Martial Artist: Stronger by Coasting Along-Chapter 188 - 37: Awakening the Flesh Phase

Ling Feng nodded his head.

In a coasting along mindset, he wouldn’t initiate conflicts with others, especially over just a few words.

However, in Huo Guoqiong’s eyes, this behavior appeared more like unwillingness to admit defeat.

So Huo Guoqiong smiled and said, "Let me ask you, when you first unlocked the Skin Phase, was it because your physical fitness had just reached the threshold, and you naturally awakened the Skin Phase?"

"Yes."

Ling Feng nodded again.

"Then look at yourself now, your physical fitness has long exceeded 20.0, even reaching over 25.0, so why can’t you unlock the Second Layer Dharma Aspect?"

Huo Guoqiong followed up with a question.

"Is this the bottleneck you mentioned?"

Ling Feng asked in shock.

"Exactly, when we first met, I checked your Sea of Consciousness, and its value was just a tad larger than an ordinary person’s, indicating that catching that responsive perception from your body is quite weak.

If you can’t get a response from your flesh and awaken it to successfully unlock the Second Layer Dharma Aspect over a long period, it means that your life’s limit is just the Skin Phase, and you won’t even be able to become a Flesh Martial Artist with a Second Layer Dharma Aspect.

How, then, will you become a Master of Spear Technique and a Body Tempering Master?

Do you know how difficult it is to find the opportunity for the fourth transformation in the Spear Technique and the second transformation in the Body Tempering Technique?

If you don’t believe me, you can ask Teacher Zhuge and Teacher Yan."

Huo Guoqiong confidently declared.

"Ling Feng, have you understood that to become a Master of Spear Technique or a Body Tempering Master, you need a sufficiently strong Sea of Consciousness power? Only then can your perception grow, helping you find the Dharma Aspect response and the opportunity for skill transformation."

Yan Fei reminded him.

"What Teacher Huo said is right, your physical fitness has already surpassed the Flesh Phase threshold. Given your talent, it should be easy to unlock, but look at yourself now?"

Wang Dashan, in reality, felt a bit embarrassed saying this since Ling Feng had only recently become a Flesh Martial Artist for a few days.

But to scare Ling Feng, he could only intensify his tone.

"Even if you become a Master of Spear Technique, without the support of Dharma Power, it would still be difficult to unleash your skill power."

Huang Ling added.

"If you practice honestly and listened carefully in the Divine Thought class, perhaps before the martial arts exams, you could unlock the Second Layer Dharma Aspect and become the strongest senior Martial Dao student in South City, representing South City in competing against the fifty-one other cities in Jiangbei Province.

As far as I know, in North City, there’s a Martial Dao student named Lin Sentang whose combat power is comparable to yours, and he is also expected to unlock the Second Layer Dharma Aspect before school starts.

Do you think you’re his match?"

Huo Guoqiong asked again.

As someone seasoned with rich experiences, Huo Guoqiong never thought he couldn’t handle a Martial Dao student.

It’s just a matter of his willingness.

Ling Feng understood what everyone meant. He sighed deeply, wanting to admit a mistake and return to playing games sooner, but he couldn’t bring himself to say it.

Because a surge of warmth suddenly appeared, spreading to every part of his body. He felt as if countless voices were shouting from within his flesh, and numerous powers were rising.

With the help of the all-weather breathing and exhaling ability and the all-weather body tempering ability, and aided by his physical fitness, his coasting along value just reached over 28.0.

At that moment, the power of the Second Layer Dharma Aspect finally awakened.

Wang Dashan, who held Ling Feng’s shoulder to prevent him from saying the wrong thing, suddenly found that Ling Feng’s flesh had tensed up like a rock, then relaxed before tensing again, as if it was breathing and exhaling on its own, like a strong force was about to erupt from Ling Feng’s flesh.

He could even feel Ling Feng’s flesh releasing waves of power, which was precisely the power of the Second Layer Dharma Aspect, the Flesh Phase!

He hurriedly let go of Ling Feng’s shoulder.

Everyone quickly saw that Ling Feng’s face flushed red, and his flesh was burning like a furnace, with a powerful Dharma Aspect force bursting uncontrollably from his body.

Ultimately forming the power of the Second Layer Dharma Aspect, the Flesh Phase.

"Boom!"

Ling Feng seemed to hear an explosion in his flesh. Every cell became vibrant with life, and every muscle became strong and powerful, as if he could now twist steel pipes into knots with his bare hands.

He even felt capable of punching a butcher to death.

His combat power and physical fitness surged rapidly under this Dharma Aspect.

Ling Feng realized that whether it was his sensory system, strength, or speed, they were all rapidly improving, and the power from the Dharma Aspect made him feel as if he were wearing armor, feeling invulnerable to knives and guns, and capable of withstanding electromagnetic attacks with his bare hands.

The taste of his whole body undergoing a transformation in defense, life force, and strength provided an unprecedented feeling of exhilaration and security.

He felt like he had become the Hulk in his previous life.

The sheer physical power was enough to instantly defeat a group of Skin Phase martial artists.

He couldn’t help but look at the following panel information:

Name: Ling Feng

Profession: Dharma Martial Artist

Coasting Along Value: 211

Tidal Breathing Method: Great Success (79/100)

Thirteen Styles Perfection Spear Technique: Mastery (44/300)

Jade Sand Body Tempering Technique: Great Success (18/300)

Sea of Consciousness: (0.0339/100)

Physical Fitness: 48.9

Combat Power: 178.7

Skills: All-weather Breathing and Exhaling Ability, arbitrary arm strength increase by two hundred kilograms, faster speed than others, all-weather body tempering ability, Heart Like Still Water, All-weather Sea of Consciousness Exploration Ability.