The modified pickup truck raised clouds of smoke and dust on the bumpy wilderness road.
As the distance to the Windless City area gradually narrowed, the road conditions improved significantly, and the originally bumpy dirt roads were gradually replaced by smoother gravel roads.
Chen Yan held the steering wheel and drove the vehicle with concentration, while the three siblings Qiu Family were sitting in the car.
They traveled lightly on this trip, bringing only necessary supplies and weapons.
Although this modified pickup truck looks rugged, its basic driving logic is not much different from the vehicle Chen Yan was familiar with in his previous life. It can be operated quickly, which is one of the reasons why he took the initiative to take over the driving right.
On the other hand, it was because, with his far superior spirit Divine Might, he clearly sensed that the energy fluctuations belonging to ferocious beasts in the surrounding environment were becoming more and more active.
Only by driving it himself can he rely on his mental perception to avoid dangerous areas where energy accumulates in advance, minimizing unnecessary conflicts and ensuring a smooth journey.
In his mind, a precise three-dimensional map has been constructed.
Taking the Windless Mercenary Group camp as the origin, the target Black Wind Valley is in the west, and the Thunder Roar Mountain that houses Thunder Cloud Eagle King stands majestically in the north.
As for Jiang City city, it is located far behind to the north of Thunder Roar Mountain.
A rough estimate is that to safely deliver the three siblings Qiu Family to Jiang City, they need to go north and pass through a dangerous area of at least a thousand kilometers.
After knowing the terrain, a doubt couldn't help but arise in my mind:
Father Chen Kefa originally set off from Jiang City, and his destination was also in the direction of Black Wind Valley.
If he followed the shortest path, he should go southwest.
Why did his route at that time first go south to approach the Thunder Roar Mountain area, and then turn west?
"Brother Yan, there's a situation ahead!" Qiu Rao shouted.
I saw dozens of ferocious-looking Spine Hyena suddenly emerging from behind the rocks and dead trees on the road ahead.
They bared their fangs, let out low whimpers from their throats, and spread out in a fan shape, apparently wanting to ambush the lonely pickup truck.
However, as the vehicle approached and the distance between the two parties shortened to a certain range, something strange happened.
"Woo~wuwu..."
The group of Spine Hyena, who were originally looking fierce, seemed to feel something extremely terrifying, and their movements suddenly froze.
The fierce light in his eyes was quickly replaced by fear, and his whimpering turned into a cry of fear.
Not only did they not pounce on them, but instead, under the leadership of the leading ones, they slowly lowered their front bodies with great reluctance.
In the end, they all knelt on the ground, as if worshiping the king!
"What... what's going on?" Qiu Jiu opened the car window, his eyes widened.
Qiu Rao also held the weapon nervously, and the scene in front of them was completely beyond their understanding.
The ferocious Spine Hyena group would actually be timid before fighting, and even make a gesture of surrender?
Qiu Yashuang was equally shocked, but her keen eyes immediately turned to Chen Yan, who was looking calm in the driver's seat.
Chen Yan looked at these kneeling beasts thoughtfully, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
"Perfect Foundation Establishment What is the effect of the achievement badge?"
His thoughts moved slightly, and [Mind Control and Thought Manipulation] silently activated.
Pairs of invisible but extremely powerful spiritual Divine Might hands appeared out of thin air, and accurately strangled the neck or head of each Spine Hyena.
"Poof!"
"Poof!"
"Poof!"
A series of dull explosions sounded, one after another.
The group of Spine Hyena didn't even have time to scream in agony, as their bodies seemed to have been filled with explosives, instantly exploding into clouds of blood mist.
Bone fragments and fur were scattered everywhere, dyeing the surrounding ground scarlet red.
One second, there were dozens of ferocious beasts blocking the way, and the next second, only the messy flesh and blood on the ground and the thick smell of blood filling the air were left.
Immediately afterwards, under the dull eyes of the Qiu Family, Chen Yan just waved his hand casually, and the blood-stained low-level beast cores on the ground flew up one after another as if being pulled by invisible threads, and fell into his palm.
