the route for gathering qi and blood described in the Fist Scripture, he began to circulate it slowly.

As a hunter, Mai Xiao Wen's physique had long since been enhanced to the point where it could contain high D-Rank magic. She had an excellent foundation.

Now her meridians were clear, and she had Xu Feng—the founder of the Qi and Blood Martial Path—guiding her in person, with his pure qi and blood serving as a "seed." On top of that, the Fist Scripture was a cultivation method ideally suited to humans training their qi and blood...

A miracle happened!