In the world of martial arts, grind your skill level to become a saint.

Su Hao's expression was solemn as he looked at the two highly decomposed corpses lying on the ground. Judging from the clothes on one of the men, it should be Liu San.

Su Hao did not recognize the other corpse.

Su Hao stood at the doorway, looking at the broken items scattered throughout the room.

Broken tables and chairs, shards of porcelain bowls, and a large pool of blood on the floor that almost filled half the hall.

Bloodstains, splattered on the gray mud wall, also remained.

Clearly, a fierce fight had taken place here before, and Liu San must have been killed.

Seeing that his target was dead, Su Hao picked up the lantern and left the room.

Just as he was about to turn and leave, he discovered that a strange, long, black beetle with specks of gold on its body had appeared in his hand.

The beetle seemed to be very sensitive to light, crawling along Su Hao's arm toward the lantern.

Su Hao frowned as he looked at it, but when he noticed that the beetle seemed to be covered in sticky corpse oil, he used his knife to pry the beetle apart, and then left without lingering.

When Su Hao returned home after leaving Nanfeng Town, it was already midnight.

After securing the door, Su Hao removed the black cloth strap from his body, and at the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief.

However, he still felt somewhat uncomfortable, as if the stench of the corpse still lingered on his body.

Su Hao couldn't help but recall the scene he had just witnessed.

Tonight's operation went smoothly, but this was the first time he had experienced such a scene.

After calming himself down, Su Hao shook his head, trying his best not to recall what had happened before.

He took the cloth bag back to the room and opened it by the light of the oil lamp to check.

"I didn't expect Chen Biao to be so rich!"

Looking at the gleaming silver in the cloth bag, there were at least ten taels!

Su Hao's lips couldn't help but curl up slightly.

With this money, his immediate crisis was temporarily resolved.

After putting all the money away, Su Hao took off his black robe, took a shower, and then lay back down on the bed.

He began to recall the battle of the night.

It was less a battle and more a massacre.

Su Hao clenched his fists, and as his blood surged, his arms and fists began to slowly turn red.

Feeling the skin on his fists as hard as wood and stone, Su Hao was quite satisfied.

Having reached the Stone Skin Realm, his strength and speed were incomparable to anything he had before.

Chen Biao and his ilk were dealt with without any chance of resistance.

And most importantly, his qualifications…

Su Hao opened the panel.

Name: Su Hao

[Qualifications]: 2

[Martial Arts]: Yueshan Fist Lv2 (1/1000)

[Skill]: Forging Lv3 (106/2000)

"My aptitude has improved; could it be related to my current breakthrough in cultivation?"

Looking at the changes in the numbers on the aptitude column, Su Hao couldn't help but speculate.

After all, his aptitude remained unchanged after the breakthrough in forging techniques.

Therefore, Su Hao guessed that this thing should improve and change as his martial arts cultivation progressed.

Therefore, the improvement of one's qualifications should be linked to one's cultivation level.

"If that's the case, then wouldn't I get stronger the more I practice?"

Su Hao suddenly had this idea. His heart also felt a little excited.

Moreover, it should be an idea that fully conforms to the characteristics of the panel and is completely feasible!

The proficiency panel ensures that hard work will pay off and there are no bottlenecks to overcome, while the aptitude panel ensures faster cultivation speed. After all, the higher the talent, the faster the cultivation speed and the more thorough the comprehension!

Ever since Tang Huang, a genius boy, appeared in the boxing academy, Su Hao realized that talent does exist, and sometimes the difference can be huge!

Sometimes, the results of months of hard work may not be as good as what others are born with.

This is the difference in talent!

However, Su Hao doesn't know which aspect of his aptitude this improvement or enhancement is modifying.

Is it physical constitution? Or intellectual comprehension?

Or perhaps both are present?

However, these are things that can only be gradually understood through further practice.

...

the next day.

Su Hao got up early to practice martial arts stance training, persisting in his daily practice.

The day begins in the morning.

The best time of day for a person is in the early morning, so it may be twice as effective for spiritual practice.

Su Hao could clearly sense that his current state of cultivation had changed and was different from before!

The most noticeable change was the rapid increase in proficiency with Yueshan boxing!

Logically speaking, now that he has made further progress, the final stage of his cultivation should be increasingly difficult.

But now, instead of slowing down, it's even faster than before!

And the circulation of Qi and blood is also smoother than before!

Su Hao wasn't sure which aspect had changed, but he was certain that his aptitude had improved!

After practicing the stance training twice and the fist techniques once, Su Hao stopped and prepared to have breakfast before going to the blacksmith's shop.

He hadn't been able to open for business for more than ten days because of Chen Biao's incident.

Now that the Fierce Tiger Gang has been wiped out, Chen Biao has been sent to see his great-grandmother, and he can reopen his business.

As for whether members of the Black Tiger Gang will come knocking on our door to demand money?

That's not something Su Hao can interfere with or consider.

The Black Tiger Gang was able to kill the Fierce Tiger Gang, so its strength is no less than that of the Black Tiger Gang.

Su Hao was too lazy to bother with interest rates as long as they weren't too outrageous. However, if someone tried to bully others like Chen Biao, he wouldn't be so lenient.

This is the confidence that comes with strength; everything no longer seems so passive.

After having breakfast, Su Hao returned to Blackwater Street.

Blackwater Street remained unchanged at this time, everything was as usual.

It seems that no matter how much the gangs governing this area are reshuffled, it won't have much of an impact.

Su Hao arrived at the front of his shop and found that the entrance had been blocked with wooden boards.

The words "I'll kill your whole family" were written in large, blood-red characters on it.

There were also some obscene words.

Su Hao sneered, ignoring the words, and stepped forward to overturn them before unlocking the door and entering.

Besides Chen Biao and others, Su Hao couldn't think of anyone else who would do such a thing.

Previously, the other party forced him to help forge knives, but he simply shut down and refused to do it. This action must have infuriated Chen Biao.

No wonder he ordered his men to arrest him to vent his anger.

However, the other side ultimately paid the heaviest price.

Just as Su Hao started to light the fire in preparation for taking on business.

Several men dressed in black short-sleeved shirts strode in from outside.

"Shop number 98... Your name is Su Hao, right?"

As soon as the group entered, their eyes fell on Su Hao, who was holding a piece of paper and looking around the shop.

"Is there anything I can help you with?"

Su Hao nodded in response.

"From today onwards, Blackwater Street will be under the jurisdiction of my Black Tiger Gang, and the usual fees will remain the same."

The man in the black short-sleeved shirt who was in the lead spoke.

"And today's allowance. All dues will be collected and handed over by Blackwater Street."

Upon hearing this, Su Hao couldn't help but shake his head.

Indeed, all crows are black; no matter who manages Blackwater Street, it is always the ordinary people who suffer.