Chapter 296: Breaking Limits, Physical Transformation!

Chapter 296: Breaking Limits, Physical Transformation!



October 26, 2024

Eastern Courtyard.

Opening the door, a sea of white greeted his eyes.

The cold wind howled, snowflakes danced in the air, and a thick layer of snow, about ten centimeters deep, had already accumulated in the courtyard.

The sky was a hazy gray, and the morning light was faint.

The temperature had also dropped sharply, feeling about ten degrees colder than the previous day.

He estimated the current temperature to be around minus fifteen to twenty degrees.

While this temperature was not as extreme as the northern winters of his past life, it was still quite harsh.

In his previous life, with its highly developed productivity, such severe weather might not have been a big deal.

After all, even the poorest animals in his previous life rarely went without food or shelter.

Most had the basic means to survive, so it was uncommon for anyone to freeze to death due to harsh conditions.

However, this era was different.

The lives of the lower class were not much better than those of the ancient times in his past life.

It was common to lack food and clothing, let alone have access to warm clothing or heating.

When the lower class encountered such harsh conditions, it was not unusual for some to die from hunger and cold.

"I hope the Xie family keeps their promise and opens their granaries to distribute food. If they do, I'll consider it a job well done!" Jiang Ning muttered to himself as he looked at the falling snow and the biting wind outside.

Then, he turned and closed the door.

At this moment, personal hygiene was the least of his concerns.

With all the conditions met for breaking the limits of the Five Elements Fist, he only wanted to witness the effects of this breakthrough.

The room was too small for such an endeavor.

The courtyard, however, was just right.

There was ample space, and he didn't have to worry about causing too much damage.

With his current strength, a slight disturbance could easily demolish a building.

[Source Energy: 2357.88]



[Technique: Five Elements Fist + (Limit Break x3 4000/4000) (Characteristics: Essence of the Five Organs, Five Elements Spirit, Fist Technique Grandmaster)]



After glancing at his status panel once more, he acted without hesitation.

As his mind focused, Source Energy points rapidly decreased, and standing in the snow, he closed his eyes.

Once again, images of extraordinary beasts appeared in his mind.

A tiger in a sea of fire.

A spirit deer in an ancient forest.

A white ape in the mountain forest.

Tiger, deer, ape, phoenix, bear.

Each beast was uniquely divine in his mind.

Especially their eyes, filled with a divine aura.

The tiger's dominance.

The deer's serenity.

The ape's wildness.

The phoenix's freedom.

The bear's ferocity.

The five beasts were displayed in his mind, a 360-degree panoramic view.

He continued to observe these five extraordinary beasts, witnessing their seasonal changes and the passage of time.

Time passed, and he didn't know how long it had been.

Every detail of the five beasts was vividly clear in his mind.

From the smallest hair to the largest limb, everything was perfectly captured.

The next moment,

He emerged from this wondrous state.

As he opened his eyes,

"Young Master!" Only then did Lu Yi speak up.

Seeing Lu Yi in her thick cotton skirt, Jiang Ning said, "Help me grind the ink and prepare the paint!"

"Yes, Young Master!" Lu Yi replied promptly.

The two of them entered the room, one after the other.

Inside the room,

Jiang Ning sat in a rosewood chair, his eyes half-closed.

He continued to visualize the five images of the beasts in his mind, ensuring that they remained clear and distinct.

For an ordinary person,

Even with the most careful observation, when they close their eyes,

All memories become blurred and unclear.

No memory can capture every detail with precision and clarity of aways provide a translation for the Chinese characters in the text.

But at this moment, he had achieved it. The five images in his mind were intricate and precise, as if they had been printed and etched into his memory.

With his eyes closed, he repeatedly visualized these images, deepening his memory.

A moment later,

"Young Master, the ink is ready!" Lu Yi spoke softly beside him.

Hearing this, Jiang Ning picked up the brush and began to paint on the scroll in front of him.

Last time, he had focused on the spirit rather than the form.

