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Chapter 253: Let’s go together, I’m going to fight dozens of them!

"Two secret powers."

"I didn't expect you to be a blessing in disguise..."

Fei Qianliu looked at Lu Yuan and still felt a little incredible.

According to Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan's heart was injured by the Jie Mai Jin, but he realized the true power of Jin. He was so blessed that he immediately understood the nature of Jin.

After he recovered from his injuries, he pondered carefully and finally understood the pulse-cutting and spiraling powers in one fell swoop.

Spiral Jin is not difficult to understand.

After all, it is the secret skill of Feihe-ryu martial arts school.

Lu Yuan has also been practicing for at least two years. He is a Ming Jin martial artist and has a pretty good talent. It is not surprising to learn Spiral Jin anytime.

But, what about Jie Mai Jin?

That is the secret teaching of Jie Mai Quan. How can one master the Jie Mai Fist's core formula without mastering it?

Lu Yuan, just by being struck by someone's heart pulse, realized the power of cutting off the pulse?

If this is the case, then Lu Yuan's talent is simply appalling!

However, Lu Yuan knew it very well.

What a blessing to the soul, understanding and gaining strength.

In fact, it was his casual effort.

With Lu Changsheng's understanding, let alone An Jin, if he was willing to transform Jin, Dan Jin, and Gang Jin, he might be able to fully master them in just a few months.

Or, a month is fine.

After all, Hua Jing, Dan Jin, and Gang Jin are actually just techniques.

It does not require excellent physical fitness, as long as you understand its essence, you can master it.

However, Lu Changsheng did not spend any time on transforming energy, elixir energy, and gang energy.

Because, he has already seen through the essence of "martial arts".

There is simply no way to enter the extraordinary realm.

It is just a technique, but it cannot become a Tao.

What Lu Changsheng needs is martial arts, not martial arts.

Since he cannot embark on the extraordinary path, Lu Changsheng will naturally not waste time.

What he cares about is his self-created "Extreme Martial Arts".

"Master, my body is weak now. To develop dark energy, I need to have good physical fitness to be able to develop more dark energy."

"I want to buy some great supplements. I wonder if the master has channels?"

Lu Changsheng said directly.

"A great tonic... Just call this number and go to the Chengxi Ancient Medicine Shop. The medicinal materials there are very authentic. Apart from being expensive, they should be able to meet your needs."

Lu Changsheng glanced at the phone number and remembered it in his heart.

"By the way, since you have developed your inner strength, let us master and apprentice work together."

Fei Qianliu stood up.

In the martial arts circle, joining hands actually refers to the use of force and the use of one's own body.

It's different from a life and death fight.

But we can roughly tell the winner.

Generally, masters, disciples, and friends use hands to distinguish each other.

"Helping?"

"Okay, let's give it a try."

Lu Changsheng nodded.

So, the two of them stood up. Fei Qianliu was tall and strong, with quite a bit of momentum.

On the other hand, Lu Changsheng was also very calm and collected.

The two put their hands together and began to slowly exert force.

"Um?"

Fei Qianliu was a little surprised.

His strength is actually very great, and he has practiced Feihe Ryu countless times for more than 20 years, and he is almost able to break through the power.

As a result, the disciple Lu Yuan could not be pushed away?

Therefore, Fei Qianliu continued to increase his efforts.

Eighty percent, ninety percent, ten percent!

Fei Qianliu used all his strength, but Lu Yuan remained motionless.

At this time, Fei Qianliu also noticed something was wrong.

He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Be careful, I'm going to use Spiral Energy..."

After saying that, Fei Qianliu instantly unleashed a spiral of energy.

Once the dark energy is unleashed, the warrior's strength will skyrocket.

A spiral force burst out and fell on Lu Changsheng instantly.

And then...no then.

Lu Changsheng remained motionless.

That spiral energy entered Lu Changsheng's body like a mud cow entering the sea, but it had no impact at all.

"Lu Yuan, don't you feel my spiral energy?"

Fei Qianliu couldn't help but ask.

"Helix Jin?"

"Master, that's the Spiral Jin. Just now, my palms were slightly numb. I thought it was because of the time. It turned out to be Master's Spiral Jin..."

Lu Changsheng said truthfully.

