No Need for Body Tempering

The ground rumbled with continuous, violent collisions.

Yan Nu's arm gathered an unknown amount of True Qi, which was channeled into a surge of energy, forcing the air to accelerate and expand rapidly.

Wisps of steam coiled and spread like mist.

The kicked-up dust and gravel surged outwards like a tide, churning the scene with flying sand and stones.

Three large trees had snapped. Before the fourth tree, Zhang Quan had completely collapsed, his back against it, bleeding from all seven orifices and twitching weakly.

Standing before him was Mr. Feng, his arms spread wide. A gaping hole, spewing thick black smoke, had opened in the chest of his Ghost Body.

"Zhang Family, I'll fuck your-" Mr. Feng couldn't help but curse. He was severely injured, his Ghost Body flickering incessantly.

At the critical moment, he had still blocked Zhang Quan. No matter what, he couldn't let the Bronze Contract be damaged.

He had risked his life and finally managed to neutralize the power of Yan Nu's terrifying strike.

However, his own origin had been severely wounded. Such damage required the incense and faith of a relative to heal.

And his family had long been annihilated by the Zhang Family.

"Your... Supernatural Ability?" Zhang Quan asked with difficulty. As far as he knew, Mr. Feng had comprehended a Supernatural Ability.

"My Supernatural Ability only targets spells... Who knew a Mortal could be this strong..."

Mr. Feng's face crumpled in despair. He had wanted the Vitality Restoration Pill to restore his full Magic Power so he could unleash that Supernatural Ability.

As long as the Water Woman cast a spell on him, he could retaliate.

He never expected a Mortal to simply smash him to pieces!

However, precisely because he was defeated so quickly, he still had a lot of Magic Power left, and the Vitality Restoration Pill's effects were still active.

"Rise!" Mr. Feng conjured an Earth Boat again, intending to carry Zhang Quan away.

However, Zhang Quan was too severely injured. The moment he was moved, he cried out, "Ah! Don't move me!"

Simultaneously, Mr. Feng convulsed as if struck by lightning, "Ahhh!"

He curled into a ball in agony, taking a long time to recover, completely afraid to move Zhang Quan again.

This was a restriction of the Bronze Contract; he absolutely could not harm someone whose vital blood was recorded on the contract.

Even if he had good intentions, like carrying Zhang Quan to escape, and inadvertently aggravated Zhang Quan's injuries, his soul would suffer immense torment.

"We can't escape..."

Both Zhang Quan and Mr. Feng realized their desperate situation.

"Heal me quickly... If I survive this, I'll reward you handsomely..." Zhang Quan pleaded desperately with Mr. Feng.

Mr. Feng gritted his teeth and ignored him, instead asking, "You can't move, right?"

"I'm dying..." Zhang Quan said with difficulty.

"That's good."

"Huh?" Zhang Quan's eyes widened.

Mr. Feng looked at him coldly. Since Zhang Quan couldn't move, he naturally couldn't use the Bronze Contract to threaten him.

Running was no longer an option. Perhaps this was also an opportunity to break free from the Zhang Family.

At the same time, Yan Nu emerged from the dust again, completely naked.

After all, he only had a pair of tattered pants. Following multiple battles and high-speed movements, coupled with that fierce collision just now, they had finally completely ripped apart.

However, Yan Nu was oblivious to this, his gaze fixed on the two, charging forward again!

"No!" Seeing this harbinger of doom, Mr. Feng's face turned green. Zhang Quan's pupils dilated in shock.

Fortunately, Shen Leling arrived swiftly beside Yan Nu and pulled him back.

Her expression was a mix of shame and urgency. Shame that Yan Nu was completely exposed, so she quickly spat a mouthful of water onto him.

Then, she threw a few beans, which transformed into vines that wrapped around Yan Nu, forming armor.

She then anxiously said, "Idiot, have you gone mad?"

"No." Yan Nu frowned in confusion as she blocked him, "What's wrong?"

Shen Leling was taken aback, "Uh... Huh? You haven't lost your mind? Then why didn't you respond to me earlier?"

Yan Nu quickly explained, "When I was charging, the roaring in my ears was too loud. You seemed to say something, but I didn't hear clearly. I was only focused on killing them all."

"..." Shen Leling looked at Yan Nu's still blood-red eyes. However, from his words, he was merely angry and enraged, not suffering from Qi Deviation.

"Sister, I'm fine, don't let them escape!" Yan Nu said indignantly.

