Whipping

"Eight Extremes Collapse: Xuan Tier High-Grade Fighting Skill, a close-combat Fighting Skill."

"Once mastered, each attack contained eight hidden forces. When all eight stacked, its power rivaled an Earth Tier Low-Grade Fighting Skill!"

Sure enough, it really was Eight Extremes Collapse!

Just then, Xiao Yang vaguely saw a notification.

[Eight Extremes Collapse (Level 5): Xuan Tier High-Grade Fighting Skill, close-combat Fighting Skill...

Cultivation method: Guide Dou Qi/Battle Qi through...

Completion: 100%

Owner: Xiao Yang

Can it be enhanced: No]

Looking at the information on Eight Extremes Collapse, a trace of regret flashed across Xiao Yang's face.

Unfortunately, Eight Extremes Collapse was not something he could enhance yet.

Of course, he could still do it if he used an unrestricted enhancement chance.

But how could he possibly waste such a precious opportunity on Eight Extremes Collapse?

Besides, even if it were enhanced, it was not something he could use at his current level.

Still, this cultivation method was rather good.

Xiao Yang discovered that the cultivation method displayed on the system panel was actually simpler than the one recorded within Eight Extremes Collapse!

"Hiss—"

"It rivals an Earth Tier Fighting Skill?!"

At this moment, Xiao Yan beside him slowly came to his senses as well.

He drew in a sharp breath and said in shock.

"Enough. Eight Extremes Collapse does not demand much Dou Qi, but it places great demands on physical strength."

"With your current physiques, neither of you can use it properly."

Xiao Yan asked eagerly.

"Then, Teacher, is there any way to strengthen our bodies?"

Before Yao Lao could speak, Xiao Yang shuddered instinctively.

Xiao Yan did not know, but he did!

What was the fastest way to improve?

Naturally, it was getting beaten!

Yao Lao narrowed his eyes and said with ill intent.

"Dou Qi is the best energy for tempering the body."

"As Dou Qi grows stronger, the body will grow stronger as well."

"Beyond that, you will need stimulation from external sources."

Still unaware that disaster was about to befall the two brothers, Xiao Yan looked at Yao Lao excitedly and asked.

"Could it be that, Teacher, you're going to refine special pills for us?"

Yao Lao gave a sinister laugh.

"I already told you that your meridians cannot yet withstand the medicinal power of pills."

"The simplest form of external stimulation is getting beaten!"

"And the harder you get beaten, the better!"

At the back mountain, it was afternoon, and the sunlight was somewhat scorching.

An occasional breeze drifted across the mountaintop, bringing a trace of coolness to the sweltering weather.

If someone listened carefully, they could hear dull thuds coming from the mountain from time to time.

At the summit of the back mountain, within a hidden grove, Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan stood with their feet planted in the soil like wooden stakes.

Their toes dug tightly into the ground, their teeth clenched, and cold sweat streamed down their foreheads.

They wore only shorts, their upper bodies bare.

Blue bruises covered their pale skin.

Behind them, Yao Lao sat cross-legged atop a massive boulder.

From time to time, he casually swung an arm.

Each swing made the air tremble slightly, and a streak of pale-red Dou Qi shot from his hand, whipping heavily across the two of them.

A red mark was left behind with every strike.

As time passed, those red marks gradually turned into blue bruises.

"Ke ke ke!"

"Very good, just like that!"

"Endure it!"

"External stimulation can rapidly strengthen your bodies!"

Yao Lao said excitedly.

Though he appeared to be laughing happily, he was actually using his soul power to carefully monitor their bodies the entire time, preventing them from suffering internal injuries.

Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan clenched their teeth, occasionally sucking in a cold breath.

Waves of burning pain surged from every part of their bodies.

By now, both their legs had gone weak.

Yet when they saw the other still holding on, neither was willing to give in, and both gritted their teeth and endured.

"Again!"

Xiao Yan clenched his teeth, his young face filled with determination and stubbornness.

Xiao Yang glanced at Xiao Yan beside him and gritted out as well.

"Continue!"

He knew that Xiao Yan's growth in the original story had indeed been extremely fast, but it had also been incredibly painful!

In this world, without a sufficiently resolute heart and the heart of a strong man, it was extremely difficult to reach the peak.

Since Xiao Yang had obtained the system and decided not to simply cling to someone powerful and coast through life,

he could not give up halfway!

Once he gave up once, there would be countless more times!

Seeing the two of them grit their teeth and persist, a trace of gratification flashed across Yao Lao's face.

Especially when he looked at Xiao Yang.

Yao Lao was not particularly surprised that Xiao Yan could endure.

After all, he knew exactly how Xiao Yan had spent the past year.

But he did not understand Xiao Yang nearly as well.

Though he was very pleased, the movements of his hands did not stop.

He continuously fired streak after streak of pale-red Dou Qi.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

One chilling dull thud after another rang through the grove.

Aside from that, low groans of pain could occasionally be heard.

Yao Lao was extremely measured in his strikes.

Every attack landed exactly at the limit of what the two could endure. It would not seriously injure them, yet it could still stimulate their bodies.

Even the force of his strikes varied depending on where they landed.

Finally, after an unknown amount of time, Xiao Yan was the first to collapse.

Yet Xiao Yang remained standing perfectly straight.

After Xiao Yan fell, Yao Lao whipped Xiao Yang seventeen more times before he finally could not endure any longer and collapsed as well.

"Not bad. Compared to a month and a half ago, both of you can endure for much longer now."

Xiao Yan looked gloomily at Xiao Yang beside him.

"Brother Yang, didn't Teacher say you had never broken through to the Dou Zhe realm, so your physical strength should be inferior to mine?"

"Why can you always endure longer than me?"

Xiao Yang said numbly.

"Maybe it's because my cultivation is higher."

"Alright, hurry back and soak yourselves in Foundation Building Spirit Liquid. Otherwise, you may be left with hidden injuries."

With that, Yao Lao returned to the Bone Flame Ring.

Hearing this, Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan got up and painfully put their clothes back on.

Then, the two slowly made their way down the mountain.

They could not move quickly now.

Not only were they completely weak, but every step sent burning pain coursing through their bodies.

Before long, Xiao Yang was the first to return to his small courtyard.

After all, his courtyard was located right at the foot of the back mountain.

At this moment, Xiao Yan once again bitterly regretted that his own courtyard was not at the foot of the mountain.

Every time he returned, he had to endure even more pain.

After returning to his courtyard and locking the gate, Xiao Yang eagerly entered his room, took out a wooden tub, and climbed inside.

The tub contained diluted Foundation Building Divine Liquid.

However, this was the last of it.

Over the past month and a half, Xiao Yang had used up all but this final bit of his Foundation Building Divine Liquid.

It was about time for him to carry out his second enhancement.