Chapter 296: Breaking Limits, Body's Soul Transformation!

Chapter 296: Breaking Limits, Body's Soul Transformation!

Pushing open the door.

A vast white scene greeted his eyes.

The cold wind howled, and heavy snowflakes swirled, a layer of snow, at least ten centimeters thick, already accumulated in the courtyard.

The sky was also a shade of grayThe light was faint.

The temperature had sharply dropped by about ten degrees compared to yesterday, giving a bodily feeling of the temperature.

He felt that the current temperature was roughly between minus fifteen to minus twenty degrees.

This temperature, while not as severe as in the Northern regions of his previous life, was still not a minor matter.

Such extremely harsh weather, in a highly developed society of his previous life, would not count for much.

Even in his previous life, at the poorest times, there were few who would lack clothes and food or lack of places to live.

Most had relatively adequate conditions to live, so normally no one would freeze to death due to the harsh environment.

But in this era, it was different.

The lower class was not much different from the ancient times of his past life.

Lack of clothing and food was a common occurrence, let alone various warming items and heating devices.

For the lower class, once they encountered such an environment, dying from hunger and cold was extremely common.

"Hope the Xie family can keep their promise, open the granary, and release the grain. If they can do it, then so be it!"

As he looked at the snowflurishing in the sky and the cold wind striking his face, Jiang Ning muttered to himself in his heart.

Then, he turned and closed the door properly.

At this moment, he also didn’t care about washing up.

All the conditions for breaking limits were met; he only wanted to see the effects after breaking limits.

The space inside the house was too small for breaking limits, so he went to the yard.

The space was large enough, and he didn’t fear causing too much destruction.

With his current strength, with a slight movement, he could easily tear down a house.

【Primordial Energy】: 2357.88

【Art】: Five Beasts Fist + (Three times breaking limits 4000/4000) (Characteristics: Five viscera storing essence, Five Elements spirit, Fist Technique Grandmaster)



After another glance at his status panel, he made up his mind without hesitation.

As his heart moved, the primordial energy points instantly rapidly decreased, and he stood in the heavy snow, closing his eyes.

In an instant.

Once again, a divine and extraordinary beast appeared in his mind.

The fierce tiger in the fiery sea.

The spirit deer in the ancient forest.

The white ape in the mountain forest.

Tiger, deer, ape, roc, and bear.

Each one in his mind was divine and extraordinary.

Especially, their eyes were filled with divine charm.

The tiger's kingliness.

The deer's tranquility.

The ape's unrestrainedness.

The roc's freedom.

The bear's robustness.

The five extraordinary beasts displayed in his mind, a 360-degree view without any blind spots.

He also continuously observed these five extraordinary beasts.

Spring went, autumn came, the sun rose and the moon set.

How long had passed, he didn't know.

These five extraordinary beasts revealed every detail in his mind.

Small to the hair and texture, large to the limbs and the whole, deeply imprinted in Jiang Ning's mind.

The next moment.

He exited this magical state.

As he opened his eyes.

"Master!" Green Ripple then spoke.

Seeing Green Ripple dressed in a thick cotton gown, Jiang Ning said in his heart, "Grind the ink and prepare the pigments!"

"Yes, Master!" Green Ripple hurriedly responded.

One before and one after, they entered the house.

Indoors.

Jiang Ning sat on the red wooden chair, continuing to keep his eyes slightly closed.

Continuously observing the five extraordinary beasts in his mind, he was determined to not let the five images in his mind become blurry.

For ordinary people.

Even if they observed objects and people with utmost seriousness, one blink, and after closing their eyes.

All memories would still become blurred.

Any memory would not be detailed and clear in texture.

But at this moment, he had achieved it, the five images in his mind were detailed and clear, as if printed statues.

In the closed-eye state, he repeatedly and repeatedly observed, deepening memory.

After a moment.

"Master, the ink is ground!" Green Ripple softly spoke beside him.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning picked up the painting brush beside him, and he began to paint on the scroll in front of him.

Last time, when he did, it was more about the spirit than the form.

This time, what he did was more about the form and preparation, striving to achieve the maximum resemblance to the five extraordinary beasts in his mind, thus deepening the visualization degree.

At this moment, he was very clear, the five images of the extraordinary beasts in his mind were one of the greatest gains from this time breaking limits with his fist technique.

These five images of the extraordinary beasts were also the key to the Five Beasts Fist now.

The next moment.

He still kept his eyes closed.

In his mind, he continuously visualized the tiger form image.

On the scroll, a fierce tiger in the fiery sea was gradually taking shape.

【Painting Technique Experience +1】

【Painting Technique experience +1】

【painting Technique experience +1】

【.】

As he began to paint, the experience points for the Painting Technique began to grow.

Time continuously flowed.

The sky light gradually brightened, the snow outside the window gradually lessened, but the wind still howled.

Dong Ling city.

Patrol Office.

