Three-Thousandfold Critical Hit

"Hiss, hiss, hiss... Hiss, hiss, hiss..."

Threads of Blood Qi, fine as wires, wound through his muscles, tempering and honing them while constantly nourishing them.

"Falling Flowers Colorful!"

"Autumn Wind Sweeps Leaves!"

Qin Dongcheng performed each move in an orderly fashion, so practiced that they flowed naturally. His movements seemed effortless, combining cultivation with combat.

When he reached a certain limit, he began guiding the Blood Qi to batter against the bottleneck like a dam, hoping to temper his muscles more deeply and improve their strength and flexibility.

His path to the next level was blocked by only a minor bottleneck, and breaking through was easy.

After no more than the time it took to brew a cup of tea, the bottleneck collapsed with a crash, and his cultivation reached a new level.

Flesh Phase, Perfected Realm!

His body was as hard as iron, with astonishing defenses!

Each muscle was like steel; ordinary blades and swords could not so much as scratch them. The top-tier Muscle Refining Phenomenon, Eternal Evergreen, not only kept his muscles full of vitality but also gave them incredible recovery.

His Blood Qi visibly surged, growing much stronger and purer. His defense, speed, and strength all improved significantly.

His strength alone now exceeded three thousand kilograms. With Dragon Vigor Tiger Might boosting him, it could soar past six thousand.

Normally, only Bone Phase Realm Martial Artists possessed such strength. It was the power of the Fifth Martial Realm.

The strongest member of the Qin Family in Maple Leaf City was only a Bone Phase Realm Martial Artist. He might not even be as strong as Qin Dongcheng now.

After all, Qin Dongcheng had three top-tier Strange Phenomena bolstering him, as well as plenty of pills. His combat experience and techniques were also unmatched among his peers. If they truly fought, the winner was anyone's guess.

If he returned to the Qin Family, he could probably become its head with ease.

But when he thought about the original owner's experiences there, he couldn't say the Qin Family had treated him well. They had been cold toward the original owner and his mother, but they had at least provided them with the basic necessities.

Calling them enemies would be inaccurate. They were simply familiar strangers. If the Qin Family were ever wiped out, Qin Dongcheng would probably avenge them for the original owner's sake—but little more.

As for helping and supporting the Qin Family, Qin Dongcheng had no such intention.

It was better for everyone to go their separate ways. Even if the original owner had owed the Qin Family, his mother had already repaid what she owed. Saving the Qin Family's head alone had been more than enough.

In the end, the Qin Family's head seemed to have forgotten that debt of gratitude. He had treated the original owner's mother worse than an ordinary concubine.

Perhaps he had too many wives and concubines. On top of that, the original owner's maternal family was poor and powerless, unable to offer the Qin Family much help. They often needed the Qin Family's support, so he had grown so cold toward them.

According to the original owner's memories, his maternal grandparents weren't much better. They only wanted to use his mother to secure help from the Qin Family, and they had little sense of when to stop.

The original owner's father had likely been so cold to him and his mother because of her family, too.

Qin Dongcheng had no fondness for either family. It would be best if he had nothing more to do with them.

After breaking through, he spent several days consolidating his cultivation and adapting before continuing his training. He didn't rush for quick gains; it was better to build a solid foundation.

From the cultivation manuals he had studied before, Qin Dongcheng knew the importance of a solid foundation. This was especially true in the first few realms, when one should awaken a Strange Phenomenon if possible.

Even if he couldn't awaken a top-tier one, an ordinary Strange Phenomenon was still worthwhile. It would give him the strength to surpass his peers in future cultivation and could even play an important role in later breakthroughs.

In Qin Dongcheng's view, the Strange Phenomena he had already awakened would indeed have an immeasurable influence on his future cultivation, perhaps even shaping his entire life.

Dragon Vigor Tiger Might gave him ten times the stamina of a Martial Artist at the same level, and twice their strength.

Heaven-Reaching Rhino Roam made his skin ten times tougher than that of Martial Artists at the same level. Ordinary Martial Artists couldn't even break through it.

Eternal Evergreen kept his muscles full of vitality and doubled his lifespan.

These Strange Phenomena alone made him feel like he was exploiting a bug. He wondered whether other Martial Artists had awakened anything similar.

With a suitable Strange Phenomenon, one could fight across realms—not just one, but several.

As long as he wasn't in too much of a hurry, Qin Dongcheng planned to wait until he awakened the relevant Strange Phenomena before attempting to advance to higher realms.

Sharpening the axe doesn't delay the work of cutting wood. These Martial Dao Strange Phenomena would affect the rest of his life, so spending a little more time and effort on them now was no big deal.

Besides, Qin Dongcheng had a feeling that luck alone couldn't explain why he had awakened top-tier Strange Phenomena. It was most likely connected to the Heaven Rewards Diligence System.

With its help, he could more easily awaken all kinds of Strange Phenomena and temper his body until not a single part was left wanting, pushing it to its current limits.

Other Martial Artists sometimes missed spots while tempering their bodies.

Otherwise, there was no explaining why he could awaken Strange Phenomena time and again, and why they were all top-tier.

"You practiced Thousand Threads and Myriad Strands once. Congratulations! You triggered a Three-Thousandfold Critical Hit and received three thousand times the usual reward!"

The next time he practiced Thousand Threads and Myriad Strands, Qin Dongcheng was surprised to trigger a Three-Thousandfold Critical Hit—the highest multiplier he had ever received.

Thousand Threads and Myriad Strands, which had only been at the entry level, began improving at an astonishing pace. In just a few minutes, it reached minor mastery, and it was still advancing by leaps and bounds.

Qin Dongcheng felt as though he had spent years, even decades, immersed in this concealed-weapon technique, gradually cultivating it to a state of major achievement.

All kinds of concealed-weapon techniques and methods surged into his mind like a tide. There were so many, and they came so quickly, that his head felt a little fuzzy.

When the critical hit ended, Thousand Threads and Myriad Strands had stabilized at major achievement. Its power had increased severalfold.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

With a casual toss, three hundred poison needles shot through the air, each striking exactly where he aimed. Within a hundred meters, he never missed, and they were almost impossible to defend against.

Forget Martial Artists in the Tendon Phase Realm—even those in the Bone Phase Realm would have a hard time stopping them.

Caught off guard, even Martial Artists of much higher realms probably couldn't withstand them.

This Three-Thousandfold Critical Hit had increased Qin Dongcheng's strength by at least twofold. It was absolutely terrifying.

The Seven Star Bone-Piercing Needles seemed alive in his hands, as if they had a life of their own. He wielded them with consummate skill and never had to worry about stabbing himself.

He had gained something else, too, which left Qin Dongcheng looking conflicted. He wasn't sure whether it was a good thing or a bad thing—probably a good thing, even if he rarely used it.