Invincible God Level

Although he had long guessed that taking the Willow Wood Heart would involve neither pain nor danger, the sensation was truly wonderful.

"So comfortable! The novel Swallowed Star described taking a Thousand-Year Willow Wood Heart as completely painless, even incredibly pleasant. It really wasn't lying!"

Xu Feng lay motionless on the beach, clearly sensing the subtle changes in his body. It felt so good that he nearly cried out.

Xu Feng had never forgotten the pain of using Dragon Blood.

Now, he could increase his strength without having to endure any pain. Naturally, Xu Feng was in high spirits.

"Feels amazing! I can even feel the muscles, bones, skin, and flesh throughout my body trembling."

Xu Feng lowered his head and looked at his already unclothed body. Even with the naked eye, he could see every inch of his skin undergoing tiny yet astonishingly rapid vibrations. Amid those vibrations, wisps of grayish-black matter slowly seeped from his pores.

The feeling was strange. His entire body felt cool and refreshed!

At the same time, it felt as if all the flesh on his body had separated from his bones and slipped beyond his control. He could only vaguely sense the unceasing tremors, like a massage.

Inside Xu Feng's body, the essence contained within the Thousand-Year Willow Wood Heart—its surging, boundless vitality—almost instantly merged into every part of him. This life energy caused the cells in his muscles, bones, and flesh to undergo astonishing changes at every moment, like a sapling slowly growing into a towering tree.

At that moment, countless cells within Xu Feng's body were undergoing incredible transformations. His genes developed and perfected themselves at a rapid pace, shedding useless genes and integrating once more into a perfect whole. They continued to evolve, while his cellular vitality also increased.

The process was extremely rapid. Moreover, it seemed that Xu Feng's genes had absorbed a trace of the Thousand-Year Willow Wood Heart, causing a special mutation in them.

Under this vitality, Xu Feng's entire body was rapidly improving.

Even the quality of his muscles and bones seemed to have changed, while his skin and flesh underwent astonishing transformations. Yet these changes brought Xu Feng not the slightest pain. He only felt as though he were being massaged, utterly comfortable.

His sea of consciousness was also undergoing enormous changes.

Within the boundless sea of consciousness, the dark golden sphere was rapidly dissolving, like an iceberg melting. At the same time, it continuously released energy. Throughout the sea of consciousness, increasingly dense mist kept forming. Then, within that endless thick fog, countless droplets continuously appeared like dewdrops, floating through the air before falling onto the sea's surface. The speed of this improvement was simply horrifying.

Xu Feng's physical fitness was rising at a tremendous rate!

Naturally, his Mental Power was also soaring wildly according to the limit his physical fitness could withstand!

Xu Feng's physical fitness had originally reached around one hundred thousand kilograms. Now, it was rapidly increasing at an astonishing pace... one hundred and fifty thousand... two hundred thousand... two hundred and fifty thousand... three hundred thousand...

Step by step, it rose!

The instant his physical fitness reached the Intermediate War God level, the dark golden sphere in Xu Feng's sea of consciousness suddenly shook violently—

"Crack crack crack..."

The entire dark golden sphere split open directly, then slid downward like an avalanche. As it fell, it rapidly dissolved into liquid and gas.

Endless, surging Mental Power energy spread out, filling his entire sea of consciousness.

The physical fitness of an Intermediate War God could already withstand Mental Power nearly at the limit of the War God realm!

His Mental Power surged explosively!

Xu Feng's physical fitness continued to rise...

By the time all transformation finally came to a halt, the sky had completely darkened. The beach was silent as Xu Feng lay quietly on the sand, feeling the changes in his body.

"The dark golden sphere has shattered."

Xu Feng had always worried about how long the dark golden sphere could sustain him.

Many renowned Psychic Masters stopped rapidly improving once they reached High-level Warlord or Beginner War God level, having exhausted all the latent energy. Psychic Masters who could rise to Intermediate War God level were few and far between.

"My sea of consciousness!"

Xu Feng immersed his awareness in his sea of consciousness. Previously, he had barely been a High-level War God Psychic Master, and his sea of consciousness had contained droplet after droplet.

But now, mist pervaded the boundless sea of consciousness, spreading endlessly in all directions.

"Rumble rumble!"

A surging torrent of liquid flowed through Xu Feng's sea of consciousness like a Milky Way. The Mental Power it contained was simply terrifying. Within this river of "liquid Mental Power," he could occasionally see dark golden fragments mixed in, not yet completely dissolved.

More than half an hour later, Xu Feng, who had been lying on the beach, finally completed his bodily transformation. He opened his eyes, first sweeping a glance over the pitch-black night sky, then excitedly sprang to his feet. His entire body crackled like popping beans.

It felt like he had just finished soaking in a hot spring and receiving a massage.

There was only one word for it—comfortable!

Feeling the surging strength and vitality within him, Xu Feng could not help but smile.

Although he did not yet know exactly how much he had improved, Xu Feng could vaguely sense that his physical fitness was now extremely close to the War God limit.

Furthermore, a great deal of the Thousand-Year Willow Wood Heart's medicinal power remained in Xu Feng's body, still unabsorbed. Once he completely absorbed it, it probably would not take much longer.

"The Thousand-Year Willow Wood Heart is truly effective." Xu Feng nodded in satisfaction.

He still had eight Thousand-Year Willow Wood Hearts and one Ten-Thousand-Year Willow Wood Heart. These Spirits of Plants would not be of much use to Xu Feng now that his physical fitness was nearing the War God limit, but he could take them back for his family depending on the circumstances.

Xu Feng turned his gaze toward Mist Island.

Deep beneath it lay the Meteor Star Ship!

"Whoosh!"

The next moment, Xu Feng suddenly turned into an afterimage and plunged straight toward the ground. Before reaching it, twelve throwing knives flew from his body, spinning as they cut into the earth.

Sss sss~~

Dirt flew everywhere. Under the effect of his Mental Power, Xu Feng burrowed into the ground like a drilling machine.

The underground soil and rock were practically nonexistent beneath the spinning assault of the throwing knives. Xu Feng descended at an incredible speed.

"Hmm, ten thousand meters. That should be about right." Xu Feng made a rough estimate, then abruptly changed direction. Instead of descending vertically, he began moving horizontally toward Mist Island.

"According to the original story, the ship where Bata is located should be around fifteen thousand meters beneath Mist Island..." Xu Feng manipulated his Mental Power and controlled the throwing knives, swiftly weaving through the underground like a diligent mole. "The Cloud-Piercing Vine should be between one thousand and three thousand meters beneath Mist Island, but to be safe, I'd better go directly to the ten-thousand-meter depth."

Although Xu Feng's strength had greatly increased, he was still only a War God. Without the Black God Suit, he stood no chance against a Planetary level Cloud-Piercing Vine.

It was better to avoid it.

"Once I get close, Bata should be able to detect me. What will he do then?" Xu Feng felt somewhat expectant.

Xu Feng now possessed the same Mental Power Talent as Luo Feng. In the original story, Luo Feng had been noticed by Bata and selected as Meteor Tear's inheritor precisely because he possessed the best Mental Power Talent among Earthlings.

Xu Feng had no intention of stealing Luo Feng's opportunity, but he could at least get a small benefit from it.

The underground was dark and deathly silent. Yet with Xu Feng's current eyesight, he could still easily see things in the darkness. Moreover, his Mental Power could spread over a hundred meters away, making it extremely convenient for scouting.

After a while, Xu Feng, who had been moving forward, checked his communication watch. "I'm now directly beneath Mist Island... Then, let the search begin." Xu Feng glanced around at his surroundings. At the moment, he was within a layer of rock.