Experience Is Fought For, Chen Mo's Resolve

Chen Family Village, Training Ground...

Smack~! Smack~! Smack~!

Chen Mo and Chen Chao traded moves and countered each other across the field. Their fists and palms collided without pause, sending dust flying in clouds.

The fierce Fist Wind carried terrifying force that could be clearly felt even ten meters away. The watching youths and villagers all felt a chill rise in their hearts.

If those fists landed on them, even if they did not die, they would be crippled, right?

Martial artists... were terrifying!

With no time to pay attention to the thoughts or reactions of those around him, Chen Mo was completely immersed in the fight.

His visible progress filled him with delight.

Before coming to the Training Ground, since a new day had arrived, he had directly used up today's Epiphany opportunity. He found that although he had improved considerably, Tiger Fist was still only at the Great Accomplishment level and had not reached the Perfection Realm.

Compared to Chen Chao, who had long cultivated Tiger Fist to the Perfection Realm, Chen Mo was still lacking somewhat in the variations of his moves. Their combat experience was even more incomparable, so he had fallen into a disadvantage from the very beginning.

However, Chen Mo was younger. After using today's Epiphany opportunity, his strength had already surpassed Chen Chao's.

Because of old injuries and age, although the latter was a veteran Inner Strength Realm martial artist, his endurance was quite average. It was only somewhat stronger than that of a Strength Refining Realm martial artist, and he could not display the extraordinary endurance advantage of an Inner Strength Realm martial artist at all.

If he could not defeat his opponent in a short time, then he basically could not win.

This time was no different.

As Chen Mo gradually adapted to the rhythm of battle, Tiger Fist, already close to the Perfection Level, endowed him with formidable combat ability. Now, with Chen Chao deliberately guiding him and feeding him moves, his progress could be called lightning-fast.

Before long, Chen Mo's advantages in strength and endurance became apparent, and he began to seize the upper hand.

"Bang~!"

Another violent collision erupted. Neither held anything back. Under the force of their immense strength, the ground beneath Chen Mo's feet cracked open, yet he remained firmly rooted in place. Chen Chao, however, retreated five steps before barely stabilizing himself. Seeing Chen Mo prepare to press forward and continue fighting, he immediately waved his hand.

"Chen Mo, it's getting late. Let's stop here for today."

"Alright~" Chen Mo did not force the issue.

He was extremely satisfied with this sparring session.

Though they had fought for less than One hour, and though for most of that time he had been suppressed, forced into a defensive posture just to barely remain unbeaten before gradually gaining the advantage, Chen Mo's gains had still been enormous.

Combat experience truly had to be fought out. The fiercer the fight, the faster the improvement.

"Uncle Chao, will you be in the village tomorrow?" Chen Mo asked.

Hearing this, how could Chen Chao not understand what Chen Mo meant? His expression remained calm, but inwardly, he was suffering bitterly.

Only he himself knew what he had endured during that less than One hour.

Facing an opponent whose progress was so rapid, whose speed, reactions, strength, and even endurance were all superior to his own, and whose Fist Technique realm was only one step behind his, was truly enough to make one despair.

It has only been a few days, yet he has already cultivated Tiger Fist to the Great Accomplishment Realm. His strength has even risen to the Inner Strength Realm. It is truly unbelievable!

Filled with amazement, Chen Chao looked at him with complicated eyes.

Can the Martial Arts Schools in the County Town really teach such a genius?

Answering himself honestly, Chen Chao felt that they could not. With Chen Mo's talent, it probably would not take long for him to cultivate Tiger Fist to the Perfect Accomplishment level. His martial arts realm would naturally reach the Inner Strength Realm peak as well.

In Hequ County, such strength already counted as that of a master in one area.

To take another step forward, he would have to obtain a better cultivation method.

Cultivation methods capable of reaching the Divine Strength Realm, Divine Valor Realm, or even the Qi and Blood Realm definitely existed in the County Town, but they were tightly controlled by the Three Great Families in the Inner City, as well as the Two Great Martial Arts Schools.

For the great families, those who were not direct descendants of the Lineage could not obtain cultivation methods above the Divine Strength Realm.

As for the martial arts schools, cultivation methods of that level were their school-defending ultimate arts. The price required was something even the combined wealth of Chen Family Village could not afford.

This was the sorrow of commoner martial artists. Leaving aside cultivation resources, merely obtaining a slightly better cultivation method was enough to stump the vast majority of commoner martial artists.

