Rapid Breakthrough, Advancing to Dou Shi

Roar! Roar! Roar!

Night fell!

Outside the cave, the roars of all kinds of magical beasts mixed together, continuing without end.

Inside the cave, a lone man and woman shared the same space. Separated by the firelight, they sat facing each other. Neither spoke, yet neither was at peace.

Sizzle!

A spark shot out from the flames. Yun Yun dusted off her clothes and was the first to speak. "No matter what, thank you."

"It was nothing." Chen Mo scratched his head somewhat awkwardly. Can I tell you I only saved you because I had an ulterior motive? He casually asked, "Are your injuries any better?"

Yun Yun brushed aside the strands of hair stuck to her face and sighed with a frown. "My external injuries are nothing serious, but the seal on my body will probably take several days to undo."

"That's good."

"What?"

"I said it's good that they aren't serious. We'll hide here for the time being and leave once the seal is undone. They probably won't find us so soon." Chen Mo wiped the sweat from his forehead. He had nearly exposed himself.

"Are you hot?" she asked as she watched the young man wipe his forehead.

"Ah, a little." Chen Mo changed the subject. "Don't you have any other clothes in your Storage Ring?"

Yun Yun's plain dress had already been torn apart. Chen Mo only had one set of clothes, and they were not robes but rather relatively tight-fitting martial attire.

Thus, Yun Yun was still wearing that tattered plain dress. Her curvaceous, exquisite figure and the fair skin faintly visible beneath it were enough to tempt anyone into sin.

Things had been fine before he mentioned it, but once he did, they both fell silent again. A blush appeared on Yun Yun's face. After a long while, she quietly said, "No."

She had never expected something like this to happen.

"If you don't mind." Chen Mo took off his upper martial garment and handed it to Yun Yun. "Wear mine for now."

Yun Yun froze. Her beautiful eyes stared at the young man's garment before shifting to his sturdy body. As though she had recalled something, the blush that had yet to fade from her face deepened.

"Then thank you." After hesitating for a moment, Yun Yun accepted it.

As she draped it over herself and caught the scent that belonged to Chen Mo, Yun Yun felt unbearably shy. She gave a dry cough, then smiled. "You really are bold. You're only a Dou Zhe, yet you dared enter the Inner Beast Mountain Range."

This is nothing. My courage is beyond anything you can imagine. Chen Mo's greedy gaze swept discreetly across Yun Yun's body. Possessed by the spirit of a master actor, he said, "The path of cultivation is a struggle against heaven and earth. If one does not even have this courage, how could one speak of reaching the pinnacle of martial arts?"

At that moment, an abrupt aura emanated from Chen Mo.

Yun Yun parted her lips, somewhat stunned. Her beautiful eyes flickered a few times, and she strangely found herself believing this youth, who was so much younger than her.

Yun Yun said, "By the way, what's your name?"

"Chen Mo." This name was unfamiliar to this world, and Chen Mo had no intention of hiding it or making one up.

As he added firewood, Chen Mo asked, "What about you?"

"Yun Zhi."

"Yun Zhi?" Chen Mo's hand paused as he added the firewood. If I hadn't read the novel, I almost would've believed you.

The firewood crackled as it was tossed into the flames. Chen Mo clapped his hands. "A good name."

Yun Yun had originally felt somewhat guilty, but when she saw that Chen Mo did not suspect anything, that guilt gradually faded.

Their brief conversation slowly came to an end. Chen Mo sighed. The revolution has yet to succeed; I must continue striving!

Without more firewood, the flames gradually weakened. Chen Mo closed his eyes and sat cross-legged, his consciousness sinking into this God-tier Cultivation Technique.

Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Force.

Why were there only nine layers?

But judging from the cultivation formula—"Use qi to guide the divine, use the divine to form an elephant in a single thought."—this was correct!

It really did come from Saint King.

Was it a nerfed version?

According to the description, the First Layer alone was equivalent to a Mysterious Tier Middle Grade technique in this world.

The Second Layer was Earth Tier High Grade.

The Third Layer reached Heaven Tier Low Grade.

The Fourth Layer reached Heaven Tier Middle Grade.

The Fifth Layer was Heaven Tier High Grade.

The Sixth Layer reached Emperor Tier.

In other words, the Second Layer of the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Force alone could utterly crush every cultivation technique in this beginner village.

If the unaltered Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Force had twenty-two layers in total, just what kind of level would that be?

It was utterly heaven-defying!

His current cultivation was already at the Peak Nine-Star Dou Practitioner.

This was the energy the system had forcibly infused into his body after he opened the beginner gift pack, and it came without any side effects.

Moreover, the beginner gift pack had cleansed his meridians and marrow once, making him several years younger. He was now sixteen.

Since that was the case, he would advance to Dou Shi tonight!

Chen Mo began comprehending the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Force.

"The human body is composed of eight hundred and forty million particles. First transform the particles into giant elephants; once they are all awakened, they can rival divine elephants. If every particle cultivates Divine Elephant Strength, tearing apart heaven and earth and roaring stars from the sky will be no difficult task."

"At the initial stage of cultivation, follow the principle that the human body consists of eight hundred and forty million particles. Develop the Giant Elephant Strength within the body's particles. Before long, a keratin membrane will form beneath the skin, capable of absorbing most forms of energy for one's own use."

At his lower abdomen, the Qi Cyclone spun rapidly. As it rotated, the surrounding dou qi crazily poured into Chen Mo's body, passing through his meridians before merging into the Qi Cyclone.

After several hundred cycles, Chen Mo suddenly opened his eyes.

At the same time, between heaven and earth—

An incomparably vast amount of natural energy suddenly surged into the cave, then poured wholesale into Chen Mo's body.

Upon closer inspection, one could see tiny Thunder Snakes mixed within that energy.

The sudden change made Yun Yun, who had been secretly watching Chen Mo, freeze for a moment.

He was about to break through!

"But this immense amount of natural energy is probably beyond even what a Dou Ling would draw upon when advancing."

Then Yun Yun's brows knitted tightly. Such an unusual phenomenon would naturally attract the magical beasts searching for her.

This was dangerous.

Chen Mo noticed the problem as well.

It seemed he had to speed things up.

He pushed the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Force First Layer to its limit.

His entire body became like a massive Black Hole, endlessly devouring the surrounding energy.

"Chen Mo, stop quickly! This will damage your foundation," Yun Yun urged.

Devouring energy at such a terrifying speed meant there was no time to refine it after it entered the body. Instead, impurities within the energy would clog the meridians. In the worst-case scenario, he could even explode and die.

In another cave not far from this one—

Xiao Yan, who had been cultivating, opened his eyes. "Teacher, what's happening? Why is all this natural energy rushing toward one place?"

Elder Ya flew out from the ring and looked in that direction. He said in a low voice, "Someone is breaking through Dou Ling and advancing to Dou Wang!"

"Dou Wang!" Xiao Yan's face filled with yearning.

Thud! Elder Ya rapped Xiao Yan on the head and scolded him with a smile. "You brat, with me as your teacher, are you afraid you won't reach Dou Wang?"

"Teacher is right to reprimand me. I was being too short-sighted." Xiao Yan rubbed his head and laughed.

"Hmm?"

"What is it, Teacher?"

"What violent energy. That person has already broken through successfully!"

"So fast!"

"Even I find this surprising!"

"Y-You... what are you doing?" Her body was suddenly scooped up by Chen Mo. Before her mind could react, she had fallen into his arms. When a particularly sensitive spot was touched, Yun Yun panicked.

"Move, quickly. This location has been exposed." There was no time to explain. Chen Mo carried Yun Yun and rushed out of the cave.