"Boom!"
The instant Huang Tian forged the five hundred forms, thunder seemed to crack inside his body. His sinews, bones, skin, membranes, meridians, and everything else underwent another transformation!
A scalding torrent of blood and qi coursed through his entire body. Heat steamed from him, gathering into a small patch of white mist above his head that lingered without dispersing.
"Crack, crack~"
Suddenly, the great dragon of his spine rose segment by segment, his bones gleaming with pale golden light. His chest expanded to either side, and the muscles of his arms knotted like coiled dragons!
"At a hundred forms, my bones were as hard as diamond, my body possessed half a dragon's strength, and my skin and membranes were as tough as cowhide. At three hundred forms, I had the strength of a dragon and an elephant. And now, at five hundred forms-"
Feeling the boiling blood and qi and the mighty force that had been refined once more within him, Huang Tian slowly extended his right palm. His fingers flicked gently, and the surrounding air immediately flowed toward his palm, forming a rapidly spinning, transparent vortex.
"Bang!"
He gently closed his hand. The vortex exploded with a dull report, its shock wave sweeping outward in every direction, rattling the objects in the room and making the windows bang.
"Five hundred forms grants the strength to subdue dragons and elephants with my hands!"
The corners of his mouth lifted slightly in satisfaction. He looked up at the sky. Though night had fallen, it was still early, nowhere near midnight. "Keep cultivating!"
He assumed his stance and continued forging forms. A faint breeze stirred with him, almost soundless. Only the rustling of insects outside the window and the occasional voices of youths in the Dormitory compound could be heard-
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