Calamity of Strangeness Approaches!

"So dangerous, luckily I retreated in time!" Wei Fan was still shaken.

The Monstrosity within the forbidden area was unimaginably powerful, not something he could provoke right now.

But fortunately, for some unknown reason, this Monstrosity wouldn't attack creatures outside the forbidden area, which was why Wushan Village had remained safe all this time.

Wei Fan didn't linger and turned back towards Wushan Village.

He had ventured deep into the wilderness by now, constantly vigilant of any potential dangers around him.

"Chasing Wind Nine Steps!" Wei Fan activated his movement technique, his figure turning into an afterimage as he moved rapidly through the forest.

Two incense sticks later, Wei Fan successfully returned to Wushan Village.

Along the way, he had incidentally killed a Monstrosity, gaining 10 energy points.

The feeling of being watched finally disappeared, and Wei Fan let out a long sigh of relief.

Venturing into the wilderness alone felt incredibly eerie, and the powerful, hidden Monstrosity in the forbidden area made him feel incredibly oppressed.

Wei Fan stood atop the village wall, gazing at the wilderness in the distance under the night sky, a newfound seriousness in his eyes.

"System, add points!"

Subsequently, the status panel appeared in his mind.

Name: Wei Fan

Cultivation Arts:

Nine Flames Blazing Sun Art(First Layer)

Tiger's Breath ArtTrue Intent Level

Iron Ridge ArtTrue Intent Extreme

Three Yuan Battle ArtTrue Intent Level

Ghost Locking SealTrue Intent Level

Silver Light Saber ArtEntering the Hall and Entering the Room (Upgradeable)

Chasing Wind Nine Steps(Can reach Extreme Breakthrough!)

Qi Explosion Fist(Not yet initiated)

Tiger's Fierce Fist(Not yet initiated)

Cicada Catching Steps(Not yet initiated)

Fire Toxin Palm(Not yet initiated)

Energy: 45

With a sudden gain of 45 energy points, Wei Fan found himself struggling with how to allocate them.

"System, how much energy is needed to upgrade Nine Flames Blazing Sun Art to the next layer?" Wei Fan inquired.

"Ding, upgrading Nine Flames Blazing Sun Art to the second layer requires 20 energy points, and the third layer requires 30 energy points."

Hearing this, Wei Fan frowned slightly.

If he upgraded Nine Flames Blazing Sun Art, he could only advance one layer, which wouldn't significantly boost his combat power.

If he used the energy to upgrade other arts, he could achieve Extreme Breakthrough in two of them.

Based on past experience, each art that reached Extreme Breakthrough would lead to a substantial increase in combat power.

With this in mind, Wei Fan had already formed a plan.

"Chasing Wind Nine Steps, Extreme Breakthrough!"

"Ding, Energy -15"

Following this, a mysterious energy materialized out of thin air, surging into Wei Fan's limbs and bones.

Wei Fan felt his body lighten, and his control over it improved once more.

Whoosh!

Wei Fan's figure moved, leaving an afterimage in his original spot while he himself was already a hundred meters away.

"My instantaneous burst in a straight line is now close to a hundred meters in three seconds!" Wei Fan's figure flickered continuously, his entire being like a phantom, generating gusts of wind as he ran.

Afterward, Wei Fan looked at the remaining arts on his status panel.

Qi Explosion Fist(Not yet initiated)

Tiger's Fierce Fist(Not yet initiated)

Cicada Catching Steps(Not yet initiated)

Fire Toxin Palm(Not yet initiated)

Among these, Cicada Catching Steps was for improving speed, and after achieving Extreme Breakthrough in Chasing Wind Nine Steps, Wei Fan's speed was no longer a weakness.

Instead, his deficiencies lay in his fist and foot techniques.

Therefore, any of the remaining three arts were viable choices.

"Qi Explosion Fist, max level!" Wei Fan said.

Among the various cultivation techniques, Qi Explosion Fist was undoubtedly the most destructive, so Wei Fan didn't hesitate much.

"Ding, Energy -15"

At the same time, Wei Fan's understanding and techniques for Qi Explosion Fist flooded his mind.

Mysterious energy reshaped Wei Fan's body, and numerous tiny air sacs appeared within him.

The principle of "Qi Explosion Fist" was to use muscles to compress the airflow in the body's air sacs to the extreme, achieving the goal of injuring opponents from a distance.

It was divided into two attack methods: 'Gun Finger' and 'Cannon Fist'.

'Gun Finger' could emit airflow from the fingertips, capable of piercing metal and shattering stone, possessing strong penetration.

'Cannon Fist', on the other hand, pursued pure destructive power, with punches like cannon fire, shattering everything!

Wei Fan felt his own strength and looked at his remaining energy, 15 points.

"Qi Explosion Fist, Extreme Breakthrough!"

"Ding, Qi Explosion Fist Extreme Breakthrough requires 30 Energy. Insufficient energy!"

The System's prompt sounded.

"It needs thirty energy?" Wei Fan frowned.

The energy required for the Extreme Breakthrough of "Qi Explosion Fist" was much more than he had anticipated.

"Now that my speed has improved, I can go check the wilderness again!" Wei Fan didn't wait and leaped off the city wall again.

As soon as he landed, Wei Fan felt a chilling, eerie coldness.

"What's going on?" Wei Fan suddenly noticed that the grass beneath his feet had frozen over.

But it was already May, how could the ground be covered in frost?

This was all too strange!

Wei Fan abandoned the idea of venturing deep into the wilderness and retreated back onto the city wall.

Looking down again, a thin layer of white frost was gradually creeping up.

"What is this situation?" Wei Fan frowned.

He looked towards the other city walls and found the situation was the same there.

The entire Wushan Village seemed to be surrounded.

Buzzzzzz!

At this moment, the Monster Suppressing Stone in the center of Wushan Village began to emit light.

The orange-yellow light illuminated the entire Wushan Village, like a protective shield formed of light.

"Even the Monster Suppressing Stone is reacting?" Wei Fan's expression turned somewhat solemn.

Even during the previous invasion by the White Grudge, the Monster Suppressing Stone hadn't reacted. The fact that it was reacting now definitely meant a more powerful Monstrosity was invading.

Without further thought, Wei Fan fired a red signal flare into the sky.

Boom!

The red light exploded in the sky.

Immediately after, signal flares rose from all directions around Wushan Village.

This scene made Wei Fan's heart sink to the bottom.