He arrived at a nationally renowned, legitimate bathhouse called "Insignificance," and spent 688 yuan out of the 1,540 yuan he had on him to rent a room for the night and take a medicinal bath.

Time flew by, and it was already noon the next day.

The medicinal effects needed three to five days to be fully absorbed and converted into his own vitality. If he diligently practiced martial arts, not only could he shorten this period, but he could also enhance the effects of the medicinal bath.

Considering he had only a little over 800 yuan left, Samuel Thompson spent more than 600 yuan to buy various outdoor survival supplies. After packing up his ID and other belongings, he left the apartment and headed to Rocky Mountain, forty kilometers outside Yaoyang City.

Rocky Mountain is one of the branches of the Ankos Mountain Range, stretching out from Yaoyang City, running through Yaoyang and even the entire Keli Province, extending for more than 480 kilometers. Several rivers within Yaoyang City originate from Rocky Mountain.

After half a day, Samuel Thompson arrived at the foot of Rocky Mountain and found a spot with a good environment to set up his belongings.

Since he had already wasted quite a bit of time, he didn’t bother pitching his camping tent and immediately began practicing the Star God Body-Tempering Fist.

This martial art, originating from another timeline and focusing more on spiritual tempering, was practiced by him over and over again.

Each repetition squeezed out all his strength, each repetition dug deep into the potential hidden within his cells.

With the help of the medicinal energy settling in his body, he practiced the form fourteen times in one day. Heat surged from his entire body, almost forming a cloud of steam above his head.

If a Daoist disciple had witnessed this scene, they might have suspected it was the legendary "Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown, Five Qi Facing the Origin."

The first day passed peacefully.

On the grassland at the foot of the mountain, only the sound of Samuel Thompson practicing his fist echoed, continuing until the latter half of the night.

However, by the afternoon of the second day, this grassland, surrounded by green mountains and clear waters, welcomed a group of unexpected visitors.

It was a team of fourteen camping enthusiasts.

The group consisted of six men and eight women, many of whom were couples, walking in with various camping equipment.

Seeing Samuel Thompson's tent here, the group of more than a dozen people didn’t mind and immediately set up their own tents.

The spot they chose was picturesque, surrounded by mountains and water, and not far from the mountain path—truly an excellent place for camping.

Samuel Thompson saw these people but said nothing. He simply moved a bit farther away while practicing, heading to a small grove a hundred meters away.

He was currently in the golden period of refining the medicinal energy and didn’t intend to waste another half day just to avoid these people.

Chapter 6: Realm

Martial arts can be divided into training methods and combat techniques.

Forms like the Three-Body Stance, Coiling Dragon Post, and Five-Animal Frolics are all training methods, used to temper the body, strengthen the physique, and prolong life.

The Star God Body-Tempering Fist is one of the top training methods. Not only does it push the body’s potential to the limit and temper the physique, but it also nourishes the spirit and enhances neural response, making the senses sharper and the mind clearer.

After a month of hard training, Samuel Thompson's physical fitness was already no weaker than that of a robust adult. Now, with the medicinal energy tempering his body, his physique was further enhanced, almost on par with an ordinary special forces soldier.

But...

In martial arts, aside from training methods, combat techniques are also crucial.

As for the martial arts traditions passed down in the Kingdom of Shaya and even throughout ASEAN, Samuel Thompson had only heard bits and pieces, not knowing the details. He had only vaguely heard of terms like "Ming Jin," "An Jin," and "Hua Jin," similar to those on Earth in another timeline, but whether these concepts were real was unverified.

However, he didn’t need to verify them.

The memories of that “Samuel Thompson” contained countless beginner-level combat techniques. Over the past month, Samuel Thompson had already prepared himself; he just hadn’t had the chance to truly practice them with his own body.

The injury to his left arm from holding back against the six security guards in the Chijia incident had taught him a lesson.

Showing mercy to an enemy is leaving hidden dangers for oneself.

Therefore...

He needed killing moves.

In battle, he needed a move that could kill with a single strike.

"Extreme Nine Forms, Infinite Ten Forms!"

Samuel Thompson warmed up his body.

At his current level of physical strength, he could only practice the first form of the Extreme Nine Forms—Collapse!

As the name suggests, "Extreme" means pushing the power his body can currently bear to the limit.

And "Infinite"...

Is to break through that limit and create infinite possibilities.

The first form of Extreme...

Collapse.

In Samuel Thompson's mind, memories of this move flowed like a stream, being rehearsed over and over on a spiritual level.

After a long while, he suddenly moved. His blood and energy surged, his feet exerted force, power shot through his spine, and his right arm blasted out like a cannon...

"Bang!"

A tree as thick as an adult’s arm in front of him snapped with a crack under the force of the collapsing punch, crashing to the ground as a shower of leaves scattered in all directions.

Looking at the half-broken tree lying on the ground, Samuel Thompson gradually calmed his energy and blood, mentally reviewing every detail of the punch he had just thrown.

As for the scraped skin on his right hand, he ignored it...

"Hmm?"

At this moment, as Samuel Thompson snapped out of his thoughts, he seemed to sense something. He suddenly turned his upper body, his gaze sharp as a sword, stabbing straight toward a woman holding a camera forty meters away.

The woman was startled, and her hands trembled, almost dropping her camera.