Chapter 41

"Can you do it with your own strength?" Ye Jingyu asked.

Lan Ling shook his head and said, "No, I can't."

His current strength allows him to pull a 60-jin bow, but after pulling it, he can only hold it for a few seconds before his arms start to tremble, making it impossible to aim.

As for pulling it ten times in succession, holding each for half a minute, that is even more impossible.

"That's right," Ye Jingyu said. "For the next half month, your only task is to achieve this first goal. Only then can you proceed to the next stage of training."

"Half a month?" Lan Ling exclaimed in surprise.

Ye Jingyu said, "Of course, this already considers you a genius. For those with normal talent, it would take at least two to three months to complete the first step of pulling the bow. Your right arm's current maximum strength is 60 jin. To achieve the goal of pulling the bow, your right arm's strength must reach at least 80 jin."

In other words, Lan Ling's task for the next half month is to increase his right arm's strength by 20 jin, and Ye Jingyu has given him half a month to do it.

Then, Ye Jingyu began setting up camp and let Lan Ling practice pulling the bow alone.

This practice is divided into two parts.

The first part involves using only the strength of his arms to pull the bow and holding it for as long as possible. Through this consistent training, the strength of his arms will increase, albeit slowly, similar to lifting dumbbells to increase arm strength on Earth.

The second part involves using dragon power to temper the tendons and bones, which is the most crucial part of cultivation.

What is dragon power tempering? It involves infusing dragon power into the arms to temper the tendons, bones, and muscles, thereby enhancing the strength of the arms.

Of course, this dragon power tempering is very precious for ordinary people because a person can only activate their bloodline dragon power three to five times a day.

In other words, a person has only three to five opportunities for dragon power tempering each day.

Lan Ling asked, "Does that mean, in my case, to increase my arm strength by 20 jin, I need to temper my arm tendons and bones 300 times with dragon power?"

Ye Jingyu, who was bending down to set up the tent, nodded and said, "That's correct. Also, please focus on your practice and don't look at my butt."

Lan Ling immediately blushed, but he understood the principle Ye Jingyu was explaining.

The principle of dragon power tempering is to transform bloodline dragon power into physical strength, which is the foundation of martial arts.

In battle, would one use bloodline dragon power? Of course, using dragon power in battle would result in a critical hit, but such opportunities are rare and precious, used only at the most critical moments.

Enhancing one's strength through dragon power tempering is a long-term process, but Lan Ling did not have half a month to spare. He had only three months to reach the level of a Second-Class Warrior Archer, which requires pulling a bow with over 200 jin of strength and hitting 80 out of 100 shots.

If it takes half a month just to pull the bow, it would take at least two to three years to reach the level of a Second-Class Warrior Archer.

Thus, Lan Ling closed his eyes and asked, "Yaoxing, can the remaining energy you have increase the strength of my right arm by 20 jin?"

Yaoxing paused for a moment and said, "Yes, but it will almost deplete all my remaining energy. If you encounter any danger in the future, I won't be able to save you."

Lan Ling said, "After my right arm's strength increases by 20 jin, I will immediately engage in live target practice to replenish your energy."

After saying this, Lan Ling clearly felt Yaoxing's excitement.

Lan Ling asked, "The next target I will shoot is the wild buffalo on the border of the wilderness. How much strength can I gain from one wild buffalo?"

Yaoxing said, "I have observed that these wild buffaloes are very strong, but the bloodline dragon power in their bodies is very thin, less than a fraction of a human's. However, since your current strength is still weak, the improvement will be rapid. I estimate that hunting 100 wild buffaloes will be enough to increase your right arm's strength by 10 jin."

To gain 10 jin of arm strength from 100 wild buffaloes, and with his goal being 300 jin of right arm strength,

Lan Ling said, "So, to increase my right arm's strength to 300 jin, I would need to kill 2,000 to 3,000 wild buffaloes?"

Yaoxing said, "Once your arm strength exceeds 100 jin, the bloodline power of wild buffaloes will become too thin to be of much use to you. You will need to seek out more advanced beasts. Of course, there are elite wild buffaloes with stronger bloodline power, but they are rare and dangerous."

"I understand," Lan Ling said, feeling a surge of excitement.

"Master, actually, killing humans and absorbing their cultivation is the fastest way," Yaoxing suddenly said. "And there are many humans. I have observed that there are many martial artists in this area."

"Enough, don't say that," Lan Ling said. "That would make me a true villain."

"You will eventually become a villain," Yaoxing said. "Although your heart is relatively kind, your personality is dark and extreme, with clear likes and dislikes. Your obsession with your sister is your weakness, and the fear of losing her will one day turn you into a villain."

Lan Ling remained silent, not refuting Yaoxing, as he knew what Yaoxing said was true. Growing up in his environment had made his heart lack sufficient light. Although he did not actively do evil, he had always used a malicious mindset to judge others.

"Alright, enhance my right arm's strength," Lan Ling said.

"Yes," Yaoxing said. "Sit cross-legged and remain still."

