Actually, Being a Lackey...

The dragon of vital energy surged through Su Bo's body, roaring like tigers and leopards, crashing like thunderbolts, sending out wave after wave of trembling vibrations.

Pale golden dragon blood simmered and spread, transforming nearly twenty percent of Su Bo's vital energy and blood into dragon blood.

A faint dragon's might spread outward.

Liu Yue and Yi You, who stood atop the cauldron rapidly scooping out dregs and impurities, suddenly felt an intense pressure slam down upon them.

Their vital energy and blood froze for an instant, while their divine intent was so thoroughly suppressed that they could not move at all.

Enduring the terrifying pressure, neither of them dared stop moving for even a moment. Every bit of dregs and impurities floating up from the cauldron had to be scooped out.

They could not let a single trace of impurity or dregs ruin even a sliver of the medicinal efficacy.

Now, this martial feast, enhanced with a Three-Turn Soulfruit and a much longer segment of Soul Vine, had at least a seventy to eighty percent chance of opening a divine aperture and nurturing an innate divine ability.

Such an opportunity, even across the entire Starry Sky Trial, would be impossible to match with a second one.

If even the slightest impurity or dregs damaged even a fraction of the martial feast's efficacy—

The two of them might as well find a rock and bash their heads against it.

"Quickshot, do you think Brother Su is about to break through again?" Liu Yue transmitted gloomily.

"You're asking me, so who am I supposed to ask... Wait, you..." Yi You froze, then froze again. "Three-Eyes, what the hell did you just call me?"

Yi You glared at him and asked furiously.

Liu Yue shot him a disdainful look. At such a young age, his mental power was already failing?

Still, since he had asked, Liu Yue reluctantly answered, "I said Quickshot. Quickshot. Quickshot. Did you hear me clearly?"

"You motherf—" Yi You's face twisted as he frantically transmitted curses.

"My name isn't Quickshot, you damn Three-Eyes! Believe it or not, I'll fight you to the death?"

What era was this?

This was the martial era of the Interstellar Federation. The Federation possessed not only martial civilization, but technological development as well, with technology serving martial arts.

So Yi You had at least kept up a little with those ancient, corny online memes.

Liu Yue said unconcernedly, "Didn't you give me a nickname too?"

"You motherf—" Yi You was beside himself with rage.

"I gave you a nickname based on your appearance. Tell me, don't you have three eyes? Don't you have three eyes? Don't you have three eyes...?"

"But what about you?"

"This is pure slander. It's a personal attack!"

"I don't care~" Liu Yue replied in a drawn-out tone.

"I care! I'm not quick. I'm only quick at shooting arrows, not quick at anything else... Damn it, why am I even explaining this to you?" Yi You cursed with a dark expression.

"Anyway, if you call me that again, I'm turning against you..."

"Who cares?" Liu Yue remained utterly calm.

"I..."

"What are you two arguing about?" A voice came from below. Su Bo opened his eyes and looked at them, and an invisible mental force field instantly enveloped them.

The Bixi Divine Form, treading upon vast ocean waves, opened its draconic eyes, and tangible dragon's might descended.

"Urgh..."

In a single instant, the two were completely suppressed, deprived of their five senses and six perceptions. Only their hands continued mechanically scooping impurities and dregs from the cauldron.

Their vital energy, divine intent, thoughts, and even their voices were suppressed by Su Bo in that instant.

Bang! Bang! Bang...

Su Bo used Bixi Divine Intent to unite the dragon of vital energy and threw the final three punches at the great cauldron, shaking out the last traces of impurities from all the heavenly treasures.

The pale golden martial feast broth burst forth with endless golden radiance, illuminating the entire Soul-Spirit Burial Grounds.

Grave after grave seemed to be drawn by the immense vitality and soul power contained in that golden light, suddenly beginning to shake violently.

Without the permission of the Gravekeeper Spirit Skeleton, they were about to burst straight out of their graves.

Seeing this, the Gravekeeper Spirit Skeleton lightly shook the giant sword planted in the ground. A strange force of vibration and suppression spread outward.

In an instant, every restless grave was suppressed.

The martial feast was complete!

As the golden radiance gradually faded, the full pot of broth within the great cauldron had dwindled to roughly a small bowl—about one mouthful each for the three of them.

