Blasting Open the Shattered Stone Lock! Jin Guangqing's Shock!

In the dark night, on the training ground.

Although the previous person's strength was good, capable of leaving marks on this stone lock, in the eyes of the martial arts school's genius Jin Guangqing, it was merely passable.

Because while the stone lock had many cracks from those marks, the deepest was only about half a finger's width.

This wasn't enough to impress him; at most, it elicited a surprised glance.

Within the martial arts school, among his peers, the only ones Jin Guangqing truly treated with caution were top martial artist talents like Zhong Wanyu, Qi Yaxue, Qin Shuqin, and Zheng Mengyang.

Actually, many talented prodigies had emerged from the martial arts schools in the surrounding towns. Some possessed extraordinary innate talent, others exceptional aptitude, and some wielded fierce saber techniques, cultivating Basic Saber Technique to the Great Accomplishment Realm. With their Great Accomplishment Realm Basic Saber Technique, they dominated the Body Tempering Realm.

These individuals were, without exception, the cream of the crop from their respective martial arts schools.

Soon.

Jin Guangqing put aside his thoughts and began his training.

Not only could he leave marks on this specially made, hundred-pound stone lock, but he could also create cracks several fingers deep.

However, he couldn't shatter this robust stone lock mixed with special materials. Not only could he not do it, but Zhong Wanyu, Qi Yaxue, Qin Shuqin, and Zheng Mengyang couldn't either.

Only Meridian Opening Realm experts, with their powerful internal energy, could achieve that.

He moved aside and switched to a pristine stone lock to train. He threw a punch, like thunder and lightning, heavy and fierce. The hundred-pound special stone lock immediately vibrated, its surface showing cracks four fingers deep, kicking up dust and debris.

This was the Thunderous Body Refining Fist that Jin Guangqing practiced.

Thunderous Body Refining Fist was one of the three supreme Body Tempering Cultivation Techniques of the Guande Martial Arts School. Its power was said to be immense, capable of cultivating one all the way to the Tendon Changing Realm, far surpassing the Azure Origin Body Tempering Art.

However, the Guande Martial Arts School had a rule: for disciples to practice these three Body Tempering Cultivation Techniques, they either had to break through to the late stage peak of the Body Tempering Realm before the age of nineteen, or they had to possess extraordinary innate talent and be highly valued by the martial arts school's higher-ups upon entry.

Jin Guangqing met both conditions. He was the former and also the latter, as he satisfied both entry requirements for practicing the three supreme Body Tempering Cultivation Techniques.

Jin Guangqing was seventeen years old. His cultivation had not only reached the late stage peak of the Body Tempering Realm, but he also possessed excellent innate talent. Upon entering the school, he was personally summoned by his master, Yu Guande, who then taught him Thunderous Body Refining Fist, one of the three supreme Body Tempering Cultivation Techniques.

Unlike Xie Baolin, who was only taught the preparatory martial art for Thunderous Body Refining Fist, Thunderous Hand.

It was evident how highly the martial arts school's higher-ups thought of Jin Guangqing. He was almost certain to become a Tendon Changing Realm expert in the future, or even stronger.

"Even though my cultivation has reached the late stage peak of the Body Tempering Realm, and I have the boost of Thunderous Body Refining Fist, if I can't shatter this specially made, robust stone lock, why can I only leave cracks four fingers deep? I heard Zhong Wanyu and the others can easily leave cracks six fingers deep on this robust stone lock."

"Am I, Jin Guangqing, forever inferior to them?"

Jin Guangqing looked at the four-finger-deep cracks on the stone lock, his face devoid of any joy. Ordinary martial arts school disciples would be proud and boastful if they could leave a one-finger-deep crack on this special stone lock.

But at this moment, Jin Guangqing looked dejected. Despite his desperate efforts in martial arts training, he still felt a vast gap when facing Zhong Wanyu and Qi Yaxue.

This was because his full-power strike could only leave a four-finger-deep crack on the robust stone lock, while Zhong Wanyu, Qi Yaxue, and Qin Shuqin could leave six-finger-deep palm print cracks.

Furthermore, it was said that Zhong Wanyu and the others hadn't even used their full strength at the time.

Of course, even if Zhong Wanyu and the others used their full strength, they wouldn't be able to shatter this kind of robust special stone lock; at most, they would leave seven-finger-deep cracks, but that was still quite formidable.

