Star Sky Professional

South City Gate.

A figure is leaving the city.

'Heihu is actually here... It really is a trap!'

Xun Laoliu, wearing a bamboo hat, is ready to leave this place as soon as possible: 'These three years, because of Heihu's resources, and my breakthrough to the sixth grade... I was a bit careless.'

He felt a slight regret in his heart: 'No matter what, I cannot implicate Heihu!'

Since he failed to break through Inner Strength a year ago, Xun Laoliu knew that he didn't have the fate!

To climb the path of Martial Arts, he had to rely on his own son!

Before today's transaction, he felt something was wrong, and then he saw his own son in this small town.

Out of caution, he didn't approach to recognize him but continued to observe and immediately discovered the trap!

So, he tricked a tomb robber to take the fall for him.

If everything went smoothly, after today, the identity of Howling Celestial Dog, Gou San, could die...

After walking out of the city gate, for some reason, Xun Laoliu's heart didn't feel relieved, but became even heavier.

"Gou San!?"

Suddenly, a sharp shout rang out.

Xun Laoliu's body trembled, and he secretly thought that this was bad.

"Haha... found you."

On the city gate tower, Yu Jiaotou descended like a large bird, heading straight for Xun Laoliu!

She couldn't truly identify the real Howling Celestial Dog, but guarding the nearest South City Gate to the crime scene, she observed each Martial Artist.

When encountering a suspect, she would shout to startle them.

Martial Artists and ordinary people are vastly different in every aspect; it can be seen at a glance.

Unfortunately, during this time, the only seventh-grade Martial Artist to leave from the South Gate was Xun Laoliu.

"Damn it!"

Xun Laoliu rolled on the ground, conspicuously using a donkey roll.

Although it looked unsightly, it was like a rabbit avoiding a hawk, dodging Yu Jiaotou's nimble strike.

"Eh?"

Yu Jiaotou was already a sixth-grade Inner Strength expert.

After she landed, her foot twisted, her speed suddenly increased, and she blocked Xun Laoliu, lightly striking with her right palm.

This palm looked ordinary, but it gave Xun Laoliu a feeling that it was unavoidable.

He roared angrily, and his arms burst out with golden light, blocking the strike.

Clap!

Upon contact, Xun Laoliu felt as if his arms were pierced by thousands of steel needles, his entire body flew back, and blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

"It's Inner Strength!"

His heart was bitter. If not for already being at the pinnacle of hard skills, he might have been disabled in both arms with just one move.

"Howling Celestial Dog Gou San, it's just your bad luck to run into me."

Yu Jiaotou's tone was flat, as if she was talking about something completely normal.

Xun Laoliu's heart sank, and he reached into his pocket, gripping a dagger.

He was ready to fight desperately and, at the crucial moment, disfigure himself to avoid implicating his wife and son.

"Hmph!"

Yu Jiaotou sneered.

There seems to be only one grade difference between sixth-grade Inner Strength and seventh-grade Golden Silk, but the gap is even greater than between the seventh and eighth grades!

Once one achieves Inner Strength, even if they go out and wander the martial world, they're considered a master of some renown.

Even if they have a clean background and are not too old, they can directly join the Five Beasts Sect!

The gap is such that even with a weapon, it's hard to catch up.

As expected, after just three moves between the two, Gou San fell into a complete disadvantage.

Spat!

His dagger flew high into the air, and his chest was struck again. He collapsed to the ground, his heart filled with despair.

"I want to see what secrets a thief like you could be hiding."

Yu Jiaotou stepped forward, about to uncover Xun Laoliu's hat...

...

A moment before.

Inside the inn.

"Brother, are you feeling better?"

Ye Fengchun supported Xun Heihu onto the bed, showing concern.

"I'm okay, I just need to rest well, no need to call me for dinner."

Xun Heihu replied.

After Ye Fengchun left, he closed the door and looked out the window.

"This strike truly hit hard..."

Xun Heihu grinned and bared his teeth as he tore open his clothing, suddenly shivering all over.

The injury on his chest was healing rapidly...

From being very painful, to just a minor bruise, then to completely unimpeded movement...

This was one of the Twelve Body Anomalies of Ancient Martial Arts, the 'Water Bear Body'!

It could heal injuries quickly, with astonishing effectiveness.

"From the information hinted at by Xiong Jiaotou, it seems I don't have much time left..."

"Then... let's break through!"

Xun Heihu sat cross-legged, his bones trembling.

His entire skin was bronze-colored, like a bronze statue!

The bronze color intensified, eventually forming a sheet of golden light!

Whoosh!

Inside him, his blood and energy boiled, carrying the powerful push of Qilin blood, circulating through his body.

The temperature around Xun Heihu slightly increased, as if sitting next to a furnace.

— Blood and Qi like a furnace!

If Wei Chigang or Situ Yanyan saw this scene, they would certainly be amazed.

They are all descendants of prominent families, having consumed countless supplements since childhood, yet none have reached this level.

But Xun Heihu, just a commoner's son, managed to do it so easily?

Once his cultivation had reached this stage, he could have broken through his Inner Strength long ago, but Xun Heihu had been enduring, just to forge a foundation of unparalleled strength.

But now, he was unwilling to endure any longer!

Swish!

On his bones, layers of golden and silver light emerged, intertwining continuously to form golden threads and a silver network!

This 'gold and silver' network extended continuously, enveloping his entire body, gradually forming the concept of the 'Eight Extraordinary Meridians and Twelve Main Meridians'.

