Chapter 89

Zhang Tietui's leg injuries were all treated with medicine brought by Captain Colin. Captain Colin would come to see Zhang Tietui every two days, giving him a small packet of powder and instructing him to apply it to his wounds himself. It was unknown whether it was due to the small tree, but Zhang Tietui found that his leg injuries were healing incredibly fast. By the second application, Zhang Tietui no longer needed a cane to walk, and by the third application six days later, he could actually run.

When Captain Colin came for the third time to deliver the medicine, he squatted down to carefully examine the wounds on Zhang Tietui's feet. Seeing the one-eyed man nodding in approval, Zhang Tietui knew that his leave at Wild Wolf Castle was almost over. In recent days, Zhang Tietui noticed that the one-eyed man's attitude towards him had become much warmer, and sometimes he would even chat with Zhang Tietui, which made Zhang Tietui feel somewhat flattered.

"After this application, your leg should be fine. Leave Wild Wolf Castle tomorrow. Don't pretend to be dead here. You have a big life, and as long as you pay a little attention, the wound will heal naturally!"

"Okay, I understand..." Zhang Tietui looked earnestly at Captain Colin's one eye, "Thank you for taking care of me these past few days, Captain Colin. We Hu people have a saying: a drop of water's kindness should be repaid with a spring of water. I will never forget your life-saving grace!"

Zhang Tietui's words made Captain Colin pause for a moment, then the one-eyed man laughed, "Kid, do you think you can help me much with your current strength? A Level 1 combat soldier can barely join the lowest ranks of cannon fodder on the battlefield!"

"I may not be able to now, but I will be able to in the future. People improve step by step!" Zhang Tietui said calmly.

"Good, you have ambition!" Captain Colin praised Zhang Tietui, "Your escape theory during the class was impressive, and I didn't expect your actual escape skills to be so good. I underestimated you a bit. However, when faced with problems and difficulties, running away isn't always an option. Often, you'll find yourself in a situation where there's no escape, and the only option is to fight. If we were on the battlefield now, and you were facing a Level 4 gunner formation, and the commander ordered your company to charge, with military judges and the enforcement team behind you, charging would mean certain death, and trying to escape would also mean certain death. The commander just wants to use your lives to buy time for his plans and deployments. Could you still run away then?"

Zhang Tietui was silent for a moment, then answered helplessly, "No!"

"So, even if you can run away a hundred times, one such situation will still end your life. A man, a warrior's true strength, is not the ability to avoid enemies, but the ability to destroy them. If you want to be useful in the future, your current strength won't cut it..." Captain Colin said, then pulled out a book from his chest and casually tossed it into Zhang Tietui's hands, "I got this book once on the battlefield. It's not particularly valuable, but it's not ordinary. At least it's better than the common stuff you can learn at school or in the Alliance army. I'll give it to you. How much you can understand depends on your own ability!"

Zhang Tietui looked at the title of the book in surprise—*Iron Blood Divine Fist*—it seemed quite impressive.

Zhang Tietui swallowed hard, thinking of the guys from the Airplane Brotherhood, and asked, "Captain Colin, can I share the content of this book with others?"

"You can, but it's best not to make a big deal out of it and let too many people know!"

"Why? Is this book a secret transmission?"

"Strictly speaking, this book is a secret within a secret, but because so many people practice it, this originally secret combat technique has become common. For some reasons, even though this combat technique is widely spread, you can't treat it as something you can advertise everywhere!"

"Why is that..."

"Because *Iron Blood Divine Fist* is the combat technique of the founding emperor of the Norman Empire. It's said that the emperor learned this fist technique during his travels and studies in the East when he was young. Originally, only the royal family of the Norman Empire had the right to practice this fist technique. It wasn't until the eve of the Second Human Holy War that *Iron Blood Divine Fist* was popularized in the Norman Empire's army, becoming a combat technique that every soldier in the Norman Empire could practice. After several hundred years, not only in the Norman Empire, but also in the Blackson Human Corridor, many people practice this..." At this point, Captain Colin glanced at Zhang Tietui, "This is a very strange fist technique. Some people practice it to become invincible, while others practice it to no avail. Almost all the experts in the Norman Empire's army and royal family are experts in *Iron Blood Divine Fist*, but for some reason, except for the royal family and part of the army, in the Blackson Human Corridor, very few people can practice *Iron Blood Divine Fist* to a high level. Many people only use it to strengthen their bodies or slightly improve their fist technique, but they can't even reach a small level of success!"

"Why is that? Is it because the secret manuals are different?"

"The manuals are the same, but different people practicing them yield different results..." The one-eyed man smiled, and Zhang Tietui could sense some bitterness and helplessness in his smile, "Have you heard of battle qi?"

"Yes, I've heard that it's a mark of experts above Level 6!"

"Then do you know where battle qi comes from?" the one-eyed man asked again.

Zhang Tietui could only shake his head.

"You will definitely know these things in the future, but there's no harm in telling you now. The human body is very mysterious. There are seven forces within a person's body: qi force, blood force, meridian force, pulse force, bone force, marrow force, and spirit force. When a person reaches the fourth stage of the combat soldier level, in addition to the Ming point in the spirit palace, three Ming points on the spine are also ignited. At this time, the qi force, blood force, and bone force within the human body begin to be activated. After training, these three forces merge into one, forming hidden force. In the eyes of many experts, the formation of hidden force is the beginning of a person truly possessing combat power. After reaching the fifth level of the combat soldier, the meridian force, pulse force, and marrow force within the human body begin to be activated. At this time, after training, the six forces within the human body merge into one, and hidden force turns into manifest force. Practicing manifest force is the mark of a true warrior's entry. This is why combat soldiers after the fifth level become warriors after leveling up..."

