Wang Qi's physical body was not actually as sound as it appeared. In truth, this body, possessing only Core Formation-level strength, was already on the verge of collapse. Tian Ge Xing linked the electronic interactions between molecules, forcibly maintaining its integrity, while spiritual energy stimulated every cell. Every one of his cells now contained enormous power, and his muscles were like countless tiny engines pieced together. His mana commanded that power, turning it into a torrent of force that drove Wang Qi's limbs at high speed. His beating heart circulated the body's vital essence, serving as the medium and fuel for the Flame of Life as it continuously repaired the muscle damage caused by such violent motion.
Only this allowed him to barely contend with a shapeshifting Later Demon Race cultivator.
After all, the Later Demon Race differed from the demon beasts he had fought in the Western Sea. The gap between shapeshifting Later Demon Race cultivators and Early Demon Race cultivators, and shapeshifting Western Sea demon beasts, was like the gap between modern Primordial Spirits and ancient Nascent Souls—perhaps even greater.
Yet Wang Qi truly still had strength to spare mentally.
After completing My Dharma is One, his thoughts had gradually surpassed the limitations of his brain. It was merely that, at Core Formation, his mana was too meager and his physical body too narrow, restricting this ability. But when he knocked open Heaven's Gate, extended his inner world outward, and achieved a Primordial Spirit Domain, that restriction had already been cleaved open with a crack. Originally, this effect should not have manifested until he truly became a Primordial Spirit cultivator. But after acquiring the Beast Mechanism swarm, everything changed.
The Beast Mechanisms lingered in the air by borrowing the power of the collective, effectively forming regions in the