Chapter 34 : Power surge

Hearing Lin Jing's words, Fang Yuan was slightly taken aback. There was actually such a unique martial arts talent in the world. He had originally thought that the talent he had awakened was strange enough, but he never expected that the talent of this local person was no less remarkable.

"Why didn't you use it just now?" he asked.

"Before the action, didn't you repeatedly tell me not to snatch your chance to kill?" Lin Jing explained with a hint of helplessness in her tone. "Since you gave such an order, of course I followed it. Moreover, you made your move so quickly that I simply didn't have a chance to use it." From the moment the battle started, Lin Jing had been playing a supporting role, assisting Fang Yuan throughout the process.

"That's true. Thank you again, Master Lin, for your help." Fang Yuan nodded in gratitude to Lin Jing. Lin Jing nodded in return. It had to be said that she found it a bit difficult to figure out the young man in front of her. When Fang Yuan talked to her, he was gentle, refined, and extremely polite. Coupled with his handsome appearance, he was exactly like a graceful and gentle gentleman, making people feel good about him at first sight. However, once facing the enemy, he seemed to be a completely different person. His actions were ruthless and decisive, and he could casually come up with sarcastic remarks that could easily irritate the opponent. Which side was the real Fang Yuan? Lin Jing hesitated for a moment, and then the scene she had seen before emerged in her mind: Fang Yuan took off his long gown and gently covered the naked body of a young girl. Hmm, it seemed that he was essentially a gentle person... Lin Jing shook her head, put aside her distracting thoughts, and continued, "My martial arts talent is that I can forcibly subdue the demons I defeat. So, if we encounter that female cat demon again, I hope you can spare her life."

Fang Yuan: "..." This martial arts talent sounded a bit like Pokémon...

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Seeing Fang Yuan remain silent, Lin Jing asked, "What do you think?"

"Er... this bird of yours really looks like a bird..." Fang Yuan said, turning his head away to avoid Lin Jing's gaze. "Time is pressing. Let's get moving quickly." This topic change was extremely abrupt... "All right." Lin Jing didn't say anything more. She made the bird demon lie down, and the two of them then climbed onto the bird's back. In an instant, the bird demon spread its wings and soared into the sky.

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After the great battle ended, the street became deserted again. However, just a few minutes later, some people carefully poked their heads out. This battle took place on the street of Changqing County. There were many residents in the vicinity, but fortunately, none of them were affected. Street brawls in Changqing County were not uncommon, and the residents had accumulated rich experience in avoiding battles. As soon as the battle started, they all fled. Some bold people even watched the entire battle from a distance. People came to the street and finally saw the tragic scene of the battlefield... All three carriages were completely destroyed, and several corpses were lying haphazardly on the street. Most of the corpses were burned beyond recognition, and it was impossible to identify their identities. Two of them were particularly shocking to the common people! Because they were the corpses of two demons, one big and one small! The big one was cut in half at the waist, and its head was also cut off; the small one had a big hole punched in its forehead!

"My goodness, these are two cat demons!" someone exclaimed.

"What on earth happened? How come even demons have appeared?!" someone else asked nervously. "It's Young Master Shen and Master Lin. They fought with the people from the Black Tiger Gang! Don't you know?" A young man in the crowd shouted loudly. When the young man said this, everyone's eyes immediately focused on him. Seeing that most of the people present didn't know, the young man once again enjoyed the feeling of being in the spotlight. He proudly put his hands on his hips and laughed, "A bunch of cowards. Didn't even dare to watch the battle?" Then, the young man announced loudly, "These two charred ones are the leader and deputy leader of the Black Tiger Gang. The demons also came out of the Black Tiger Gang's carriage! They were all killed by Lord Shen himself. I saw it with my own eyes!" As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd immediately boiled over: "My God, the leader of the Black Tiger Gang is dead?!"

"Haha, great! It's really satisfying!" "I never expected that the Black Tiger Gang would harbor demons. They deserve to die!"

"So, it wasn't Lord Shen who ate that child, but these demons?" Just as the crowd was discussing, someone suddenly shouted, "Everyone, come and take a look here!" The crowd immediately surrounded one of the carriages. Before they even got close, they smelled a strong smell of blood. When they got closer, they saw that the carriage was full of human stumps and broken arms. The flesh and blood were mixed with bones and scattered everywhere... This scene, like a scene from hell, made everyone present turn pale. Some people even vomited on the spot. The young man's face was deathly pale, and he said in a trembling voice, "This carriage... is the one where that dead demon stayed!"

