243: Technological Martial Arts

However, the humanoid giant wolf formed by Feng Qin's Incarnation was not having an easy time either. Just moments ago, in his arrogance, he had unleashed an all-out attack mode, completely neglecting his defense. As a result, he had been struck by an ice sword from Lin Shengnan, who had poured her remaining strength into the attack. It was not a pleasant feeling. Even though his strength had surged after consuming the Strengthening Fluid, he still suffered significant injuries. At this moment, patches of fur were missing from his body, and he had gained many wounds that were bleeding incessantly...

Yet, he clearly still had the strength to fight. He suddenly turned his head to look at Long Yuan, a hideous expression appearing on his bizarre, half-wolf, half-human face. With another wild howl, he stomped his hands and feet against the ground, leaped into the air, and lunged toward Long Yuan!

Long Yuan checked on Lin Shengnan with his Divine Sense and discovered she was still breathing; it seemed her life was not destined to end here. His judgment earlier had been slightly off; he had assumed Feng Qin would attack him first, but he had not expected him to pounce on Lin Shengnan instead. This shift happened too quickly for him to intervene in time. He had to blame his own lack of practical combat experience, as much of his previous combat experience had been accumulated through simulated battles in the Heavenly Dao Space. The real battlefield in the outside world was different, and the situation was far more complex. After all, fighting in the outside world involved more human elements, which were difficult to grasp in the simulation training grounds of the Heavenly Dao Space.

Perhaps Feng Qin's thought process earlier was that Lin Shengnan must have been at the end of her rope, and with his own power surging, he could easily eliminate her first before dealing with Long Yuan, which would be better. In Long Yuan's mind, however, he himself should have been the greater threat; logically, Feng Qin should have dealt with him first.

But none of that mattered now. Facing Feng Qin's all-out strike, Long Yuan could not even be bothered to draw his sword; he simply threw a punch!

After his Level 3 beastification, Feng Qin's Realm approached the Peak of Martial Commander, with a strength value approaching 25,000 kilograms. His projected Profound Qi stream was as large as a water bucket and indeed quite powerful. However, Long Yuan's "Zhen Yue Sacred Elephant Fist" had progressed from the introductory stage to the proficient stage. Currently, his punching power could reach the strength of ten elephants—one elephant being 10,000 kilograms, so ten elephants equaled 100,000 kilograms. This level far exceeded the 60,000 kilograms of a Peak Martial Commander, so dealing with a mere Martial Commander was completely effortless.

This time, Long Yuan used the strength of three elephants. A stream of white energy whistled out, and faint phantoms of three sacred elephants appeared. The sacred elephants let out three roars simultaneously, and the fist shadow slammed fiercely into the humanoid giant wolf. With a "boom," the wolf-man's lunging momentum stalled in mid-air. He then tumbled backward like a large building block, crashing into a helicopter parked there by the Blood Wolf Hall gang. With a series of "bang, bang, bang" roars, the helicopter was smashed to pieces. The giant wolf went limp all over, and after a short while, he reverted to his human form, lying listlessly on the pile of scrap metal...

Lin Shengnan struggled to rise in the distance and happened to witness this scene. She was completely stunned, her eyes dazed...

"What kind of fist technique is this? It's too brutal..." This question flashed through her mind.

Long Yuan walked up to Feng Qin and, after a brief look, knew that most of the bones in this guy's body were shattered. Yet, his vitality was extremely tenacious, and he was surprisingly still alive. He immediately locked onto him with his Divine Sense to perform a soul search. With his powerful Divine Sense, the soul search would not cause any damage to his soul...

"Hmm, there's quite a bit of information; it can be added to the information database..." Long Yuan said to himself with satisfaction.

Turning back, he saw Lin Shengnan still standing there with her mouth agape, staring blankly at him...

"Are you okay?" Long Yuan asked.

Lin Shengnan suddenly snapped back to reality, blushing as she said, "I'm fine! I was wearing inner armor! Thank you for your immense help! By the way, my students, oh heavens..."

She gave a start and cried out, then hurriedly leaped up and chased in the direction where her students had fled...

Watching her rushing figure, Long Yuan chuckled inwardly. Those people from the Blood Wolf Hall had actually already been exterminated by his Nian Needle. The two hundred or so cultists had now all been collected into his Devouring Maw; their equipment had become spoils of war, while their Physical Bodies were devoured and recycled—wasted material put to use again.

"These two do have some research value..."

He looked at Tu Ya and Feng Qin. Both of them were still alive. Keeping them would allow him to study their beastified bodies, which should be useful for the subsequent research on the gene potion. Therefore, he did not recycle them directly but instead stored them in two separate small chambers within the Heavenly Dao Space, planning to study them thoroughly when he had time.

Both of these men were capable of beastification; they must have obtained the essence blood of the Blood Wolf Clan before. Tu Ya's beastification level was relatively low, at most Level 2, while the potion Feng Qin drank at the end must have been the latest Level 3 Strengthening Fluid from the Blood Wolf Hall. After consuming it, his cultivation Realm was raised by a major grade, directly from the Peak of Martial Ancestor to the Peak of Martial Commander. Such a boost in strength was extremely significant and absolutely could not be underestimated.

From the cultist data collected by the Heavenly Dao Eye, Long Yuan learned that the Blue Star world was not as simple as it appeared on the surface. Before the Great Change of Heaven and Earth, the Human Race had already made progress in technology. After the Great Change, some countries shifted their focus of development to Martial Dao Cultivation, causing technology to almost stagnate—for example, the Great Ming Empire, Fusang Country, Maya Country, Rainforest Country, Holy Religion Country, and so on. However, there were also some countries that not only developed Martial Dao but also continued to make progress in scientific research, even attempting to combine technological means with Martial Dao Cultivation, thereby creating a unique type of technological Martial Dao. Examples of this were the three major powers: Snow Eagle Country, War Bear Country, and Flying Lion Country.

The Strengthening Fluid that Feng Qin drank earlier could actually be considered a technological Martial Dao product, but it still had a significant gap compared to the gene potion developed by those three major powers. Although it could significantly boost cultivation power and strengthen the Physical Body, allowing a person to possess combat power beyond their own level in a short time, the corresponding side effects were also very obvious. For instance, Tu Ya and Feng Qin were now in a period of weakness, and during this time, they had to endure the extreme discomfort brought about by beastification. This state of being neither human nor beast was absolutely a terrifying form of torture for a normal member of the Human Race.

The gene potion, however, was much better because it was developed on the basis of human genetic research and was quite suitable for the Human Race itself. A good gene potion had almost no side effects, and its effects were long-term. Once successfully developed, this ability almost became a part of one's own strength, which was why it was extremely precious.

Among the gene potions, there was also a type known as the Talent-Type potion. This potion was designed to modify the body at the genetic level, thereby granting a person a certain special ability. This special ability was somewhat similar to the Awakening of a Xuan Practitioner, but the gene potion was more targeted than a Xuan Practitioner's talent. Furthermore, this ability could be continuously strengthened through multiple dosages and levels; as the gene potion continued to upgrade, the Xuan Practitioner's ability could also be correspondingly enhanced!