157: Chapter 154 Lion's Roar Technique?

Li Changsheng frowned slightly. Just as he was about to smile and greet them, he saw Old Qi, the leader, walking over with a cheerful grin.

"Brother Li, you're back. Want a smoke?"

As he spoke, Old Qi pulled a cigarette out of his pocket and handed it over.

Smoking—Li Changsheng did smoke now, but only when he was troubled or when he was killing someone. Moreover, they...

"Brother Li, you'll find it's not laced. It's what we smoke ourselves."

Old Qi quickly explained. Hearing this, Li Changsheng nodded and took the cigarette. Whether he smoked it or not was one thing, but since the other party had gone this far, refusing would inevitably make them lose Face.

After all, he was going to be living here for a while.

"What are you guys doing?" Li Changsheng gestured with the cigarette in his mouth, asking casually without expecting much of an answer.

"Oh, this? Everyone just brought out their gear to give it a wipe. Hey, what are you all doing? Brother Li isn't an outsider, be open about it!"

Old Qi shouted to the crowd.

Hearing this, the crowd hesitated for a moment before bringing back out the gear they had just hidden.

They were all firearms—mostly assault rifles, and he even saw a well-known RPG.

Seeing Li Changsheng's slightly surprised expression, Old Qi quickly explained, "Brother Li, we are law-abiding citizens. And these won't be aimed at our compatriots; we just use them for self-defense."

"Right! We just use them for self-defense."

A repairman soon chimed in with a grin.

"Go on, get out of here. You sure talk a lot, don't you, kid?" Old Qi waved him off, sounding annoyed.

"Uh, right. Brother Li, do you want to head out for a bit tonight? We're planning to go to the outskirts to blow off some steam."

Li Changsheng understood immediately. Judging by their posture and thinking back to yesterday's events, he guessed they were planning to find trouble with that group of Mexicans.

"No thanks. I have a very regular sleep schedule. You guys just have a good time."

Li Changsheng waved his hand and held up the plastic bag in his hand. "I couldn't finish some of this fried chicken. Do you guys want to try some?"

Li Changsheng hadn't eaten a single bite of this fried chicken; he had bought it specifically to return a favor.

He had eaten their takeout yesterday, so this was his way of settling the debt today.

"Sure! Thanks, Brother Li." The socially adept Old Qi shouted again, "Did you hear that? Brother Li bought this for us. Everyone, thank Brother Li!"

Soon, Li Changsheng heard various expressions of thanks in Cantonese. To him, it sounded like they were thanking a 'Big Boss' or something similar.

Shaking his head, Li Changsheng went back to his room, practiced Longevity Qigong for a while, and then opened the panel to take a look.

[stamina: 8.6

energy: 11

Lifespan: 75 years and 10 days.]

"My Lifespan has started to increase, though very slowly. On one hand, as the cancer is cleared, the Lifespan growth itself becomes slow, and on the other hand, it's because I've been neglecting my training lately.

I need to maintain my previous training state. Besides daily aerobic training, I need to keep up with strength training as well."

Li Changsheng thought to himself. He didn't intend to practice arts like Iron Sand Palm; those External Martial Arts were powerful, but they also harmed the body.

Of course, not all External Martial Arts were harmful. For instance, Baji Quan is a typical External Martial Art, yet practicing it can still strengthen the body.

Li Changsheng wanted to strengthen his body while maintaining his health, boosting both his strength and speed.

In America, if one couldn't dodge bullets at a moment's notice, one would really feel a bit insecure.

"Uh... am I getting a bit ahead of myself? Thinking I can dodge bullets anytime just because I have a System?"

Li Changsheng laughed at himself, but one should still have dreams. After all, he had to maximize the use of the System.

However, upon opening the System, Li Changsheng also noticed that on the Path of the Grandmaster, the progress had changed to 1/4.

"Three more to go. But this task is hard to count on while abroad; I'll have to scour some books for other Kung Fu Secret Manuals."

Simply put, it was about reaping benefits wherever possible.

During the hour before falling asleep in bed, Li Changsheng took out the book he had purchased that recorded various martial arts.

The book was titled 'The Vanishing Martial Forest'.

It didn't record anything too complex; it was similar to a compilation of recorded boxing styles, weapons, martial arts routines, and introductions from ancient to modern times.

Most of Li Changsheng's current understanding of Kung Fu came from this book. He didn't seek to know every detail of every sect, but rather to have a rough understanding of the history, relevant figures, and the general routines of their Kung Fu.

This way, even if he didn't know the opponent's specific routine, he would know the general direction of how to respond.

It was essentially an encyclopedia of the Martial Forest.

The book was very thick, and Li Changsheng had only read a third of it so far, which was due to how carefully and slowly he was reading.

"Hmm? Lions Roar Skill? Does this technique really exist in reality?"

On page sixty, Li Changsheng discovered a technique that, by all rights, should only exist in novels and movies.

But as he continued reading, his expression gradually became serious.

"This is actually a thing? There's even modern scientific proof?"

Li Changsheng was stunned because he found a scientific paper and a real-life case study tucked inside.

In Li Changsheng's memory, the first time he learned about the Lions Roar Skill was from the fictional expert, the Golden-Haired Lion King Xie Xun.

By channeling his Internal Energy and performing the Lions Roar Skill, he was capable of injuring experts from various sects and even killing dozens or hundreds of people in a single breath.

It could be called a weapon of mass destruction.

Later, it was the Little Dragon Maiden from the movie 'Kung Fu'. Her most classic scene involved using a large bell to amplify her power, then sinking her Qi into her Dantian and letting out a roar that almost finished off the The Beast.

The description here, of course, was not nearly as Xuanhuan.

According to the book, if one lowered the requirements—such as shattering a glass or bursting someone's eardrums—then the Lions Roar Skill did indeed exist.

The key to achieving this was resonance—simulating one's own sound waves to resonate with an object.

Doing this was very difficult. Testing it on a glass was slightly easier, but it still required constant experimentation to simulate the resonance that would affect the glass.

To achieve resonance with a human eardrum to the point of rupture, further testing on humans would be required.

So while this thing was truly difficult, it was also simple. As long as one mastered the technique, Li Changsheng could replicate it at any time.

The problem was, this required practicing on people.

"There are many cases of shattering glasses with resonance; a certain brain-themed show had it, and a man in his sixties also achieved it after practicing for a few years. There was even a foreign guy who did it."

Looking at the examples listed in the book, Li Changsheng fell into thought.

Should I try it?

"Sonic Arts... the previous Palm Thunder counts as one too, but that's achieved through instantaneous air compression, which is relatively simple."

Li Changsheng was a bit eager to try Sonic Arts.