Chapter 169: Level Four — Bone Forging Realm (1/2)

Chapter 169: Level Four — Bone Forging Realm

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The first ray of morning sunshine shot through the high slopes of Jiang City, shining on the navy barracks. Junior Leopard was practicing his fist technique there.

”Blood Evil Harden Bone Fist!”

Since last night, he was training repeatedly in front of his room. He had not stopped yet.

His sweat had already drenched his whole body, as if he had just gotten out of the water. This was a pure body exercise. Only at the most critical moment would he operate the Blaze Technique of the Heavenly Nine Dragon's Internal Qi to wash and refine his own skeleton. Every step and action had been practiced to perfection. There was no difference in the requirements of the Blood Evil Harden Bone Fist. This was the peak performance of a punching skill to temper the bones.

There were already some people standing outside the courtyard. They were Wang Cheng, Jiang Xiao, Zhu Ba, and the rest. Originally, there were some other navy soldiers; however, they were chased away by Yuan Long and Wang Datong.

After midnight last night, Wang Cheng angrily stomped back into the navy barracks, and asked Jiang Xiao and the rest to enter into Junior Leopard's room. Little did they expect to see Junior Leopard practicing his fists in front of his room. Daring not to interrupt, they could only wait until Junior Leopard had finished practicing. As a result, Junior Leopard did not stop practicing but lasted through the whole night. The longer that time went by, the more they did not dare to disturb him, as they were scared of interrupting Junior Leopard's practice.

As a matter of fact, they could not interrupt Junior Leopard practicing his fists at all. That was because Little Du was prowling at the door entrance, whose green eyes were alertly looking outside of the courtyard. No matter who he was, once he entered near the courtyard, he would hear its warning growl. Naturally, no one dared to enter the courtyard.

”Your Excellency Wang, how long will the practice last?” Zhu Ba, who was tired of waiting, could not wait to speak. This was the fifth time that he asked the same question since midnight.

”I don't know!” Wang Cheng replied with the same answer.

At that moment, waves of strange crackling sounds could be heard from Junior Leopard's bones. The sound was not loud, it was just like leaves and twigs falling in the forest, slight yet obvious.

”Pipa, Pipa, Pipa—!”

One sound followed the next. Initially, it happened after a few breaths, but slowly, it could be heard with every breath. After another short while, the sounds gradually connected together and it became louder and louder. It was just like beans spluttering in hot oil.

”Is that—!”

With this strange sound being heard, Junior Leopard's body muscles twitched rhythmically, and his actions began to slow down. In the end, it seemed that every action would use up all of his strength. The perspiration came out of his body like rain, along with traces of blood and some weird black sticky substance.

”His Excellency is entering into the Bone Forging Realm!” Wang Cheng said agitatedly. Entering the Bone Forging Realm from the Skin Toughening Realm was something impossible to them. They might all have a cultivation of Level Three and were only one step away from the Bone Forging Realm, however, the cultivation method they were practicing was too poor. That was why even if they had accumulated Internal Qi to the maximum, they could not reach the Full Closure state of Level Three, let alone enter into the Bone Forging Realm.

The Bone Forging Realm to them was just a legend.

In Jianghu, there were many people who trained hard and raised their own cultivation to Level Three. However, after reaching Level Three, their progress was halted. That was because the cultivation methods they were practicing were not profound enough, or because they did not have the power and wealth to buy medicinal ingredients to wash their body, or maybe they did not have a good set of Bone Forging fist methods. Actually, most Jianghu people lacked in all three areas. Hence, they could never enter into the Bone Forging Realm.

And that was why even in mid-sized, well-known families like the Wu family, once a disciple's cultivation had reached Level Four and entered into the Bone Forging Realm, they would become an Elder. The gap between Level Three and Level Four was called ”small differences can have huge consequences”.

”What? Entering into the Bone Forging Realm? Wasn't His Excellency already a Bone Forging Realm expert?”

Zhu Ba did not realize that fact until this moment. ”Then how did he kill Li Sanbao that night? After all, Li Sanbao is a Level Four expert and he had the Cross Training Diamond Body!”

”Keep your voice down!” Wang Cheng chided him and pointed at Little Du, who was guarding near the entrance.

”Li Sanbao died in its mouth!”

”Oh, that's it. Wait, how His Excellency could tame this silver wolf?!”

”Shut up!” Jiang Xiao shouted coldly. ”Zhu Ba, it is better not to speculate on His Excellency's matters, in case of attracting trouble!”

”Ugh!” Zhu Ba was somewhat dissatisfied. He wanted to say something still, but Wang Cheng gave him a stare. He then swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.