Evolution Complete: Fish-Dragon Precious Blood, True Intent: Burn! Pity a Hundred Years is Too Long

Shi Wen wandered through Peace Lane for a while.

He went to his safehouse to change his clothes before hurrying back home.

He drew water from the vat to wash away the sweat and soothe his fatigue, then practiced a few sets of foundation exercises to maintain his daily training.

He ate nearly half a catty of Red Python Meat and took a packet of Blood Strengthening Powder.

Only then did he drift off into a drowsy sleep.

He had sustained quite a few injuries while fighting Tong Roushan.

He had no idea what level that fellow's hard qigong had reached, but he possessed immense strength; after taking a few of his palms head-on, Shi Wen's insides felt like a churning sea, and he had nearly failed to hold his ground.

Fortunately, the Baji Fist Introductory Foundation contained the property of "Penetrating Momentum," which allowed him to win the battle!

By the time Shi Wen woke up, it was already afternoon.

The lazy afternoon sun filtered through the dilapidated wooden window into the room.

He opened his bleary eyes, and a tide of soreness erupted throughout his entire body.

Outside the house.

For some reason, the neighbors hadn't gone to work again?

They were sitting outside chatting, their voices loud and their arguments heated.

It was as if something had happened.

Shi Wen paid no mind to the commotion outside.

He turned his gaze toward the Extreme Seal.

[Extreme Seal]

[Baji Fist Introductory Foundation: Minor Success (32/100), Property: Penetrating Momentum]

[Iron Whip Leg: Minor Success (2/80)]

[Iron Claw Skill: Introductory (1/30)]

[Iron Shirt Hard Qigong: Not Yet Started (1/10)]

[Evolution Branch 1: Contaminated Fortune Meat (Completed)]

"It's done?"

Shi Wen's spirit jolted!

He hurriedly got up to find the basket in the corner.

He unwrapped the oil paper.

His expression shifted in shock.

Inside the oil paper, a drop of blood slightly larger than a sesame seed radiated a luster like a ruby, dazzling and eye-catching. Looking closely, one could even see the droplet pulsing like a heart, beating according to some rhythmic pattern.

It was as if it were fresh blood just drawn from some fish-dragon.

Extremely fresh!

"No smell."

Shi Wen brought it to his nose and sniffed, wondering, "I wonder what use a drop of precious blood condensed from 20 pieces of Fortune Meat could have?"

"That little bit last time didn't have any effect at all."

He closed the window tight and swallowed the precious blood in one gulp.

The moment the precious blood entered his mouth, Shi Wen's expression changed slightly.

Swallowing the precious blood this time was not like the last time; there was no lack of change.

The instant the precious blood flowed down his throat.

It transformed into a ball of fire, burning fiercely within his internal organs!

The temperature of this flame grew higher and more violent, darting recklessly through his body as if it intended to incinerate his internal organs into ash.

A burning sensation and a searing pain erupted suddenly.

Shi Wen's face instantly turned ferocious, the veins on his forehead bulged, and his muscles tensed up!

As the flame flowed round after round through his limbs and bones.

A fine layer of sweat instantly broke out on Shi Wen's forehead, and his muscles trembled uncontrollably.

His internal organs, every bone, every meridian, and his very flesh and skin transmitted a searing, burning sensation!

Suddenly.

The burning sensation amplified several times over!

He curled up on the floor on the spot, his head buzzing, and he nearly lost consciousness!!

When the pain finally faded away.

Shi Wen had just regained consciousness, his clothes soaked through with sweat, leaving damp patches all over the floor.

"Why was it so painful this time!"

Shi Wen sucked in a cold breath.

He slowly stood up from the ground and discovered that his pores had expelled a large amount of yellowish-black impurities; they were thick and sticky, peeling off like a layer of skin when rubbed.

After swallowing the sesame-sized drop of Precious Blood, he felt his body suddenly become light, as if his very frame had shed some weight.

He was brimming with energy.

The tearing pain and aching muscles from his previous brawl with Tong Roushan had vanished without a trace!

"Marrow cleansing and hair washing?"

Shi Wen's face was full of curiosity.

Legend had it that there were treasures capable of purging a commoner's body of impurities and toxins, fundamentally altering their bone structure.

Perhaps the Precious Blood was exactly this kind of treasure—one that could alter bone structure and cleanse the marrow!

Shi Wen practiced a few moves of his introductory foundation exercises within the narrow room.

He immediately realized that his body felt light while punching, his muscles and ligaments had become elastic and resilient, and his joints were incredibly agile.

The fist techniques he unleashed were three parts more fluid than before!

"My body seems lighter, yet my weight has increased, and my muscles have become more dense."

Shi Wen paced about, sensing the changes.

He examined his body and found that no overly bulky or massive muscles had appeared.

