Chapter 25
Going to the Market
Soon it was Duan Xuan's day off.
Duan Xuan did not choose to go to the martial arts school.
Because there are only two months left until the martial arts examination.
Whether it was their master, senior sisters Chen Jingshu and Chen Jingwen, or senior brother Zhang Chen, they were all busy preparing for the martial arts examination.
Most importantly, Lin Hu and Liu Mingze were already hostile towards him, and now that they had become Chen Feng's personal disciples and frequently visited the martial arts school, friction was inevitable.
Anyway, the martial arts school can't offer anything more until you reach the Dark Force level.
His feet sank, and what came to mind was not the Mountain-Breaking Fist, but the Hidden Wolf Force he had obtained from Lang Tian!
"Hidden Wolf Strength, full name: Hidden Wolf Strength Technique".
This is a pure external martial arts technique, integrating body tempering stance training, stealth footwork, and close-quarters combat.
It draws upon the lone wolf's ability to lurk and track in the wilderness, and to launch surprise attacks that shatter bones. It does not rely on strange or unusual forces or phenomena, but entirely on the physical body, muscles, bones, and movement to generate power.
"Suitable for silent flanking attacks and close-range bursts of bone-crushing attacks to defeat enemies!" When Duan Xuan obtained this technique, he was not in a hurry to practice it.
Instead, they reviewed the entire content of the exercise from beginning to end.
After all, everyone has a cultivation method that suits them and another that is completely unsuitable.
Even with his Golden Finger, there are still some techniques that are not suitable for him.
For example, his basic martial arts technique is the Mountain-Breaking Fist, which emphasizes power, dominance, unwavering determination, and never giving up.
If you find a gentle martial art, such as the Soft Cloud Finger Martial Arts School, it is a martial art more suitable for women or effeminate men to practice.
If I force myself to cultivate, then the foundation of my skills will be ruined.
Not only will it become a strange creature, but the originally abundant energy and blood in the body will also be forcibly cut off by this yin force.
However, this book, "Hidden Wolf Force," aligns with Duan Xuan's cultivation philosophy, which can be summarized in two words: "Sixth Brother."
There's nothing wrong with secretly developing your abilities like a dog.
With a system in place, as long as you're willing to take action, you'll eventually reap the rewards!
The three difficult thresholds of martial arts cultivation—manifest strength, hidden strength, and transformative strength—are no challenge for Duan Xuan.
However, since the Hidden Wolf Force is a purely external skill, it only has three levels.
Interestingly, the first layer of wolf skin is simply for practicing stance training and building a strong foundation in muscles and skin.
Simply lower your waist and adopt a low horse stance, keeping your back taut like a wolf poised to pounce, with your fingers clenched into claws, and your shoulder, back, waist, and hip muscles tense throughout the entire movement, thus honing the foundation for a powerful attack.
Duan Xuan has already mastered the Mountain-Breaking Stance Technique. He only needs to slightly adjust his posture to achieve the effect of the first level.
The only difference is that it requires the movements of a praying mantis boxer.
Practice finger and claw techniques daily so that when fighting an enemy, you can grab a sharp weapon and embed it into their muscles, bones, and flesh.
Even if you can't penetrate to the bone marrow, you should still severely damage the opponent's physical defenses and scales with a single blow.
Regularly striking a bluestone to sharpen the palm can enhance the gripping and tearing power of the fingertips.
In addition, daily stake training and torso stretching, imitating a wolf's waist movement, activates the fascia throughout the body, and strengthens the body's load-bearing capacity—this constitutes the entirety of the first level.
Based on his performance during the battle with Lang Tian, Duan Xuan guessed that Lang Tian had at most mastered the first level.
Because the second level of the Cold Wolf Concealment Steps is a light-body skill that focuses on concealing one's figure and moving flexibly!
If Lang Tian had fully mastered the second level, Duan Xuan would not have been able to leap down from the herb garden and block his retreat, and the three iron-headed wooden arrows would have had no chance of hitting him.
Therefore, Duan Xuan focused all his attention on the second level of the Hidden Wolf Force.
"Inheriting the basic skills of the wolf pack, specializing in stealthy movement and surprise attacks with varying speeds."
When using it, place your heels down first, contract all your muscles to eliminate noise, and lower your body to the ground.
The stride is sometimes large and sometimes small; when moving silently, it is hidden and silent; when advancing suddenly, it accelerates abruptly.
When mastered, it can be used to flank the opponent from the side and rear to control them, and can be used in conjunction with the auxiliary move, Wolf Sweep Kick.
