parentshiftbook Chapter 25 Introduction to Meat Refining, Kui Niu Ghost Back
Chapter 25 Introduction to Meat Refining, Kui Niu Ghost Back
"This hammer technique originated from the ancient war of the gods, and is said to be the battle hammer technique of the Kui Niu tribe under the command of the Fire God."
"The tribal warriors, observing the might of the Kui ox trampling the ground and the power of the blue ox butting its horns, understood the profound principle of 'using bluntness to overcome sharpness and stillness to control movement.'"
While demonstrating, Xiahou Fei explained the historical origins of the hammer technique to Chen Yu.
The origin story is somewhat mysterious, but Xiahou Fei told it so vividly that it sounded like the truth.
"When this hammer technique was passed down to the seventeenth generation, which was my grandmaster's generation, it was accidentally enlightened by the Taoist patriarch and incorporated the weight of the rhinoceros and the tenacity of the ox, eventually becoming a peerless hammer technique that combines strength and gentleness and has a magnificent momentum."
Chen Yu wasn't very interested in these myths and legends; he just watched intently as Xiahou Fei practiced his hammer technique.
Xiahou Fei was shirtless, his back gleaming with a bronze sheen in the dim morning light.
The body was not burly, lacking the broad shoulders and thick waist that Chen Yu had imagined a hammer-wielding swordsman should have.
Instead, he was lean and muscular like an old ox, his muscles rising and falling under his skin with each breath, like furrows turned by a plow.
"Look carefully!"
Xiahou Fei placed the two hammers horizontally on his shoulders, reminded him again, and then continued the demonstration.
The starting posture involves lowering the hips, resembling an old ox bending down to drink water.
With knees turned outward at an obtuse angle, thighs and calves pull back, like a cow's hind legs pushing off the ground.
The spine collapses down segment by segment starting from the tailbone.
With both hammers striking the ground, the hammer handles and arms are in a straight line, and the force is concentrated at a single point.
"First move: Bull horns touch the ground!"
Xiahou Fei inhaled, drawing the breath into his dantian, and then pressed it down to the Yongquan acupoint.
With feet firmly planted like ox hooves gripping the ground, toes digging into the yellow earth, they stood firmly on their feet.
Then exhale and violently rotate your right wrist inward.
Like a cow plowing the ground with its horn, the hammer head scrapes against the ground, leaving a mark on the soil.
"Second move: The Bull Gathers its Momentum!"
Xiahou Fei raised the hammer to knee height and stopped, twisting his waist into a rope, spiraling down his arm bone, and gathering power at his wrist.
"Third move, stomp your hooves and lift your head!"
The right hammer is lifted up using the elbow as a pivot.
He hammered at chest height, then suddenly changed his move.
The wrist bones fold inward, and the hammer head changes from a prying motion to a striking motion, and from a striking motion to a drilling motion.
This move contains three deadly traps: it can disarm weapons, shatter sternum bones, and pierce the throat.
"Fourth move, Buffalo Circle."
"Fifth move, Old Ox Plows the Furrow."
……
Until the end of the game.
Xiahou Fei exhaled slowly, his breath long and drawn out, like a cow's moo.
The two hammers hung at his sides, and the swinging of the hammerheads gradually stopped.
His shoulder blades flattened back again, and his spine rose segment by segment, like a cow's neck being lifted from the water.
Although Xiahou Fei only demonstrated the move once, Chen Yu, with his keen eyesight and hearing, saw every single move and didn't miss a single detail.
My mind has basically figured it out; now it's up to my body.
To perfectly replicate each movement, you still need to practice diligently.
"Okay, that's roughly the movement; it's not too complicated."
Xiahou Fei put down the sledgehammer and shook his arm.
"There are thirty-seven moves in total. Practice them once and let me see. I will correct any mistakes you make."
Chen Yu took the double hammers and equipped the newly learned Wild Bull Mountain Shaking Hammer Technique into his skill slot.
【Technique Section (Tier 1 98%)】
Number: 1 grid
[Technique]: "The Mighty Bull Shaking Mountain Hammer Technique"
[Quality]: Low Grade, Rank 8
[Progress]: First floor (0/100)
[Status]: Equipped
[Equipment Requirements]: Perfected Skin Refining Realm
[Equipment Effect]: Cultivation will surely yield results, once proven, forever, progress is visible, cultivation efficiency +20%.
Gear ready, let's get started!