Of course, he actually knew that Fei Qianliu had already developed spiral energy.

After all, Lu Changsheng's consciousness was the consciousness of the Earth Saint.

How could he not notice it's just a spiral force?

However, Lu Changsheng also wanted to see how powerful Fei Qianliu's spiral energy was after twenty years of "skill".

Unfortunately, the spiral force could only make Lu Changsheng's palms slightly numb.

After entering Lu Changsheng's body, he disappeared without a trace.

It was blocked by the muscles, skin, bones, and blood in Lu Changsheng's body.

It didn't pose any threat to Lu Changsheng at all.

This is Lu Changsheng's extreme martial arts style, where he can grow by 8% at a time.

The progress is only 8%, which seems to be far away from the limit of human body.

However, this 8% physical fitness is already very scary.

It was so terrifying that even the spiral energy of Fei Qianliu's twenty-year "skill" could not hurt him.

"What did you say?"

"If your palms are slightly numb, will you be fine?"

Fei Qianliu's eyes were full of incredulity.

He couldn't believe it.

He has 20 years of experience in the spiral power. Usually, once he uses the spiral power, a cow will be beaten to death.

Why can't you do anything about Lu Yuan now?

"Is it really because boxing is afraid of young people?"

"Lu Yuan, try punching me."

Fei Qianliu still couldn't believe it.

Did something go wrong?

Lu Changsheng nodded.

He directly punched out.

In fact, it's just an ordinary straight punch.

However, this punch was too fast.

Fei Qianliu's nerve reflexes, which had been honed over thousands of times, seemed to be unable to match the speed of Lu Changsheng's punches.

He was unexpectedly punched in the body.

Lu Changsheng has actually absorbed most of his power.

However, even with just a small amount of power, Fei Qianliu's huge body was actually knocked away.

"Bang".

With a muffled sound, Fei Qianliu fell heavily to the ground.

"what sound?"

"It's the sound coming from the master's room."

"It seems that Junior Brother Lu just entered the master's room. Could it be..."

"Master, you can't..."

On the second floor of Feihe Martial Arts Hall, Lu Changsheng's senior brothers and sisters were always paying attention to the situation in the master's room.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! They all know that Lu Yuan went in to meet the master.

Now when I hear the "muffled" sound, I feel anxious.

They all guessed that the master was probably extremely angry and was "punishing" Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan had just recovered from his injury, but he couldn't be injured again.

So, the brothers and sisters immediately pushed the door open and shouted, "Master, no!"

Then, they were stunned.

What did they see?

The person who fell to the ground was not Lu Yuan, but his master Fei Qianliu.

Fei Qianliu was even very embarrassed, covering his chest and coughing continuously.

"Master, what's going on?"

"What's wrong with you? Didn't you punish Junior Brother Lu?"

Senior Sister Xiang was stunned and couldn't help but ask.

"Quick, help me up."

Fei Qianliu staggered and stood up with the help of his disciples.

It's just that his chest hurts.

However, he wasn't injured much.

Of course he knew that Lu Yuan had withdrawn his strength.

Otherwise, with just one punch, his chest would collapse.

Thus killing with one punch!

In other words, Lu Yuan could even kill him with one punch without using any secret energy?

This made Fei Qianliu feel a little ridiculous.

This is simply a fantasy.

However, this is true!

"Lu Yuan, why did your strength suddenly become so strong?"

"And the speed of your punches, why are you so fast?"

"You didn't even develop your dark energy, but you almost punched me to death. What... exactly happened?"

Fei Qianliu had a series of questions that he blurted out almost without thinking.

However, these words were like thunder in the ears of Senior Sister Xiang and others, setting off a storm in their hearts.

"Master, you said that Junior Brother Lu Yuan is full of hidden energy?"

"Junior Brother Lu Yuan just hit you to death with one punch?"

"Is this impossible? Junior brother Lu Yuan was almost beaten to death in a martial arts competition not long ago..."

Many disciples of Feihe Martial Arts School didn’t believe it.

This is really appalling.

It's like a fantasy.

Seeing everyone's shocked expressions, Lu Changsheng's heart moved.

If he wants to condense martial arts, he must not only be strong.

Even if you step into the transcendent world, you are just embarking on a path of spiritual practice.

