Apocalypse: Grinding EXP through Hunting

Chapter 228: Chapter 217: The Gang’s General Assembly

She didn’t continue, as if afraid of hurting Tang Wen’s fragile ego.

Tang Wen pursed his lips. "Let’s make a bet! If I win, not only will I do *this and that*, but I also want *here, there, and here*!"

His roguish hands started to wander.

Shui Yun couldn’t take it anymore. Twisting her waist, she sprang up, using the strength of her willow-like waist to flip him over. "And what if you lose?"

"Lose? If I lose, I’ll be heartbroken. I’ll need Senior Sister to comfort me fiercely, with some *this and that*, and also *here*... Mmph!"

Shui Yun was so exasperated by his shamelessness that she laughed, leaned down, and fiercely kissed him, shutting him up!

They spent half the night whispering intimately, though nothing truly happened.

But as Tang Wen revealed his secrets, the two of them grew even closer.

Oh, to be precise, it wasn’t just Tang Wen who revealed secrets.

He also pressed Shui Yun to tell him some of her unknown stories, like if she had ever liked anyone before, or about embarrassing moments from her youth.

Unable to refuse him, Shui Yun reluctantly shared quite a few.

She had been involved in struggles for a long time and had developed a bit of a politician’s style.

Politicians, after all!

The main thing is to be shameless.

But talking about those embarrassing childhood stories still made her flush.

"Oh, right, Senior Sister, I have a Cultivation Technique for you."

Curiosity flickered in Shui Yun’s eyes.

Tang Wen fished out a sheet of Kraft Paper from between several layers of the mattress.

"Here, the Bai Family’s Spiritual Meditation Method."

Shui Yun didn’t take it. Instead, she deftly gathered her long hair, which Tang Wen had mussed up, and tied it into a bun. She said casually, "Our Black Water Gang’s Meditation Technique isn’t bad either, hmm?"

"A maximum of forty-nine spiritual characters?"

The beauty’s stunned expression was rather adorable.

Tang Wen didn’t hold back, pulling her in and smothering her with kisses!

"How are you going to thank me, Senior Sister?"

The moment she met Tang Wen’s gaze, she knew the rascal was up to no good and immediately scoffed at him.

"Senior Sister, you’re not planning to go back on your word, are you?"

"Junior Brother doesn’t trust me, boo hoo hoo, I’m so hurt..."

Shui Yun started to fake-cry happily.

Tang Wen: ...

The Meditation Technique in the Black Water Gang, when cultivated to its Peak, had a maximum of forty-two pictographic characters.

It was quite a bit worse than the Bai Family’s.

Shui Yun was overjoyed. A better Meditation Technique meant a great deal.

She was more indulgent with Tang Wen as he took the opportunity to get handsy.

Tossing the Meditation Technique aside, she held his head with both hands...

Dawn broke.

The two of them sat at the table eating breakfast, playing the sickeningly sweet game of feeding each other.

Yet, the female housekeeper and Liang Yu watched them with envy.

"What are you planning to do about the Bai Family’s exploration team?"

The two walked hand-in-hand through the garden.

Tang Wen casually plucked a Chinese rose, handed it to Shui Yun, and said slowly:

"They’re colluding with the Boat Gang. I want to try startling the snake to see if I can lure them to Vice Gang Leader Lin’s residence at a specific time."

"You really have it in for Vice Gang Leader Lin, don’t you..."

"Senior Sister, that wretched old man is even worse than you can imagine! He has regular meetings with the Huang Family."

Shui Yun frowned slightly. "I know a little about it. For now, don’t worry about it too much. The most important thing is to increase your strength."

Tang Wen knew it too. On the surface, his strength was too weak.

So weak that within the gang, he could only be a pawn, relying on Shui Yun’s protection just to maintain his footing.

The reason he had told Shui Yun so much last night was, first, the timing was right, and he felt their relationship had reached that point.

Second, after the effects of the Azure Stone Slab weakened, his Spiritual Power cultivation speed had slowed down considerably.

He needed the gang to provide him with higher-level Cultivation Resources.

For example, Cultivation Resources useful for the Sixth Grade.

They would surely help him cultivate faster.

"From now on, I’m going to put on a more dazzling performance," Tang Wen said, and he and Shui Yun exchanged a knowing smile.

They both understood what the other was thinking.

Before she left, Shui Yun added, "Don’t push yourself too hard."

She didn’t ask what Tang Wen’s actual strength was.

Judging by his confidence, she guessed he was probably a First-class Martial Artist. ’Hmm, or maybe even a Peak Martial Artist?’

Mounting her High-level Exotic Beast, she gave a self-deprecating laugh. ’Shui Yun, oh, Shui Yun, you’re getting ahead of yourself!’

’A Peak Martial Artist? My Junior Brother is only... Hmm, how old is he, anyway?’

[Visualization Martial Arts, Stealth Technique, Master (1987/3000)]

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[Visualization Martial Arts, Stealth Technique, Master (2487/3000)]

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[Visualization Martial Arts, Stealth Technique, Master (3000/3000)]

After his Spiritual Power reached Great Success, Tang Wen had many bold ideas.

