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The strange state Qin Fang had just experienced was actually what every martial artist in the Martial World yearned for most: an epiphany... It's an indescribable condition that cannot be conveyed in words.

An epiphany is something all martial artists immensely look forward to, but unfortunately, most of them can go their entire lives without experiencing it, even if they have been stuck at Level 5 Peak for decades.

Without such an epiphany, don't even hope to make the leap from Level 5 Peak into the Level 6 Grandmaster realm... Therefore, an epiphany is also known as a Grandmaster's stepping stone!

Indeed, a stepping stone!

Just one such epiphany could basically mean that one is halfway into the Grandmaster Level, as long as there is enough cumulative strength, then they could make that much-desired jump into the Grandmaster realm.

If there is no epiphany, however, don't expect to advance in this lifetime... it's impossible...

And the emergence of such an epiphany often comes with huge crises, especially when walking on the edge of life and death like Qin Fang just did, there's a great chance for such an epiphany to occur...

This is why when martial artists reach Level 5 Peak, they don't continue to practice in seclusion but go out to challenge experts and their own limits, seeking the opportunity for an epiphany... to take that most difficult step!

Of course, this is relative to those martial artists who have reached Level 5 Peak without an epiphany. There are some gifted individuals whose moments of enlightenment come much earlier...

Some immediately have an epiphany upon entering Level 5. Song Qingshan, for example, known as "The First Among Young Experts" and the leader of the "Tian Nan Four Shows" in the Southern Martial Arts World, was such an individual.

And some have their epiphanies shortly after reaching Level 5, like several young experts in the Northern Martial Arts World, ranked above Lei Peng in strength...

But one thing is certain: the chance to have an epiphany is most likely to occur at Level 5 because at that moment the martial artist's cumulative strength has already reached the critical point for an epiphany!

But Qin Fang...

This was definitely a huge surprise, or to put it another way, he was simply a freak of nature, actually having the much-desired epiphany at Level 4.

If the people of the Martial World were to know about this, they might even capture Qin Fang for dissection to study...

Of course, if we delve deeper, Qin Fang's case wasn't really that outlandish. Although his level was restricted to Level 4, the energy contained within him was comparable to a Level 5 Peak expert... With such a foundation, it's not impossible for Qin Fang to achieve an epiphany on the brink of death.

So, amidst the hail of bullets and gunfire, Qin Fang broke through the biggest obstacle before reaching Level 6 Grandmaster, essentially having one foot in the realm of Level 6 Grandmaster.

With Qin Fang's current foundation and strength, having made such a breakthrough, he possessed cultivation akin to a Quasi Grandmaster Level expert despite being at Level 4...

If previously Qin Fang, facing Shangguan Tianling, a Grandmaster-level expert, without using firearms, had no fighting power at all, now he already had the strength to engage in combat...

Of course, an epiphany represents a sublime change in state, and it virtually makes no direct change to strength; before the epiphany, the power of someone at Level 5 Peak wouldn't grow much further; perhaps some individuals could become more robust with more cultivation, but it wouldn't be greatly significant.

However, after the epiphany, it is different; the level might remain temporarily at Level 5 Peak, but the accumulation of strength would continue to grow. It's the build-up of one's foundation, and the more powerful this foundation is, the stronger one will be after entering the Grandmaster Level.

Even some prodigious figures just entering the Grandmaster Level could possess a cultivation comparable to many seasoned Grandmaster-level experts, simply because they had built up a very strong foundation at Level 5.

Just like the Iron Claw Divine Eagle Song Qingshan, who had an epiphany upon reaching Level 5, almost regarded as the foremost among young experts in the entire Dragon Country Martial World, his strength had already reached Level 5 Peak and could have broken through that barrier to enter Level 6 Grandmaster, but he didn't. He chose to accumulate enough foundation and then break through in one fell swoop.

Many Grandmaster-level experts have said that if Song Qingshan could elevate his Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training Golden Bell Cover and Great Strength Eagle Claw Technique to Level 6 before entering the Grandmaster Level, his strength would be comparable to top Grandmaster-level experts like Cai Pingyuan...

Qin Fang seemed even freakier by comparison. Everyone else started accumulating at Level 5, with no exceptions even for geniuses like Song Qingshan, yet he began accumulating from Level 4.

