Bald Donkey

Hehe! The rewards have arrived!

He then opened the Attribute Panel.

A screen of light, visible only to the host, instantly appeared before him.

Host: Li Changfeng (Li Dazhuang).

Identity: Shaolin Temple disciple.

Inner Force: 11 years (550 jin).

Strength: 350 jin.

Experience Points: 450.

Cultivation Arts: Shaolin Bronze Body Minor Completion (0/320), Luohan Fist Beginner (80/160), Hong Fist Beginner (0/180).

Title: Jianghu Scrub.

Fame: Unknown (20/80) (For every 10 Fame points, 1 Cultivation Point can be obtained.)

Cultivation Points: 22 (Every 20 Cultivation Points can open one Lucky Pack or enter System Training Time at a 1:3 conversion. Each session allows one month of training.)

Current Lucky Packs: 1.

Items: Superior Bronze Body Elixir, Vajra Palm of Immense Strength, Great Stele Shattering Hand.

Current mission: Achieve Shaolin Bronze Body Grand Completion within three months at Shaolin.

New Side Mission One: Within today, send the second-rate bandit Great Chieftain to salvation. Reward: 300 Experience Points, 10 years of Inner Force, one Shaolin Dragon Claw Hand manual.

Side Mission Two: As the saying goes, if I do not enter hell, who will? The host must accept commissions from Shaolin Temple and help others send evildoers to salvation. No time limit. Each completed commission rewards 50 Experience Points and 1 year of Inner Force.

Without another word, Li Changfeng directly raised the Shaolin Bronze Body Skill to grand completion. It went from Shaolin Bronze Body Minor Completion (0/320) to Shaolin Bronze Body Minor Completion (320/320), then immediately transformed into Shaolin Bronze Body Grand Completion (0/1500).

The moment the Shaolin Bronze Body Skill reached grand completion, Li Changfeng felt a vast, surging power erupt throughout his body. His strength had increased far beyond before—by a full 400 jin in an instant! His skin became incomparably tough, and his resistance to blows grew far stronger.

His external cultivation had now reached a state of consummate mastery. As long as his Inner Force was strong enough, taking attacks from a second-rate expert would be no problem. His muscles had also swelled considerably, and his overall strength had reached 1,300 jin—the level of a second-rate expert. Feeling such surging power, Li Changfeng's confidence soared. He felt like he could smash through anything!

"Ding!"

A system notification rang out.

"Congratulations, Host! You have completed the main mission: train the Shaolin Bronze Body Skill to grand completion. Reward: the first three levels of the supreme cultivation art, Draconic Elephant Prajna!"

Holy shit! Draconic Elephant Prajna! This was an unbelievably fierce cultivation art, terrifyingly powerful. Even the Golden Wheel Dharma King from Jin Yong's novels had strength comparable to one of the Five Supremes after reaching the tenth level!

"Hahaha! With a cultivation art like this and the System's help, who the hell would I be afraid of?" Li Changfeng laughed wildly in his heart.

At that moment, the Chief Escort stared speechlessly at Li Changfeng, who had been grinning foolishly the entire time, and shouted, "Master! Don't get distracted! There's still the Great Chieftain! His strength is no joke!"

Cough! Cough! Cough!

Li Changfeng coughed and said calmly, "Sorry! I suddenly lost focus just now! Leave the Great Chieftain to me! Chief Escort, rest assured!"

Seeing Li Changfeng so confident, the Chief Escort could only give a bitter smile and say solemnly, "Master! Please be careful!"

"Hehe! You bald donkey really underestimate me, don't you? Watch your head doesn't get chopped off!"

"Pah! Like you aren't a bald donkey too. Your shiny head is even brighter than mine!"

The Great Chieftain rubbed his gleaming bald head and chuckled. "That's true enough! I'm in a good mood today, so I won't bother arguing with you. I'll spare your life. Get lost, you big bald donkey!"

Li Changfeng said proudly, "You tell me to leave, and I have to leave? Wouldn't that make me lose face? I'll give you a chance. Kill yourself and save me the trouble."

"Hmph! You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit! I was willing to spare you because you're from Shaolin and I didn't want unnecessary trouble. Do you really think I don't dare kill you? Die, bald donkey!"

"I'll come clean—I'm done pretending!"

The Great Chieftain's true energy trembled, and powerful true energy burst forth. The aura of a second-rate expert slowly spread out, filling the Chief Escort and his group with despair. Then he sneered.

