Extreme Martial Body Breakthrough! Bone Tempering Realm!

Ye Xiao never expected this.

His cultivation realm was still stuck at the Mud Embryo Realm.

Yet, the strength of his body had actually reached the second realm: the Bone Tempering Realm!

It had only cost 100 Martial Value.

Could it be that it had allowed his physical strength to achieve such a qualitative leap?

He stopped moving, hearing a sound coming from within his body.

It wasn't his heartbeat, nor his breathing; it was his bones resonating!

It sounded like the bellows in a blacksmith's shop, like an anvil being struck, like the teeth-grinding hum of a blade against a whetstone!

This evolution lasted for five minutes!

On the side of the dark, deserted campus road.

Ye Xiao lowered his head, staring at his arms, legs, and torso.

He saw the bones beneath his skin bulging, the raised flesh looking quite terrifying.

But within this, there was a sophisticated journey of evolution taking place!

Once Ye Xiao's physical evolution was complete.

Everything returned to normal.

Ye Xiao took a deep breath, the joy in his eyes impossible to suppress.

He quickly summoned the system, and the content related to the Extreme Martial Body appeared before his eyes.

[Extreme Martial Body]

[Realm: Bone Tempering Realm]

[Physical Traits: Bone density increased tenfold, hardness comparable to refined steel. Healing speed after fractures accelerated; complete recovery in three days. Bone marrow hematopoiesis enhanced, vitality vigorous. Bones emit a low metallic hum when exerting force.]

[Hidden Vitality: 5%]

[Hidden Defense: 5%]

[Breakthrough Requirement: 1000 Martial Value!]

When Ye Xiao saw that he had now ascended to the Bone Tempering Realm of the Extreme Martial Body.

An expression of wild joy appeared on his face.

Immediately after.

Besides noticing that the physical traits of the Extreme Martial Body had taken a massive leap forward.

He also discovered that the Extreme Martial Body had gained new attribute entries.

"Hidden Vitality" and "Hidden Defense"!

What is this?

Ye Xiao felt incredibly curious.

He then proceeded to check further.

[Hidden Vitality: When you are injured, activating the Extreme Martial Body can release hidden vitality to temporarily replenish your vitality.]

[Hidden Defense: When you are injured, activating the Extreme Martial Body can release hidden defense to temporarily increase your defense.]

After seeing these two lines of information.

Ye Xiao understood immediately.

"This means it's a backup energy source!"

"When I am fighting an enemy to the bitter end, I can release the vitality stored in advance."

"In this way, when the enemy's strength is exhausted, my strength will instead increase and my defense will rise; doesn't that give me a chance to turn the tables in a desperate situation?"

"However, I can currently only store 5% vitality and defense."

"But if I continue to upgrade the Extreme Martial Body, these two values should increase as well."

Finally, Ye Xiao noticed.

If he wanted to upgrade the Extreme Martial Body again.

It would require a full 1000 Martial Value!

Seeing this.

Ye Xiao couldn't help but laugh dryly.

Because after a whole day of hard training and punching, he had only earned a total of 1000 Martial Value.

As it turned out, upgrading the Extreme Martial Body once would exhaust all his gains.

For now, Ye Xiao naturally couldn't afford it.

Yet he was confident that by tomorrow, his fist training would reach the 1000-fold realm!

In this way, he would be able to continue upgrading his [Extreme Martial Body].

By the time Ye Xiao returned to East District Building 7, it was already past midnight.

Most of the students had already turned off their lights and gone to sleep.

Dormitory 302.

Ye Xiao stood at the doorway and pushed the door open to enter.

The dormitory lights were still on.

He saw Fatty Wang sitting on a meditation cushion, practicing his Qi.

Faint white mist was already swirling around his body.

If Ye Xiao guessed correctly, the energy surrounding Fatty Wang was what they called "spiritual energy."

However, Ye Xiao had awakened as a Martialist.

He could not absorb spiritual energy.

He had no way to experience the feeling of becoming stronger by absorbing it.

Ye Xiao did not disturb Fatty Wang.

However, Fatty Wang voluntarily stopped his Qi cultivation.

He opened his eyes and looked at Ye Xiao.

"Brother Xiao, you're finally back."

"I thought you weren't coming back tonight."

Ye Xiao smiled.

"If I don't come back, where would I stay?"

"I can't exactly sleep on the street."

A suggestive look appeared on Fatty Wang's face.

"It's all over campus! They say you and our school beauty Su went into the Gravity Training Tower together to cultivate today!"

"Brother Xiao, be honest with me, have you two already..."

As Fatty Wang spoke, he made a suggestive smacking motion with his lips.

Ye Xiao immediately retorted, annoyed.

"Campus rumors are not to be trusted!"

After saying that, he quickly changed the subject.

"Where are the other two roommates?"

"Why are their beds empty?"

Ye Xiao looked curiously at the beds that originally belonged to Yellow Hair and the bespectacled guy.

They were now completely empty, not even the bedding remained.

Fatty Wang replied, "Brother Xiao, ever since you beat them up this morning, how could those two have the face to stay in this dorm?"

"They didn't even attend class this afternoon; they went to find the homeroom teacher to request a room transfer. By the time I got back to the dorm, they had already moved everything out."

Ye Xiao nodded.

"That's for the best. A four-person dorm is much more comfortable with just the two of us."

Afterward, Ye Xiao and Fatty Wang each went about their own business.

Fatty Wang continued his seated Qi cultivation.

Ye Xiao went to wash up and do his laundry.

After all, he had been training his fists all day, and his clothes had been soaked through with sweat more times than he could count.

By the time Ye Xiao finished everything, it was nearly 1:00 AM.

The dormitory was set up with beds on top and desks below.

He climbed into bed to get some sleep, but he noticed Fatty Wang was still sitting there, practicing his Qi.

Unable to help himself, he asked, "Fatty Wang, did something trigger you?"

"I never felt you were this hardworking before, so why are you pushing yourself so hard now?"

"You're still practicing Qi in the middle of the night?"

Fatty Wang sighed.

"There's an exam in a week, and the pressure is getting to me."

"My mom said if I bomb the test, she's cutting off my allowance next month."

Ye Xiao nodded sympathetically.

"That is quite serious."

Fatty Wang continued.

"Besides, spiritual energy is generally relatively denser at night."

"It's cold at night and the air humidity is high, so spiritual energy tends to sink toward the ground."

"As a Qi Refiner, the core of my cultivation lies in absorbing spiritual energy into my body."

"During the day, spiritual energy disperses; at night, it sinks."

"Nighttime is actually the most suitable time for my cultivation."

"However, if there were a way to automatically gather the surrounding spiritual energy, my cultivation would be much easier."

Just then.

Ye Xiao suddenly thought of something.

Lying flat on his bed, he moved his consciousness and opened the system's [Martial Heart Mall].

Ye Xiao searched around and finally found something.

[Spirit Gathering Incense: After lighting, the surrounding spiritual energy density increases by 10%. Exchange cost: 15 Martial Value.]

This thing should be able to help Fatty Wang out, Ye Xiao thought to himself.

Immediately after.

Ye Xiao exchanged for two [Spirit Gathering Incense] sticks, costing him a total of 30 Martial Value.

Fatty Wang, who was focused on meditating and practicing Qi, suddenly smelled a pleasant scent of sandalwood.