"Don't worry, they won't escape." Seeing that he was fine, Shen Leling, filled with confusion, waved her hand and erected a water curtain, beginning to examine Yan Nu's body.

Originally, in her plan, Shen Leling hadn't expected Yan Nu to eliminate the enemies alone.

It was just that Yan Nu had been too powerful, having developed the Sky-Rending Roaring Fist Technique, and had been devastatingly effective, exceeding her expectations.

Furthermore, suffering from Qi Deviation had actually greatly increased his combat power, leaving the opponents half-dead.

The entire process was terrifying, leaving her stunned.

But she still worried about potential issues and didn't dare let him fight again, so she checked on him, intending to help suppress the surging True Qi.

The result of this examination was astonishing; she was completely dumbfounded.

"Where's your Body Tempering?!"

She discovered with horror that Yan Nu hadn't undergone Body Tempering at all. This was like a ghost story.

Yan Nu retorted righteously, "It's finished! I used 1,200 years' worth of True Qi in one go and was fine. Did I reach the sixth cycle of the One Essence?"

"What the heck, sixth cycle! You... you haven't even completed one cycle! Strengthened Bones and Plump Muscles changes your bones and muscles into another substance! Although it's still flesh and blood, you'll feel reborn! And the quality of your True Qi will also be elevated!" Shen Leling said in disbelief.

At the same time, she found it even more incredible that the rampaging True Qi within Yan Nu hadn't harmed him in the slightest.

None of the usual side effects like qi and blood flowing backward, meridian damage, or brain damage occurred. It was simply 'going berserk'.

Going berserk without falling into Qi Deviation! Going berserk without harming the body!

Yan Nu frowned, "I haven't even completed one cycle? I did as you said, and then, not knowing if it worked, I just added some True Qi to test it and found it was great."

"This..." Shen Leling didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She finally understood why Yan Nu claimed he had 'succeeded in one Body Tempering'.

It turned out Yan Nu had only a partial understanding and didn't know what success entailed. After completing the Body Tempering steps, he had actually failed. However, when he tried increasing the output, he found it was fine, so he naturally assumed he had succeeded.

After going berserk, Yan Nu was actually very clear-headed. It was just that due to the loss of control, he would accidentally use a bit more, and then, finding no ill effects, he'd assume he had broken through.

Thus, he used more and more, until too much energy gathered, and his arm even started glowing...

But even so, the True Qi hadn't harmed Yan Nu one bit! This was outrageous!

Shen Leling's eyes glazed over as she murmured, "Your True Qi doesn't hurt you at all... you can use as much as you want..."

Yan Nu exclaimed happily, "So I don't need Body Tempering?"

"I thought so too. Why would my True Qi hurt me? But you kept saying I had to do Body Tempering..."

Shen Leling covered her face with her hand, "It's my fault..."

She secretly thought that Yan Nu truly couldn't be judged by ordinary standards. This kid had a lot more potential to be explored.

"Could you be of Heaven-Defying Talent..." Mr. Feng suddenly interjected.

Although their conversation was quiet, Mr. Feng, being a ghost, could still hear clearly.

Hearing this, Mr. Feng naturally realized that Yan Nu possessed the legendary Heaven-Defying Talent, an existence that defied common sense and went against the natural order.

Like a supreme Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, his very existence was a "crime of possessing jade."

"Heh, is this your dying words?" Shen Leling sneered.

Mr. Feng anxiously said, "Wait a moment! I'm just a pitiful ghost trapped in a Magic Artifact, forced into this! Let's talk things out properly!"

"Water Woman! We have a connection. I even drank your water on Lao Mountain!"

"Oh really? I'll let you drink your fill!" Shen Leling ignored him, clasping her hands together, water vapor swirling around her.

Mr. Feng waved his hands repeatedly, "Don't use magic. If I don't want to die, I'll have to use Supernatural Abilities on you. Let's talk nicely... Splash!"

Shen Leling sprayed a continuous stream of water from her mouth. It meandered in the air, growing larger and more numerous, eventually resembling a great river flowing in the sky!

This massive stream of water poured down ferociously, once again forming a flood.

This was her self-created secret technique, "Hanging River Downpour," which was fast to cast, had a large area of effect, and was powerful.

Facing this technique, Mr. Feng had only one way to block it.

"You're forcing my hand," Mr. Feng said helplessly as he watched the surging flood. He had long ago assessed Shen Leling's cultivation as only 250.