A low, ground-hugging sweep can disrupt an opponent's lower body and effectively counter heavy, wide-ranging moves.
"The strategy of advancing and retreating in a roundabout way is similar to the wolf pack's encirclement, avoiding a direct confrontation with the enemy!" After saying this, Duan Xuan immediately bent down.
Like a wild wolf, Duan Xuan immediately activated his solid Mountain-Breaking Stance, combining it with the posture of a hidden wolf. With just the stance he adopted, he was already close to the level of Wolf Heaven, the first level of proficiency.
With a burst of power from his heels and a contraction of his muscles, Duan Xuan's feet suddenly unleashed a burst of force, sweeping away a cloud of dust, and he shot forward four or five meters.
Duan Xuan frowned slightly.
The commotion was so great that even the force of the kick was almost unbearable for him!
Duan Xuan was not impatient. He recombined the Wolf Skin Stance Technique, keeping his waist and back taut, as if sitting on a spring.
He then slightly bent down, mimicking a wolf pouncing on its prey.
Teng!
After practicing more than ten times, at one point, Duan Xuan suddenly felt like a wild wolf king.
His white pupils were unknowingly filled with energy, which mixed with blood vessels and turned into a ghostly green.
And those ten fingertips, after being slapped against the hard stone plate more than a dozen times, were incredibly sharp, easily flicked, creating a whistling wind like real wolf claws.
The body naturally droops down to gather strength, and the bone setting makes a clicking sound like a lock closing.
This is one of the most representative movements of the Hidden Wolf Hunter, which is to compress the entire body as much as possible.
Upon release, the force exploded, frying soybeans.
Almost instinctively, Duan Xuan raised his chin and roared!
The system panel popped up.
Humanity rewards diligence, and Heaven rewards those who help themselves.
[Trap: Great Achievement (135/300)]
【Hunting: Mastery (18/300)】
[Breaking Mountain Stance Skill: Minor Success (138/1000)]
【Mountain-Breaking Fist: Beginner (245/300)】
【Hidden Wolf Hunter: Beginner (1/300)】
Duan Xuan examined the panel carefully, his eyes immediately turning serious: "The data is incorrect!"
Upon reflection, he realized why the minor achievement of the Breaking Mountain Stance Technique had reached 138.
At a normal rate, even if expensive meat is corroded along the way, along with Qi and Blood Powder and a Qi and Blood Pill, the value can only reach a maximum of 130.
But now it has far exceeded expectations, and the reason is that the first level of the Hidden Wolf Hunting Technique, the Wolf Skin Stake Technique, and the Mountain Breaking Stake Technique have been successfully integrated.
"This makes things much easier for me. I can focus on the Breaking Mountain Stance Technique and continuously absorb other external stance techniques, thereby accelerating my training speed!"
If practicing Wolf Skin increases Wolf Skin and practicing Mountain-Breaking Stake increases Mountain-Breaking Stake, then this cheat is far too weak.
"Mom, why did you come out?" Zhou Fang's leg injury was very serious and had not improved despite years of recuperation, mainly due to the lack of medication.
After Xu Jinbao, the leader of the Golden Leopard Gang, visited the Duan family once, he sent some old medicinal prescriptions, which were said to be specially used to treat the gang members' injuries.
His mother's injury and illness were his top priority, so Duan Xuan did not refuse this kindness.
However, I didn't have high hopes. But after using it for a while, I was surprised to find that it worked really well. My mother was even able to slowly get off the kang (a heated brick bed) and walk around.
Zhou Fang smiled happily: "The weather is so nice! It's been so long since we've had any activities. Xuan'er, I want to go to the market to buy two pieces of cloth."
While summer clothes are cheap, I'm getting your winter clothes ready in advance, and... your dad's too.
Lately, I don't know why, but I keep dreaming that your father is talking to me.
My dear wife, these past few years I've been away, and you've been looking after the house all by yourself. It's been so hard on you. You and our child, wait for me, please wait for me. I will definitely come back!
I was thinking that if I were to make clothes this year, I should also make a spare for your dad, just in case, just in case, what if he really comes back?
Duan Xuan leaned against the doorframe, gently wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes. Duan Xuan knew that her mother had always been a very resolute person.
She was convinced that her son could succeed in martial arts, and on the very first day Duan Xuan entered the martial arts school, she made up her mind to this idea.
Similarly, she was convinced that Duan Xuan's father, Duan Jian, was still alive and would definitely come back.
"I miss Father a little too," Duan Xuan said, not wanting to upset his mother. He walked up to Zhou Fang and bent down, "Mother, let's go!"
