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

Su Hao put aside his thoughts and began to carefully observe the leg technique, the Eight-Foot Shadow Step.

As time passed, half an hour quickly went by.

Su Hao put down the manual in his hand, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

This double-shadow eight-foot step did not disappoint him.

The entire manual contains a complete record of the cultivation steps and techniques, as well as the necessary elixirs.

All that's left is to take action to cultivate oneself.

Moreover, according to the description in the manual, this Double Shadow Eight-Foot Step is one of the martial arts that Su Hao has been looking for.

The entire manual on leg techniques reveals only one word from beginning to end.

That's 'fast'!

The legs are trained with secret medicine to generate explosive speed of blood and qi. This is combined with the power generation techniques of the joints of the upper and lower body, which are called moves, to maximize the power of the explosive blood and qi.

All the moves emphasize speed, making it more like a movement-based martial art. Therefore, when this martial art is cultivated to a high level, one can achieve the state of "shadows eight feet away".

As the name suggests, "eight-foot double shadow" means that because the instantaneous speed is so fast, the afterimage left along the way can even extend for a distance of eight feet.

Although he didn't know whether the description in the book was exaggerated or true, Su Hao didn't care; he just wanted it to be effective.

Furthermore, the reason why this legwork martial art was not classified as a movement martial art is that, in addition to specializing in speed breakthroughs, it also possesses two attack methods.

These two shapes are called "Arc" and "Moon" respectively.

All of them are single-frequency attacks performed using leg techniques, with extremely high burst damage.

Su Hao put away the manual and then began to cultivate.

With his current comprehension at 5 points and improved physical aptitude, he can master the recording system even without the assistance of secret medicines in the early stages of his training.

Moreover, the money he currently has, including the money from hunting tigers and the money he obtained from killing two disciples of the Black Sparrow Sect today, has reached about seven hundred taels.

This money is enough for him to stay in the city for a while longer.

The only problem is that there's no constant supply of exotic beast meat, but the cost of supplements can still be maintained.

Moreover, he's not in a hurry right now. Being able to cultivate his leg skills to the Stone Skin level is better than anything else, as having more skills to rely on is more important than anything else.

Moreover, thanks to Master Liu, the fact that he has now broken through to the Iron Skin level has become known to the forces of Hongqiao Town and several surrounding towns.

It shouldn't be long before some powerful figures come to him seeking cooperation.

Zhou Zhengtang had already discussed these matters with Su Hao on the day of the wedding banquet, and Zhou Zhengtang did not care whether he was nominally employed by other forces.

After all, having reached the Iron Skin level, and possessing some potential like Su Hao, the Zhou family naturally couldn't continue to bind Su Hao with the previous treatment.

This is why Zhou Zhengtang took Su Hao along to cultivate good relations with other forces.

He was also worried that the treatment the Zhou family was giving him might affect Su Hao's breakthrough speed, since a bowl of Eight Treasures Soup already cost more than ten taels of silver.

Even though Zhou Zhengtang later improved the treatment, Su Hao's salary for taking up a position in the Zhou family was only forty taels of silver. With the addition of the blood-nourishing ointment, it was barely enough to cover the cost of 10 days of cultivation.

Moreover, no Iron Skin Realm martial artist holds a position in only one faction.

About an hour later.

Su Hao, who was walking with his feet turned outwards, stopped.

"It's done!"

Su Hao unfolded the panel, his gaze falling on the newly appeared column of martial arts information at the bottom.

Name: Su Hao

[Qualifications]: 5

[Martial Arts]: Yueshan Fist Lv3 (176/2000)

Crimson Blood Palm Lv3 (326/2000)

Double Shadow Eight-Foot Step Lv1 (1/500)

[Skill]: Forging Lv3 (780/2000)

Archery Lv1 (201/500)

"I wonder if my breakthrough in leg techniques will further enhance my comprehension. If so, then my progress in breaking through to the Bronze Skin Realm will likely be even faster!"

Su Hao looked at the double image of Eight-Foot Step, which had been successfully entered into the system panel.

He couldn't help but think to himself.

He previously used simple martial arts to break through his realm, prioritizing the improvement of his aptitude, and then used his high aptitude to cultivate high-difficulty martial arts. His progress did not disappoint him.

He truly understood the importance of qualifications!

In the past, mastering such difficult leg techniques would have taken at least several days, but now it only takes an hour to input them into the system.

This shows how significant the difference is between those with strong and weak abilities!

Thinking of this, Su Hao tidied up and then went back to his room to rest.

Since the secret medicine for leg techniques is not yet ready, and cultivating leg techniques also requires a lot of equipment, Su Hao does not want to rush things and plans to prepare these things tomorrow.

……

Hongqiao Town, Fuquan Restaurant.

In a quiet private room, Liu Jun was sitting, picking up a wine glass from the table and drinking it all in one gulp.

Across from him, Tang Huang looked at Liu Jun's appearance and shook his head. He then filled his own glass and casually filled Liu Jun's glass as well.

"Senior Sister Liu, you should drink less. If Master finds out, he will definitely scold me again."

Tang Huang spoke with a hint of helplessness.

Ever since Liu Jun and Master Liu had a big argument last time, Master Liu has assigned him to keep an eye on Senior Sister Liu Jun's every move.

The purpose was naturally to prevent him from running around and from contacting people in the inner city, especially those from the Eight Great Families.

This arrangement, however, has caused him some hardship.

He didn't care about these things and felt they were none of his business.

If it weren't for Teacher Liu, who would want to spend every day interacting with this senior sister whose temper is unpredictable, sometimes hot and sometimes cold, and whose mood changes faster than flipping through a book?

"If you're not happy, you can leave. I didn't invite you over tonight."

Liu Jun said coldly, ignoring Tang Huang's words, and opened another jar of wine.

He knew, of course, that Tang Huang's daily visits to him were at his father's behest.

So what angers him now is not his father's arrangement, but that Tang Huang had made a promise to him to persuade his father to abandon his allegiance to Zhangjiabao and to befriend the Inner City Martial Arts Alliance.

Now, instead of helping her father keep an eye on her every move, she simply doesn't want to pay attention to such a fickle person.

After Liu Jun finished speaking, he simply threw the bowl into the corner, making a crisp shattering sound.

She then grabbed the wine jar and began gulping down the wine. The wine spilled from her mouth, soaking her clothes, but she didn't care at all. Her carefree attitude was truly distasteful.

She seemed to want to retaliate against her father's actions in this way.

"Senior sister, isn't that enough?"

Tang Huang frowned and stood up, looking at Liu Jun in this state. His gaze swept over the deep, snow-white cleavage on the latter's chest, which had been washed by wine, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.

But he remained calm and spoke in a low voice, trying to persuade her: "Master must have his reasons for doing this. Why should you make things difficult for yourself, Senior Sister?"

boom! !

The wine jar slammed against the table, nearly overturning all the dishes on it.

Liu Jun stared coldly at Tang Huang, her voice shifting from icy to furious: "What do you know! What do you know!?"

Tang Huang was taken aback, and a surge of anger rose in his heart. He had had enough of this kind of anger these past few days!

But considering the other party's identity and strength, she had to suppress her anger and said in a deep voice, "I only dared not disobey my master's orders. Otherwise, why would I be staying here? Senior Sister, do you think it's fair to treat me like this?"