Chapter 894: Hidden Abilities

[Potential +1]

[Potential: 99]

Wang Chen closed the panel with satisfaction, stretched his muscles, and then stepped out of the cave.

The bright sunlight shone on Wang Chen’s face, making him squint slightly.

Half a month ago, Wang Chen left the little valley where he had been in hidden cultivating and set out once more on his journey of exploration. Along the way, he first killed a roaring tiger and then encountered a group of hunters who had received bounty orders.

After Wang Chen slaughtered all the hunters, he found a nearby place to settle down, where he could digest his spoils and continue to condense the third wheel of the Bloodshed Wheel.

During these two weeks, Wang Chen averaged twenty pounds of smoked tiger meat each day and cracked open tiger bones to make soup.

As a result, while consuming Potential every day, his potential value continued to rise, reaching nearly three digits today!

Wild roaring tigers truly provide great nourishment!

He arrived at a high, protruding rock and faced the rising sun to practice his martial arts.

Vajra Fist.

Although he could not cultivate the Heavenly Dragon Vajra True Method and could not unleash the true destructive power of the Vajra Fist, this martial arts was nonetheless profound, containing the supreme principles of the Buddha’s teachings, and still held significant value.

After practice, Wang Chen found that the Vajra Fist could significantly hone his muscles and bones while aiding in the digestion of food and enhancing the absorption of potential value.

Thus, he was determined to practice daily.

Wang Chen had already reached the level of a great master in this martial arts, and in terms of the movements alone, they were flawless with no room for criticism.

On this solid foundation, Wang Chen attempted to use the Bloodshed Wheel to stimulate the Vajra Fist, gaining valuable insights over the last two weeks.

As the saying goes, mastering one method illuminates all others; once he grasped the key, not only the Vajra Fist but also the mundane fighting moves he had learned in the past could be replicated seamlessly.

Naturally, his combat ability surged!

[Potential +1]

It’s full to a hundred!

Just as Wang Chen finished his morning practice, a new message appeared in his vision.

At that moment, he suddenly felt a sharp burning pain in his chest.

It felt like a hot iron branding his flesh.

Wang Chen quickly tore open his clothes and noticed that the Six Harmony mark protruded from his skin, turning a bloody bright red while emanating a lightly glow.

At the same time, his Life energy within his body involuntarily began to gather towards the Six Harmony mark.

The mark continuously absorbed it!

Wang Chen’s heart stirred; without thinking, he activated his Life energy to hasten its infusion into the Six Harmony mark.

His intuition told him this was not a bad thing.

And the Six Harmony mark showed no hesitation, eagerly accepting everything Wang Chen poured into it, regardless of how much he contributed.

[Potential -1], [Potential -1], [Potential -1]…

To satisfy the mark’s demands, Wang Chen had to expend his Potential to replenish the lost Life energy.

The moment his potential value exceeded a hundred, it began to plummet rapidly.

Wang Chen only started to feel a bit anxious when his potential value neared single digits.

Why couldn’t it stop absorbing?

At that moment, Wang Chen found himself in a dilemma, unable to retreat; he had to grit his teeth and invest the remaining potential as well—he had come this far, so what was a little more?

[Potential -1]

Just as his potential value reached zero, the Six Harmony mark finally ceased its absorption of Life energy.

Instantly, a piece of information appeared in Wang Chen’s Sea of Consciousness.

He contemplated for a moment, then suddenly reached out and grabbed a stone from the ground.

In the next moment, the stone vanished from Wang Chen’s hand!

Ha!

Wang Chen couldn’t help but laugh.

With a flick of his wrist, the stone reappeared in his palm.

He flicked his thumb, sending the stone into the nearby bushes, then let out a long breath.

Wang Chen’s hard-earned hundred points of potential had been completely consumed by the Six Harmony mark, but in return, it gifted him with a storage space.

It was just like the storage bag and Xumi Ring!

This was truly amazing!

Though the space wasn’t very large, having it was a world of difference, especially for Wang Chen, who was accustomed to carrying around large storage equipment.

Like the roaring tiger he had hunted half a month ago, he had to spend a lot of time smoking the precious tiger meat to prevent it from spoiling.

Now, with this storage space, he could simply place fresh meat inside after hunting beasts.

It was clean and hygienic!

Wang Chen never expected the Six Harmony mark to have such an effect.

This hidden function clearly required certain conditions to activate—at least a hundred points of potential!

Wang Chen sincerely admired the skilled individual who had established a cave dwelling at the bottom of the pool and built a teleportation array; his methods were truly extraordinary.

However, he also noticed that opening and using this storage space would consume some Life energy.

This meant Wang Chen needed to gather more potential to meet various demands.

In the following days, Wang Chen centered his activities around his hideout, searching the surrounding areas.

He hunted every beast he could find.

Previously, Wang Chen had killed seven hunters and collected plenty of spoils, including bows, arrows, and lasso ropes.

This made his hunting techniques more diverse.

The wildlife around him was in a lot of trouble!

Time flew by, and as the weather in the mountains gradually cooled, Wang Chen condensed the third wheel of the Bloodshed Wheel—the Sparrow Yin Wheel!

With the Sparrow Shade manifesting in his throat, Wang Chen officially stepped into the realm of martial masters, reaching the level of Dai Peng.

In the Cangqing realm, a third-grade martial master is considered to be in the middle tier of martial artists, similar to a Purple Palace cultivator in the Mountain-Sea Realm, making him no longer a minor character.

Wang Chen’s self-defense capabilities had greatly increased.

Moreover, after integrating various martial arts techniques he had mastered before, his combat ability actually exceeded his own realm.

As for how strong he had become, that awaited confirmation through real combat!

Of course, issues still existed.

Ling Zhiyuan’s memories only contained the methods for the first three layers of the Bloodshed Wheel.

These were forced into his memory by Ling Hongyun; otherwise, given Ling Zhiyuan’s nature, being able to master even the first layer would have been impressive.

Ling Hongyun himself only had knowledge of the first five layers of the Bloodshed Wheel; the secrets of the last two layers were said to be long lost.

Without further techniques, Wang Chen could only remain at the level of a martial master in his practice of this secret method.

This left him with only two choices.

Either find the continuation of the technique or switch to another primary technique!

However, both options came with their own challenges.

Wang Chen decided not to dwell on it for now.

As the dry, fallen leaves rustled down, he packed his belongings and set out once more on his journey.

This time, Wang Chen was not empty-handed.

He changed into a hunter’s outfit, carrying a bow and arrows, with a short knife fastened to his waist and a folded tiger skin tied to his back. His face was smeared with brown plant juice.

He looked just like a seasoned hunter!