In order to condense martial arts, martial arts must be spread throughout the world and have great influence.

Only in this way can the true martial arts be condensed with the combined efforts of everyone!

If Lu Changsheng stays for a long time, he can develop slowly and spread the influence of the extreme martial arts style slowly.

However, he didn't have much time.

His plan is to condense martial arts within three years.

Therefore, not only must his cultivation speed be fast, but the influence of the extreme martial arts style must also be fast.

Then, he needs help.

We need a lot of "like-minded" helpers.

And right now, aren’t there many potential helpers?

"I just need to create a martial arts school, and then continue to challenge the major martial arts masters and spread the influence of the extreme martial arts style."

"As for the development and expansion of the extreme martial arts style, naturally the people around me will find a way."

"And my own position is best to be a martial arts idiot!"

"If you are not a martial arts idiot, how can you establish a sect and create extraordinary martial arts?"

Lu Changsheng already made a decision in his heart.

"Master, senior brothers and sisters, you should all know that I was injured in the martial arts competition with a pulse-cutting technique and almost died."

"During that time, I was wandering on the edge of life and death every day, so I thought about it a lot."

"I have vaguely discovered the essence of martial arts. Whether it is dark strength, transformation strength, or even Dan strength, what about Gang strength? In essence, these strength are just a kind of skill."

"With Dan Jin and Gang Jin, can it block bullets? It can't! Not to mention bullets, it can't even block scissors and sticks."

"Then why do we warriors work hard for decades to practice martial arts?"

"After decades of hard work, a warrior can be defeated with a kitchen knife. That's not what I think of a warrior, and that's not what I think of martial arts."

Everyone opened their eyes wide.

Want to see what Lu Yuan has to say?

And these words also spoke to the bottom of their hearts.

Yes, what is the use of practicing martial arts for decades?

A kitchen knife or a bullet can wipe out their decades of hard work. That is a tragedy.

Grandmaster Gang Jin once said that it is a tragedy for a warrior to die under gunfire.

Seeing the mournful expressions on everyone's faces, Lu Changsheng looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "So, I gained some enlightenment between life and death. That kind of enlightenment is like the legendary Buddha who became a Buddha while standing under the Bodhi tree."

"I have enlightenment."

"I created my own extreme martial arts! I don't practice strength, I just focus on exploring my body and improving my physical fitness. I can even make my body grow twice and three times in the future."

"I believe that one day, we warriors will not be afraid of guns and guns, and our decades of hard training will not turn into a joke!"

"I also believe that my extreme martial arts style is the real martial arts!"

After Lu Changsheng finished speaking, the whole room was silent, with only the sound of heavy breathing remaining.

"My own extreme martial arts style, the real martial arts?"

"If you don't practice strength and just improve your physical fitness, you won't be afraid of guns in the future?"

"Crazy, Lu Yuan, you are really crazy..."

Finally, some senior brothers came to their senses and looked at Lu Yuan one by one, as if they were looking at a madman.

Not afraid of guns?

That is what many warriors dream of pursuing.

But, who can do it?

No matter how amazingly talented the martial artist is, not even Grandmaster Gang Jin dares to say that he is not afraid of gunfire.

Now Lu Yuan, a mere martial artist of Ming Dynasty, even if he is now a martial artist of dark strength, dares to say that he has created his own martial arts and is not afraid of guns?

Isn't that a big joke?

It's like a primary school student suddenly saying that he invented calculus.

This is simply ridiculous!

Lu Changsheng smiled.

He naturally knew that others would not believe him just by speaking.

But warriors are actually a very easy group to deal with.

Wen Wu is the first, Wu Wu is the second.

Whether it works or not, you will know after playing one game.

"Dear senior brothers and sisters, there are many warriors among you who have developed dark strength."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "It has only been more than a month since I created my own extreme martial arts style, and it has been fully completed."

"I don't use my secret strength, I just use my body strength to compete with my senior brothers and sisters, and everyone will naturally know if I'm crazy or trying to please others."

"Senior Brother, Senior Sister, what do you think?"

Lu Yuan's eyes swept over everyone one by one.

"Okay, I'll go first."

Senior sister Xiang was quick to speak and was the first to stand up.

She didn't believe Lu Yuan's "nonsense".

