One Thousand Taels!

Others might not know how tough the Blackwater Strange Serpent's hide was, but how could Zhao Er not know?

Even with the Iron Halberd in hand, he would never have pierced its hide if his Halberd Art had not broken through at the very end, allowing him to channel his qi and blood into the weapon.

Yet the woman before him had just raised her hand, without any visible exertion, and torn through the hide with her bare flesh.

Even though she had pierced it right beside an existing wound, the feat was still astonishing.

No wonder my sister-in-law said the Sun Family practiced a Body-Tempering Art. That physical toughness really is impressive.

It was not merely her physical toughness; it probably also had something to do with her having already reached great completion of bone tempering.

"Well? Impressive, isn't it? That's the Jade-Folding Hand, the foundation of the Sun Family's standing. They say that once you master it, those two hands alone can cleave metal and shatter jade."

Seeing Zhao Er staring at Sun Yuanying's fingers, Zhao Da quietly explained from beside him.

"Yes, it really is impressive!"

Zhao Er nodded at his words, but inwardly, he looked forward all the more to upgrading his own Nine-Turn Golden Body Art.

Both were Body-Tempering Arts, but the Nine-Turn Golden Body Art focused more on improving defense and strength, while the Jade-Folding Hand apparently combined offense and defense.

"My apologies. There have been several cases of counterfeit variant beast materials in the County Town lately, so I had to test it myself. This is indeed a Blackwater Strange Serpent. Are you selling its essence blood as well?"

Sun Yuanying withdrew her fingers from the hide, gave the three of them an apologetic smile, then asked about the Blackwater Strange Serpent's essence