“Boneless Soft Fist is the best foundational martial art. It can serve as the basic technique for six types of martial arts: fist, palm, claw, finger, leg, and movement techniques. It can even replace the basic martial arts card for many weapon-based martial arts. This effectively reduces the number of basic martial arts cards you need to equip, saving martial arts slots for higher-level martial arts cards. A character’s martial arts slots are limited... Forget it, this game is so simple, you’ll figure it out quickly on your own!”

　　Henry Clark seemed to be talking to William Harper, but also seemed to be talking to herself: “I know full well that once you leave, you won’t come back. Yet I’m still wasting your time, rambling on about these useless things. Maybe it’s just that I haven’t seen you in so long, and I really want to chat with you! I’d better not say too much, or you’ll think I’m an old nag!”

　　A slight pang hit William Harper’s heart. He made a nonchalant gesture. He hadn’t really wanted to play any game, especially this damned All-Class Martial God. He knew perfectly well that once he left, he would never enter this game again, but he didn’t want to be that honest about it.

　　Sometimes, the truth can hurt people—and break their hearts!

　　He had never wanted to hurt Henry Clark, nor had he ever made Henry Clark sad!

　　Henry Clark spoke again, her tone becoming flat, with barely any inflection, hiding all her emotions.

　　She waved her hand, and the wall displayed an image: a picturesque little village nestled by mountains and water, more beautiful than most famous tourist towns.

　　“There are thirty-six beginner quests in total, but you don’t need to worry. They’re all very simple, and you’ll definitely finish them in two hours.” Henry Clark said calmly, “Open the beginner quests—each one has hints. Just follow the quest prompts, and once you finish the beginner quests, you’ll have the option to exit the game.”

　　Following the prompts, William Harper quickly figured out how to play the game. With Henry Clark’s guidance, he unlocked three character cards. As long as you insert a character card into the base of the character pool—which looks a lot like a cultivation slot—the character will appear in the pool. Sealing your own body is also quite simple: just walk into the character pool, and the system will automatically operate to maintain the original body’s life support.

Chapter 7: Killed the Village Belle Mrs. Thompson!

　　William Harper sealed his own body in a character pool and chose the character card “White-Robed Scholar.”

　　In the next instant!

　　He transformed into a handsome young man and appeared in the room.

　　Henry Clark’s voice sounded softly in his ear, tinged with a bit of melancholy: “From here on, it’s out of my hands. Take care of yourself!” William Harper waved his hand. He didn’t know if Henry Clark could see him, but he definitely didn’t want to look back.

　　William Harper passed through the wall and soon saw a burly village woman sunbathing at her courtyard gate. According to the quest prompt, he needed to go over and chat with this robust aunt for a bit to complete the first beginner quest and receive the next quest prompt.

　　William Harper perked up and walked over, calling out loudly, “Auntie! May I ask if you know where nearby I can find…” Before he could finish, the burly aunt couldn’t help but curse, “Why are there so many lecherous men around these days? Even if I do have a bit of charm, I can’t stand being hit on by you men all the time!”

　　William Harper nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. He wasn’t one to hold back, so he retorted directly, “Auntie! Have you really not looked in the mirror? With your looks, if you’re attracting bees and butterflies, those bees and butterflies must be blind!”

　　The burly aunt leapt up in anger and shouted, “Pervert, prepare to die!” She swung a palm at him, fierce and powerful, actually showing some martial skill—her style was all about brute force.

　　William Harper had always been a good student and had never been in a fight. He hurriedly stepped back a few paces and equipped the Minor Vitality Technique and Boneless Soft Fist.

　　The Minor Vitality Technique couldn’t be used for combat, which was fine, but once he equipped Boneless Soft Fist, William Harper immediately felt his flexibility and agility rise to a whole new level. He could now easily perform moves that he could never have done before.

　　The All-Class Martial God system was also very considerate, providing voice prompts on how to perform the moves, even offering motion assistance. When William Harper threw a punch, the system automatically adjusted him to the standard posture, making his movements smooth and natural.

　　Following the system’s voice prompts, he spread his hands, left hand blocking, right hand attacking, his posture graceful and confident—just like a master with over a decade of training. With one punch, he struck the burly aunt right in the chest, making her let out a miserable, piercing scream.

　　The system adjusted the light absorbed by his eyes, making William Harper’s vision flash red for a moment, and gave a prompt: “You have completed a hidden quest: Killed the village belle Mrs. Thompson!”

　　William Harper stared in astonishment as Mrs. Thompson collapsed to the ground with an absurdly exaggerated, obviously fake fall, hitting the ground with a thud. She slowly turned into a puff of white mist, drifting away on the wind without a trace, leaving only a card floating gently to the ground.

　　Character: Shrew (Mrs. Thompson)

　　Quality: Commoner

　　Star Level: ☆

　　Level: 1/10

　　Root Bone: 5.8

　　Martial Power: 3

　　Lifespan: 38

　　Card Slots: Martial Arts (1) Items (1) Special (0)

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