OBS Chapter 76: Finger Techniques Mastered, Inner Breath Intensified!
Chapter 76: Finger Techniques Mastered, Inner Breath Intensified!
Chapter 76: Finger Techniques Mastered, Internal Energy Reaching Ten Inches! (Please Subscribe)
Upon hearing this, Tao Jin couldn't help but say, "You are a military commander, a martial artist at the Strong Breath Realm. How can you bully the weak like this? We are both at the Strong Breath Realm. Why don't I go for him?"
"You!" Cao Xinma exclaimed angrily.
Tao Heng flatly refused Cao Xinma's proposal for a life-or-death duel.
Even if he had high hopes for Zhao An, Zhao An facing this military commander now would inevitably face certain death, and he couldn't possibly accept the challenge for Zhao An.
In the end, it was Captain Cao Yuanzhan who spoke.
Hu Dingtian, whom Zhao An killed, was a military commander. As long as he can subdue the other military commanders in the army, this matter can be temporarily dropped.
Tao Heng still refused; he didn't want to resolve the problem through fighting.
The other party is an elite force from the prefectural city, and their strength is undoubtedly formidable. If he agrees, Zhao An will most likely suffer losses, or even be severely punished as a result.
Even if the other party agrees not to take Zhao An's life, there's no guarantee they won't use that as an excuse to cripple Zhao An by cutting off his hands and feet.
But at this point, Cao Yuanzhan refused to back down.
"My lord, why don't we let Zhao An decide this matter himself..." Tao Jin, who was standing to the side, suggested, seeing Tao Heng's dilemma.
Tao Heng remained silent for a moment, then sighed inwardly and gestured for Zhao An to be invited over.
Before long, Zhao An arrived at the county magistrate's residence and met the group of prefectural generals.
"So it's you!" Cao Xinma recognized the young man he had seen in the woods before.
At that time, he did not know that Zhao An was the mastermind behind Hu Dingtian's death.
If he had known, he might have taken action back then. He wouldn't have let the kid leave so easily, and there wouldn't be this troublesome situation today.
Zhao An merely glanced at him indifferently, and listened to Tao Heng's words without uttering a word.
"Okay, I'll take it."
Zhao An did not hesitate or waver much, nor was he afraid of being at a loss. He calmly agreed immediately.
"If you're not confident, I can send someone to escort you to the prefectural city tonight," Tao Heng whispered to Zhao An.
"The county magistrate has already helped me a lot with this matter. Since they want an explanation, then we will give them an explanation!" Zhao An showed no intention of backing down.
Anyone would be angry if they were pushed to this point.
If he runs away, it will seem like he is the one in the wrong.
That just so happens, he also prefers to use his fists to get things done.
If you're not happy, then fight!
Are you sure?
"Um."
Tao Heng gave Zhao An a deep look and then stopped insisting.
"As the captain said, three days later, your military officers will have a few matches with Zhao An, but the location will not be the military camp, but my county magistrate's residence."
"Furthermore, regardless of victory or defeat, I will present all evidence of Hu Dingtian's and the Hu family's crimes to the Prefect for judgment. Afterwards, I urge the Captain to keep a close watch on the mouths of the soldiers under my command. I, Tao Heng, will not tolerate any slanderous remarks against loyal and righteous men!" Tao Heng said in a deep voice.
He no longer referred to himself as "this official" but by his given name, the meaning of which was quite clear.
He wasn't saying this in his capacity as a county magistrate, but rather as a member of the Tao family to put Cao Yuanzhan in his place!
"Then I will do as the magistrate says. I will bring my men here in three days!" Cao Yuanzhan said in a muffled voice, glanced at Zhao An, and then turned and strode away with his men.
"General, I'll cripple that brat in three days and avenge him!" A military officer walked out of the magistrate's mansion, mounted his horse, and said fiercely.
"What if we accidentally snap that kid's neck?" another officer said ruthlessly.
"It must be alive," Cao Yuanzhan instructed.
If Zhao An were killed, he wouldn't be able to explain it to Tao Heng.
This compromise is a dignified way to handle things, avoiding a complete breakdown in relations.
Zhao An did not linger at the magistrate's residence. After exchanging a few words with Tao Heng, he returned home.
"Jin Yi, what do you think?" Tao Heng sighed softly and asked.
"This will be a tough hurdle for Zhao An. Cao Yuanzhan has many fierce and powerful generals under his command, some of whom are actually no less capable than his younger brother, the military commander," Tao Jinyi said.
"Without your help, Zhao An would surely be dead this time."
"Now that Cao Yuanzhan is considering the Lord, he might teach Zhao An a lesson and then let the matter rest."
Tao Heng didn't say anything, only shook his head and muttered to himself, "Zhao An, I've done my best. The rest is up to you. Don't disappoint me."
The three days are fast approaching.
That night, Zhao An glanced at the soul slave in the soul pool who was cultivating the Heavenly Profound Meridian Intercepting Finger.
He remembered that the other party was the third king of Black Wind Stronghold before his death, and had been enslaved for forty years.
With only three years remaining in his enslavement period, Zhao An no longer wanted to wait.
With so many highly accomplished martial arts skills at his disposal, he was not afraid of those so-called military officers and captains at all!
As long as the captain doesn't make a move himself, even if his opponent's inner energy level is higher than his, he is confident that he can hold his own and remain undefeated!
However, he felt that this was not safe enough and decided to improve his strength again before tomorrow.
With a thought, an invisible hand immediately grabbed the soul slave from the soul pool and refined it in an instant!
Countless mysteries about finger techniques flooded my mind.
There are techniques like pulse-cutting finger, acupoint-sealing finger, bone-penetrating finger, explosive qi finger, and the rejuvenating finger technique.
Those finger techniques, honed through countless trials, progressed from proficiency to mastery, from initial understanding to complete mastery!
Except for the sword finger technique, which I still cannot master, every finger technique has been greatly improved!
The reason why the Sword Finger technique cannot be mastered is not because the Soul Slave cannot comprehend it, but because his internal energy level is insufficient to practice the Sword Finger technique.
At the same time, after nearly forty years of training as a soul slave, his hands, especially his ten fingers, became extremely powerful, like ten diamond drill bits!
If you poked the ground with one hand, you could probably make a huge hole right there!
It has to be said that nowadays, it would be much harder for someone to break his hands than to kill him directly.
Immediately afterwards, his internal energy began to circulate throughout his body, and strands of internal energy began to grow.
Zhao An put down the empty bowl. He had already drunk the soup made from the Crimson Blood Root. Without any hesitation, he took out the special Heavenly Origin Pill that the old imperial physician had given him and swallowed it in one gulp.
With such a top-grade pill, when is a better time to use it?
Meng Zhongren suggested that he take the pill in three doses, but Zhao An was not a man of common sense.
He usually eats Earth Origin Pills like candy, and now that he wants to take the fruits of his nearly forty years of cultivation, he has no scruples at all!
The internal energy accelerated its flow through the meridians, and the small snake, which was originally about three inches long, grew larger and larger as it moved.
The terrifying medicinal power released by this Heavenly Origin Pill far surpasses that of the Earthly Origin Pill, by several times or even dozens of times!
Most importantly, the medicinal properties and purity of this Heavenly Origin Pill far surpass those of ordinary pills.
With the same amount of medicinal power, the Earth Origin Pill can only generate a wisp of internal energy, while this Heaven Origin Pill can generate much more!
As a result, the "little snake" grew larger and larger.
Three inches, four inches, five inches...