Chapter 27
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The Forest of Ruin, a few hours ago.
Shi Li was standing idly as he looked at the dirt road that would lead him back to Verdant Breeze Town. The problem he was facing wasn't because of Moddy or anything, but it was still quite a problem.
"The amount of beasts we've killed go beyond the hundreds. I could fit it all into my storage, but wouldn't you think the people would become suspicious of my ability?" Shi Li asked Moddy.
"Nya. I don't how humans work, but they might catch you if you show it-nya. How about leaving most of the corpses here in the outskirts, then having just one corpse in your storage-nya? They'd get the illusion of your storage being small, and you would still get a lot of money-nya," Moddy deduced.
"But then, how do I explain where my storage ability came from?" If Shi Li showed this without a reason, then people would definitely hunt him down.
Moddy closed its beady eyes for a while before getting to a good idea. "Nya! You use the ability when you say "Storage" nya? How about I open my mouth and nya after you say that-nya?"
Shi Li thought it was a great idea, but he had a sad face on. "But wouldn't you that mean you'd end up being the one hunted instead?"
"Nyat to worry. You know what my Aurora Blast could do nya? Also, I'm sure you're there when people try to capture me nyahahaha!"
The last statement was quite true. Shi Li chuckled with Moddy before replying.
"Well, let's go with that then. How about you cast a barrier around the pile of corpses and when a human gets to the proximity of it, the barrier dissipates?"
"Nya...it seems hard without having inner energy, but I can try-nya."
Shi Li opened up the rift and gave Moddy its bongos as he placed almost all the beast corpses into a neat pile beside the path, leaving one corpse to spare.
Afterwards, Moddy casted multiple Aurora Blasts and Enhancement Waltzes with his drums and made sure that only the beast corpses were the only items surrounded by the barrier.
After that was assured, Moddy continued to cast Enhancement Waltz and Aurora Blast on the barrier, making the barrier glow with light as the energy within the barrier increased. After Moddy felt that the amount of skills it used was enough, it casted a Harmony Bind to tie it all together.
Bang!
A qualitative change happened to the barrier where the excess energy flowed around the ray of light from the Harmony Bind, turning into a self-sustaining barrier that would supply energy to where it was needed.
Moddy gave Shi Li the drums back and said, "This is the first time I made a self-sustaining barrier-nya. At most, it can hold on for 6 hours-nya. If I were to practice even more, then I can make longer barriers than that-nya."
Shi Li was surprised that Moddy's first attempt would actually be a success. He didn't mind the time limit as they just had to move faster than usual.
"Well, since that's done, let's go back to my home."
Shi Li gave Moddy the drums again and said, "Cast 10 Enhancement Waltzes on me. We're gonna have to rush our journey."
Moddy nodded and beat on the drum 10 times. At first, a faint gold aura surrounded Shi Li's body, but each Enhancement Waltz after the first one intensified the gold color, turning it into a semi-corporeal aura surrounding Shi Li and Moddy.
'Hmm...how about I combine it with that skill?'
"[Overlimit]!"
As Shi Li said this, a surge of energy was released and spread throughout his body with the speed of a bullet train. With the 10 Enhancement Waltzes affecting the body, the sensation intensified by ten times, which surprised Shi Li.
Shi Li finally kept Moddy's drums into the storage and bent his legs afterward.
"Moddy?"
"Nya?"
"Better on hold tight."
Swoosh!
With his strength at the Second Stage of Skin Tempering, the effect of 10 Enhancement Waltzes and the [Overlimit] skill, Shi Li moved through a large distance with just one step.
"Nyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh..."
...
Shi Li and Moddy slowly walked to the gates without putting an air of arrogance whatsoever.
"Halt!" A voice resounded through the Shi clan gates as two guards showed themselves to Shi Li.
They emanated a terrifying aura to anyone who looked at them, including Shi Li and Moddy. But with their wills being tempered through multiple fights, it was just a small pressure compared to the threat of dying.
"Oh?" A guard raised its eyebrows, surprising that the kid in front of them could withstand their aura.
"What are you doing here in front of the Shi clan gates?" The other guard asked Shi Li.
Even though the aura they emanated was tolerable, their strengths were at an extremely high level compared to Shi Li. Their skins were compacted, their bones screamed of strength and even their organs were fortified. Not to mention, they also have inner energy accumulating in their bodies. What realm were they at?
