Feeling the battle dragon true energy circulating through three meridians in his body, David Walker was filled with joy and fighting spirit.

After dinner, David Walker hurriedly entered the Supreme Divine Hall again and began to cultivate.

Now, he planned to practice the martial art "Flame Dragon Fist."

Martial arts are attacks unleashed by the body’s muscles and bones, driven by true energy.

For different martial arts, the flow of true energy and the movement of muscles and bones are all different. Therefore, the effects of martial arts vary, the moves they produce are different, and their power can differ greatly.

Thus, mastery over true energy and the body is required at a very high level. Without years of hard and persistent training, it is very difficult to truly master a martial art.

The more advanced the martial art, the harder and more complex the control over true energy and the body becomes, but of course, the power is also greater.

David Walker assumed his stance and began to practice.

Above, the chanting from the palace continued to echo, making David Walker's mind exceptionally clear. Some key insights about "Flame Dragon Fist" kept flashing through his mind.

True energy circulated, pouring into both feet, then driving the bones and muscles of his legs.

“Hah!”

With a light shout, David Walker stepped forward, power surging from his feet into his waist and spine. With a twist of his spine, like a great dragon, an even more powerful force surged from his waist into his hands.

Boom!

David Walker threw a punch, power erupting, shaking the air with a thunderous roar.

“First glimpse of the path!” A look of delight flashed in David Walker's eyes.

The cultivation of martial arts is divided into six levels, depending on proficiency.

First glimpse of the path, minor achievement, mastery, perfection, miraculous, unity of man and martial art.

Six levels, each requiring steady progress, impossible to achieve in one leap. The higher the grade of the martial art, the harder it is to improve.

David Walker hadn’t expected that on his first attempt at practicing "Flame Dragon Fist," he could reach the first level, first glimpse of the path.

This was a low-grade yellow-rank martial art. For ordinary people, it would be hard to even get started without several months.

“That chanting from the palace is a huge help to my martial arts cultivation.”

David Walker looked at the palace deep within the steps, pondering in his heart.

David Walker speculated that the main reason he was able to cultivate so quickly was the chanting, and also, his own comprehension was probably quite strong. Since it was so effective, David Walker naturally trained even harder.

Without the Dragon Tiger Pill, David Walker's speed in opening meridians slowed down greatly.

But after three days, he still managed to open the fourth meridian, entering the mid-stage of Meridian Unblocking.

As for "Flame Dragon Fist,"

he had already reached the second level, minor achievement.

However, after three days, his bloodline still hadn’t grown out, and was still slowly developing.

With a slight smile, David Walker exited the Supreme Divine Hall and walked out the door.

As soon as he stepped outside, he saw Autumn Grace returning from outside, her eyes red.

“Young master, please go and bring madam back. She’s been kneeling at the The Thompson Family for several hours now.” Autumn Grace said with a sob.

“What? What happened? Let’s go.”

David Walker hurriedly walked outside with Autumn Grace.

On the way, Autumn Grace told David Walker what had happened.

Ever since Sarah Thompson learned that David Walker could cultivate true energy, she had been overjoyed.

But to cultivate martial arts, one needs cultivation methods and martial skills. So Sarah Thompson thought of the The Walker Family library, hoping to borrow a few manuals for David Walker. But the elder guarding the The Walker Family library was a follower of the Grand Elder, and dismissed Sarah Thompson with the excuse that David Walker was just a useless person.

With no other choice, Sarah Thompson went to James Walker, to the Grand Elder, and even knelt to beg them, but still didn’t get even a single low-grade martial skill.

With nowhere else to turn, Sarah Thompson went to the The Thompson Family, hoping to obtain a cultivation method or martial skill.

The The Thompson Family was a small family in Windfire City, Sarah Thompson's maiden family. Now, it was headed by Sarah Thompson's eldest brother, who was also David Walker's uncle.

But David Walker's uncle refused Sarah Thompson on the grounds that David Walker was a member of the The Walker Family, and the The Thompson Family should not lend out their cultivation methods or martial skills.

Helpless, Sarah Thompson could only kneel in the main hall of the The Thompson Family, hoping to obtain a martial skill.

“Damn it!”

David Walker roared in his heart, his chest filled with rage.

Chapter 4: The Demonic Beast Mountain Range

Windfire City, the The Walker Family was truly a giant among families, unmatched by any other.

The The Thompson Family was originally an obscure small family in Windfire City. Later, because Sarah Thompson married the then head of the The Walker Family, William Walker, the The Thompson Family leveraged the The Walker Family's power to rise rapidly and grow stronger.

David Walker remembered that back then, the The Thompson Family treated Sarah Thompson and him extremely well.

But after William Walker had an accident, the The Thompson Family's attitude toward their mother and son changed, especially after David Walker's grandfather passed away and his uncle took over the The Thompson Family, becoming more and more distant, even ignoring them completely.

Such is the warmth and coldness of human relationships—this is reality.

The The Thompson Family, in the main courtyard.

Sarah Thompson was kneeling there, her whole body trembling slightly.

All around, many members of the The Thompson Family were gathered, pointing and whispering.

At the top of the courtyard, a pot-bellied middle-aged man looked at Sarah Thompson coldly and said, “Little sister, how long are you going to keep kneeling? Aren’t you ashamed?”

He was Sarah Thompson's eldest brother, John Thompson.