Another Boost

The rewards were one thing, but as for taking Hong and Thunder God as his masters, Wang Yi had no intention of considering it.

Using the excuse of receiving guidance to check in at Hong and Thunder God's lairs, though—that was possible.

Inspector Wang asked for Wang Yi's opinion. After learning that he was unwilling to take a master, he tried to persuade him a couple of times. Seeing that Wang Yi had made up his mind, he said nothing more despite his regret.

Wang Yi then returned to his residence in Jiangnan Pavilion with the silver suitcase containing the rewards from the Limit Martial Arts School.

As for the 10 billion annual operating fund, it had naturally been transferred after Wang Yi signed the contract.

Wang Yi now had more than 14 billion in funds.

How long had it even been from April to July 1st?

Of course, money meant little to Wang Yi.

After all, the things he truly needed could not be bought with money.

The Training Camp had originally wanted to assign Wang Yi a War God teacher. If nothing unexpected happened, it should have been Jiang Fang, the Training Camp's prized beauty, who only accepted female disciples or fellow natives from Jiangnan Base City.

However, Wang Yi rejected the arrangement. Bluntly speaking, Wang Yi's current Blade Technique realm was no worse than Jiang Fang's; they were at the same level.

And having an extra teacher meant spending time receiving instruction from her, which was somewhat wasteful for Wang Yi.

He would rather spend that time studying the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade or refining his own Blade Technique.

Since he did not need to study under a teacher, apart from hunting monsters on even-numbered days—because he had ranked 184th on the Training Camp's Black Dragon Ranking last month—Wang Yi could arrange his own time freely.

When Wang Yi returned to the courtyard of Jiangnan Pavilion, he deliberately glanced at Shi Jiang and Zhao Ruo's buildings. They were quiet, and neither seemed to be there. Today was the 1st, so he did not know whether they had gone hunting monsters, but he did not pay much attention to it.

In the underground chamber beneath Wang Yi's building.

Blazing white lights illuminated the entire sealed chamber. Though it appeared tightly enclosed, it had a complete ventilation system. Even with the door shut, it did not feel hot or stuffy at all.

Besides, to a Martial Artist's body, ordinary heat was nothing.

Wang Yi placed the silvery-white suitcase on the alloy floor. After fingerprint verification, the suitcase opened automatically.

There were only two secured wooden boxes inside. Wang Yi opened the first one. Inside was a test tube fixed in foam, filled with golden liquid.

The second wooden box contained an exquisite white jade bottle the length of a finger.

There was also an instruction sheet inside.

Wang Yi read it carefully.

"So Jade Marrow is taken directly, while Dragon Blood is applied to the surface of the body." Wang Yi finally understood after reading it.

Both Jade Marrow and Dragon Blood could directly improve the user's physical fitness.

However, Dragon Blood's effects were clearly far greater than Jade Marrow's.

That was why Dragon Blood was worth 80 billion, while Jade Marrow was worth only 30 billion.

Of course, those were internal prices at the Limit Martial Arts School. External prices were much higher.

Dragon Blood and Jade Marrow were somewhat different.

The stronger one was, the weaker Dragon Blood's effect became. The weaker one was, the more obvious its effects were. A Warrior-level Martial Artist was so weak to begin with that using Dragon Blood could even multiply their strength fourfold!

Jade Marrow, however, provided a fixed increase of ten thousand kilograms of strength.

Whether one was a Warrior, Wargod level, or War God level, consuming it would increase one's strength by ten thousand kilograms.

Of course, it was useless to those beyond War Gods.

Moreover, the effect of a second use would be greatly reduced. Thus, using it once was generally enough.

"Dragon Blood and Jade Marrow can be used together, and they seem to enhance the effect of Dragon Blood?" Wang Yi blinked.

A trace of anticipation rose in his heart.

If his current physical strength increased fourfold through Dragon Blood, that would be thirty-two thousand kilograms.

With the enhancement from Mental Power and the threefold increase from Jade Marrow... he wondered just how far his physical fitness would rise in the end.

Wang Yi gathered his thoughts and calmed himself. Looking down at the two items in the case, his eyes gleamed.

Let's begin...!

No one knew how long passed before the heavy iron door of the tightly sealed underground chamber slowly opened with a clanking sound. A black-haired youth with bronze skin and robust, solid muscles walked out. He seemed to have grown taller, making him appear more slender, while his once slightly youthful face had become more mature.

Wang Yi looked at his hands, feeling helpless.

"Dragon Blood really greatly improved my physical fitness, but it changed my skin color too."

Wang Yi did not even need to look in a mirror to know what he looked like now.

However, the improvement in Wang Yi's physical fitness had exceeded all expectations.

Aside from his body, Wang Yi's Mental Power had also become immeasurably stronger.

It had still been afternoon when Wang Yi returned with the items, but by the time he emerged from the underground chamber, the lights were already coming on. The Training Camp was shrouded in night, and at its center stood a towering pagoda.

A small Training Hall on the Fifth Layer of the Nine Heavens Tower.

The black-haired youth, dressed in a white training uniform, with bronze skin and a valiant bearing, stood before a Punch Force Tester. His expression was steady, his eyes deep.

"Let me see just how far my physical fitness can reach after being transformed and strengthened by Dragon Blood, Jade Marrow, and Mental Power."

Wang Yi stepped back and took a deep breath. The strength in his muscles suddenly erupted. He used no force-generating technique, relying purely on brute strength. His fist became an afterimage invisible to the naked eye, instantly breaking the sound barrier before smashing into the black Punching Target.

Bang!

The black Punching Target, made from special materials and capable of withstanding over a million kilograms of force from a War God, shook violently. A string of numbers immediately appeared on the Punch Force Tester's screen—"216725kg."

That's right!

Using only his body, without employing any techniques, Wang Yi had unleashed over two hundred and ten thousand kilograms of force!

Even though Wang Yi had already been mentally prepared, seeing that number still left him shocked and delighted.

The dark golden sphere in Wang Yi's mind had also unknowingly shattered earlier, while he had been strengthening himself with Dragon Blood and Jade Marrow in the underground chamber.

The threshold for an entry-level War God was—64,000 kilograms to 128,000 kilograms.

The threshold for a Mid-level War God was—128,000 kilograms to 256,000 kilograms.

The threshold for a High-level War God was—256,000 kilograms to 512,000 kilograms.

Wang Yi's physical strength had now completely reached the Mid-level War God level! He was even close to the High-level War God level!

His Mental Power had reached the peak of the High-level War God level!

But Wang Yi knew very well that before the enhancement, his physical evolution level had only been around eight thousand kilograms.

In other words, his body's true evolution level was actually around seventy-two thousand kilograms.

That meant Dragon Blood, Jade Marrow, and Mental Power had increased his strength by roughly sixty-three thousand kilograms.

Of course, part of Dragon Blood's effect remained within his body and could continue to be absorbed slowly, increasing his cultivation speed.

The dark golden sphere that had condensed a massive amount of Mental Power had only just shattered, so his Mental Power would also continue to grow rapidly for some time—though not as explosively as at the beginning.

But no matter what, Wang Yi now possessed physical fitness close to the High-level War God level and Mental Power at the peak of the High-level War God level.

Other than Planetary-level beings beyond War Gods, he could be said to be nearly invincible among War Gods.