The next day, early morning.
Lin Nan returned to his room in the loft.
"Slaying a late-stage first-rank shapeshifting demon actually gave me a full three Yin Energy Points."
Lin Nan looked at the information displayed on the furnace:
[Movement Technique: Wave-Treading Step (Level Two, 443/800)] [Hard Skill: Golden Astral Body (Level Two, 3/800)] [Palm Art: Blazing Fire Palm (Level One, 80/500)] [Fist Art: Earth Fiend Fist (Level One, 70/500)] [Finger Art: Azure Wood Finger (Level Two, 10/800)] [Archery: Seven-Star Soul-Locking Bow (Level One, 10/200)] [Usable Yin Energy Points: 13]
Previously, raising Golden Astral Body and Azure Wood Finger to Level Two had cost him eight Yin Energy Points. Raising the Seven-Star Soul-Locking Bow from entry level to Level One through relentless practice had cost another two.
The three Yin Energy Points gained from killing Red Fang left him with a total of thirteen.
"Not a bad haul."
Lin Nan closed his eyes and recalled what had happened the previous night.
He had already run through last night's attack countless times in his mind.
First came the expenditure of the Blood Talisman. Then, he took advantage of Red Fang's carelessness to heavily injure him in a single strike. Finally, to guard against any mishap, he finished him off with the Blood Talisman.
If that still had not killed Red Fang, he would have had to accept his loss. Fortunately, things had ended well.
"Judging from my battle with those two demons last night, my current practical combat ability lies somewhere between an ordinary Sinews-and-Bones Realm Martial Master at peak completion and a Viscera Realm Martial Master."
After all, he had fused three stance arts and cultivated several external-training techniques.
What ordinary Sinews-and-Bones Realm Martial Master possessed such a rich array of methods for dealing with enemies?
As for