This time, he aimed to capture both the spirit and the physical form, striving to replicate the five beasts in his mind as closely as possible, thereby enhancing his visualization.

At this moment, he was well aware that the five images of the beasts were one of the greatest gains from this limit break in his fist technique.

The five images were now the key to the Five Elements Fist.

The next moment,

He kept his eyes closed.

In his mind, he continued to visualize the tiger's form.

On the scroll, a tiger in a sea of fire gradually took shape.

[Painting Experience +1]



[Painting Experience +1]



[Painting Experience +1]



As he began to paint, his skill in painting started to grow.

Time passed, and the morning light grew brighter.

The snow outside lessened, but the wind continued to howl.

Eastern City.

Inspection Office.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Jiang Ning from Luoshui County has accomplished an extraordinary feat."

"Jiangning, who is this person?"

"Luoshui County, on the night of the New Year, a single person with a bow, suppressed a rebellion where a large group of Heishan Army attacked the city!"

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

Immediately, someone asked, "Sir, what extraordinary feat did he accomplish?"

"He killed two Fifth Rank martial artists from the Worshipping God Sect."

"Fifth Rank, that's impossible!!!"

"Yes, it's unbelievable, right? How could he possibly kill them?"

"You don't need to consider its authenticity. I'll use it as a reference, and decide on the appropriate reward. After all, the previous order was to kill Sixth Rank martial artists from the Worshipping God Sect, with a reward of one million contribution points. As for Fifth Rank, it wasn't even mentioned, and I never expected someone to achieve this."

"Sir, I believe we shouldn't discourage the people below. I can provide the reward, but I hope you can assign Jiangning to my command."

"You're indeed generous, worthy of being from the Plain Wang family!" The man sitting in the main seat glanced at the speaker below with a faint look.

Then he continued, "Well said, the Inspection Offices in various prefecture and county towns have just been established, and we shouldn't discourage the people below."

"Since we've set this rule, let's follow it and give the reward. The reward will be taken from the quota allocated to us by Dongling County."

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

At this point, the man in the main seat couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile.

"If we continue to reward that fellow, it won't be long before we struggle to afford the salaries here."

Jiangning, unaware of the good news in Dongling County, continued painting indoors.

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

As night fell, darkness engulfed the world, and the heavy snow came to a halt.

Luyi stood by his side, holding a lamp.

Aside from that, she silently stood, holding the lamp without causing any disturbance.

She knew that Jiangning was in a crucial state at this moment.

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

The entire day passed, and neither of them had a drop of water.

Until—

"Waah—Waah—"

The long cries of the crows echoed.

Only then did Jiangning put down his brush.

"Phew—"

He heaved a sigh of relief.

Then, he picked up the tea placed by Luyi, drinking to soothe his throat while admiring the painting before him, a satisfied expression on his face.

The painting depicted mountains and water with ink, capturing the essence of the scene.

The white ape in the painting had lively eyes, and its fur and body texture were meticulously portrayed.

Although it couldn't fully reveal the five beast paintings in his mind, as the images in his mind were three-dimensional and lifelike.

He couldn't help but shake his head, thinking to himself, "Compared to paintings, sculptures can more perfectly recreate the five beast paintings in my mind."

Considering this, he shook his head, rejecting the idea.

"If I learn woodcarving, it will be even better at portraying the five beast paintings in my mind."

He felt the need to improve in too many areas.

After hearing those words from Elder Aunt White yesterday, he understood the power of the Diamond Body Indestructibility, achieved through the panel's magic and his hard work.

With time, his Indestructible Diamond Body could break through to Martial Technique Perfection.

The perfected Indestructible Diamond Body could forge the legendary Golden Body.

A Martial Technique Master who forges the Golden Body can rely on it to fight a Sixth Level opponent.

Such combat power is enough to demonstrate the strength of the Golden Body.

[Martial Technique Skill]: Indestructible Diamond Body (Minor Success 453/5000)



Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at the Martial Technique Skill column on his panel.

Then, he shook his head.

His current Indestructible Diamond Body was still at Minor Success.

