Bear-and-Bull Shakes the Mountain, the First Refinement of the Ten-Thousand-Forged Demon Body! A Physique Rivaling the Mysterious Core Realm!
Yang Xiao stood a few feet away and pursed his lips.
Seeing that the latter was using his demonic Demon Power to repair the wound, but the repair speed couldn't keep up with the rate of erosion, he looked extremely angry.
Bear Mountain Lord gritted his teeth as he stared at Yang Xiao not far away.
Who would have thought that this guy, with his fair and clean face, could be so ruthless when he gets going!
He had to make a decision quickly: whether to continue fighting to the death or to retreat for the time being. Now he was back in the scene where he had just fought the four people.
However, this time it chose to retreat without any hesitation.
Having lived for thousands of Demons and achieved its current status, how could a demon be so reckless and ignorant of its own limitations when it is at a disadvantage?
He roared, and the sound waves exploded like thunder.
Yang Xiao felt a tightness in his chest, and his ears began to ring.
The Lotus Platform spun rapidly in his dantian, and the lotus light of the Mystic Lotus Bodyguard covered his entire body, blocking most of the sonic wave impact.
Taking advantage of this brief moment, Bear Mountain Lord turned and ran.
Yang Xiao did not give chase. He picked up the Army-Breaking Spear, spun the shaft halfway in his palm, and pointed the spearhead forward.
Leaning slightly backward, stepping forward with the left foot, and pushing off with the right leg, all 256 acupoints in the body simultaneously erupt, like drawing a bow to its fullest extent!
Mountain Suppression - Sun-Piercing Form!
The gun transformed into a black lightning bolt, suddenly emitting a muffled thunderous sound.
It caught up with the charging Bear Mountain Lord at incredible speed, pierced its chest from behind, and pinned it to the cliff in front of it.
The cliff shattered, and rocks rained down!
Bear Mountain Lord's body was embedded in the cliff face, his limbs twitching.
The light in Tongling's eyes dimmed little by little, and his lips moved as if he wanted to say something.
Until his head drooped down and he stopped moving.
Bear Mountain Lord's body was embedded in the cliff face, and blood flowed down the wound, forming a dark red stream on the cliff.
Yang Xiao walked to the cliff, pulled out the Army-Breaking Spear, and reached into Bear Mountain Lord's chest, cutting open the flesh.
A moment later, he took out Demon Core the size of a fist.
It was entirely black, radiating Demon Power so intense it was almost tangible.
Because the commotion here was quite significant, Yang Xiao was worried that someone might come, so he didn't forget to continue deducing the Apertures.
He looked at the enormous corpse in front of him, slowly approached, and reached out to touch it.
"Continue to evolve the Lotus Platform Rebirth Body!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Familiar soft sounds erupted from within his body, and the number of his Apertures began to climb from two hundred and fifty-six!
Two hundred and fifty-seven orifices... two hundred and fifty-eight orifices... two hundred and sixty-eight orifices!
The development of Apertures has ceased.
Yang Xiao took a deep breath and could clearly feel that the speed of Spiritual Power circulation within his body was much faster than before.
The twelve newly discovered Apertures act like twelve new hubs, connecting the original network of Apertures more tightly and efficiently.
Yang Xiao took out Bear Mountain Lord's Demon Core again, and a scorching heat emanated from his palm.
"Equipment!"
[Half-Step Mystic Core Realm - Bear Demon Inner Core]
[Effect 1: Replenishes a massive amount of Spiritual Power.]
[Effect 2: Gain the blue affix "Bear-and-Bull Shakes the Mountain": Unleashing immense strength, punches and kicks carry the weight of mountains, making grappling and charges difficult to resist.]
[Effect 3: Triggers the Ten-Thousand-Forged Demon Body (Gold) - Physique Transformation.]
The moment the third effect lit up, a violent tremor suddenly erupted within Yang Xiao's body.
Bear Mountain Lord's Demon Core essence was rapidly refined, and a terrifyingly powerful force surged from his dantian, flowing into his limbs and bones.
Yang Xiao felt his blood and flesh boiling, and an indescribable power surged from the depths of his bone marrow, like magma surging within him.
Everything it passes through is transformed!
