Lin Yan only heaved a long sigh of relief when he returned to Dragon Gate Pavilion.
He lowered his head and looked at his hands. He did not expect that he would kill two more people in just a month.
But this time, there was no strong reaction from last time.
Thinking back to the battle just now, on one hand, he had taken the initiative. On the other hand, his physical fitness had increased. Compared to the two of them, he had the advantage in raw strength.
Especially speed.
The deer form and the tiger form made his movements extremely agile. Only then could he seize the moment when the other party's gaze shifted and knock that person over with a single strike to avoid a one-on-two disadvantageous situation.
If it was him from more than a month ago, he would probably have been kicked over before he hit his enemy.
However, his strength was slightly insufficient. Otherwise, when the tiger claw grabbed the second person, the guy's throat would have been broken long ago, and he would not have been at the risk of being captured in close combat.
"The effect of the Five Forms Fusion has just been displayed. If I had another half a month, I would be able to crush these two people."
The Black Tiger Gang was a low-level gang. They would definitely not be able to recruit any martial artists in their underworld business. Most of the gang members were ordinary people like Hu Biao and the two burly men today.
Lin Yan let out a long breath. Unknowingly, he had already gained a certain level of self-protection.
He reached into his pocket and took out the spoils of war he had just found.
The two of them only had less than one tael of silver in total. A hooligan like Hu Biao, who carried five taels of silver with him, was something that could only be chanced upon by luck.
But it was not completely fruitless.
Lin Yan took out a porcelain bottle with words written on it. It was the Emerald Wind Powder.
"There must be some channel in the Black Tiger Gang that can get the Emerald Wind Powder. It solves my urgent problem."
However, his need for blood energy had greatly increased. He did not know how many days a bottle of Emerald Wind Powder could last.
Lin Yan focused and thought carefully before opening the Golden Bodhi Scripture.
Skills: Devour (100%), Five Animal Hands (95%)
During the intense battle just now, the proficiency of the Five Animal Hands Technique was eagerly bouncing several times.
"I'm right. If I want to break through the 95% threshold of the Five Animal Hands Technique, I have to have more actual combat."
Wu Yard did not teach actual combat, but disciples would occasionally engage in actual combat.
Because after mastering martial arts, one would want to spar with others.
However, Lin Yan had never participated. Previously, he had been worried that his realm in the Five Animal Hands Technique would be seen through.
"Now that my five forms have merged into one, my movements are at my will and I can control them freely. With just a little concealment, I can make my movements simple and unadorned, only revealing the true meaning of the deer form. It's time to find someone else to fight."
After having lunch with Xiaozhi, Lin Yan and Xiaozhi played for a while before getting up and going out to the martial arts arena.
"Senior Brother Lin!"
"Senior Brother Lin."
"Senior Brother Lin…"
Currently, he could be considered one of the first batch of disciples in the Wu Yard. Coupled with the Monthly First Evaluation, which added to his mysteriousness, he was respectfully addressed as Senior Brother by the other disciples.
Lin Yan swept his gaze over. There were many new disciples who had entered the sect. Lin Yan no longer recognized this group of people.
It was not easy for him to meet someone he had seen before. His surname seemed to be Lou. He had entered the sect in the same month as Lin Yan. At that time, he had even taken the lead to provoke him in front of Tang Shi.
He walked straight to him.
"Junior Brother Lou."
Lou Xing's face turned slightly pale. "Senior… Senior Brother Lin."
"I need your help with something."
Lou Xing's body trembled as he said ingratiatingly, "Senior Brother Lin, just tell me. I'll do my best!"
"Come, follow me!"
"Aye, aye!"
Lin Yan brought him to an empty place at the side. The surrounding disciples of Wu Yard were paying attention to Lin Yan. Seeing that he had specially called someone over, they stopped what they were doing and looked over.
Lou Xing was rather uncomfortable and said with trepidation, "Senior Brother Lin, what do you want me to do?"
He also remembered taking the lead to provoke Lin Yan back then. At this moment, he wished he could transmigrate back and slap himself ten times in a row.
Lin Yan stood up straight. "Let's spar. Come, hit me!"
"…Huh?"
"Punch me!"
"This… Senior Brother, you must be joking. How would I dare to hit you?"
"Practicing martial arts means hitting people. If you don't dare to hit people, why are you practicing martial arts?"
"I—"
"Do it!"
"Aye, aye."
Lou Xing looked troubled. He raised his fist and jogged over step by step, swinging it at Lin Yan's chest.
