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Chapter 666: The Beginning of Martial Arts, Body Tempering Aura
Chapter 666: The Beginning of Martial Arts, Body Tempering Aura
"Potential within this flesh and blood is truly extraordinary. No wonder such robust vitality can be achieved with just some simple breathing exercises and training." Qin Muye did not conduct destructive research but opted for a more stable method.
"A nascent and martial-like extraordinary system holds tremendous potential. If it develops before the alien races arrive, they won't stand a chance against Dagan."
Qin Muye deduced that this was indeed the case. Even if not reaching the 9th stage, 8th-stage martial artists would pose no significant problem.
Currently, it was still at the vitality stage. If properly cultivated, it could evolve into a higher form of energy, forming a complete system.
"The first stage will be called the Body Tempering Realm." Qin Muye immediately began deducing, and based on the rudimentary cultivation techniques similar to radio calisthenics in the minds of the eleven individuals, he quickly developed the first martial art.
"It's quite rudimentary but balanced, highly compatible, and broadly applicable, making it suitable for martial arts enlightenment."
"However, this is just the beginning. This stage only involves tempering the skin, flesh, sinews, bones, marrow, blood, organs, and viscera, encompassing the entire body. To form a higher level of energy, a dedicated energy organ is needed."
"Thus, the ninth region, the Dantian, is required."
"Due to the underdeveloped system, these rudimentary martial artists have not yet evolved this organ."
Qin Muye knew that the martial arts development was interrupted by the alien races. These aliens, especially those in high positions, had keen eyesight, and they suppressed the development from the start.
Otherwise, how could such martial arts radio calisthenics only spread among these vagabond-like rangers? They were merely being used as pawns to create chaos in Dagan.
"Unfortunately for them, they met me. The energy organ is no problem; body tempering itself is an additional preparatory stage to adapt to the development of the energy organ."
If the martial arts system developed quickly and accumulated over generations, the Body Tempering Realm would not be necessary, and it would directly enter the second stage.
However, he had not yet developed the second stage, so it was left pending.
"The transformation of the energy organ cannot be done violently like the first eight regions, so it must be placed in the final stage. No, let's arrange it from the outside in, given its current state."
"Divide it into nine stages, progressing gradually to avoid anyone's whims affecting the process."
Qin Muye was not against creativity, but if it caused a butterfly effect in his mission, he would not tolerate it.
After he left, they could do whatever they wanted, but it would have nothing to do with him.
Soon, the Dantian energy organ was successfully transformed and reinforced through the tempering of the eight regions.
"The next stage involves converting vitality through the Dantian into a higher form of energy, which we will call True Qi."
"True Qi circulates internally, further strengthening the body, and can be temporarily enhanced through accumulation, forming a more powerful force."
"The second stage will be called the Aura Realm, as this True Qi is derived from vitality, radiating a mighty aura that can eliminate various diseases, evil, and plagues within the body. The upper part of this enhancement is called Inner Aura."
"As it develops, True Qi becomes stronger and can be released externally, forming new energy attacks. It can also attach to the body's surface for additional enhancement and create shields, air blades, and more."
"Excellent, a basic framework is now in place."
"With this, feats like walking on walls and plucking flowers to fly leaves are mere trifles."
Qin Muye quickly established the basic framework of martial arts, and more details could be added later once he obtained sufficient data.
With the framework in place, he needed someone to test it.
He chose the strong and resolute man, the second of the so-called Twelve Righteous, akin to Li Kui in Song Jiang's group, known as the Death Gate Tiger.
The Twelve Righteous were also called the Twelve Tigers and were respectfully referred to by the bandits, robbers, and ruffians.
Qin Muye was unimpressed. "You, dog emperor, what did you do to Brother Bai?!" Death Gate Tiger roared furiously the moment he saw Qin Muye.
"Nothing much, just showed him some insignificant little things," Qin Muye said with a smile.
The Brother Bai mentioned by Death Gate Tiger was the old man known as White-Bearded Tiger, the one who had been fanning the flames all along. He had watched the Minister of War, who had promised him and his family a life of luxury, take him into his mansion. Initially, he thought the promise was being fulfilled, but it was no different from meat entering a restaurant.
Did the aliens really think they could explain such things to their prey? It was like explaining to a bowl of rice that you would take care of its entire family.
The "care" here probably meant being eaten.
So, White-Bearded Tiger couldn't hold on any longer.
Qin Muye didn't even have the chance to help him. White-Bearded Tiger had arranged for someone to send him to the Minister of War's mansion himself.
Anyone in this situation would have had a mental breakdown.
Thus, during this period, White-Bearded Tiger finally calmed down and didn't cause any more trouble.
As for the other eleven, they had long been abandoned by the alien noble families and were treated as if they were already dead. Even Downhill Tiger had his head cut off, for he was of no value to anyone.
This blame was even pinned on Qin Muye, and now the outlaws in various regions knew about it. The story grew more exaggerated, portraying the Twelve Tigers as noble heroes who died to rid the world of a tyrant, stirring up public discontent against Emperor Dagan.
The common people, who knew nothing, naturally followed the rumors.
While this move gave the Twelve Tigers a good reputation, in the eyes of the alien noble families, they were just dead men. Giving them a good name didn't hurt.
After all, public opinion was still decided by them.
The only reason the rumors spread so quickly and became so exaggerated was that the spirits hadn't yet fully controlled the lower social structures. Otherwise, they would have been suppressed immediately.
The experiment with Death Gate Tiger went smoothly, mainly because Qin Muye remembered to use anesthesia this time.
"Strong constitution, even the anesthesia dose has to be increased. Sigh, troublesome."
The first and second stages of the transformation didn't encounter many problems, as the basic framework was relatively simple.
"Skipping the accumulation process might cause the body to be less adaptive, but in terms of adaptability, they should be a bit better than ordinary people who haven't practiced radio calisthenics."
Qin Muye chose the remaining eleven of the Twelve Tigers because they had practiced radio calisthenics, which made their blood and qi vigorous, reducing the cost of the entire transformation process. After all, the entire martial arts system had been derived from their bodies.
"However, the differences in the strengthening effects of radio calisthenics also led to different accumulation points of blood and qi."
For example, Death Gate Tiger was more prominent in his arms, while White-Bearded Tiger focused on his palms. Due to his age, his blood and qi had declined. If he were in his prime, Death Gate Tiger would have been no match for him. Otherwise, the second-ranked member of the Twelve Tigers would definitely have been White-Bearded Tiger.
As outlaws, the ranking was not based on age but on who was the strongest and most famous.
White-Bearded Tiger's reputation was not as great as Downhill Tiger's, and he wasn't as strong as Death Gate Tiger, so he could only be ranked third. His experience and knowledge made him a valuable asset internally, akin to a major steward.
"Tsk, after the transformation, I'll have the spirits modify their memories slightly, establish an external organization, and recruit other humans. They can be a capital for the revival of Dagan."
If he hadn't discovered the martial arts system, Qin Muye would have had the spirits execute them. People were not hard to come by.
But now that they had value, it was better to keep them.
After all, Dagan wasn't his. As long as he could complete his mission, it didn't matter who it was.
Although Qin Muye thought the Twelve Tigers weren't very capable, they were still talents. Otherwise, how could they have thrived so well?
Even though the core member, Downhill Tiger, was dead, the remaining eleven were not to be underestimated. As long as they were given a leader with a similar persona, the Twelve Tigers could be reformed.
(End of Chapter)
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