Duan Xuan did not choose to go to the martial arts school.
Because there are only two months left until the martial arts examination.
Whether it was their master, senior sisters Chen Jingshu and Chen Jingwen, or senior brother Zhang Chen, they were all busy preparing for the martial arts examination.
Most importantly, Lin Hu and Liu Mingze were already hostile towards him, and now that they had become Chen Feng's personal disciples and frequently visited the martial arts school, friction was inevitable.
Anyway, the martial arts school can't offer anything more until you reach the Dark Force level.
His feet sank, and what came to mind was not the Mountain-Breaking Fist, but the Hidden Wolf Force he had obtained from Lang Tian!
"Hidden Wolf Strength, full name: Hidden Wolf Strength Technique".
This is a pure external martial arts technique, integrating body tempering stance training, stealth footwork, and close-quarters combat.
It draws upon the lone wolf's ability to lurk and track in the wilderness, and to launch surprise attacks that shatter bones. It does not rely on strange or unusual forces or phenomena, but entirely on the physical body, muscles, bones, and movement to generate power.
"Suitable for silent flanking attacks and close-range bursts of bone-crushing attacks to defeat enemies!" When Duan Xuan obtained this technique, he was not in a hurry to practice it.
Instead, they reviewed the entire content of the exercise from beginning to end.
After all, everyone has a cultivation method that suits them and another that is completely unsuitable.
Even with his Golden Finger, there are still some techniques that are not suitable for him.
For example, his basic martial arts technique is the Mountain-Breaking Fist, which emphasizes power, dominance, unwavering determination, and never giving up.
If you find a gentle martial art, such as the Soft Cloud Finger Martial Arts School, it is a martial art more suitable for women or effeminate men to practice.
If I force myself to cultivate, then the foundation of my skills will be ruined.
Not only will it become a strange creature, but the originally abundant energy and blood in the body will also be forcibly cut off by this yin force.
However, this book, "Hidden Wolf Force," aligns with Duan Xuan's cultivation philosophy, which can be summarized in two words: "Sixth Brother."
There's nothing wrong with secretly developing your abilities like a dog.
With a system in place, as long as you're willing to take action, you'll eventually reap the rewards!
The three difficult thresholds of martial arts cultivation—manifest strength, hidden strength, and transformative strength—are no challenge for Duan Xuan.
However, since the Hidden Wolf Force is a purely external skill, it only has three levels.
Interestingly, the first layer of wolf skin is simply for practicing stance training and building a strong foundation in muscles and skin.
Simply lower your waist and adopt a low horse stance, keeping your back taut like a wolf poised to pounce, with your fingers clenched into claws, and your shoulder, back, waist, and hip muscles tense throughout the entire movement, thus honing the foundation for a powerful attack.
Duan Xuan has already mastered the Mountain-Breaking Stance Technique. He only needs to slightly adjust his posture to achieve the effect of the first level.
The only difference is that it requires the movements of a praying mantis boxer.
Practice finger and claw techniques daily so that when fighting an enemy, you can grab a sharp weapon and embed it into their muscles, bones, and flesh.
Even if you can't penetrate to the bone marrow, you should still severely damage the opponent's physical defenses and scales with a single blow.
Regularly striking a bluestone to sharpen the palm can enhance the gripping and tearing power of the fingertips.
In addition, daily stake training and torso stretching, imitating a wolf's waist movement, activates the fascia throughout the body, and strengthens the body's load-bearing capacity—this constitutes the entirety of the first level.
Based on his performance during the battle with Lang Tian, Duan Xuan guessed that Lang Tian had at most mastered the first level.
Because the second level of the Cold Wolf Concealment Steps is a light-body skill that focuses on concealing one's figure and moving flexibly!
If Lang Tian had fully mastered the second level, Duan Xuan would not have been able to leap down from the herb garden and block his retreat, and the three iron-headed wooden arrows would have had no chance of hitting him.
Therefore, Duan Xuan focused all his attention on the second level of the Hidden Wolf Force.
"Inheriting the basic skills of the wolf pack, specializing in stealthy movement and surprise attacks with varying speeds."
When using it, place your heels down first, contract all your muscles to eliminate noise, and lower your body to the ground.
The stride is sometimes large and sometimes small; when moving silently, it is hidden and silent; when advancing suddenly, it accelerates abruptly.
When mastered, it can be used to flank the opponent from the side and rear to control them, and can be used in conjunction with the auxiliary move, Wolf Sweep Kick.
