Chapter 172: Chapter 171: Tenfold Power Amplification? (Please Subscribe)
Consuming Power and improving martial arts skills, many people are practicing.
However, to easily improve Power to the level of drawing a Ten Thousand Jin Bow, both one’s inherent strength and martial arts skill level must be quite high, right?
Of course, what’s more shocking is that Chen Fan is a powerful Martial Artist at the age of seventeen...
This talent, surely it won’t be long before he steps into the Meridian Refining Realm, right?
Xu Jie showed a bitter smile.
He remembered that earlier he wanted to spar with Chen Fan, and the president even told him to be mindful of the limits.
Now it seems that it was Chen Fan who should have been mindful of the limits.
On the side, Tu Yue glanced at Fan Sui intentionally or unintentionally, his lips slightly curled as if to say, "Do you still think this newcomer is dragging everyone down?"
Fan Sui lowered his head, pretending not to see.
"Chen Fan, my young brother, you’ve really given me a huge surprise."
Sun Wei’s voice sounded, his gaze meaningful, "If Headquarters hadn’t sent this Ten Thousand Jin Bow, were you still planning to hide your strength from us?"
"I think so, most likely."
Gao Shan laughed and said.
"President, I think now what Chen Fan says might not be all truth."
Tu Yue glanced at Chen Fan and laughed.
As soon as these words were said, everyone looked again.
"Chen Fan, my little brother, could it be that you already are a Meridian Refining Martial Artist?" Zhao Xuewen was shocked.
"Really not."
Chen Fan replied, half laughing and crying,
"If I were a Meridian Refining Martial Artist, I would definitely have eagerly participated in the Meridian Refining Martial Artist assessment by now."
"That’s true."
Everyone exchanged a glance and nodded.
Altogether, there are less than twenty Meridian Refining Martial Artists in the entire association, and Headquarters’ efforts in nurturing them are definitely greater than nurturing Entry Force Martial Artists.
"Really envy those at the Meridian Refining Realm."
Someone sighed.
"Yes, it’s said those Meridian Refining Martial Artists, although their physical attributes are not much stronger than ours, thanks to True Qi, their combat effectiveness is several times ours!" Xu Jie added.
"Really that powerful?"
Chen Fan’s interest was suddenly piqued, he asked curiously.
"Uh, actually I heard it from someone."
Xu Jie scratched his head, stating: "Meridian Refining Martial Artists have True Qi’s enhancement, their strength bursts are several times ours, True Qi release can form a shield, blocking heavy machine gun bullets, the more True Qi, the more powerful."
"Several times!"
Chen Fan’s eyes widened.
For real?
Currently, his muscle strength is thirty thousand jin, according to Xu Jie’s statement, several times would be at least starting from one hundred thousand jin?
That’s too exaggerated, right?
"I’ve heard it like that, specifically, you can ask the president."
Xu Jie stated quickly.
Immediately, the rest also turned to look at Sun Wei.
Sun Wei nodded and said: "That’s correct, I once went to Headquarters to learn, met the president and many Meridian Refining Martial Artists. According to their explanation, with the same Ten Thousand Jin muscle strength, Entry Force Martial Artists under force enhancement could burst out twenty thousand jin, already considered astonishing, but for Meridian Refining Martial Artists, bursting out thirty thousand jin is effortless, and provided that True Qi is sufficient, ten times the strength is not impossible."
They all drew in a breath of cold air.
Ten times the strength enhancement?
One hundred thousand jin?
"President, is True Qi really that powerful?"
Zhao Xuewen swallowed hard.
"Yes, it is very powerful."
Sun Wei explained: "Meridian Refining Realm, and the subsequent True Essence Realm, both are about Qi Refinement. Prior to these, Body Tempering, Muscle Refining, including Entry Force are about Body Refinement.
Body Refinement is the foundation for Martial Artists, whether it’s the power of Qi and Blood or force, through body refinement and strengthening tendons and bones. However, upon reaching the Meridian Refining Realm, continuing this way is not feasible, one must cultivate Inner Strength, open the meridians to strengthen True Qi.
According to the president’s explanation, Qi Refinement has unlimited potential, representing the direction Martial Artists pursue, as long as they keep cultivating along this path, there may be a possibility of surpassing those few top-tier Awakened beings."
Upon hearing this, Xu Jie and others had their hearts seemingly stagnate, their eyes filled with disbelief.
Martial Arts, surpassing those few top-tier Awakened beings? Impossible, right?
Those are S-Class Awakened beings, comparable to Beast Emperor level Fierce Beasts!
"President,"
As they were still shocked internally, Chen Fan couldn’t help but have doubts, he asked: "After reaching the Meridian Refining Realm, can one only cultivate True Qi? Is it not possible to continue Body Refinement?"
Sun Wei nodded slightly, saying: "Your question, previously at Headquarters, someone asked the president."
"How did the president reply?"
Chen Fan asked quickly.
