Powerful

"You, you..." Tong San the lion-man stared in disbelief at the remaining pile of giant Magic Beast bones. "Xueying, did you cut off the meat and hide it somewhere? Where did you put it?"

As he spoke, Tong San began searching every corner of the dining room, even dropping to his knees to check under the dining table, cabinets, and other such places.

"Uncle Tong, I really did eat it all," Dongbo Xueying said helplessly.

"You ate it? Over ten thousand catties of meat, and you, a person of your size, ate it all?" Tong San widened his lion eyes. "How do you expect me to believe that? Let alone you, even a Title Knight couldn't eat ten thousand catties of meat in one sitting."

Dongbo Xueying felt helpless.

It was only because this transition in his life level had left every single cell in his body ravenously hungry that he had needed to consume so much; if he were asked to eat this much again, he wouldn't be able to manage it.

"Uncle Tong, look." Dongbo Xueying picked up a silver platter from the side and pressed down hard with both hands. The platter rapidly compressed, and after he squeezed it firmly a few times, a silver metal ball appeared in his palm.

"This..." Tong San was left speechless.

Dongbo Xueying gripped the metal ball with his right hand and exerted force, and the silver metal began to slowly ooze out from between his fingers.

Following that, Dongbo Xueying closed his hands and rubbed them together a few times, and it transformed into a silver metal rod!

"How did you do that?" Tong San couldn't believe it. Neither he nor Zong Ling could do such a thing. If he were to exert his strength, he could crush a silver platter with one palm or deform a metal ball, but to have Dongbo Xueying squeeze a metal ball until it flowed through his fingers, and then rub it into a metal rod with his bare hands... that was simply monstrous.

"I told you, that Magic Beast meat was indeed eaten by me," Dongbo Xueying said helplessly. "Does this convince you, Uncle Tong?"

"I believe you, I believe you. I'll believe anything you say now. But what exactly is going on? How did you suddenly become so strong? This, this is simply... I can't wrap my head around it." Tong San was completely bewildered. Strength improvement was supposed to be a step-by-step process, from Human-Rank Knight to Earth-Rank Knight, from Earth-Rank Knight to Heaven-Rank, and from Heaven-Rank to Meteor-Rank.

"You hadn't even cultivated battle qi, you weren't even a Human-Rank Knight, so how could you...?" Tong San found it impossible to understand.

"I am now!"

Dongbo Xueying stood up. "Uncle Tong, wait for me a moment longer."

With that, in the spacious dining room, Dongbo Xueying began to practice his spear techniques. Each move was like flowing water, power surging through his entire body. The energy of the world constantly poured into him, and a magical power began to germinate within every muscle of his body. This was... battle qi!

In truth, after consuming all that Magic Beast meat earlier, his body had already begun to generate some battle qi.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~~" As Dongbo Xueying practiced the Flame Three-Stage Method, the battle qi within his body grew more abundant. It began to appear in his muscles, tendons, and bones, and even within his skin and fascia. The mysterious energy of the world poured in continuously, being converted into battle qi... his body was like a bottomless pit, absorbing the energy of the world without end.

He went through the battle qi cultivation method again and again.

At first, Tong San felt confused, shocked, uneasy, and suspicious, but after an hour, he gradually calmed down. However, after two hours, he began to feel a bit helpless.

"Why is he still practicing?"

"Just how long is he going to keep doing this?" Tong San watched Dongbo Xueying, feeling puzzled and perplexed.

One had to know that battle qi cultivation methods were not a case of "the more you practice, the better." Before becoming a knight, practicing two or three times in one sitting was usually enough, as the body could no longer absorb any more. And after becoming a knight... the growth of battle qi was very slow, and there was a limit to how much could be absorbed each day, so the number of practice sessions was also very limited. For Dongbo Xueying to have been practicing for over two hours was highly abnormal.

"Rumble~~~" Dongbo Xueying felt the battle qi surging through every part of his body, and finally, the energy of the world could no longer be absorbed.

"I didn't expect that if I didn't break through, I wouldn't, but once I did, I would jump straight to Earth-Rank Knight," Dongbo Xueying thought to himself. "Of course, while my battle qi is at the Earth-Rank Knight level, my actual strength far exceeds the scope of an Earth-Rank Knight."

According to the normal trajectory:

The moment the first wisp of battle qi is generated in the body, one is considered a Human-Rank Knight.

Subsequently, the battle qi nourishes the muscles, tendons, and bones, causing these nourished areas to gradually generate battle qi as well. When the battle qi spreads throughout all the muscles and bones of the body, one becomes an Earth-Rank Knight!

