“Hand. I feel a bit uncomfortable with my left hand.” Li Cheng颐 raised his left hand, the one that had been grabbed by the black hand, which subsequently developed a problem.

He had been continuously nurturing it with the radiance field since then, but aside from eliminating the sluggish feeling, nothing else had changed.

The indistinct blurriness was still there.

“Left hand, is it pain, numbness, or some other problem?” The old doctor had Li Cheng颐 place his hand on the table, and he put on gloves before reaching out to press and knead it.

“No, it just feels like something is wrong, including the part above the wrist,” Li Cheng頤 replied.

“Wrong?” The old doctor thought for a moment, about to speak.

The little nurse immediately stepped forward and whispered something in his ear, and the old doctor showed a look of understanding. “I’ll check your bones, muscles, and joints.”

He clearly knew that Li Cheng颐 had come for an examination because of the Dead Angle issue.

Dead Angles weren’t a secret in many places, but most people didn’t specifically seek them out. In fact, most people just thought it was a rumor, and were skeptical.

He took Li Cheng頤's left hand and turned it over and over, massaging and kneading it. He asked about the sensations from time to time.

But the answer was always that everything was normal.

“You can’t see it?” Li Cheng颐 endured for a long time, finally unable to resist.

“What?” The old doctor stopped in confusion and looked at him.

“Can you see my left hand clearly?” Li Cheng頤 asked.

“Very clearly? I'm not nearsighted.” The old doctor adjusted his glasses.

Li Cheng頤 frowned and looked at the little nurse.

“Can you see my left hand clearly?” The little nurse was baffled and nodded.

“Very clearly. There are no wounds on the hand, the skin is rosy, smooth, and elastic, with sparse hair and clear texture. It's the normal state of a healthy young person.”

“Go scan it with the machine,” the old doctor said decisively.

It was normal for Dead Angle people to have strange and bizarre conditions.

Li Cheng頤 also cooperated, going back and forth in various departments of the hospital for various examinations and scans. Unfortunately, no matter who came, or what machine was used, they couldn't find anything abnormal with his left hand. That strange blurriness seemed to be something only he could perceive.

Helpless, he had no choice but to leave.

Before leaving, the little nurse gave him a pink, egg-sized bead, saying that Da Xiong had given it to him.

Li Cheng颐 accepted it. He learned from Da Xiong that it was a one-time use biological camera. After thanking him online, he returned to the Yulong Villa.

Without any hesitation, he immediately began to repeatedly practice the Gentle Qi Burst, to ensure that he could complete the Zhuxing Longying (Stars Dragon Shadow) bursting technique in the shortest possible time.

No one in the Dead Angle would wait for him to slowly gather his strength and then burst out with an attack. So, to make it practical, he had to practice it to the point where he could use it anytime, anywhere. Yulong seemed to understand his thoughts and had been watching and giving pointers from the side.

For several days, the open space of the villa was filled with intermittent, rhythmic crisp sounds. Originally, this kind of whole-body burst was very energy-consuming.

But with the boss Xindela's recovery cabin, and the continuous recovery provided by the radiance field, Li Cheng頤 managed to start practicing in the open space before dawn every day.

Yulong originally wanted to sleep in, but was rudely awakened for three days in a row, and had no choice but to adjust his schedule and get up to practice with Li Cheng颐.

But even watching from the side, he felt something was wrong.

Although there were drugs that could quickly restore physical strength, it shouldn't be exaggerated to the point of being able to burst out with full strength from morning to night!?

On the first day, he felt that something was wrong with Li Cheng颐.

On the second day, he felt that Li Cheng頤 was definitely forcing himself and was about to collapse.

On the third day, watching Li Cheng颐's increasingly smooth and natural exertion of force, and having found the most suitable bursting method for him, he finally couldn't help it.

“Aren’t you tired? Also, you don't necessarily have to use your fists or palms. Zhuxing Longying (Stars Dragon Shadow) is a concealed weapon technique, understand?”

“Tired, yes, a little, so you're saying, I need to use concealed weapons to practice?” Li Cheng颐 reacted quickly.