Lin Yan frowned and grabbed Lou Xing's fist, pushing him to the ground.
This kid did not dare to attack at all. If this continued, it would be a waste of time.
Lin Yan recalled the scene where his Eldest Senior Brother usually taught people a lesson. He imitated his Eldest Senior Brother and pulled a long face.
"Haven't you eaten? Use more strength!"
"You don't even know how to beat people up, so why are you still practicing martial arts!"
"If you continue to be so wishy-washy, don't blame me for hitting you!"
After a series of mockery and stimulation, coupled with the fact that he had thrown Lou Xing to the ground consecutively, Lou Xing was finally angry. His eyes were spitting fire as he shouted, "You're going too far!"
He threw a punch at Lin Yan.
However, Lin Yan blocked his hands with his deer form and kicked him to the ground.
"Again!"
Lou Xing was also a young man. He got up and kicked Lin Yan. Lin Yan grabbed his ankle with a tiger claw and flipped him to the ground.
"Again!"
"Again!"
"Again!"
After 10 to 20 consecutive attacks, no matter how Lou Xing attacked, he couldn't break through Lin Yan's defense and was thrown to the ground.
In the end, Lou Xing's entire body was sore and weak from the collapses. He could barely stand up, and his snot and tears kept flowing. "Senior Brother Lin, I was wrong! I was really wrong! Please let me go! Please let me go!"
The surrounding disciples were filled with fear as they looked at Lin Yan.
What grudges? Even if he had offended you before, it was fine if you beat him up. How could you play with him like a monkey!
This Senior Brother Lin's heart was definitely smaller than a needle!
However, Lin Yan's frown deepened.
Lou Xing's attack didn't even make his proficiency bounce, let alone increase it.
This was because his strength and reaction were weaker than Lin Yan's. They were not evenly matched.
Lin Yan thought for a moment and turned to look at the surrounding disciples.
The disciples shuddered and could not help but take a step back.
Lin Yan pointed repeatedly. "Junior Brother Lou, what are the names of these three junior brothers?"
These were all disciples who had entered the sect in the same month as him. At that time, they had surrounded Tang Shi and fawned over him. At first, they were gloating over Lou Xing's misfortune, but now, their expressions changed drastically.
Lou Xing's eyes lit up as if he had come to life. He quickly got up and introduced them one by one. "Senior Brother Lin, they're Ma Ziming, Xu Hongchang, and that's Yuan Jing."
"By the way, there's another person. Don't forget that person. Yes, that person who was hiding behind to watch the show. His name is Ji Biao. He was also at the Fu Building that day!
"These four people are all core disciples of the Wu Yard. They are like brothers to me. We advance and retreat together. Senior Brother Lin, please let us share your blessings!"
The four people whose names were called trembled and couldn't help but take a big step back.
"Junior Brother Ma, Junior Brother Xu, Junior Brother Yuan, Junior Brother Ji, don't leave! I have a small favor to ask of you."
Xu Hongchang pointed at Lin Yan with a trembling finger and said angrily, "You, don't go too far!"
Ma Ziming, who was hiding in the back, screamed, "That's right! How are we supposed to practice martial arts when you're teasing us like this!"
Lin Yan pretended not to hear them. "If you don't help me, I can only personally come to you for help."
"You!"
The four of them were furious, but when they thought about how Lin Yan seemed to be valued by the Pavilion Master, they could only swallow their anger and walk up to him humbly.
"Junior Brother Lou, go and rest first."
"Thank you, thank you, Senior Brother Lin!"
"Remember to recuperate. We'll continue tomorrow."
"…"
Ignoring Lou Xing, who was petrified on the spot, Lin Yan glanced at his four junior brothers. "Junior Brother Ma, you go first!"
Ma Ziming's face turned bitter. "Yes, Senior Brother Lin."
He immediately imitated Lou Xing and punched out to attack.
Lin Yan threw him a few times and shook his head in disappointment. He turned around and said, "Junior Brother Xu, attack together!"
"What?"
"Attack together!"
Xu Hongchang swallowed his saliva as a glint flashed across his eyes.
Two against one? There was a chance!
He immediately attacked Lin Yan with Ma Ziming.
One-on-two and one-on-one were completely different concepts. Attacks arrived from multiple directions at the same time, making it several times more difficult to defend.
After a few hits, Xu Hongchang's excited fist hit Lin Yan's shoulder, knocking him back.
"I hit him!"
He shouted excitedly, but then a bucket of cold water was poured over him. He panicked. Damn it, he actually hit the target!