Well none other than the Peak of Organ Tempering!
'Since they're the Shi clan guards, I guess they'd recognize my face. But this dilemma might be due to my tattered clothes and dirty face.'
Even though Shi Li knew how to make his appearance look good, he was still given glances of disgust as he walked through the streets of Verdant Breeze Town.
Shi Li cupped his hands and bowed politely to the guards. "My name is Shi Li and I have come back from my tempering journey from the Forest of Ruin. Can I enter the Shi clan?"
Hearing Shi Li's name and looking at his appearance, the guards easily connected it to Shi clan patriarch's son with their enhanced minds.
All of a sudden, a guard started to chuckle dryly as he signalled another guard to open the gates. He then waved his hand inwards as he forced out a smile, saying "Ah...haha. It's the Shi clan patriarch's son. It is our mistake of not recognizing you at first glance. Go ahead, do come in!"
The other guard did the same gestures as well, they didn't really want to get fired from their positions.
Shi Li didn't berate them after that and just walked through the gate. It wasn't his style to do so.
'Becoming a guard is quite a good goal as well. Who wouldn't want to use inner energy at their beck and call?'
...
Shi Li headed towards his courtyard first before heading to his father's office. He wanted to look formal as much as possible.
He looked at Moddy and said, "This is my house within the clan, you're free to roam around here as I take a bath."
Moddy jumped down from his left shoulder and ran around with joy. "Nyahahaha! Shi Li's house! So wide-nya!"
As Shi Li looked at Moddy with a smile, he noticed that Moddy's paws dirtied the floor. He then told Moddy to stop and said, "Why not take a bath with me too?"
Moddy didn't know the idea of a bath and said, "Sure-nya!"
...
"Nyaaaahhhh! I hate this bath!"
Moddy tried to run away from the water Shi Li was pouring over its head, but it couldn't really do so as the door was locked.
Shi Li, who had a towel over his waist, ran towards Moddy and said, "We have to look as clean as possible!"
"Nyaaaaaaa! No more water-nyaaaaaaa!"
...
Shi Li wore a dark red robe before combing Moddy's fur neatly.
"Shi Li is a bad friend-nya! I don't like the bath at all-nya!"
Shi Li couldn't help but laugh at Moddy's expression. "Well, taking a bath would allow you to become clean, you know?"
Moddy complained afterwards, "But I can clean myself with a special skill-nya!"
"Oh?" Shi Li said. He grabbed a broom to clean up the dirt on the floor as he asked, "What skill is it?"
"Since I'm clean now, I'll show it in the future-nya," Moddy said.
Shi Li nodded and finished his brooming before telling Moddy to sit on his left shoulder. They then walked towards Shi Xingwan's office.
...
Shi clan, Shi Xingwan's room.
"Do you have any idea as to where Huang Tiankong went?" Shi Xingwan asked his attendant as the Huang clan has been silent for over two weeks now.
The attendant shook his head as he sadly replied, "I apologize Patriarch. But according to our spies within the Huang clan, Huang Tiankong went missing just a few hours ago."
"Missing a few hours ago...could it be?" Shi Xingwan thought up of the possibility, but denied it. He then gestured to the attendant as he turned his head around to look at the clan.
"You may now leave."
"Excuse me then, Patriarch." The attendant bowed and left the office in one swift motion.
Not long after, knocking on the door could be heard, making Shi Xingwan's head turn around.
"Who is it?"
"It's me Father. It's Shi Li," an ever familiar voice to Shi Xingwan resounded through the door.
Shi Xingwan's eyes lit up and laughed with glee. "Come in! Come in!"
Shi Li did what he was told to do and grabbed a chair to sit on after he closed the door behind him.
'This is definitely becoming a routine now,' Shi Li thought inwardly.
Shi Xingwan looked at Shi Li and noticed the white cat on his left shoulder.
"Where'd you get that?"
"Oh, Moddy. I got it from the forest, it's definitely a great help when fighting," Shi Li replied with lies hidden in the truths. He didn't want to scare his father now, did he?
"Oh, I see. Well how did your tempering go, was there any progress?" Shi Xingwan asked.
Shi Li nodded with certainty as he replied respectfully.
"Yes, Father. I was now able to utilize 100% of my attack power in combat and even found a way to incorporate my cultivation technique into my attacks."
