Take Off Your Clothes Again? Achieve an All-Round Improvement

"Take off your clothes."

He had just put his clothes on, and now he was immediately being asked to take them off again. Lin Xiao felt somewhat depressed.

"Hurry up and take them off, Lin Xiao. What are you spacing out for?"

Ye Lingling urged him on.

"My mom wants to check your physical strength. It's not like she's trying to take advantage of you. Besides, you're just a little runt. Who'd be interested in looking at you?"

Lin Xiao: "..."

He clenched both fists and swore inwardly:

One day, I, Lin Xiao, will never hear the word 'little' from someone else's mouth again!

Lin Xiao swiftly took off his clothes.

Ye Qingxian immediately began examining him. "Huh? Your physical strength has already surpassed that of an ordinary Soul Grandmaster? That's within my expectations, but there should definitely be more benefits than this."

Ye Qingxian pinched Lin Xiao's calf bone again.

"Let me see. Your bone age is still six years old. It seems Evil Fire Body Tempering is different from high-intensity training and won't restrict your physical development. You'll still grow up in the future."

Lin Xiao's face darkened.

What was Ye Qingxian even talking about?

I'll definitely grow up in the future!

"I'll touch him too."

Ye Lingling giggled and reached out.

But after only touching him twice, Lin Xiao slapped her hand away.

"Lin Xiao! What are you doing?"

"I was kindly helping you examine your bones!"

Lin Xiao crossed his arms over his chest, his face expressionless.

Ye Lingling said resentfully:

"You really don't appreciate kindness. Then why can my mom do it?"

Lin Xiao gave a cold laugh.

"Aunt Ye can. You can't."

"You!" Ye Lingling stomped her foot. "Do you think I'm interested anyway?"

But even she felt a little guilty after saying that.

Lin Xiao had already undergone suitable training. Though he was young, his physique was excellent, and he had far more shape than the models from her previous life.

After Evil Fire Body Tempering, he had grown a little taller. Although he still looked like a child, his physique could be called perfect. Every muscle had been tempered by the Evil Fire to just the right degree, and his bones were exceptionally fine.

As the saying went, "Beautiful bones and a divine countenance, the appearance of a Celestial Being."

Dugu Yan said nothing, but her face was slightly flushed.

During the time Ye Lingling had been running her mouth, she had already seen everything there was to see.

Dugu Yan felt a little regretful.

"He's still a little too young."

"Yan Yan, what did you say?" Ye Lingling asked curiously.

Dugu Yan's face reddened.

"I said he's too young. There's nothing much to look at!"

Lin Xiao rolled his eyes.

He clenched his fists. "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Don't bully the youth for being poor!"

"In a few years, I'll be taller than all of you!"

He had finally seized the chance to shout that slogan!

Lin Xiao felt... fired up!

Ye Lingling hit him right where it hurt.

"So you're finally admitting that you're small right now?"

Lin Xiao no longer wanted to speak.

I'll quietly grow up, then amaze everyone!

"All right!"

Ye Qingxian gave Lin Xiao's calf one last squeeze and said, still somewhat reluctant to stop:

"Perfectly done!"

"Lin Xiao's physical potential hasn't been affected at all. Instead, it has become stronger. His physical strength is probably slightly above that of an ordinary Soul Grandmaster."

"Lin Xiao, try stretching, or try controlling your body and performing some difficult movements."

Lin Xiao put his clothes back on, finally feeling a little safer.

After thinking for a moment, he clenched his fists and reached toward the ground. He found that he could touch it easily, and he could even stretch much farther downward.

He simply did the splits and discovered that it was effortless as well.

Lin Xiao became interested.

If this had happened on Blue Star, wouldn't I be a born athletic prodigy? No matter what sport it was, with just a little training, I'd become someone others could never hope to catch up with!

Lin Xiao picked up an iron ball. He could stand steadily with one foot on it, walk a tightrope with ease, and even do a one-finger handstand...

Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan were both dumbfounded!

Ye Qingxian called a halt.

"All right, that's enough. It seems Evil Fire Body Tempering is completely feasible. Besides increasing physical strength, it can also bring out the body's potential. So far, no drawbacks have been discovered."

How could there be no drawbacks?

The drawbacks were actually obvious. First, one had to possess a Nine Hearted Begonia. Then one needed Lin Xiao's Ice Heart Incantation and Five Animal Frolics, as well as the ability to endure pain worse than death.

Since Lin Xiao had met all those requirements, those most obvious drawbacks no longer counted as drawbacks.

Nearby, Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan were both tempted.

"Mom, can Sister Yanyan and I undergo Evil Fire Body Tempering too? Or would some other similar method work?"

Ye Lingling was extremely envious!

Lin Xiao has it way too good!

His body became stronger, his potential increased, and he even became more handsome!

Oh my god!

Ye Lingling wasn't as greedy as Lin Xiao. As long as she could become more beautiful, that would be enough!

Hearing this, Dugu Yan also looked at Ye Qingxian expectantly.

"No."

However, Ye Qingxian firmly denied it, pouring cold water over both girls.

Ye Qingxian's tone turned somewhat cold.

"Ling Ling, I have to warn you. If you dare to use a similar method to temper your body on your own, then you won't have me as your mom anymore!"

"Do you know why I tempered Lin Xiao's body before you came back? It was because I didn't want you to see him in that miserable state!"

"You only saw how radiant Lin Xiao looks now. How could you imagine the suffering and agony behind it, the torture worse than death?"

"This isn't something you can get through by simply gritting your teeth! You also can't lose consciousness during the process. Otherwise, if the Evil Fire inside your body isn't controlled and erupts completely, even having a Nine Hearted Begonia won't help!"

Ye Qingxian's expression and tone were extremely stern.

Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan's faces turned pale.

Although they had never witnessed it themselves,

they could still vaguely imagine the scene from Ye Qingxian's words. Lin Xiao must have endured torture worse than death to undergo such a transformation.

But why...

When they met him, Lin Xiao hadn't mentioned his suffering at all. He had simply chatted with them as usual.

The two girls were several years older than Lin Xiao, yet they felt genuine admiration for him. The way they looked at him had also changed.

Seeing that Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan had taken her words to heart,

Ye Qingxian's tone gradually softened.

"Don't envy Lin Xiao either. Don't be fooled by how calm he looks now. Just now, he was in so much pain that he called for his mom, and he nearly rolled around in the Bath Barrel!"

"Look. If I hadn't given him a towel, he would have bitten his teeth to pieces by now."

Lin Xiao couldn't hold it in anymore.

He really had been in unbearable pain, but when had he called for his mom?

Aunt Ye was ruining his reputation!

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling looked toward the towel beside the Bath Barrel. They found that it had already been chewed to pieces, and they also noticed that the barrel was covered in Lin Xiao's scratch marks.

Ye Qingxian noticed it too and nodded thoughtfully.

"It still needs some improvement. Next time, the Bath Barrel will have to be replaced with an iron one."

Lin Xiao: "..."

He knew Ye Qingxian had his best interests at heart.

With a faint smile, he said, "Forget about Evil Fire Body Tempering. It's too dangerous."

"However, you can try tempering your bodies after Extreme Training."

"If you can't even endure the fatigue, then there's no need to mention the pain."