This knowledge was very common to many people, but for Zhang Tietui, who was first exposed to these cultivation concepts, it was fascinating. Zhang Tietui only then realized that the cultivation system had such strict classification standards, "So, is battle qi the result of integrating the spirit force into the previous forces after becoming a warrior..."

"Yes, to cultivate battle qi, one must merge the seven forces, which is the foundation. In addition, the reason why battle qi is battle qi is that, in addition to merging the seven forces, there must be enough and strong killing qi to merge with the seven forces to form battle qi. To obtain this killing qi, one must continuously accumulate it through battles with similarly leveled demonized creatures and monsters. When accumulated to a certain level, this force will manifest in your body, which is the formation of battle qi. The reason why *Iron Blood Divine Fist* is difficult for most people to master is that most people practicing *Iron Blood Divine Fist* cannot condense *Iron Blood Battle Qi* after Level 6. Without *Iron Blood Battle Qi* to drive *Iron Blood Divine Fist*, it cannot pose a threat to experts and is just a hollow name. This is why many people practicing *Iron Blood Divine Fist* give up after Level 6..."

"Then, are the hidden force and manifest force also difficult to cultivate?"

"Of course!" Captain Colin nodded, "The *Iron Blood Hidden Force* and *Iron Blood Manifest Force* are also two major hurdles. Except for the royal family of the Norman Empire, out of 100 people practicing *Iron Blood Divine Fist*, only about one person can cultivate *Iron Blood Hidden Force*. Among those who cultivate *Iron Blood Hidden Force*, only about one in ten can cultivate *Iron Blood Manifest Force* in one go. Among those who cultivate *Iron Blood Manifest Force*, although not one in a hundred, at most one in twenty to thirty people can cultivate *Iron Blood Battle Qi*..."

Zhang Tietui stood there for a while, somewhat discouraged, "So, except for the royal family of the Norman Empire, out of at least two to three thousand people practicing *Iron Blood Divine Fist*, at most one person can cultivate *Iron Blood Battle Qi* and become a true expert..."

Captain Colin glared at him, "Nonsense, if it weren't so difficult, everyone in the world would be an expert. If this fist technique were easy to practice, if just one percent of the Norman Empire's army could cultivate *Iron Blood Battle Qi*, the Norman Empire would have swept through the Blackson Human Corridor long ago. Do you think the royal family's secret transmission can be mastered by just anyone? The reason why *Iron Blood Divine Fist* is so powerful is that those who master it almost become the best in their level. This is because *Iron Blood Hidden Force*, *Iron Blood Manifest Force*, and *Iron Blood Battle Qi* are on a completely different level compared to other hidden forces, manifest forces, and battle qi. If you compare two people who have cultivated hidden force, the combat power of the person who has cultivated *Iron Blood Hidden Force* is at least five times that of the person who has cultivated other ordinary hidden forces..."

"So powerful?" Zhang Tietui was somewhat amazed, then thought of a question, "Captain Colin, how is your practice of *Iron Blood Divine Fist*? Have you cultivated *Iron Blood Battle Qi*?"

As soon as he asked this, Zhang Tietui regretted it, because he knew that Captain Colin had never shown his fist technique in any setting. If he had made significant progress in *Iron Blood Divine Fist*, he would definitely have demonstrated it.

Sure enough, upon hearing Zhang Tietui's question, Captain Colin's face turned slightly red, and he glared at Zhang Tietui, angry and embarrassed, "Nonsense, I practice *Raging Lion Battle Qi*. I almost cultivated *Iron Blood Hidden Force* back then. If I could make significant progress in *Iron Blood Divine Fist* and cultivate *Iron Blood Battle Qi*, the Andaman Alliance would have already invited me to be a high-ranking official. I would be a colonel at least, not just a captain. Even if I didn't stay in the Andaman Alliance, if I went to the Norman Empire, I would have many opportunities. This fist technique is called the *God of War's Fist* in the Norman Empire's army and is highly respected. If you can cultivate *Iron Blood Hidden Force*, you can at least become a second lieutenant in the Norman Empire's army. Others need to be at least Level 6 to become a second lieutenant, but those who cultivate *Iron Blood Hidden Force* only need to be at Level 4, a two-level promotion. This is the treatment given to those who master *Iron Blood Divine Fist* in the Norman Empire's army. If you don't want to practice, just give me the manual, and I'll give it to someone else to try. Even if they can't cultivate *Iron Blood Battle Qi*, this fist technique still has some use..." Captain Colin made a move to take back the manual.

"Don't..." Hearing this, Zhang Tietui quickly put away the *Iron Blood Divine Fist* manual, put on a smile, and started flattering Captain Colin, "It must be because you got this manual too late, missing the best cultivation period, so you couldn't master this fist technique. Those people from the Norman Empire must have had good luck and started practicing from a young age. If you had started practicing from a young age, you might have become an expert in *Iron Blood Divine Fist* with *Iron Blood Battle Qi* by now."

This flattery finally made Captain Colin a bit happier. After giving Zhang Tietui a few more instructions, he left the small house where Zhang Tietui was recuperating.

After Captain Colin left, Zhang Tietui, under the light in the room, opened the first page of *Iron Blood Divine Fist*. The opening line in Chinese, which read, "Fists are power, the extreme of power approaches the Dao!" stunned Zhang Tietui.

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