"The attack is powerful, but we can't fall behind in terms of defense!”
If he wanted to beat someone up, he had to learn how to take a beating. Otherwise, if he was knocked down by the other party in an instant, no matter how profound his cultivation was, it would be useless.
Qin Hao immediately decided to upgrade the Thirteen Grand Protectors 'cultivation.
"Ding! Consumes six months of lifespan to increase the Thirteen Grand Protectors 'cultivation!”
"Ding! Consumes one year of lifespan to increase the Thirteen Gangsters 'cultivation!”
"Ding! Consumes three years of lifespan to increase the Thirteen Gangsters 'cultivation!”
……
Qin Hao was now very rich and overbearing. He directly added points continuously and raised the Thirteen Gangsters 'Fierce Technique to the third level in one go!
"Crackle!"
"Kakaka!"
Instantly, Qin Hao's bones and tendons were ringing. His bones and tendons were ringing in unison as a wave of power was produced, tempering every inch of Qin Hao's meridians, every bone, and every muscle. His entire body felt numb, painful, and itchy.
However, Qin Hao was very excited. He could clearly feel his body rapidly becoming stronger.
Qin Hao's originally tall body had become even more refined. It was not like those bloated muscles that were trained by taking medicine. Instead, it was the kind of lean muscles that had been tempered thousands of times. Every piece of muscle contained astonishing explosive power!
The third level of Thirteen Grand Protectors Horizontal Cultivation was a level that only martial artists in the Blood Qi Realm could reach. Qin Hao had spent a total of four and a half years of his lifespan to raise it to this realm in a short period of time.
"My body…has become too strong! A casual punch has the power of a thousand jin!"
Qin Hao felt the changes in his body and was extremely excited. Right now, he did not need any moves. He could easily suppress the Li brothers by relying solely on his physical strength. His strength could lift a cauldron!
"Let's see how strong its defense is."
The Thirteen Guardians 'Thwart Cultivation Technique could increase one's strength and strengthen one's physique. As a Thwart Cultivation Technique, the most important thing was naturally one's defense!
Qin Hao decided to test his defense. He immediately found a small knife in the room.
"Puff!"
Following that, Qin Hao held the small knife and stabbed it down forcefully towards his arm. The sharp tip of the knife flashed with a cold light and stabbed into Qin Hao's arm, but it was as if it was pierced through leather. It could not pierce through at all. It was as if Qin Hao's skin was as tough as cowhide. Even if he stabbed hard, it only caused his muscles to sink slightly!
"Kacha!"
Qin Hao growled. He clenched his fist and tightened his muscles. Suddenly, a huge force erupted from his arm. The small knife that stabbed into his arm actually emitted a cracking sound as it could not bear the weight. The entire knife was shaken until it broke in half.
"Good! Now, whether it's internal or external cultivation, I've reached a realm that ordinary martial artists can't reach!”
Qin Hao's eyes lit up and he was overjoyed. Dual cultivation was the right path!
However, as a price, Qin Hao's 25 years of lifespan was instantly reduced to 10 and a half years.
Qin Hao did not continue to improve his martial arts. Instead, he took a nap. The next morning, Qin Hao checked his condition.
He still had ten and a half years of life left. He could improve his Eagle Claw Technique and Thundering Fist. Martial techniques were techniques that could unleash one's own strength. Qin Hao had to make sure that he had no weaknesses!
Eagle Claw Technique and Thunder Fist had both increased by one level!
"Ding! Consumes two years of lifespan to upgrade Rushing Thunder Fist!”
"Ding! Consume two years of lifespan to upgrade Eagle Claw Technique!”
……
The upgrade of Eagle Claw Technique and Thunder Fist had cost him two years of his lifespan each, leaving him with six and a half years of lifespan.
Whoosh!
However, in Qin Hao's mind, he saw scenes of the essence of the Thundering Fist and Eagle Claw. It was as if he had practiced them for decades. The essence of these two martial arts had been completely grasped by Qin Hao, and his understanding of them had risen to a whole new level!
