Assault Glory

Leng Hansong was not worried for himself, but for his own family and the Blood Blade Gang higher-ups who served him.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this trait that so many people had been willing to follow him, allowing the Blood Blade Gang to grow to its current size.

"Detection in progress..."

A thin needle from the mechanical case pierced Millya's arm.

"Distinguished Marquis Burnett bloodline detected. Federation experimental product [Assault Glory] authorized for activation."

Millya picked up the mechanical case, and hundreds of components assembled along her arm into the shape of an armored gauntlet.

"With this, the destructive force of every strike I make can be amplified nearly a hundredfold. This is the power of technology!"

Clenching her fists, Millya inexplicably felt that even if a towering mountain stood before her, she could blast it to pieces.

Millya knew this was an illusion brought on by the sudden surge in power, but she greatly enjoyed this feeling of being capable of anything.

"Drinking Refining Liquid like water?" Turning her head and noticing Chen Xu's actions, a trace of contempt flashed through her eyes.

He really was a country bumpkin. It would have been one thing if he knew nothing about the path of Martial Dao cultivation, but he did not even understand basic common sense.

Every medicine carried some poison, and Refining Liquid was no exception. Once the toxins accumulated to a certain extent, the harm to the body would be enormous.

"What does his life or death have to do with me?" Millya had no intention of warning him. Now that she possessed sufficient strength, she had no plans to share that [Martial Form]-grade Martial Arts with anyone.

She sprinted out, already unable to wait to test the power of [Assault Glory].

"What kind of flashy nonsense is this!" The Bamboo Cloud Sect elder held a seven-foot sword, its blade glinting coldly.

"Kill!"

The moment he finished speaking, both he and his sword were smashed into a lump of pulp.

Millya flexed her fingers. Years of oppression and fear vanished into ashes with that attack.

"So this is the product the Federation developed to target Martial Artists. Its power far exceeds my imagination.

Even an experimental model from years ago had such might. It was hard to imagine how far it had advanced by now."

Millya laughed so hard that she trembled all over, already indulging in fantasies of her future life.

Yet she failed to notice that the blue patterns on her armored gauntlet were gradually dimming.

As Millya walked out of the cold storage room, the situation shifted once again. The Sky Wolf Society and Bamboo Cloud Sect had no choice but to slow their assault on the Blood Blade Gang and assign men to watch her movements at all times.

After downing the last mouthful of Refining Liquid, Chen Xu directly raised the Bronze Body Technique to the tenth level, his height breaking past one meter ninety.

"So this is what strength feels like." Chen Xu glanced at his remaining Psychic Energy. At most, he could raise the Nine-Turn Leaping Technique by another level or get two Martial Arts techniques started.

Without further hesitation, he raised the Nine-Turn Leaping Technique to the sixth level, pushing his agility past the threshold of 3 points.

The gauntlet-like technological item Millya wore made him rather envious. With that single piece of equipment, her strength had already surpassed his.

If he could wear it, would his strength not increase as though he were cheating?

Unfortunately, it supposedly required Marquis Burnett's bloodline. Where was he supposed to get something like that?

"Mr. Chen, how about the two of us split these people between us and divide their assets equally?" Millya slammed her fists together, completely disregarding everyone present.

"Arrogant!"

"Absurd!"

"You dare look down on our Sky Wolf Society?"

Her words instantly enraged the higher-ups present, and they all shouted abuse.

Wherever they went, countless people fawned over them. When had they ever been treated with such contempt?

Looking at the man shouting the most fiercely, Millya charged forward several steps and threw a punch.

The Sky Wolf Society hall master was startled. The image of that elder being turned into a meat patty was still fresh in his mind. He did not dare take the blow head-on and retreated.

That retreat exposed Millya's weakness to everyone: aside from her strength, none of her other attributes had received any enhancement.

"Don't fight her head-on!" the Bamboo Cloud Sect's deputy sect master commanded. Holding their weapons, they tried to approach Millya, only to be forced back again by her casually flung attacks, leaving both sides at a stalemate.

"Mr. Chen!" Millya's expression darkened. She had discovered that the energy was draining over time. If this continued, she would sooner or later be captured.

With only slightly greater stamina than an ordinary person, escaping alone while burdened by that gauntlet would be extremely difficult.

"Besides the [Martial Form] Martial Arts, I want all the information you know about Martial Artists," Chen Xu demanded while the situation was in his favor. He could tell that this blonde woman knew far more than he did.

"No problem." Millya forced back several people closing in on her. Whether from anger or physical exhaustion, her face had taken on a faint flush. Sweat dripped down as the armored gauntlet proved far heavier than she had imagined.

"Good. I hope Miss Millya does not forget your promise." Chen Xu shot out like an arrow released from its bow.

His entire body seemed cast from molten copper as Tiger Might erupted. In an instant, he dealt with the higher-ups who came to block him.

To his current strength, these people were no different from ordinary people who knew nothing of Martial Dao.

"His strength is enough to rank among the top three in Jinning Commandery!" The leaders of the Sky Wolf Society and Bamboo Cloud Sect felt their hearts sink. Their subordinates had never seemed so weak; no one could withstand even a single exchange with him.

Like carrying a chick, Chen Xu grabbed Millya and crashed through those foolish enough to block his path, fleeing along the route they had come from.

An inn somewhere in Jinning Commandery.

Millya used a white towel to dry her silky golden hair. Her body, wrapped in a bathrobe, appeared even more petite.

Chen Xu cast her a glance, and the perfectly measured contempt in his eyes deeply stabbed at her heart.

But considering their relationship, along with the Seven-Day Soul-Severing Pill, she decided to swallow her anger for now and not stoop to the level of a country bumpkin.

"Finished washing?" Chen Xu leaned back against the bed. "We still have to dig up that predecessor's Martial Arts later. You'll get dirty again sooner or later, so I have no idea why you bothered washing.

"Oh, right. Although we checked in under my identity, remember to settle the Great Abyss Coin bill and pay me back. After all, you're the one who wanted a bath."

"Got it." Millya rolled her eyes, climbed onto the other bed, and stroked her [Assault Glory], occasionally letting out a foolish snicker.

Interrupting Millya's fantasies about the future, Chen Xu signaled that it was time for her to explain what she knew about Martial Artists.

Millya curled her lips slightly and explained, "Martial Dao, put simply, is the study of Martial Arts, the development of the human body, and the use of Martial Arts to become stronger. Achieving [Martial Form] can even prolong one's life."

"What did you mean by Martial Dao communing with spirit and taking on the beginnings of divine form?" Chen Xu asked calmly.

Millya recalled her childhood, in that manor, when she had first seen a Martial Dao powerhouse known as a Martial Artist.

Imitating the way that Martial Artist had spoken, Millya adopted a solemn tone. "Martial Arts themselves possess no spirituality. What Martial Artists must do is grant them that faint glimmer of spiritual light and bring them to life.

"In the struggle of Martial Dao, momentum comes first. When your momentum can tangibly affect others, when your spirit interferes with reality, then your Martial Dao can be considered accomplished."

"Momentum?" Chen Xu scratched his head. Why did it sound so mystical? Did his Tiger Might count?