Fundamentally, everyone was the same. That wasn't an issue. Hidden Force was Hidden Force, after all; it wasn't as if no one else possessed it.

But when Zhang Beixing revealed that his Hidden Force could grow without limit, the nature of the matter changed.

It was like the Spring and Autumn Warring States period. On battlefields filled with meticulous rituals and manners, a figure like Sun Tzu suddenly burst forth. He shouted, "War is deception!" while kicking groins, pinching nipples, and throwing sand.

It was a completely paradigm-shifting assault, like an attack from a higher dimension of strategy! There was simply no way to fight back!

Liu Yi and Elder Chen recalled the fifteen human traffickers Zhang Beixing had personally killed.

No wonder they had found no fatal external wounds on them, yet their internal organs were so utterly shattered. They had been wondering how ordinary Hidden Force couldn't achieve such a result. Who could have imagined Zhang Beixing's Hidden Force could grow without limit! It was truly beyond belief!

At this, both of them couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Liu Yi pondered how Zhang Beixing had managed to make his Hidden Force grow limitlessly.

Elder Chen, however, considered far more. Beyond Liu Yi's thoughts, he also wondered how Zhang Beixing had learned their Chen Family's Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade. He had initially assumed Chen Rourou had taught him. But now, comparing their respective proficiency in the Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade, it was evident Chen Rourou couldn't have been the one! He recalled how Chen Rourou had mysteriously approached him, asking to film a video of him. Elder Chen realized that the strange occurrences of the past two days suddenly made perfect sense. He had been puzzled why Chen Rourou suddenly wanted to film him and how she had then transformed into a genius overnight. It turned out Zhang Beixing had learned the Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade from that martial arts training video of his! And he had subsequently taught it to Chen Rourou!

With this understanding, Elder Chen glared disapprovingly at Chen Rourou.

Chen Rourou immediately flinched, her neck shrinking, and she timidly hid within the crowd, not daring to make a sound. She was secretly relieved that bringing Zhang Beixing had indeed been the right decision.

At that moment, Elder Chen's primary focus wasn't on her.

After glaring at Chen Rourou, Elder Chen said nothing more.

He just looked at Zhang Beixing, his mind on that incomprehensible, limitlessly growing Hidden Force, and asked, "Nephew Zhang, besides the growth of your Hidden Force, did your body undergo any other changes after practicing the Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade?"

Upon hearing his question, Zhang Beixing thought for a moment and said, "Apart from the Hidden Force, the other change... is that my blood, after practice, becomes very... viscous, yes, viscous! It's like a thick, boiled-down paste, extremely dense. Also, my breaths have become exceptionally long; each breath resonates with the blood within my body, producing a subtle thunderous rumble. This promotes my blood flow and feels extremely comforting!"

He candidly described his true sensations after practicing the Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade.

Hearing this, Elder Chen compared it to his own experiences after practicing—where his blood would thrum and his Qi and Blood would flow freely.

He realized the difference in the Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade they practiced wasn't just significant; it was as if they were practicing two entirely different cultivation techniques.

Blood as thick as paste? Breath like a subtle thunderous rumble? No, wait... are the effects of your Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade really *that* remarkable?

Elder Chen was envious, but such results were beyond his reach. It simply wasn't something an ordinary person could achieve. Especially the Blood Like Mercury Slurry. That was essentially a double-edged sword. If the blood could flow, it naturally had tremendous benefits for the body: expelling toxins, rejuvenating the system, extending life, and maintaining youth. But if it couldn't move, it meant a fatal blockage—a heart attack! It was only because Zhang Beixing had simultaneously achieved Blood Like Mercury Slurry and Qi like Thunder, the two combining, that he had avoided disaster. Anyone else would have died long ago, beyond any hope of revival! You've really taken this life-nourishing Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade Cultivation Technique to a whole new level!

Looking at Zhang Beixing, Elder Chen mused that perhaps this was what it meant to be a genius. Even when practicing the exact same thing, in the hands of a genius, it could be transformed into something utterly astonishing, something that left others dumbfounded by such dazzling feats. First, the limitlessly growing Hidden Force, and now Qi like Thunder and Blood Like Mercury Slurry. Each of these phenomena, on its own, defied all common sense.

Elder Chen recalled Zhang Beixing's earlier mention of the "Three-in-One Resonance" concept. Could this be the reason for so many changes in Nephew Zhang's body? he wondered. At this moment, only this concept—something he had never encountered before—seemed capable of explaining the transformations occurring within Zhang Beixing.

Hearing Elder Chen's soft muttering, Zhang Beixing began to think his condition was very serious. Feeling a growing unease in his heart, he looked at Elder Chen and asked, "Chen Taishan, from what you're implying, these changes happening to me... they aren't good, are they? Is there really no risk I'll just... explode and die?"

If that were the case, he decided, he would immediately stop practicing the Hidden Force version of the Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade. He wouldn't touch it again until all his attributes had significantly improved. After all, no matter how incredible the martial arts or how much his Hidden Force increased, it would all be for naught if he lost his life.

Hearing Zhang Beixing's words, Elder Chen shook his head and said, "Given your current condition, you might experience some discomfort, but exploding and dying... that should be highly unlikely. After all, if there were truly a critical problem, it would have surfaced long before now. Of course, I'm not saying problems won't arise in the future. That will depend on how far you can develop and what you ultimately make of this Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade."

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