“It’s good that you understand. The method of Gentle Qi Burst can be used in many places, Zhuxing Longying (Stars Dragon Shadow) is just more suitable for launching concealed weapons.”

Yulong lay on the recliner, patting his belly, and sighed.

He had just taken a nap, and now that he was awake, this kid was still practicing, it was simply terrifying!!

He had watched Li Cheng頤 practice until he was soaked in sweat, his hands becoming swollen and red from being constantly used as bursting points.

But this guy’s perseverance was really impressive, he kept practicing regardless.

After Yulong offered his suggestion, he immediately saw Li Cheng颐 find a pile of concealed weapon packs in the villa's basement, and picked out the most difficult to practice flying thorns.

After selecting them, he began to practice hard again.

And the time from gathering strength to bursting out was also gradually reduced from seven seconds to three seconds. Moreover, his movements became smoother and more natural and relaxed.

On the fifth day, in the open space.

Li Cheng頤, wearing loose practice clothes, stood quietly on the ground, his legs naturally separated, walking forward step by step. Directly in front of him was a round black target hanging on the wall.

“Ready!” Yulong's voice came from behind.

“Try to keep your expression natural, your body natural, don't be stiff. This way, anyone will be wary.” He kept pointing out the details.

“Go!”

*Chi!*

In an instant, Li Cheng颐's eyes narrowed, his right hand lifted, and he suddenly threw it forward.

The power of his whole body was like flowing water, instantly pouring part of it into the palm-length sword in his hand. The black short sword brought out a trail of afterimages, hitting the distant target with a *bang*.

From beginning to bursting, it only took one second in total!!

“Success!” Yulong laughed and applauded from behind. He picked up his milk tea and took a big gulp.

Li Cheng颐 stood still, without moving, and continued to stare at the target ten meters away.

Suddenly, his right hand flashed again.

Instantly, two black thorns shot out, hitting the wall outside the target, failing to hit the target.

“I can still only launch one at a time, more than that won't work,” he sighed.

“It's already very impressive! I'm only at your level. What's needed next isn't quantity, one at a time is enough. Next, what you need to practice is being able to quickly adjust yourself and instantly burst out with Zhuxing Longying (Stars Dragon Shadow) in any posture or body position,” Yulong corrected.

“Understood!” Li Cheng颐 turned around and nodded seriously.

These days, after realizing that the problem with his left hand couldn't be solved at all, he understood that this Dead Angle might be more dangerous than the last one....

Clearly, his strength was constantly improving, but the Dead Angle could still give him a strong sense of danger and threat.

This was still with him having the Evil Flower imprint, if it were other Dead Angle people, facing this kind of Dead Angle, they would probably have to gamble with their lives. There would be no room for error at all. One mistake, and they would definitely die.

“But now I've learned to control my strength. It's not necessary to burst out with all my strength every time. Using one point of strength to produce three points of effect, that should be the value of Zhuxing Longying (Stars Dragon Shadow),” Li Cheng颐 said in a deep voice.

“It's good that you understand. We can naturally burst out with all our strength when needed, but what you need to do usually is to practice it into an instinctive move. The key is to determine the battle situation, that's enough,” Yulong laughed, “This way, if you wear bulletproof equipment, and encounter the person you mentioned who can suppress you in close combat, give him a surprise attack. With a three-fold burst of power, he won't die, but he'll be crippled."

After a pause, he continued.

“The bursting power of this move is too strong. In many schools, the power of Gentle Qi Burst is at most about two times. Three times is a unique trick adjusted by our Dragon Beard School. The posture details I taught you can't be wrong, otherwise it will damage the conduction power.”

“Yes,” Li Cheng頤 nodded solemnly.

He remembered when he fought with Zhou Yan from the Ideal Land, he was completely suppressed in close combat. Apart from not having a finishing move, it was also related to his lack of experience in real combat.

Especially against opponents who couldn't be solved immediately and could only be entangled with, he exposed his weaknesses. Immediately, he asked about this issue.

