Heart as a Furnace, Boiling Blood and Vitality

No... this was not resonance!

The instant this thought surfaced in Ye An's mind, the heart in his chest suddenly turned scorching hot.

It felt... as though his entire heart had become a blazing furnace!

An indescribable heat seemed to erupt from within his heart, spreading madly through his blood vessels to every part of his body. Wherever it passed, the violent heaven-and-earth essence that had been rampaging through his meridians seemed to be seized by an irresistible force and forcibly swept into his blood and vitality with a tyrannical, almost brutal force.

Ye An's pupils contracted slightly.

He could feel his heart beating faster and faster, each beat growing heavier. Every thump was like a massive iron hammer smashing viciously into the furnace within his chest!

With every beat, nearly boiling blood and vitality surged forth!

Driven by the pounding of his heart and the flow of his blood and vitality, the gale winds that had once been unbearable no longer seemed quite so agonizing!

Was this because of the Heart Martial Soul...

Ye An could not help letting out a long breath. The blood and vitality surging out with his heartbeat circulated continuously, washing through everything within him and strengthening his body to a certain extent.

And that enhancement was enough to let him withstand the gale winds' erosion and further temper his body!

"Hmm?"

Du Busi's eyes widened instantly—just moments ago, he had thought Ye An could no longer endure it and had been ready to intervene and take him out of Hurricane Cave.

But...

In Du Busi's perception, the fluctuations of blood and vitality radiating from Ye An were rising at an unreasonable speed, and the source of that increase was unmistakably Ye An's Heart Martial Soul!

Du Busi stared intently at Ye An's body.

Just now, a flash of crimson-gold light had suddenly flickered across Ye An's chest. Though it quickly vanished again, Du Busi was certain he had not seen wrong.

Ye An's Heart Martial Soul seemed to have released a power that even he could not comprehend.

Yet Du Busi could not determine whether this power and the increase in blood and vitality were good or bad.

After all, no one in the Body Sect had ever awakened a Heart Martial Soul before.

If this enhancement of blood, vitality, and physical body had no drawbacks or lingering consequences, then his earlier judgment had definitely been correct!

The Heart Martial Soul was absolutely the strongest Body Martial Soul!

The Heart Martial Soul was already so powerful before its Second Awakening. How far would Ye An's Heart Martial Soul advance after undergoing a Golden Rank Second Awakening?

Du Busi's breathing immediately grew rapid, and he withdrew the foot he had already moved half a step forward.

At that moment, however, Ye An had no time to concern himself with Du Busi's reaction.

His heart pounded ever more fiercely. Not only did the scorching sensation show no signs of weakening, it instead became even more violent, like oil poured onto a fire. In only a short while, his skin had taken on a reddish hue, as if scorched by intense heat, while wisps of white vapor rose from his pores!

At the same time, Ye An could clearly feel that the scorching blood and vitality continuously flowing from his heart were strengthening his body.

Even the howling gale winds around him seemed to have weakened considerably.

Ye An abruptly raised his head and looked through the raging winds toward Zhang Lexuan.

Zhang Lexuan was sitting cross-legged three steps away from the cave entrance, her eyes closed. Though her face was somewhat pale, she remained fairly calm.

Three steps.

Perhaps... he could try it too!

The instant this thought arose, Ye An instinctively took a step forward.

The moment his foot touched the ground, the wind force surged abruptly. The change was extremely obvious, yet Ye An's body merely swayed before he quickly steadied himself.

Then came the second step.

This time, Ye An finally felt the piercing pain of the gale winds' erosion again.

But compared to before, that pain had already weakened greatly.

At this level... it should not yet be enough to achieve the purpose of tempering.

Ye An made up his mind and suddenly strode forward, taking his third step.

As though sensing Ye An's movements, Zhang Lexuan's eyelashes trembled, but she did not open her eyes. Du Busi, meanwhile, was completely stunned—before this, no disciple of the Body Sect had ever managed such a feat without absorbing a single soul ring!

His heartbeat had gradually settled, and the burning sensation in his chest seemed to have reached its limit... perhaps his current limit.

Ye An silently estimated his condition. Rather than rashly proceeding farther, he imitated Zhang Lexuan and sat down cross-legged.

This level of gale wind was enough to complete his current stage of tempering.

Zhang Lexuan and Ye An both immersed themselves in it, leaving Du Busi alone to pace back and forth, delighted yet anxious.

Zhang Lexuan had managed to advance three steps upon first entering Hurricane Cave, which had already exceeded his expectations. After all, she did not possess a Body Martial Soul to begin with. Ye An's performance, however, had completely shattered common sense and Du Busi's long-held understanding!

This was the Heart Martial Soul! This was the unprecedented Twin Body Martial Souls!

If he had not been afraid of disturbing Ye An and Zhang Lexuan, Du Busi truly would have wanted to throw back his head and laugh aloud.

For all these years, the Body Sect had always been suppressed by Shrek Academy, and his elder brother had even died at Mu En's hands...

Now, he had finally seen hope for the Body Sect's rise and ascent to the summit!

As long as Ye An grew smoothly, he alone would be enough to suppress all of Shrek Academy until they could barely breathe, not to mention that he would have the assistance of a genius like Zhang Lexuan!

The corners of Du Busi's lips unconsciously curled upward. He felt that he had never been in such high spirits before.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Lexuan finally slowly opened her eyes.

She could feel that her body had been tempered. Whether it was her skin or the bones within her body, they seemed to have undergone a qualitative transformation.

That might sound somewhat exaggerated, but it was indeed Zhang Lexuan's truest feeling... no wonder her teacher had said that external tempering could never compare to genuine trials.

Zhang Lexuan took a deep breath and tilted her head. The first person she saw was Ye An sitting beside her, and a trace of worry instinctively appeared in her eyes.

But when she turned to look, Zhang Lexuan immediately saw the corners of Du Busi's mouth, which he was desperately trying and utterly failing to suppress.

It seemed that Little An would not harm himself by doing this...

The moment this thought arose, Zhang Lexuan quietly let out a breath of relief.

"Teacher."

Zhang Lexuan rose to her feet and called out respectfully, but Du Busi merely waved his hand, his gaze still fixed on Ye An.