"The president said, powerful Martial Artists breaking through to the Meridian Refining Realm can certainly refine Qi while also continuing Body Refinement, strengthening the physical body, but Body Refinement requires ten times, even hundred times more effort, and the resources consumed are correspondingly high. However, the same resources used for Qi Refinement provide much greater improvement than Body Refinement."
Sun Wei explained.
"Is it really like that?"
Chen Fan found it hard to believe.
The president’s meaning, in summary,
Qi Refinement is cost-effective, much more so than Body Refinement!
Body Refinement is hard, very hard, and improvement is slow.
"Yes."
Sun Wei nodded, patiently explaining: "In the past, there have been Meridian Refining Martial Artists at Headquarters who tried to continue Body Refinement, or refine Qi while also refining the body, aiming for dual cultivation, but the results were dismal. The strength growth of both prior methods was inferior to that of Qi Refinement Martial Artists, especially the former. According to the president, our bodies are more suited to following the Qi Refinement path."
"Is that so?"
Chen Fan’s mouth slightly opened.
He looked at his attribute panel, feeling uneasy.
The Martial Arts Realms on the panel correspond directly with the real Martial Arts Realms.
This means, after breaking through to the Meridian Refining Realm, he might face the same issue?
According to the president, the Qi Refinement path is easier to follow and much stronger.
Those stubbornly choosing Body Refinement had poor outcomes.
"Hmm, specifics will be told by the senior members of the association themselves once you break through to the Meridian Refining Realm. That’s all I know." Sun Wei said.
Xu Jie and the others exchanged glances, then all eyes fell on Chen Fan and Gao Shan.
For them, the Meridian Refining Realm was still somewhat afar.
Gao Shan seemed to be lost in thought, looking ahead.
"Let’s leave it at that for now."
Sun Wei looked at everyone, reminding them: "Chen Fan’s strength is formidable, but his experiences in battling High-level Fierce Beasts are still insufficient. In the future, when you go deep into the wilderness to hunt High-level Fierce Beasts, take good care of him."
"President, what are you talking about? That’s a given, isn’t it?"
"Indeed, I think it’ll be Chen Fan taking care of us by then."
"Yes, yes."
Xu Jie and the others laughed.
Compared to their earlier attitudes, they were now much warmer.
"Chen Fan, the wilderness not only has High-level Fierce Beasts, but also elite-level threats lurking around. If you’re unlucky, you might encounter them. Hence, it’s best to act together with the group. If anything happens, you can mutually assist each other." Sun Wei looked at Chen Fan earnestly.
"Mm, I understand, President."
Chen Fan smiled without speaking further.
After all, the president and Xu Jie had good intentions.
It wouldn’t be good to reject them face to face.
However, he decided to hunt alone.
To be blunt, in dangerous situations, these people might be burdens.
"Time’s getting late, everyone should head back to cultivate. I should also go back and handle some matters."
Everyone left separately.
Chen Fan took a deep breath and looked at his realm section.
Currently, he has not reached the Meridian Refining Realm, what it’s specifically like can only be known once he gets there.
Before that, he needs sufficient resources to ensure his breakthrough.
Thinking of this, he looked at the longbow in his hand.
Compared to practicing Basic Archery, hunting High-level Fierce Beasts is more urgent, and real combat would greatly improve archery skills.
So he donned his mask, grabbed his bow and arrow, exited the basement, and walked out of the association.
Soon, Sun Wei received this news in the office.
"He’s left?"
He was surprised.
"Yes, President."
The woman in front nodded.
Sun Wei frowned.
Perhaps he’s gone to hunt Mid-level Fierce Beasts?
With a new bow, feeling eager is normal.
However, according to the merchant’s spy, Lu Yang’s group seemed to have targeted him. Fortunately, as Chen Fan is already a powerful Martial Artist, in case of encountering them, escaping shouldn’t be a problem. But being prepared is better.
For safety, he picked up his phone and made a call.
"Yes, got it, I’ll be careful."
Chen Fan hung up, thinking the president is nice, though somewhat unnecessary.
Just when he put away his phone, stepping out of town, he felt several gazes upon him, but soon, that feeling of being watched disappeared, the surrounding people came and went, nothing unusual.
"Truly persistent ghosts."
Chen Fan sighed inwardly.
Compared to the last time, these individuals were more cautious, taking a quick look then swiftly averting their eyes, hiding well, probably Entry Force Martial Artists.
He kept walking without looking around, heading straight for the depths of the wilderness.
Behind him, whispers could be heard.
"Is it him?"
"Yes, Brother Huang."
"No mistake, he was dressed like this in the morning, easily recognizable."
The people beside whispered lowly.
"Good."
Huang Hanquan’s lips curled slightly, glancing at the others, saying, "Follow him, when we reach a secluded spot, act."
"Understood."
Grins appeared on their faces.
To them, an Entry Force Martial Artist using a bow was easy to kill.
Of course, publicly it certainly couldn’t be done, the Martial Arts Association had considerable influence.
Similarly, across the way, several men holding machine guns quickly followed.
Naturally, Jiang Xiong and his group, seeing Huang Hanquan’s men move, they weren’t to be outdone, fearing the credit might be stolen.