"When water is full it overflows; when Qi is full it manifests!"

At this moment, Xun Heihu, who had driven his hard skills to their peak, seemed to sense something unknown in the void.

His whole body's pores greedily opened, along with his skin, frantically absorbing the Heaven and Earth Essence Qi, which then transformed into Inner Strength!

The newly generated Inner Strength wildly traversed the Eight Extraordinary Meridians and Twelve Main Meridians, then gathered in the Dantian behind the copper gate!

Drip! Drip!

Xun Heihu seemed to hear the sound of water flowing beside his ears.

He could feel the Inner Strength in his Dantian growing more and more robust, violent...

"Is this... sixth-grade Inner Strength?"

He reached out to touch the redwood furniture in front of him, feeling that as soon as he had a thought, the 'Inner Strength' in his Dantian would erupt frantically like gunpowder meeting a bullet, shattering this wooden table into pieces!

"My Inner Strength... is indeed extremely destructive!"

Xun Heihu mumbled to himself, silently speaking in his heart: "How does my current cultivation rank in the sixth-grade?"

"Quite outstanding in the sixth-grade!"

Fang Xing replied: "If you add the assistance of Ancient Martial Arts, those instructors shouldn't be your match...but if the Taiyin Hand is nearby, that's another story."

"Even so, I must make a move."

Xun Heihu growled low in his heart, Inner Strength circulating through his legs, his figure as light as a swallow, fluttering out of the window.

Inner Strength has many effects, especially when circulating through the legs, it can bless Qinggong.

And he had already changed his outfit in the room, now also wearing a face covering on his face.

"South City Gate!"

Xun Heihu dashed out of the city gate and saw Head Instructor Yu.

The opponent's Palm Technique was exceedingly exquisite, knocking a cloaked guest to the ground.

"Ah!"

His eyes suddenly turned blood-red, his skin color, and body shape underwent a subtle transformation.

Twelve Forms Variation—Bamboo Joint Skin!

...

Instructor Yu was about to take off the Howling Celestial Dog's cloak when a sudden chill climbed up her spine.

She turned around without thinking, flinging out her hand, her Inner Strength surging forth.

Boom!

The two palms met, the touch was both wrinkled and hard, as if the opponent cultivated some mysterious Martial Art!

Not just that!

A tremendously powerful, flame-charged, terrifying Inner Strength was already surging towards her!

Instructor Yu retreated several steps, looking at the newly appeared masked man: "Who might you be?"

This newly emerged sixth-grade expert's martial arts were definitely above hers!

Not only was the nature of his Inner Strength overwhelmingly fierce, but what impressed Instructor Yu the most was the opponent's pair of crimson pupils!

——Qilin Blood!

When the Qilin Blood flares up, not only does it make Xun Heihu's Inner Strength violent and his muscles bulge, but also turns his eyes blood-red!

He remained silent, only pounced forward, emanating a ferocious aura.

Instructor Yu suddenly felt breathless.

Facing this expert, she felt as if she had been thrown into the wild, confronting a fierce beast alone!

Slap!

The two exchanged blows in the blink of an eye, only to see Xun Heihu move his elbow horizontally with a mighty strike!

Instructor Yu retreated several steps, her face flushed red, suddenly opened her mouth, and spat out a mouthful of Essence Blood.

Xun Heihu's scarlet eyes glanced at the approaching Head Instructor Xiong, directly picked up the Howling Celestial Dog, Gou San, and turned to leave.

Swish!

Head Instructor Xiong came to Instructor Yu's side: "Are you alright?"

"Where did this expert come from? On our side, I fear only Director Zhang can match up against him..."

Instructor Yu spat another mouthful of blood, glaring fiercely at Instructor Xiong: "You arrived long ago, why didn't you act?"

"Wasn't I here to back you up, 'Jade Asura'?"

Head Instructor Xiong said rather innocently: "Besides... even with me, I'm afraid we wouldn't be a match for him, just end up losing even more disgracefully."

"That person still held back?"

Instructor Yu was startled, then puzzled: "I see his martial arts style, striking with ruthless ferocity, carrying a savage intent, but his moves were somewhat rough... Is this...an Ancient Martial Arts expert! Investigate! Investigate it for me! There aren't many Ancient Martial Arts experts in Chu State, even fewer in the third-grade, such an expert would surely leave traces!"

...

Whoosh!

After dumping his old man in a deserted area, Xun Heihu didn't reveal his identity, instead dashed all the way back to the inn.

Only after slipping through the window and seeing the door latch intact did he let out a sigh of relief.

After canceling the violent states of Bamboo Joint Skin and Qilin Blood, he instantly transformed from a ferocious brute to a refined young man.

"I didn't expect... I actually knocked down the head instructor."

Murmuring to himself, Xun Heihu immediately lay back on the bed and pretended to sleep.

When putting on a play, you have to do it all the way!

He pretended to sleep while reviewing the recent fight in his heart: "Hmm... just as the seniors said, once I broke through, I became a strong sixth-grade, and if paired with the amplification of the Ancient Martial Arts Twelve Forms Variation, perhaps I could fight against fifth-grade?"

...

The next day.

Xun Heihu got up and went to the hall for breakfast.

Ye Fengchun approached mysteriously, lowering his voice: "Have you heard? Instructor Yu and Head Instructor Xiong went to besiege Howling Celestial Dog yesterday but were beaten to the point of kneeling and spitting blood for mercy..."

Xun Heihu: "???"