Zhao Feng hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he still did not ask about Black Cloud Stronghold. The reason was simple: he did not trust Xu Commandant yet. Who knew whether the man was secretly colluding with Black Cloud Stronghold too?
Besides, Black Cloud Stronghold had far more extensive influence. It seemed to have ties to the County Magistrate and the Zhu Family, and perhaps even to powerful local figures in other counties. Tug one hair, and the whole body would move.
All he could do was grow stronger as quickly as possible and break through to transformation force. Then, even if he had to rescue Elder Brother single-handedly one day, he would have the confidence to do it.
In the courtyard in Willow Tree Alley.
Zhao Feng took out the Cowhide Scroll he had taken from that hidden force practitioner among the Blood Wolf Bandits.
Golden Bell Shield was indeed an external body-conditioning art.
It had three levels in total. Once mastered, it gave the practitioner bronze flesh and iron bones, impervious to blades and spears. It could also injure enemies by rebounding their attacks.
This meant being physically impervious to blades and spears. Their blood and qi were already powerful as Hidden Force Martial Masters, and when they concentrated their Inner Force throughout their bodies, swords and sabers could scarcely hurt them. This art, however, physically tempered the skin, flesh, and bones, making the body impervious to blades and spears even in its natural state.
Combining Inner Force with bronze skin and iron bones would therefore greatly strengthen his defenses, especially when clashing head-on with experts.
Zhao Feng recalled his head-on clash with Zhu Mingshou in the arena. Even after grasping his master's Lifting-Character Force and concentrating his power in his upper arms, the impact of