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A little after 11 p.m., Li Fei returned home.

He practically ran back to his room, picked up the medicine bottle on his desk, took out an Embryo Nurturing Pill, and swallowed it.

A few seconds later, he took another one, and only then did the intense hunger inside him gradually subside.

"Phew—"

Li Fei let out a heavy breath.

He had already taken an Embryo Nurturing Pill once today, which meant that the Steel Armor Implant in his body had indeed received positive stimulation, causing the hunger to rise again.

While the medicine was still taking effect, Li Fei practiced the Heavenly Constellation Stance in his room for more than thirty minutes. He only stopped after breaking into a heavy sweat, then began applying Golden Kui Balm.

Only after the Golden Kui Balm had been completely absorbed did Li Fei feel the Steel Armor Implant in his body settle down again.

"So using Blood Rage really does stimulate the Implant inside me."

Li Fei could now basically confirm this.

He looked at the Myriad Blood Bead: Level: 4, 47%; Blood Soul: 18 beads +16%

The damage caused by stimulating the Implant, combined with the damage caused by the Embryo Nurturing Pills and Golden Kui Balm, made the Myriad Blood Bead absorb more than ten percent of energy in one go—slightly more than it gained from an entire day of cultivation.

"I'll try stimulating the Implant with Blood Rage again."

Li Fei activated Blood Rage once more, consuming 1 Blood Soul.

That familiar warm current appeared again, surging through his entire body.

But this time, even after Blood Rage ended, he did not feel any movement from the Implant.

"What's going on?"

Li Fei was stunned.

"Could it be that the stimulation isn't enough?"

He quickly thought of a reason.

The first time he used Blood Rage, he consumed 1 Blood Soul. When he used Blood Rage in the boxing ring that evening, he consumed 2 Blood Souls.

The Steel Armor Implant in his body had already adapted to the stimulation brought by 2 Blood Souls. So, if he wanted to make it react again, he would have to consume more Blood Souls and give it a stronger stimulus?

With that thought, Li Fei directly consumed 3 Blood Souls and activated Blood Rage again.

There were still plenty of Blood Souls left, so he could experiment boldly.

This time, the warm current that appeared inside his body surged like a great river!

Li Fei groaned, a look of pain appearing on his face.

Since transmigrating, thanks to the Myriad Blood Bead, he had not experienced pain this intense in a very long time.

The power inside him was too violent, and his body seemed on the verge of exploding! Li Fei was drenched in sweat, the veins across his body bulging as he curled into a ball on the floor.

Worried that he might wake Li Lei and the others, who were already asleep, he clenched his teeth and did not make a sound.

The Myriad Blood Bead inside him showed no abnormalities. His Blood Souls were decreasing slowly, and at this rate, not many would be lost within a minute. So Li Fei told himself that he only had to grit his teeth and endure for that one minute.

"Huff... huff..."

Only Li Fei's harsh breathing remained in the room.

During this process, he could clearly sense the Steel Armor Implant stirring inside him. The surging power tried to break out of his body, while the Implant beneath his skin tightly wrapped around that power. The two sides repeatedly collided.

After a minute, the warm current inside him vanished, and the feeling that his body was about to burst disappeared with it. Li Fei finally recovered.

He checked the Myriad Blood Bead inside him. His Blood Souls had decreased by nearly 1, but his energy had not increased at all.

"Because the damage was caused by a Blood Soul Skill, the Myriad Blood Bead didn't share the burden. Naturally, it couldn't absorb any energy?"

Li Fei's mind raced.

His physical condition was closely tied to his Blood Souls. The Blood Soul data was like his Health Bar, except that in the past, whenever his Health Bar decreased, the Myriad Blood Bead bore most of the damage for him. The damage his body suffered was reduced, and naturally, so was the pain he felt.

This time, however, it was the opposite. His body bore all the damage, and his Health Bar decreased accordingly.

"First, the Myriad Blood Bead won't share damage caused by a Blood Soul Skill. Second, my current physical strength can withstand at most 2 Blood Souls' worth of Blood Rage. Any more than that will injure me."

Li Fei quickly summarized his findings.

Then an intense hunger came over him.

Li Fei's face went pale, and stars swam before his eyes. This hunger was unprecedented! He hurriedly got up, picked up the medicine bottle from the table, poured out an Embryo Nurturing Pill, and swallowed it.

But the hunger did not ease. Instead, it grew fiercer.

Li Fei simply poured out all the Embryo Nurturing Pills remaining in the bottle and swallowed them all at once! Only after a few seconds did that terrifying hunger slowly subside.

Thus, Li Fei began his embryo-nurturing training. First came the Heavenly Constellation Stance, followed by applying Golden Kui Balm.

After struggling through more than two hours, he stopped.

The Embryo Nurturing Pills and Golden Kui Balm he had bought earlier had originally been enough for a month, but now they had all been used up.

Li Fei checked the Myriad Blood Bead inside him: Level: 4, 81%; Blood Soul: 13 beads +27%

His energy had increased by 34%!

From here, he only needed to train normally for two days to make the Myriad Blood Bead level up.

Besides that, he felt that the Steel Armor Implant inside him had also grown substantially.

After wiping the sweat from his body and putting his clothes back on, Li Fei looked out the window.

Tonight, the moonlight was as smooth as water, and the night breeze drifted gently past the window.

Li Fei stood by the window for a while, then turned and walked toward the bed.

Tonight should bring a good dream.

The next morning, Li Fei's biological clock made him open his eyes and wake up right on time.

"Hm?"

When he got out of bed, he saw a large amount of black hair on the bedsheet.

He touched his face and felt that his skin was much smoother than yesterday. It had become tighter and filled with resilience.

"What is this?"

He hurriedly took off his pajamas and discovered that the skin all over his body had changed in the same way. Moreover, all the fine hairs on his skin had fallen out, making him look much fairer.

"It should be a good change."

That was what he thought as he left the room to wash up.

In the living room, Li Tianyu, who was eating breakfast with them, stared at Li Fei for quite a while.

"Why do I feel like you suddenly became a little more handsome?"

Li Fei smiled. "Wasn't I handsome before?"

"How did going to the Military Academy make your skin so thick?"

"Then you really got that right. This Implant I'm using really does make your skin thicker."

"Hahahahaha."

The living room filled with laughter.

After breakfast, Li Fei ran to the Military Academy.

When he saw Hao Yi, he told him about the changes he had discovered that morning.

Upon hearing this, Hao Yi stepped forward and grabbed Li Fei's arm, examining it carefully. He pressed down hard with all five fingers, looking both shocked and delighted.

"The hair all over your body has fallen out, and your skin has become more resilient. This means the Steel Armor Implant is replacing your skin tissue!"

"Replacing my skin tissue? Have I already reached the Body Breaking Stage?"

Li Fei asked in delight.

"Once the Steel Armor Implant has initially finished replacing your skin tissue, you'll have officially entered the Body Breaking Stage. This process should take about ten to fifteen days."

Hao Yi looked at Li Fei with a complicated expression.

"Do you know what the fastest record at Wu'an University is for advancing from embryo nurturing to body breaking?"

Li Fei shook his head.

"Twenty-eight days."

"If you get into Wu'an University this year, you may very well break that record!"