Chu Tiange and the Sword God's shadow battled fiercely, leaving many deeply shaken; the crowd dispersed, seeking shadows of powerful warriors to absorb insights and increase their strength.
With a final glance at the intense battle between Chu Tiange and the Sword God's shadow, people like Absolute Dust Sword and Dao Teng turned away, seeking opportunities to break through their battle power, realizing their strength was still too weak.
Since the Sword God could be so powerful at the Qi Cultivation realm, it implies that they too could reach such heights, if given the opportunity.
And in the Soldier's Secret Realm, opportunities are abundant.
Lu Yu left the edge of the Sword Abyss and headed toward the Fist Valley. If he wanted to boost his combat power, defeating shadows containing martial arts fragments and upgrading the grade of Infinite Fist would be a great choice.
He could also accumulate experience points to enhance his realm.
After all, he was still at the third level of the Qi Cultivation realm, and enhancing his realm would increase his strength.
Halfway through, Lu Yu encountered a newly appeared light shadow person, a Sword Cultivator's shadow.
Without using a blade or shield, Lu Yu only used his fists.
The opponent was a swift Sword Cultivator, each sword strike faster than the last, breaking through with speed.
Lu Yu unleashed the Infinite Fast Fist, doubling his attack speed, engaging in a duel with the light shadow to see who was faster.
The light shadow was slightly faster, and Lu Yu shattered all sword lights in sight, yet he was still hit by swords.
"Not fast enough! Faster!" Lu Yu focused intently on his opponent, observing each move—how they unsheathed, withdrew, and struck with the sword—and integrated the techniques into his Infinite Fist, accelerating his punching speed.
The fourth-grade Infinite Fist could double the maximum attack speed, but Lu Yu improved his fist-inswing, fist-out, and fist-return motions by mimicking the opponent's moves, increasing his attack speed, and boosting the basic attack speed.
Lu Yu's efficiency in movement increased, accelerating the speed of combo punches, shortening the time from fist-return to fist-out, and further accelerating the Infinite Fast Fist's attack speed.
Boom! Breaking through the opponent's sword light for the first time and hitting the opponent, without getting struck himself, Lu Yu became ecstatic, his Qi Blood boiling.
With elevated emotions, Lu Yu's Qi Blood circulation speed continually increased, and so did his attack speed.
Boom, boom, boom! Continuously striking the light shadow, suppressing the opponent. Under high-speed combos, the light shadow's sword light gradually slowed, unable to maintain the rapid speed, being forced to defend against Lu Yu's attacks.
When the swift Sword Cultivator gave up attacking, opting for defense, he had already lost.
Bang! The final punch landed on the light shadow's face, causing it to freeze and explode into countless light dots, dissipating into the air.
"Phew~" Lu Yu exhaled, a stream of hot air escaping his mouth, his skin releasing heat. As he defeated the light shadow, his body's fast-circulating Qi Blood gradually calmed down.
Looking at the disappearing light dots, Lu Yu felt invigorated, "Indeed, it's most satisfying to fight with fists!"
Seeing the wounds on his body and fists, Lu Yu took out a balm from his backpack and applied it. It was a top-notch ointment for treating external injuries—Black Jade Healing Ointment—costing 2 million points for only a matchbox-sized quantity.
The Black Jade Healing Ointment applied to the wounds felt very cool, erasing all pain, with the wounds healing visibly fast.
For treating external injuries, ointment is indeed more effective.
Having enjoyed fighting with fists, naturally, there were consequences to bear. Lu Yu estimated the wounds on his fists would take half an hour to heal.
Being able to counter the light shadow's sword light meant Lu Yu's flesh was already very strong, superior to most martial cultivators in the Qi Cultivation realm.
Lu Yu looked at the healing wounds on his fists, recalling a child driving a bronze chariot, hearing others say that child was Chu Tiange, a descendant of royal bloodline.
Lu Yu admired Chu Tiange's physical resilience, capable of withstanding the Sword God's shadow attack unhurt; it was truly terrifying.
He clenched his fist, looking back in the direction of the Sword God's shadow, where the battle hadn't ended, occasionally letting sword lights fly up and divine lights flicker, thinking, "Perhaps I too can have such a formidable body."
Unbeknownst to Lu Yu, Chu Tiange's flesh wasn't inherently powerful enough to withstand the Sword God's shadow attacks unscathed, but rather relying on the power of his bloodline within him, weakening the Sword God's attacks.
The divine light erupting was a sign of Chu Tiange's bloodline power being activated within.
Chu Tiange's blood was boiling, continually stimulated by the Sword God's shadow, he could feel his bloodline awakening within, and his strength constantly growing. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs ɴovᴇl_Firᴇ.ɴet
What shocked him was, even as his strength kept rising, and his powers kept enhancing, the Sword God's shadow showed no sign of defeat.
The Sword God's shadow could consistently adapt to his increased strength and counter attack, with each retaliation causing sufficient harm, activating the bloodline power within him.
Yet, despite the constant increase in power, Chu Tiange's consumption was high, after all, he was merely an eleven or twelve-year-old child, with limited energy stored within, and bloodline power bursts also needed his physical strength and energy.
Feeling he was about to reach his limit, the divine light emanating from him was weakening, so Chu Tiange hurriedly summoned his vehicle, the bronze chariot.
The bronze horse pulled the bronze chariot to ram into the Sword God's shadow, with the Sword God's shadow fully defending against the chariot's impact, Chu Tiange seized the chance to climb aboard the chariot and drove away.