Even as the heir of an ancient martial arts family, Ethan Carter had to admit it. The high-level martial prowess displayed by the warriors of this world was nothing short of mythical. No matter what, martial artists from the world of traditional martial arts simply could not compare.

“The powerful methods of tempering muscles, bones, and skin from traditional martial arts, combined with the advanced martial force of this world…”

Ethan Carter muttered to himself, an uncontrollable brilliance flashing ever brighter in his eyes. There was no doubt that if he wanted to catch up with the experts of his sect in the shortest possible time, his only reliance was the mysterious power of traditional martial arts within him.

Once traditional martial arts and the martial force of this world were combined, what lay before him was a brand new, open road.

Time passed slowly. Around midnight, Ethan Carter finished his first medicinal bath body-tempering session in this world.

“This world truly is a paradise for martial artists!”

Ethan Carter looked at his fists in admiration. He could feel that after the medicinal bath, his physical strength had increased significantly.

“Crack!”

Ethan Carter suddenly struck out with a punch. As his fist sliced through the air, it made a sharp cracking sound, like a whip lashing out, burning hot. Clearly, he had firmly returned to the body-tempering stage.

“Not bad, this body is already on par with my previous life’s body.”

Ethan Carter calmed his mind and immediately began practicing his daily essential “Triple Spinal Strike.”

The spine is like a great dragon within the human body; all the muscles, bones, and tendons are connected throughout the body via this dragon. The Triple Spinal Strike utilizes the spine’s function to accumulate the strength of all the body’s muscles, thereby achieving explosive power far beyond normal levels.

Although Ethan Carter’s strength was only at the third level of the body-tempering stage, with the Triple Spinal Strike, he could unleash power that even experts at the Iron Bone stage would find overwhelming.

This martial art was summarized by predecessors from thousands of years of traditional martial arts heritage. It trains three major connective chains throughout the body, and its power-emitting techniques include key points such as bursting, exploding, and leaning. All are explosive techniques. Once unleashed, it’s like a flash flood, unstoppable.

Besides being a powerful explosive technique, this martial art also has a remarkable effect on increasing strength. In his previous life, Ethan Carter was only seventeen but could already defeat some famous martial arts masters. In this world, where vitality was abundant, there was no doubt that the effect of this martial art would be even more powerful.

The Triple Spinal Strike is divided into three levels and is extremely difficult to master. Ethan Carter had only reached the first level so far, having mastered the muscles from both arms to the back. At the highest third level, in theory, one could unleash eight times their own strength—truly terrifying!

Crack, crack, crack!

Ethan Carter stepped with the Yu Step, his body slowly moving through the grand hall. On his back, the great dragon of his spine crackled from head to tail, producing a dense series of bone pops. It was as if a great dragon had come alive and was about to burst out from within.

At first, Ethan Carter’s movements were not very fast. But gradually, his speed increased. His punches became faster and heavier. Muscles, bones, and skin twisted into one, making sharp snapping sounds. Wherever he passed, the air exploded with crackling blasts, as if a humanoid tyrannosaurus was rampaging, filled with destructive power.

In the end, Ethan Carter’s body almost turned into a blur.

“Bang!”

Suddenly, Ethan Carter’s entire skeleton erupted with a continuous series of pops as he fiercely punched the steel wall. Then he abruptly withdrew his power. When he looked up again, he saw a deep fist mark left on the hard, thick steel wall!

If that punch had landed on a person, even their skull would have been shattered. Even an elephant would be killed with a single blow!

The terror of the Triple Spinal Strike was evident!

For several days in a row, Ethan Carter was immersed in this cycle of medicinal baths and training, almost day and night, forgetting to eat or sleep. With this frenzied drive, Ethan Carter’s strength improved steadily at a rate far surpassing others, advancing by leaps and bounds each day.

On the sixth day, Ethan Carter finally opened the main doors.

“Creak!”

The double doors swung open, and Ethan Carter walked out. After days without sunlight, his face was slightly pale. But his entire body radiated a powerful vitality. His steps were solid and steady; just standing there casually, he was like a great cauldron anchoring the place, giving off an extremely powerful aura.

“It’s time to settle the final trouble!”

Ethan Carter looked up at the sky, then walked toward the sect leader’s main hall at the mountain’s peak.

Today was the day when the six elders of the Five Thunder Sect would hold a meeting to discuss stripping Ethan Carter of his position as young sect master!

Chapter 7: The Elders’ Council

The blazing sun shone high in the sky as Ethan Carter walked out from his residence, clearly feeling the strange looks people gave him.

“The six elders are gathering. After today, our Five Thunder Sect will have no young sect master.”

“Heh, isn’t that the truth? It doesn’t matter who’s the young sect master—anyone would be better than that useless one.”

“Can’t blame anyone but the kid himself. If he weren’t so useless, the six elders might not have been able to strip him of his title!”

“He has no skills, yet still wants to be the young sect master. Who would tolerate that?”

“Heh, this is good news for us. Without a young sect master, anyone has a chance to become one!”

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