Chapter 628: Obtaining the Scales

At the peak of his previous life, ordinary NPCs at the Wuwei realm could be easily destroyed with a mere flip of his hand. This time, in less than a year, Kai Xin raised his strength to its highest level from his past life. With the help of Mo Mo and Mei Ying, he eliminated the last two elders of the Demon Sect. Suddenly, Kai Xin realized that his strength in his past life might not have been something to be so proud of…

At the Huashan Sword Competition, which Yi Di and the others did not attend, he achieved a decent ranking, but still far from the top tier. In less than a year, Yi Di’s strength had already reached this level; Meng Yun, Mei Ying, and the others still had a long way to go in terms of strength, which proved that he, back then, might only have had advantages in techniques and combat experience.

“…”
Kai Xin fell silent.

In his past life, various countries were in constant conflict, with challenges and wars breaking out among powerful nations. Unfortunately, most people did not take foreign martial artists seriously; they mostly fought within their own countries, seeking opponents there, knowing little about foreign experts—including Kai Xin himself.

“Mei Ying, what you just said about the experts from the small southwestern country—is it true?”

“You heard that?” Mei Ying looked at Kai Xin in shock. She remembered that they were over fifty meters apart at the time. What was even more incredible was that Kai Xin was in the midst of a fierce battle with Xing Wuze—wasn’t that dividing his attention?

Kai Xin wasn’t surprised by Mei Ying’s shock. He smiled and explained, “I’m not sure how it happened, but I indeed heard everything you said. It seems that the higher one’s level of the Nine Yang Divine Skill, the stronger their spiritual perception becomes.”

He still knew some things from his past life. The experts from those small southwestern countries indeed had a wild kind of obsession—an obsession with martial arts that had created a group of fighters with extraordinary bones and strong meridians. They possessed breathing techniques and energy control methods most suited to martial arts, as well as bodies and combat styles ideal for close-quarters fighting. Every move they made reflected ferocity and brutality, like human beasts!

Their arms and legs were their best weapons! Their bronze-colored, almost black bodies gave them incredible resistance to attacks in the early stages, as if their muscles and bones were covered in a layer of steel, making them exceptionally tough.

Although Happy never had the chance to fight against the martial arts masters of the small southwestern country in his past life, he had seen many of their battles through REP. Unfortunately, due to his schedule at the time, he didn’t like to travel far. Moreover, the speed and techniques of those fighters were rather average. After some time, as he had expected, many experts from the border found ways to counter them, forcing Happy to quickly return to his own country.

Originally… Happy also didn’t want to cause trouble.

Unfortunately, the path he had to take in this life was clearly different.

The sword techniques from his past life seemed rather useless now, and there was no need to practice them. Instead, the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, the Combined Fingers, and the Yue Family Fists led Happy down a path of brute force.

Unfortunately, despite reaching a certain level in the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms and the Combined Fingers, he made no further progress beyond understanding the techniques…

Perhaps! Strengthening his arm strength and bone structure might give him some insights.

“The martial arts masters of that small southwestern country are all quite strong. The most threatening ones are those whose arm strength and bone structure exceed 200…”

Shadow didn’t hesitate at Happy’s direct question:

“Their bone structure makes their arms like steel blades. Masters with weak protective abilities will easily break their limbs after fighting them for a while… And because of the huge difference in arm strength, it’s a one-sided suppression that can’t be ignored.”

“Once I finish dealing with matters here, I think I need to find an opportunity to test them… to see if they’re as powerful as the rumors say. I hope they can help me gain a deeper understanding of my Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.” Happy wasn’t shy about expressing his thoughts and spoke frankly.

However, these words came as a surprise to Shadow, Wu Kuo, and the others.

“I now understand why you’ve become so strong…” Shadow smiled bitterly. “Most people in your position, faced with such situations, would act out of loyalty, to prove a point, or to show those people what they’re up to… But you’re different. It seems like you always think about improving your own strength.”

Wu Kuo nodded and added softly, “That’s right. You’re a true martial arts enthusiast.”

The others looked like they wanted to laugh but dared not.

“I’m not some martial arts enthusiast! A true enthusiast dedicates their whole life to martial arts and doesn’t think so much. Happy seems determined not to give up on anything—strength, gangs, equipment, and wealth…” Shadow fluttered her long eyelashes, unafraid of offending Happy.

After traveling together this far, they had come to realize that Happy wasn’t as unapproachable as people thought!

Happy wiped his nose with a sheepish smile.

Seeing Mo Mo coming out of several palaces, she lowered her head and took out the spoils she had acquired from her Qiankun bags.
“What did you get?”
The people from Xifeng Tower were greatly intrigued.
Six experts at the Wuwei realm had just been defeated, and even Meiying couldn’t help but wonder what kind of valuable items someone like Xing Wucui could have obtained.
Mo Mo flew over and shook her head in disappointment: “The palaces are empty; there’s nothing.”
No one doubted this, as all the palaces they had seen along the way were eerily empty. The only thing they might have gained was the large golden bell on the roof.
Kai Xin quietly took out everything from the six Qiankun bags and laid it out one by one.
There were as many as seven martial arts manuals for the Jie Duo realm, including one manual for movement techniques—Xuanling Bu.
In addition, they obtained two Tianmo Orders!
There were over twenty first-class masterpieces.
There was one lower-grade demon weapon and one Xuan Tie Bing Ren, which had decent attributes, including an ice effect, and could be used as a sword or knife—making it a very useful demon weapon.
The lower-grade demon weapon and Xuanling Bu were the most valuable among the spoils…
The people from Xifeng Tower, including Meiying, were quite interested, especially in the Xuan Tie Bing Ren—a weapon that could be used for both sword and knife techniques. It not only reduced the need for multiple weapons, saving costs, but also made combat unpredictable by allowing for varied attacks, making it extremely practical.
“According to the rules, you can take two items first, and we from Xifeng Tower will take one,” Meiying said, staring at Kai Xin.
In fact, from the beginning, she had noticed that Kai Xin’s gaze was fixed on a bright red scale among the many spoils, showing no interest in Xuanling Bu or the Xuan Tie Bing Ren.
“I want this.”
Sure enough!
Kai Xin immediately took the fire qilin scale and had Mo Mo pick out a small porcelain bottle, without even glancing at Xuanling Bu or the Xuan Tie Bing Ren.
Seeing that the two items she cared most about hadn’t been taken, Meiying frowned in hesitation. She glanced several times at the two items in Kai Xin’s hands, puzzled.