Return of the King, Dominating the City-Chapter 1369 - 1354: Deal Closed

"Yeah, that’s all there is. Why? I think they’re pretty good. Those power exertion techniques and whatnot, I tried them, and they all boosted me!"

Song Yun said.

"Did you... feel that when you’re exerting force, the Inner Qi inside your body gets activated with your motions, and then it gets depleted?"

Ye Yinyin asked after a moment of silence.

"Is that so?" Song Yun tried controlling his muscles and once again applied the force exertion techniques he learned from Shi Haoran, realizing it was indeed the case.

"That’s true!"

Song Yun said, "What’s going on here?"

"That’s it!"

Ye Yinyin nodded, "What your senior uncle taught you, although it can be called traditional Ancient Martial Arts, isn’t the most practical. It causes you to expend Inner Qi every time you use a force exertion technique, and Inner Qi is far more important than the force techniques you mentioned. Even though it gives you a bigger boost than regular techniques, if you use these techniques in actual combat, your Inner Qi consumption will far exceed your imagination. And this kind of consumption, if you don’t pay attention, you won’t even notice!"

"Is that really the case?"

Song Yun looked at Ye Yinyin in shock.

Ye Yinyin didn’t speak but slightly raised her hand, placing it on Song Yun, lifting and pressing down.

Bang.

A dull sound echoed.

"This movement, and your previous one, originate from the same kind of Ancient Martial Arts. As for what it’s called, you don’t need to know. This technique was taught to me by my master. Although its boost isn’t as strong as yours, it doesn’t consume Inner Qi. Just learn this."

"The boost isn’t as big? How much less?"

Song Yun asked.

"About twenty percent less!"

"That’s fine."

Song Yun said with a smile, twisting his wrists, "Don’t you know, I’m lacking everything but not Inner Qi!"

"Oh?"

Ye Yinyin looked at Song Yun in confusion. In her understanding, Inner Qi is the most important and precious thing for a master; every bit of it is extremely valuable. Yet, the Ancient Martial Arts taught to Song Yun by her senior uncle would waste Inner Qi unnecessarily. Although it gives a large boost, its cost-effectiveness is very low. Why is Song Yun uniquely not lacking Inner Qi?

It was rare for Song Yun to see a look of confusion on Ye Yinyin’s face, which was as hard as making Qingluan frown.

Song Yun couldn’t help but laugh smugly, "My Inner Qi is inexhaustible, increasing at a rate several times faster than ordinary people!"

Ye Yinyin remained silent, looking at Song Yun’s body, and after a long time, she said, "Give me your blood for research."

"I said no!"

Song Yun shook his head.

"In exchange, I’ll teach you the most superior Ancient Martial Arts. I can’t promise how much it will increase your power, but back then, after I learned those techniques and routines, my power doubled compared to before! My body’s strength, speed, and power also improved by no less than fifty percent. This is the result of decades of research by our Ye Family and Shi Family. Only two families in the entire Shen Zhou might have access to it!"

Ye Yinyin said to Song Yun.

"Decades of research? That’s impressive." Song Yun said in surprise, "Doubling power, that’s miraculous, isn’t it? And it can enhance the body’s strength, power, and speed by fifty percent, that’s just defying nature."

"The Shi Family and Ye Family have devoted everything to Ancient Martial Arts."

Ye Yinyin said.

"Oh, so you mean you want to exchange what you know for a drop of my blood?"

Song Yun asked.

"Yes!"

Ye Yinyin nodded.

Song Yun hesitated this time.

Being able to double one’s power is like having a cheat code; imagine if Kunpeng learned this, it could immediately become god-like. It’s almost unimaginable!

"The extent of the increase varies from person to person. Kunpeng’s power has already reached its peak, so those things are useless to him!"

Ye Yinyin seemed to perceive Song Yun’s thoughts and said.

"Do you really want my blood just for research?"

Song Yun asked.

"The research I am doing with Professor Tao has hit a bottleneck, and we need new elements to come in. I feel that our breakthrough point lies in your blood."

Ye Yinyin said.

Song Yun was silent for a long time and then said, "Can I participate in your research by providing blood? And if there are results, you have to give me a share!"

"We’ll see what the results are."

Ye Yinyin said, "Our family and the Shi Family will not allow something that could disrupt the world’s balance to emerge. When your Song Family’s biological agent came out, the family originally planned to destroy those things, but because of Aunt Ye’s presence, the matter was left unresolved in the end, resulting in the rampant spread of those agents, which, while improving human physical qualities more than they have been for over a thousand years, have already affected societal balance. In the past ten years, more masters have emerged than in the past hundred years! If the development of martial power reaches an uncontrollable level, it will ultimately harm ordinary people."

Today Ye Yinyin spoke more than she ever had before, indicating that Song Yun’s blood had completely dissipated her usual ghost-like aura.

No desire means no fear.

Ye Yinyin, having desires, was naturally not the same as she was before.

"I don’t know what you’re talking about, but it sounds impressive," Song Yun said, "But I do think you’re right about one thing. The development of martial power indeed has reached an uncontrollable level. However, some things, should you control them, or perhaps guide them appropriately? When nuclear weapons first appeared, the whole world engaged in a nuclear race, but later, many countries realized the dangers of nuclear proliferation and began nuclear limitation and nuclear guidance rather than just eliminating nuclear weapons. I think your research should also be like this; many things can’t be solved just by destroying them. Humanity always needs to progress."

Song Yun said.

"This isn’t for me to decide, only Old Tao has the authority. What I need now is your blood."

"Can you guarantee that what you teach me will significantly enhance my capabilities?" Song Yun asked.

"A fifty percent overall increase in power, no problem!"

"Then it’s a deal!"