In fact, the muscles in areas trained for techniques like the Iron Whip Leg looked smaller, or perhaps, more well-proportioned.

"Looking at it this way, have my bones become heavier?"

"Aside from the physical changes, my qi and blood seem to have become different as well?"

Shi Wen closed his eyes to sense them; the qi and blood in his dantian, originally the size of a loach, had shrunk in volume, but he could clearly perceive that they were more condensed than before.

And this mass of qi and blood...

Did it have a slightly scorching sensation?

Shi Wen extended a finger and pointed it at the mud brick propping up the table.

As he circulated his qi and blood, his finger sank deep into the brick as if it were tofu.

When he pulled it out, a deep hole remained in the mud brick.

"Beyond piercing the mud brick more easily than before, does it seem to possess something else?"

Shi Wen hurriedly picked up the mud brick to examine it closely.

After observing for a long time, he discovered that the surface of the mud brick touched by his finger faintly bore traces of having been scorched by fire.

This detail was extremely subtle.

If one didn't look carefully, it would be impossible to see!

"Could it be that my qi and blood have acquired this scorching property?"

Shi Wen smashed a fist into the mud brick, shattering it into pieces. He hurriedly picked up the fragments to inspect them and, sure enough, saw traces of scorching!

This made him suck in another cold breath.

He had never heard of anyone practicing martial arts who could possess a property similar to scorching fire!

"If I were to find more Blessing Meat to evolve into Fish-Dragon Precious Blood, would the qi and blood in my body transform into a pure, fire-like heat? Could it even become something akin to molten lava?"

"If that were truly the case, who could withstand a single punch or palm strike from me??"

Shi Wen was overjoyed and hurriedly focused on the Extreme Seal.

Upon looking, he indeed discovered something different.

[Extreme Seal]

[Baji Fist Introductory Foundation: Minor Accomplishment (32/100), Trait: Penetrating Momentum]

[Iron Whip Leg: Minor Accomplishment (2/80)]

[Iron Claw Skill: Introductory (1/30)]

[Iron Shirt Hard Qigong: Not Started (1/10)]

[True Intent: Scorching (Activated)]

"So the extra scorching property in my qi and blood is called True Intent?"

"It is fortunate that I can choose whether or not to activate it; otherwise, if outsiders discovered that my qi and blood were different from theirs, it would be quite troublesome."

"I must purchase more Blessing Meat to store away, just in case the group that serves the Supreme Saint Immortal Mother stops distributing the meat one day."

"I wonder how many pieces of Blessing Meat must be evolved before this True Intent of scorching can burn eternally like molten lava?"

Shi Wen experimented on the ground using mud bricks.

He discovered that this True Intent of scorching was related to the amount of blood energy infused into it.

When he unleashed his blood energy all at once, he could cause scorch marks from intense fire to appear on the surface of the mud bricks!

However, activating the True Intent caused his blood energy to deplete significantly faster.

"If the Blessing Meat were to evolve those other two branches, how great would the benefits be?"

A look of temptation appeared on Shi Wen's face.

Hell Demon Skull Black Disaster Dragon Fish Meat!

Red Flow Demon Flame Disaster Fire Dragon Fish Meat!

Although the Extreme Seal did not provide a detailed description of what changes would occur after consuming these two branches.

Judging by their names alone.

It was clear that both were vastly different from the Fish-Dragon Precious Blood.

"It is just a pity that the time required is too long."

Shi Wen thought for a moment, feeling somewhat discouraged.

One hundred years—how vast a span is that?

"If only there were something that could shorten the evolution time of the Extreme Seal."

Shi Wen let out a soft sigh.

He rose to wash up, changed into a worn-out short tunic, and headed to the Fist Academy to practice.

When Shi Wen appeared at the Fist Academy.

Many outer sect disciples saw him and could not help but reveal mocking expressions, pointing fingers and whispering among themselves; some even cast looks of disdain when their conversation reached a fever pitch.

How diligently this kid has been training lately!

Everyone present had seen it with their own eyes.

He was almost the first to arrive and the last to leave, barely even resting at noon.

He was always practicing his punches.

He also seemed to have a very good relationship with Senior Sister Li from the inner sect.

This had long left many outer sect disciples feeling bitter.

What are you putting on an act for?

Do you think you're so special?

Do you really believe that so-called "heaven rewards diligence" can temper blood energy?

We originally wondered how long you could keep up the charade.

Who would have thought that you would only last about ten days.

Before your true colors were revealed!

It's already this late, and you're only just coming to practice?

In another hour or so, the session will be over; what are you even here for?

Heh, as expected, a fake is just a fake; it couldn't be maintained for long, and you couldn't even last half a month before showing your true colors.

I'm afraid that in a few more days, you won't even show up at all, right?

Utterly ridiculous...