Everyone suddenly realized: "It was indeed the demons that ate people, and they have been hiding in the Black Tiger Gang all along!" "It seems that we misunderstood Young Master Shen. He is a good person, a true hero!" "The notice from the yamen is completely slander and a frame - up!" "From now on, if anyone dares to say that Lord Shen is a man - eating demon, they are against me, Zhang San the butcher!"

"Right, what kind of thing is Zhao Shuanghe? Lord Shen is our great and just official!" The more the people talked, the more excited they became, and the bolder they got. For a while, Fang Yuan's image in their hearts was infinitely elevated. "Where has Lord Shen gone now?" someone in the crowd asked. Everyone turned their eyes to the young man again. The young man scratched his head and replied, "When they left, I heard them discussing that they seemed to be going to kill the county magistrate."

The whole place immediately fell silent... Everyone looked at each other, and no one spoke. At the same time, they silently prayed in their hearts: Heaven, please bless Lord Shen and get rid of that dog county magistrate!

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At this moment, Fang Yuan had no idea that in the hearts of the residents of Changqing County, he had been shaped into an almost saint - like image. He was sitting on the back of the bird demon, flying towards the Changqing County Yamen with Lin Jing. "This bird demon is called 'Lingqing'. Although it doesn't have strong combat power, it can travel thousands of li a day. It's very suitable for traveling," Lin Jing introduced. "I really went through a lot of trouble to capture it." "It's really convenient..." Fang Yuan looked down at Changqing City below and couldn't help but sigh. Not to mention that its speed could rival that of a car, just the ability to soar in the sky made him very envious. After all, traveling through the air was much faster than traveling on land. There was no need to detour, no need to worry about traffic jams, and being high above could also gain an advantage. It was a pity that this bird demon didn't belong to him. "Master Lin, how many demons have you subdued so far?" Fang Yuan asked.

"??? Subdue what?"

"I mean, how many demons have you tamed?"

Lin Jing smiled slightly. "Not many at present, just four."

"You're really amazing. Why don't you stop being a martial artist and become a summoner instead?" "???" Lin Jing noticed again that Fang Yuan often said things she didn't understand.

"Before the next big battle starts, let's first improve our own realm. The 'Breathing Method' has been learned, so it should be easier to improve the realm." Fang Yuan focused his attention on the "Book of Good Deeds". After successively killing Li Qing, Zhao Zhiming, and those two cat demons, his good deeds points had accumulated to 530. "I wonder how much the realm can be improved with these 530 points..." Fang Yuan was full of anticipation and started to allocate points.

As Fang Yuan's mind moved, words emerged again on the "Book of Good Deeds": [You have successfully mastered a powerful breathing method, which allows you to perfectly control the magic power in your body. With this, you have successfully advanced to the fifth level of the second realm. Next, you only need to temper your bones.] After condensing the martial magic power, the subsequent cultivation is to use the magic power to temper the body from the inside out. The first thing to temper is the bones.

[Consuming 240 good deeds points, you have successfully tempered the bones of your torso with pure magic power. Your body begins to transform, and a rich, fairy - medicine - like aura emanates from your body, fragrant and sweet.]

[You have successfully advanced to the seventh level of the second realm]

[Consuming 270 good deeds points, the thick magic power has tempered all 206 bones in your body. Your bones have been completely transformed, and the strong and powerful muscles and bones have brought a qualitative leap to the toughness of your physical body!]

[You have officially entered the first level of the third realm!]

With the appearance of the last line of words, Fang Yuan's momentum climbed steadily like a surging wave, instantly breaking through the original limit and sweeping towards a higher place in an even more astonishing manner! He felt that his whole body was extremely hot, and the magic power in his body was as vast as an endless ocean. Under his tender white skin were bones as tough as jade.

"I didn't expect to directly break through to the third realm..." Feeling the soaring of his qi, blood, and magic power, Fang Yuan's face showed a look of intoxication. Even his health bar grew significantly and now occupied one - third of the width of his field of vision.

"With this length of the health bar, it估计would probably take thousands of arrows to completely kill me..." Fang Yuan secretly clicked his tongue. Now he had really become a "blood cow". But that was fine. Fang Yuan had suffered from "health bar deficiency phobia" since he was a child. When playing games, once a little blood was deducted, he would excitedly shout that he was almost dead and strongly demand that the healer give him加血. Now, looking at this thick health bar, it somehow made people feel at ease.