Create your own extreme martial arts style?

That's a big joke!

Senior Sister Xiang now feels more and more that Lu Yuan was stimulated because he participated in the martial arts competition and was almost beaten to death, and his spirit was a little abnormal.

As long as she beats Lu Yuan all over the floor, Lu Yuan will naturally "sober up" and won't talk nonsense anymore.

"Master, look..."

Senior Sister Xiang looked at Fei Qianliu.

Lu Changsheng also looked at Fei Qianliu.

"Okay, let's learn from each other among fellow disciples, just click on it!"

Fei Qianliu also nodded in agreement.

His own defeat was somewhat inexplicable.

Now that a disciple is taking action, he can also see from the perspective of a bystander what is going on with Lu Yuan's so-called extreme martial arts style?

So, Lu Yuan and Senior Sister Xiang walked out of the house and came to the lobby on the second floor.

The hall is very spacious, enough to let your hands and feet go.

This is not only a competition, but in fact it can also be regarded as a real fighting battle!

"Is that Senior Brother Lu Yuan? He participated in the martial arts competition and was almost beaten to death in the first round."

"However, I heard that it wasn't that Senior Brother Lu was too weak, but that his opponent was too strong. In the end, didn't Senior Brother Lu's opponent also win third place in the martial arts competition?"

"Yes, Senior Brother Lu lost to the third place in the martial arts competition. He did not lose unfairly."

"Senior Sister Xiang is said to have developed dark energy and is very powerful. Senior Brother Lu Yuan is afraid that he will be beaten again if he competes with Senior Sister Xiang..."

Many martial arts students stood aside, looking very excited.

After all, real fights between martial arts masters are still very rare.

Not to mention that Senior Sister Xiang is also a master of Anjin.

They all want to see how magical the so-called dark energy is?

Lu Changsheng and Senior Sister Xiang stood in the hall.

Senior Sister Xiang said solemnly: "Fistes and feet have no eyes. If you can't hold it, just admit defeat."

Lu Changsheng nodded and said: "Senior sister, feel free to use it, but don't hold back, An Jin can't hurt me."

Seeing the confident look on Lu Changsheng's face, Senior Sister Xiang also felt a hint of cruelty in her heart and decided not to hold back any more.

Lu Yuan must be "taught" a lesson so that Lu Yuan can "wake up" and face reality.

"Whoosh".

Moved towards Senior Sister.

There were a few steps between the two of them, but they rushed towards the senior sister and were in front of Lu Changsheng in an instant.

Lu Changsheng did not escape.

In fact, in his eyes, Senior Sister Xiang is very slow.

What does that little speed mean?

It was easy for him to avoid it.

However, this is the best time to show off his extreme martial arts style.

Therefore, he simply did not give way and just stood there quietly.

"Snapped".

Senior Sister Xiang slapped Lu Changsheng on the body.

After all, the two are in the same sect, and now they are also competing, not a life-or-death fight. Therefore, Senior Sister Xiang only hit Lu Changsheng's arm, and did not take action on the vital points.

But even so, once her spiral energy enters the body, Lu Yuan's arm can instantly lose consciousness.

However, Lu Yuan was hit by a spiral force, but his whole body seemed to have no reaction.

He actually raised his arm and said with a smile: "Senior Sister Xiang, this little strength is not enough."

"What?"

Senior Sister Xiang was shocked.

She stared at Lu Yuan's arm.

However, she saw it very clearly.

Lu Yuan's arm was not broken, nor was it red or swollen, nor was his movement affected in any way.

It was as if her spiral energy had no effect.

However, sending out a Spiral Energy consumes a lot of money for Senior Sister Xiang. How could she not know how powerful a Spiral Energy is?

"Come again."

Xiang Senior Sister gritted her teeth, turned her palm into a fist, and slammed into Lu Yuan's abdomen.

The abdomen is the softest place.

Once penetrated by dark energy, it can damage the internal organs.

However, Lu Changsheng remained motionless and allowed Senior Sister Xiang to be hit in the abdomen.

He still had no impact.

Two consecutive bursts of dark energy severely damaged Senior Sister Xiang's physical strength.

But the shock in her heart was the greatest.

There are two spirals in total, you can't go wrong.

