As his inner force kept washing over and honing the skin throughout his body, Lu Yuan could clearly feel sharp stings assailing him from every direction.
A searing heat came in wave after wave.
It was as if someone were ironing his skin inch by inch with a red-hot iron.
Yet Lu Yuan's expression remained unchanged. This little pain was nothing.
As long as he could grow stronger, he could endure it.
"Whoosh... whoosh... whoosh..."
As time passed, Lu Yuan seemed to see a faint golden glow shining through his skin.
It was no illusion, but a sign that his Gold Skin was nearly complete.
His inner force surged on, continuing to scour his skin, and the golden glow grew ever brighter.
Golden patterns had already begun to glimmer beneath his skin.
Gold Skin—complete!
At that moment, Lu Yuan looked as though he were clad in a golden garment.
Light rippled over him, shining brilliantly.
"Ninth Grade Golden Skin is the pinnacle of this realm."
A faint smile touched Lu Yuan's lips.
This was a realm that even a first-rate genius with exceptional bone structure and ample resources could not easily reach.
Across all of Qinghe County, he might even be the first to attain it.
Not only had he done it, but he had done so in just three short months.
And the resources he had spent were nowhere near what those aristocratic scions had poured into their cultivation.
Most importantly, Gold Skin was the absolute peak of the Ninth Grade. It was not only virtually invincible within this realm, but also laid the strongest possible foundation for the martial path ahead—a perfect foundation countless martial artists dreamed of.
And that was not all. He would pursue perfection in the coming Flesh Refining Chapter and Bone Forging Chapter as