Divine Strength Realm

Watching the cold light on the precious sword, Fang Xuan's figure drifted backward, a sense of regret in his heart.

What a pity.

Ren Qianxing also had a moment of respite from the furious assault. His mouth was filled with a metallic sweetness, and his internal organs ached. Although his true energy had protected him, those kicks had still shaken his insides.

Leaning on his long sword, he slowly stood up from the ground, his eyes filled with hatred as he stared at the masked Fang Xuan.

"You cowardly rat hiding your head and tail, die!"

Ren Qianxing had never been a magnanimous person, let alone towards someone who had just taken advantage of the situation to injure him.

True energy circulated through the meridians in his dantian, and an invisible aura emanated from his body, making his clothes rustle. He stepped forward, light as a feather, and pounced towards Fang Xuan. The long sword in his hand emitted a three-inch radiance.

Fang Xuan's heart grew heavy.

It was a cliché in wuxia novels, but the radiance on that precious sword was clearly sword qi. It was said to be indestructible.

"Divide Light Slash."

In such a situation, Fang Xuan naturally wouldn't meet the attack with his fists again. The Black Ice Sword was unsheathed, transforming into a black cold light to meet the incoming attack.

Clang!

The violent tremor caused both of them to retreat simultaneously, their expressions solemn as they looked at each other.

Ren Qianxing only felt his arm go numb, his hand bones trembling slightly.

As for Fang Xuan, he felt a stinging pain in the meridians inside his arm. An invisible force raged within his meridians, like being pricked by needles.

Is this internal energy? It's truly profound.

Finally, he forcefully suppressed the stinging power in his arm meridians by vibrating his qi and blood.

Ren Qianxing's martial arts are stronger than mine, even comparable to the Divine Strength Realm. This is troublesome.

While he was thinking, Ren Qianxing closed in again. His body swayed like a large tree in the wind, its branches shaking. The long sword in his hand even faintly produced the sound of wind and thunder.

"I'll fight it out."

His martial arts were inferior to the opponent's, so dodging wouldn't work. He could only meet force with force.

His advantage lay in his strong muscles and bones and his long-lasting stamina. However, the opponent possessed internal energy. Although their physical body was not as strong as his, their lethality was extremely high.

He secretly decided on a strategy. His thigh muscles trembled, and he used the White Crane in the Clouds technique from the Pine Crane Longevity Fist. His entire body drifted dozens of steps in an instant, while the long sword in his hand executed the "Divide Shadow Three Strikes."

This was a unique skill taught in the Myriad Phenomena Garden, capable of striking three swords in an instant. Each sword was real, containing reality within illusion and illusion within reality, making it impossible to guard against.

This sword technique could only be performed by martial artists at the fourth stage of the physical body, the Suppleness Realm. It could be both rigid and soft, changing during combat.

Clang!

The two swords clashed. Fang Xuan only felt a hidden force strike down fiercely. His wrist bones felt as if they had been struck by lightning, instantly becoming sore and numb.

Ren Qianxing, however, was shaken back two steps by Fang Xuan. A strange light flickered in his eyes. He also saw that the opponent's muscles and bones seemed unusually strong.

He shook his wrist twice, circulating his internal energy, and the pain disappeared. Without thinking, he stabbed towards Fang Xuan again.

"Fallen Starfall."

He raised his sword, like a comet striking the moon, and a white rainbow stabbed towards Fang Xuan.

"Immortal Crane Shakes Feathers."

"Divide Shadow Three Strikes."

Ren Qianxing sneered. He had seen this sword technique before and could naturally break it.

The sword light passed through a gap and stabbed towards Fang Xuan's cheek. If it hit the top of his head, it would be directly pierced, resulting in instant death.

At the critical moment, Fang Xuan twisted his body. Even so, the sword light still cut off the mask on his face.

The moment Ren Qianxing saw Fang Xuan's face, he felt a shock in his heart. His eyes were filled with disbelief, as if he had seen something terrifying.

"Now! Kill!"

