Fist Mastery

Fist Mastery

[Skill]: Five Animals Fist (Beginner 90/100)

Jiang Ning looked at his panel.

"I'm still ten experience points short of breaking through Beginner and reaching the Mastery realm."

"With wild ginseng to support me now, one morning will be enough to grind out those ten experience points!"

With that thought in mind.

Jiang Ning went to an open patch nearby. After making slight adjustments to his condition, he began practicing his fists.

[Five Animals Fist Experience +1]

After completing one set, he took a brocade box from his robe.

Upon opening it, the once-whole wild ginseng had been reduced to only three-tenths of its original amount.

Jiang Ning pondered briefly, then tore off half of the remaining wild ginseng in the box and tossed it into his mouth, chewing slowly.

Then his throat moved slightly.

The wild ginseng, thoroughly chewed into pulp, entered his stomach.

In mere moments, he felt his stamina rapidly recovering. His skin flushed red, his blood began circulating faster, and his heart pounded with greater strength.

The wild ginseng's medicinal effects had begun taking hold within his body. As his strength rapidly recovered, Jiang Ning no longer wasted the medicine's power inside him.

[Five Animals Fist Experience +1]

[Five Animals Fist Experience +1]

[Five Animals Fist Experience +2]

Supported by the wild ginseng's medicinal effects, Jiang Ning needed only a brief moment to recover his strength after each round of Five Animals Fist before continuing his practice. He did not have to worry in the slightest about draining his body dry.

His efficiency in practicing fist techniques had also become far greater than before.

At the beginning, it had taken him half an hour to complete one full round of Five Animals Fist. Now, in one hour, including the two or three minutes spent recovering in between, he could basically practice Five Animals Fist three times.

This way, as long as he had medicinal support, his efficiency in grinding Five Animals Fist experience would be even higher.

By the time the sun had risen high in the sky.

[Five Animals Fist Experience +1]

Jiang Ning glanced at his panel.

[Skill]: Five Animals Fist (Beginner 99/100)

On the panel, Five Animals Fist's accumulated experience had already reached ninety-nine points. Now, with this one additional point—

It suddenly broke through one hundred.

[Skill]: Five Animals Fist (Mastery 0/200)

As Five Animals Fist broke through to a new realm, Jiang Ning closed his eyes.

Countless insights regarding Five Animals Fist immediately flashed through his mind.

The memories of dozens, even hundreds, of practice sessions sped through his mind like the lantern reel before a dying man's eyes.

Several breaths later.

The countless scenes flashing through his mind merged together, finally becoming one.

Jiang Ning felt as though a faint current was flowing through his muscles and flesh, leaving his entire body tingling and numb.

When he opened his eyes, a sharp gleam flashed through them.

Then.

He began practicing his fists again where he stood.

Every move and stance had undergone subtle changes compared to before.

Changes that could neither be spoken of nor clearly explained. As he threw his punches and extended his limbs, everything became more natural and fluid. Even his breathing rhythm was the same; it all seemed to have become the body's instinctive operation.

After finishing one round, Jiang Ning closed his eyes where he stood. His chest rose and fell slightly, and each exhale and inhale was long and steady.

[Five Animals Fist Experience +1]

When this notification appeared before his eyes, he paid it no heed.

His attention was entirely focused on his body.

He could clearly sense that after completing the set, the strength of his qi and blood within his body had condensed a total of two strands of qi and blood during that one round of practice.

At the Mastery level, practicing Five Animals Fist once can condense two strands of qi and blood. That's twice the previous efficiency. This way, my physique and qi and blood will grow stronger even faster!

I'll also meet Wang Jin's requirements and attain martial entry even sooner!

Feeling the changes within his body, Jiang Ning was greatly stirred.

The faster he accumulated qi and blood, the sooner it would course through his entire body and achieve the realm of completion.

Only then would he have more time to attain martial entry.

I must enter the Inspection Office!!!

Jiang Ning clenched his fists.

He knew this was a place that could change his fate.

To him, as long as he was given enough time and resources, he had the confidence to fear nothing.

And in all of Great Xia, the Inspection Office was also one of the two greatest trees.

The Human Emperor and the Martial Saint.

The Martial Saint's might did not fall below that of the Human Emperor.

As the saying went, lean against a great tree and enjoy its shade.

If he joined the Inspection Office, he could lean against one of the two greatest trees and gain the time to grow slowly.

Moreover, the Inspection Office had ample resources for his growth.

Then Jiang Ning clenched his fist, feeling the abundant qi and blood in his right arm.

I wonder how strong I am now?

A question arose in Jiang Ning's heart, and his gaze immediately fell upon the stone locks beside the right-hand wall of the front courtyard.

I'll test my strength for now.

According to Wang Jin, entering the Inspection Office would inevitably come with killing and conflict.

The stronger his strength, the stronger his combat power.

He then walked over to the stone locks.

"Junior Brother Jiang Ning, are you testing your strength again?" Cheng Ran saw Jiang Ning walk to the stone locks and came over.

Jiang Ning turned his head. "Why isn't Senior Brother Cheng Ran practicing his fists? Why are you watching me instead? Could it be that you've become discouraged after facing Xiao Peng?"

"Alas!" Cheng Ran sighed softly. "Xiao Peng hid himself too deeply! His Tiger Form Fist is at Greater Mastery, and his Ape Form Fist is at Lesser Mastery. He's far ahead of me!"

Jiang Ning consoled him, "What's the rush, Senior Brother Cheng Ran? Aren't there still three months left? Reaching Greater Mastery in a fist technique depends on insight, on the right opportunity! Perhaps one day, when that opportunity comes, Senior Brother will have a flash of inspiration, and both forms of your Tiger-Crane Two Forms Fist will reach Greater Mastery!"

"Before the dust settles, anything is possible!"

"Besides, Senior Brother Cheng Ran's qi and blood have already reached completion. In that regard, you're far ahead of Xiao Peng as well!"

As he spoke, Jiang Ning removed his shirt. His physique had clearly grown much stronger than before, with many muscles now visible. He was no longer as thin and frail as he had been before learning martial arts.

Hearing Jiang Ning's words, Cheng Ran could not help but burst into laughter.

"Junior Brother Jiang really knows how to comfort people! I feel much better now!"

"That's right. Until heaven and earth are decided, you and I are both dark horses!!!"

Just then.

A smile suddenly appeared on Cheng Ran's face.

"Junior Brother Jiang's talent truly is extraordinary. Your strength has already surpassed that of ordinary people by a fair amount."

At that moment, under the force of Jiang Ning's right arm, the stone lock marked one hundred jin instantly rose from the ground.

He lifted the stone lock and weighed it in his hand, immediately sensing that his strength had increased considerably.

This hundred-jin stone lock placed no pressure on him whatsoever.

Seeing Jiang Ning's relaxed expression, his face neither red nor breathless, Cheng Ran praised him again. "Junior Brother Jiang's strength is remarkable indeed!"

Jiang Ning smiled. "After practicing fists for several days, I should improve at least a little!"

He then set the stone lock down.

"Would Junior Brother Jiang like to challenge the one-hundred-and-fifty-jin stone lock?" Cheng Ran asked again.

Jiang Ning nodded. "Naturally, I must give it a try!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he stepped over to the one-hundred-and-fifty-jin stone lock.

For an ordinary person who had never trained, a one-hundred-and-fifty-jin stone lock was an enormous challenge.

For his former self, it had been something utterly impossible.

After all, he had previously been rather thin and weak, practically too feeble to tie up a chicken. He could not even lift a hundred-jin stone lock off the ground, much less one weighing one hundred and fifty jin.