Reading the Book

Lu Yang was not foolish enough to risk his life fighting Sky Soaring.

After all, it was utterly meaningless. What if he won? What if he lost? Sky Soaring could no longer make him feel excitement or joy.

Sea of Suffering.

Endless waters of images surged and churned. Lu Yang stood upon the Dharma Body Path rising from the water, madly drawing out its immense power as his previously weakened aura began to rise again.

Before long, Blood Light emerged and gathered. Flesh, skin, bones, and organs formed one after another, and a flawless body appeared once more. Lu Yang immediately circulated his Dao Body and merged with it, returning himself to the peak of his former strength—stronger than ever before!

"Rumble—!"

Amid an earth-shaking roar, the Past Dust Aspect and Rebirth Aspect emerged one after the other behind Lu Yang, once again beginning to expand outward.

With every step they expanded, the Dharma Body Path's rumble grew louder.

Throughout the process, his Dharma Body continued to strengthen. The regions he had traversed saw the images of the Dharma Body Path stained with colors that belonged to him.

This is another gain from this battle.

Lu Yang suddenly understood why, despite not deliberately comprehending the Dharma Body Path, the region he occupied had inexplicably expanded after recovering from his injuries.

The reason was simple:

The Dharma Body Path is, by nature, a path that requires battle! My Dharma Body was repeatedly wounded in the previous succession of battles, and ultimately even collapsed outright. That is why it made such tremendous progress after recovering. It is like forging steel: only after a thousand hammerings and a hundred refinements can the strongest steel be made!

Of course, that did not mean self-harm could bring improvement.

*The key lies in external force. Forging