"Thundering Fist!"
Qin Hao could not help but use the Rushing Thunder Fist.
"Rumble!"
A terrifying thing happened. Qin Wu's punch was as fast as lightning. When it was thrown out, it was accompanied by deafening thunder. When the punch was thrown out, the wind brought about by it swept up the dust in front of Qin Wu several meters away!
Fast and fierce! It was as powerful as lightning!
That deafening thunder caused the passers-by passing by Qin Hao's residence to involuntarily poke their heads out to look. Even from outside the door, they could clearly hear the commotion caused by Qin Hao's punch!
It was hard to imagine what would happen if such a fist landed on a human body.
"This is…fist force?"
Qin Wu's heart stirred, and his face revealed an excited and wild joy expression. He understood that this was fist force!
Qin Yi had no parents since he was a child. He was picked up by an old monk and raised. The old monk taught him the Boy Technique, Rushing Thunder Fist, and other martial arts. According to Qin Yi, the old monk's Rushing Thunder Fist had reached the realm of fist force. His fist was like a thunderclap and could easily shatter a thousand-pound boulder.
Now that the Thundering Fist had been upgraded to the fourth level, Qin Hao had also reached the level of fist force. His fists were like thunder!
"Eagle Claw Technique!"
Qin Hao then performed the Eagle Claw Technique in the courtyard. He threw the stone block that weighed 100 jin high into the air. Then, his five fingers bent into claws, and a pair of eagle claws shot out like lightning.
Chi chi chi!
Amidst a series of tearing sounds, that hard stone block was actually like tofu under Qin Hao's eagle claws, being easily torn apart.
Hualala!
When the stone block landed on the ground, it was already out of shape. It had been torn into pieces by Qin Hao's eagle claws!
The fourth-tier Eagle Claw Technique was similar to the fourth-tier Dashing Thunder Fist. It cultivated claw force, and its power was extraordinary. It could easily tear through flesh and blood with its claws, and it was very terrifying!
"The Eagle Claw Technique and the Thundering Fist at the fourth level are really extraordinary. I wonder what it will be like when I advance to the fifth level?”
Qin Hao was also a little amazed by the power of his martial arts techniques. The fourth-level Eagle Claw Technique and the Thundering Fist were realms that others would need to practice hard for a lifetime to reach.
If he were to advance to the fifth level, he would definitely become even more powerful, or even undergo a qualitative change. However, Qin Hao did not do so. He still had six and a half years of lifespan left. Qin Hao decided to keep this lifespan as backup.
Otherwise, it would be a little awkward if he could not break through for a long time, or if he had a new martial art but did not have the lifespan to improve.
Three days later, at noon, Qin Hao was having lunch with Qin Yi as usual.
Qin Yi's expression was a little solemn as he said,"Hao 'er, our Black Rock City will be launching an operation against the Iron Mountain Stronghold soon. Are you willing to participate in this operation?”
"Start an operation against the Iron Mountain Stronghold?" Qin Hao was a little surprised.
The Iron Stronghold was the gathering place of the notorious Mountain Bandits nearby. There were two to three thousand ferocious Mountain Bandits gathered there, and many of them had committed crimes. Many of the evildoers who were being hunted in the nearby areas had defected to the Iron Stronghold and treated it as a shelter.
For example, the Li brothers were like this.
Many cities in the nearby area viewed the Iron Mountain Stronghold as a thorn in their side. However, the Iron Mountain Stronghold was located in Iron Mountain. The mountain road there was steep, and it was easy to defend and difficult to attack. To take it down, at least tens of thousands of elite soldiers would be needed, and there would be heavy casualties.
Therefore, in recent years, no city was willing to bite this hard bone. However, according to Qin Yi, their Black Rock City would soon launch an operation against the Iron Mountain Stronghold to completely destroy it. This was undoubtedly a major event!
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