After several exchanges, her Magic Power should have been depleted. How could she still cast a large-scale spell! She must have taken some miraculous pills beforehand.

Mr. Feng felt a pang of sadness. He had been trapped for fifty years with no resources. His Magic Power was 300 when he was alive, and it was still 300 now.

Even though he was proficient in Daoist arts and had extremely low consumption, he still had to be frugal.

Fortunately, he had also taken a Vitality Restoration Pill.

RUMBLE. As Zhang Quan was about to be submerged by the torrent, struggling in the churning mud and sand along with the Bronze Contract.

At the critical moment, Mr. Feng's body glowed, coated in a layer of dark luster.

He waved his hand and gently exhaled two words towards the waves: "Disperse!"

Instantly, the river water flowed backward, returning the way it came!

It was as if time was reversing; the surging mud and sand detached from the water and returned to their original positions.

Witnessing this magical rewind, Shen Leling trembled in shock.

"It's an Earth Fiend Supernatural Ability! Gurgle gurgle..."

The rolling tide, pushed back and surging, all streams returning to their source, was forcibly poured back into Shen Leling's mouth.

"Gulp gulp gulp..." Her eyes widened in fury, and she was in extreme pain, almost bursting from the water column.

Fortunately, with her Water Spirit Physique, she desperately tried to revert the flow, managing to withstand the torrent pouring back into her body.

For any ordinary person, being subjected to such backlash after casting a spell would result in exploding.

"Pfft..." Shen Leling collapsed to the ground in agony, her body trembling, water dripping from all seven orifices.

"Sister!" Yan Nu exclaimed in alarm, quickly helping Shen Leling up.

"I'm fine, kill him quickly!" Shen Leling said with difficulty.

Mr. Feng was also very weak. Seeing this, he said miserably, "You're fine because I held back! It's the Zhang Family who wants to kill you. I'm also under someone else's control."

However, Yan Nu was already charging forward with the Sky-Rending Roaring Fist Technique, like a mad bull.

"Holy crap!"

Mr. Feng quickly used Rock Thrust to block, raising several huge stones in succession.

"This guy, isn't he afraid of rocks..."

Yan Nu crashed into them at high speed. What was the difference between him and the rocks he controlled, colliding at the same speed?

But he was completely unharmed!

At first, he thought it was the protective divine effect of the Great Emperor White Jade Scripture, but now he knew that Yan Nu was simply immune.

"Bang bang bang!" Yan Nu's fists smashed hard into the Rock Thrust, sending stone dust flying.

Mr. Feng was helpless because Yan Nu was immune to the damage from gravel and, combined with the powerful True Qi infusion, could shatter stone.

As a result, a palm strike on the rock was like patting tofu!

Huge cracks spread across the gravel. With a strong push, it exploded.

Mr. Feng couldn't escape and could only frantically raise rock walls to block.

He tried to add spells to the rocks, but they were all neutralized by Water Talismans.

The only thing to be thankful for was that Yan Nu's True Qi was running low, and he hadn't used that highly condensed, blazing fist this time!

Actually, if Yan Nu had only used his 1,200 years of True Qi, Mr. Feng could have neutralized it. Calculated purely from an energy perspective and converted to Magic Power, it would only be equivalent to 120 segments.

But the true marvel of that blazing fist lay in its extremely high energy pressure!

Only with Three Essences Body Tempering could one project True Qi externally. Yan Nu cleverly used his inability to project True Qi externally... he contained the massive energy in his arm, charging it up madly, thus creating that glorious punch.

"Huh? A Dog Demon is coming? Hey! The Dog Demon is here! I can sense his Demonic Aura!" Mr. Feng suddenly shouted.

However, Yan Nu was charging forward with the Sky-Rending Roaring Fist Technique and couldn't hear what others were saying...

He dodged left and right, breaking through several stone walls. Mr. Feng was overwhelmed.

Yan Nu was getting closer and closer. Mr. Feng, restricted by the Bronze Contract, had no room to dodge.

Just as Mr. Feng despaired, thinking he was about to die, Yan Nu suddenly stopped.

"True Qi depleted... Huh? Why did your cultivation dissipate!"

Using True Qi like Yan Nu, even with a hundred times more True Qi than others, would eventually run out.

However, Mr. Feng hadn't expected that Yan Nu would use his life-bound True Qi to defeat him.

"Are you crazy! The Dog Demon is really here..."