"Everyone, Jiang Ning of Luoshui County has set another record."

"Jiang Ning, who is this person?"

"On the night of the Year-End Festival in Luoshu County, a single person with a bow managed to suppress a rebellion by a large battalion of the Black Mountain Army that was attacking the city."

"Ah, it's him!" After the reminder, everyone suddenly realized.

Immediately, someone asked, "Lord of the Manor, what remarkable achievement did he accomplish?"

"He killed two Fifth Rank Martial Artists of the Divine Worship Sect."

"Fifth Rank? That can't be real, right?!"

"Yes, it can't be real, can it? How could he have killed them?"

"You don't need to consider whether it's real or not. I'll take it into consideration and decide on a suitable reward. After all, the previous order was to kill a Sixth Rank Martial Artist of the Divine Worship Sect, which would be a great achievement, rewarding 50,000 Contribution Points. As for a Fifth Rank, it wasn't even mentioned, and I didn't think anyone could achieve this."

"Lord of the Manor, I believe we shouldn't discourage the people below. I can provide the reward, but I hope you can assign Jiang Ning to me."

"You're quite generous, as expected of someone from the Wang family of the plains!" The Lord of the Manor, seated in the main position, glanced at the man who had spoken below.

Then he continued, "You're right. The Patrol Office has just been established in the various prefectures and counties, and we shouldn't discourage the people below."

"Since we've established this rule, let's reward him with one million Contribution Points, taken from the allocation given to Dongling Prefecture."

"Let's issue the reward first, and we can revise the rules later!"

At this point, the Lord of the Manor, seated in the main position, couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

"If we keep rewarding that guy, it won't be long before we can't even afford to pay our salaries here!"

On the other side, Jiang Ning was unaware of the good news in Dongling City.

He continued painting inside the room.

In the blink of an eye, the afternoon turned into evening.

As night fell, the world became pitch-dark, and the heavy snow finally stopped.

Lu Yi stood by his side, holding a lamp, occasionally adding paint and grinding ink for Jiang Ning.

Aside from this, she silently held the lamp, ensuring not to disturb him.

She knew that at this moment, Jiang Ning was in an extremely critical state.

In the face of such a state, all other matters had to take a back seat.

For an entire day, neither of them had a drop of water or food.

Until—

"Caw! Caw!"

The long cries of a few cold crows echoed.

Only then did Jiang Ning put down the brush in his hand.

"Phew!"

He heaved a sigh of relief.

Then, he picked up the tea that Lu Yi had placed by his side, sipping it to soothe his throat while examining the painting scroll before him, a satisfied expression on his face.

The mountains and rivers on the scroll were depicted with expressive ink.

The white ape's eyes were lively, and its fur and body texture were meticulously portrayed.

Although he couldn't fully reveal the five paintings of exotic beasts in his mind, the 360-degree, all-encompassing images of exotic beasts in his mind were truly remarkable.

The paintings on the scroll, however, were just paintings.

He could only depict about three-tenths of the five paintings of exotic beasts in his mind, which was already his limit.

"Young Master, are you hungry?" Lu Yi, seeing that Jiang Ning had finished his work, spoke up.

Hearing this, Jiang Ning snapped out of his thoughts.

He patted his abdomen, which was empty, but he didn't feel overly hungry.

"Controlling the body's metabolism on its own, not quite fasting, but it has some elements of fasting!"

Feeling the sensation from his body, Jiang Ning couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Just then—

"Growl..." Lu Yi's stomach rumbled with hunger.

"Young Master... I..." Lu Yi's face turned red with embarrassment as Jiang Ning looked at her.

Seeing this, Jiang Ning smiled slightly.

"I am a bit hungry, too!"

"Young Master, I'll go and bring some food. Madam Liu has been keeping the food warm for you!" Lu Yi quickly spoke up.

"Alright," Jiang Ning smiled and then continued, "Prepare another set of bowl and chopsticks."

"Young Master, I..." Lu Yi paused in her steps.

"Eating alone is no fun," Jiang Ning said.

Lu Yi nodded slightly, then pushed open the door, stepping out into the snow.

After some conversation, Jiang Ning's gaze fell on a column on the panel.

[Skills]: Painting Technique (Grandmaster - 873/1000)



"Grandmaster Painting Technique? No wonder his painting skills have improved so much since the last time." He looked at the five scrolls before him and continued to mutter, "It's somewhat lifelike, but it's still far from the five paintings in my mind."

Then he shook his head, thinking to himself, "Compared to paintings, sculptures are better at perfectly recreating the five paintings of exotic beasts in my mind."

With this thought, he shook his head, rejecting the idea.

He couldn't handle learning another woodcarving skill; he was already pressed for time.

There were too many skills that needed improvement.

Yesterday, he had heard about the Vajra Indestructible Body from White Grandma, and he understood its power.

Now, he possessed the Vajra Indestructible Body, thanks to the panel's mysterious power.