If I hit such a petty Senior Brother Lin, would I be beaten to death by him?!
"Senior… Senior Brother Lin, I…"
Lin Yan's eyes lit up. Although the proficiency of the Five Animal Hands did not increase, it jumped.
"It's working… Again!"
The two of them immediately attacked again. Their fists were without any order and were purely random.
However, Lin Yan wasn't much better. Other than having stronger stamina, his movements were also chaotic.
When the three of them fought together, there was simply no beauty in it. It was completely like rookies pecking at each other.
After hitting Lin Yan a few times in a row, Ma Ziming and Xu Hongchang became bolder and punched more places.
This was especially true for Ma Ziming. Previously, he did not dare to fight, but now, he was becoming more and more ruthless.
He seized the opportunity and smiled sinisterly. While Lin Yan was distracted by Xu Hongchang, he kicked diagonally and deliberately aimed at Lin Yan's crotches.
"Huh?"
Lin Yan snorted and twisted his waist to dodge Ma Ziming's diagonal kick. He exerted strength in his hand and pushed Xu Hongchang away.
Then, he jumped out and directly cut into Ma Ziming's center line. He hit Ma Ziming's chest with a short distance blow.
Ma Ziming suddenly felt a strong force attacking him. He felt a sharp pain in his chest, and he flew out in the air and fell to the ground. He clutched his chest and cried out in pain.
In a spar between fellow disciples, Lin Yan planned to stop when necessary. He did not plan to use ruthless moves to injure others.
But if they didn't plan to stop when necessary, Lin Yan didn't mind teaching them a lesson.
This vicious collision directly made Ma Ziming suffocate. He could not get up for a while, scaring Xu Hongchang and the other two people so much that they shrank their necks.
"Junior Brother Yuan, replace Junior Brother Ma. Come!"
"Aye, aye."
Yuan Jing responded shakily and followed them to attack.
Not only did Lin Yan not have the advantage in a one-on-two battle, but he was also at a disadvantage.
Multiple attacks caused his parrying to become chaotic. He was directly hit a few times, and even his cheek was punched.
However, as he fought longer and longer, Lin Yan became more and more proficient in his actions. Every time, he only left a small area to be attacked, allowing him to block the enemy's attacks with both hands.
Hence, the two sides started fighting again.
Lin Yan only raised his hand to stop when the three of them were panting and aching.
"That's all for today. Let's continue tomorrow."
On the other side, Ma Ziming had already gotten up and ran away without a trace.
Ji Biao, who was standing at the side, heaved a sigh of relief. However, he heard Lin Yan say, "Junior Brother Ji, you will start tomorrow!"
Ji Biao's expression turned bitter. "Yes, Senior Brother Lin."
After the match, Lin Yan slowly left the martial arts arena, but there was no change in his expression.
The proficiency of the Five Animal Hands had indeed jumped a few times, but it had never increased. This meant that such sparring was effective, but it was not enough.
"They don't have any fighting skills at all. They're even worse than me. At this speed, it's impossible for me to reach 100% proficiency before the end of the month…"
When he returned to his room, Xiaozhi ran over. When she saw Lin Yan, tears welled up in her eyes. "Brother, what happened to your face!"
Lin Yan stroked Xiaozhi's head. "I'm fine. I was sparring with someone. Don't look at the punch on my face. I won."
"Brother, you're so awesome!"
Kids didn't think too much, so she quickly became happy again. "Brother, I want to go to the Book House!"
"Okay, Xiaozhi has recovered. I'll send you to the Book House tomorrow."
There was a hint of worry in Lin Yan's eyes. A few days ago, Xiaozhi's illness was very sudden. He had gone to the medical center to take a look, but the doctor couldn't explain it.
Now, she seemed to be unscathed. He did not know why, or if she would be ill again later.
After playing with Xiaozhi for a while, Lin Yan took out the new bottle of Emerald Wind Powder and took a sip.
In the room, he carefully practiced the Five Animal Hands Technique.
The room was narrow, so he had to be extremely careful in his movements. Fortunately, he had full control over the Five Animal Hands Technique. Every move was just right, so he could use it.
As he practiced the fusion of the five forms over and over again, an invisible force circulated throughout his body, causing the blood energy in his body to be exuberant.
The skin all over his body began to turn red and hot. His body greedily absorbed blood energy. It contracted and relaxed in a regular manner, as if it was breathing. After every breath, he was clearly strengthened.
