Taiji Fist Levels Up!

Jiangcheng Martial Arts School, Jiangcheng's number one school.

With Zhou Wen leading him, the security guard at the gate only glanced at him before letting them through.

Free senior sisters...

Mm, this was the first thought that surfaced in Jiang Changkong's mind after entering the school.

The school was huge. Just past the entrance was an enormous training field.

On either side stood three tall buildings, the school dormitories.

The so-called assigning of senior sisters and senior brothers was only one-on-one when teaching.

This left Jiang Changkong somewhat disappointed. So the promised free senior sisters were actually like this.

What a load meant to fool ghosts!

Zhou Wen had no idea what he was thinking. He led him around the dormitories and toward the cafeteria.

The Star Demon killing was at the entrance of the cafeteria, where there was a huge open space.

Jiang Changkong followed Zhou Wen and saw that behind the tall buildings there were also some pretty little houses. Curious, he asked, "Who lives there?"

"The top students, the senior sisters."

Zhou Wen said with some envy, "If they take a liking to you, you can live with them, and they can guide you better."

Jiang Changkong shook his head and said nothing.

The two arrived at the cafeteria entrance. Quite a few people had already gathered in the wide open space.

Zhou Wen directly brought him squeezing to the very front.

Ten broadswords had been placed in the open space, and beneath the broadswords was a water channel leading straight into the cafeteria.

The ground was very clean. There was no sign of Star Demons; it had not started yet.

"Zhou Wen, who completed two years of the college entrance exam."

Quite a few people knew Zhou Wen and said this.

Then many people looked at him with admiration.

A faint smile also appeared on Zhou Wen's face, and he squeezed his eyes at Jiang Changkong.

Jiang Changkong immediately returned a look of admiration.

Five years of the college entrance exam, and every year had a Star Demon killing task.

Completing two years of the college entrance exam meant completing a full two years of tasks.

Most of those watching the Star Demon killing here had not even passed the mock exam.

A big shot like Zhou Wen, who had completed two years of the college entrance exam, would not have come over if not for bringing Jiang Changkong.

Clatter, clatter.

The sound of chains came.

"They're here."

A cry of surprise rang out.

An unusual aura drifted over from the cafeteria.

Jiang Changkong quickly cast his gaze over.

Ten middle-aged men were dragging chains in their hands.

The chains wrapped around monsters with green faces and fangs, binding them up tight, especially their mouths, which were tied with no gaps at all.

Their four limbs were even bound firmly to their lower bellies, and their tails had been forcibly pierced through by the chains.

One of them had eyes bulging outward, making it look like an evil ghost.

There were also ones with five legs and three eyes.

They were all ugly.

"These are all Star Qi Level, edible, non-poisonous Star Demons," Zhou Wen explained.

Jiang Changkong nodded. Over the past three days, he had asked Ji Ziling a lot.

Some Star Demons contained deadly poison and could not be eaten.

Some Star Demons were humanoid. Although they could be eaten, people generally rarely ate that kind; the meat was sour.

The Star Demons being killed today had very tasty meat.

The ten middle-aged men dragged the Star Demons over to the broadswords.

They directly swung up the broadswords. Golden light, blue light, each different, shimmered on the blades.

Pfft.

Ten blades fell at the same time. The Star Demons' huge heads rolled down, and blood gushed out, flowing into the water channel.

Essence, Qi, and Spirit +10, +10, +10, +10...

His Essence, Qi, and Spirit leapt wildly. Jiang Changkong held back his excitement and stared wide-eyed, looking extremely focused.

Ten at a time—just like that, he gained 100 more points, and there was still the scattered spillover afterward.

Once the ten men finished killing them, people came out of the cafeteria and dragged the corpses away.

More people dragged over another ten corpses and handed them over to be killed.

These Star Demons were ingredients for the students' meals, so many had to be slaughtered.

Zhou Wen told him they would keep killing until at least noon.

Another ten Star Demons were brought up and killed again, and Jiang Changkong once more obtained Essence, Qi, and Spirit.

Many students watched for a while, then lost interest.

Zhou Wen kept him company and watched for two hours, but it was truly too boring, so he left first.

The crowd began to thin, while the Star Demons were still being slaughtered.

Jiang Changkong kept watching until the crowd had completely dispersed and only he remained.

It was not until noon, when the last Star Demon had been killed, that he finally prepared to leave.

The cafeteria staff glanced at him, then paid him no further attention.

There had been people in the past who watched all the way to the end like this too, but they no longer came now.

Essence, Qi, and Spirit: 12050!

He had made a fortune this time. In the future, he had to properly thank Zhou Wen.

He sent Zhou Wen a message telling him he was going back.

