Talent Trait, Giant Strength!

[Strength of a Tiger: Talent/Rare]

[Strength of a Tiger: Directly increases physical strength by five thousand jin! Strengthens the entire body, granting power comparable to an adult tiger!]

"This Big Iron Tower of a man actually possesses such a terrifying talent!"

Li Qiming was slightly astonished.

No wonder Senior Brother Qin Yu couldn't defeat him.

Since both were at the Great Perfection of the Blood Refining Realm, the opponent having the Strength of a Tiger made him naturally impossible to handle.

Li Qiming even suspected that with this Strength of a Tiger, one could fight above their level; even when facing the Bone Refining realm, it might not be impossible to put up a fight!

"No rush, let's set aside the entry dropped by this Big Iron Tower for now... I'll make my choice at the critical moment!"

Li Qiming kept his thoughts clear and did not make any hasty decisions.

Because right now, the deep mountains were fraught with danger.

If he could add the Strength of a Tiger at a critical moment, he would definitely have the power to fight against someone in the Bone Refining realm!

"Big brother? Who killed my big brother!"

Suddenly, a rough, booming voice rang out.

The voice was filled with heart-wrenching grief!

Li Qiming became alert and looked toward the sound, only to see a figure even thicker and taller than the Big Iron Tower, resembling a black bear, charging toward him.

This person looked like a larger version of the Big Iron Tower.

"Big brother! In this world, you were my only kin!" Looking at the small Big Iron Tower on the ground, the Big Iron Tower couldn't help but shed tears.

Immediately, the Big Iron Tower raised his head and glared viciously at Li Qiming.

"Was it you who killed my big brother?!"

"It wasn't."

"Even if it wasn't, you still have to die! Pay with your life to accompany my big brother in the afterlife!"

The Big Iron Tower charged at Li Qiming, wielding a mace covered in spikes that looked incredibly heavy at a single glance.

Whoosh—

The mace descended like a tree trunk pressing down from above.

Li Qiming's eyelids twitched; even with his light-body technique, he couldn't dodge in time and had to raise his two daggers to block it head-on.

Bang!

A terrifying force surged from the opponent, sending Li Qiming flying backward as he couldn't help but spit out blood!

Terrifying!

Li Qiming steadied himself. He couldn't run because Senior Brother Qin Yu was still in a state of meditation; if he ran, Qin Yu would surely die.

"You are clearly only at the mid-stage of the Blood Refining realm, so why are you stronger than me, who is at the Great Perfection of the Blood Refining realm?"

Li Qiming wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and asked, unable to comprehend it.

"Hmph! Because I was born with divine strength! Even those in the Bone Refining realm, I can beat! Let alone a mere Great Perfection of the Blood Refining realm like you?"

The Big Iron Tower said disdainfully.

Hearing this, Li Qiming's expression turned grave.

He pointed at the corpse of the small Big Iron Tower on the ground and asked, "Compared to your big brother, who is stronger between the two of you?"

An ordinary person certainly wouldn't answer such a boring question.

But looking at his face, this Big Iron Tower was clearly not an ordinary person; his intelligence was definitely lacking to some degree.

The Big Iron Tower thought carefully for a moment and then said in a muffled voice, "I admire my big brother; he knows how to count and is smarter than me. But when it comes to strength, no one is better than me!"

"Kid, are you playing with me? Die!"

The Big Iron Tower seemed to have realized something, feeling that his intelligence had been insulted. He became furious and charged at Li Qiming, brandishing his mace!

Facing this terrifying strike, Li Qiming dodged it quite easily this time.

"What?" The Big Iron Tower realized something was wrong.

Unfortunately, it was already too late.

Boom!

The sound of a tiger's roar suddenly echoed in his ears.

Immediately, a fist grew larger and larger in his eyes!

Bang!

This punch nearly knocked him unconscious! His skull was almost blown off by the blow!

"You... how did you suddenly become so strong?" The Big Iron Tower had been severely injured by a single punch and lay on the ground unable to rise. Looking at the calm Li Qiming, a deep sense of fear emerged in the depths of his eyes.

"I forgot to tell you."

Li Qiming walked up to him with a dagger, looking down at the man from above.

"Actually, I was also born with divine strength."

As he spoke, Li Qiming swung his hand, and the dagger sliced through the man's throat.

Big Iron Tower breathed his last instantly.

Looking at the massive corpse, Li Qiming shook his head.

The reason he had suddenly become stronger just now was naturally because he had been forced into a corner by Big Iron Tower, leaving him no choice but to choose the entry [Strength of One Tiger] that he hadn't even had time to warm up yet!

His body was reinforced, instantly adding five thousand catties of immense strength. Although the force was a bit difficult to control precisely, it was much easier to accept than the surging Ten Years of Blood Qi within his body.

It also felt better; at the very least, his frame wasn't being overwhelmed.

Furthermore, the [Strength of One Tiger] talent enhanced his body, making the surging blood qi inside him a bit more obedient, and his whole body didn't feel the tearing, excruciating pain it had before.

Or rather, the "vessel" that is my body has become sturdier, so even if the surging blood qi is disobedient, it can hardly damage my physique... Li Qiming analyzed inwardly.

He nudged the fresh corpse with the tip of his toe:

[Looting corpse triggered entries]

[1. One Thousand Taels of Silver: Money/Valuable]

[2. Wise Brain: Intellect/Rare]

[3. Strength of Two Oxen and One Tiger: Talent/Rare]

Li Qiming looked at entry 1.

One thousand taels of silver—nothing to say there, he skipped it directly.

After becoming a martial artist, money had, relatively speaking, become the least important thing.

Of course, that was on the condition that better entries dropped.

He turned his gaze to entry 2.

[2. Wise Brain: Intellect/Rare]

[Wise Brain: You possess a pure heart and can be incredibly focused. You will learn any martial art with half the effort. The drawback is that you can only focus on one thing at a time, and you are slightly dull regarding other matters.]

"This entry is hard to judge. If I encounter a bottleneck and need to go into seclusion to cultivate, I could consider this type of entry... but for me right now, seclusion and such are too far off..."

Li Qiming continued to look down.

[3. Strength of Two Oxen and One Tiger: Talent/Rare]

[Strength of Two Oxen and One Tiger: Seven thousand catties of immense strength! Choosing this talent entry will bring you to your current human limit... You will need to endure a certain amount of pain, but you can choose it with confidence.]

Li Qiming's mouth twitched. If the entry said it would involve a certain amount of pain, then it would definitely be extremely painful.

He was afraid of pain.

However, these three entries had no value in being kept; choosing the Strength of Two Oxen and One Tiger talent entry left almost nothing to hesitate or struggle over.

Gritting his teeth, Li Qiming steeled his heart, feeling very much like he was facing the inevitable—whether he stuck his head out or pulled it back, the blade would fall all the same. He immediately moved his thoughts and chose entry 3: [Strength of Two Oxen and One Tiger]!

BOOM!

As the massive power increased, his bones felt as if they were crawling with millions of ants—both itchy and painful!

His extraordinary meridians felt as if they were instantly frozen and constricted, only to be violently stretched open like dough by a pair of invisible hands!

The pain in his limbs and bones was beyond words; he only knew that every nerve in his body was twitching in agony.

Li Qiming's face was twisted and ferocious, his entire body turning as red as a boiled shrimp.

In the face of these mixed, excruciating pains, the originally violent blood qi within his body was now as obedient as a baby.

There was no time to ponder it carefully; beads of sweat the size of peas rolled down his forehead, and impurities from his body evaporated frantically along with the massive amount of sweat.

His eyes rolled back, and unable to bear the pain, he passed out.