Chapter 7 of 10
Chapter 7
16 min read3,978 words
"Having just started practicing the Rock Breaking Fist, you can already achieve this level. This is the first time I've seen such a thing. Could it be that you... you have awakened some kind of bloodline!" Li Canghai was taken aback by the scene, his expression one of disbelief.
"Bloodline?" Shi Mu was taken aback.
"Hehe, I must be overthinking it. Bloodline warriors are extremely rare. You are probably just naturally tough-skinned and strong. However, this makes you an excellent candidate for practicing external martial arts. Teaching you the Rock Breaking Fist was the right decision." Li Canghai laughed wryly, shook his head, and said.
"Master Li, what are bloodline warriors?" Shi Mu became curious.
"Well, how should I put it? Bloodline warriors, also known as bloodline martial artists, are those who have awakened a certain bloodline within their body, thus possessing special talents that ordinary people do not have. However, the number of martial artists who can awaken their bloodline talents is extremely rare, almost one in ten thousand. Your level is unlikely to be possible. If you really want to understand more about bloodline martial artists in the future, there will be specialists who will explain it to you after you enter the Kaiyuan Martial Academy. Just remember, bloodline martial artists are almost all monstrous existences, each capable of overwhelming their peers. If you encounter one, you should stay as far away as possible. However, bloodline warriors are also very envied by others. If they come from a powerful background, it's fine, but many bloodline warriors without any background are often assassinated or eliminated before they can grow. By the way, in this year's Kaiyuan Martial Academy recruitment, there are many famous geniuses who have signed up, and it's highly likely that some of them are bloodline warriors." Li Canghai clearly had no intention of explaining in detail, waved his hand, and replied indifferently.
Shi Mu could only nod and stop asking, but he couldn't help but connect the matter of bloodline martial artists with the several times his body had undergone strange changes, firmly remembering it in his heart.
"However, your talent in practicing the Rock Breaking Fist is indeed far beyond the norm. Let me directly increase your training progress; otherwise, it won't have any effect on you now." Li Canghai looked at Shi Mu for a moment and then smiled.
Shi Mu naturally had no objections.
In the following time, Li Canghai had someone replace the water in the barrel with sharp gravel and had Shi Mu wear thinner leather gloves, then he started hammering again.
This time, after a few punches, Shi Mu soon felt his hands start to ache. After a while, his entire fists began to feel a sharp pain, as if countless needles were hidden in the gravel.
Seeing that Li Canghai had no intention of stopping him, Shi Mu gritted his teeth and continued to hammer the gravel in the barrel at full speed.
"Remember, the Rock Breaking Fist's training method is extremely brutal and can easily damage your tendons and bones. Even with your talent and my special ointment, you won't be able to train again for three to four days after each session. During this time, you can continue to practice the Body Tempering Technique. Only when your hands are fully recovered can you continue to practice the Rock Breaking Fist. If you can persist like this, you have a good chance of reaching the initial stage of the Rock Breaking Fist within half a year." Li Canghai instructed.
"Yes."
Shi Mu responded firmly, then delivered another heavy punch, causing the entire barrel to tremble slightly.
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In the evening.
When Shi Mu sat on a wooden chair in the room, his arms resting on the table in front of him, the leather gloves had been removed, but his ten fingers were swollen like radishes, more than twice their normal size, and the skin looked almost transparent.
Shi Mu looked at the strange shape of his hands and wore a bitter smile.
According to Li Canghai, his hands only looked like this when the training was effective. However, with his hands swollen to this extent, it would be very difficult to apply medicine.
When he winced and took out the ointment Li Canghai had given him, opened the bottle, and applied it to his hands with his swollen fingers, he was already sweating profusely from the pain.
The next morning.
When Shi Mu woke up and subconsciously raised his hands to look at them, he was stunned.
His originally swollen hands had returned to normal. If it weren't for the faint red bruises on the back of his hands, he would have thought it was all a dream.
"How is this possible!"
Shi Mu exclaimed, his wrist trembling as he quickly moved his ten fingers.
