Ye Qiu and Xiao Yan Both Cultivating Eight Extremes Collapse

In the Gama Empire's Wu Tan City, on the back mountain of the Xiao Family, the mountaintop was shrouded in a thin, pale mist at dawn. It lingered for a long while without dispersing. As a light breeze swept past, a series of muffled impacts from weapons striking one another suddenly rang out.

Within a secluded grove atop the back mountain, Xiao Yan's feet were planted in the soil like stakes, his toes gripping the ground tightly. He clenched his teeth, cold sweat streaming down his forehead. His bare torso, clad only in shorts, was covered in bluish bruises.

Behind Xiao Yan, a translucent old man sat cross-legged atop a massive boulder. He watched Xiao Yan grit his teeth and endure with a solemn expression, then lightly waved his hand.

As Yao Lao waved his hand, the air rippled slightly. A pale-red stream of Dou Qi shot fiercely from his palm, then lashed heavily against Xiao Yan's shoulder like a whip, immediately leaving behind a long bluish bruise.

Xiao Yan's lips trembled violently as he drew a cold breath through clenched teeth. His shoulder seemed to go numb all at once, while waves of scorching pain drilled straight into his heart. Under that intense pain, even his toes weakened, and he nearly collapsed...

After the severe pain came the faint Dou Qi rushing through his body. Stimulated by the pain, it seemed more lively than usual as it flowed joyfully through the channels and acupoints around his shoulder. Threads of cool warmth slowly seeped into his bones and muscles, quietly strengthening them...

"Again!" Once the pain in his shoulder gradually faded, Xiao Yan's childish face was still filled with determination and stubbornness as he gritted out the words.

Seeing Xiao Yan stubbornly endure the blows, Yao Lao's withered old face formed a gratified smile. He nodded slightly, and pale-red Dou Qi shot out from his palm once more.

"Bang, bang, bang..." Within the small grove, a succession of chilling muffled impacts and low groans tinged with pain continuously spread out...

Yao Lao exercised great restraint with his attacks. Each strike landed precisely at the limit of what Xiao Yan's current body could withstand. This would neither seriously injure Xiao Yan nor deprive him of genuine pain.

The piercing pain of Dou Qi striking his body twisted Xiao Yan's small face with agony.

As Yao Lao continued waving his hand, more and more bruises appeared across Xiao Yan's body...

"Bang!" Another stream of Dou Qi shot forth. Xiao Yan, standing like a wooden stake, finally reached the limit of his endurance. His legs gave out, and he collapsed limply.

After panting heavily for a long while, Xiao Yan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, raised his head, and forced out a difficult smile. "Teacher, how was that?"

"Very good. Today, you endured ninety-four lashes of Dou Qi, far more than the nine from a month and a half ago. It seems that Bosi Qu Snake Gall truly is quite effective..." Yao Lao nodded with a smile. A trace of barely perceptible amazement filled his aged eyes. Over the past month and a half, the resilience and progress Xiao Yan had displayed had exceeded his expectations. Ever since taking that Bosi Qu Snake Gall purchased in Green Mountain Town, the boy's vitality and blood had increased considerably. It was truly hard to imagine. This Huaxia Empire was indeed no trifling matter.

Hearing Yao Lao's words, Xiao Yan let out a heavy breath of relief. He sat in the mud to rest for quite some time. Only after his body regained feeling did he slowly climb to his feet, take his clothes from a nearby stone, and put them on.

As he dressed, the cool fabric brushing against his bruises naturally made Xiao Yan bare his teeth in pain again.

Yao Lao's translucent body twisted, and he transformed into a streak of light that flashed into the black ring, leaving behind another concerned reminder he had repeated countless times. "Hurry back and soak your body in Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid. Otherwise, the stagnant blood left inside your body will seriously injure you!"

"Yes."

In the Small Valley of the Demon Beast Mountain Range, "Gravity Field—Double Gravity!" Within an area enclosed by Amethyst Stones, Ye Qiu stood at the center. The gravity within ten meters around him had been doubled.

Ye Qiu wore a tight-fitting training outfit and was practicing his punches. Every time he threw a punch, he had to gasp seven or eight times. His body felt extremely heavy, and sweat drenched him completely, soaking through his clothes. Even so, Ye Qiu still gritted his teeth and swung his fists with difficulty.

"Meteor Ray!" Pegasus floated in the air above Ye Qiu. He suddenly spread his wings, and countless tiny meteors emerged from them and shot toward the youth.

"Ah!" Bang, bang, bang. Watching the meteors fly at him, Ye Qiu struggled to swing his fists to block them. Yet at his current speed under double gravity, each punch could only knock down meteors within an area the size of a fist, leaving the rest of his body completely unprotected.

Countless tiny meteors slammed heavily into Ye Qiu's back, stomach, thighs, and arms, immediately leaving behind large patches of tiny bluish bruises.

Ye Qiu's lips trembled violently as he drew a cold breath through clenched teeth. He felt as though his body had suddenly ceased to belong to him. Waves of scorching pain drilled straight into his heart, and beneath that intense pain, even his toes weakened, nearly causing him to collapse...

"Shi Qiu..." At the cave entrance, Qing Ye saw the youth training in such a manner and was immediately filled with worry. Her beautiful eyes stared fixedly at him, full of concern.

Enduring the intense pain, he activated Light Healing Magic. The Healing Power within his body flowed swiftly through the channels and acupoints around his shoulders. Threads of cool warmth slowly seeped into his bones and muscles, easing his injuries. At the same time, Dou Qi continuously flowed into his bones and muscles, strengthening his body... This was exactly the same as Xiao Yan's training method for Eight Extremes Collapse. Could it be?!

That's right. Ever since Pegasus had suggested that he find a close-combat Dou Technique, Ye Qiu had carefully searched through the shop. After hesitating again and again, he had ultimately decided to choose the same Eight Extremes Collapse as Xiao Yan.

Eight Extremes Collapse was a Profound Rank High Level Dou Technique, a close-combat Dou Technique. Its attacks contained eight layers of hidden force, and when mastered, its power could rival an Earth Rank Low Level Dou Technique. It was perfectly suited for Ye Qiu at his current stage. Anything too low-level was beneath his notice and not worth practicing, while anything too high-level was beyond his ability to learn. As for those that were roughly comparable, he might as well choose Eight Extremes Collapse, the one mentioned in the original work and one he still somewhat remembered.

"Ah!" Ignoring his injuries, Ye Qiu threw another punch at the Amethyst Stone wall he had created. Bang. The soft sound was no different from an ordinary clap, with nothing unusual about it.

"Damn it." Ye Qiu struck the crystal stone again with all his strength.

After more than two hours of this, the youth finally could not hold on any longer and collapsed. "Hiss." Pegasus bit down on the youth's clothing, placed him on his back, and carried him out of the Gravity Room.

When Qing Ye saw Pegasus carrying Ye Qiu over, she hurriedly led them into the cave.

About half an hour after Ye Qiu and Pegasus left, a huge grayish-red centipede slowly crawled over. It looked at the row of Amethyst Stones forming a circle, rolled its eyes, then crawled slowly inside along the stones.