The bones became denser, the muscles and fascia became tougher, and even the internal organs were being reshaped by some force. A faint black sheen appeared on the surface of the skin, then quickly disappeared.
That was Bear Mountain Lord's savage physique, which was merging into his body!
This is completely different from the slight increase experienced when refining Dog Demon and Tiger Demon before.
The improvement brought by Demon at the Half-Step Mystic Core Realm is a qualitative leap!
Yang Xiao clenched his fist.
His knuckles cracked, and a brute, unreasonable force surged from his fist.
He felt that if he punched it now, he could smash the head of that Tiger Demon who had just Aperture Opening last night into a pulp.
"This is... a physical transformation."
The Ten-Thousand-Forged Demon Body undergoes a massive transformation with each Demon it refines.
Bear Mountain Lord's core ability lies in his extremely savage demonic body.
And now, this arrogance belongs to him!
[The first transformation of the Ten-Thousand-Forged Demon Body, has been triggered!]
[Having refined the essence of Half-Step Mystic Core Realm Demon King, his physique has undergone its first transformation.]
[Physical strength has increased dramatically, with a comprehensive improvement in bone density, muscle resilience, and the stability of the internal organs.]
[Current physical strength is comparable to the early stage of the Mysterious Core Realm.]
Yang Xiao suddenly opened his eyes.
He looked down at his hands.
A very faint sheen flowed across the skin's surface; it was a natural texture that emanated from the body when its density had increased to a certain level.
He clenched his fist and slowly exerted force.
No Spiritual Power was activated, and no incantations were used.
Pure physical strength.
Click!
A crisp sound came from the palm of his hand; it was the sound of air being squeezed to its limit and then cracking.
Yang Xiao felt the immense, almost terrifying power within his body, and his mind was perfectly clear.
Below the Mystic Core level, he was invincible.
Now, even when facing Mysterious Core Realm, his physical body is no longer a weakness.
Of course, having a physical body comparable to the Mysterious Core Realm doesn't mean he can actually fight Mysterious Core Realm warrior head-on.
The terror of the Mysterious Core Realm lies in the qualitative change after Spiritual Power Core Condensation —the ability to fly, attack from a distance, and unleash Spiritual Power —which he still lacks.
But at least on a physical level, he already has the strength to fight against someone at the Mysterious Core Realm.
Yang Xiao withdrew his fist and glanced at Bear Mountain Lord's corpse.
The Demon King Half-Step Mystic Core Realm was now nothing more than an empty shell beneath his feet.
He sat cross-legged beside Bear Mountain Lord's corpse, closed his Breath Regulation, waiting for the surging power within his body to completely subside and for him to adapt to the renewed power.
Footsteps came from the direction of the mountain path.
Three figures swept across the hillside and landed several dozen feet away from Yang Xiao.
Zhou Zheng walked at the front, his steps hurried, followed closely by Yan Tieyi, whose towering body made the ground thud with each step, and Meng Jiu brought up the rear, her Movement Technique as light as a ghost.
The three of them saw the scene before them almost simultaneously.
Then, they both stopped.
Before the cliff, Bear Mountain Lord was embedded in the cliff face, his chest pierced by a long, black spear, nailed to the stone wall, his bear eyes wide open, dying with his eyes open.
The cliff face was covered with dried black bloodstains, and rubble was scattered all over the ground.
Beside the giant bear's carcass, a young man sat cross-legged.
His robes were stained with patches of dark red blood, and he looked somewhat disheveled, but his expression remained remarkably calm.
His expression was as calm as if he were sitting by the roadside taking a break, rather than having just killed a Demon King at the Half-Step Mystic Core realm.
A long silence.
A mountain breeze blew by, swirling up a few withered leaves.
Zhou Zheng glanced at Bear Mountain Lord on the cliff face, then at Yang Xiao sitting cross-legged. His lips moved, but he couldn't utter a word for a long time.
Yan Tieyi opened his mouth, then closed it again.
His iron fist clenched and unclenched unconsciously.
Meng Jiu's gaze lingered on Yang Xiao for a long time, his pupils slightly contracting.
Finally, Zhou Zheng spoke first, giving a wry smile and shaking his head.
"It seems I might have to trouble you to look after me from now on."