We're practicing all martial arts, so why did you switch to easy mode?

Chapter 22 Parchment, Tortoise Shell Kung Fu, Bone Shrinking Kung Fu

stab.

Blood surged.

It splashed in all directions.

As Zhao Kuo fell to the ground, a large area of ​​the ground was soaked.

His body shrank considerably, returning to its original size, but his eyes were filled with resentment as he stared at Su Chen.

Just like Lin Hai before him, he died with his eyes wide open in disbelief.

Seeing that Zhao Kuo was beyond dead, Su Chen pulled the steel knife from his body.

"Fortunately, this guy was very confident in his black armor and didn't notice my disguise. Otherwise, it would have been quite difficult to kill him with one blow."

Zhao Kuo's black armor was incredibly strong, even the yellow-clad woman's sword couldn't penetrate it.

Su Chen had mastered the Wild Wave Blade Technique to its limit. Although he could break through the opponent's defenses with all his might, he was still a bit short of killing the opponent in one blow.

"I wonder what kind of martial art he practices!"

Su Chen approached Zhao Kuo's corpse with anticipation, bent down, and reached out to grope Zhao Kuo's body.

"No?"

After touching it for a while, Su Chen's brows gradually furrowed, somewhat unwilling.

"Huh? There seems to be something inside this armor?"

Just as Su Chen was about to give up in disappointment, he suddenly noticed a discordant color on Zhao Kuo's armor.

When Su Chen pulled it out, he was stunned. It turned out to be a piece of parchment.

"No wonder we couldn't find it; it was hidden here!"

Upon opening the parchment, Su Chen's face lit up with joy; it seemed that a cultivation technique was hidden within.

"Quick, right here!"

Before he could take a closer look, Su Chen heard a series of hurried footsteps coming from not far away.

He put the parchment away, then picked up the knife and turned to leave.

A short while later, two of Zhao Kuo's men arrived and immediately saw Zhao Kuo's corpse, freezing in place.

Soon after, the entire area became lively.

White Jade Gang Headquarters

A man dressed in white stared at Zhao Kuo's cold, pale body with an extremely grim expression.

He looked at Zhao Kuo's two men and asked in a deep voice, "Tell me what happened."

"Boss, it's like this..."

The two subordinates told them the truth.

Upon hearing that Zhao Kuonai had been murdered by a woman in yellow, the man in white immediately cursed, "Useless!"

It's one thing to have a fondness for married women, but to lose one's life because of it is utterly shameful.

With a wave of his hand, the man in white ordered his men to take the body away, and then gave the order:

"Pass down the order to all branches to find out the identity of the woman in yellow. Hmph, she killed my White Jade Gang members and thinks she can get away? There's no such thing as a simple matter! Once you find her location, notify me immediately."

"Yes, Gang Leader!"

As the White Jade Gang issued one order after another, all the areas under its jurisdiction became tense and serious.

However, all of this had nothing to do with Su Chen. After killing Zhao Kuo, he returned home.

"This parchment doesn't contain just one technique, it contains two!"

Su Chen took a shower to wash away the smell of blood, then took out the parchment and began to study it carefully.

After studying it, Su Chen was overjoyed. He sorted out two cultivation techniques from the parchment.

One is the "Tortoise Shell Kung Fu". The other is the "Bone Shrinking Kung Fu".

"The Tortoise Shell Technique should be the martial art that Zhao Kuo practices. Once mastered, the body will be covered by a layer of black armor. It will not be visible under normal circumstances, but once activated, the black armor will appear, and the defense will be greatly enhanced."

"However, because practicing the Tortoise Shell Technique will cause certain changes in one's body shape, it is necessary to supplement it with the Bone Shrinking Technique. The two complement each other and enhance each other's effects."

"According to the records on the parchment, the practice of Tortoise Shell Kung Fu is very difficult. It requires various methods to temper one's skin and muscles. If one is not careful, one will damage the tendons and bones and suffer a lifelong disability."

"Moreover, even if one masters it, it is not perfect and has flaws. The only flaw is that the defense above the neck is about the same as that of a normal person."

After reading the contents of the parchment about Tortoise Shell Kung Fu and Bone Shrinking Kung Fu, Su Chen couldn't help but ponder.

Looking at the two secret manuals on the parchment, Su Chen's eyes flickered, and he quickly made a decision: "It's normal for them to have flaws. Anyway, I have the panel, so why should I be afraid of not being able to cultivate them?"

After an incense stick had burned, Su Chen finished practicing the postures of the two techniques, and the panel suddenly changed:
[...Tortoise Shell Kung Fu (Beginner 1%) Bone Shrinking Kung Fu (Beginner 1%)]

He then spent another 12 taels of silver to enable the simplified mode for both techniques.

The simplest way to practice Tortoise Shell Kung Fu is to sunbathe. It takes ten minutes to reach a minor level of mastery and twenty minutes to reach a major level.

The simplest form of the Bone Shrinking Technique is squatting. It takes fifty squats to reach a minor level of mastery and one hundred squats to reach a major level of mastery.

The training of the two techniques takes a total of one hour. After completing these steps, the interface will change again:

[...Tortoise Shell Kung Fu (Mastery 1%), Bone Shrinking Kung Fu (Mastery 1%)]

Looking at the two cultivation techniques on the panel, Su Chen couldn't help but smile.

He then took off his clothes and examined his body.

Contrary to what was recorded on the parchment, his physique had not changed at all.

It seems that martial arts learned through the panel can avoid some of the drawbacks.

When Su Chen activated the Tortoise Shell Technique, he could feel his entire body suddenly become hard.

The surface of its body was covered as if by a thin layer of black armor.

Clench your fist and pound your body; it will immediately produce a crisp, resounding impact.

"What a wonderful tortoise shell technique! It not only enhanced my body's defense, but also the defense of my arms and legs!"

Su Chen looked at his arms. Although there was no black armor on them, the solidity of his arms was very real.

"Let's try the bone-shrinking technique again!"

After some testing, Su Chen confirmed that the Tortoise Shell Technique did indeed have a slight enhancement effect on other martial arts techniques.

He immediately set his sights on the art of bone shrinking.

As Su Chen's bones cracked and popped, his height of 1.88 meters suddenly dropped to 1.78 meters, and his arms and legs shortened by 10 centimeters.

Although I was prepared, I was still shocked by what I saw.

Fortunately, Su Chen quickly recovered and returned to normal.

"While the Bone Shrinking Technique is indeed inferior to the Tortoise Shell Technique in combat, it is very strong in terms of support. Its help to me is no less than that of the Tortoise Shell Technique. If I were to disguise myself as the one-armed Yang Guo, it would be even more realistic and easier."

After summarizing the two battles, Su Chen had become accustomed to acting as the one-armed Yang Guo.

After all, who would have thought that a complete arm was hidden in the cut sleeve, just waiting to deliver a fatal blow at the crucial moment?

"It's a pity that Iron Sand Palm cost me a hundred taels of silver, otherwise, I might have been able to improve these two skills even further."

It's a little of a pity that Su Chen has returned to normal.

It's not that I regret having mastered Iron Palm to its limit, but rather that I'm broke now.

"However, once Iron Sand Palm reaches its limit, it actually requires Iron Wire Fist to be trained to its limit in order to unlock the easy mode!"

Su Chen was slightly surprised, then turned his gaze to the panel, where he saw the following text:

Iron Palm (Ultimate)

Iron Palm 0 times (Extreme Iron Wire Fist/time)

(End of this chapter)