“This is the problem of building an offensive and defensive system. In our Dragon Beard School, offense and defense are two different techniques. They are called: Dragon Mirror, and Small Fubo Fist, respectively.”

Yulong personally took the field, opened his arms on one side, and put on a stance.

“Come, first demonstrate the defense. Use a little less force, come and hit me.”

He couldn't forget the feeling of almost being crippled last time, this time he had to be careful in advance.

Li Cheng頤 nodded and raised his hand to punch.

￥￥

\*Click. The door opened.

After taking a shower and changing into a clean set of bulletproof gear, Li Cheng颐 sat at the table and sighed. After practicing close combat techniques all day, he had a preliminary understanding of the so-called offensive and defensive system.

Yulong deserved to be a master who could once enter the army as an instructor. He was extremely experienced in practical combat. During the learning process, he initially mastered these two concise and practical offensive and defensive techniques.

Although he was only in the basic Qi stage of the Dragon Beard Strength, compared to his previous self, Li Cheng颐 felt that he could now instantly kill his former self with a sneak attack with one hand.

The concealment of Zhuxing Longying (Stars Dragon Shadow) was too strong, and the bursting power was too terrifying. As a result, it could only be launched with concealed weapons, otherwise, if he punched out with his own fist, it would cause repeated damage to his body.

If he wasn't careful, he would end up like Master Yulong before, with heart problems.

Thinking of this, Li Cheng颐 took out his notebook from the drawer, ready to record the key points and knowledge he learned today.

But holding the notebook, before he could put it down, he suddenly felt a slight chill on his back. Wind blew into the room.

"Who!?" He jumped up and turned his head.

The door of the room was open, he didn't know when.

The second-floor corridor outside, which should have been lit, was now like an entrance leading to a dark unknown, silently blowing cold wind.

“It’s coming!?” Li Cheng颐 was awe-stricken, knowing that he had entered the Dead Angle again. This was the second omen.

But this time was different from the last time, he had been preparing for a long time!

Putting down the notebook, he pushed the chair away and walked step by step to the door of the room. He gently closed the door.

*Ka-cha.* The door lock clicked into place.

He turned his head to look at the wooden bed where he slept.

*Wu…*

A faint sound, like a girl crying, came from under the bed.

Li Cheng颐's face was stern, he pulled down the face shield of his bulletproof helmet, and then without the slightest hesitation.

Purple light flashed around his body, and countless purple petals swirled and danced, quickly gathering on his body, forming a Wisteria Flower Scale Armor.

On the purple, metal-like mirror-surface scale armor, purple fluorescent lines, like circuits, were all over his body. These fluorescent lines wove clusters of wisteria flower patterns on various parts of the scale armor, exquisite and gorgeous.

The strength of the second-stage evolved Wisteria Flower Scale Armor in full-wear mode was much stronger than in fusion mode. So, at this time, Li Cheng颐 chose to be fully armed, to maximize his own safety.

Flower Language · Radiance Field.

With a thought, a thin layer of warm radiance field quickly covered his entire body.

This was to prepare in advance.

Then, a golden short sword appeared in his hand. Holding the sword, he walked step by step towards the wooden bed.

*Wu wu…*

As he approached, the girl's crying became more and more obvious, small and faint.

*Boom!!*

Li Cheng頤 instantly grabbed the edge of the bed and flipped it up. Tons of force suddenly burst out.

The entire wooden bed was flipped up and smashed into the wall, shattering into several pieces scattered on the ground.

“Get out here!!”

The moment the wooden bed flew up, his right hand slashed down with the golden sword.

*Shua!*

The tip of the sword suddenly stopped, suspended in mid-air.

Also suspended in front of the face of a blonde little girl, about ten years old, curled up and wearing pajamas with tears on her face.

The little girl was looking blankly at the golden sword that was only one centimeter away from smashing her head.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

*Dong.*

Her eyes rolled back and she fainted on the spot, losing consciousness.

“....” Li Cheng颐 withdrew his sword. He felt somewhat embarrassed.

He heard the little girl crying and thought it was a dangerous threat, but... he never thought it would really be a little girl crying....!?