"I originally planned to wait until you fought each other to mutual ruin, then strike and kill every last one of you. Everything would belong to me. But this bald donkey insists on courting death, so don't blame me."

"You say that like you're the only one who can come clean and stop pretending! I can do it too!"

Not to be outdone, Li Changfeng shook with true energy. A savage, overbearing aura burst forth, its pressure no weaker than that of a second-rate expert. He declared arrogantly, "You think you're the only one who knows how to show off? Come on, you stinking bald donkey!"

"Hmph! You damned bald donkey really do have some skill! Take this!"

The Great Chieftain unleashed his true energy and used the first stance of Iron Sand Palm, Black Sand Iron Fury. Dark true energy gathered behind his palm as he fiercely struck at Li Changfeng.

Seeing the ferocious attack, Li Changfeng hurriedly used Hong Fist - Iron Wire Fist's Double Pierce Fist. He drew back both fists to gather power, tightening the twelve iron rings. Then his fists exploded forward, meeting the Great Chieftain's savage palm technique head-on with sheer force.

Bang!

A dull crash rang out as fist and palm collided. Both men were shaken back several steps by the other's force, neither gaining an advantage. Their true energy fell into chaos before each circulated their cultivation and dispersed the lingering force left inside by the other.

Relying on the toughness of his Shaolin Bronze Body Grand Completion, Li Changfeng only paused briefly before charging forward again. He wanted to engage the Great Chieftain at close range, and in just a few strides, he was already beside him.

He used Iron Wire Fist - Thousand-Jin Drop. Li Changfeng's true energy surged, the iron rings around his arms tightening as he turned sideways and brought both arms together, smashing down from above at the Great Chieftain's chest.

The Great Chieftain's face changed drastically. He barely managed to disperse most of the force within his body and narrowly dodged the fierce strike. Yet the remaining force inside him still shook him so badly that he spat out a mouthful of black blood!

Shaolin's internal cultivation is truly formidable! He dispersed my force so quickly. This damned bald donkey really is troublesome!

Seeing this, Li Changfeng pressed his advantage and used Iron Wire Fist - Twelve Interlocking Rings, gathering power in both hands.

Then he flung them out with all his might. The twelve iron rings released sharp bursts of air, each ring carrying astonishing force as they crazily smashed toward the Great Chieftain.

"Hmph!"

The Great Chieftain snorted coldly and used the second stance of Iron Sand Palm, Iron Sand Storm. His true energy erupted as he stomped fiercely, shattering the ground beneath him.

Dark true energy gathered in his palms. As his hands slowly turned, sand and gravel rose from the ground and swirled around him, forming an iron wall that met Li Changfeng's incoming twelve iron rings head-on.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A continuous series of metallic clashes rang out. All twelve of Li Changfeng's iron rings were blocked by the Great Chieftain's Iron Sand Palm. Li Changfeng then drew his arms back, and all twelve rings slid back onto his arms, ready to strike again!

"Hmph! Finished, bald donkey? My turn now!"

The Great Chieftain had not yet exhausted the second stance of Iron Sand Palm, Iron Sand Storm. He thrust out both palms, condensing his true energy and the surrounding sand and stones into his strikes before slamming both palms toward Li Changfeng. The attack was terrifyingly powerful!

Li Changfeng had already been locked onto by the palm technique. Since he knew no movement technique, he could only take it head-on. He used Hong Fist - Bridge Frame, crossing both arms before his chest as true energy erupted from his entire body.

He poured it all into the Shaolin Bronze Body Skill. At grand completion, the Shaolin Bronze Body Skill could channel Inner Force through the body, making its defense terrifyingly strong.

Bang!

A violent explosion rang out. Li Changfeng forcefully endured the savage attack, and the fierce palm force made a series of clanging sounds erupt from his body—"Ping!" "Clang!" "Klang!" "Rattle!"

Even his clothes were blasted into strips by the palm force, revealing his powerful muscles and a golden radiance.

"What?! This damned bald donkey has trained such a powerful external art that he actually withstood an attack like that?"

Li Changfeng drew a deep breath. That powerful attack had not inflicted any real injury on him, but the pain in his flesh was still intense enough to make him bare his teeth.

"Damn it, you stinking bald donkey! Just wait!"

