Top Fifty

Dong Tianbao looked solemnly at Golden Arhat. "This guy truly can't be underestimated. This battle still isn't enough to see the extent of his strength. It looks like defeating him won't be easy!"

Li Changfeng thought to himself, Senior Brother Jin truly deserves to be Arhat Hall's top chief disciple. His strength cannot be underestimated. Dong Tianbao probably won't have an easy time defeating him either!

At this moment, the Arhat Hall disciples below the stage were overjoyed and cheered, "This is Arhat Hall's top chief disciple, Senior Brother Jin! Now you know how formidable he is, right? Hahaha!"

The Prajna Hall disciples looked warily at Golden Arhat and gritted their teeth. "Hmph! Our Prajna Hall's top chief disciple, Senior Brother Dong, is no less formidable than your Senior Brother Jin!"

"Today's top-fifty matches are over. All disciples who advanced are to gather at Subduing Tiger Hall in seven days. Tomorrow, we will continue and determine the top twenty-five. You are now dismissed!"

After hearing this, everyone dispersed. The disciples who had advanced into the top fifty all breathed sighs of relief. They had finally entered Subduing Tiger Hall. Next, they needed to consider how to secure higher rankings and earn better rewards.

The defeated disciples, meanwhile, wore dejected expressions as they slowly returned to their respective places. Perhaps they would leave Shaolin from here on, or perhaps they would begin preparing for the next Subduing Tiger Hall tournament.

"Sixth Brother! Are you confident about tomorrow's matches?"

"Of course! I'm full of confidence! What about you, Boss? Are you sure you can handle tomorrow's matches?"

Boss gave a bitter smile. "Although my Inner Force has improved somewhat during these past few days of matches, it won't be of much use in the upcoming battles. Reaching the top fifty was already my limit. The top twenty-five is something I can only look up to."

Li Changfeng patted Boss on the shoulder and comforted him. "It's fine, you have me! I'll carry the honor of Arhat Hall's Tenth Branch Courtyard to even higher rankings!"

"Hahaha! Sixth Brother, you're right! All our hopes rest on you!"

"Don't worry, Boss! I won't let you down."

"Good! I should go prepare for tomorrow's matches too. I'll be leaving first!"

"Alright! See you tomorrow!"

Li Changfeng arrived at Shaolin's back mountain and lay down on a patch of grass.

He then directly opened the system panel to check his attributes.

A screen of light instantly flashed before his eyes.

Host: Li Changfeng (Li Dazhuang)

Identity: Shaolin Temple disciple

Inner Force: 60 years (3,000 jin)

Strength: 750 jin

Experience Points: 70

Fame: Newcomer to the martial world (120/180) (For every 10 Fame points, 1 Cultivation Point can be obtained)

Cultivation Points: 35 (For every 20 Cultivation Points, one Lucky Pack can be opened, or one can enter System Training Time at a 1:3 conversion rate, allowing one month of cultivation each time.)

"Hmm? My Fame actually increased by as much as 120 points!"

"But that makes sense! So many people watched the matches. Every victory added quite a bit of Fame, and I just happened to gather 20 Cultivation Points."

"What should I use these 20 Cultivation Points for? Cultivating wouldn't be much use for my current situation, so I'll use them for a draw! It's been a long time since I last drew a prize. Just thinking about it gets me excited!"

As soon as he decided, Li Changfeng immediately exchanged the 20 Cultivation Points for a Lucky Pack.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, Host! You have obtained one Lucky Pack. Would you like to open it?"

"Open it!"

"Ding! Congratulations, Host. On your first draw, you have obtained the follow-up technique to the Shaolin Bronze Body Skill: the Indestructible Divine Skill."

"What?! The Shaolin Bronze Body Skill has a follow-up technique?!"

Li Changfeng hurriedly took out the Indestructible Divine Skill and examined it.

"So that's how it is! The Shaolin Bronze Body Skill was created by a Shaolin monk who combined the essences of the three great Toughness Cultivation Methods: Iron Shirt, Golden Bell Shield, and the Thirteen Guardian Toughness Skill."

Although the Shaolin Bronze Body Skill combined the essences of those three great Toughness Cultivation Methods, it also had a flaw: it could not cultivate true qi or internal arts. Only after cultivating the Shaolin Bronze Body Skill to great mastery and combining it with another internal cultivation method could one unleash its proper power.

Before reaching great mastery, this technique was merely an ordinary Toughness Cultivation Method, roughly comparable to Iron Shirt. Once cultivated to great mastery and used alongside true qi, however, it could unleash tremendous power. The stronger one's Inner Force and true qi, the greater its might! Its power depended entirely on the strength of one's Inner Force and true qi.

Golden Bell Shield, meanwhile, was Shaolin's divine toughness art that cultivated both internal and external aspects. It had twelve levels of Outer Force. The first seven levels were relatively easy to cultivate, but every subsequent level was as difficult as ascending to heaven. It was said that only Patriarch Bodhidharma had cultivated it to the power of the twelfth level, making it terrifyingly powerful!

The Thirteen Guardian Toughness Skill was a secret Shaolin technique, a divine toughness art that cultivated both internal and external aspects. It was created by a monk based on Golden Bell Shield and was divided into thirteen levels of Taibao Inner Force. Unlike Golden Bell Shield, it specialized in Inner Force, while Golden Bell Shield cultivated the power of the external-force golden bell.

This technique specialized in cultivating the strength of the sinews and bones. By using that strength to cultivate thirteen strands of Inner Force, it formed a layer of Inner Force over the skin. It was incomparably fierce, impervious to blades and spears, unaffected by water or fire, and bestowed strength like that of a dragon!

However, practitioners of this technique became emaciated and had to remain virgins. Once their cultivation was broken, their Inner Force accumulated over many years would vanish into nothing. The Shaolin Bronze Body Skill had perfectly inherited this flaw!

The Indestructible Divine Skill combined the essences of these three great divine toughness arts into one. Not only did it cultivate both Inner Force and Outer Force, it also developed an incomparably fierce true qi to use alongside them, making its power even more terrifying!

The Shaolin Bronze Body Skill merely gathered together their essences. Those different essences were only barely combined, so it could only be said to balance the three together. It counted as a high-grade Toughness Cultivation Method, and even at completion, it was only equivalent to the power of Golden Bell Shield's tenth level.

Balance meant mediocrity—it had no particularly outstanding ability. That was why this technique existed for the sake of the Indestructible Divine Skill!

"Damn! No wonder they insisted on spreading that medicinal liquid all over my body, not even sparing that place. So this was the reason!"

However, once the Indestructible Divine Skill was successfully cultivated, this weakness could be eliminated!

The Indestructible Divine Skill was extremely difficult to cultivate. First, one had to cultivate the Shaolin Bronze Body Skill to completion before one could begin practicing the Indestructible Divine Skill. Completion of the Shaolin Bronze Body Skill was merely the threshold!

"Damn! The Indestructible Divine Skill is that difficult to cultivate? But thinking about it, it combines three great divine toughness arts. How could it possibly be easy to learn?"

"But it's fine. With the system, it'll be much easier. I just need to do more missions and take it slowly!"