However, just as he threw the second punch, Zhu Bufan realized that the fist technique he had expected to practice effortlessly after the Medicine Bath was far more challenging than he had anticipated.

Originally, his body had already reached its limit. At this moment, when executing the fist, he felt his entire body was sore and painful, as if thousands of ants were biting him. The wounds that had been torn during the Medicine Bath burst open once again, making even standing feel difficult. Moreover, the medicinal power that had seeped into his body and lay dormant was now reactivated, causing him to be in excruciating pain.

"On the first day it's already this difficult; how much more suffering will I need to endure in the future to persist long-term? Actually, pausing for a while is fine too. Why subject myself to this discomfort?"

Almost involuntarily, Zhu Bufan felt a trace of fear creep into his heart. However, in mere moments, Zhu Bufan let out a tiger roar from his mouth. The glow in his eyes became sharper and fiercer.

"Hmph, the path of martial arts is filled with thorns, like sailing against the current. There's no room for weakness or cowardice, nor for hesitation. Retreat one step today, it's as if retreating a hundred! To become above others, revive my mother, and perfect my martial path, I must forge ahead, overcoming obstacles and going straight on."

Almost without hesitation, Zhu Bufan proceeded with a third move; his plain expression started twitching due to the intense pain, and a few strands of blood emerged in his pupils.

At this moment, he recalled Nanli City, the years of arduous cultivation, and the responsibility he bore!

"Zhu Bufan, oh Zhu Bufan, if you abandon at the mere sight of some pain, how can you speak of strength? How can you talk about reviving your mother?"

Gradually, Zhu Bufan began to push all of his pain out of his mind, focusing solely on executing each move of the Green Pine Rock Boxing to the best of his ability.

One time, two times, three times, four times

After ten repetitions, Zhu Bufan finally withdrew his stance, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that the entire stone wall of the valley was indeed wrecked beyond recognition.

Feeling some of the unresolved injuries of his body rapidly healing, Zhu Bufan nodded slightly towards the Old Blue and then quietly examined his internal state.

As was the situation this morning, his whole skin was absorbing the free Primordial Qi from the heavens and earth, and this time it was several times stronger.

Not only did Zhu Bufan's physical fatigue quickly improve, but his mental state did also, beginning to rejuvenate.

However, at this moment, he was even more concerned about his internal body. His muscle cells had become denser, and their structure more reasonable. Rarely was there previous skeletal hardening; instead, a combination of suppleness and flexibility, which enhanced muscle output.

Additionally, the rest of his bones had become much more solid.

"Indeed, this is a rebirth; truly, the medicine is most effective the first time it's used!"

Zhu Bufan cautiously threw a fist, and it was with pure might that he completely collapsed an ironwood tree renowned for its hardness beside him!

"So strong! So strong!" Zhu Bufan said in shock to himself, such potent power only muscles thoroughly tempered can achieve, meaning that merely relying on physical strength, Zhu Bufan can entirely match a ninth-rank martial artist's prowess!

Zhu Bufan remembered before, his body had undergone the transformation of the Hanhai Tide Skill, which also far surpassed fighters of the same rank, but wishing to rely solely on the flesh to resist ninth-rank martial artists was simply courting death.

This physical power is of little use to martial artists unless it reaches a surpassing degree. Otherwise, it is futile. However, if meridians are reservoirs of Inner Qi, then the body is a dam containing the water, even more fundamental. If it's not firm, a flood will demolish it, and one's cultivation will be nullified.

Moreover, whether fighting with people or breaking through levels, it ultimately comes down to one's physical endurance; a weak-bodied master has never been heard of in history.

"When I begin to feel no pain in my body while in the medicine, it will be another breakthrough for the Hanhai Tide Skill. It's a pity that the medicine, like others, is most effective the first time and gradually weakens afterward. If only it could be like this every day, then in half a month, it could be complete?"

Mocking himself with a slight smile, Zhu Bufan ceased this idle thinking. He glanced again at the medicine liquid inside the wooden barrel, shivered all over, and then gave a bitter smile. This was something he could not avoid. If he wished to become that person above all others, how could he pay no price?

But this thing is what Zhu Bufan fears from the depths of his soul, more terrifying than the Hanhai Tide Skill.

And what Zhu Bufan did next was to practice boxing in the medicine liquid!

Not in a wooden barrel, but a large dug-out giant rock, appearing as a huge square, two meters deep, three meters in length and width.

The rippling medicine liquid filled the entire stone hollow, but as he was about to step inside, he hesitated momentarily.

No one better understood the peril of such an act, which was different from absorbing medicinal power and then practicing boxing, but directly absorbing the tempering.

But the amount of medicine here is over tenfold. The fierceness of its potency is bound to increase over tenfold!

It must be noted that this morning, feeling the accumulated medicinal effect waning, wasn't because the influence on him had weakened, but because his body was solid and unable to seep inside. Practicing the Green Pine Rock Boxing in the medicine liquid presents a completely different scenario.

One slight mistake, failing to control the medicinal power, could result in instantaneous death.

"You're insane! You're merely training the body, even now you're just a hair away from the Pseudo Innate expert, why be so reckless?" Seeing Zhu Bufan's crazy act, Old Blue was also serious, silently deemed a lunatic, yet also advising.

"I'm unwilling. Now I walk upon a precipice with a cliff to the left and a cliff to the right; either side could end my life, plunging me into an abyss of no return. I want to decide my life's death, not let others decide it!" Zhu Bufan's face was frighteningly gloomy.

"Throughout the world, many talented individuals exist; even though I have superior cultivation conditions due to the Eye of Mang Sea and you, grandfather, still, ultimately, I missed out on a full decade of cultivation compared to others. The disparity may not be visible in the current environment, but I believe in comparison among peerages worldwide, there's definitely a vast number surpassing me. Besides, what I'm facing now isn't just a bunch of young children… How can I keep up and survive if I don't strive now?"

Gritting his teeth, Zhu Bufan leapt into the medicine pool towering over him by three heads, then submerged his nose, ears, and eyes completely in it, though he held his breath beforehand, the water still poured in through his nose.

Zhu Bufan didn't resist, feeling relaxed even now. The amount of medicine was one aspect, but whether it could penetrate the body was another matter. Next, it would be crucial.

Taking a small step forward, Zhu Bufan lifted his right forearm to the right outside of his head while bending the elbow, then his forearm turned vertically, forming a wing-like pose. This was the first move of the Green Pine Rock Boxing "Pine Branch Welcoming!"

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