Su Bo also withdrew his divine intent.

As the power of his divine intent dispersed, the two who had been suppressed instantly recovered as well.

"Holy shit..."

"I'm dying, I'm dying, I'm dying..."

Boom!

The instant they were released, the two completely failed to control the return of their power and divine intent. They instinctively erupted with vital energy and divine intent, blasting themselves away.

Then they slammed heavily into a distant grave.

Su Bo paid no attention to those two and instead examined his own condition.

Name: Su Bo

Realm: Body Tempering Martial Artist (Six Refinements)

Vital Energy: 54 strands

Dragon Blood: 20%

Martial Art: Baxi Coiling Dragon Stance [True Dragon Foundation 1/9 (Using the divine forms of the True Dragon's nine sons to transform into the True Dragon Divine Form)]

Traits: [Nine Sons of the Dragon—Bixi: The bloodline nurtures dragon blood, strengthens the physique and internal organs, and uses a human body to nourish the True Dragon's dragon might, intimidating the hearts and souls of others]

[Second Trait: Contains the power of a True Dragon, breaking the limits of strength and doubling physical power]

His realm remained at the sixth refinement of the Body Tempering Realm.

Only the dragon blood contained within his vital energy had risen from ten percent to twenty percent, and even the Bixi Coiling Dragon Stance that had forged a martial artist's foundation had changed.

It had become a stance unique to him, laying down the supreme foundation of True Dragon Divine Intent for him.

It had also spawned a second trait, one that was wild, brutal, and simple: his strength had directly doubled.

Su Bo had already tempered his body with nine strands of vital energy at every refinement, pushing his physical strength to the limit of the Body Tempering Realm.

Now, with the power of the True Dragon's ultimate limit within him, his immense strength had doubled, transforming from 54,000 kilograms into 108,000 kilograms of force.

Su Bo suspected that with one punch, he could probably blow apart a martial artist who had just entered the Gang Realm.

["Achoo~" Wu Bin, far away on Red River Star, suddenly sneezed and looked puzzled. Could a Gang Realm martial artist's physique still catch a cold?]

After familiarizing himself with his surging strength, he circulated the vital energy in his body a little...

An incomparably frail barrier lay between his skin and flesh, sinews and bones, and internal organs. It seemed that if Su Bo wished—

He could shatter it with the slightest exertion, break through the internal organs barrier, and step into the seventh refinement of the Body Tempering Realm.

"No rush..." Su Bo did not break through.

He still needed to become more familiar with this immense strength and rapidly increased vital energy. Besides, the most important matter before him was this pot of Soul Vine Martial Feast.

The longer the delay, the more trouble there could be. He had to obtain his innate divine ability first.

"Hey, how much longer are you two planning to sleep?" Su Bo waved toward the back.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Two figures sprang up from behind like onions pulled from dry earth, flipped through the air, and landed before Su Bo. Then they stared at him in terror.

Both Yi You and Liu Yue sensed an exceedingly terrifying aura from Su Bo.

It seemed that if Su Bo wished...

He could most likely erase the two of them with ease. Even if they possessed life-saving methods bestowed by their elders, they would still be unable to escape his killing power.

That was also why they had not dared approach him carelessly after being blasted away.

The two involuntarily swallowed, muttering inwardly, Had they been too hasty in looking down on the Gravekeeper Spirit Skeleton's suggestion just now?

It seemed like becoming Old Su's lackeys wasn't entirely unacceptable~

"What are you two thinking about?" Su Bo clapped his hands and looked at the martial feast inside the great cauldron. "Do we just eat it directly?"

"Yes, just eat it directly!" Yi You hurriedly said.

"With the Three-Turn Soulfruit, there's a seventy to eighty percent chance of opening a divine aperture and nurturing an innate divine ability. This time, we really benefited from you, Old Su." Liu Yue's eyes were filled with delight.

At the same time, he felt immensely fortunate.

Luckily, he had broken through a little earlier than that stinking fox. Otherwise, this opportunity would probably have had little to do with him.

Su Bo took out the broth from the cauldron and divided it into three portions. "Then let's eat..."

With that, he directly poured it down his throat.