Eagle Claw Technique Achieved, Business Flourishes: I Want Both My Money and My Life

[Year 1, you begin practicing the Eagle Claw Technique.]

[Year 2, with a superior vantage point and the cultivation of the Skin Refining Realm, your practice of the Eagle Claw Technique gradually improves.]

[Year 3, your Eagle Claw Technique reaches minor completion.]

[Year 5, having long since mastered it with ease, you comprehend the Eagle Claw intent and advance to great completion in one go.]

[Year 6, the Eagle Claw Technique reaches perfection, the Eagle Claw intent and forms become thoroughly integrated, reaching the pinnacle of mastery.]

[Year 8, you gain some insight, your movements become like an eagle's, imitating various pouncing techniques and attempting to circulate blood energy within your body.]

[Year 10, your Skin Refining Realm cultivation reaches a new level.]

Simulation complete, enlightenment granted!

The forms and artistic conception of the Eagle Claw Technique poured into Jiang Yi's body and sea of consciousness.

Allowing him to quickly master this martial art, and not just master it, but reach the realms of Grand Perfection and the pinnacle of mastery.

Jiang Yi closed his eyes tightly, digesting it all!

With the enhancement of these two martial arts!

His strength grew once more, his skin rippling, becoming subtly thicker.

His eyes slowly opened!

A blinding sharpness flashed across them, mixed with the ferocity of a bird of prey.

"It's gotten dark!"

Under the dim lamplight!

Jiang Yi watched as the two members of the Evil Wolf Gang guarding the town entrance began to move.

The two men walked arm in arm!

Discussing something, they both laughed, as if they had reached some agreement.

The two left together.

Going together?

That's... convenient.

Jiang Yi narrowed his eyes, locking onto the figures of the two men, and his body shot out.

Like a raptor poised to strike its prey!

Fierce and swift!

In a secluded alley!

The two thugs from the Evil Wolf Gang exchanged a glance and then both stopped.

They looked at the thin figure in rags.

The man with the sallow complexion was the first to get angry, drawing the single saber at his waist.

He cursed as he stepped forward.

"Damn it, where did another beggar come from, daring to block my path. See if I don't chop you to death!"

"Huh, it's you!"

The other man seemed to recognize Jiang Yi, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"Old Fourth, this is one of those stinky beggars from earlier!"

"Oh?"

The sallow-faced man heard this and widened his eyes, scrutinizing him.

"Don't say it, it really is, hahaha!"

The other man also caught up, his expression mocking, with a hint of teasing.

"Little beggar, why are you the only one left?"

As he spoke, he deliberately reached into his chest and took out the money pouch.

He dangled it in front of Jiang Yi.

"Or... did you sneak out on your own and block our path. Perhaps you want your money back? Look here! It's in my hand now, do you have the guts? Do you dare to come and get it..."

"I dare!"

Jiang Yi reached out and snatched the money pouch containing the silver from the man's hand.

into his embrace with a calm expression!

This caused the two Evil Wolf Gang members to freeze in unison!

"You stinking beggar, you're asking for death!"

The sallow-faced man was the first to react!

He grabbed his saber with his right hand, roared in anger, and slashed down at Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi reached out, fingers spread, and met the incoming saber directly.

With a "clang!"

Jiang Yi firmly grasped the saber. His palm met the blade, and he was completely unharmed.

This truly verified the profound mystery of the Skin Refining Realm!

His skin and membranes were as tough as an ox's, making him impervious to blades and swords.

"You..."

"The money, I want it. Your lives, I want them too!"

His other hand shot out with lightning speed. His five fingers curved slightly, his palm transforming into a claw, tearing through the air!

A faint cry of an eagle could be heard, shaking the very soul!

"Crack!"

It was as if an incredibly sharp eagle's claw had landed on the sallow-faced man's neck!

It easily crushed his throat bone.

The sallow-faced man "thumped!"

and fell to his knees!

He desperately covered his neck with both hands, but still couldn't stop the blood from gushing out of the corners of his mouth.

In the blink of an eye, his pupils dilated rapidly, and his breath was almost gone!

[Killed one regular enemy, plundered 3 years of lifespan.]

"Little beggar, you... you're actually a martial artist!"

The other man was stunned. He met Jiang Yi's calm gaze!

A chill ran through his body, and he trembled all over.

How could such a small beggar be so powerful?

This was obvious!

He was clearly playing the role of a pig to eat the tiger!

He had kicked a steel plate this time!

The man knew the terror of martial artists and instinctively retreated.

He seemed to be suppressing his fear, putting on a brave but cowardly front!

"Who are you, martial artist!

Do you know we are members of the Evil Wolf Gang!

You dare to kill our Evil Wolf Gang members, you're dead!

I advise you to get out of Wushui Town immediately!

Otherwise, our Evil Wolf Gang leader will not let you go..."

"Noisy!"

Jiang Yi took a step forward, his movements agile, like an "eagle soaring into the sky."

His fingers were like claws!

He pressed them onto the man's head.

"Pfft!!!"

His entire head exploded with a bang, red and white fluids mixing and splattering everywhere.

[Killed one regular enemy, plundered 4 years of lifespan.]

"Clap, clap, clap!"

At this moment, a round of applause rang out, followed by hearty laughter.

"Hahaha!"

"Little brother, what impressive skills!"

Jiang Yi turned to look!

He saw a man in gray clothes appear on the eaves of the alley several yards away.

He looked to be around thirty years old!

Ordinary features!

Yet his build was quite tall and straight!

Immovable as a pine, he stood steadily on the alley eave, barely wider than an adult's palm.

A grey robe, gently swaying in the breeze.

"If I'm not mistaken, little brother, you should be cultivating that Eagle Claw Technique, right? I never expected! A martial art not even ranked, in little brother's hands, to have reached the peak of accomplishment, with its essence evolving. Truly a rare sight!"

The grey-clothed man sized up Jiang Yi! A trace of admiration flickered in his eyes! At such a young age, to have cultivated a martial art to the point of completion. The entire town might not have seen such a thing! Could this young man before him also be using this to break through into the first minor realm of the martial path? If that were truly the case! He would undoubtedly be a martial genius!

Thinking this, the grey-clothed man's heart grew warm, and a desire to recruit him arose.

Jiang Yi stared intently at the man, his body instinctively tensing! To be able to appear behind him without him noticing at all. Or it was highly possible! That he had already taken his position up there before he even made a move, observing his every action. No need to guess! This was definitely a powerful martial artist! His cultivation was far beyond his own. Was it Muscle Cultivation? Tendon Forging? Or Bone Tempering? Or perhaps an even stronger level! Jiang Yi couldn't tell! Although the grey-clothed man showed no hostility, it didn't mean he could let down his guard.