blueteamnovel Chapter 9 Body Tempering Level 2!
Chapter 9 Body Tempering Level 2!
Zhang Ruanruan didn't want to answer Jiang Feng's question.
But when she thought about how the other person had mentioned buying milk tea, she realized it was just a casual remark and nothing serious.
She began, "There are some... um... frog-like infected monsters with extraordinary talents who acquire this ability during the mutation stage."
"You can think of this as you having martial arts aptitude at the Spirit Bone level."
"hiss."
Jiang Feng gasped, not noticing that Zhang Ruanruan had compared him to a frog.
As far as Jiang Feng knew, the first three types of martial bones for martial artists were mortal bones, mysterious bones, and spiritual bones. The stronger your martial arts aptitude, the faster your blood circulation, realm advancement, and mastery of techniques and skills would be!
Martial arts aptitude represents the upper limit of a martial artist's potential.
To put it simply, if a person only has mortal bones, then the upper limit of their martial arts in this lifetime may be the Qi and Blood Realm or the Sitting Illumination Realm.
Of course, this attribute can be changed through nurture.
To improve his martial bone aptitude, he needed to spend a lot of money to buy a potion that could cleanse his marrow, which was something Jiang Feng had always dreamed of.
"So, we actually managed to take down one of their frog clan's geniuses?"
Jiang Feng finally came to his senses, his fingertips gently stroking the liquid-covered steel rod in his hand, his brows furrowing slightly.
"Pfft."
Zhang Ruanruan, who had been keeping a straight face, couldn't help but laugh when he looked at her seriously. She turned her head and chuckled softly, her ear tips turning a little red.
"Don't worry, the mutants just stick together for warmth, there's no such thing as race between them. You don't have to worry about being surrounded by frogs in the alley and getting mental shocks from them one by one."
"That's good, that's good." Jiang Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
.......
The few hours they spent together eased their tension considerably. Along the way, as a senior member of the enforcement team, Zhang Ruanruan also told Jiang Feng about the characteristics and precautions of the mutants. Before long, the two of them had cleaned up the entire perimeter of the contaminated area.
Apart from encountering a few Level 1 Aberrations along the way, the rest were all Level 2 Aberrations, and these monsters all became layers in Jiang Feng's hands.
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[Jiang Feng]
[Realm: Body Tempering Realm (First Heaven)]
[Martial Arts Aptitude: Mortal]
[Base Strength: 15.1 (10+5.1)]
[Base Health: 755/800]
[Already own Hextech: Extraordinary Evil (Gold): 51 stacks]
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"It's much faster than I expected."
Looking at the extra 20-plus floors with satisfaction, Jiang Feng began to feel that agreeing to join the enforcement team was a wise choice.
With Zhang Ruanruan covering for him along the way, he no longer worried about the dangers. In addition, the number of mutants gradually increased at the right time, which greatly increased his monster-killing efficiency.
"It's not bad to have a pro guiding you through leveling up." Jiang Feng put away his panel and grinned.
Zhang Ruanruan turned her head, asking uncertainly, "Are you talking about me?"
"Ah...yes." Jiang Feng didn't feel embarrassed after being discovered; instead, he readily admitted it.
The two walked through a long, dark passage and arrived at a wire mesh bridge that connected to a distant steel nest.
Jiang Feng recognized it at a glance. It was the iron mesh bridge where the Level 2 Aberration he had encountered a few days ago had been. The Aberration had been standing in this spot, looking down at him.
I imagine that once we cross this iron mesh bridge, we'll be fully inside the central part of the contaminated area.
The wind swept up from the abyss beneath the bridge, causing the iron railing to sway slightly. Zhang Ruanruan walked to his side, gripping the cold railing, her gaze fixed on the thick fog across the bridge, her expression somewhat forlorn.
"I'm not some kind of expert."
She pointed to the other side of the bridge with her finger, her voice becoming very soft.