He took a deep breath before continuing.
"I also reached the Second Stage of Skin Tempering."
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The Forest of Ruin, a few hours ago.
Shi Li was standing idly as he looked at the dirt road that would lead him back to Verdant Breeze Town. The problem he was facing wasn't because of Moddy or anything, but it was still quite a problem.
"The amount of beasts we've killed go beyond the hundreds. I could fit it all into my storage, but wouldn't you think the people would become suspicious of my ability?" Shi Li asked Moddy.
"Nya. I don't how humans work, but they might catch you if you show it-nya. How about leaving most of the corpses here in the outskirts, then having just one corpse in your storage-nya? They'd get the illusion of your storage being small, and you would still get a lot of money-nya," Moddy deduced.
"But then, how do I explain where my storage ability came from?" If Shi Li showed this without a reason, then people would definitely hunt him down.
Moddy closed its beady eyes for a while before getting to a good idea. "Nya! You use the ability when you say "Storage" nya? How about I open my mouth and nya after you say that-nya?"
Shi Li thought it was a great idea, but he had a sad face on. "But wouldn't you that mean you'd end up being the one hunted instead?"
"Nyat to worry. You know what my Aurora Blast could do nya? Also, I'm sure you're there when people try to capture me nyahahaha!"
The last statement was quite true. Shi Li chuckled with Moddy before replying.
"Well, let's go with that then. How about you cast a barrier around the pile of corpses and when a human gets to the proximity of it, the barrier dissipates?"
"Nya...it seems hard without having inner energy, but I can try-nya."
Shi Li opened up the rift and gave Moddy its bongos as he placed almost all the beast corpses into a neat pile beside the path, leaving one corpse to spare.
Afterwards, Moddy casted multiple Aurora Blasts and Enhancement Waltzes with his drums and made sure that only the beast corpses were the only items surrounded by the barrier.
After that was assured, Moddy continued to cast Enhancement Waltz and Aurora Blast on the barrier, making the barrier glow with light as the energy within the barrier increased. After Moddy felt that the amount of skills it used was enough, it casted a Harmony Bind to tie it all together.
Bang!
A qualitative change happened to the barrier where the excess energy flowed around the ray of light from the Harmony Bind, turning into a self-sustaining barrier that would supply energy to where it was needed.
Moddy gave Shi Li the drums back and said, "This is the first time I made a self-sustaining barrier-nya. At most, it can hold on for 6 hours-nya. If I were to practice even more, then I can make longer barriers than that-nya."
Shi Li was surprised that Moddy's first attempt would actually be a success. He didn't mind the time limit as they just had to move faster than usual.
"Well, since that's done, let's go back to my home."
Shi Li gave Moddy the drums again and said, "Cast 10 Enhancement Waltzes on me. We're gonna have to rush our journey."
Moddy nodded and beat on the drum 10 times. At first, a faint gold aura surrounded Shi Li's body, but each Enhancement Waltz after the first one intensified the gold color, turning it into a semi-corporeal aura surrounding Shi Li and Moddy.
'Hmm...how about I combine it with that skill?'
"[Overlimit]!"
As Shi Li said this, a surge of energy was released and spread throughout his body with the speed of a bullet train. With the 10 Enhancement Waltzes affecting the body, the sensation intensified by ten times, which surprised Shi Li.
Shi Li finally kept Moddy's drums into the storage and bent his legs afterward.
"Moddy?"
"Nya?"
"Better on hold tight."
Swoosh!
With his strength at the Second Stage of Skin Tempering, the effect of 10 Enhancement Waltzes and the [Overlimit] skill, Shi Li moved through a large distance with just one step.
"Nyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh..."
...
Shi Li and Moddy slowly walked to the gates without putting an air of arrogance whatsoever.
"Halt!" A voice resounded through the Shi clan gates as two guards showed themselves to Shi Li.
They emanated a terrifying aura to anyone who looked at them, including Shi Li and Moddy. But with their wills being tempered through multiple fights, it was just a small pressure compared to the threat of dying.
"Oh?" A guard raised its eyebrows, surprising that the kid in front of them could withstand their aura.
"What are you doing here in front of the Shi clan gates?" The other guard asked Shi Li.
Even though the aura they emanated was tolerable, their strengths were at an extremely high level compared to Shi Li. Their skins were compacted, their bones screamed of strength and even their organs were fortified. Not to mention, they also have inner energy accumulating in their bodies. What realm were they at?
