God-Demon Art!
Tang Shuo silently recited the name, madly circulating the technique and guiding that violent energy as it washed over his limbs and bones again and again.
Tempering!
It was pain, but it was also tempering!
Every impact widened his meridians a little, strengthened his bones a little, and made his body a little more formidable!
Gu Yuena stood quietly to one side, watching Tang Shuo struggle in agony. There was no pity in her violet eyes, only anticipation.
She could clearly sense that Tang Shuo's life force was rising at an astonishing rate.
His foundation was even more solid than she had imagined!
His will was even more terrifying than she had imagined!
"Really... I struck gold."
Gu Yuena murmured softly, a satisfied smile curling her lips.
Time passed second by second.
Who knew how long had passed.
The trembling of Tang Shuo's body gradually subsided.
The torrent of energy wreaking havoc within him was finally tamed, surging into his dantian like countless rivers flowing into the sea.
His aura began climbing steadily!
Level forty-one!
Level forty-two!
Level forty-three!
The rate of ascent grew slower and slower, but it still did not stop!
Boom!!!
A vast shockwave suddenly erupted with Tang Shuo at its center!
Enormous waves rose across the entire Lake of Life!
Even the towering ancient tree on the island at the center of the lake shook violently, while countless motes of light formed from life essence drifted down like fireflies.
A ring of light slowly rose beneath Tang Shuo's feet.
Its color was not the yellow of a hundred-year Spirit Ring.
Nor was it the purple of a thousand-year Spirit Ring.
Still less was it the black of a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring.
It was...
An eerie scarlet!
Like the purest blood, and like blazing