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Creak~

A tingling sensation from the depths of his bone marrow, making Tao Yu feel like ants were crawling all over him, an itch he couldn't scratch.

It took a long while for him to recover from this reaction, and then he felt a completely different sensation.

Integrated Force!

Originally, after his Stance Practice reached Deification, all the strength in his body had been unified into one. Now, Tao Yu could clearly feel a force, brewed by Blood Essence, surging with the ebb and flow of his Blood Essence.

But as long as there was a need, it could be transported and integrated by Blood Essence!

Though it couldn't penetrate the body, yet...

Tao Yu casually pointed at a stone lock. Although he felt a sharp pain in his finger, fine cracks had already appeared on the stone lock.

The cracks weren't very obvious, but to be able to create them so easily with flesh and blood was a terrifying effect!

An ordinary person would have their throat bone shattered by a flick of a finger!

"Manifest Strength and Hidden Strength? Not quite, but similar..."

Tao Yu pondered in his heart, and at the same time, he began to understand the information of the new skill after its Deification.

[Five Forms Unification·Modified]lv1: Integrates Force, significantly enhancing physical limits.

Force, to some extent, can achieve some seemingly incredible feats, controlling and strengthening internal organs, detoxifying and purifying blood.

However, it's still different from the internal energy Tao Yu knew. This is a latent power spread throughout the body. The stronger the body and the stronger the Blood Essence, the stronger the Force becomes!

When used, it's stimulated and transported by Blood Essence, and it can also train the body and even internal organs.

If the Shadow Power combined with Stealth and Ambush is not counted, then this is Tao Yu's first power system that can barely be called extraordinary!

After all, Shadow Power is too extreme and cannot be used to strengthen oneself.

Whereas Five Forms Unification can significantly enhance physical limits!

It is also more peaceful and controllable.

Just as the superimposed limit enhancements he had accumulated before were showing diminishing returns, their effects becoming weaker and weaker, this was definitely a timely arrival.

"Haha, going from zero to one is the hardest. This feeling is truly wonderful."

Tao Yu was greatly encouraged in his heart.

This was probably one of the ways for ordinary flesh and blood bodies to rival mechanical and mutated bodies.

Although the methods might be different, the pressure Li Hui had put on him back then, and the Curator Liu Yi, should both be of this type.

"Normally, after integrating the Myriad Flow Five Forms, one should grasp Blood Essence, perhaps combined with that secret, unpassed breathing technique to catalyze it into Force?"

Tao Yu had some guesses in his heart.

Precisely because of the uniqueness of his Deification, he was now somewhat hesitant to ask direct questions.

Otherwise, if he were misunderstood as stealing someone's secret, it would lead to bloodshed again.

The Curator was actually quite good; all his skills were free. Tao Yu felt a little reluctant.

Besides the greatly beneficial Five Forms Unification·Modified, each individual martial art also brought good additional abilities.

The cost of deifying a single martial art was actually less than that of the Stance Practice, ranging from two to three hundred. The physical improvement was also not as significant as the Stance Practice, but it had its own characteristics for actual combat and specialization.

For example, the best performing Myriad Flow Crane Form·Modified, in addition to its own training and combat methods, improved training efficiency and combat skills.

It mainly came with a 'Spiritual Sense,' which was similar to the capture of obvious killing intent and malice. Although the world's will information reminded him that it could be concealed through some shielding methods, it was already quite good.

Tiger Form mainly focused on explosion, further enhancing the assassin's one-strike style.

Bear Form was for resistance to damage and stamina.

Python Form was for the flexibility and strength of the tendons, greatly enhancing grappling and strangulation abilities.

Ape Form was for balance and comprehensive abilities. Ultimately, Five Forms Unification mainly relied on Ape Form for coordination.

In addition to these, Tao Yu's long-desired Saliva Swallowing Technique had also been learned and deified.

Saliva Swallowing Technique·Modified greatly increased digestion and absorption capabilities, to a certain extent increased energy storage capacity, and possessed a certain resistance to poison.

Although this skill was ordinary, and the cost of its Deification was only one hundred Wish Power, Tao Yu felt that its effect on him was no less than Five Forms Unification, making it a strategically valuable skill.

One Proof, Eternal Proof could restore injuries through Wish Power and food intake!

Tao Yu had already experienced the immense consumption of Wish Power before.

Now that his strength was greater, the consumption for recovery would be even larger!

Conversely, a few bowls of Qi Replenishing Soup, given enough time, could be equivalent to replenishing hundreds of Wish Power.

Saliva Swallowing Technique·Modified greatly increased this digestion and absorption ability, making it a perfect match for One Proof, Eternal Proof.

If necessary, he could even drink sewage directly like animals.

Uh, of course, as a normal person, Tao Yu wouldn't try these things on a daily basis...

"Money flows like water."

Looking at his remaining Wish Power, which was less than eight hundred units, Tao Yu deeply missed the feeling of having tens of thousands of wealth.

Initially, the high-magnification acceleration桩功 (Zhuang Gong) was a luxury, intended to provide more time for mastering the boxing techniques. Later, Tao Yu adjusted it to a more cost-effective acceleration based on his total Wish Power.

