Chapter 446 - Chapter 446: Chapter 414 Surrender_1

Chapter 446: Chapter 414 Surrender_1

“Er Gou, come here!”

After dinner, Xu Mu called Zhang Ergou over to his side.

“Young Master, what can I do for you?” Zhang Ergou asked, looking confused.

Ever since Yin Wen and Yang Jiang joined, he felt as though he no longer held any use to Xu Mu. Being suddenly called over made him quite nervous.

“How is your martial arts training going?” asked Xu Mu.

“Uh? Well…”

Zhang Ergou didn’t know what to say. He had only been training for one day; he couldn’t even complete a basic set of moves yet.

According to Yin Wen, his performance was nothing short of disastrous.

“Keep practicing, don’t give up, success comes with time,” Xu Mu calmly asserted.

“Oh!”

With no idea how to respond, Zhang Ergou answered perfunctorily, but his worries were momentarily put to rest. Judging by Xu Mu’s tones, there wasn’t any intention of driving him away.

“Close your eyes, don’t resist. Let me improve your cultivation,” Xu Mu said.

“Ah? Oh, okay!”

Holding back his elation, Zhang Ergou nodded repeatedly.

He had always wanted Xu Mu to help him improve his cultivation, but since he was inept at pretty much everything, he had worried that even if Xu Mu wanted to help, it wouldn’t be possible.

Unexpectedly, such good fortune had suddenly fallen onto him.

Unworried that Xu Mu would trick him, he immediately closed his eyes and stood still.

“Focus your mind, perceive the inner state. I’ll help you circulate your martial method several times. When you remember, just nod your head.”

“Okay!”

Zhang Ergou didn’t understand what Xu Mu was referring to, he just knew to nod in agreement. Whatever Xu Mu would tell him to do; he would just follow.

The next moment, Xu Mu took out a blood crystal of the Grand Martial Master level. He palmed it into Zhang Ergou’s chest. Zhang Ergou only felt a twinge in his chest, followed by a surge of hot power bursting forth, which under the guidance of another force, began to circulate throughout his body.

After each circulation, that initial surge of power would weaken slightly, but his body would grow stronger in exchange.

Before he could properly sense this power, a roar echoed in his mind, and his consciousness was pulled into a mysterious space. A black tiger, taller than a man, appeared before him.

Zhang Ergou was almost terrified on the spot. Despite having gone through a lot in life, he could remain calm under the pressure of a Martial King, but that was always predicated on Xu Mu’s presence. Now that he was alone, facing such a terrifying creature, of course he would be scared.

“Don’t be nervous, just kill it!”

Xu Mu’s voice sounded in Zhang Ergou’s ear.

“Young Master, you’re joking!”

Looking at the black giant tiger, whose legs were thicker than his waist, Zhang Ergou was on the verge of tears. The difference between them was too big, and he saw no chance of victory.

The giant tiger did not give him time to catch his breath. With a roar like a thunderclap, it sprung towards him and vanished into thin air. The next moment, the tiger descended from the sky and lunged for Zhang Ergou.

“Punch!”

Xu Mu’s voice rang once more in his ear.

Driven by some sort of magical power, Zhang Ergou couldn’t help but muster all his strength and launched a punch at the charging black giant tiger.

It was like a gopher trying to shake an elephant.

Boom!

Surprisingly, he wasn’t swallowed by the black tiger as he imagined. An overwhelming force emerged from his body, creating a blast of strong wind pressure that shattered the approaching giant tiger instantly.

Shredded, the giant tiger turned into patches of darkness. Then, the black shadow coalesced back into the giant tiger.

Undeterred, the tiger lunged again at the stunned Zhang Ergou.

This time, without needing Xu Mu’s guidance, Zhang Ergou instinctively blasted another punch.

Just like before, the black giant tiger was once again shattered.

After the black shadows coalesced again, the giant tiger was no longer as arrogant as before. It lowered its body and prostrated before Zhang Ergou.

Seemingly driven by instinct, Zhang Ergou placed his hand on the forehead of the giant tiger.

Whoosh!

A sense of dizzying mental extraction arose.

When he regained consciousness, he found that his eyes were already open. At the same time, he felt a mysterious connection deep in his heart. He knew that he could summon it whenever he wanted to.