"That is the central part of the contaminated area, a place I often go to. Back in Linjiang City, my senior brother always took me there, but unfortunately he died at the hands of monsters deeper inside."
Jiang Feng was taken aback.
"Before I became a martial artist, my senior brother was already a master of the Qi and Blood Realm. I used to think that he was an all-powerful master to me. But he never came back after that deep area cleanup mission until the rescue team found his body inside."
A sense of sadness permeated the air, filling every corner of the place. It was so gentle, yet so heavy, like water, slowly engulfing people.
Jiang Feng opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.
Zhang Ruanruan quickly snapped out of her reverie. A faint smile appeared on her lips, but there was no real joy in her eyes.
"Do you still think I'm an expert?" She chuckled softly.
"I'm just a poor guy who walks on the edge of madness and could be killed by monsters at any time."
Jiang Feng remained silent for a long time.
He looked up at Zhang Ruanruan, his dark eyes seeming to flicker with firelight.
"Then work hard to become stronger, strong enough that you can challenge the entire contaminated zone alone, and then kill all the aberrations inside to avenge your senior brother."
Zhang Ruanruan's fair face froze for a moment, then the corners of her mouth lifted slightly, and she hummed in agreement.
"You're the first person to comfort me like this, and I really appreciate it. Thank you."
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.......
If there were such a thing as a favorability rating, Jiang Feng felt that Zhang Ruanruan's favorability towards him must have increased significantly just now.
This is how our Gala Gemu masters are.
However, he didn't have any other thoughts. He simply felt that if their feelings for each other improved, they would have more opportunities to get close... no, to team up and fight monsters together.
Well, that's all.
It took another two hours.
The two had been walking in the middle level of the contaminated zone for quite some time. Almost all the aberrations Jiang Feng encountered along the way were level one, and soon he reached level 59.
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[Jiang Feng]
[Realm: Body Tempering Realm (First Heaven)]
[Base Strength: 15.9 (10+5.9)]
[Base Health: 795/800]
[Already own Hextech: Extraordinary Evil (Gold): 59 stacks]
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"Just one more to go."
Feeling the rapid changes in his body's meridians and the hunger he felt over the past few hours, Jiang Feng fixed his gaze on the last monster in front of him.
It was a giant canine-shaped aberration whose head had been replaced by a gaping maw. Judging from its size, it definitely exceeded the category of a Level 1 aberration and was the first Level 2 aberration the two had encountered.
"Let me do it," Zhang Ruanruan said, stepping forward.
"it is good."
Jiang Feng did not refuse. It was not that he did not want to challenge someone of a higher level, but his strength had not yet reached the level of the second heaven. In addition, he had killed the previous mutants, and his body's remaining strength was insufficient to deal with this level 2 mutant.
"roar!"
The low-level aberration was still unable to sense Zhang Ruanruan's strength. Upon seeing prey approaching, it roared and pounced on Zhang Ruanruan.
However, the next second----
"drink!"
Zhang Ruanruan stood still, neither dodging nor avoiding, but her right fist, which looked no bigger than a potato, suddenly clenched and exerted force. The terrifying power was so great that Jiang Feng, even from a distance, could clearly hear the muffled hum emanating from her fist.
The next moment, before the mutant could even touch her, she threw a punch, her slender arm slamming directly into the monster's body.
In an instant, the roar of the Level 2 aberration came to an abrupt halt. Its massive body froze in place, with only its gaping maw still opening and closing unconsciously.
"I didn't use any force, now it's up to you." Zhang Ruanruan withdrew her punch and said slowly.
Thanks!
Jiang Fengchong nodded gratefully to her, then quickly raised his steel rod and charged forward.
About 15 minutes later, having exhausted the last bit of strength in his body, he finally defeated the level 2 mutated monster, fulfilling the kill requirement for [Extraordinary Evil].
The final golden light representing the second level of Body Tempering appeared out of thin air at this moment, and to Jiang Feng's surprise, it completely merged into his body!