"Bite!"
A text message notification sounded; it was from the Crazy Old Man.
Crazy Old Man: I've given you the secret manual on body refinement; figure it out yourself.
Then I posted several photos.
Crazy Old Man: Remember, delete it after reading, and absolutely do not share it with anyone else.
As for coming to Fortress No. 1, the Crazy Old Man didn't plan to tell Jiang Fan in advance, intending to give him a surprise.
After Jiang Fan typed "OK" and sent it, he opened the image.
"Um?"
"Isn't this the Jin Family's World-Shaking Meteoric Metal Body?"
Jiang Fan's face showed a rather surprised expression. He never expected that the body-refining technique that the Crazy Old Man had obtained would be the Jin Family's World-Shaking Meteoric Metal Body.
He had personally witnessed this cultivation method, making it easier for him to practice, and it left a deep impression on him.
Although it's an enemy technique, it's incredibly powerful!
"Huh? Could it be that the Crazy Old Man found out about my affair with the Jin Family and deliberately brought me this cultivation technique?"
As soon as the idea came to mind, Jiang Fan immediately rejected it.
How could that be? Knowing the Crazy Old Man as he did, the Crazy Old Man was extremely protective of his own. If he knew about the feud between him and the Jin Family, he would have already called and berated him. The Jin Family would have already come to apologize to him.
Therefore, it seems to be just a coincidence.
Getting back to the main topic, the most important thing is to study the techniques.
With Jiang Fan's excellent memory, he only needed to glance at it to memorize the technique.
Body Refining Technique is different from ordinary combat skills. In the past, he could copy and paste it as long as he saw the opponent use it once, and even modify and upgrade it.
For example, the Lan Family's secret technique, the Phantom Gale Leg.
But body-refining techniques are different; they focus on Body Refining and require genuine practice.
Therefore, Jiang Fan cannot simply copy something after only one glance.
As the night passed and the sky began to lighten, Jiang Fan finally mastered the first level of the World-Shaking Meteoric Metal Body.
The World-Shaking Meteoric Metal Body is divided into five layers. The first layer is Body Refining, after which a layer of golden patterns will be attached to the surface of the body.
At this moment, Jiang Fan's body and face were covered with intricate golden patterns, and a sharp glint seemed to flash in his eyes, just like Jin Yi whom he had seen yesterday.
The second layer is the Body Covering. When the technique is mastered, the surface of the body is no longer covered with golden patterns, but rather as if wrapped in a thin golden veil. The body's strength is increased by more than three times compared to the first layer, and the pupils turn golden.
The third layer is Armor Forging, built on the foundation of the second layer. The original thin layer of golden gauze is forged into a golden armor that is almost tangible, which can increase the body's strength tenfold again, and the golden pupils seem to overflow with light.
Upon reaching the fourth layer of the Armor Burning, the golden armor burned with golden flames. Whether for defense or offense, any opponent who came into contact with it would be scorched by the high temperature. The golden pupils became more solid and indestructible, demonstrating astonishing defensive power.
Reaching the fifth level of cultivation is even more powerful, known as Annihilation. When it is fully cultivated, the golden light that erupts from the entire body is like a small sun. Regardless of how powerful its defense and attack are, once the technique is activated, the opponent must wear sunglasses, otherwise they will go blind.
However, the specifics of its power are not detailed in the manual.
Since the Jin Family unexpectedly obtained this secret manual, no one has been able to master it.
I learned from the Crazy Old Man that the current head of the Jin Family has only reached the third level, and it seems that someone in his ancestors reached the fourth level.
"Just the first level?" Jiang Fan frowned, looking at the golden patterns on his body, seemingly dissatisfied.
Although he knew that techniques like the World-Shaking Meteoric Metal Body required real practice, after a whole night, he had only been Body Refining. Compared to his previous learning of combat techniques, it was many times slower, and he was still quite dissatisfied.
What he didn't know was that if the Jin Family heard these words, they would probably all vomit blood.
It should be known that even someone as talented as Jin Yi spent five years training before reaching the first level of Body Refining.
As it turned out, Jiang Fan only took one night. If Jin Yi heard about this, he would bring the dead back to life.
In fact, Jiang Fan tried to continue cultivating the second level, but with his current level of cultivation, his qi and blood could not support the cultivation.
Based on his judgment, if his strength is raised to at least the Third Rank, there might still be a chance to succeed.
In any case, one shouldn't be too greedy; at least I've mastered the first level.
With his current defensive and offensive capabilities, even if he encountered Martial Artist at the Early-Stage Fourth Rank, he could kill them solidly with every punch without using his Psychic Power.
If they encounter Fourth Rank Middle Stage opponent, they can still hold their own against them based on their physical strength.
"Knock, knock, knock!" A knock sounded at the door.
" Xiao Fan, it's getting late, hurry up and come out for breakfast, or you'll be late," Wang Shuqin called from outside.
"I'm still cultivating, so I'll skip breakfast. I'll go to class this afternoon."
After a night of cultivation, Jiang Fan just wanted to get a good night's sleep.
"Okay, then I won't call you for lunch. You can sleep until you wake up naturally. I'll leave your lunch for you; you can heat it up when you wake up."
"Okay, Mom. You can go ahead and do your work."
In the afternoon, Jiang Fan had just arrived at the school when he was stopped by Jin Kai and his group of people.
"What, are you here to avenge Jin Yi?"
Looking at Jiang Fan's indifferent expression, Jin Yi was furious.
If he weren't outmatched, he would have beaten the other guy black and blue long ago.
Thinking about the plans ahead, the pent-up anger in my chest eased considerably.
" Jiang Fan, my grandfather asked me to invite you to my house for dinner."
"I'm busy."
Jiang Fan, too lazy to waste any more words, deliberately bumped Jin Kai's shoulder aside and walked straight ahead.
"Don't mention it, your sister is visiting us right now."
Jin Kai's words made Jiang Fan stop in his tracks immediately.
Jiang Fan turned around, grabbed Jin Kai by the collar, and lifted him up.
"You're asking for it!"
"Cough cough! Jiang Fan, let go—let go now! Don't you want your sister to live?"
"Let me tell you, if anything happens to her in the slightest, I will make you pay with your life! I will make your entire Jin Family pay with your life!"
After saying that, Jiang Fan threw the person to the ground.
Jin Kai was panting heavily. He could only laugh at Jiang Fan's words. What a big mouth! You're just a lowly Late-Stage Second Rank with no status or background, yet you want to destroy the entire Jin Family.
That was the funniest joke he'd ever heard in his life!
But he dared not laugh, nor even utter a single extra word. He had witnessed Jiang Fan's ruthlessness firsthand, and more than once or twice.
If he tells me now, he'll definitely get a beating.
Anyway, Jiang Fan is going to the Jin Family soon. With Grandpa there, let's see how this little mudfish Jiang Fan tries to cause trouble.
The fat guy bought a lot of snacks and had just come out of the supermarket when he saw Jiang Fan leaving the campus with Jin Kai. He immediately sensed something was wrong and quickly chased after them.
" Brother Fan! Brother Fan, where are you going?"
Before Jiang Fan could answer, Jin Kai spoke first, "Fatty, mind your own business. My grandpa's in a good mood today, so he specifically asked me to invite Jiang Fan to our house for dinner."