Well none other than the Peak of Organ Tempering!
'Since they're the Shi clan guards, I guess they'd recognize my face. But this dilemma might be due to my tattered clothes and dirty face.'
Even though Shi Li knew how to make his appearance look good, he was still given glances of disgust as he walked through the streets of Verdant Breeze Town.
Shi Li cupped his hands and bowed politely to the guards. "My name is Shi Li and I have come back from my tempering journey from the Forest of Ruin. Can I enter the Shi clan?"
Hearing Shi Li's name and looking at his appearance, the guards easily connected it to Shi clan patriarch's son with their enhanced minds.
All of a sudden, a guard started to chuckle dryly as he signalled another guard to open the gates. He then waved his hand inwards as he forced out a smile, saying "Ah...haha. It's the Shi clan patriarch's son. It is our mistake of not recognizing you at first glance. Go ahead, do come in!"
The other guard did the same gestures as well, they didn't really want to get fired from their positions.
Shi Li didn't berate them after that and just walked through the gate. It wasn't his style to do so.
'Becoming a guard is quite a good goal as well. Who wouldn't want to use inner energy at their beck and call?'
...
Shi Li headed towards his courtyard first before heading to his father's office. He wanted to look formal as much as possible.
He looked at Moddy and said, "This is my house within the clan, you're free to roam around here as I take a bath."
Moddy jumped down from his left shoulder and ran around with joy. "Nyahahaha! Shi Li's house! So wide-nya!"
As Shi Li looked at Moddy with a smile, he noticed that Moddy's paws dirtied the floor. He then told Moddy to stop and said, "Why not take a bath with me too?"
Moddy didn't know the idea of a bath and said, "Sure-nya!"
...
"Nyaaaahhhh! I hate this bath!"
Moddy tried to run away from the water Shi Li was pouring over its head, but it couldn't really do so as the door was locked.
Shi Li, who had a towel over his waist, ran towards Moddy and said, "We have to look as clean as possible!"
"Nyaaaaaaa! No more water-nyaaaaaaa!"
...
Shi Li wore a dark red robe before combing Moddy's fur neatly.
"Shi Li is a bad friend-nya! I don't like the bath at all-nya!"
Shi Li couldn't help but laugh at Moddy's expression. "Well, taking a bath would allow you to become clean, you know?"
Moddy complained afterwards, "But I can clean myself with a special skill-nya!"
"Oh?" Shi Li said. He grabbed a broom to clean up the dirt on the floor as he asked, "What skill is it?"
"Since I'm clean now, I'll show it in the future-nya," Moddy said.
Shi Li nodded and finished his brooming before telling Moddy to sit on his left shoulder. They then walked towards Shi Xingwan's office.
...
Shi clan, Shi Xingwan's room.
"Do you have any idea as to where Huang Tiankong went?" Shi Xingwan asked his attendant as the Huang clan has been silent for over two weeks now.
The attendant shook his head as he sadly replied, "I apologize Patriarch. But according to our spies within the Huang clan, Huang Tiankong went missing just a few hours ago."
"Missing a few hours ago...could it be?" Shi Xingwan thought up of the possibility, but denied it. He then gestured to the attendant as he turned his head around to look at the clan.
"You may now leave."
"Excuse me then, Patriarch." The attendant bowed and left the office in one swift motion.
Not long after, knocking on the door could be heard, making Shi Xingwan's head turn around.
"Who is it?"
"It's me Father. It's Shi Li," an ever familiar voice to Shi Xingwan resounded through the door.
Shi Xingwan's eyes lit up and laughed with glee. "Come in! Come in!"
Shi Li did what he was told to do and grabbed a chair to sit on after he closed the door behind him.
'This is definitely becoming a routine now,' Shi Li thought inwardly.
Shi Xingwan looked at Shi Li and noticed the white cat on his left shoulder.
"Where'd you get that?"
"Oh, Moddy. I got it from the forest, it's definitely a great help when fighting," Shi Li replied with lies hidden in the truths. He didn't want to scare his father now, did he?
"Oh, I see. Well how did your tempering go, was there any progress?" Shi Xingwan asked.
Shi Li nodded with certainty as he replied respectfully.
"Yes, Father. I was now able to utilize 100% of my attack power in combat and even found a way to incorporate my cultivation technique into my attacks."
