Chapter 155: Second Metamorphosis
inside the master of the obsidian martial arts hall’s lounge.
after a flood of memories poured into lin qi’s mind, lin qi instantly experienced the entire process of luo wu shang cultivating the cultivation method second level.
by relying on the dense energy of the energy ore, taking the heart as the starting point and the blood vessels as the pathways, he rapidly used his own qi and blood, carrying the dense energy to stimulate the other internal organs, circulating along all the blood vessels of the body until it reached the brain.
the entire process had to be both fast and steady. the rich energy from the energy ore circulating through the body along with the qi and blood could not stimulate any part too much, nor too little. it had to be kept in balance.
if any part of the internal organs was stimulated too much or too little, the strengthening balance of the internal organs would be broken in an instant, resulting in immediate death.
but as long as the entire process was completed, the whole body would undergo a metamorphosis due to the baptism of energy from the energy ore.
lin qi glanced at his system panel, and after confirming that the dark light cultivation method’s second level had reached entry-level at 4%, he began to operate the two energy crystals in his hand according to the memory inheritance.
compared to energy ore, energy crystals not only contained denser and purer energy, but were also gentler.
because energy crystals were highly condensed bodies of energy without other radioactive substances and impurities, unlike energy ore, which contained various impurities and even some radiation that caused changes in the internal energy, making the energy stored within less stable. the stimulation they caused to all the cells in the body also became more complex and variable, and very difficult to control.
this was like having a trace of water in hot oil. as the oil temperature rose, no one knew when the hidden water would suddenly explode, yet a martial artist still had to circulate this oil throughout the body. the danger was self-evident.
this was also why lin qi had never dared to directly learn the second level cultivation method on his own. that oil temperature was extremely hard to control, and different cultivation methods required control of different oil temperatures, which would take a huge amount of trial and error.
therefore, whenever people in the high martial arts world wanted to break through a bottleneck or accelerate cultivation, they would use energy crystals to reduce risk.
after more than ten minutes of effort, the energy contained in the energy crystals successfully circulated through his entire body. immediately after, waves of heat burst from lin qi’s body, continuously impacting the surrounding walls, making the entire room seem as if a violent wind were blowing through it. papers flew and items shook.
“i have mastered the second level cultivation method. now i am considered a true martial artist.” feeling his second metamorphosis, lin qi could not help but let out a sigh of relief, then opened his panel to check.
host: lin qi.
age:
administrator permissions: level one.
permission level: merit-based admission authority, level two.
martial arts level: beginner martial artist.
strength: 6 kilograms. （intermediate martial artist standard: 2000 kilograms）
speed: 7 meters per second. （intermediate martial artist standard: 40 meters per second）
internal organs: internal refinement and strengthening completed 5%.
cultivation method: startling spirit breathing technique （dark light six forms second level entry-level 4%）
“am i already about to reach intermediate martial artist stats?” looking at his panel, lin qi could not help rubbing his eyes, finding it hard to believe this was real.
just by mastering the second level cultivation method and completing the formal metamorphosis into a martial artist, his various stats could already rival an intermediate martial artist. if other factions learned about this, they would definitely find ways to send him into a laboratory.
and these were only basic stats. yesterday, through extraction, he had already brought his lightning palm first level to the perfection realm.
as a martial artist-level martial skill, lightning palm at first level perfection had a clearly stronger effect than crushing stone fist.
when crushing stone fist’s second level reached perfection, the strength buff only increased by 15%, whereas lightning palm at first level perfection could increase strength by 20%. moreover, tests showed that his internal force intensity had also increased by 10%. it completely replaced all the effects of crushing stone fist, and his internal force was significantly strengthened.
now, his normal punch strength exceeded 2300 kilograms, and the internal force he unleashed could reach 2119 kilograms, no different from a true intermediate martial artist.
“next, once luo wu shang masters the martial skill supporting the dark light six forms, even when facing intermediate martial artists wearing b-grade battle armor, i will not have to fear them. i can leave if i want, or fight if i want.” lin qi was very satisfied with his current state.
with his current strength, he would already be a top expert in the suburbs of the city of light chasing. once he mastered the martial skill of the dark light six forms, there would probably be no one in the suburbs who could do anything to him.
just as lin qi had barely gotten used to his current strength, the door of the lounge was knocked on.
“master of the pavilion, lord feng ge lin from the martial artist association has arrived with people. there are also ten large transport vehicles with them. they say it is what was agreed upon yesterday.” a vagrant of the human race hired to stand guard reported from outside the door.
“they really came fast.” lin qi muttered softly, then stood up and replied, “all right, i understand. have them wait for a bit.”