Everything was normal, with no pain or stiffness, as if yesterday's training had never happened.
Shi Mu still couldn't believe it, blinking his eyes and staring at his hands. Suddenly, he grabbed the bedpost with his hand and clenched his fingers.
A crisp "snap" sounded.
A large piece of wood was instantly crushed into pieces by the force of his hand.
"Indeed, nothing is wrong! Could it be that I really awakened some kind of bloodline talent? If so, it must be related to the giant clam I saved. Could the blood mist it sprayed have made me a bloodline warrior? However, according to what Li Canghai said yesterday, knowing I am a bloodline warrior might not be a good thing. But if my recovery is so astonishing, can I practice the Rock Breaking Fist every day, thus increasing my training speed several times over?"
Shi Mu was first surprised and then delighted, his expression fluctuating as he pondered.
At noon.
Shi Mu's hands were tightly wrapped in white bandages, and he had heavy sandbags tied to his waist and legs. He was running around the square, drenched in sweat in no time.
Li Canghai, standing nearby, watched this scene with a satisfied expression.
In the afternoon.
In a tightly sealed room in the estate, faint "thud" sounds could be heard.
In the middle of the large, empty room, Shi Mu had removed the white bandages from his hands and replaced them with thin fishskin gloves. He was furiously pounding the gravel in the barrel in front of him.
Shi Mu's mouth was tightly closed, ignoring the intense pain in his fists, and he continued to punch the barrel with all his might.
Late at night.
The young man lay in bed, fast asleep, his face weary, his arms stretched out on the edge of the bed, his fists swollen and red, covered in a thick layer of white ointment.
Suddenly, one of Shi Mu's fingers twitched involuntarily, and his face showed a look of pain, but he remained deeply asleep.
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"What, you want to learn the Iron Tempering Technique?" Li Canghai's eyes widened in surprise as he asked the young man in front of him.
"Yes, I remember Master Li once mentioned that you have a special Body Tempering Technique that can increase the training speed several times over. If I practice this technique, I have a good chance of reaching the eleventh level of Body Tempering before the academy recruitment. Then, after taking the Qi Spirit Pill, I will have a good chance of comprehending Qi Sensitivity." Shi Mu's hands were still wrapped in thick bandages, but he replied calmly.
"I did say that. But do you know that although the Iron Tempering Technique is highly effective, it requires a large amount of resources and is extremely dangerous, even potentially fatal." Li Canghai said solemnly.
"As long as I can advance to the eleventh level of Body Tempering in half a year, I don't care how dangerous it is or how much money it costs. Master Li, just teach me." Shi Mu replied resolutely.
"I have already explained the risks. If you insist on learning, I have no reason to refuse. However, in the early stages of this technique, you will need assistance from others, so you must come to the martial hall for training. Is that a problem?"
"No problem. To avoid the trouble of traveling back and forth, I might as well stay in the city for a while and return here after the training is completed." Shi Mu immediately had other thoughts.
"If you can stay near the martial hall, that would be even better. Bring a thousand taels of silver to the martial hall tomorrow. I will also prepare some things and start teaching you the Iron Tempering Technique tomorrow. Hehe, this money is not for nothing. As the name suggests, this Body Tempering Technique involves treating the body like iron and constantly forging and tempering it to forcibly enhance physical strength. During this period, you will have to endure pain that ordinary people cannot bear, and you must take a medicinal bath every day according to the prescription, without missing a single session, or your body will not be able to withstand it. If you can truly persist, I will have nothing more to teach you in the martial disciple stage." Li Canghai chuckled and nodded.
Shi Mu responded with a series of affirmations.
In the following time, Li Canghai gave Shi Mu some pointers on the Rock Breaking Fist's force application techniques and then left.
Shi Mu then called the estate manager, Zhang Suo, and instructed him to immediately rent a quiet courtyard in the city, as he would be staying in Fengcheng for a while.
Zhang Suo naturally dared not disobey and hurriedly left with some silver.
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