madnovel Chapter 10 Internal Breath
Chapter 10 Internal Breath
His arms were stronger and more powerful, his back was broad, and his muscles were clearly defined, bulging high like a pair of small wings!
His lower body was also more powerful, as if it were rooted to the ground, which allowed him to transmit more power when swinging his sword. If an ordinary person pushed him, he probably wouldn't even sway.
His entire figure resembled a tall tower!
As these changes occurred, a strong sense of hunger for something in deficit also emerged.
This time, Zhao An, who was well-prepared, remained calm and swallowed the large basin of medicine that had cooled down.
It had a strong medicinal taste with an unpleasant bitterness; it was very unpleasant to drink.
He ignored the female doctor's kind advice and prepared four pots of medicine, with half a catty, one catty, two catties, and five catties of red blood root respectively!
The female doctor suggested that only two ounces of medicine should be added to a pot of soup, as any more would only cause excessive qi and blood, which would harm the body.
But Zhao An knew that his current state was extraordinary and could not be judged by common sense.
After swallowing half a pound of the Red Blood Root medicinal juice, a warm current quickly began to surge through his body, and hot air gradually emerged from his nostrils, his face flushed.
But as his qi and blood continued to rise and his body continued to be sculpted, the medicinal juices and potency in his abdomen were being consumed at an incredible rate.
He began to sweat profusely.
"not enough!"
Zhao Anneng could clearly feel that this half-pound of herbal medicine was far from enough to satisfy him.
The hunger was only suppressed briefly before it returned.
So he picked up a pound of medicinal herbs and started chugging it down in one go.
In between bites, he would frequently pick up large bowls of beef from the table and put them in his mouth to fill the discomfort caused by hunger.
Soon, another serving of medicine was finished. Zhao An then drank the two-jin serving of medicine, followed by another five-jin serving.
However, when he finally picked up the five-pound dose of herbal soup, he was relatively conservative and sipped it slowly until the feeling of depletion disappeared. There was still some left in the last dose.
Thus, Zhao An roughly knew that five or six catties of Crimson Blood Root, supplemented with some meat, would be enough to satisfy his needs for extracting Soul Slave results once.
"If you calculate it this way, the Crimson Blood Root is indeed more cost-effective. That Earth Origin Pill was a waste..." Zhao An sighed inwardly, but he also knew that this was an unavoidable attempt during the exploration process.
Upon entering the courtyard, he began to practice his Fierce Tiger Saber Technique under the cover of night.
Because of the foundation laid by the Black Tiger Saber Style, he did not seem unfamiliar with the Fierce Tiger Saber Technique when performing it. In the first round of movements, the moves were already quite smooth and fluid.
With his bold and unrestrained movements, he was like a real tiger, possessing an indescribable aura that was quite intimidating.
The broadsword was sharp and pointed, producing a continuous humming sound in the air. The blade reflected the bright moonlight, giving it a hazy, silvery sheen.
Before long, a complete set of Fierce Tiger Saber Technique was performed.
The Fierce Tiger Saber Technique is divided into five levels of saber skills according to the artistic conception and moves, with the difficulty increasing from simple to complex and the power increasing from small to large, each level progressively escalating.
During his enslavement, Xu Sanhun not only deduced a complete set of Fierce Tiger Saber Techniques, but also mastered the first realm of the saber technique to near perfection, vaguely touching the threshold of the second realm. In this respect, it can be considered an unexpected surprise.
Zhao An suddenly stopped in his tracks, lowered his hand to hold the knife, and closed his eyes to breathe.
His breathing became increasingly regular and peculiar, and his abdomen rose and fell irregularly.
This is the breathing method that accompanies the Fierce Tiger Saber Skill, or the breathing technique, or the so-called "internal energy"!
He had just performed a set of Fierce Tiger Saber Techniques, and throughout the entire process, he naturally used his breathing rhythm to coordinate with it, as if it were an instinct.
As it came to an end, he vaguely sensed an opportunity.
But unfortunately...
"Almost there!"
Without giving it much thought, Zhao An immediately resumed his swordsmanship.
Again and again, over and over again.
Just as that opportunity drew ever closer, he grabbed it!
boom!
The body's Qi and blood surged, and at this moment, it felt as if a certain acupoint in the lower abdomen, Dantian, had been opened. After a slight pain, an extraordinary Qi emerged from it, circulating along the meridians and eventually dissipating throughout the body.
With a thought, Zhao An's dissipated aura reappeared.
He gathered his energy and unleashed a slash!
boom!
The long sword landed on the ground, shattering several floor tiles and creating cracks that spread nearly half a meter outwards!
Dust rose, and Zhao An looked at his hand holding the knife with disbelief.
"Extraordinary power! This is the unique inner energy possessed by martial artists!"
He knew that only by mastering internal energy could his strike have been so powerful!
It has nothing to do with improving physical strength; the key lies in the wisp of internal energy generated after circulating throughout the body!
The emergence of internal energy transformed him from a mere brute who only relied on physical strength into a martial arts master.
He progressed from the 'external' to the 'internal' training, entering a completely new realm of martial arts!
As for the dantian acupoints that he had just opened, he already knew about them.
Before a martial artist can cultivate their first wisp of internal energy, there is a hurdle to overcome: opening the Qi Sea, located in the lower abdomen, at the Dantian.
Without a doubt, he had seized that opportunity to open his Qi Sea and thus cultivate his first strand of internal energy.
This is not an easy task in itself.
To open one's Qi Sea, one needs not only a set of breathing techniques, but also guidance from a master, the aid of elixirs, and some innate talent and martial arts ability.
Only through diligent daily practice can one seize this opportunity and achieve a breakthrough.
Zhao An had a soul slave to train him, which allowed him to skip many steps and complete the opening of his Qi Sea and the formation of his internal energy in one go!
"Now I can be considered a martial arts master!" Zhao An said with a smile.
Although his inner energy is still weak and in its early stages, there are still quite a few soul slaves in his soul pool!
For him, practicing martial arts was a natural process, so there was no need to worry.
"In that case, let's continue."
Zhao An then selected the soul slave named Dazhuang from among the waiting soul slaves.
That is, when he passed the three trials, he was the last member of the Python Gang to go into battle.
He remembered that, in terms of strength, this person was the strongest of the three members of the Python Gang.
[Soul Slave: Li Dazhuang]
[Period of enslavement: 7 years]
【Trait 1: Pure-blooded Human (Able to cultivate human techniques!)】
[Trait Two: Substitute Death (Any Soul Slave can passively take the place of its master when the master suffers a fatal injury!)]
[Trait 3: Martial Barbarian (Possesses mediocre martial arts skills, receives a slight bonus when practicing human martial arts!)]
He also possesses the soul slave traits of the Martial Barbarian, which provides a bonus when practicing martial arts, and his enslavement period is as long as seven years, the longest among the remaining soul slaves.
He fed him the Fierce Tiger Saber Technique, which had already reached the first stage of perfection, so that he could continue to refine this ninth-grade saber technique, just like Xu San.
Seven days later, he wanted to see who was stronger, him or Zhou Hu, the leader of the Tiger Head Gang, in terms of the Fierce Tiger Saber Technique! Who was the original!