Mastery of Bone and Muscles, Melee in the Arena

Li Xijun's words, which she couldn't help but utter, startled the girl in the carriage who was like a young animal.

Those deep rose-red eyes widened in disbelief as they looked up at the boy upstairs.

These are words I have never heard before since I was born.

So much so that the dragon girl felt a sense of panic and fear, as if she had fallen into the dream of some magic potion cultivator.

She was like a frightened kitten, quickly hiding back in the carriage, leaving Li Xijun filled with regret.

at the same time,

The mental image, several tens of feet high, in the sky gradually dissipated, and a divine light once again entered the head of the thin old man on the carriage.

He suddenly coughed violently, like a withered old bamboo in a gale, trembling as he returned to the carriage.

"Da da da........."

The two magnificent dragon-scaled horses continued to move at a leisurely pace, slowly heading towards a remote old house in the city.

As the sound of horses' hooves spread, the entire city of Tianjin, which had been like a scene frozen in time, suddenly came to life.

As the Tianjin residents gradually came to their senses, they couldn't help but discuss what had just happened.

"None of these foreigners are good people. I always knew the Dark Night Church was no good!"

"Exactly! I won't go to that church anymore, even if they give out eggs!"

"Bah! What nonsense about missionary work, it's more like invasion! We should all send them back to their homeland."

"Who wouldn't want that? But we lost back then... You didn't see it, the Western churches back then really had a God."

"Fortunately, Lord Li returned to his hometown today, otherwise I think Governor Tang would be in trouble."

"Governor Tang is only a fourth-rank official, while Lord Li was a first-rank official back then. How can they be compared?"

"Sigh, if only I had studied and become enlightened back then... A cultivator specializing in refining one's spirit is truly formidable..."

The entire city of Tianjin, its streets, and even its restaurants were incredibly lively.

However, there was a certain silence in the private room by the window.

Meng Qifeng seemed lost in thought and lost interest in conversation, simply drinking alone in silence, looking melancholy.

Li Xijun's mind was filled with the image of the dragon girl from earlier. After making up an excuse to leave, he quickly returned to his home in the main world.

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Bocheng Home

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Using the paintbrushes and sketchbooks left behind by Su Nianyi, Li Xijun buried herself in painting with great concentration.

With his powerful mental strength and spiritual cultivation, he was able to clearly replay the events in his mind.

He gradually and clearly drew the appearance of the dragon girl who crawled out of the carriage.

Li Xijun gained a deeper understanding of the dragon girl's appearance and physique.

Time passed little by little.

Until the sunlight outside the window became increasingly intense,

Li Xijun finally put down her paintbrush and notebook, leaned back, and gradually relaxed her tense body and mind.

At the same time, the information about this upgrade also appeared in the field of vision.

Your mastery level in the Azure Dragon Heaven-Reaching Technique has increased from 11% to 23%.

"If I calculate it this way, it will only take me 9 days to increase my Qi and Blood level by 0.1."

"She has made such great progress just by observing her for a short while. If I could observe her closely every day, it wouldn't be long before I could reach the speed of improving by 0.1 levels every 5 days. At that time, mastering the 'Azure Dragon Sky-Piercing Technique' at the master level would be no problem."

Although Li Xijun had exhausted a lot of energy, she felt neither tired nor sleepy.

His mind was filled with replays of what had happened before.

Regardless of the immense benefits that the dragon girl could bring him

It was still that cabinet minister, Li Boyan, who demonstrated the strength of a top expert in the art of spiritual refinement.

All of this made Li Xijun ponder how he could gain the favor of this Boyan Gong.

"Sigh... I simply don't have the qualifications to get to know such important people..."

The other party is a cabinet minister of the Dasheng Dynasty who has returned to his hometown to recuperate. He basically lacks nothing. It is impossible for me to act like someone who can learn Zhang Wusheng's martial arts by paying money to enter the Killing Martial Arts School.

Li Xijun racked his brains but couldn't come up with any solution.

"Never mind... I'd better focus on what's in front of me first."

"Now that my basic cultivation methods have improved, I can spend more time on the 'Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist'."

"Let's first master the Bone and Tendon Realm before the end of this month and obtain the great opportunity promised by Martial Saint Zhang."

"Moreover, the completion of the Bone and Tendon Realm is related to my subsequent cultivation of the Impurity Realm, as well as my future prospects of surpassing the Wood Saint and becoming the strongest college entrance examination champion in history."

With this in mind, Li Xijun stopped dwelling on the past.

Instead, he returned to his private martial arts classroom at school as usual and began his rigorous training.

First, he silently refined his own Qi and blood through the "Azure Dragon Connecting Heaven Method," which had shown some progress in experimentation.