Lan Ling complied, sitting cross-legged on the ground and closing his eyes.

Immediately, his mental realm became quiet and dark.

Then, Yaoxing slowly lit up, gently contracting. A surge of energy was released. Lan Ling suddenly realized that this energy was dragon power, the remnants of others that Yaoxing had absorbed.

Lan Ling used his consciousness to control this dragon power, moving it from his heart to his lower dantian, and then to the tendons in his right arm.

At this moment, with this energy, Lan Ling could even see the internal structure of his body.

He clearly saw the energy light gradually penetrating his arm tendons, one millimeter at a time.

First the tendons, then the bones, and finally the muscles.

In the dragon power tempering of other humans, the energy utilization rate is very low, with most people achieving less than 10%. However, Lan Ling's energy utilization rate could reach 100%.

The entire transformation process was much slower than Lan Ling had imagined.

Just the tendons in his arm alone consisted of countless, varying in thickness, numbering in the thousands. Each one needed to be tempered and transformed.

Fortunately, Yaoxing's energy utilization rate was 100%, otherwise, even a mere 10 jin of strength increase would require tens of thousands of times the energy to complete.

Yaoxing continuously released energy, transforming each tendon in Lan Ling's right arm, millimeter by millimeter.

During this process, Lan Ling could clearly see Yaoxing's light gradually dimming.

It took a full four hours for Yaoxing to complete the tendon transformation in Lan Ling's right arm.

Next, the bone transformation began.

By this time, Ye Jingyu had set up the tent. When she saw Lan Ling sitting cross-legged, she knew he was using dragon power to temper his arm tendons and bones. She immediately focused all her attention to protect him, ensuring no disturbances.

However, what Ye Jingyu did not expect was that Lan Ling would sit there for several hours.

Normally, a person has only three to five opportunities to transform their body with dragon power each day, which takes no more than a quarter of an hour.

Lan Ling had been sitting for several hours and had not yet finished.

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After another three hours, Yaoxing completed the bone transformation in Lan Ling's right arm.

The bone transformation was faster than tendon transformation. The final step was muscle transformation.

This scene was incredibly mystical and bizarre.

Lan Ling clearly saw that after Yaoxing released the energy, it was controlled by his consciousness and concentrated into a single point, then transported through the tendons to his arm.

Then, this concentrated energy suddenly dispersed and exploded, transforming back into countless energy lights, which spread into the cells of the muscles through the tendons.

This transformation was truly at the cellular level, no wonder it was so thorough.

Thus, the energy was repeatedly concentrated, transported to the arm, and then exploded.

Lan Ling clearly felt his arm heating up and swelling.

Yaoxing's light became increasingly faint, almost disappearing.

Another three hours passed.

"Boom..." Yaoxing's energy exploded for the last time at the tip of Lan Ling's finger, completing the final millimeter of the right arm's transformation.

Finally, the entire transformation process was complete.

At this moment, Yaoxing's light was almost completely gone.

"Master, my energy is depleted. If you encounter danger, I won't be able to save you. You must quickly absorb energy..." Even this consciousness signal was very faint. Although Yaoxing was evil, he had done everything in his power for Lan Ling.

The entire transformation process took a full ten hours.

After completing it, Lan Ling opened his eyes. He felt his arm had changed, as if it had endless strength. The feeling of increased strength was very clear.

Looking up, he saw the stars in the sky, indicating it was already midnight.

Ye Jingyu was sitting beside him, focusing all her attention. In front of her, several hundred meters away, were piles of various animal corpses.

These wild beasts and birds were not attacking but passing by. However, the dragon power tempering process required absolute silence, and any disturbance was unacceptable. Therefore, all animals within 100 meters of Lan Ling were shot by Ye Jingyu.

Ye Jingyu did not ask why Lan Ling had sat for so long, but she said calmly, "Alright, rest today and continue the tendon and bone training tomorrow."

Tendon and bone training is the normal practice method, stimulating the energy of the tendons and bones without relying on dragon power.

Lan Ling said, "Tomorrow, we will proceed to the next stage of archery training."

Ye Jingyu said, "Don't be overly ambitious. I said you need to complete pulling the bow ten times in succession, holding each for half a minute. This is the first step in archery, and you must complete it before moving on to the next stage."

Lan Ling said, "I have already completed pulling the bow."

Ye Jingyu exclaimed, "Impossible."

Lan Ling directly picked up the 60-jin bow, took a deep breath, took a step forward, and pulled the bow, holding it steady for half a minute without moving, then slowly relaxed.

Previously, he could only hold it for a few seconds before his body started trembling uncontrollably. Now, after pulling it, his body was steady, and his breathing was calm.

The effect of the increased strength was very noticeable.

Then, Lan Ling pulled the bow a second time, a third time...

All the way to the tenth time!

And the tenth time was indeed the limit of Lan Ling's arm strength, as he found it very difficult to pull it for the eleventh time.

Ye Jingyu, standing beside him, was completely stunned.

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