My Martial Arts Activated Easy Mode

Chapter 27: Chapter 27: Incomplete Iron Cloth Shirt, Seeking Medicine at the Clinic

”Could it be related to Qi Blood?” Su Chen guessed after thinking for a while.

Martial Artists placed great emphasis on Qi Blood during their cultivation. Generally speaking, the younger one was, the more vigorous the Qi Blood in their body, making them more suited for martial arts. This was also why many Martial Arts Halls preferred to recruit young students; with abundant Qi Blood, practicing martial arts would be much easier.

When Su Chen first joined the Hong Family Martial Arts Hall, Hong Ming had commented that he was too old. Having missed his peak period of Qi Blood, he would likely struggle to achieve anything significant in the future. Although he had accepted Su Chen for the sake of money, Hong Ming didn’t actually hold out much hope for him.

”Ten portions of Qi and Blood Powder? Does that mean I need to provide the panel with ten portions of medicine that enhances Qi Blood? No, that’s not right. Since the panel specifically named ’Qi and Blood Powder,’ it means this item most likely exists in this world.” Su Chen didn’t believe the panel would give him a useless clue. He wondered how he should go about finding the Qi and Blood Powder.

”I can go ask at a clinic!” He quickly came up with an idea. Naturally, medical clinics were the best place to inquire about medicine; they were much more professional in this regard than he was.

”For now, I should test the power of the Iron Cloth Shirt first.”

Su Chen walked into the courtyard and bent down to pick up a stone just small enough to fit in his grip. As he gradually exerted force, a crisp crackling sound emerged from his palm. The muscle lines on his arm became increasingly defined, displaying a rugged beauty.

A moment later, he opened his hand to reveal a stone that had been squeezed into a bizarre shape, as if it were made of modeling clay. He placed it on the ground and slapped it with his palm. With a loud BANG, the stone instantly shattered into pieces.

He wasn’t done yet. Picking up another stone of a similar size, he placed it on the ground and threw a punch. With a sharp crack, the stone split open like a tender watermelon. Looking at his hands, apart from being tainted with a little dust, there wasn’t a single scratch on them.

”With a slap like this, even Zhao Kuo’s black armor wouldn’t be able to withstand it.”

With this thought, Su Chen used half of his strength to strike his own chest while activating the Turtle Shell Skill.

CLANG!

A sound akin to colliding metal erupted in the quiet courtyard, leaving Su Chen breathless from the impact. He coughed a few times and rubbed the area he had struck, smiling bitterly as he said, ”I shouldn’t use myself as a test subject anymore.”

After the Iron Sand Palm and Iron Wire Fist were fused, even though it was only an incomplete Iron Cloth Shirt, its power was far greater than either of the two Extreme Techniques alone. It was already enough to shake a Turtle Shell Skill at the grand completion stage.

”The money I just earned is almost entirely spent in the blink of an eye. I don’t even have enough on hand to upgrade the Turtle Shell Skill anymore.”

After finishing the test, Su Chen returned to his room. He glanced at his savings and felt quite helpless. One second he had over a hundred silver taels, and the next, he was almost dead broke again. His thought of using Krypton Gold to upgrade the Turtle Shell Skill could only be slightly delayed.

Fortunately, the next time he used Krypton Gold on the Turtle Shell Skill, it wouldn’t cost much silver. It only required ten taels, which he believed wouldn’t take long to scrape together. He glanced at the sky outside the window; it was already growing dark. By this time, the medical clinics were probably about to close.

”I’ll just wait until tomorrow to ask about the medicine.”

Tonight, Su Chen didn’t plan on eating out. He was tired of the outside food and wanted a change of pace. Ahem, well, mainly it was because he was out of money and needed to be frugal. Fortunately, he always kept grain at home, so he could provide for himself with his own two hands.

After eating, Su Chen practiced the Iron Cloth Shirt for a while.