Just like that, Lin Yan practiced the fusion of the five forms over and over again. Although his proficiency didn't increase at all, the strength of his muscles and bones increased rapidly.
A day passed just like that.
The next day, Lin Yan sent Xiaozhi to Muqing Book House first before coming to the martial arts arena. However, he realized that Ma Ziming and Yuan Jing did not come. Only Xu Hongchang, Ji Biao, and Lou Xing came.
He first picked Ji Biao to go forward. Unexpectedly, Xu Hongchang suddenly took two steps forward and volunteered to practice with Lin Yan and Ji Biao.
"Junior Brother Xu, why aren't you as resistant as yesterday?"
Xu Hongchang's eyes flashed with passion. "Senior Brother Lin, I want to experience your attack power again!"
Ji Biao and Lou Xing's eyes widened, their bodies trembling. The way they looked at Xu Hongchang greatly changed.
Was this kid addicted to being beaten up?
Lin Yan looked at him in surprise. Although he had concealed the other four forms, he openly displayed the true meaning of the deer form.
It seemed that Xu Hongchang had comprehended something from his actions.
He nodded and said, "Alright, let's do it!"
The three of them were in a chaotic battle, causing the surrounding disciples to look at them and avoid them.
After practicing for an hour as if no one was around, Ji Biao lay on the ground and refused to get up no matter what. However, Xu Hongchang was excited and wanted more.
Lin Yan got Lou Xing to replace Ji Biao and started fighting again.
By the time it was time for lunch, Ji Biao had already fled, while Xu Hongchang and Lou Xing's faces were bruised and swollen.
Especially Xu Hongchang, his entire body was limp and weak.
Lin Yan wasn't any better. His face was hit a few times, and his chest, shoulders, and hands were hurting everywhere. However, his stamina was better, so he still had strength left.
Xu Hongchang looked like a lackey as he went to Lin Yan's side and smiled ingratiatingly. "Senior Brother Lin, you must be hungry. I'll get you some food!"
Lin Yan glanced at him and nodded in agreement.
"Alright, wait for me!"
Xu Hongchang limped towards the dining room.
Lou Xing also bid farewell to Lin Yan while trembling and chased after Xu Hongchang.
After walking for a while, Lou Xing secretly looked back. Seeing that he was far enough from Lin Yan, he hurriedly took a few steps forward and caught up to Xu Hongchang.
"Old Xu, what are you up to? Have you planned it out? Not bad!"
Xu Hongchang looked at Lou Xing in surprise. "You noticed it too?"
"What did you discover? I mean, did you deliberately curry favor with Lin Yan so that you could find a chance to get him food?"
"What?"
"Poison him! Get him food and poison him at the same time! If we let Lin Yan continue tormenting us, how will we have time to cultivate?"
They were not talented enough to begin with. They fawned over Bai Xin, Tang Shi, and Mi Tai to get more pointers from them so that they could increase their chances of passing the Monthly First Evaluation.
If they were delayed by Lin Yan like this and did not have time to practice martial arts, they would definitely not pass the monthly assessment!
"What!"
Xu Hongchang pushed Lou Xing away and said angrily, "How dare you poison Senior Brother Lin!"
"I'm not trying to poison him. It's you. Didn't you deliberately curry favor and get food for him to poison him?"
"Nonsense!" Xu Hongchang was furious. "I love Senior Brother Lin so much. Why would I poison him?!"
"Old Xu, don't tell me you're really addicted to being beaten!"
Xu Hongchang snorted coldly. "Hmph! You don't know what's good for you at all!"
With that, he flicked his sleeve and walked forward again.
Lou Xing was stunned. Was there something wrong with Xu Hongchang's brain?
However, on second thought, Xu Hongchang came from a medium-sized sect in Changqiu District. This kind of sect disciple had grown up in the sect and should be the best at adapting to the situation.
He was puzzled, but he did not feel embarrassed. He immediately caught up and kept asking Xu Hongchang.
At first, Xu Hongchang ignored him, but after being asked a lot of questions, he was finally annoyed by him. He said impatiently, "You'll know when you observe Senior Brother Lin's actions!"
"Huh?"
Not long after, Xu Hongchang brought two full lunch boxes to Lin Yan respectfully.
"Senior Brother Lin!"
Lin Yan took the lunch box. After opening it, he raised his eyebrows slightly. There were four pieces of greasy meat stacked high in the lunch box. He nodded. "Thank you."
Xu Hongchang grinned happily and said, "Compared to what Senior Brother Lin taught me, this is nothing!"
