Chapter 19 Thunderbolt

Western Regions Thunderbolt? Such a thing really exists!

Looking at the explosion in the arena, many Jianghu (martial world) people exclaimed.

Most of them had only heard of it; it wasn't something ordinary people could get their hands on.

And these few people rushed up to die together, completely disregarding their lives, obviously death warriors. Now that the dust had settled, it seemed unnecessary for the Jianghu people to deal with Chen Feng in this way, and the origin of these few people was self-evident...

Most likely people from the imperial court!

On the other side, the dejected survivors of each sect all widened their eyes, their hearts filled with excitement. Only one phrase could describe it—when you think you've reached the end of the road, a new vista opens up!

Blast him to death!

Countless people roared in their hearts.

However, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, a large hand reached out from the gray-black smoke and waved it away.

*Shua!*

The smoke screen parted, and Zhou Jing's sturdy figure walked out. Apart from some damaged clothes and slightly blackened skin, he was completely unharmed.

As for the death warriors who had rushed up to die together, they had all been blasted into charred corpses.

"Even that can't kill him?!"

Seeing this scene, everyone was shaken.

He was like a towering mountain, shocking and awe-inspiring!

At this moment, everyone present didn't even have the slightest thought of resistance. The surviving experts from each sect were completely defeated.

The imperial court death warriors hidden in the crowd secretly gasped, feeling incredulous.

They had tested the power of the Thunderbolt. No matter how powerful an expert was, if they were hit by it, they couldn't escape unscathed. They had thought that this plan had a high success rate, and at the very least, it would severely injure Chen Feng.

They never expected that this man's flesh and blood could withstand the power of thunder and fire!

The same thought floated into everyone's minds.

How can mere mortals like us compete with such a monster?!

"Hmph, mere tricks of an inferior path are nothing more than this!"

Zhou Jing patted the dust off his chest muscles and looked around the crowd with burning eyes. Those who were swept by his gaze lowered their heads and dared not meet his eyes.

When several death warriors came out to surrender, he felt a little strange and secretly guarded against them, but he didn't expect this group to use firearms.

The Exploration Bureau's data didn't mention that this world had reached the firearms stage. Either it had developed in the nearly two hundred years of separation, or the last explorer's traversal had accidentally left some technical knowledge to this plane.

If it were mature firearms, they would still pose some threat to him, but this Thunderbolt technique was crude and had limited power. He could circulate his martial arts Qi (internal energy) to protect himself without any damage. Even if he resisted with his pure physical body, it wouldn't be a big problem.

Every time he leveled up through the auxiliary function [Character Level System], the extra attributes he got were all thrown into resistance; it wasn't a waste of points.

Zhou Jing roughly guessed the origin of these people; they were probably related to the imperial court. They had fanned the flames in the crowd before and now deliberately tried to harm him.

The imperial court had wanted his life for more than just a day or two. They naturally wouldn't miss a good opportunity like the Martial Arts Assembly.

There must still be accomplices hiding in the crowd, but it was difficult to ferret them out. Even if he found them, it probably wouldn't be of much use; they were all a group of desperate death warriors.

Zhou Jing thought about it and didn't bother to waste his energy. He simply put this debt on the Great Xia Dynasty; anyway, it must have been the imperial court that instructed them to do so.

He turned his head and rummaged through the corpses of the several death warriors, quickly finding several identical tokens that seemed to be symbols of their identity.

Zhou Jing asked several captured experts from the major sects, and only then did he learn that these were the waist tags of the Xun Wu Si (Patrol Martial Bureau).

"Hmph, as expected, they are imperial court lackeys. Take a message to your master: whether you use poison or ambush, your grandfather's life is in his own hands. If you have the ability, come and take it!"

Zhou Jing glared at the crowd, his tone fearless, speaking to the remaining imperial court death warriors hidden within.

After speaking, he ignored the onlookers in the Jianghu and told his subordinates to capture the experts from each sect and escort them down the mountain.

In order to prevent the Wu Shan Sect from being resented, he simply treated everyone equally and had Lin Song and his group tied up and taken back together.

As a second-time offender, Lin Song was quite calm, even with a strange sense of nostalgia.

He had been captured again...

He wasn't afraid that he would suffer. He had taken the initiative to persuade the sects just now, secretly showing Chen Feng his intentions. This capture was just for show.

Before long, Zhou Jing led his men down the mountain in a leisurely manner.

Seeing this, the Jianghu people no longer lingered and dispersed, eager to spread what had happened here to the Jianghu.

And the Xun Wu Si people, seeing that things couldn't be done, suppressed their shock and quietly retreated to report the situation.

...

Meanwhile, Zhou Jing and his party left Yunxia Mountain, leading many prisoners to a nearby river.

Fang Zhen and several other leaders were leading a navy to meet them here. The two sides quickly converged and traveled by water to their own stronghold.

"Brother's trip seems to have been very rewarding."

Fang Zhen looked at the dejected people from each sect and couldn't help but marvel.

"After this battle, I think no Jianghu people will dare to provoke me again."

Zhou Jing shook his head and casually recounted the process.

Fang Zhen was overjoyed after hearing this, "So, from now on, brother is a veritable number one expert in the world? Haha, with brother's skills, you should have had such a title long ago!"

