Practicing Dou Techniques, Explosive Growth in Strength!

Practicing Dou Techniques, Explosive Growth in Strength!

The next day, Wang Chen rose before dawn.

Without wasting any time, he headed straight to the back mountain where he had trained before to practice Dou techniques.

This was also a little trick Wang Chen had figured out over the years.

Training hard first, then cultivating Dou Qi, was a little easier than cultivating Dou Qi directly.

The Dou technique he was practicing now was one he had learned from the Xiao Clan before.

Of course, it had been enhanced.

[Shattering Stone Kick (+1 Enhancement)

Grade: Mystic-Tier Low-Level

Effect: Greatly enhances the strength and defensive capabilities of the leg muscles. Attacks have a chance to directly shatter an enemy's Dou Qi defense.

Note: It is best to pair this technique with a specialized medicinal bath during training. Otherwise, its full power cannot be unleashed.]

In addition to the information and cultivation method for this Dou technique, it had also given Wang Chen a medicinal bath formula.

It was just that Wang Chen could not use it yet.

A third-grade medicinal formula was far beyond what Wang Chen could afford.

Fortunately, even without that medicinal bath formula, it would not hinder Wang Chen's training.

After all, he had only just begun practicing. As long as he had not reached an advanced level, the medicinal bath could only be considered icing on the cake.

After arriving at his training spot, Wang Chen did not waste any time and began practicing at once.

After using the Golden Finger to enhance it, Wang Chen could be said to have completely mastered Shattering Stone Kick.

His body simply lacked the muscle memory and muscular reinforcement.

It was like a top-ranked king starting a new account. Though his level was very low, his leveling speed was absolutely beyond comparison to that of a novice.

With such a lofty foundation, Wang Chen's leg muscles strengthened rapidly as well.

After practicing for roughly two and a half hours, Wang Chen stopped.

It was not that he could no longer continue, but that he understood a principle: excess was as bad as deficiency.

This was a crucial time for laying his foundation. If overtraining left behind any hidden injuries, it would be an utterly devastating blow.

He had already waited ten years. There was absolutely no need to risk leaving behind lasting consequences just to race against every second at the moment he stepped onto the great path.

After putting on his outer robe, Wang Chen headed straight back to his room.

Once back in his room, Wang Chen immediately ate the medicinal meal he had prepared earlier.

Naturally, it had been enhanced.

Having experience with medicinal baths, he directly ate one-third of it.

Eating it all would not have been impossible. After all, it would not harm him after being enhanced.

But it would be very easy to waste it.

Wang Chen did not have extra money to waste now.

After eating one-third of the medicinal meal, Wang Chen jumped straight into the bathing barrel and began cultivating rapidly.

Under the effect of the Golden Finger, the energy from the medicinal bath and medicinal meal rapidly increased Wang Chen's Dou Qi and physical fitness.

Second by second, time passed, and Wang Chen finally refined all the energy from the medicinal meal and medicinal bath.

It was more or less exactly as Wang Chen had predicted, neither too much nor too little.

There was no waste, and his strength had increased to the greatest extent possible.

After finishing his cultivation, Wang Chen began brewing another medicinal bath.

He had completely absorbed the previous batch of medicinal bath today.

"Looks like I need to buy more medicinal bath ingredients."

Wang Chen took out the last set of medicinal bath ingredients and began brewing them in the clay pot that had been gathering dust for two and a half years.

When he had first awakened the Golden Finger, Wang Chen had only cautiously purchased two sets of medicinal ingredients.

First, he had never used the Golden Finger at the time, so he could not guarantee its effects with complete certainty.

Second, he did not want to attract attention.

Although such basic medicinal ingredients were quite common in the Xiao Clan Marketplace, buying too much at once could easily draw unnecessary attention.

The closer it came to a moment like this, the more careful and cautious he had to be.

Wang Chen had read plenty of novels and watched plenty of films and television dramas in his previous life. Many villains had failed to stay cautious at critical moments, only to let the protagonist turn the tables.

Wang Chen did not want to become that kind of foolish villain.

Fortunately, one batch of medicinal bath was enough for Wang Chen to use three times.

Although the amount of energy he consumed increased as his strength grew, it would still be enough to last him for a day.

After spending several hours brewing the medicinal bath, Wang Chen put out the fire and headed for the marketplace outside.

Before long, Wang Chen expertly found his way to a shop run by the Xiao Clan.

For two hundred gold coins, four portions of medicinal meals and six portions of medicinal baths were handed directly to Wang Chen.

The shop assistant was a little surprised by this, but he did not ask any questions.

After all, there were still some descendants of the Xiao Clan who came to purchase such basic cultivation supplies.

Not everyone was Xiao Yan, gifted from childhood and the clan leader's son, with no need to worry about a shortage of cultivation resources.

Even those elders of the Xiao Clan who did not get along with Xiao Zhan would not cause trouble over this matter.

They understood very clearly just how important a genius who had grown up was to the Xiao Clan.

But many clan members with ordinary talent and no powerful backing could only work hard on their own.

It was quite common for them to spend their own money on medicinal bath supplies.

Usually, they bought three to five sets at a time. Someone like Wang Chen, who bought ten sets in one go, was indeed relatively rare.

After all, although a single medicinal bath was not expensive, buying a large quantity still cost quite a bit.

Those who needed to purchase supplies themselves generally did not have much money.

The reason Wang Chen could buy so much at once was entirely because of the inheritance left behind by his parents.

Otherwise, a ten-year-old boy probably could not even afford two medicinal baths.

After receiving the medicinal ingredients, Wang Chen returned to his room without looking back.

"This batch of supplies should be enough for me to cultivate for several days."

After putting everything away, Wang Chen began cultivating again.

This time, however, he was practicing a movement-type Dou technique, so there was no need to go to the back mountain. His own small courtyard was enough.

Naturally, this Dou technique had also been enhanced by Wang Chen.

It was even Mystic-Tier Mid-Level, which was already more than sufficient for the current Wang Chen.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Wang Chen moved rapidly through the small courtyard.

His speed was comparatively very fast, beyond what ordinary Dou Zhe could match.

But after practicing for only ten minutes, Wang Chen stopped.

Eight Steps Chasing Cicadas consumed too much Dou Qi to practice.

Wang Chen, with only Four-Stage Dou Qi, simply could not keep it up for long.

This was different from Shattering Stone Kick. Without Dou Qi, it could not produce much training effect at all.

After resting briefly to recover some Dou Qi, Wang Chen began practicing again.

Of course, this time he only trained the footwork. Although the effect was much worse, the consumption was also greatly reduced.

This had been Wang Chen's plan from the start.

He would first develop the muscle memory for the footwork, then fully practice it once he had more Dou Qi.

That way, he could avoid delaying the growth of his strength while also becoming somewhat familiar with the movement-type Dou technique.

Soon, most of the day had passed like this.

Wang Chen also stopped his arduous Dou technique training and began preparing to consume medicinal meals to cultivate Dou Qi.

(End of Chapter)