Lou Xing was eating his lunch box alone at the side. When he saw the two of them being so polite, he felt jealous.
He had originally planned to escape and not come.
However, he could not help but be curious about what Xu Hongchang meant.
Hence, he decided to take a gamble.
It took time to digest the blood energy, but the three of them had only cultivated for two hours in the morning. They still had energy left.
After resting for a while, the three of them started practicing again.
This time, Lou Xing secretly paid attention. He realized that when Xu Hongchang was resisting, he kept staring at Lin Yan with a burning gaze. From time to time, a hint of surprise appeared on his face.
What was this guy looking at?
Hence, he followed suit and observed Lin Yan's actions as he attacked and defended.
This was not easy. If he was distracted, he would be easily beaten up.
Fortunately, he and Xu Hongchang were fighting one enemy together, leaving him some room to observe.
At first glance, he did not find it strange.
However, as he continued to observe, he quickly realized that every move Lin Yan used against them was from the Five Animal Hands.
Lou Xing was slightly surprised. The Five Animal Hands Technique was a body-nourishing martial art. The movements were meant to nourish the body and could not be used in actual combat.
Lin Yan actually used the standard movements of the Five Animal Hands Technique?
The reason why martial arts techniques were secretly passed down was that every move had many details about the circulation of force and could not be changed randomly.
Wasn't Lin Yan afraid of hurting himself by forcefully modifying his movements?
He then turned to look at Xu Hongchang.
Alright, this fellow was actually imitating Lin Yan's actions!
Judging from his expression, he seemed to be immersed in it.
Lou Xing shook his head.
His father and uncle were both martial artists, so he had been taught a lot of martial arts knowledge since he was young.
Ever since he was young, he had listened to his father and uncle's warnings. They said that one had to be careful in the cultivation of martial arts techniques and could not casually change the movements and order. They even gave him many terrifying examples of geniuses who ended up crippling themselves while practicing cultivation techniques randomly.
Lin Yan was so bold. He was probably courting death!
With this thought in mind, Lou Xing's impression of Lin Yan and Xu Hongchang suddenly changed. He immediately established an advantage in his mind and continued to observe the two of them as he sparred.
As he watched, although he felt that Lin Yan was messing around, he couldn't help but feel more and more surprised.
The deer blocked, the tiger pounced and moved, the bear swayed and defended, and the ape attacked…
Lin Yan's movements were smooth and agile.
Especially the deer form. It seemed to be completely different from the deer form he had practiced.
However, when he performed it, there was a strange sense of harmony that made one's mind captivated.
It was as if…
Lin Yan was practicing the authentic version, while he was practicing the pirated version!
After a sparring session, Lin Yan waved his hand. "Let's continue tomorrow."
Xu Hongchang's eyes burned. "Yes! Thank you, Senior Brother Lin!"
Lou Xing stood at the side and panted. At the same time, he was still reminiscing about Lin Yan's relaxed and agile movements.
Putting everything else aside, the Deer Form demonstration was really beautiful and comfortable.
He had been practicing the Five Animal Hands for more than a month. At this moment, he was delighted to see the novel demonstration. His hands and feet subconsciously began to imitate Lin Yan's actions.
He was not injured. Instead, he was surprisingly relaxed.
Lou Xing couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Could it be that these movements weren't randomly altered?"
He looked at Xu Hongchang beside him. Like him, he was actually imitating Lin Yan's actions.
Moreover, his actions were much more complete than his.
"Hey, Old Xu, did you notice it yesterday?"
Xu Hongchang snorted coldly and did not answer.
"Is it useful to imitate Lin Yan's actions?"
Xu Hongchang frowned and glared at him. "Call him Senior Brother Lin!"
"Yes, yes, yes, Senior Brother Lin. Tell me, what did you learn from imitating his movements?"
Xu Hongchang did not say anything.
Lou Xing also knew Xu Hongchang's temper, so he wasn't in a hurry. He nagged beside his ear, wanting to hear what results he had achieved from imitating Lin Yan's actions.
He was not talented enough and felt that he could not pass the Monthly First Evaluation. Whenever there was a chance, he wanted to grab it.
Xu Hongchang became irritated and couldn't help but scold, "Why don't you try it yourself?"
When Lou Xing heard this, he had an idea.
Xu Hongchang was a person who took advantage of the situation and judged people by their statuses. However, he was a good person and was different from Ma Ziming.
He immediately recalled Lin Yan's actions just now before imitating them.
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