Body Refinement Realm Fourth Layer!

Back at his residence, Luo Jun locked the door, put away the hammer, sat on the bed, and began to regulate his Inner Breath.

In the Savage Wilderness, where Spiritual Qi is abundant, the accumulation of primordial energy is faster than in the Main World. However, for Vital Energy Cultivator, what truly affects their cultivation progress is not the process of strengthening their primordial energy, but the probability of breaking through.

Luo Jun had reached the bottleneck of the third level several days ago. He would save one Dice Opportunity for Intermediate Modification every day, and use it in conjunction with the Regret Skill, all in preparation for breaking through at night.

However, I'm having bad luck this time; I've failed three times in a row, and today is my fourth attempt.

"Breaking through to the Body Refinement Realm Fourth Layer!"

After selecting the judgment criteria, the black and white dice appeared before Luo Jun's eyes.

"Ding! Event Difficulty 71, Final Points 65 + 15, Event Success!"

Congratulations on leveling up!

We finally succeeded!

Luo Jun was overjoyed, and at the same time marveled at the wonder of the Dice of Heavenly Secrets.

Without this miraculous ability, I would have failed four times in a row. Forget about breaking through; I'd be lucky if I didn't suffer a lifelong disability from the Vital Energy Backlash!

Even for ordinary Cultivators, failure only seals off their vital energy; to successfully break through, it would probably take at least a year or two...

After thanking the old man in his dream once more in his heart, Luo Jun began to circulate his Inner Breath, attempting to break through.

With each cycle of energy circulation, Luo Jun's vital energy flowed into his limbs and bones, tempering his muscles and bones and nourishing his spirit. Finally, when the last trace of vital energy merged with his body, Luo Jun felt as if a certain restriction had been broken, and his body underwent a fundamental change!

"Call..."

He exhaled slowly, and after a brief silence, Luo Jun jumped off the bed, feeling a transformative power!

"Ding, Event Success, difficulty 71, Severity Coefficient 8, 568 experience points gained."

Eight times?

The notification in his mind startled Luo Jun slightly. Previously, the difficulty of breaking through realms was ten times greater; how come it was eight times greater this time?

Recalling Old Yuan's description of the Body Tempering Art, it is said that the stronger Innate Potential, the better one can withstand the backlash from a failed breakthrough.

Luo Jun's eyes lit up as he summoned his Attribute Panel.

Level: 18 (1116/1900)

Strength: 72 points

Sensitivity: 60 points

Perception: 58 points

Spirit: 65 points

Luck: Level 6

Skills: All Things are Dice, Intermediate Point Correction, Regret

Item: Wealth Ring

Chips: 400

Number of uses: 0/5

After the previous two levels of enhancement, Luo Jun's strength has increased to 72 points, and his average attributes have exceeded 60 points. Compared to the last breakthrough, his Innate Potential has almost doubled!

It seems that with his current attributes, even if he fails to break through, it won't be a big problem.

After all, this eightfold increase is not only the cost of failure, but also includes the huge boost after success. If we only look at the cost, it's probably just a minor injury.

In a couple of days when it reopens, I'll go out and see my Master... Haha, he'll be absolutely amazed by how much I've improved!

With anticipation in his heart, Luo Jun stretched his body, circulating his internal energy through several cycles to adapt to his current realm.

"Coo coo coo..."

Luo Jun rubbed his stomach; after the initial excitement, a strong feeling of hunger washed over him.

"Previous breakthroughs were all accompanied by a period of nurturing and upgrading. So it really takes a lot of energy?"

Seeing that it was completely dark outside, Luo Jun stretched and said, "To celebrate this breakthrough, let's go out for a big meal..."

"Boom!"

A burst of flame suddenly erupted, instantly engulfing the entire house!

"What happened?"

The sudden explosion startled pedestrians on the street.

"Just now... suddenly a huge fireball flew in from outside the city and hit that house right in the middle! Then it exploded!" an eyewitness said tremblingly. "It sounded like a cannon... no, even more powerful than a cannon!"

"What nonsense are you spouting? This is the Savage Wilderness, where would you find cannons like that!"

