Chapter 4 Broken Leg

"Kneel down for me!" Song Tianming made his move, throwing a punch towards Shi Hao.

As the punch came flying towards him, Shi Hao felt an odd sensation rising within him.

He had at least seventeen ways to neutralize the punch, and even considering the injuries in his right leg and right arm, he still had four methods available.

Though smart and with exceptional martial arts talent, he was not monstrously gifted to this extent.

In an instant, Shih Hao understood.

It was Yuan Chengmie's memories.

Having acquired the memories of this martial arts powerhouse, of course, Shi Hao's eyesight improved by a thousandfold, ten thousandfold.

Shi Hao struck back with a punch that looked plain and simple, yet it pierced through Song Tianming's attack and hit him right in the shoulder socket.

"Ah!" Song Tianming immediately let out a scream of pain; Shi Hao possessed the strength of two thousand pounds—how domineering was this punch?

Seizing the opening, Shi Hao's left fist followed with a barrage.

Bang Bang Bang, Song Tianming was straight-up bewildered by the assault, with the initiative lost, he could only take the beating.

——When it came to combat experience, Shi Hao could leave Song Tianming several streets behind.

Seeing Song Tianming being beaten to the ground, everyone couldn't believe their eyes.

After all, this wasn't the Song Tianming of a year ago; he had already far surpassed Shi Hao in strength, plus, Shi Hao was injured!

The boys looked as if they had seen a ghost, while the girls were incredibly excited—this was their male god, so handsome, so handsome, so handsome…

"Shi Hao, you—" Song Tianming lay on the ground, and from this angle, Shi Hao looked like a giant, casting an immense pressure on him.

"What did you just call me?" Shi Hao asked. "A cripple?"

He violently stomped down, and with a crisp snap, Song Tianming's right leg twisted grotesquely.

"Ah—" Song Tianming immediately began to scream, his face streaming with tears and snot.

Hiss!

Everyone gasped at the sight, Shi Hao indeed dared to break Song Tianming's leg.

That was the seventh young master of the Song Family!

But, this was truly badass.

A man should retort directly when provoked, right?

What of the seventh young master of the Song Family? To be disabled just like that.

Even though the other boys envied Shi Hao immensely, they now mentally gave him a firm thumbs-up, while the girls had long since eyes shining with stars.

"Shi Hao, you're ruthless! You're ruthless!" Song Tianming bore the pain. "You dare break my leg; you won't have a place to stand in Mengyang City anymore!"

As the saying goes, injuring the tendons and bones takes a hundred days to heal, and for at least two months, high-intensity training would be out of the question for him, meaning he could at most maintain his current level of strength without any chance for improvement.

Shi Hao smiled faintly, leaned down, and whispered into Song Tianming's ear. "You wanted to kill me, so I crippled one of your legs. If you dare to provoke me again, it won't be so simple next time!"

Song Tianming's pupils tightened involuntarily—how could Shi Hao know?

Bu Bowen, this idiot!

Shi Hao stood up, turned around, and waving his hand, said, "If you want revenge, I'll be waiting for you."

How casual he was, how insouciant.

The girls were even more mesmerized, their hands clasped over their hearts, their eyes filled with adoration.

Shi Hao strode on, his mind racing.

With the wondrous Nine Revolutions Sky-Plundering Scripture, his strength would increase at a terrifying rate, so in just ten days to half a month, he would be able to ignore the existence of the Song Family.

He decided to leave Starwind Academy and head to Dayun Mountain.

First, to lay low and give himself time to enhance his strength, and secondly, he also needed to heal his meridian injury.

In the past, even the Academy's medical practitioner had no solution, but now, Shi Hao could heal himself.

——Although Yuan Chengmie did not specialize in medicine, with the level he reached in his heyday, even a casual study surpassed the skills of the top physicians in Hua Yuan Nation.

He searched through the memories and, considering the extent of the damage to his meridians, he just needed to concoct the Dragon Tiger Balm.

This was a very low-level medicinal ointment.