“yes.” the hired vagrant departed respectfully at once.
after the vagrant left, lin qi opened the door and gathered the players taking on the team transport task at the training ground.
in less than three minutes, more than two hundred and forty players had assembled at the training ground, a sight that left even lin qi slightly stunned.
this was not a supply transport team at all. it was practically a king’s parade.
more than one hundred newcomers were carrying battle armor briefcases, while the others all carried a6-grade and b2-grade arrows. over forty veteran players carrying b2-grade weapons and arrows were accompanying them, including luo wu shang, who had just been promoted to martial artist.
if fang zhen and the others were not fully focused on advancing to martial artist, there would probably be even more people heading out for the transport.
when lin qi led more than two hundred players out to the small plaza outside the martial arts hall, feng ge lin, who had been waiting, was utterly astonished.
“since when did the obsidian martial arts hall have so many people?” looking at the group of more than two hundred, feng ge lin felt that his eyes were playing tricks on him.
according to the martial artist association’s data, the total number of people in the obsidian martial arts hall had been barely over one hundred, with only a dozen or so quasi-martial artists, and that was even before the battle with the great ape gang.
now that the battle with the great ape gang was over, although the obsidian martial arts hall still had some experts left, logically they should all be guarding crimson moon mountain. having a few dozen people available for transport would already have been good.
after all, the obsidian martial arts hall had never posted any recruitment notices. the gang had only recently risen, and the battle had cost them many people. how many people could they possibly have now?
feng ge lin had even suspected that lin qi might deliberately give up this transport task, or sacrifice some members of the obsidian martial arts hall to cope with the martial artist association’s compulsory mission, so as to gain enough breathing room to recruit large numbers of people afterward.
yet now, seeing more than two hundred people walk out from the obsidian martial arts hall, and although the vast majority were ordinary people, this was already unbelievable for a hall that had always been short on manpower.
as feng ge lin carefully sensed the players coming out, he was suddenly shocked.
“a martial artist?”
feng ge lin stared fixedly at luo wu shang walking behind lin qi, his heart full of shock.
no one knew better than feng ge lin what level the obsidian martial arts hall had been at: a small wilderness gang that initially did not have a single martial artist. for such a group to produce a genius martial artist with special grade potential like lin qi was already extremely lucky.
but in just a few days, the obsidian martial arts hall had produced yet another martial artist…
“could it be that these days it is no longer difficult for wilderness gangs to advance to martial artists?” looking at luo wu shang, whose qi and blood were quite impressive, feng ge lin suddenly wondered if he had already fallen behind the times.
in feng ge lin’s impression, even the major powers in the suburbs found it extremely difficult to cultivate a martial artist. it took years of accumulated resources and a talented individual. only after many years might a single martial artist emerge.
if that was the case for the major powers in the suburbs, one could imagine the situation for wilderness gangs with little money.
yet this newly risen wilderness gang, the obsidian martial arts hall, just kept producing one martial artist after another. it was completely different from the wilderness gangs in feng ge lin’s memory.
“everyone get in the vehicles.” lin qi glanced at the ten large transport vehicles and ordered, “your task this time is to transport the supplies in these ten large transport vehicles to maple forest town and then return quickly. the route maps are already in the vehicles. if any supplies are lost or any vehicles are damaged along the way, you will have to compensate for them at full price. if there are no questions, set off.”
as soon as lin qi finished speaking, feng ge lin stared at him, wide-eyed.
he completely could not understand what lin qi was thinking. this transport task was so dangerous that calling it a suicide mission would not be an exaggeration. they should be grateful just to arrive safely.
yet lin qi still cared about the compensation for missing supplies and damaged vehicles, and was even pushing these issues onto those brave men risking their lives for the gang. even a devil might not go this far…
“yes!”
“master of the pavilion, please rest assured! we guarantee that no problems will occur with the vehicles or the supplies!”
after hearing this, the players all pledged themselves to lin qi, their eyes filled with indescribable excitement and enthusiasm. without even waiting for any further instructions from lin qi, they were already hopping and skipping toward the large transport vehicles.
“damn it! do not fight me for it, i have thirty years of professional driving experience.”
“i want the lead vehicle! nobody fight me for it! i want to dedicate my heart to the master of the pavilion!”
“get lost! the lead vehicle is mine, i want to shed blood for the master of the pavilion!”
as the players scrambled frantically for the lead vehicle, competing to show their loyalty to lin qi, this npc, as if whoever was the most loyal was the most qualified to drive the lead vehicle, feng ge lin was completely dumbfounded.
he had not expected that wilderness gangs nowadays could cultivate such an extreme degree of loyalty in their members. it was terrifying.
even after the players drove the ten large transport vehicles away from the obsidian martial arts hall, feng ge lin still had not recovered from his shock.
at the same time, in a shop in the suburbs of the city of light chasing.
“gang leader, it has been confirmed that people from the obsidian martial arts hall have left the city.” mans looked at the information sent by his subordinates, then turned to isaac, the white feather gang’s gang leader, from whose body waves of heat were emanating.