Even so, because he practiced the breathing technique and Stance Training concurrently, his Wish Power was being drained uncontrollably over these past few days.

Fortunately, the results were somewhat satisfactory. He had largely achieved his intended goals, though it was a bit regrettable that he was still some distance from his current physical limit.

"My strength has increased, but the efficiency of Wish Power has decreased. Although [Five Forms Unification - Modified] has increased the upper limit, the marginal effect has diminished. It's likely that even three or four times the Wish Power wouldn't be as effective as my previous Wish Power gains."

Tao Yu sighed inwardly. Previously, the Blood Orchid, Basic Breathing Technique, and 桩功 (Zhuang Gong) had all improved his physical potential and limits, leading to rapid training results.

However, as his physical condition improved, in addition to the decreased efficiency of Wish Power itself, it became increasingly difficult to improve, much like a professional athlete. The marginal effect would become more pronounced.

"Even with [One Proof, Eternal Proof], I should still be able to break through my theoretical physical limit and improve further, but the speed will definitely be quite slow."

Although the Five Forms Unification has somewhat alleviated this, he had to consider the future.

The remaining potential could only be improved through slow, steady effort. If he wanted another period of explosive growth, he needed more methods to increase his upper limit!

"If I have the opportunity to save money, perhaps I can consider a second Deification for my skills."

Although Tao Yu lacked knowledge from the Outer City, he could infer from his own abilities that some enhancement skills might conflict with each other, and he couldn't specialize in everything at once.

Ideally, like the Myriad Flow Five Forms, skills should complement each other. At the very least, they shouldn't interfere with each other, or the conflict should be minor and acceptable.

He currently lacked the specific knowledge for this.

But at least, stacking a second Deification onto himself wouldn't be a problem!

After pondering for a moment, his inclination was towards [Basic Breathing Technique - Modified].

This skill was the cheapest for increasing physical limits. A second reinforcement would only cost around 30,000 Wish Power. The most effective, [Five Forms Unification - Modified], required over 200,000, which was more expensive than the [Bullet Time] talent.

However, while maintaining his daily steady consumption and saving up 30,000 Wish Power was a considerable sum. His parents would have to save for ten years without eating or drinking to accumulate that much, which was equivalent to raiding the Li Family four times...

He quickly shook off some thoughts from his mind and patted his cheeks.

His thoughts were a bit dangerous.

"Currently, the Wish Power items and skills in the new settlement aren't common. This is a good source of income, but there's still a risk if I'm attacked..."

The money in his pocket prompted Tao Yu to find Smith.

"Senior Brother, I'm about to head to the Abyss. I won't be coming here for a while."

Tao Yu found Smith and greeted him.

This was a normal situation. In fact, Smith had also spent five days going to the Abyss over the past half month, but his main base was in the real world. Going to the Abyss was purely to avoid going mad.

"Alright, I also think you should go. Haha, I don't even know how much money you've spent. Full-time training is really unsustainable."

Smith wasn't surprised. He had a job and income at the dojo, which could even support his own Wish Power acceleration in reverse.

Even if this junior brother found someone willing to invest, he was currently just depleting his resources.

"Your Crane Form is Lv3. Why not apply for a teaching assistant position? The dojo's benefits are quite good."

Smith suggested. He felt this junior brother had talent and could completely try a part-time training approach.

Tao Yu's Crane Form was actually only Lv2, but because it had been Deified, the aura was enough to fake Lv3. Based on the already formed [Five Forms Unification], it could rival Lv4, and it was through this that he learned the [Saliva Swallowing Technique].

"I'll consider it. But currently, in the New Frontier, if I don't work hard, I don't even have a safe place to stay for five days. I can't."

In reality, Tao Yu had almost emptied out the Myriad Flow Dojo, except for its secret breathing technique. Moreover, his consumption couldn't be covered by a local teaching assistant; unless the Dojo Master gave him his position, it wouldn't be possible.

Of course, on the surface, Tao Yu wouldn't casually refuse good intentions, and he got along reasonably well with Smith.

"Brother Tao, are you also preparing to go to the Abyss? Want to go together?"

Zhang Wei also perked up his ears. The two had teamed up before, and two people were indeed much more convenient than one in the Abyss.

"The locations are too far apart. We'll see. I have to go prepare some things."

Tao Yu waved goodbye to the two, politely declining Zhang Wei's team invitation.

"Okay, I wish you a smooth journey. You can buy a few Qi Replenishing Pills from the dojo as backup."

Smith started his sales pitch again, but the item he recommended was indeed very effective.

"Okay."

Tao Yu was indeed planning to bring a few Qi Replenishing Pills. Their effect was similar to Qi Replenishing Soup, but they were more convenient to carry and store, and significantly more expensive, costing 50 units of Wish Power.

They weren't intended for daily training but were convenient for emergency recovery of stamina in the wild.

Their absorption speed was much faster than eating meat, and the effect was even better when combined with the [Saliva Swallowing Technique].

For Tao Yu, who had so many Deified skills that consumed a lot of stamina, if he had enough money, he could fill his backpack with them.

It was much more cost-effective than directly using Wish Power for recovery