This Martial Technique Skill was a Martial Technique Mastery that surpassed the Upper Realm Martial Technique, and the required experience points were extremely exaggerated.

To reach Martial Technique Mastery, he needed a total of 5,000 experience points.

And to forge the Golden Body, he needed to reach Martial Technique Perfection.

In total, he required 15,000 experience points.

Such a vast amount of experience points couldn't be achieved overnight.

And the time he had now was far from enough.

He could only temporarily put aside his cultivation of the Indestructible Diamond Body and first complete the forging of the Jade Bones, thoroughly entering the Fifth Level as a priority.

Thinking of this, his gaze once again turned to the panel.

The breakthrough of the Five Beast Fist in the morning, what were the actual gains? He hadn't closely examined it yet.

Painting all day, he was also reinforcing the impression of the five strange beast images in his mind, ensuring he wouldn't forget them.

As his fist technique reached this stage, he could clearly feel that the five strange beast images in his mind were related to his fist technique.

Just like the Cleaving Blade Technique before, after mastering the blade aura, the blade technique repeatedly broke limits, also elevating his blade aura to a higher level.

And now, the same was true for his fist technique.

The most direct gain from the Five Beast Fist's limit break was the breakthrough of his fist aura.

The breakthrough of his fist aura was also related to the five strange beast images in his mind.

Those five strange beast images were the key to the enhancement of his fist aura.

[Primordial Energy]: 1357.88

[Martial Technique Skill]: Five Beast Fist (Four Limit Breaks 633/5000) (Characteristics: Essence Storage in the Five Viscera, Quintessence of the Five Elements, Fist Technique Grandmaster, Bear-Tiger Body)



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

Bear-Tiger Body?

Seeing the description on the panel, Jiang Ning's face immediately showed surprise.

Then, he refocused his attention on his body.

He instantly noticed the difference from before, feeling an explosive power within his body, and his physique gave him a different sensation.

It was as if he had undergone a complete transformation.

Based on his original foundation, his physical body suddenly strengthened significantly.

He clenched his fist.

The major tendons pulled, the muscles on his arms slightly bulged, and a strong sense of fullness instantly coursed through his entire arm.

He felt that with a single swing of his arm, he could easily flip his past self.

An unparalleled confidence instantly filled his entire body.

This was clearly a kind of 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 increase in their physical power.

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

This confidence stemming from the body can cause one's ego to inflate.

"With a single arm swing, I should be able to effortlessly break a ten-thousand-jin object, right?" Feeling the strength in his right arm, Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

As early as the Eighth Level Perfection, the power of his single arm exceeded four thousand jin.

At the Seventh Level, the focus was mainly on tempering the major tendons of the human body, enhancing the body's explosive power, but the actual strength and physique improvement weren't significant.

Even if one reached the Dragon Tendon level, the increase in strength might not exceed a thousand jin.

It was far less noticeable than the strength improvement at the Eighth Level.

Compared to the Seventh Level, the Sixth Level provided a much greater increase in physical strength.

The transformation of the body's bones would lead to an all-around enhancement of the physique.

The increase in strength was also quite evident.

But it still wasn't as noticeable as the strength improvement at the Eighth Level.

At the Eighth Level, the entire realm focused on enhancing strength.

Ordinary Eighth Level martial artists thoroughly tempered their muscle groups, capable of instantly increasing their strength to two or three thousand jin.

Among them, those with innate divine strength and a minority of special individuals could even enhance their strength to four thousand jin of divine power.

He had also reached this level at that time.

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

A single arm could break ten thousand jin.

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

"A single arm can lift five tons! I can flip over an ordinary small truck!"

"With my full strength, I can even smash a tank!"

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

With this comparison, he finally understood that in his previous life, he would have been considered a superhuman.

He could even say, "I don't want to eat beef!" This strength indicated that his physique was no longer vulnerable to ordinary light firepower.

Coupled with his terrifying healing ability and exceptionally high agility, he was almost qualified to be a super soldier.

(End of Chapter)

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