This almost guaranteed that Qin Fang's future position would surpass all the young experts of the day, including Song Qingshan, who was held in high esteem. Perhaps by the time Qin Fang broke through to the Grandmaster Level, he could become invincible below the rank of a Grandmaster...

Of course, that's provided Qin Fang can escape from the catastrophe before him!

Otherwise, all is in vain!

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The epiphany was indeed powerful; though Qin Fang felt the process lasted only a fraction of a second, in that fraction of a second, he covered nearly fifty meters, almost making his escape to safety.

"I did it!"

Seeing that he was only a few meters away from diving into the bushes beneath the hill, even Qin Fang, whose state of mind had undergone significant changes, couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement at such a moment.

But as the saying goes, what goes up must come down...

Almost at the same time that Qin Fang got excited, a muffled bang sounded, and Qin Fang immediately let out a groan before tumbling forward, holding Chu Qianqian in a tight embrace.

Unfortunately, Qin Fang had been shot again...

This time, the bullet had not struck his shoulder, but his back... just a very short distance from his heart—for Qin Fang, who had barely scraped together 40 Life Points, such an injury was fatal, even certain death.

Qin Fang's Life Points were wiped out in an instant...

40 Life Points might seem like a lot, and even with knife and axe wounds aplenty, Qin Fang wouldn't die as long as his head, heart, and similar vital parts were not hit, no matter how severe the injury.

The problem was that the assassins pursuing Qin Fang were all gunmen using guns!

The killing power of bullets far exceeded that of knives; the damage of ordinary bullets was at least above 20, and if they hit slightly more critical parts, their power could surge to over 50...

The gunshot wound Qin Fang suffered this time was of that sort. Even though the exact amount of damage was unknown, it was clear that Qin Fang's 40 Life Points were insufficient to cover the loss... therefore, his Life Points were emptied in one go.

An emptiness of Life Points is a more poetic way of putting it. To put it plainly—Qin Fang had died!

Almost at the instant that Qin Fang's Life Points dropped to zero, his body instantly stiffened, and his body temperature also completely dissipated in an instant...

Holding tightly to Qin Fang and pressing her small face against his burning chest, Chu Qianqian suddenly felt that what she was touching was not the warmth of this man's chest but a block of cold stone...

Even though she knew she should not move at this moment, for the bullets were still raining down behind them, such a sudden change still shocked Chu Qianqian beyond acceptance.

Not only the chest her small face was touching, but the neck she held with her hands also turned icy all of a sudden, and she even felt Qin Fang's hand that had preserved her delicate waist become cold and completely rigid...

"What's happening?"

A huge question mark appeared in Chu Qianqian's mind...

But before she could fully process this question, she immediately felt Qin Fang's body warmth return to normal...

This sequence happened in less than a second, creating a bizarre "illusion" in her mind!

Chu Qianqian gently shook her head, dismissing this "illusion" from her mind because it was something impossible, Qin Fang had not changed and was still the Qin Fang from before...

But what was the reality?

"Damn, that was close!"

Qin Fang inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. Chu Qianqian's feeling had not been an illusion. It had actually happened because at that moment—Qin Fang truly died!

However, the Mysterious System residing in Qin Fang's mind used a setting similar to online games, where not only skills and attributes worked that way, but Qin Fang was astonished to discover that even some advanced micromanagement techniques commonly seen in online games also applied...

When the bullet was fired, Qin Fang felt an intense crisis. Although his reaction speed clearly couldn't keep up with the speed of the bullet, making it impossible for him to dodge...

But as he was hit, Qin Fang continuously consumed at least ten Superior Soup Dumplings...

The gunshot and the consumption of Baozi to replenish health finished at the same time, and it was just like the time-lag healing method often used by priests in online games, albeit with a slight variation for Qin Fang.

Qin Fang got shot and instantly lost more blood than his limit of Life Points, so he died instantly... but by chance employing the time-lag healing method, he instantly regained Life Points. His zero Life Points instantaneously increased by the +3 Life Points from the Superior Soup Dumplings...

According to the System's settings, as long as Qin Fang's Life Points weren't zero, he would not be considered dead...

Therefore, Qin Fang resurrected in a rather weird way!

In just a split fraction of a second, Qin Fang had gone from life to death, and back to life again...

This was an experience no one had before, yet Qin Fang had the fortune to try it today, a miracle that cannot be denied...(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommended tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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