Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 76 Progress Through Accumulation
As it turned out, these Iron Fist Apes did not disappoint Cha Nan. After practicing the Great Demon Subduing Fist Technique for only half a day and one night, by the time they arrived at the Lava River with Cha Nan the next day to hunt fire-type magical beasts, they were already able to skillfully use the power techniques of various fist techniques, making those originally powerful fire-type magical beasts run away in fear.

Kakarot is even more formidable, single-handedly overwhelming two Flaming Deer with his 'unlimited stamina'. He possesses the 'infinite energy' attribute, allowing his transformation to last much longer than his counterparts. One can imagine that if he were to level up to level 30 or 40, he might be able to maintain his transformation for an entire evenly matched battle thanks to his endurance.

Cha Nan either captured or killed the fire-type magical beasts near the lava river, and in the end, he obtained seven ordinary fire-type magical beasts, as well as more than twenty fire-breathing organs and other materials such as fur, horns, and bones.

All four Iron Fist Apes have been upgraded to level ten or higher, and their base attack power has increased significantly.

Back at the base, Cha Nan immediately used the materials to build the primitive furnace, and then sent the mischievous cats to collect iron ore, put the iron ore into the furnace, and smelt it into metal ingots.

The location he chose originally had black stone and iron ore, making it a very good resource point before they were all mined out.

For three consecutive days, Cha Nan led the Iron Fist Apes to level up, and the metal ingots in the stronghold piled up, totaling several hundred pieces.

On the fourth day, Yun Zhonghe, who had disappeared for some time, finally returned with new good news: he had found two new teleportation points and several treasure chests.

While excitedly opening the treasure chest, Cha Nan asked Yun Zhonghe, "You haven't been back for the past few days. Where have you been spending your nights?"

The nights in the world of fantasy beasts are very cold. Apart from the local fantasy beasts who can endure the cold, humans need to rely on campfires lit by technology to keep warm, or wait for Chanan to unlock the ability to create cold-resistant clothing and armor.

"The red light emitted by those teleportation pillars can ward off the cold," Yun Zhonghe replied.

Cha Nan was overjoyed upon hearing this. This was good news. In the future, when sending people out to explore, there would be no need to worry about them freezing to death and returning. As long as they found a place to set up camp before nightfall, they could explore as far as possible and go to more distant places.

Yun Zhonghe brought back six treasure chests, but half of them required a key to open. Therefore, Cha Nan only got one technology point, one water-type skill fruit, and one crossbow blueprint from the three ordinary treasure chests. The drop rate was really not high.

Once again, he regretted not bringing Guo Fu back.

Guided by Yun Zhonghe, Cha Nan made another trip to the two newly discovered teleportation points, activated them, and obtained two more technology points.

There's nothing to hesitate about. This time, Cha Nan chose to unlock the quarry and then keep one tech point for the time being.

The moment the quarry landed within the stronghold, Cha Nan felt his connection with the 'earth' within the stronghold become even stronger. The primordial energy and earth energy of heaven and earth gathered within the quarry, continuously imbuing the 'ordinary' stones that emerged with primordial energy.

"I see. The quarry is like a variant of the Yuan Qi Gathering Array, which can imbue ordinary stones with Yuan Qi. The crusher that will be unlocked later may have a compression and purification effect, allowing the Yuan Qi that was originally scattered in the stones to condense into fragments of Paru ore."

In the following period, in addition to leading his Iron Fist Apes to continue leveling up, Cha Nan also continuously strengthened his own martial arts training.

After all, no matter how great the opportunity or how good the skill, it still requires time and effort to cultivate, refine, and adapt to it, thoroughly digesting it and making it one's own.

Even if you can't digest it all at once, you have to leave your own mark on it first. Otherwise, even if it's the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, it's not much different from fancy moves.

With continuous refinement and guidance from a master like Jellyfish Yin Ji, Cha Nan's strength is gradually matching the level of his internal energy cultivation.

More than a month has passed in the blink of an eye. The four specially selected Iron Fist Monkeys have not only mastered the Great Subduing Demon Fist, but have also cultivated the Snake-like and Fox-like Body Technique from the Nine Yin Manual.

The combined training of the two martial arts techniques indeed greatly helped improve the Iron Fist Apes' strength. They began to break through their original limitations and gained more possibilities. Furthermore, thanks to the training of the Jellyfish Yin Princess, their coordinated attacks and formations were gradually taking shape.

Although they are intelligent, they are simple-minded and can quickly master the formations. Once they have grasped the knack, the tacit understanding and trust that would normally require a long time to develop are the least of their worries.

Now, the four Iron Fist Apes, each above level 15, combined into a formation, can easily suppress Fang Dongbai, a top-tier expert. If they perform well, they might even be able to exchange blows. They are already enough for Cha Nan to rely on.

Moreover, they also have skills that, while not particularly powerful, can still produce unexpected effects.

Such an improvement seems less significant than the previous ferocious charge of the Blazing Bull against Hundred Losses. Spending so much energy on Iron Fist Ape seems meaningless.

But whether it's Cotton's self-destruction or Blazing Bull's violent charge, they are essentially sneak attacks, aiming to catch the opponent off guard. Once the opponent is on guard, let alone a master-level expert, even a first-rate or second-rate expert can avoid the attack and then seize the opening after the skill is used to deliver a powerful blow.

Iron Fist Ape's improvement is a comprehensive and positive enhancement of hard power, meaning that he can achieve a certain degree of offensive effect without using any unexpected means.

There is a fundamental difference between the two.

Over the past month or so, although Cha Nan's exploration of the fantasy world has decreased significantly, it hasn't been entirely without progress.

Thanks to Yun Zhonghe's exploration, six more teleportation points were opened, and a considerable number of treasure chests were also obtained, greatly increasing Cha Nan's reserves of various mythical beast special resources.

In terms of technology, Cha Nan unlocked the Shredder, Nails, High-Quality Workbench, and High-Level Palu Balls, achieving a free supply of Palu Ore fragments and being able to craft a considerable number of High-Level Palu Balls. In the future, when facing better mythical beasts and top-tier martial artists, he will no longer be able to drool over them helplessly.

Regarding the stronghold, Cha Nan spent a lot of money to upgrade it to level 15, giving it 15 work slots. He also discovered that he had the foundation to establish a second stronghold, but the second stronghold had to be located far away from the first stronghold.

His original idea of ​​connecting the two strongholds to form a large area was never realized.

However, after being in seclusion for so long, Cha Nan gradually became bored.

Many people think that becoming the "Sword God of Shili Slope" is easy, as if it's safe to play it safe, develop slowly, and only emerge when you're invincible.

But to be honest, apart from those who are truly passionate about martial arts, it is difficult for anyone to persist in practicing diligently for decades without any distractions.

As a sports student, Cha Nan has the foundation to settle down and train hard, but over time, she still inevitably feels bored.

The main problem is... the jellyfish-like Yin Ji is really not pleasing to the eye, and Shi Shugang is also a rough man.

Facing these two and a group of magical beasts every day, Cha Nan is almost developing Jade Syndrome.

So, packing his bag, Cha Nan prepared to return to the world of martial arts and head to Nanyang to rescue Yang Guo.

(End of this chapter)