In the Wang family's underground secret chamber.
Looking at his father's strange expression, Wang Yizhou felt a chill creep into his heart.
From a young age, his father paid close attention to his progress in martial arts.
He always thought that his father was just different from ordinary businessmen, and that he was more interested in martial arts.
But at this moment, he suddenly realized that nothing happens without a reason.
The father standing before him was someone he had never seen before.
The father was staring at a stone statue in front of him with an fervent, almost manic expression.
It was clearly just a lifeless stone statue, but at this moment, as Wang Yizhou's gaze fell upon it, he sensed something strange inside.
The voice is calling out to itself.
"Father, what is this?"
Wang Yizhou couldn't help but tremble with fear.
"You guessed right, this is something that has been passed down from our Wang family ancestors."
Master Wang's voice sounded particularly solemn.
No, I didn't guess...
Wang Yizhou thought to himself, "This is ridiculous."
But of course, Master Wang wouldn't pay attention to that at this time.
"I don't think I've told you yet, but our Wang family ancestors were actually an extremely powerful martial arts family, and we had some very strong martial arts experts."
"Is that so? Just how strong are these so-called extremely powerful martial arts experts?"
"Much stronger than the strongest martial artist you've ever heard of."
It means that our ancestors were once very successful in the martial arts world.
Wang Yizhou pursed his lips, not really paying much attention to what his father said.
If it were truly such a powerful martial arts family, how could it have fallen to its current state, with not even a single rank-3 martial artist in the family?
Someone like myself, who has broken through to the ninth rank, seems to be the strongest one in several generations.
No one knows a son better than his father. Judging from Wang Yizhou's expression, how could Master Wang not understand what his only son was thinking?
But he didn't care.
Or rather, at this moment, his heart was filled with joy and he didn't care about these things at all.
“Yizhou, go up, squat down, and let the stone statue’s hand stroke the top of your head.”
"..."
Wang Yizhou hesitated for a moment.
Although he didn't quite believe that the Wang family had produced an exceptionally powerful martial artist in their ancestors, a vague feeling still made him feel uneasy when facing the stone statue.
But my father would never harm me.
He hesitated for only a moment before taking a few steps forward, crouching down slightly, and bringing the top of his head close to the right hand of the stone statue.
With just a single touch, a chilling aura surged from the stone statue's hand straight into his body.
His head was buzzing, and he felt as if he had been plunged into a nightmare-like scene, surrounded by countless dangerous and powerful forces attacking him.
.
At the same time, an immense power descended from the sky and poured into his head.
"Boom!"
His body exploded, blasting into a cloud of blood and foam.
Ah~
A shout jolted Wang Yizhou awake, his head covered in sweat.
"What's wrong, Yizhou? What exactly happened?"
Master Wang looked at him with expectant eyes.
"Nightmare Demon Body..."
Wang Yizhou murmured to himself.
"It seems like I've suddenly mastered a martial art."
Having never practiced martial arts before, he suddenly mastered one, leaving him somewhat bewildered.
"What did you just see and feel? Tell me in detail."
Facing his father's expectant gaze, Wang Yizhou, though still shaken, slowly closed his eyes and carefully recalled the scene that had just occurred to him.
"...I couldn't see it very clearly, but I vaguely heard these words: 'Sealing the body and restricting the meridians, the Black Nightmare disappears, the Demonic Body reappears, and Heaven's Punishment returns.'"
"Father, what does this mean?"
He murmured the four lines of sixteen characters again, feeling an inexplicable sense of unease.
"It's alright, don't worry about it. Just focus on cultivating this 'Black Nightmare Demon Body'. If you achieve something, one day you will join the ranks of the strong."
Master Wang stared intently at the stone statue before him, and couldn't help but sigh:
"The news from our family was indeed true. This stone statue contains the powerful martial arts of our Wang family. It's just a pity that our Wang family members have always struggled to break through the bottleneck in their martial arts practice."
The difficulty of crossing the neck is a hundred times greater than that of others, and those below the ninth rank are not even qualified to communicate with this stone statue.
"However, Father, why is this called Demon Body? Could it be some kind of improper martial art? If I practice it, what if someone comes to exorcise the demon guards?"
What am I going to do?
Master Wang was unconcerned about the concerns regarding his only son.
"My son, you are still too young. In this world, what distinction is there between good and evil? It's all about interests. If there's no benefit, who would bother to learn how to exorcise demons and monsters without any reward?"
"For now, you should follow Chief Escort Lin of the Four Seas Escort Agency closely. As for what happens in the future, your father will take care of things, and your path will be easier."
Wang Yizhou fell silent for a moment, speechless.
At this very moment, inside the Sihai Escort Agency, Chief Escort Lin, whom they were referring to, had also just experienced a period of surprise.
"The Nightmare Demon Body?"
Lin Ce was momentarily bewildered when he saw a new martial art suddenly appear in his martial arts panel.
"This name sounds pretty impressive. It seems to be a martial art focused on body cultivation? Hmm, the first level (perfected) of the acquired realm, where did you get that feedback from?"
After careful consideration, he quickly identified the suspect.
It's highly unlikely that the original young men in the escort agency would be involved.
Few of those young men joined the escort agency with prior martial arts skills.
The first level of the Heavenly Realm (Perfection) corresponds to a martial arts realm equivalent to a ninth-rank martial artist.
Even fewer fit the criteria.
"Li Qingshan? Yu Jiu? It shouldn't be either of them. Could it be him?"
Lin Ce shook his head, and a figure quickly flashed before his eyes.
"Interesting. If it really is him, he just joined the escort agency, not only helping to renovate the agency and buy equipment, but also bringing me such a surprise. I..."
"That's a huge profit!"
Just as he was muttering to himself, there was a knock on the door.
Soon, a figure walked in; it was Yu Jiu.
"Have they made any moves?"
This question was naturally directed at the Lianjiang Water Village.
As the number one water stronghold in Sanjiang County, and even with two innate martial artists, it is definitely a force to be reckoned with, and Lin Ce certainly wouldn't take it lightly.
To put it bluntly, without my existence, the entire Sihai Escort Agency wouldn't even be enough to fill someone else's teeth.
Among the镖局 (镖局, a type of security escort agency), Li Qingshan and Yu Jiu were naturally quite strong, considered among the best of the eighth-rank martial artists, but compared to the Xiantian (先天, a type of martial artist), they were nothing.
This is an absolute gap between major realms, and apart from Lin Ce himself, it is really difficult for others to cross.
Even Lin Ce himself, if it weren't for the special nature of his flawless body and the great benefits he received on Black Mountain, which resulted in a large amount of true qi needles accumulating in his body, might not have possessed such combat power.
Lin Ce knew in his heart that he still needed some time before he could fully become a Xiantian (a type of cultivator).
At this point, he certainly wouldn't allow any unexpected events to occur.
Lianjiang Water Village is the biggest variable.
He was not swayed by the other party's humble attitude of offering to ferry him across; instead, he remained highly vigilant.
Therefore, he arranged for Yu Jiu to keep watch and pay attention to the movements of Lianjiang Water Village.
Given Yu Jiu's unique status as a half-mermaid, as long as she is in the water, although she still cannot defeat a Xiantian martial artist, if she is determined to escape, even a Xiantian martial artist may not be able to easily stop her.
"As you can see, they have indeed made some unusual moves."
Yu Jiu said:
"Their second-in-command, that innate martial artist, led the fourth-in-command and three weaklings to secretly infiltrate Sanjiang County City."
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