He did not go to the clinic, and went straight home.

After locking the door, he began to improve the Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique.

His Essence, Qi, and Spirit rapidly flowed away, and the Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique grew stronger.

The streams of qi within his body increased at flying speed, while surges of power repeatedly tempered his body.

His bones rang in unison, and his qi and blood surged like a rushing current.

That scorching, masculine aura grew thicker and thicker.

Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique: Minor Achievement 1/2000

Mid Star Qi Stage!

He continued improving it.

The qi flow within his body became vigorous, like a stream.

As his qi and blood flowed, there was actually a faint splashing sound.

His five senses strengthened along with it, and he could clearly hear the footsteps of pedestrians outside.

Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique, Major Achievement: 1/8000

Late Star Qi Stage!

"Eight thousand?"

Jiang Changkong froze. He had thought these twelve thousand points were already a lot.

He had not expected it to still be too little.

Gritting his teeth, he chose to improve it anyway.

Rumble.

His body shuddered, as if struck by thunder.

Thump after thump sounded from his bones, vibrating like thunderclaps.

Splash, splash.

His qi and blood flowed like surging waves.

His entire body was like a massive furnace, with wisps of white Essence, Qi, and Spirit smoke rising from the top of his head.

Jiang Changkong closed his eyes. He sensed that countless golden specks of light had appeared inside his body.

These specks of light spread throughout his entire body, and at this moment, they were connecting with one another, forming a pale-golden line as fine as a strand of hair.

A pattern of power!

This was something cultivated through the Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique. Once it reached perfection and the body had been tempered to a certain degree, power patterns would form.

One power pattern was equivalent to Star Qi Peak.

He looked at the panel again:

Jiang Changkong: Star Qi Peak

Low-grade lower-rank martial art: Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique: Perfection 1/32000

Essence, Qi, and Spirit: 1760

The Star Qi within his body was as vigorous as a stream, his qi and blood like mercury, his bones like iron, his skin like copper!

He casually swung his fist, and the air seemed to explode, letting out a bang.

"The remaining Essence, Qi, and Spirit can be used to learn another martial art for combat."

Jiang Changkong turned on his computer, his gaze falling on those basic martial arts.

He had mastered the Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique, but he had only a body full of defense and strength, with no means of attacking or killing.

To him, the quality of a martial art was no longer important.

He could level them up!

Xingyi Fist, Bagua Palm, Taiji Fist...

He settled on Taiji Fist.

Taiji Fist had wondrous effects for nurturing the body and strengthening health. Paired with the Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique, it would bring him tremendous benefits.

What the Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique cultivated was only fierce hardness, while Taiji Fist was the utmost softness and the utmost hardness, hardness and softness tempering each other.

As he looked at Taiji Fist, his panel also changed.

Jiang Changkong: Star Qi Peak

Low-grade, low-tier martial art: Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique: Perfection 1/32000

Basic martial art: Taiji Fist: Beginner 0/10

Essence, Qi, and Spirit: 1760

Having made his decision, he tapped it directly.

Taiji Fist rose rapidly, and threads of comprehension surfaced in his mind.

Threads of power emerged from within his body, transforming it and making it more flexible.

After spending 550 points to raise Taiji Fist to Perfection, he began upgrading it.

Low-grade, low-tier martial art: Taiji Fist Classic!

In his mind, many more movements appeared, along with a circulation route. The Star Qi inside his body increased once again.

Though it was not much, it had truly increased.

Cultivating the Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique gave him one share of Star Qi. Cultivating the Taiji Fist Classic did too?

If the two were added together, how deep and vigorous would it become?

Just like with the Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique, he directly spent five hundred points and upgraded it again.

His strength increased once more, but the blazing, masculine aura all over him began to draw inward.

His bulging temples started to settle, moving toward normal.

It had not disappeared. It had merely drawn inward, an inner restraint like returning to simplicity and truth.

"The Taiji Fist Classic even has this kind of wondrous effect." Jiang Changkong stood up and moved casually.

He made a soft, supple motion and completed it with ease.

The additional movements in his mind also surfaced one by one. They were Taiji Fist, yet somewhat different.

Paired with the circulation route, his strength could be brought out perfectly.

Moreover, the Star Qi cultivated by the two martial arts had all merged into one, and either martial art could mobilize it at will.

It was just that the Taiji Fist Classic was too weak and could only mobilize a portion of it.

Jiang Changkong: Star Qi Peak

Low-grade, low-tier martial art: Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique: Perfection 1/32000

Taiji Fist Classic: Minor Achievement 1/2000

Essence, Qi, and Spirit: 709

"My Taiji Fist is a little different. I'll try it in the courtyard."

Jiang Changkong opened the door and walked out.