"It might be a meteorite!"

As they spoke, a figure leaped out from the raging flames, extinguishing the flames on his body. His clothes were burned and riddled with holes, but the mask on his face remained unharmed.

Looking at the burning house before him, Luo Jun frowned deeply.

He had heard the passerby's description: half of his house had been destroyed by the explosion, and the flames that had sprung out had also affected several nearby houses. The fire spread extremely quickly, and in the blink of an eye, half of the street was ablaze with flames.

This characteristic is very similar to...

"Look, there are some over there too!" A cry of surprise erupted from afar. Luo Jun turned his head and saw several fireballs flying in from outside the city, standing out conspicuously in the darkness. They hit different places, and fires instantly broke out in multiple locations within the city!

"This... this is an attack! We're under attack!"

Upon witnessing this, the hunters finally realized that the fireball falling from the sky was not an accident, but a premeditated attack!

An attack on Lingyun City!

The alarm sounded, and the Hunter Guild reacted quickly. The staff immediately began organizing rescue efforts and reconnaissance, while the hunters also took action, finding their teammates to help put out the fire.

But before the reconnaissance team could even leave the city, the "enemy" had already attacked!

With a buzzing sound, large dark shadows appeared in the night sky, and were finally made clear by the light of a fireball that flew by.

Flying Ant! A huge number of Flying Ant!

Not just a few, not just a few dozen, but hundreds and thousands of Flying Ant swarmed into the city!

These monsters swooped down, grabbed the panicked humans, and injected venom with the stingers on their tails, killing them instantly!

"It really is them!"

Luo Jun's eyes widened. He had suspected something when he was burned by the flames just now, because it was too similar to the flames of the Violetgold War Ant! Moreover, it was more corrosive and hotter!

However, reason told him that ants couldn't possibly be here...

But now, with the large number of Flying Ant appearing, he had no choice but to believe that the ants had indeed launched an attack!

"Buzz!"

A giant Flying Ant flew towards Luo Jun, like a small helicopter!

Luo Jun snorted coldly, swung his hand and threw the hammer. With a crack, the enormous kinetic energy smashed the Flying Ant's chest to pieces. The shattered body could not withstand the high-speed vibration of the wings and disintegrated in mid-air, crashing to the ground with a series of cracks.

The hammer that flew out, after reaching its highest point, began to fall back down.

Luo Jun aimed at the direction of the hammer, took a leap into the air, caught the River-Sinking Stone Hammer mid-air, used his energy to dissipate the weight, and landed lightly.

At this moment, more and more hunters realized what was happening and began to fight back with their weapons. One by one, the Flying Ant that tried to catch people were Counter-kill instead. In an instant, the streets, which were ablaze with fire, were filled with the figures of people fighting with ants.

But this is just the beginning!

Luo Jun's ears twitched, and he turned to look in the direction of the city wall.

The screams of the guards on duty echoed from the city wall. These men belonged to the guild and were undoubtedly highly skilled to serve as guards of Lingyun City. However, they were utterly helpless against the enemy's attack.

It's not that the enemy is too strong, it's that there are too many of them!

By the light of the fires inside the city, Luo Jun saw that the city walls were covered with countless Soldier Ant! Among them were also enormous Violetgold War Ant!

Under the cover of fireballs and Flying Ant, these monsters climbed the city walls and poured into the city!

Luo Jun's pupils trembled upon seeing this scene.

The plan was to eradicate the anthill, so how did these beasts manage to launch a counterattack on human cities?

Just then, a blue light shone from the city center, then spread out and covered the entire Lingyun City, keeping the ants that had not yet entered the city out. Several Flying Ant crashed into the light barrier, sparking as they fell. Even the fireballs that followed only caused ripples when they hit the blue light.

Protective shield? The Wildlands Hunter Guild has such equipment?

Seeing that the hunters and guards had realized what was happening and were beginning to kill the ants that had rushed into the city, Luo Jun turned and ran towards the city center!

The guild must know something; he needs to find Ling Yi and get to the bottom of it!

(End of this chapter)