If Chen Mo had been born into one of the great families in the county, he would not have needed to worry about any of this. His achievements would certainly have been even greater. But now, everything depends on himself.

Sighing inwardly, Chen Chao realized that there was little he could help with. After quietly letting out a breath, he replied.

"Tomorrow, I have to lead a hunting party into Mang Mountain. I can't spar with you."

Feeling the soreness radiating from every part of his body, as though he were about to fall apart, Chen Chao knew he definitely could not fool around with his wife tonight. He needed to sleep early, or his body might not recover by tomorrow.

"Can I come along?" Chen Mo asked.

Chen Chao was somewhat surprised. "You want to enter the mountains?"

"Yes. I want to learn Tracking and the skills for finding prey."

Being idle was still being idle. Learning more Skills could not be wrong. With Chen Chao leading him into the mountains, more than a dozen experienced hunters at his side, and Chen Mo himself being an Inner Strength Realm martial artist, his safety would certainly be somewhat assured.

"You can come if you want, but you must follow my commands. Mang Mountain is nothing like the outskirts. The situation inside is extremely complicated, and the danger is far greater. Even though you are already an Inner Strength Realm martial artist, you may still encounter fatal danger." Chen Chao answered sternly.

His words might not have sounded pleasant, but they were absolutely heartfelt. Chen Mo naturally would not argue.

After telling the surrounding youths to continue practicing martial arts, Chen Chao pulled Chen Mo away.

Dinner was eaten at Chen Chao's home. The man was simply too hospitable and practically dragged Chen Mo there by force.

There, Chen Mo also met Chen Chao's wife, a broad-shouldered, thick-waisted woman. One look was enough to tell that the family never lacked food or drink. Their two sons, one older and one younger, were both raised fair and plump.

"I can only be like this for the rest of my life. In a few more years, my realm will probably fall back to the Strength Refining Realm. When that time comes, Chen Mo, the village will depend on your protection. You don't have to stay in the village all the time. Just come help if anything happens to it..."

Having drunk a little wine, Chen Chao seemed somewhat emotional. His gaze fell upon his two sons, and warmth appeared in his eyes.

"I plan to save up for a few more years. Once these two little fellows grow older, I'll send both brothers to the private school and Martial Arts School in the County Town..."

Once he began speaking of his two sons, Chen Chao could hardly stop. His words were full of yearning and hopes for the future, while the tenderness and fatherly love in his expression made Chen Mo feel envious.

He, too, had once possessed such warm fatherly love. But after his younger brother was born, his parents' love had inevitably shifted to his brother. Whenever he asked about it, the answer was always that his brother was still young, and as the older brother, he had to give way.

Even after his younger brother began working, it remained the same.

Chen Mo had resented it and fought against it, but none of it had been of any use. His parents seemed to prefer the younger child.

In the end, he chose to leave his hometown alone and struggle for a living. Aside from the New Year, he rarely returned home. Now that he had transmigrated here and clearly could not return, he still felt a trace of regret in his heart.

Only after losing something did one know to cherish it. If he had known, he would have gone home more often. No matter what, they were still the parents who had raised him to adulthood.

What a pity.

Shaking his head, he flung those thoughts from his mind. The Inner Strength Realm might indeed be the strongest existence in Chen Family Village, but once outside the village, danger still lurked everywhere. One careless misstep could lead to death and the destruction of one's soul.

Especially after learning from Chen Chao that, beyond the schemes and struggles between people, this world also contained Exotic Beasts, Demons, and even Weird entities, all of which could bring fatal threats to humans.

With his meager strength, he was still far too weak to guarantee his own safety completely.

Chen Family Village lay in a remote place, like an earthly paradise, and had not encountered such threats. At least, that was how it was for now. But whether it would remain so in the future, no one could give a certain answer.

What could be certain was that once he left the village and went to broader, more prosperous, and more densely populated places, the chances of encountering such threats would increase greatly.

If he did not possess the Golden Finger, Chen Mo would definitely choose to remain an ordinary person in Chen Family Village. But now that he had the Golden Finger and could grow strong rapidly, he had to venture out. He had to seize his fate in his own hands.

As long as he could become powerful enough, then every threat would cease to be a threat.

On his way home, Chen Mo gazed at the waning moon hanging in the sky. His goal became clearer than ever...

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