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Chapter 777 - 777 Beginning of Ascetic Practice (4000) _2

Chapter 777: Beginning of Ascetic Practice (4000) _2 Chapter 777: Beginning of Ascetic Practice (4000) _2 “Extraordinary speed, average power. But the average power, amplified by the lightning speed, can indeed result in formidable strike strength…”

An interested look came into his eyes. The cave walls of Wailing Valley are like blind boxes—you can never predict what style of combat a wraith lurking inside might adopt, what secret martial art it excels at, or how strong it is.

The swift and vicious attack by the elder in front could catch anyone off guard. Even veteran fighters on the cusp of becoming top-tier fighters might be slain by the first strike upon encounter. Yet, the comprehensive strength of the elder might just be at the same level as an average veteran fighter.

Casio flexed the muscles on his back and shoulders, causing the two bloodstains there to gradually fade until there was no trace left. He eyed the human-shaped mantis in the distance. The air around him shuddered. He had already assumed the stance of the Southern Dipper Sonic Serpent Fist. His knuckles gently moved, much like the opening and closing of a python’s mouth.

Bang!

The ground shook, and the elder in the distance had disappeared.

Casio instantly whirled around, throwing a punch with his arm, swinging with the strength of a python’s tail.

Thud!

The hand knife clashed with the swing punch, causing air waves to explode around them. The elder’s right hand was blocked, but his left hand immediately swung down, emitting a screeching sound.

Casio’s other hand moved upward, gripping tightly onto the attack trajectory.

He suddenly grinned, a dangerous glint flashing in his eyes. His right leg exerted power, crushing the ground beneath, and his knee shot upward like a shell, covered in a semi-transparent, bowl-shaped air current that collided with the elder’s chin.

Thud!

The human-shaped mantis was sent flying, its body bending backward as its head tilted upward, its jaw shattered by the impact.

Casio strode forward, delivering a fierce elbow thrust as the elder’s backward bend became a forward one, but he continued to fall backwards.

After flying for about five meters, Casio’s silhouette popped up unexpectedly. A punch came flying like a meteor hammer, knocking him back. Mid-flight, Casio forcefully chased after him, turning into a residual image that appeared along the flight path.

Then another punch was thrown.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang…

It was as if the elder was a baseball being battered around by Casio. At last, he exploded midair, vanishing into a cloud of green qi.

Casio stood as the qi rain fell, his face impassive.

To obtain exaggerated reinforcement in one dimension, a secret martial arts move was bound to have weaknesses and loopholes elsewhere. Like this elder’s mantis-like boxing method, the instantaneous speed was really too fast, especially for the first strike. It was almost like a terrifying assassin.

But during head-on combat, the weakness of this boxing method showed. The elder had two arms, which meant two fierce attack opportunities. Once they both got blocked, he found himself powerless, and defeat was immediate.

After two strikes, it’s either you die, or I perish.

“What an extreme boxing method! That was enlightening…”

Casio discovered that he should never underestimate a master of secret martial arts. Even at his strength level, the moment he slightly lost focus when he first opened the cave, he was almost slash twice from behind by the elder’s terrifying explosive first attack. Although he could have dodged at that time and only chose to withstand the attack to experience the force intensity, this demonstrated the advantages of the mantis-like boxing method were quite remarkable, capable of producing ferocious attacks despite its weakness.

“Huh…”

After absorbing the combat experience left in the qi, Casio entered the cave. Inside was a Soul Jade, only about half a palm’s size. After absorbing a little, he tossed it to Ghost Man when he was still short of the amount he needed. Without any hesitation, he moved on to the next cave.

On the side, the Ghost Man and Iron Knight were flashing their eyes, full of astonishment. Secret Martial Arts truly was a fascinating power that allowed the human body to surpass its limits.

The two wraiths that Casio just crushed, neither the Ghost Iron Knight dared to say they could reliably win against them. Especially against this old man with Mantis Fist no, his opening hand knife strike was too quick and ruthless, if you’re too slow to react, you die.

