Gentle Breeze Steals Life, Unseen Upon the Face

"Thirty years? What are you thinking? A martial artist's life hangs in the balance between dawn and dusk; who knows if you'll even be alive in three years, let alone thirty?"

Lu Fei struck him down directly.

"There are currently three types of Martial Loan: the first is a 3-year low-interest loan at about 1.5% interest.

The second is a 5-year loan; the first two years are at a low interest of 1%, rising to 2% in the third year, but you can pay it off early as long as you pay a penalty fee.

The third is a ten-year loan, also at 2% interest."

Hearing this, Xu Feng immediately opened his calculator to crunch the numbers.

"The first option requires a monthly repayment of over fifty thousand, the second averages over thirty thousand per month, and the third is about twenty thousand Great Xia Currency per month."

After calculating back and forth, this was the only loan option he could afford.

Xu Feng decisively chose the ten-year loan.

Lu Fei didn't waste any time.

That very day, she took Xu Feng to complete the loan, the purchase, and a series of other matters.

She didn't even leave Xu Feng a chance to regret it, dragging him straight into the ranks of the Martial Slaves.

That night, Xu Feng looked at the 116,553.89 yuan remaining in his bank card and shed silent tears in his heart.

"I've just saddled myself with 1.9 million in debt.

I never had the chance to be a mortgage slave in my past life, but I finally caught up in this one.

I've officially become a... Martial Slave!"

"Damn it—"

"No matter where I go, I can't escape the fate of being a slave."

Shaking his head, Xu Feng opened his panel to take another look.

After seeing it, he felt even more heartbroken.

Ever since he was injured, his blood-energy had dropped below 250c.

Even with all the food and supplements he'd had over the past two days, it had only just returned to 252c.

However, fortunately, his injuries had stabilized.

Thinking of this, Xu Feng felt a wave of gratitude toward Lu Fei.

Although she said the medical treatment didn't cost anything, Xu Feng wasn't the type to take advantage of others.

That money ultimately came from Lu Fei's medical insurance.

It was real money, after all.

Therefore, he had to repay this favor.

When I recover, I'll buy her a gift. It has to be expensive, otherwise, it won't show my sincerity or match her status. But what should I buy? A C-grade weapon? She definitely doesn't need one. Jewelry? She isn't the type to wear makeup.

Right, I still need to ask my boss for another five days of sick leave tomorrow morning. I hope they don't dock my pay.

With these thoughts, Xu Feng drifted into a deep sleep.

Early the next morning, when a worried Xu Feng returned to his residence from the base cafeteria, the moment he received the silver metal case delivered by the "Secret Manual Courier," the Martial Slave status and his debts were long forgotten.

The only things left in Xu Feng's mind were excitement and anticipation.

This high-quality case before him held the dream of the original owner's entire life.

It was his future, too!

"Click—"

With a crisp, satisfying sound of the lock disengaging, Xu Feng gently opened the briefcase.

What met his eyes was a layer of black, high-quality velvet.

Resting on the velvet was a conspicuous white instruction manual.

Opening it, he saw nothing but clauses regarding copyright protection.

Xu Feng flipped through it casually, and all he saw were the words "death penalty" everywhere.

Xu Feng, having already heard about this from Lu Fei, had no intention of leaking anything.

He set the instruction manual aside and looked down at what lay beneath.

There were three indentations beneath the manual.

Resting inside were three booklets protected by exquisite packaging.

In addition, there were three accompanying magnetic USB drives.

"Hoo—"

Xu Feng took a light breath and began to carefully unwrap the packaging.

Soon, the three secret manuals were carefully laid out on his bed.

Wind Blade Triple Strike, Shadow Sweep, and Nine Star Body Refining Art (Official Version).

"Let's start with the body refining art." Xu Feng was very curious to know what the difference was between this official version and the free version.

He did not flip through the booklets directly, but instead carefully connected the magnetic USB drive to the projector.

Soon, a middle-aged woman wearing a black Tang suit appeared on the screen.