How come Lu Yuan acted like a normal person and had no reaction at all?

"Sister Xiang, it's my turn."

Lu Changsheng smiled slightly.

Then he punched out.

"Bang".

With this punch, Lu Changsheng had already absorbed most of his power.

But Senior Sister Xiang's whole body seemed to be knocked away by a huge force, and she fell heavily and hit the ground.

For a moment, the entire martial arts training hall was silent.

Many people can't believe their eyes.

Senior Sister Xiang and Lu Yuan, will the winner be decided now?

It seems like there's something "acting" about it.

Because from the perspective of onlookers, it is simply too "fake".

Xiang Senior Sister's two attacks were weak and weak, and then Lu Yuan punched Senior Sister Xiang out.

Too fake.

Even if you lose on purpose, you can't be so "fake".

Lu Yuan glanced at the many students who were watching, and seemed to know what they were thinking, so he said with a smile: "You look at Senior Sister Xiang as if she didn't use much power, but Senior Sister Xiang has already exerted her hidden power, but it was just blocked by me."

"There are so many of you, you can all come up and give it a try. All of you can come together."

"I'm going to fight dozens of them!"

Lu Changsheng's eyes swept over the many students one by one without restraint.

Since these students come to Feihe Martial Arts Hall to practice martial arts, they are naturally full-blooded people. How can they tolerate such "unbridled" looks from Lu Yuan?

"superior."

These students don't know how to talk about "martial arts".

After all, they haven't even entered the door, and they are not warriors, they are just enthusiasts.

How can a group of people beat each other up one by one?

So, a group of people, dozens of them, rushed directly towards Lu Yuan.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! And the owner Fei Qianliu did not stop it.

Traditional martial arts masters, even if they have developed dark strength, are actually very afraid of being beaten.

Once you are beaten up, you will most likely be beaten to death.

After all, there are only a limited number of times when dark energy can be unleashed.

After a few erections, the energy is exhausted.

One person fighting dozens of people?

That is courting death!

Perhaps only a Huajin martial artist who has reached a level where one feather cannot be added to the whole body can cope with group fights.

But the number cannot be too much.

Otherwise, the Huajin Martial Master will be wasted to death.

Fei Qianliu also wanted to see how Lu Yuan's "Extreme Martial Arts Style" performed in the face of a group fight.

In fact, Fei Qianliu was already shocked.

Even, he was a little shaken about martial arts.

When the spiral energy he relied on for decades actually had no effect on a young man named Lu Yuan.

The belief in his heart even began to collapse.

At this moment, in the hall.

Facing the beating of dozens of people, Lu Changsheng seemed very calm.

"Well done."

His ultimate martial arts style is actually to increase physical fitness in all aspects.

Increase muscles, skin, bones, blood, etc.

That is to increase strength, speed, resistance to blows, etc.

In short, it is to improve physical fitness in all aspects without practicing those fancy exercises that are of no use.

No matter how strong he is, can he be as powerful as his punch as big as a sandbag?

Dozens of students swarmed forward, attacking Lu Yuan with fists, whips, kicks, etc.

Lu Changsheng pushed hard with both hands.

"Open".

Suddenly, more than a dozen students were pushed out by Lu Changsheng and fell to the ground.

At the same time, his figure is extremely flexible.

He kept moving through the crowd, grabbed a student and threw him out.

In just one minute, dozens of students were lying on the ground wailing.

But Lu Changsheng was unscathed and stood calmly in the hall.

"Who else?"

Lu Changsheng glanced at him.

All students lowered their heads.

There are even a few senior brothers.

"Senior brothers, why don't you come to an end?"

The senior brothers who were stared at by Lu Changsheng lowered their heads, not daring to leave the situation again.

This is simply appalling.

Usually it would be scary to fight ten of them one at a time.

Now Lu Yuan actually fights dozens of them?

In fact, depending on Lu Yuan's physical strength, it would probably not be difficult to defeat a hundred of them.

Could it be that Lu Yuan's so-called "Ultimate Martial Arts Style" is really so magical?

"Forget it, Junior Brother Lu's extreme martial arts style is indeed very powerful. If we are not Junior Brother's opponent, we will not end up."

"Yes, even Senior Sister Xiang has been defeated. If we end up again, it will be a joke."