Chen Yu recalled Xiahou Fei's actions from just now and began to reproduce them.
Two quarters of an hour passed quickly, and a set of the Wild Bull Mountain-Shaking Hammer was just finished.
From the beginning to the end of the posture, he only made four or five mistakes, which were all corrected by Xiahou Fei one by one.
[Technique]: "The Mighty Bull Shaking Mountain Hammer Technique"
[Progress]: First floor (17/100)
Chen Yu glanced at the skill manual. After practicing the entire set, his progress increased by 17 points, and his speed was about the same as before.
"Good, as long as you can get the moves right at the beginning, that's fine."
Xiahou Fei was very satisfied with Chen Yu's performance.
"Kung Fu is something that takes time to develop. Now your techniques are fine, all that's left is to put in the effort to hone them."
"Alright, you can practice on your own. I'm going back to the forging room to instruct Li Mei and Cheng Daqi."
Seeing that Chen Yu's actions were no longer a problem, Xiahou Fei left.
Chen Yu practiced alone for another hour and a half, and finally mastered the Wild Bull Mountain-Shaking Hammer Technique from the first level to the second level.
[Technique]: "The Mighty Bull Shaking Mountain Hammer Technique"
[Progress]: Second floor (19/200)
Reaching the second level of the Wild Bull Shaking Mountain Hammer Technique marks the official entry into the Flesh Refining Realm.
The breakthrough from the Perfected Skin Refining Realm to the Beginner Flesh Refining Realm represents a major advancement in martial arts.
With the breakthrough in his cultivation level, the talent panel reappeared before Chen Yu's eyes.
The equipment effect of the talent "Rebirth" has been triggered again.
Having learned from his previous experience of transforming into a black bear monster, Chen Yu dared not linger outside and quickly ran back to his dormitory.
The dormitory was supposed to be a four-person room, but at this moment the other three people were still working, and the room was empty.
Chen Yu quickly entered the room, then closed the doors and windows before beginning to study the mutation.
[Talent Slot (Tier 1 56%)]
[Talent]: A complete transformation
[Equipment Effect]: Body Refinement Technique cultivation efficiency +50%. Each breakthrough will cause the physical body to mutate, permanently increasing the upper limit of physique!
[This physical mutation resulted in the acquisition of the 'Kui Ox Demon Back']
【Features: 1. Can switch from normal form to 'Kui Niu Demon Back' form, can be used in conjunction with 'Black Cloak Bear Skin'; 2. In 'Kui Niu Demon Back' form, immune to all grappling, chokehold, rear naked choke, and high pulldown attacks of the same level; 3. When activated, muscle strength +25%, maximum load +15%, stamina consumption -20%, sweat production +30%, lasting up to 15 minutes】
Chen Yu wanted to test the effect, so he ran to a bronze mirror and adjusted his body back and forth, looking for an angle where he could see his back.
After adjusting, it immediately switched to the "Kui Niu Gui Bei" form.
The upper trapezius muscle is instantly charged, causing the muscles on both sides of the neck to burst and bulge.
From the back of the neck to the shoulders, the muscles pile up like a buffalo's mane.
The latissimus dorsi muscle expands outwards, and the skin on the front of the armpit becomes taut and translucent, with a continuous flow of blood vessels.
The muscle pillars on both sides of the spine gradually harden, and three layers of fleshy folds stack up on the lower back, presenting a wave-like dynamic texture.
Chen Yu looked at himself in the mirror, his body resembling that of a ferocious beast in human form.
The "Kui Niu Gui Bei" (a type of back muscles) is fully activated, with the muscles from the armpits to the waist bulging like wings hanging from the sky.
Along both sides of the spine, two fleshy pillars coiled like a dragon.
Between the muscle groups, there are deep grooves and dense red spider webs.
When exerting force, it's like magma flowing under the skin; the blood and qi surge violently, and the muscles expand rapidly.
It certainly looks intimidating.
The features seem to have been greatly improved.
Chen Yu pondered.
Although it's not a normal change in physical condition, it still provides an advantage that can enhance combat effectiveness.
Similar to the previous "Black Cloak Bear Skin", it can be used as a trump card.
Even if the environment is safe now and we don't need to use it much for the time being, it doesn't mean it's useless.
After all, when you're in the martial arts world, there are bound to be moments of life and death.
Whoever has an extra trick up their sleeve has a better chance of winning.
The more ways you know to protect yourself, the better.