Far beyond Jin Guangqing!

Without Meridian Opening Realm experts, it was impossible for Body Tempering Realm martial artists to break through or shatter such robust stone slabs.

But the power of Zhong Wanyu, Qi Yaxue, and Qin Shuqin put immense pressure on Jin Guangqing.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Afterward, Jin Guangqing continued his extra training. Thunderous Body Refining Fist continuously struck the special, robust stone lock. Although the stone lock vibrated intensely from the blows and showed streaks of fist-print cracks, the interior of the stone lock remained completely intact.

This meant that even if Jin Guangqing kept striking the stone lock, it would be difficult to shatter it.

However, because his training created such a significant commotion and his fist winds were fierce, causing the stone lock in front of him to vibrate and affecting the surroundings, the stone lock that had been previously marked by someone else was now affected, and began to shed stone fragments.

"Huh?"

Jin Guangqing stopped his training and looked curiously at the side, at the stone lock that had been used earlier. It had several one-and-a-half-finger-deep cracks. But now, stone fragments were constantly falling from those cracks, and numerous new cracks were appearing, covering the surface of the stone lock.

This surprised Jin Guangqing.

When he had arrived at the training ground earlier, he had intended to use this stone lock for training. But because it had been used by that person and bore marks, he had used another stone lock instead.

But now, seemingly influenced by his training, the stone lock beside him was continuously shedding stone dust and residue. The cracks were spreading like a spiderweb all over the stone lock, cracking open. This stone lock seemed unable to hold on any longer and was about to burst apart.

Jin Guangqing was puzzled. He walked over to the stone lock that had been used by the previous person, staring intently at the cracks on it. He raised his palm and slowly placed it on the stone lock. In that instant, Jin Guangqing's heart trembled violently, and his eyes widened.

"How is this possible?"

What had he felt? He felt that the inside of the stone lock had already been penetrated and shattered, filled mostly with debris and dust.

The next moment, his palm on the stone lock became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

On the stone lock, these dense cracks instantly spread and enlarged, covering the entire surface. With a cracking sound, the stone lock directly exploded from the inside.

With a bang.

This hundred-pound special, robust stone lock instantly shattered into pieces, breaking into a pile of debris, dust rising and scattering across the ground.

Looking at this scene, Jin Guangqing was dumbfounded.

He slowly raised his palm, looking at it all in disbelief.

"How could this be?"

Only Meridian Opening Realm experts could shatter and penetrate the robust stone lock, yet it had now cracked and exploded. He was lost in shock.

Because he knew that the shattering and explosion of the stone lock had nothing to do with him. When he touched the stone lock, it was already shockingly cracked and blasted through internally.

However, this terrifying force, although it had shattered the inside of the entire stone lock, seemed to hold back and did not cause the stone lock to explode and shatter on the spot.

His practicing martial arts nearby had affected this already riddled stone lock, making it unable to bear the stress and crack apart, turning into a pile of rubble.

At this moment, Jin Guangqing's heart was immensely shaken.

His gaze was fixed on the pile of shattered stones before him. Then, as if sensing something, he looked up in the direction the other person had left, his mind trembling, and he murmured:

"I never expected there to be such a master in the martial arts school."

"To be able to shatter this thick stone lock with just physical strength and fist power, without even having developed internal energy, and to make it break internally without exploding on the spot – his strength is simply terrifying."

"Compared to someone like that, what are the top geniuses in the martial arts school, Zhong Wanyu, Qi Yaxue, Zheng Mengyang, and Qin Shuqin?"

At this moment, Jin Guangqing gave a bitter smile.

He had originally thought that only top geniuses like Zhong Wanyu and Qi Yaxue in the martial arts school would pose a threat to him. But what he saw tonight had completely overturned Jin Guangqing's understanding.

There was a master among the younger generation in the martial arts school.

A true master.

If Jin Guangqing had seen correctly when he arrived, that person's cultivation was only at the peak of the mid-stage Body Tempering Realm, yet he could directly shatter this specially made, thick stone lock that only those in the Meridian Opening Realm could shake and break.

At this moment, Jin Guangqing was no longer arrogant or dismissive.

Only reverence and humility remained!

Along with an inexpressible shock!