Qiu Yashuang looked at Chen Yan's method of slaughtering the beasts and taking objects from the air in an understatement, and his breath couldn't help but stagnate.
It's not like she hasn't seen strong people before, she herself has the strength of amateur sixth-dan...
But she was shocked from the bottom of her heart by killing the enemy in such an effortless and effortless way, as if she followed her words.
Is this... a genius who can travel alone through the wilderness?
This man was far more mysterious and powerful than she imagined.
Chen Yan began to sense these dozen low-level beast cores. Although the energy contained in them was mixed and weak, an intuition told him that it could be directly refined and absorbed.
"After absorbing the energy... is the beast core still worth anything?"
His palms warmed slightly, a suction force was generated, and the energy in the beast's core was quickly extracted and integrated into his blood.
He carefully controlled the intensity, and just before the beast cores were about to shatter into powder due to exhaustion of energy, he stopped refining them just right, allowing them to barely maintain their complete crystal form, but their luster was much dimmed.
[You refine Spine Hyena beast core, qi and blood +100]
[Skill (Refining All Things) proficiency +1]
The warm current caused by the increase in qi and blood rushes through the meridians.
Chen Yan's mind moved slightly, and he did not let it naturally disperse into the body, but slowly gathered the new power of Qi and blood into his fists...
To be more precise, it focuses on the bones of both palms.
His way of advancement is very different from that of ordinary warriors, and his cultivation depends on his breakthroughs in martial arts.
At this moment, he was trying to take the first step in the first level of bodybuilding - starting with his fists and tempering the metacarpal bones.
"The metacarpal bone is the root of boxing. If it can be tempered first, it may directly increase the destructive power of boxing skills..." Chen Yan thought to himself.
As the power of Qi and blood is deliberately guided and compressed,
Eventually it penetrated into the phalanges, metacarpal bones and even wrist bones like Hundred Rivers Return to Sea, and a strange feeling began to emerge.
At first, there was a warmth that penetrated deep into the bone marrow, as if the hands were immersed in the extremely high-quality warm jade spirit fluid, which was very warm and comfortable.
But soon, the warmth began to intensify and turned into a burning sensation from the inside out.
It is as if the invisible Fire Authority has been ignited inside the bones, and the most essential calcining is going on.
"Hiss, it hurts and itches!"
Under the dual effects of Qi and blood tempering and Chaos Dao Body, impurities are being removed from the bones and the structure is being strengthened!
Evolving towards a denser and tougher form.
Chen Yan slammed on the brakes, and the pickup truck suddenly stopped with a harsh friction sound in the wilderness.
The three people in the car swayed forward due to inertia. Qiu Yashuang was about to ask what happened, but saw Chen Yan's brows furrowed and fine beads of sweat even oozing out from his forehead, as if he was trying his best to endure something.
He quickly unbuckled his seat belt and said hastily to Qiu Yashuang: "You drive."
He opened the car door directly, turned over and jumped out.
The two brothers Qiu Jiu and Qiu Rao looked at each other and watched Chen Yan walk to an open space in front of the car.
Without saying a word, he started practicing his punches.
Qiu Jiu poked his brother with his elbow and lowered his voice. "Brother Yan... are you getting sick again?"
Yesterday we had seen Chen Yan practicing everywhere, and the two brothers had begun to get used to it.
Chen Yan is focused on practicing Yellow-Black Fist again.
This time, it felt completely different when I punched out my fists!
Qi and blood are rushing and flowing in the metacarpal bones that have been tempered for most of the time, and there is no longer any stagnation.
Every punch seemed to resonate with the energy and blood throughout the body, and the burning and compressed feeling deep in the bones reached its peak.
It emits a subtle trembling sound that only he can perceive, like the clash of gold and jade.
Wherever the fist blows, the air seems to become thicker and heavier.
"It's done!"
Not long after, Chen Yan suddenly stopped his momentum and slowly clenched his fists.
An extremely solid sense of strength, as if it could crush fine iron, continuously poured out from the depths of the finger bones and metacarpal bones.
Hundred Bones Body Forging Technique The first level, the bones of both fists, has been tempered!