He leaped dozens of steps, the Black Ice Sword turning into a cold light. Along with a splash of blood, Ren Qianxing clutched his neck and collapsed to the ground.

Ren Qianxing stared intently at Fang Xuan's face, speaking with difficulty, "So... that's how it is, so... that's how it is. Transcending... the heavens, haha... haha."

In the final moment of his death, Ren Qianxing understood Fang Xuan's identity and knew everything.

Fang Xuan sheathed his sword and stood, feeling a strange sensation as he looked at Ren Qianxing's face, which was identical to his own. He said in a deep voice, "Sorry."

The loss of life made Ren Qianxing's eyelids grow heavier and heavier. He struggled to reach out his arm and grasp at Fang Xuan in the air, then fell, his eyes filled with unwillingness.

As Ren Qianxing died, an invisible force flew out from his corpse and entered Fang Xuan's body.

As the energy entered his body, Fang Xuan only felt his body become heavier. The qi and blood within him surged and flowed on their own, becoming more condensed. His muscles and bones also felt itchy and numb, as if they were about to undergo another development.

In a daze, Fang Xuan dropped the Black Ice Sword and began practicing the Pine Crane Longevity Fist in the open space.

Crane Claw Imprints Sand.

White Crane Spreads Wings.

White Crane in the Clouds.

Immortal Crane Shakes Feathers.

Snake Crane Conflict.

As the Pine Crane Longevity Fist was performed, the internal energy surged, blood and qi churned, and a rolling thunderous sound emanated from the bones and muscles.

The strength of his body also continuously increased.

Five hundred catties.

Seven hundred catties.

Nine hundred catties.

One thousand catties.

Two thousand catties.

Three thousand catties.

Five thousand catties.

It was at this moment that Fang Xuan's heart rate slowed down, more than twice as slow as before, but it became much stronger. Each beat was as solid and powerful as an earthquake.

Fang Xuan suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with ecstasy.

"Haha, the Divine Strength Realm, I've made it."

Fang Xuan felt the various changes in his body, his heart filled with ecstasy. He knew that he had entered the fifth level of the Fleshly Body Secret Realm, the Divine Strength Realm.

The most typical characteristics of this realm were abundant and vigorous blood and qi, strong bones and muscles, and greatly increased strength.

His entire body could move freely, sharp and fierce, and extremely fast.

His strength was like a galloping horse, and his agility was like an ape.

This horse was not an ordinary horse, but the Profound Yellow Steed of the Great Xuan Empire, the first empire in the Profound Yellow Great World.

The Profound Yellow Steed was tall and strong, with powerful bones and muscles. Wearing armor, it could shatter city walls when galloping at full speed. The entire Profound Yellow Great World used the Profound Yellow Steed of the Great Xuan Empire as a unit of measurement.

If a person could pull a Profound Yellow Steed exerting its full strength and prevent it from moving, it meant they possessed the strength of one horse.

Above the strength of one horse was the strength of one dragon, and the conversion unit between the two was 100 million.

In other words, 100 million Profound Yellow Steed power was the strength of one dragon. This conversion was truly terrifying.

Just thinking about it was frightening.

Ignoring the future power, Fang Xuan was currently overjoyed by the changes in himself.

The Divine Strength Realm's strength is like a galloping horse, which is recognized by cultivators in the Profound Yellow Great World. Even those with extraordinary talent have limited increases, unless they possess special bloodlines. Yet, Fang Xuan, having just entered the Divine Strength Realm, already possessed the strength of five horses, which was truly astonishing.

His foundation was unmatched.

And this was the benefit of killing the doppelganger.

An increase in strength by one time for a mouse is completely incomparable to an increase in strength by one time for an elephant.

This was the foundation.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~

Sounds of air being torn apart came as Ren Qianxing's subordinates finally arrived.

However, when they saw Ren Qianxing's corpse lying on the ground, their expressions changed drastically.

"Is that... the Hall Master?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible."

"How could the Hall Master, with his high martial arts skills, die?"

"Why does he look exactly like the Hall Master?"

"Kill him, avenge the Hall Master."