He took a deep breath before continuing.
"I also reached the Second Stage of Skin Tempering."
The Forest of Ruin, a few hours ago. Shi Li was standing idly as he looked at the dirt road that would lead him back to Verdant Breeze Town. The problem he was facing wasn't because of Moddy or anything, but it was still quite a problem. "The amount of beasts we've killed go beyond the hundreds. I could fit it all into my storage, but wouldn't you think the people would become suspicious of my ability?" Shi Li asked Moddy. "Nya. I don't how humans work, but they might catch you if you show it-nya. How about leaving most of the corpses here in the outskirts, then having just one corpse in your storage-nya? They'd get the illusion of your storage being small, and you would still get a lot of money-nya," Moddy deduced. "But then, how do I explain where my storage ability came from?" If Shi Li showed this without a reason, then people would definitely hunt him down. Moddy closed its beady eyes for a while before getting to a good idea. "Nya! You use the ability when you say "Storage" nya? How about I open my mouth and nya after you say that-nya?" Shi Li thought it was a great idea, but he had a sad face on. "But wouldn't you that mean you'd end up being the one hunted instead?" "Nyat to worry. You know what my Aurora Blast could do nya? Also, I'm sure you're there when people try to capture me nyahahaha!" The last statement was quite true. Shi Li chuckled with Moddy before replying. "Well, let's go with that then. How about you cast a barrier around the pile of corpses and when a human gets to the proximity of it, the barrier dissipates?" "Nya...it seems hard without having inner energy, but I can try-nya." Shi Li opened up the rift and gave Moddy its bongos as he placed almost all the beast corpses into a neat pile beside the path, leaving one corpse to spare. Afterwards, Moddy casted multiple Aurora Blasts and Enhancement Waltzes with his drums and made sure that only the beast corpses were the only items surrounded by the barrier. After that was assured, Moddy continued to cast Enhancement Waltz and Aurora Blast on the barrier, making the barrier glow with light as the energy within the barrier increased. After Moddy felt that the amount of skills it used was enough, it casted a Harmony Bind to tie it all together. Bang! A qualitative change happened to the barrier where the excess energy flowed around the ray of light from the Harmony Bind, turning into a self-sustaining barrier that would supply energy to where it was needed. Moddy gave Shi Li the drums back and said, "This is the first time I made a self-sustaining barrier-nya. At most, it can hold on for 6 hours-nya. If I were to practice even more, then I can make longer barriers than that-nya." Shi Li was surprised that Moddy's first attempt would actually be a success. He didn't mind the time limit as they just had to move faster than usual. "Well, since that's done, let's go back to my home." Shi Li gave Moddy the drums again and said, "Cast 10 Enhancement Waltzes on me. We're gonna have to rush our journey." Moddy nodded and beat on the drum 10 times. At first, a faint gold aura surrounded Shi Li's body, but each Enhancement Waltz after the first one intensified the gold color, turning it into a semi-corporeal aura surrounding Shi Li and Moddy. 'Hmm...how about I combine it with that skill?' "Overlimit!" As Shi Li said this, a surge of energy was released and spread throughout his body with the speed of a bullet train. With the 10 Enhancement Waltzes affecting the body, the sensation intensified by ten times, which surprised Shi Li. Shi Li finally kept Moddy's drums into the storage and bent his legs afterward. "Moddy?" "Nya?" "Better on hold tight." Swoosh! With his strength at the Second Stage of Skin Tempering, the effect of 10 Enhancement Waltzes and the Overlimit skill, Shi Li moved through a large distance with just one step. "Nyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh..." ... Shi Li and Moddy slowly walked to the gates without putting an air of arrogance whatsoever. "Halt!" A voice resounded through the Shi clan gates as two guards showed themselves to Shi Li. They emanated a terrifying aura to anyone who looked at them, including Shi Li and Moddy. But with their wills being tempered through multiple fights, it was just a small pressure compared to the threat of dying. "Oh?" A guard raised its eyebrows, surprising that the kid in front of them could withstand their aura. "What are you doing here in front of the Shi clan gates?" The other guard asked Shi Li. Even though the aura they emanated was tolerable, their strengths were at an extremely high level compared to Shi Li. Their skins were compacted, their bones screamed of strength and even their organs were fortified. Not to mention, they also have inner energy accumulating in their bodies. What realm were they at? Well none other than the Peak of Organ Tempering! 