Seeing that his internal injuries had healed, Chen Jue felt considerably happier. He strolled along the beach, then returned to his room to stew the Fish Maw and medicinal decoction.
He did not continue practicing the Macrocosmic and Microcosmic Orbits Circulation that afternoon. This internal alchemy art was a little too difficult to master, so Chen Jue planned to wait until he had exhausted his stamina each night, then wear away at it with slow, patient effort.
He refused to believe he couldn't do it!
As long as he kept putting in the time, he would master the Macrocosmic and Microcosmic Orbits Circulation someday.
That afternoon, Chen Jue resumed practicing the Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield. He stubbornly believed that if this third hard-body art had also been perfected when the fishing boat struck him, he would not have suffered such severe internal injuries.
The Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield trained both the inside and outside of the body. Its secret sound-striking techniques could exercise the internal organs. As long as he cultivated this hard-body art deeply enough, his organs would develop an impact resistance similar to his skin's.
He spent two hours grinding this hard-body art up to Level 1. The Siphon effect upon breaking through made the muscles throughout his body tremble slightly, and an irrepressible, low growl escaped his throat. Under the influence of that sound, his bones and internal organs began tingling. This resembled the "Tiger-Leopard Thunder Sound" mentioned in martial arts classics, a superior Marrow-Transformation practice with the wondrous ability to penetrate the marrow and train the internal organs.
Meanwhile, the bluish-purple hue of Chen Jue's exposed skin indicated that blood was gathering beneath it, while his bulging veins and muscles were growing thicker than before.
"Once mastered, it's like having a golden bell covering