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

Chapter 48 Ultimate Ape Arm Skill, the Power of the Bronze Arm
Snapped!
Just when Guo Zhong thought he had victory in his grasp, he suddenly felt a sharp palm wind strike him lightly on the head.

In an instant, a tremendous force surged forth like a tidal wave, and his head immediately emitted a buzzing, booming sound.

The world reversed in that instant, the sun, moon and stars flashed one by one, and then everything went black, as if I had crashed into the sea. My body trembled uncontrollably, my eyes rolled back, and my head felt dizzy.

To everyone else, however, it was a very strange scene. Just a second ago, Guo Zhong was full of vigor and aggressiveness, but the next second, after hearing a "smack," they saw Guo Zhong's body fly backward like a kite with a broken string and fall heavily to the ground.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye, so much so that Guo Hao and the others didn't react until Guo Zhong fell to the ground.

"Father!"

"Master!"

Guo Hao and the others were startled and rushed to Guo Zhong's side, asking with concern, "Father, are you alright?"

"Don't move, it's going to break!" Guo Zhong said in a daze.

Upon hearing this, Guo Hao and the others immediately stopped what they were doing.

"You lost!" the burly man's voice rang out.

Upon hearing this, Guo Hao opened his mouth, but ultimately remained silent.

"Cough cough, wait a minute, I'm fine, help me up, I can still fight!"

However, Guo Zhong refused to accept this and, despite his injuries, insisted on fighting the strong man again.

With the help of Guo Hao and others, he stood up unsteadily, then pushed away their hands. As soon as he did, his body went limp like a lump of mud.

"Fine, we give up!"

Seeing this, Guo Hao sighed helplessly and admitted defeat on Guo Zhong's behalf.

Guo Zhong remained silent, a hint of resentment on his face. If he had known earlier that this guy was so strong, he would have used his full strength directly.

Even if we can't defeat the opponent, it shouldn't be this embarrassing!
The burly man nodded, accepting Guo Hao's admission of defeat.

Then, in front of everyone, he bent down and put the one hundred taels that Guo Hao had taken out into his pocket.

At the same time, he took out the ten-tael silver note from his money bag and left.

Upon seeing this, Guo Zhong, Guo Hao, and the others were all filled with questions, looking at each other, somewhat puzzled by the burly man's intentions.

Could it be that the other party took pity on them, knowing how hard it is to make money, and deliberately left behind ninety taels of silver?

For a moment, all sorts of guesses came to mind, but overall, things were stable and improving, with surprises mixed with joy.

"Go and see."

At this moment, Guo Zhong, who was feeling slightly better, spoke up, saying that although one hundred taels had been taken away, if another ninety taels were gained, overall, there wasn't much of a loss.

He can accept it!
Guo Hao nodded, stood up, picked up the money bag, opened it, and his expression immediately changed.

"what happened?"

Guo Zhong immediately noticed this change, which made him tense up, and he hurriedly asked.

Guo Hao didn't speak, but placed the money bag in front of Guo Zhong. Guo Zhong looked closely and exclaimed in surprise, "It's all stones!"

"Outrageous!" Guo Zhong, suddenly realizing the truth, was furious. His eyes turned bloodshot, and anger blazed from his nostrils. He roared, "You brat, how dare you deceive me!"

As he continued cursing, his anger surged to his head, causing Guo Zhong to feel dizzy and faint on the spot.

"Father!"

Su Chen left the Guo family martial arts school with one hundred taels of silver in his pocket, feeling quite pleased.

He had originally intended to simply challenge the gang and avenge Hong Ming, but the other party insisted on a wager. Left with no other choice, he had to use a silver note and some stones to represent one hundred taels of silver.

Fortunately, the other party didn't observe carefully, allowing him to get away with it. In the end, he even won the other party's hundred taels, which was an unexpected bonus.

"With this hundred taels, you can upgrade my Ape Arm Kung Fu."

Finding a secluded corner, Su Chen changed back into his original clothes, then turned and left, intending to go back and spend money on the Ape Arm Technique.

Half an hour later, Su Chen returned home from the money exchange and eagerly topped up his account, activating the easy mode:
[Easy Mode Activated: Swing your arms 500 times to reach the limit of the Ape Arm Kung Fu.]

One hour later, the panel refreshed:
Martial Arts: ...Ape Arm Skill (Limited Version)

Like the Tortoise Shell Kung Fu, the Ape Arm Kung Fu, having reached its limit, can no longer be recharged.

"All that's left is the art of shrinking bones!"

Su Chen looked at the panel, seemingly lost in thought.

On the panel, besides Iron Shirt, only Bone Shrinking Technique has not yet reached its limit. It also requires one hundred taels, but Su Chen is not in a hurry. For now, Bone Shrinking Technique is enough.

Immediately, Su Chen turned his gaze to the Raging Waves Blade Technique. As his strength increased, he used the blade technique less and less.

Although he initially learned swordsmanship with the intention of ambushing, if he continued like this, he might not be able to use it in the future.

"Moreover, as long as we find a complete sword technique, we might be able to create a new sword technique, just like the Iron Wire Fist fused with the Iron Sand Palm. But a complete sword technique is really not easy to find!"

Su Chen pondered, but after much thought, he still couldn't figure out where to find a complete sword technique.

After all, even hand-to-hand combat skills might be a closely guarded secret of some small martial arts schools, let alone techniques involving weapons.

"Forget it, we can talk about swordsmanship another time. For now, let's focus on improving Iron Shirt."

Now that the Ape Arm Technique has reached its limit, Su Chen only needs to find ten doses of Qi and Blood Powder to directly activate the easy mode.

Compared to finding a complete sword technique, this is obviously faster, so this is the preferred choice.

"As for Qi and Blood Powder, Master Hong probably won't be able to provide it to me in the short term, but that's alright. I have the nameless pill formula. I just don't know if Red Blood Grass is still in short supply. I'll ask about it tomorrow."

Su Chen felt bad about constantly asking Hong Ming for Qi and Blood Powder, so he decided to find the medicinal materials and prepare it himself.

After thinking it over, Su Chen looked down at his arm. His skin hadn't changed much, but its firmness surprised him.

He gently patted his arm and immediately felt a slight rebound force acting on his palm.

"What a strong defense!"

Touching the skin on his arm, Su Chen felt as if he were touching a layer of copper.

With a single exertion, the skin instantly tightens, as if it were made of countless pieces of steel connected together, providing astonishing defense.

With a sharp crack, an arm struck the stone, and the stone shattered instantly.

Seeing this, Su Chen was secretly shocked: "Not only has the defense become stronger, but the attack power and strength have also become stronger."

He then used the Tortoise Shell Technique, and his body was instantly covered with a layer of black armor.

Although there was no black armor on his arms, his offensive and defensive capabilities were in no way inferior to those of those armored individuals.

After another round of testing, Su Chen stopped, satisfied, and thought to himself:

"With the Tortoise Shell Technique, I now have almost no weaknesses in my entire body except for my head and feet. So my next goal is to improve the offensive and defensive capabilities of my head and feet!"

(End of this chapter)