Chapter 75: Chapter 75: Extreme Flesh Tempering
’My talent really is ordinary after all.’
Su Mu sighed.
He had actually realized this a long time ago.
Back when he was cultivating the Submerging Wave Saber Technique, he had trained diligently for many days without seeing any progress. That was when he realized his Martial Arts talent was quite average.
The only things he could rely on were his own diligence and hard work.
With a thought, Su Mu summoned the system panel.
[Name: Su Mu]
[Status: Constable / Taiping Bureau White Clothes (Ninth Grade)]
[Points: 130]
[Realm: Second Stage of Body Tempering (Extreme Skin Tempering Realm)]
[Cultivation Techniques: White Ape Marrow Refining Skill (Major Accomplishment), Wild Elephant Marinating Flesh Skill (Perfection)...]
[Martial Arts: Submerging Wave Saber Technique (Perfection), Wind-Breaking Swordsmanship (Perfection), Archery (Entry-Level)]
Just as he expected, nothing related to "conception" appeared on the system panel.
Whether it was a Cultivation Technique or a Martial Art, he needed to have some understanding of it himself before he could use the system panel to enhance it.
But as for "conception," he had no idea what it was.
Under these circumstances, it was impossible for anything related to "conception" to appear on the panel.
’It seems I’ll have to cultivate a few more saber or sword techniques from the Xunfeng Lineage and master several types of ’momentum’ before I have a chance of comprehending ’conception’.’
Su Mu thought to himself.
***
For several days, the Hu Family scoured South City, trying to find Hu Yuxing’s murderer.
If Su Mu hadn’t done his utmost to maintain order, the entire South City would have likely descended into chaos.
Seemingly unwilling to get involved in this mess, Wang Guan still hadn’t come to take up his post.
With the South City Bureau lacking a Sima, the already inconspicuous Minister and Chief Clerk both claimed illness and took leaves of absence.
As a result, the highest-ranking official still working at the South City Bureau was now Su Mu, the constable.
Although the Hu Family didn’t ask the constables of the South City Bureau to capture the killer, their reckless and indiscriminate searches caused widespread resentment throughout South City.
Su Mu could only lead his constables to clean up their mess, busy from morning till night every day.
Su Mu didn’t complain much about this, however.
’The Hu Family is creating an opportunity for me. Aren’t they just letting me, the constable, work harder to earn more and shine brighter?’
Under such a hectic schedule, he could earn the maximum amount of Points almost every day.
In just seven days, he had saved up another thousand Points.
This time, he unhesitatingly spent the Points on the White Ape Marrow Refining Skill.
Inside his room, Su Mu repeated a series of movements over and over.
At times, he was like a Wild Elephant, powerful and heavy.
At others, he was like a white ape, light and agile.
With each breath, a scorching exhalation shot from his mouth and nose, turning into a thick white mist.
Beneath his tough skin, his muscles bulged with every exertion, stretching his skin that was as resilient as copper and iron, even emitting a low humming sound.
The experience of cultivating the White Ape Marrow Refining Skill countless times surfaced in his mind. Every move was ingrained in his very being, and Su Mu could clearly feel their effects on his muscles.
Countless sessions of cultivation had long since trained every one of his muscles to be as hard as iron, yet full of resilience.
White Ape Marrow Refining Skill, Perfection!
Su Mu stood motionless as a thick, viscous sweat poured from his pores, only to be instantly vaporized by his high body temperature into a visible white wave of steam that spread outward.
His advancement wasn’t over yet.
After the White Ape Marrow Refining Skill reached Perfection, the accumulation of his training triggered a fundamental transformation in his muscles.
The two Flesh Tempering Techniques merged, tempering his muscles into steel.
Every muscle had reached a near-perfect state. They had undergone the most arduous tempering and had finally reached their limit.
Su Mu stretched his body forcefully and threw a punch at an osmanthus tree in the courtyard.
The tree let out a pained groan. Its trunk shook violently, and osmanthus blossoms rustled down, covering the ground in the blink of an eye.