Xu Mu took back his hand and seeing Zhang Ergou awake, said, “You have a poor foundation. Adapt to it first for some time! I will continue helping you increase your cultivation in a while. When you leave, bring Yang Jiang in here.”

“Yes!”

Zhang Ergou had a rough idea of his current situation. His face showed uncontainable excitement. After acknowledging Xu Mu’s instructions, he left the room.

Soon, Yang Jiang stepped in.

Having already sensed Zhang Ergou’s increased strength, he probably knew why Xu Mu had called him in. His excitement was almost beyond words.

As for Yang Jiang, Xu Mu cut straight to the chase, simply instructing him on the matter.

Then, he took out a War King level blood crystal and struck it at Yang’s chest.

The process of enhancing him was similar, only that Yang Jiang needed to leverage the existing beast spirits, devour those spirits, and evolve into stronger ones.

This process would ordinarily take several months. However, now that Xu Mu was assisting with a blood essence, within the time it took to sip tea, the fusion was complete, and his cultivation was consolidated.

Yang Jiang opened his eyes and instinctively summoned a twin-headed silver demon wolf.

“Twin-headed Silver Wolf!!”

Seeing his brand-new beast spirit, Yang Jiang was trembling with excitement.

He never dreamed that he could reach the Martial King Realm in his lifetime.

“Thank you, young master! From now on, I will go through fire and water for you, even at the risk of my life!!”

At this moment, he truly felt it was worth dying for.

“Okay, go get used to it. I will help you enhance your abilities more in the future,” Xu Mu casually said.

Hearing Xu Mu’s words, Yang Jiang shivered with excitement.

Just the ability to elevate his cultivation to the level of the Martial King Realm was earth-shattering enough, and he did not expect that it could still be further enhanced.

Could the young master elevate me to the Martial Ancestor Realm?

He dared not dream of reaching the Martial Saint Realm, but if he could elevate to be a Martial Arts Grandmaster, he would be a legendary figure.

Even if he had to serve Xu Mu in the next life, he would be willing.

“Yes, yes!”

Yang Jiang nodded repeatedly, restraining his excitement, and retreated.

Not long after he left, Yin Wen walked in.

“I don’t recall asking you to come in, do I?” Xu Mu said evenly.

“I wish to follow my lord faithfully to the death!” Yin Wen said head lowered, somewhat shamed.

The reason why she voluntarily proclaimed her loyalty was partly that she no longer had a place in the county city. Alternatively, she couldn’t stay there herself.

After all, she was nearly sacrificed by the people of the county city.

On the other hand, she was impressed by Xu Mu’s remarkable power.

Joining Xu Mu would certainly be better than staying at the County City Martial Alliance.

Of course, the last straw was Xu Mu’s terrifying ability to forcibly enhance cultivation.

“I can search you if you want, show me what you got,”

For Xu Mu, enhancing cultivation was a breeze, but he was not that generous to simply give it away.

Relationships can be ruined over the smallest things!

Yang Jiang and Zhang Ergou had chosen to follow him when they were at their lowest, so boosting their strength was inconsequential for him.

But now, anyone with some common sense would see that he had little to fear.

Those who came to join him under these circumstances were more likely looking for benefits, and he would naturally not accept them easily.

“My lord, just command me!” Yin Wen gritted her teeth and replied.

She anticipated this. If she had not made significant contributions, how could she have received such favor?

“The major families in the town should still have plenty of beast blood essence. Help me collect it,” Xu Mu said calmly.

Yin Wen hesitated a bit, her beautiful face showing some difficulty.

If she did as Xu Mu requested, she would offend all the factions in the city. After that, not only would she have no place to stand, but she could also face endless assassinations.

She is not Xu Mu with formidable power who doesn’t fear those big families’ assassinations.

The families feared his power and dared not offend him.

But she was just an ordinary War King. They had many ways to kill her.

“I will do it right away.”

Yin Wen gritted her teeth and chose to agree.

Risk is part of seeking wealth and honor. The more you give, the greater the return.

After Yin Wen left, Xu Mu continued to study his martial techniques in his room, until three vast waves of aura, like billowing smoke, approached him from three directions.

“Martial Arts Grandmaster!!!”