When the entire body is filled with battle qi, the energy eventually condenses to open up a source of battle qi in the abdomen—the Dantian Qi Sea! This is a Heaven-Rank Knight.

When the 'battle qi' within the Dantian Qi Sea condenses into a liquid state, one becomes a 'Meteor-Rank Knight'. Once liquid, the battle qi undergoes a qualitative change; it is no longer as rigid as before, but can be both hard and soft. This combination of hardness and softness allows the battle qi to form a tough protective layer on the surface of the body, which is why Meteor-Rank Knights can ignore countless arrows—this protective layer has extremely high defensive capabilities. At the same time, liquid battle qi can nourish and strengthen the body at a deeper level.

When the liquid battle qi condenses further to form a virtual pellet, the battle qi becomes even more magical and powerful. Because it is extremely soft, it can even penetrate into the delicate internal organs, bringing about a deeper level of transformation to the body. This is the Silver Moon-Rank Knight.

And a Heaven-Rank Knight?

They must reach the realm of Heaven-Man Unity, at which point they can borrow the power of the world to step into the Title level! The Title level is completely above the Silver Moon-Rank, with a staggering gap; a single move can annihilate a Silver Moon-Rank! Representing the limit of mortals, some extremely monstrous 'Title Knights' can even clash with Transcendence beings and survive.

They are only one final step away from Transcendence.

"My body's muscles, tendons, and bones are all perfect, so there is no need for slow nourishment; I can immediately reach the Earth-Rank Knight level," Dongbo Xueying thought to himself. "The next step is to open up the source of battle qi, which requires slow accumulation—accumulating enough battle qi."

"Xueying, Xueying." Seeing Dongbo Xueying stop, Tong San immediately called out.

"Haha, Uncle Tong, follow me." Dongbo Xueying laughed happily. As he spoke, he exited the dining room and leaped down from the main building, and Tong San hurriedly followed him out.

Soon.

The two arrived at the training grounds, which were currently devoid of any servants.

"Xueying, why are we at the training grounds?" Tong San was somewhat puzzled.

"Don't be impatient, Uncle Tong." Dongbo Xueying said as he walked to the side and picked up a long spear he usually used. The spear weighed a full fifty catties and was considered the best long spear in the entire Snow Stone Castle.

Dongbo Xueying held the long spear, staring at the Alchemy Dummy in front of him.

Tong San, standing to the side, held his breath as he watched. He understood that his nephew wanted to show off his strength, and he wanted to see what level of spear technique Xueying could now display.

"Swish."

The long spear moved, transforming into a blur.

The spear shadows landed on the Alchemy Dummy, and the dummy emitted a series of pop, pop, pop sounds.

In just a fleeting moment, Dongbo Xueying retracted his spear.

"So fast! Xueying, your spear technique is so fast that I wouldn't even be able to block it." Tong San was stunned by the speed of Dongbo Xueying's spear technique. He then looked at the Alchemy Dummy and his eyes widened even further; the dummy was covered in dense, tiny holes, and the holes actually formed three characters—'Impressive, right'!

"You were able to pierce holes into it?" Tong San stared in shock.

This Alchemy Dummy is completely impervious to any damage from anyone below the Star Rank!

"Let me show you something even more impressive!" Dongbo Xueying suddenly unleashed the power hidden within his body. Faint red currents of air even began to manifest around him, and a wild, ferocious aura surged into the sky, causing even Tong San to feel a sense of dread. Dongbo Xueying swung the long spear in his hand, striking the Alchemy Dummy with such force that the shaft bent into an exaggerated arc. Bang! The first thunderous impact caused the Alchemy Dummy to shudder and crack. Bang! The second thunderous impact shattered the body of the Alchemy Dummy, sending pieces flying into the distance, leaving only the lower half anchored to the ground.

"Bang!" With the third thunderous impact, the spear lashed out at the base of the Alchemy Dummy.

Snap!

The entire spear snapped in two, and the lower half of the Alchemy Dummy was reduced to fragments.

Dongbo Xueying stared blankly at the broken half of the spear remaining in his hand. He had been using this long spear for quite a long time; he had not expected it to be unable to withstand the force and break.

"Big Brother, I'm back!" The crisp voice of his younger brother, Qing Shi, drifted over from afar.

Dongbo Xueying looked up at the sky; it was already growing dark.

"Uncle Tong, Qing Shi and Uncle Zong are back as well. Let's go have dinner first. After dinner, I will tell you and Uncle Zong everything," Dongbo Xueying said with a smile. If it were anyone else encountering such a situation, they would likely be completely bewildered, but fortunately, he had read enough books, and one of them happened to contain a very brief record regarding this.