With that, he charged wildly toward the Great Chieftain and unleashed the Taming Tiger Fist. His fists formed the shape of the character "gong" as he struck three consecutive blows at the Great Chieftain.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

As fist and palm collided again and again, the Great Chieftain used the ferocious palms of Iron Sand Palm to forcibly catch all three powerful punches.

"I'm not done yet! Take this!"

Li Changfeng shouted and used the Overlord Fist Cauldron of the Gong Zi Taming Tiger Fist. He gathered power in both fists, twisted sideways, bent at the waist, and smashed both fists toward the Great Chieftain's chest and head.

The Great Chieftain was shocked. He could only grit his teeth and take the blow to his head head-on, while gathering all his true energy before his chest to withstand the other mighty fist.

Pfft!

The Great Chieftain spat blood as the powerful blow sent him reeling. He had suffered severe injuries!

"Fuck you, bald donkey! Take my strongest move! Die!"

The Great Chieftain roared and unleashed the third stance of Iron Sand Palm, Iron Sand Violet Flame. Purple flame-like true energy crazily condensed in his palms, and waves of heat instantly rolled through the area. Then he struck out fiercely at Li Changfeng.

Li Changfeng's expression turned grave. He unleashed every bit of his true energy and used Hong Fist - Iron Wire Fist's Double Pierce Fist. He drew back both fists to gather power, the twelve iron rings tightening fiercely before his fists erupted forward to meet the powerful palm with all his strength!

Rumble!

A massive explosion rang out. Li Changfeng was still slightly weaker, and the terrifying palm force struck him directly, sending him flying several meters away and smashing him through a huge boulder.

The Great Chieftain dropped to one knee and gasped heavily. That powerful move had exhausted all his true energy, leaving him without even a trace of strength. He could only sit down where he was and slowly recover his true energy.

Bang!

Suddenly, the sound of shattered stone exploded through the air. Li Changfeng leaped out and hurled an iron ring with more than 700 jin of force at the Great Chieftain, who was meditating to recover his true energy.

The Great Chieftain never expected Li Changfeng to still be capable of such an attack. He could only watch helplessly as the iron ring pierced straight through his chest, ending his life.

After delivering that final strike, Li Changfeng dropped to one knee and panted heavily. That had been his last attack. If he had failed to kill the Great Chieftain, he would have been the one to die.

A purple-black palm print was visible on Li Changfeng's chest, left by the Great Chieftain's palm force. A scorching energy kept burning through his body. If he had not trained the Shaolin Bronze Body Skill to grand completion and been able to endure it, he would have long since suffered fatal injuries.

That palm strike from the Great Chieftain had carried at least 1,800 jin of force. If I hadn't used my fist technique to offset part of it and reinforced the Shaolin Bronze Body Skill with true energy, I would have been severely injured even after taking that powerful palm strike.

Fortunately, the Great Chieftain had only just entered the second-rate realm and had not cultivated any truly powerful arts. His strength was inferior to that of ordinary second-rate experts, which was why Li Changfeng had barely managed to withstand the attack.

That palm technique was incredibly powerful, but it was too extreme. If it failed to kill the opponent in one strike, the user could only be killed instead. There was no retreat, and after the Great Chieftain used that move, he no longer had the strength to fight.

"Ding!"

A system notification rang out.

"Congratulations, Host! You have completed Side Mission One: Within today, send the second-rate bandit Great Chieftain to salvation. Reward: 300 Experience Points, 10 years of Inner Force, and one Shaolin Dragon Claw Hand manual."

The newly acquired ten years of Inner Force arrived at exactly the right time, resolving Li Changfeng's urgent crisis.

Li Changfeng immediately sat down to heal. With the foundation of twenty years of Inner Force, he gradually forced out the vicious palm force.

One hour later.

Li Changfeng had forcibly expelled all the palm force. He then let out a long breath and asked calmly, "Are you two all right now?"

"We're fine! We've both regulated our internal injuries. There's nothing serious anymore!"

The Chief Escort said gratefully, "We escaped danger this time entirely because of Master's wholehearted assistance and your defeat of that powerful enemy! I am deeply grateful. If there is ever anything you need from me, Du Jinlong, just say the word. I will not refuse!"

The young swordsman also said, "The Chief Escort is right! We survived only because of Master's great strength and your slaying of our enemies. If you ever need anything from me, just say so. I will not refuse!"

"No need for all that! We can talk about it later. Let's head down the mountain and let everyone know we're safe first. We've delayed too long at the summit already!"

"All right! We'll do as Master says!"