According to the requirements of the Black Rain Villa mission, it is necessary to defeat at least one wraith in the Wailing Valley, which is tantamount to staking your life on one latent gamble. The limit is five Soul Jades, equivalent to five chances at life, which is exceptionally difficult.

Without Casio as a powerful collaborator, the Ghost Man would not dare to accept this task. Going it alone, is as good as seeking his own death.

With that, the Ghost Man and Iron Knight became two spectators, watching Casio enter each cave and challenge its occupant. However, sometimes being a spectator does not free them from danger. During the intense fight between Casio and the wraith, the beaten wraith was thrown out in their direction. The Ghost Iron Knight was suddenly hit, getting beaten black and blue by the severely wounded wraith. The Iron Knight’s armour was heavily damaged and even the beloved scythe of the Ghost Man was bent by a punch.

It was Casio who came to their rescue, pulling the wraith back into the battlefield and thus saving the two. That night, Casio fought with blazing spirits, asserting his dominance in the fights.

He picked six caves consecutively, challenging six master fighters.

It’s not that he did not want to challenge more, but the consumption of his Qi was too great.

Casio felt that whenever there was a sign that his strength would fall out of the top-tier fighter level, he would stop, rest a while, and then continue to fight.

After all, who knows when a top-tier fighter’s level wraith might suddenly appear in the cave, he must have the bare minimum insurance measures. However, after these fights, Casio started to understand the pattern of the cave wall. The deeper into the valley, the higher the caves, and the stronger their inhabitants.

Theoretically, if he were to reach the innermost part of Wailing Valley and climb to the top of the cave wall, perhaps he would come across an Ultimate fighter or even a Saint Fist?

However, whether or not there are Saint Fist level wraiths was something Casio was unsure about. After all, during the exploration of the Akaba Ruins, that old Saint Fist managed to retain his Qi inside his body after his death, maintaining his obsession for thousands of years. Moreover, he could still set up what seemed like a real Qi training world. The level and realm of that was something Casio couldn’t predict.

Regardless, the exploration of Wailing Valley this night was quite fruitful.

Fighting six fighters in a row, he gained combat experience, and even broke through three acupuncture points. Both the South Dipper Red Vulture Fist and South Dipper Sonic Serpent Fist reached a resonation at twenty-one acupoints. All Casio needed to do was to digest for a while, and the Qi of these two Southern Dipper styles would reach the third stage, increasing their power.

When he opened his eyes, it was early morning in the real world.

Casio had just returned from the World of Calamities, but he didn’t have any intention of going out. He calmly planned to finish digesting the gains of the night.

He was attempting to see if he could break through the twenty-second acupuncture point as well.

The effects of any training are most effective when first encountered. It will probably be impossible to break through three or four acupuncture points overnight in future fights in the Wailing Valley. Casio sat cross-legged and started circulating his internal Qi.

At the same time, public areas in the Hunters Association were bustling.

Clearly, the news from last night had spread this morning, causing the hunters to discuss. Particularly, Bai Kui, who was suddenly a dark horse.

Of course, there was also the unfortunate matter of Romens and Soss having their mission reset.

Hunters Association Hall, a familiar place, same old scene.

The Holy Light Hunter Dillixia handed the files in his hand to the two youngsters in front of him, and gave a special warning to Romens.

“The opportunity for the first ring of the mission is at most three times, no matter what the cause. It is now your third time on this mission, and failure this time will put an end to the competition.” Dillixia said with a serious tone…

Romens clenched his fists tightly and his eyes were stern. The last two mishaps were both related to Bai Kui; this was truly intolerable. He was embarrassingly on his third task, while Bai Kui become everyone’s topic of discussion last night. However, Bai Kui won’t be strutting around for much longer. After last night, Candle Soul seemed to be thinking about making their move early. It seems they won’t even wait for the second ring of the mission, they’ll try to kill Bai Kui now.

As expected, standing out too much always invites misfortune.