Ever since more than half of Li Family Fort's martial artists had died, the strongest one left was merely an Iron Skin martial artist.
Given Gu Sheng's current strength,
with First-order Penetration archery and Iron Stone Fist at major mastery, killing an Iron Skin martial artist would not be difficult.
Still, he decided to be more cautious. Li Family Fort did not have only one martial artist, and there might even be people from the Black Sand Gang stationed there.
"Once my Iron Stone Fist reaches perfection, and I break through to become an Iron Skin martial artist, combined with my archery, I will definitely be unmatched below the Blood Refining Realm. At least, that should be true around Canghe County."
"By then, even if I faced several Iron Skin martial artists, I could advance or retreat as I pleased!"
Gu Sheng did not know much about the situation beyond this region. He did not know whether martial artists of the same rank possessed secret techniques or other means of boosting their strength.
But in Canghe County,
most martial artists learned nothing more than Body Tempering Martial Arts. Someone like the martial artist he had killed in the black market, who had learned a lightness skill, was already quite rare.
If Gu Sheng's Iron Stone Fist reached perfection, he would be enough to sweep through the Skin Refining stage without an equal!
"Practice my fists! Break through as soon as possible!"
Gu Sheng's gaze hardened. His motivation for martial arts grew even stronger, and his fist momentum faintly became several degrees sharper.
Time passed.
Gu Sheng worked hard at martial arts while continuing to hunt in the mountains.
He also spent more time gathering with the hunters. Sometimes, without leaving a trace, he steered Zhang Ze, San Mazi, and