"However, my current strength is insufficient, and my damaged meridians prevent me from exerting my full power; hence, delving deep into Dayun Mountain to gather medicine and prepare the Dragon Tiger Balm is unrealistic."

"I need to change my approach."

"First, I'll gather herbs on the outskirts of Dayun Mountain and prepare other medicines. Then I'll sell them in the city's pharmacy. After getting the money, I can buy the ingredients to make Dragon Tiger Balm."

"Who's to blame for my poverty?"

Shi Hao laughed at himself mockingly.

"So hungry!" He touched his belly, where strength had suddenly surged, bringing with it the side effect of intense hunger.

"Into the mountain, to gather herbs and hunt."

Since Starwind Academy was located at the foot of Dayun Mountain, it was very convenient to enter the mountains. Usually, teachers from the academy would organize students to hunt in the mountains to sharpen their real combat skills.

Therefore, Shi Hao wasn't lacking in basic wilderness survival skills.

Shi Hao entered Dayun Mountain, and because of his intense hunger, hunting was his first priority.

He was in luck; not long after entering the mountain, he caught a nest of rabbits. After washing them in a stream and roasting them over a fire, he began to gobble them down.

One was far from enough to fill the gap in his teeth, and it wasn't until after he had eaten three that the hunger began to subside a bit, causing Shi Hao to grin. For the next few days, he feared that finding food would be a headache.

Next, he began searching for medicinal herbs.

Before long, as the sun set, darkness gradually fell, and the sounds of monkeys and tigers could be heard from the mountains, making one's hair stand on end.

Shi Hao had been to Dayun Mountain before, but this was his first time alone, and he was going to spend the night there, which was unprecedented.

Fortunately, this was the periphery of Dayun Mountain. Although the mountains at night were dangerous, with his current strength and caution, it shouldn't be a problem.

——The deep mountains were out of the question. There lurked ferocious beasts, equivalent to martial artists among wild animals, fierce and terrifying to the extreme, something Shi Hao couldn't handle at the moment.

He whittled a tree trunk into a spear and then leaned against the trunk to doze off, with a roaring bonfire beside him. If any wild beast dared to attack, it would become his delicious meal.

Indeed, a wild wolf attacked in the middle of the night, only to be impaled and killed by Shi Hao with a spear.

Two thousand jin of strength, ah, even common bears and tigers couldn't compare.

As the night passed, Shi Hao was very happy to take care of the wild wolf, making himself a delicious meal.

His appetite now was astonishing; he ate half a wolf in one go, and only then did he feel a little full.

Shi Hao carried the remaining half of the wild wolf on his back as he continued to gather herbs.

The medicine he was preparing was called Hemostatic Powder.

First, martial artists were bound to get injured, so the market for Hemostatic Powder was naturally good. Second, he could only roam the outskirts of Dayun Mountain, so he could only find ingredients for Hemostatic Powder.

In just one day, Shi Hao had gathered enough herbs to make several doses of Hemostatic Powder.

He did not return.

Even though he had not been stripped of his status as a student of Starwind Academy and Song Tianming did not dare to openly target him, with the power and influence of the Song Family, they could easily make things difficult for him.

So why return now? To be humiliated?

As the sun was setting, Shi Hao decided to cultivate the Nine Revolutions Sky-Plundering Scripture.

Because he realized that his spirit was full and his Soul Force must have recovered.

Come.

When he circulated the Nine Revolutions Sky-Plundering Scripture, suddenly, the world took on a new appearance as various energies materialized.

One revolution!

Huh?

Shi Hao was astonished because the energy he absorbed this time far exceeded that of yesterday.

Because... the energy density here was higher and more pure.

This decision to come out was absolutely right!

Two revolutions, three revolutions... nine revolutions.

Shi Hao stopped and stood up, swinging his fist.

Although there was no Strength Testing Device, with his "experience" — actually Yuan Chengmie's — his strength now reached four thousand jin.

He had improved by a whole two thousand jin!

Even prepared, Shi Hao was still utterly shocked.

The Nine Revolutions Sky-Plundering Scripture was truly amazing.