When cultivation reaches its limit, while the body's qi and blood are abundant and surging,

He began practicing the "Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist" with his increasingly powerful mental energy, using it to precisely and continuously cleanse his body's tendons and bones without any waste.

In the afternoon, he practiced the True Martial Killing Move - Void Tremor, and also took the opportunity to beat up Ye Liuyun to maintain his skills.

......................

Time passed like this, day after day.

The maple forest at Yan'an No. 7 Middle School has withered and fallen into disrepair without anyone noticing.

At the end of December, the first snow of the season fell on the earth in Bocheng.

The vast school campus was covered in a blanket of white snow.

Having arrived early at his private martial arts classroom, Li Xijun drank a bottle of Qi and Blood Elixir.

He began his final round of muscle and bone training.

As the forty-eight movements were continuously performed,

He felt his blood and qi surging through his body like a giant wave crashing against the sky.

I also felt like a blazing furnace, full of vigor and vitality.

With each rise of flames, it continuously forges and tempers its own body, burning away all the impurities deep within.

Washed by giant waves, forged in the furnace,

The pain and trials involved ultimately transformed into the integration of muscles, bones, and flesh.

The result of countless days of hard work and practice naturally emerged at this moment.

Li Xijun suddenly felt that he had grasped the essence of the "Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist". He suddenly pounced forward, made a punching motion, and bombarded the void, bringing up a roar in the air like a tiger's roar.

now,

He felt as if he were a "tiger demon," roaring across the world, lawless and unrestrained.

His physical body had been trained to the point where it was as strong as steel, impervious to swords and spears, and immune to water and fire.

The aura emanating from him, a blend of blood and qi, was remarkably similar to that of Deng Gao, who had fought desperately in the Refining Realm that night. He possessed an unyielding will and an aura that could influence the mind.

[Your martial arts training system: Bone and Tendon Realm, increased from 99% to 100%.]

[Your "Tiger Subduing and Bone Refining Technique" level has increased from Master 83% to Master 90%.]

Your mastery of the "Thirty-Six Forms of True Martial Arts" has increased from 18% to 30%.

Li Xijun was slightly surprised when she saw the prompt that appeared in front of her.

The improvements in the first two aspects were within his expectations.

He just didn't expect that after he had refined his skin, flesh, bones and muscles to perfection and integrated his physique except for his internal organs into one, the progress of his True Martial Killing Move - Void Tremor would have increased so much.

He immediately had the robotic arm in the private martial arts studio place a human-shaped stake in front of him.

"call.........."

After catching his breath, Li Xijun suddenly let out a "humph."

A palm struck the human-shaped stake silently in the chest, and sure enough, a crisp sound came from within.

After breaking through the outer skin and skeletal material, it can be seen that the internal organs have shifted, and cracks have appeared on the surface.

"It seems that the technique of this 'vibration' relies heavily on the coordinated resonance between the body's internal and external systems..."

Li Xijun looked at the scene before him thoughtfully.

"However, I'm not quite there yet. Teacher Zhang doesn't need to adjust his breathing when he attacks. His attacks on internal organs are even more silent, turning them directly into a lump of minced meat like thin porridge."

"My current attack can only displace internal organs and cause severe damage; its lethality is still a bit lacking."

"If you're using it to kill someone, a flying sword or an electromagnetic pistol would be better; but if you're using it for casual sparring with classmates, it's a bit too ruthless."

"Hmm... for now, it can only be used in situations and against targets where killing is not advisable, but there is a grudge."

Just as Li Xijun was thinking this, Ye Liuyun knocked on the door.

"hope-jun, I have some good news to tell you."

Ye Liuyun walked in with a rare look of excitement, and waved the file on his phone screen at Li Xijun.

"Teacher Su requires that the members of the elite class, especially those who enjoy the privileges of the elite class because of their martial arts talent, be subject to practical combat tests."

"This time, our final exam practice has turned into a free-for-all mode."

"Thirty elite class members are fixed on thirty arenas, while the rest are randomly assigned to thirty arenas. Everyone will have to engage in a free-for-all."

"This final ranking will be based directly on the scores and rankings for kills and survival in this arena battle."

When Ye Liuyun said this, he also revealed the fighting spirit of a martial arts apprentice.

"I'd only ever heard that martial arts universities liked to hold these kinds of tournaments before, but I never expected that we'd have one during our final exams this time."

"With the teachers, the principal, and Teacher Su looking after us this time, there's no need to worry about any deaths. We can go all out and fight the strong opponents from our school to our heart's content."

Li Xijun's eyes lit up after hearing this, and she nodded repeatedly.

This kind of chaotic battle is indeed good news for him.

Although flying swords and such are definitely not allowed to be taken out.