'Since they're the Shi clan guards, I guess they'd recognize my face. But this dilemma might be due to my tattered clothes and dirty face.' Even though Shi Li knew how to make his appearance look good, he was still given glances of disgust as he walked through the streets of Verdant Breeze Town. Shi Li cupped his hands and bowed politely to the guards. "My name is Shi Li and I have come back from my tempering journey from the Forest of Ruin. Can I enter the Shi clan?" Hearing Shi Li's name and looking at his appearance, the guards easily connected it to Shi clan patriarch's son with their enhanced minds. All of a sudden, a guard started to chuckle dryly as he signalled another guard to open the gates. He then waved his hand inwards as he forced out a smile, saying "Ah...haha. It's the Shi clan patriarch's son. It is our mistake of not recognizing you at first glance. Go ahead, do come in!" The other guard did the same gestures as well, they didn't really want to get fired from their positions. Shi Li didn't berate them after that and just walked through the gate. It wasn't his style to do so. 'Becoming a guard is quite a good goal as well. Who wouldn't want to use inner energy at their beck and call?' ... Shi Li headed towards his courtyard first before heading to his father's office. He wanted to look formal as much as possible. He looked at Moddy and said, "This is my house within the clan, you're free to roam around here as I take a bath." Moddy jumped down from his left shoulder and ran around with joy. "Nyahahaha! Shi Li's house! So wide-nya!" As Shi Li looked at Moddy with a smile, he noticed that Moddy's paws dirtied the floor. He then told Moddy to stop and said, "Why not take a bath with me too?" Moddy didn't know the idea of a bath and said, "Sure-nya!" ... "Nyaaaahhhh! I hate this bath!" Moddy tried to run away from the water Shi Li was pouring over its head, but it couldn't really do so as the door was locked. Shi Li, who had a towel over his waist, ran towards Moddy and said, "We have to look as clean as possible!" "Nyaaaaaaa! No more water-nyaaaaaaa!" ... Shi Li wore a dark red robe before combing Moddy's fur neatly. "Shi Li is a bad friend-nya! I don't like the bath at all-nya!" Shi Li couldn't help but laugh at Moddy's expression. "Well, taking a bath would allow you to become clean, you know?" Moddy complained afterwards, "But I can clean myself with a special skill-nya!" "Oh?" Shi Li said. He grabbed a broom to clean up the dirt on the floor as he asked, "What skill is it?" "Since I'm clean now, I'll show it in the future-nya," Moddy said. Shi Li nodded and finished his brooming before telling Moddy to sit on his left shoulder. They then walked towards Shi Xingwan's office. ... Shi clan, Shi Xingwan's room. "Do you have any idea as to where Huang Tiankong went?" Shi Xingwan asked his attendant as the Huang clan has been silent for over two weeks now. The attendant shook his head as he sadly replied, "I apologize Patriarch. But according to our spies within the Huang clan, Huang Tiankong went missing just a few hours ago." "Missing a few hours ago...could it be?" Shi Xingwan thought up of the possibility, but denied it. He then gestured to the attendant as he turned his head around to look at the clan. "You may now leave." "Excuse me then, Patriarch." The attendant bowed and left the office in one swift motion. Not long after, knocking on the door could be heard, making Shi Xingwan's head turn around. "Who is it?" "It's me Father. It's Shi Li," an ever familiar voice to Shi Xingwan resounded through the door. Shi Xingwan's eyes lit up and laughed with glee. "Come in! Come in!" Shi Li did what he was told to do and grabbed a chair to sit on after he closed the door behind him. 'This is definitely becoming a routine now,' Shi Li thought inwardly. Shi Xingwan looked at Shi Li and noticed the white cat on his left shoulder. "Where'd you get that?" "Oh, Moddy. I got it from the forest, it's definitely a great help when fighting," Shi Li replied with lies hidden in the truths. He didn't want to scare his father now, did he? "Oh, I see. Well how did your tempering go, was there any progress?" Shi Xingwan asked. Shi Li nodded with certainty as he replied respectfully. "Yes, Father. I was now able to utilize 100% of my attack power in combat and even found a way to incorporate my cultivation technique into my attacks." He took a deep breath before continuing. "I also reached the Second Stage of Skin Tempering."