With enough time, his Vajra Indestructible Body could break through to perfection, allowing him to forge the legendary Golden Body.

The Golden Body, once forged by a Ninth Rank martial artist, would be powerful enough to battle a Sixth Rank opponent.

This combat prowess is a testament to the Golden Body's formidable nature.

[Skill]: Vajra Indestructible Body (Minor Accomplishment: 453/5000)



Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at the 'Skills' section on his status panel.

Then, he shook his head.

His current Vajra Indestructible Body had only achieved a minor accomplishment.

This skill is a supreme martial art that surpasses even the highest-tier martial arts, and the required experience points are extremely exaggerated.

To reach the 'Great Accomplishment', one needs a total of five thousand experience points.

And to forge the Golden Body, one must achieve perfection.

Altogether, it requires fifteen thousand experience points.

Such a vast amount of experience cannot be accumulated overnight.

His time, at the moment, is also insufficient.

He can only temporarily set aside the cultivation of the Vajra Indestructible Body and focus on forging the Jade Bone, prioritizing his advancement to the Fifth Rank.

With this in mind, he looked at the status panel again.

He hadn't yet examined the gains from the morning's breakthrough in Five Beasts Fist.

The entire day's painting had also reinforced the imprint of the five mystical beast images in his mind, ensuring he wouldn't forget them.

Reaching this stage in his fist technique, he could clearly sense a connection between the five mystical beast images in his mind and his fist techniques.

Just like with the Splitting Firewood Sword Technique, mastering the sword style had led to consecutive breakthroughs, elevating his sword style to a higher level.

The same was true for his fist technique.

The most observable gain from the breakthroughs in Five Beasts Fist was the advancement of his fist style.

The improvement in his fist style was also related to the five mystical beast images in his mind.

Those five images were crucial to the enhancement of his fist style.

[Primordial Energy]: 1357.88

[Skills]: Five Beasts Fist (4 Breakthroughs: 633/5000) (Characteristics: Five Viscera Storing Essence, Five Elements Essence, Fist Technique Master, Bear and Tiger Physique)



[Bear and Tiger Physique]: The physical body is extraordinary, with an innate and exceptional physique, possessing the strength of a bear and a tiger.

Bear and Tiger Physique?

Seeing the description on the status panel, Jiang Ning's expression turned to one of surprise.

Then, he refocused his attention on his body.

He immediately noticed a difference from before; his body now contained explosive power, and he felt a distinct change in his physique.

It was as if he had undergone a rebirth.

His physical body had suddenly enhanced significantly from its original state.

He clenched his fist.

The major sinews pulled, causing the muscles in his arms to slightly bulge, and a powerful sense of fullness instantly coursed through his entire arm.

He felt that with this single arm, he could effortlessly overturn his previous self.

Unparalleled confidence flooded his entire being.

This was clearly a blind confidence brought about by a rapid increase in strength over a short period.

Ordinary people who cultivate their strength also experience this blind confidence due to the short-term increase in power.

This is also why martial artists are more prone to conflicts with others.

This confidence stemming from the body can lead to an inflated ego.

"With a single arm swing, I should be able to effortlessly break a thousand jin, right?" Jiang Ning muttered, feeling the power in his right arm.

Back when he was at the Eighth Rank's perfection, the force of his single arm exceeded four thousand jin.

At the Seventh Rank, the focus is primarily on tempering the body's major sinews, enhancing explosive power, and the actual increase in strength and physique is not significant.

Even if one achieves the Dragon Sinew or the Dragon Sinew, the increase in strength may not surpass a thousand jin.

It's far less noticeable than the Eighth Rank's Strength Training Realm in terms of strength enhancement.

Compared to the Seventh Rank, the Sixth Rank offers a more substantial increase in strength.

The transformation of the body's skeleton leads to a comprehensive enhancement of the physique.

The increase in strength is also quite evident.

However, it still doesn't compare to the Eighth Rank's boost in strength.

At the Eighth Rank, the entire stage is dedicated to intensifying strength.

Ordinary Eighth Rank martial artists, upon completing the tempering of their muscle groups, can instantly enhance their strength to two or three thousand jin.

Those with innate divine power and a few special individuals can even elevate their strength to four thousand jin of divine power.

He had reached this level back then.

But it was only at this moment that he felt confident his strength had surpassed ten thousand jin with a single arm, reaching an entirely new level.

A single arm swing, breaking ten thousand jin.

In other words, a single arm could lift five tons.

"Five tons! I can flip over a regular small truck!"

"With full power, I could probably smash a tank!"

Envisioning the scene in his mind, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Only then did he realize that in his previous life, he would have been considered a superhuman.

He could say, "I don't want to eat beef!"

This level of strength meant his physique was no longer vulnerable to ordinary light firepower.

Coupled with his terrifying regenerative ability and exceptionally high agility, he was practically qualified to be a soldier.

(End of Chapter)

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