As a sworn brother and the first follower, he felt very honored.

Zhou Jing smiled, chatted for a few words, and then pretended to return to the cabin to rest. In fact, he opened the panel to sort out the gains of this trip.

The biggest gain was naturally the reward for the [Number One in the World] milestone.

Star Realm Apostle No. 4, Chen Feng, received the extra trait [Martial Arts Prodigy], similar to a new talent. When using any martial arts ability, it was as if he had a BG buff, and the power was greatly increased. Even ordinary moves could burst out with great power.

Coupled with his original "Combat Intuition", this Apostle's potential for development in martial arts can be said to be extremely great, destined to be a muscle man.

And the three [Auxiliary Function Upgrades] were the rewards he valued most, and it was the first time he had received them so far.

However, in the personal traversal state, auxiliary functions cannot be upgraded. It needs to be operated back in the traversal preparation space.

He currently only has five auxiliary functions, and he hasn't figured out how to upgrade them specifically.

But the only thing that is certain is that the Follower function must occupy one of them. It must be upgraded to have new Follower slots, and at the same time, it can improve the potential template of the Followers, which is very profitable.

On the other hand, this milestone achievement provided 150 points of Information State Particles, making Star Realm Apostle No. 4's clearance progress reached all at once. However, the more the progress exceeds, the higher the settlement evaluation, and now is not the time to burp.

But this does not prevent Zhou Jing from using the accumulated qualification enhancement rewards for Star Realm Apostle No. 4... Since it has been confirmed that he can be converted into an Eternal Apostle, then there is no risk of investing in Chen Feng.

"What can be determined is that Star Realm Apostle No. 4 must take the martial arts route, add all the martial arts qualifications to him... and also physical fitness, which is already deep blue, can be pointed to purple, resistance, although it can't be pointed to purple, but raising one level is not a big problem..."

Zhou Jing pondered for a while, and finally used the accumulated achievement rewards to improve Star Realm Apostle No. 4.

[You used [Qualification Enhancement - Martial Arts (Micro)] x1, [Qualification Enhancement - Martial Arts (Small)] x1, [Qualification Enhancement - Martial Arts (Large)] x1]

[Martial Arts Qualification Change: [Light Purple] → [Deep Purple]]

[You used [Qualification Enhancement - Physical Fitness (Small)] x3]

[Physical Fitness Qualification Change: [Deep Blue] → [Light Purple]]

[You used [Qualification Enhancement - Resistance (Small)] x2]

[Resistance Qualification Change: [Light Blue] → [Blue]]

"Comfortable, now there are two purple qualifications."

Zhou Jing took a deep breath, satisfied.

This wave, all the accumulated martial arts qualification enhancements were used up, and finally there was a use for it. And the physical fitness and resistance qualification enhancement rewards were also used for a part, and the remaining was not enough to improve the qualification level, so they did not continue to consume.

And other types of qualification rewards are not suitable for Star Realm Apostle No. 4, Chen Feng, and he did not waste them.

Martial arts qualifications have greatly increased, even raising two levels, basically the effect of [Qualification Enhancement - Martial Arts (Large)], he can't help but sigh that this achievement is worth earning.

Originally, light purple qualifications were already the level of genius, and deep purple qualifications were even more talented, probably the extent of being self-taught, understanding at a glance, and inferring from one instance.

If ordinary people have such qualifications in a certain field, they are likely to become a great master in this field, and even make pioneering achievements and become one of the famous figures in this field who will be recorded in history.

"When Chen Feng gets the rewards for the clearance settlement, the qualifications can be improved even further, I am afraid that he will be able to touch the level above purple... Such qualifications are much higher than Bill, and they are both Eternal Apostles. Obviously, Chen Feng's number is more valuable and will not be outdated for a long time."

Zhou Jing's spirits lifted.

In this way, he can be regarded as having the first trump card Apostle in his hands.

...

Everyone took a boat back to the water village all the way, and thought there would be waves on the road, but they did not expect to be smooth sailing, and no one came to intercept them, which was beyond Zhou Jing's expectations.

But just after returning to the village, Zhou Jing had not even sat down, and was invited to the main hall by the many leaders who stayed behind to report the emergency military situation.

"Village Chief, the other two Jiao (dragon/powerful leaders) have made a move. It seems that they are going to unite and send troops to attack our territory. At the same time, the spies in the state government have sent back news that there are troop movements in the states of Huyang, which are aimed at us. The situation is not optimistic!"

Du Ying bowed his hands and reported, his tone solemn.

Zhou Jing narrowed his eyes upon hearing this, but instead smiled:

"It seems that the other two rivals can't sit still anymore. Even the imperial court has joined in to get a share of the pie. It is estimated that they have reached some kind of cooperation in private. The three families joined forces to attack us. Hey, they really give us face."

"Does brother have any plans?" Du Ying asked curiously.

Zhou Jing grinned and said loudly:

"How can others be allowed to snore beside my bed? They will declare war sooner or later, and now is the right time. After a winter of rest, the children have been trained well, and they want to fight, so it suits me. This time, we will completely subdue the other two Jiao. After that, we will be able to dominate Huyang and dominate one side!"

"We will listen to brother's orders!"

Everyone responded with a bang, their momentum like a rainbow.