Continuous Devouring of Whale Rubber, Extreme Physical Body Metamorphosis

And now.

A head of brilliant silver hair draped casually over his shoulders, and he wore the Flowing Silver Battle Armor that fit his frame perfectly, accentuating his tall and upright posture to the fullest.

The armor reflected a cold, luxurious luster under the lights, and paired with his already exquisitely refined face, he looked like a holy knight stepping out of a myth, or perhaps a prince from some ancient kingdom.

Noble, mysterious, and powerful.

Several female customers in the shop were staring blankly, having forgotten even to breathe.

Even the saleswoman was lost in a daze.

Ye Feng looked at himself in the nearby floor-length mirror.

The person in the mirror possessed an aura completely different from before.

Tsk tsk, clothes really do make the man.

This money was well spent.

Ignoring the stunned reactions around him, he tucked his old clothes directly into his Storage Bracelet. Under the complex gazes of the crowd, he left the shop and stopped wandering aimlessly.

In a relatively secluded but quiet area of the city, he spent a few dozen Gold Soul Coins to rent a residence that came with a small, private courtyard.

He paid three months' rent in advance, took the keys from the agent, and closed the courtyard gate with a creaking sound.

Night fell.

Ye Feng sat cross-legged on the bed, not rushing to begin his meditation.

He took a jade box out of his Storage Bracelet.

As he opened the lid, a strange, fishy stench rushed toward him.

Inside the box lay a fist-sized, crystal-clear, gelatinous substance.

Century Whale Rubber.

Ye Feng picked it up to examine it. It was said that one should refine it before consumption, but would eating it raw work? Only by doing so could he unleash its maximum effect!

Without the slightest hesitation, he swallowed it in one gulp.

The Whale Rubber melted the moment it touched his tongue, turning into a warm current that slid down his throat into his stomach.

The next second, a massive surge of heat exploded in his abdomen!

That heat flow was like surging magma, instantly rushing toward his limbs and bones, scouring every inch of his muscles, every bone, and every meridian!

At first, it was warm, but it quickly turned scorching, and finally, it evolved into a tearing, agonizing pain!

Ye Feng's body began to tremble uncontrollably, his skin turning bright red as if he were a boiled shrimp. Beads of sweat the size of peas rolled down his forehead, instantly soaking the bedsheets beneath him.

He felt as if his body were a piece of raw iron thrown into a furnace, being tempered by a thousand hammers!

His muscles were being torn apart, then reconstructed!

His bones groaned under the unbearable pressure, then grew denser!

His meridians were stretched to the point of snapping by the violent energy, then forcibly widened!

This pain was far beyond what he had experienced when absorbing his spirit ring.

Yet, he simply gritted his teeth, eyes squeezed shut, relying on his formidable mental strength and willpower to endure.

He actively circulated his spirit power, guiding that violent energy to temper his body in a more orderly fashion, preventing the energy from spiraling out of control and causing irreparable damage.

Time passed, second by second.

He did not know how long it had been before that heart-wrenching agony slowly receded like a receding tide.

In its place was an unprecedented sense of comfort and power.

Ye Feng slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a long, turbid breath that tasted of blood and sweetness.

Looking down, he saw that a layer of greasy, black impurities had been expelled from the surface of his skin, emitting a foul odor.

These were deep-seated impurities from his body, forcibly pushed out by the medicinal power of the Whale Rubber.

He stood up and stretched his limbs.

Crack, pop!

A series of crisp sounds like popping beans echoed from within his body.

He could clearly feel that his strength, defense, and even his physical flexibility had achieved a qualitative leap.

If his body had been refined steel before, it was now tempered steel!

A single piece of Century Whale Rubber had such miraculous effects.

What about the Millennium Whale Rubber?

Ye Feng's breathing grew slightly ragged.

Suppressing the urge to go to the bathroom to wash up, he sat back down cross-legged and took out the jade box containing the Millennium Whale Rubber.

As he opened the lid, a scent even richer, and carrying a hint of overbearing intensity, instantly filled the entire room.

That piece of Millennium Whale Rubber was deep in color like amber, with flowing light seemingly rotating within it.

A look of determination surfaced on Ye Feng's face.

He shoved the piece of Millennium Whale Rubber into his mouth.

"BOOM!"

If the Century Whale Rubber was magma, then the Millennium Whale Rubber was a sun detonating within his body!

An energy ten, a hundred times more violent than before erupted inside him like a cataclysmic tsunami!

"Pfft!"

Ye Feng spat out a mouthful of blood, his body jerking violently backward.

Agony!

An agony beyond words!

He felt as if his internal organs were about to be burst apart by that energy, his bones wailing as if they would shatter into pieces the very next second.

His consciousness began to blur amidst the boundless pain.

No!

He could not pass out!

Once he lost consciousness, that violent energy would lose its guidance and instantly reduce his body to a puddle of mush!

Ye Feng bit down on the tip of his tongue, the sharp, piercing pain bringing him a moment of clarity.

With all his might, he mobilized every ounce of soul power in his body; even his Pupil of Light Dawn was passively triggered, golden light flickering frantically in the depths of his pupils as he struggled to maintain the last shred of lucidity.

Like an experienced helmsman steering a tiny skiff, he struggled to guide that torrent of energy—capable of destroying everything—through the raging waves.

Dredge, suppress, refine!

It was an incredibly perilous process; the slightest carelessness would result in the ship being wrecked and the man dying!

Inside the room, Ye Feng's body was completely shrouded in a thick layer of white steam. Beneath his skin, blue veins bulged like coiling dragons, writhing as the energy surged through them, looking terrifyingly grotesque.

His gums were bleeding from his clenched teeth, and every cell in his body was sending out wails of impending collapse.

Yet his spirit remained like a steel wire stretched to its limit, guarding the final line of defense with everything he had.

As long as he held on, he would be reborn!

The night was deathly silent, save for the crisp sounds of bones shifting and the sound of suppressed gasps intertwining within the room.

As long as he held on, he would be reborn!

This thought was the only lighthouse standing tall in the ocean of Ye Feng's consciousness.

Clinging tightly to this last bit of clarity, he transformed his entire mental force into countless invisible tentacles, frantically pulling and channeling the violent energy within him that was capable of burning mountains and boiling seas.

The torrent of energy no longer rampaged recklessly; under the forced restraint of his will, it was divided into billions of tiny streams, passing over and over again like the finest sandpaper, polishing every corner of his body.

Muscle fibers were crushed in the extreme tearing, only to be instantly reconstructed by the massive life essence, becoming tougher and filled with explosive power.

The wailing of his bones gradually subsided, replaced by a jade-like, warm texture, their density and hardness elevated to an inconceivable level.

The most critical meridians, having been stretched thin as cicada wings and pushed to the brink of shattering, were repeatedly scoured, widened, and reinforced by that energy, their width and resilience more than doubling!