Ben clenched his fist. Feeling the increased power in his body, he revealed a satisfied smile. A Ming Realm expert possesses the strength of a thousand pounds! Such power is already considerable. An ordinary person would die instantly from a single punch! Of course, it's nothing compared to Ben's true self. His true self's current strength is measured in tons.
Looking at the more than two thousand Spirit Energy points remaining on the attribute panel, Ben thought for a moment and decided to try improving his realm. When he selected "Improve Realm," a new prompt popped up in his left eye:
[Currently unable to directly improve to a higher realm. Consume 800 Spirit Energy points to improve to the 'Peak of the Ming Realm.' Improve?]
[Yes/No?]
Seeing the prompt, Ben was slightly stunned, then fell into deep thought. He could understand not being able to improve to a higher realm. His teacher had said that to advance to the Dark Realm, one must first master internal cultivation methods. He didn't expect that even if he couldn't advance to a higher realm, he could still improve the Ming Realm to its peak? Old Chu hadn't mentioned this.
Without thinking too much, Ben chose to improve! Only a fool would give up an opportunity to enhance their strength.
The moment Ben made his choice, a heat current surged from his dantian again, spreading throughout his body. Instantly, Ben felt the power in his body increase again, at least by more than double. When he had just broken through to the Ming Realm, it was roughly a thousand pounds of strength. Now, Ben's punch definitely exceeded two thousand pounds.
Besides the increase in strength, his physique also underwent some changes. Although his original body was used to physical labor, it looked a bit thin due to poor diet and malnutrition. Now, under the nourishment of Spirit Energy, his muscles quickly strengthened, and his gait became powerful and imposing.
Ben was very satisfied with the changes in himself.
Afterward, Ben reopened the package sent by Elisa, preparing to choose more martial arts. Iron Body Technique is a horizontal training skill, mainly used to increase defense. He still needed some fighting techniques. After choosing for a while, Ben finally selected two martial arts: "Cloud Chasing Steps" and "Iron Sand Palm."
"Cloud Chasing Steps" is a movement technique that can increase speed. Speed is very important in martial arts competitions. There is a saying in the martial arts world: "All martial arts under heaven can be broken with speed." It means that as long as your speed is fast enough that others can't hit you, you are invincible. This shows the importance of speed.
As for "Iron Sand Palm," it is a very common but very difficult palm technique to practice. To practice Iron Sand Palm, you need to stir-fry iron sand with your palms every day, constantly rolling it in a hot pot. The scorching heat alone is unbearable for most people. After practicing, you also need to soak your palms in expensive medicinal liquid to relieve the fire toxins, lest the fire toxins invade the internal organs.
In summary, practicing Iron Sand Palm is not only very painful but also very expensive! At the same time, talent is also very important. During the practice process, it is easy to die from fire toxins. Therefore, although Iron Sand Palm is widely spread, very few people can master it. However, once Iron Sand Palm is mastered, the palm strikes are powerful and unmatched, heavy and powerful, with extremely amazing power!
To put it bluntly, Iron Sand Palm belongs to the masculine path. It doesn't have any fancy palm techniques. It's purely about moving qi and blood, mastering the knack of force, and breaking the enemy with force! To describe it in one sentence, it's "Overpowering skill with brute force!" And Ben likes this kind of "breaking skill with force" style!! He doesn't like any fancy moves or back-and-forth exchanges.
In addition, "Iron Sand Palm" also belongs to hard qigong, which has a complementary effect with "Iron Body Technique." This is also the reason why Ben chose "Iron Sand Palm."
[Consumed 100 Spirit Energy points. Successfully learned "Iron Sand Palm." Current Iron Sand Palm level: Entry Level.]
[Upgraded Iron Sand Palm successfully. Consumed 100 Spirit Energy points. Current Iron Sand Palm level: Proficient!]
[Upgraded Iron Sand Palm successfully. Consumed 200 Spirit Energy points. Current Iron Sand Palm level: Expert!]
Ben continued to upgrade Iron Sand Palm until he upgraded Iron Sand Palm to the "Transcendent" level before stopping. However, there were no new prompts after Iron Sand Palm was upgraded to the maximum level. It seems that not all external martial arts can undergo transformation like "Iron Body Technique."
"Huh? This is..."
Ben suddenly noticed that a strong burning sensation suddenly came from the palms of his hands. He opened his hands and saw that his palms were already red, as if they had been burned red by fire, and were also sweating profusely.
Suddenly, Ben raised his palm and gently pressed it on the solid wood table next to him, then exerted a little force.
"Puff!"
The table shook! When Ben's palm left, a clear palm print appeared on the table!
Seeing this scene, Ben immediately showed a satisfied expression. This palm just now only used 10% of his strength. It was very good to have such an effect.
Ben looked at his hands. With a thought, the qi and blood flowed back, and his hands instantly returned to normal. People who practice Iron Sand Palm often have calluses on their palms. As the realm increases, they will also turn black, as if poisoned, and eventually evolve into a pair of non-human hands. With Ben's rosy hands, no one would believe that he mastered the transcendent Iron Sand Palm.
At this time, there were only six hundred Spirit Energy points left on Ben's attribute panel. He chose to continue learning "Cloud Chasing Steps."
After a while, Ben's attribute panel changed as follows:
Name: Ben. Age: 19 years old. Martial Arts: Dragon's Roar Iron Body Technique (Transcendent), Iron Sand Palm (Transcendent), Cloud Chasing Steps (Expert). Current Realm: Peak of the Ming Realm. Current Martial Arts Competition Points: 0. Usable Spirit Energy Points: 267.
This was Ben's current attributes. At the peak of the Ming Realm, he also mastered two transcendent martial arts and a movement technique. To be honest, with such a configuration, it would be impossible for anyone who isn't a Dark Realm expert to defeat Ben.
Ben smirked. "With such a high starting point, if I don't become a god, who will?"
Looking at his pocket watch (given to him by Elisa), the current time was around 3:30 PM. It was still early before dark. Ben thought for a while and simply went out to earn martial arts points.
Arriving on the street, Ben found that his perception had become much sharper. Not as strong as his true self, but much stronger than his previous ordinary person state. This was obviously a sensory enhancement brought about by the realm.
At this moment, Ben felt that someone was following him not far behind. He smiled faintly and swaggered into the alley next to him.
The group of men surrounding him grinned, but Ben had already made up his mind—this was just the beginning of his path to dominance.
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