A low, ground-hugging sweep can disrupt an opponent's lower body and effectively counter heavy, wide-ranging moves.
"The strategy of advancing and retreating in a roundabout way is similar to the wolf pack's encirclement, avoiding a direct confrontation with the enemy!" After saying this, Duan Xuan immediately bent down.
Like a wild wolf, Duan Xuan immediately activated his solid Mountain-Breaking Stance, combining it with the posture of a hidden wolf. With just the stance he adopted, he was already close to the level of Wolf Heaven, the first level of proficiency.
With a burst of power from his heels and a contraction of his muscles, Duan Xuan's feet suddenly unleashed a burst of force, sweeping away a cloud of dust, and he shot forward four or five meters.
Duan Xuan frowned slightly.
The commotion was so great that even the force of the kick was almost unbearable for him!
Duan Xuan was not impatient. He recombined the Wolf Skin Stance Technique, keeping his waist and back taut, as if sitting on a spring.
He then slightly bent down, mimicking a wolf pouncing on its prey.
Teng!
After practicing more than ten times, at one point, Duan Xuan suddenly felt like a wild wolf king.
His white pupils were unknowingly filled with energy, which mixed with blood vessels and turned into a ghostly green.
And those ten fingertips, after being slapped against the hard stone plate more than a dozen times, were incredibly sharp, easily flicked, creating a whistling wind like real wolf claws.
The body naturally droops down to gather strength, and the bone setting makes a clicking sound like a lock closing.
This is one of the most representative movements of the Hidden Wolf Hunter, which is to compress the entire body as much as possible.
Upon release, the force exploded, frying soybeans.
Almost instinctively, Duan Xuan raised his chin and roared!
The system panel popped up.
Humanity rewards diligence, and Heaven rewards those who help themselves.
[Trap: Great Achievement (135/300)]
【Hunting: Mastery (18/300)】
[Breaking Mountain Stance Skill: Minor Success (138/1000)]
【Mountain-Breaking Fist: Beginner (245/300)】
【Hidden Wolf Hunter: Beginner (1/300)】
Duan Xuan examined the panel carefully, his eyes immediately turning serious: "The data is incorrect!"
Upon reflection, he realized why the minor achievement of the Breaking Mountain Stance Technique had reached 138.
At a normal rate, even if expensive meat is corroded along the way, along with Qi and Blood Powder and a Qi and Blood Pill, the value can only reach a maximum of 130.
But now it has far exceeded expectations, and the reason is that the first level of the Hidden Wolf Hunting Technique, the Wolf Skin Stake Technique, and the Mountain Breaking Stake Technique have been successfully integrated.
"This makes things much easier for me. I can focus on the Breaking Mountain Stance Technique and continuously absorb other external stance techniques, thereby accelerating my training speed!"
If practicing Wolf Skin increases Wolf Skin and practicing Mountain-Breaking Stake increases Mountain-Breaking Stake, then this cheat is far too weak.
"Mom, why did you come out?" Zhou Fang's leg injury was very serious and had not improved despite years of recuperation, mainly due to the lack of medication.
After Xu Jinbao, the leader of the Golden Leopard Gang, visited the Duan family once, he sent some old medicinal prescriptions, which were said to be specially used to treat the gang members' injuries.
His mother's injury and illness were his top priority, so Duan Xuan did not refuse this kindness.
However, I didn't have high hopes. But after using it for a while, I was surprised to find that it worked really well. My mother was even able to slowly get off the kang (a heated brick bed) and walk around.
Zhou Fang smiled happily: "The weather is so nice! It's been so long since we've had any activities. Xuan'er, I want to go to the market to buy two pieces of cloth."
While summer clothes are cheap, I'm getting your winter clothes ready in advance, and... your dad's too.
Lately, I don't know why, but I keep dreaming that your father is talking to me.
My dear wife, these past few years I've been away, and you've been looking after the house all by yourself. It's been so hard on you. You and our child, wait for me, please wait for me. I will definitely come back!
I was thinking that if I were to make clothes this year, I should also make a spare for your dad, just in case, just in case, what if he really comes back?
Duan Xuan leaned against the doorframe, gently wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes. Duan Xuan knew that her mother had always been a very resolute person.
She was convinced that her son could succeed in martial arts, and on the very first day Duan Xuan entered the martial arts school, she made up her mind to this idea.
Similarly, she was convinced that Duan Xuan's father, Duan Jian, was still alive and would definitely come back.
"I miss Father a little too," Duan Xuan said, not wanting to upset his mother. He walked up to Zhou Fang and bent down, "Mother, let's go!"