"Junior Brother Lu, your speed, strength, and ability to withstand blows just now are all very terrifying. Is it really the effect of your self-created extreme martial arts style?"

For a while, these seniors were all very curious about "Extreme Martial Arts".

They knew very well how long it had been since Lu Yuan was injured in the martial arts competition.

Besides, you have to take good care of your body.

Lu Yuan really created his own extreme martial arts style, so the training time will definitely not be long.

In just such a short period of time, Lu Yuan's physical fitness was completely transformed, and it was even more terrifying than the physical fitness of those people with extraordinary talents and natural powers.

If this is the case, then the extreme martial arts style would be too terrifying.

"of course it's true."

"What, how many senior brothers want to learn?"

Lu Changsheng asked with a half-smile.

"this……"

Several senior brothers looked at Master Fei Qianliu out of the corners of their eyes.

They are all formal disciples of Feihe Martial Arts School. They learn Feihe style and practice Spiral Jin.

You cannot easily switch to other martial arts schools.

Unless the master agrees.

"master."

Lu Changsheng bowed respectfully to Fei Qian.

Fei Qianliu was greatly shocked.

It even feels like the faith I've been holding on to has collapsed.

For the first time, he felt that all the hard work he had cultivated for decades was in vain.

"Lu Yuan, is your extreme martial arts style really so magical?"

Fei Qianliu asked.

"Master, you will know once you try it."

"Even, not only masters, senior brothers, senior sisters, but also students from martial arts schools, and even ordinary people can practice."

"And it doesn't take too long. You should be able to feel the obvious effects within a month."

"Master, how about you give it a try in a month?"

Lu Changsheng is very confident.

One month!

He believed that once Fei Qianliu and everyone in the martial arts school practiced the extreme martial arts style for a month, they would be inseparable from the extreme martial arts style.

You will definitely be extremely crazy about extreme martial arts.

Of course, the speed at which ordinary people practice extreme martial arts is definitely not comparable to Lu Changsheng's.

After all, their consciousness is not as powerful as Lu Changsheng's, and they cannot control every organ of the body and every inch of flesh and blood.

But Lu Changsheng had already considered this.

He created several specific actions based on his own situation.

By practicing these movements every day, you can promote digestion in the stomach and promote the absorption of nutrients into all parts of the body.

The efficiency is only about one percent of Lu Changsheng's own practice.

But don’t underestimate this one percent.

How great is Lu Changsheng’s progress?

Even if the efficiency of ordinary people is only one percent of Lu Changsheng's, it is still very scary.

Moreover, the efficiency for beginners may be only 1%.

But if you immerse yourself in extreme martial arts for a period of time and can control your stomach and other organs, your efficiency will definitely increase.

By then it is not impossible to achieve one-tenth of Lu Changsheng's efficiency, or even higher efficiency.

"Okay, one month, I'll give it a try."

"And you, anyone who wants to learn can give it a try."

"But extreme martial arts must be kept secret and cannot be spread privately!"

Fei Qianliu hesitated for a while, but finally agreed.

Anyway, a month is not much time.

He only needs to try it himself to know the effect of the so-called extreme martial arts style.

It doesn’t just cost Qianliu.

Senior Sister Xiang from Feihe Martial Arts School, several senior brothers, and the dozens of students who were beaten to the ground by Lu Changsheng alone all expressed their intention to try the extreme martial arts style.

Lu Changsheng smiled.

His self-created extreme martial arts style has been practiced by dozens of people in just a month or two.

I believe that in a month, these dozens of people will be the seeds of the Extreme Martial Arts style, and they will definitely help him spread the Extreme Martial Arts style!

The premise is that it must be effective.

Even if the effect is very good.

So, Lu Changsheng used the one million yuan compensated by the organizer of the martial arts competition to go to the ancient medicine shop to buy powerful tonics.

Then I practiced extreme martial arts at Feihe Martial Arts School every day, and also taught some people at Feihe Martial Arts School.

Time flies, a month flies by,

Today is the last day of January.

On the second floor of Feihe Martial Arts Hall, dozens of people gathered together.

No one is absent.

Can the extreme martial arts style be carried forward?

It may even depend on today whether it can replace traditional martial arts training!


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