For instance, turning invisible along with his Guard Captain, Liang Yu.

Or, for another example, having her lie on the bed, and then turning himself, the steel bedframe, her, and the housekeeper who insisted on joining them all invisible!

The two women could be fooling around on the bed, and their forms would remain hidden.

「Three days after Shui Yun’s visit」

Tang Wen’s Stealth Technique hit a bottleneck.

Night fell, and a crescent moon hung in the sky.

The faint moonlight shone on the window lattice.

Tang Wen went into the courtyard and turned invisible under the moonlight.

His arm began to turn transparent.

It was a success, but not a complete one.

There was still a faint shadow on the ground.

He focused his Spiritual Power again, trying repeatedly.

There’s only one word for it: brute force!

[Visualization Martial Arts, Stealth Technique, Mastery (1/6000)]

’Success!’

With a thought, Tang Wen concealed his entire aura; his footsteps, his breathing, and even his footprints vanished.

A smile touched Tang Wen’s lips. ’Invisibility Technique!’

’No, it’s a concealment effect more advanced than the Invisibility Technique!’

’If I used this to visit a women’s bathhouse... COUGH COUGH, I mean, a clubhouse, I could just turn invisible and leave without paying. Wouldn’t people not even be able to smell the perfume on me?’

Tang Wen turned and looked at the small building where he lived.

His Spiritual Power washed over it like water.

The small building vanished into thin air.

"Now, this is more like it! This is what being Extraordinary should feel like."

Since he was the one controlling the disappearance with his Spiritual Power, in his eyes, the building before him was transparent, like an object made of glass.

’Too bad it’s still solid.’

The moment that thought surfaced, he couldn’t help but laugh at himself. ’How could it not be solid?’

’At the end of the day, it’s just a mental Stealth Technique.’

He maintained it for several minutes before withdrawing the Stealth Technique.

[Visualization Martial Arts, Stealth Technique, Mastery (1→31/6000)]

"Hm?" A glint appeared in Tang Wen’s eyes. ’Looks like my Spiritual Power really has skyrocketed. I can probably level up the Stealth Technique again in a short time.’

’If my Stealth Technique is like this, then my Golden Bell Shield must have also had a breakthrough due to the surge in my Spiritual Power.’

’Then...’

’What about the Shocking Fist?’

’Before, I could only stack up to a six-fold Shocking Fist because my body and spirit couldn’t keep up. What about now?’

His eyes lit up.

He immediately rushed to Seven Kills Hall.

「Underground Training Hall」

Seven-fold Shocking Fist!

BUZZ, BUZZ, BUZZ!

A strange vibration emanated from underground.

RUMBLE...

The floor and walls, which could withstand an Extraordinary-level bombardment, began to shake.

But Tang Wen hadn’t struck the wall directly.

He was just repeatedly striking the air.

And that alone caused the entire building to vibrate.

Eightfold Shocking Fist!

His fist left overlapping afterimages, as if he were punching in front of a high-speed camera.

It looked like he had thrown countless punches, but in the end, it was only a single strike.

The rapidly compressed air slammed into the wall, making the entire small building tremble.

It was late at night, and besides the person on night watch, there wasn’t a soul in sight at Seven Kills Hall.

Tang Wen quickly familiarized himself with the Eightfold Shocking Fist.

However, he noticed a problem.

The Shocking Fist he was using was still the Fire Division’s technique, the Mountain-Shattering Cannon.

His own Dark Ability had no chance to be used.

’Hmm, it’s time to practice the Sky-soaring Shock from the Dark Divine Fist!’

Of course, he couldn’t neglect the Mountain-Shattering Cannon either.

It would naturally have its time to shine when he needed to ambush someone.

So, Tang Wen settled into the small building for closed-door cultivation.

Every day, he practiced Basic Techniques like Concealment, the Golden Bell Shield, and the Eight Vajra Techniques.

At night, he practiced the Night Divine Fist.

He didn’t just practice the Shocking Fist.

He practiced all of them, from the first form to the eighth.

[Visualization Martial Arts, Night Divine Fist, Mastery (5397/6000)]

In just ten short days, his Night Divine Fist had nearly reached the threshold of the Expert level.

Tang Wen also came to understand a principle: that physical Attributes, including one’s spirit and Constitution, were the foundation of everything.

One’s Talent for Martial Arts lay within these two.

To a certain extent, spirit determined one’s comprehension.

Constitution represented one’s root and bone.

With good comprehension and excellent root and bone, how could one’s progress in the Martial Arts possibly be slow?

"Young Master!"

On this day, Liang Yu hurried down into the secret chamber.

Tang Wen was in the middle of tempering a twelve-fold Shocking Fist. Hearing her footsteps, he had no choice but to stop early to avoid revealing his strength.

"What is it?"

"You should rest and build up your energy. The gang’s general assembly is tomorrow."

"The general assembly?"

Tang Wen was dazed for a moment.

There are no days or months in cultivation. ’Has it become winter already?’

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