The immense strength of a Wild Elephant, the agility of a white ape.
Su Mu’s muscles now possessed both characteristics. Not only did he have ultimate strength and explosive power, but he also had enough flexibility to make his movements even more agile.
Although he hadn’t looked at the system panel, Su Mu had a feeling he no longer needed to cultivate a third Flesh Tempering Technique.
Just by cultivating two Flesh Tempering Techniques to Perfection, he had already reached the Extreme Flesh Tempering realm.
Moreover, the combination of Extreme Flesh Tempering and the Extreme Skin Tempering Realm seemed to have caused some kind of unexpected change.
He estimated that even a Martial Artist at Skin Tempering Perfection, striking him with their full power using a saber or sword, might not be able to harm him at all.
He might even be able to swell his muscles and shatter their blade.
Just as he thought, cultivating every step to its limit might be slower in the early stages, but the further he went, the greater the power unleashed by their combined effect would be.
The benefit of using the system panel to push every step to its limit wasn’t just an immediate increase in strength. The higher his realm became in the future, the more terrifying the power he could unleash would be.
’Just with the skin and flesh I’ve developed from the Extreme Skin Tempering Realm and Extreme Flesh Tempering, I can even put up a fight against someone at the Third Stage of Body Tempering.’
Su Mu clenched his fists, feeling the explosive power within his body.
He had fought against Martial Artists at the Third Stage of Body Tempering before, but he had always won through various less-than-honorable means.
Now, even without resorting to any tricks, he could face a Martial Artist at the Third Stage of Body Tempering head-on.
[Name: Su Mu]
[Status: Constable / Taiping Bureau White Clothes (Ninth Grade)]
[Points: 40]
[Realm: Second Stage of Body Tempering (Extreme Skin Tempering Realm, Extreme Flesh Tempering)]
[Cultivation Techniques: White Ape Marrow Refining Skill (Perfection), Wild Elephant Marinating Flesh Skill (Perfection)...]
[Martial Arts: Submerging Wave Saber Technique (Perfection), Wind-Breaking Swordsmanship (Perfection), Archery (Entry-Level)]
Su Mu glanced at the system panel. As expected, he had reached Extreme Flesh Tempering.
’I still have the Antelope Marrow Tempering Technique, but there’s no need to cultivate it anymore. At this point, all the Cultivation Techniques and Martial Arts I have have been completely converted into my foundation.’
Su Mu mused, ’Now I need a Tendon Tempering Technique, as well as Martial Arts from either the Kan Water Lineage or the Xunfeng Lineage.
Tendon Tempering Techniques are rare, but the Pawnshop should have saber or sword techniques for sale. I have enough silver, so I can definitely go buy a few more.
As for the Tendon Tempering Technique, I can check the Taiping Bureau. I don’t know how many merit points the demon I caught last time was worth, or if it’s enough to exchange for a Tendon Tempering Technique. If not, I’ll have to figure out another way.’
’First, I’ll go check the Taiping Bureau and the Pawnshop. If I really can’t find a suitable Tendon Tempering Technique, then I’ll find Luo Anning.’
***
Early the next morning, Su Mu first checked in at the South City Government Office and gave instructions to Zheng Wang, Luo Chang, and the others before heading straight to the Inner City.
With his status as a constable and a Taiping Bureau White Clothes, entering the Inner City this time was incredibly smooth.
Inside the Taiping Government Office, Zhao Poni and Lin Qi Huan had gone out of the city to suppress demons again and weren’t around.
However, he did run into an old acquaintance.
"You’re here to exchange for a Tendon Tempering Technique?"
Luo Anning looked at Su Mu with some surprise. "If your flesh tempering isn’t at Perfection, cultivating a Tendon Tempering Technique prematurely will do more harm than good."
"My flesh tempering should be at Perfection now,"
Su Mu said modestly.
It was beyond Perfection; he had even reached Extreme Flesh Tempering.
"Would you mind if I examined your body?"
Luo Anning said seriously, her eyes clear and untroubled.
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