"Hello everyone, I am Alliance Councilor Qian Xue, and I am also the creator of the Nine Star Body Refining Art."

"I'm sure everyone knows the history of the birth of martial artists, so I won't go into too much detail. Martial artists are humanity's natural selection in the face of extinction crises; they emerged to break through limits. Only in the midst of death and the crisis of extinction can martial artists break their own limits and refine new vitality. Genetic Martial Dao was born because of this."

Hearing the woman's explanation, the Blood Qi within Xu Feng's body gradually began to stir.

"What do martial artists rely on to be stronger than ordinary people? It is Blood Qi! Where does Blood Qi come from? Aside from daily food, Blood Qi Potions, and so on, most of it comes from your flesh, your bone marrow, and your body! How do you stimulate it? Strengthen it? Or even transform it? That depends on the Genetic Blood Qi Cultivation Method you practice. And what we are introducing today is the Nine Star Body Refining Art. It is a secret technique that draws dark energy from the universe into the human body to stimulate potential, transforming and optimizing human genes. It then uses this to break through human limits, giving birth to more and stronger Blood Qi power."

Soon, the only sound left in the room was the middle-aged woman's detailed explanation.

Without realizing it, Xu Feng had already slipped off the bed, stood in the room, and slowly assumed a stance.

Half an hour later.

Xu Feng slowly opened his eyes, feeling a hot, tingling sensation in his chest.

He looked down at his chest; his skin was neither red nor bruised.

"Is this my bones healing?"

A look of shock flashed across Xu Feng's face.

"Panel!"

[Name: Xu Feng]
[Blood Qi: 255c]
[Age: 40]
[Skills:
Nine Star Body Refining Art [Official Version] · Novice (5/10)]

"255c? Damn!"

Xu Feng took a deep breath, feeling that the money was well spent.

He had practiced it once and his Blood Qi value had increased by 3 points directly?

If he practiced it ten times, wouldn't that be 30 points?

30 points a day—wouldn't that be 900 points a month?

The passing standard for a high-level warrior was 1000c.

Did this not mean he could step into the high-level warrior tier in just one month?

This—this was heaven-defying!

However, when Xu Feng practiced it a second and third time, he realized he had been overthinking it.

In subsequent practice sessions, the increase in Blood Qi value was not as significant.

By the fourth time, Xu Feng's Blood Qi value had stopped changing altogether.

After some thought, Xu Feng roughly understood that the first time was likely when the effects were at their peak.

After that, his body gradually adapted to the cultivation technique, and the growth rate eventually leveled off.

"Although this is normal, it's still pretty frustrating."

After Xu Feng grumbled, he couldn't help but laugh at himself.

"Damn, what kind of nonsense am I spouting? Even a steady increase of two points a day is already a massive improvement.

This is already double the efficiency of the free version; what more could I possibly ask for?"

He glanced at his Vitality value.

[Vitality: 261]

Xu Feng still broke into a silly, happy grin.

"Let's take a look at the attack and movement techniques."

Grinning with anticipation, he opened Wind Blade Triple Strike.

Having never had it this good before, Xu Feng finally experienced the joy of being a paying player.

"The power of wind is one of the most peculiar forces in this world.

It can be as gentle as a spring breeze, or as fierce and violent as a gale.

This set of Wind Blade techniques is what I realized by taking the wind as my reference.

When practiced to a profound level, one can take a life with a breeze that strikes invisibly, or strip bone with a gale that explodes without a sound."

I'd like to recommend a friend's book. The title is Behave Yourself, Enchantress.

Synopsis: At first, Su Yang only received a message from his elder brother, Su Lie, and wanted to go to the outskirts to eat a plate of dumplings.

Who would have thought that upon arriving at the scene, Su Yang's own brother, Su Lie, would be wantonly slaughtering lives and intending to make Su Yang take the fall? With no other choice, Su Yang was forced to kill him in self-defense.

Using this as a turning point, Su Yang took the opportunity to inherit his brother's legacy, name, property, profession, status, talent, and even his brother's... fiancée who had yet to cross the threshold.