"Whew!"
Glancing at the sun gradually climbing over the horizon, then at his tattered clothes, Lian Youming was in no hurry to return. Instead, he jumped into the lake to wash the blood off himself.
After such a brutal battle, a life-and-death struggle, and a glimpse of Gan Xuantong's formidable abilities, Lian Youming's thoughts settled and he calmed down.
He felt he needed to properly digest all of this.
Once the Toad-Fishing Skill reached sufficient mastery, it could actually attain such heights. What power would the Tiger Roaring Golden Bell Cover and Dragon Roaring Iron Shirt possess once he mastered them? Golden Bell Cover drew inward, Iron Shirt released outward, while the Toad-Fishing Skill fished for a breath of internal energy.
Lian Youming thought it over. If he had to describe it using the methods of Daoist Elixir Skill, the Inner Strength produced by the Toad-Fishing Skill was the fire in an alchemical furnace. Breathing toward the moon and drawing it in, the energy formed a pill. As the pill pulsed, Inner Strength arose of its own accord, like a rising flame, strengthening the body within and dissipating force without, capable of both attack and defense. Still, he felt certain that Golden Bell Cover and Iron Shirt were no weaker than the Toad-Fishing Skill.
Gan Xuantong had only been able to put on such an extraordinary display because he had cultivated it to a sufficient level.
Of course, he would not pick and choose.
He wanted them all.
And that bastard had even practiced Five Phoenixes Cry in Unison. Judging by how his tendons had tensed and stood out when he unleashed his strength earlier, it was probably extraordinary too. Otherwise, he would not have deliberately baited attacks with an opening in his lower body. He clearly had something to