However, with his cultivation level at the Concentration Realm and his powerful physique that has just reached the Great Perfection of Bone and Tendons, he is indeed quite formidable in actual combat.

Even against a weapon-wielding martial artist with a Qi and Blood level of 9.0, it can still slaughter them indiscriminately.

"By the way, weapons are not prohibited in this arena battle. There are quite a few people practicing weapons to increase their martial arts points. Your basic swordsmanship has improved very quickly recently. If you want to fight in the arena, you'd better hurry up."

As he spoke, Ye Liuyun threw a standard-issue longsword at Li Xijun.

In recent days, when sparring with Ye Liuyun, Li Xijun often asked him for advice on practicing basic sword techniques.

Ye Liuyun, who had heard his father mention the Blood God Cult member being beheaded by Li Xijun with a single sword strike,

He was also very clever and didn't ask any questions. He just focused on helping Li Xijun improve her swordsmanship from beginner to proficient.

Of course, he also took the opportunity during sword sparring sessions to thoroughly humiliate his opponent, in order to avenge the daily beatings he had received from someone.

"Yes, as usual, I won't use my mental energy or my externally trained physique."

Seeing Ye Liuyun's excited expression as he easily defeated the weaker opponents, Li Xijun was speechless, but in order to improve her basic swordsmanship, she silently drew her sword, preparing to fencing...

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Evening

The sky after the snow was high and clear, and the setting sun dyed the western horizon a soft orange-yellow, like pale gold watercolor quietly spreading on a huge blank sheet of rice paper.

At the school gate, glistening icicles hung, dripping cool water droplets in the afterglow of the setting sun.

As Li Xijun and Ye Liuyun walked out of the school gate, Ye Jianhua greeted them warmly.

"The snow is so heavy today, the ground is covered in snow and ice. Uncle will give you a ride."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Uncle Ye."

Having done a favor for the Blood God Cult members last time, the two sides were quite familiar with each other, so Li Xijun naturally couldn't refuse politely.

For a moment, the atmosphere among the elder and the two younger people was warm and harmonious.

Unfortunately, when Li Xijun went to the parking lot with Ye Jianhua to get into their car, Zhou Xinmin's car was parked right next to them.

Zhou Xinmin, who was smoking and waiting for someone, naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity. He came up with a smile and exchanged pleasantries, praising Ye Liuyun for being outstanding and for having such a genius friend.

Zhou Yibai and Zhou Shenghao, who had just finished school, walked over.

Seeing this scene, the former smiled and greeted Li Xijun and the other person, while the latter pursed his lips, his face gloomy, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

Fortunately, after exchanging a few pleasantries, the two sides quickly got into their cars and drove away.

...........................

On Zhou Xinmin's car,

"Uncle, the final exam in a month is a free-for-all. I didn't expect the school to do it this way. It feels a bit like luck. If we get randomly assigned a bunch of students in their forties or fifties, we're doomed," Zhou Yibai said.

"Hey, I asked a friend in the academic affairs office. It's not really random. They try their best to ensure that students with ability and talent are not grouped together. To put it bluntly, it's pseudo-random. My friend did all the backend programming."

When Zhou Xinmin was asked about this, he directly told the two the inside story.

"Yi Bai, your Qi and Blood levels have improved so quickly lately, and your martial arts skills have also advanced by leaps and bounds. You'll definitely be fine. Don't be fooled by how fast that Li Xijun has improved since she got resources, and how much she boasts about it. With your family's support, your progress lately is no less impressive."

"Don't worry, your uncle will find someone to try to make the students in your arena more evenly matched within the reasonable rules. With your recent improvement in spirit and your serious attitude towards battle, you will still be in the elite class next semester."

Hearing this, Zhou Yibai nodded slightly, feeling reassured.

Meanwhile, Zhou Shenghao glanced coldly at his cousin, who had recently made "rapid progress" just like himself, and suddenly spoke:

"Dad, Li Xijun ranked in the 80s in the previous exam. Theoretically, he should be able to be placed in my arena, right?"

"Oh, don't worry, Dad will find someone! He absolutely won't be assigned to your arena. That kid can kill a Blood God Cult member with a Qi and Blood level of 9.0 in actual combat, he's too dangerous."

Zhou Xinmin, who had just been encouraging his nephew, suddenly changed his expression and became serious.

"No... I mean I want to be in the same ring as him!"

Zhou Shenghao withdrew his gaze from his cousin beside him, his expression becoming extremely resolute.

"Back then, the Blood God Cult members were only fighting unarmed against those armed, but they didn't expect Li Xijun to have a sword hidden on him, which is why they were tricked and killed."

"My swordsmanship has improved greatly recently, and my health level has reached 8.6. With a sword in hand, I'm sure I can defeat him!"

"I'm going to prove myself in this battle!"