A sacred physique was a blessing bestowed by the Heavenly Dao. The chances of awakening one were infinitesimal, making it even rarer than talent.
Even in the wealthy, powerful Tianyuan Holy Land, where experts stood as thick as trees in a forest, fewer than one in ten thousand disciples awakened a sacred physique. The odds were vanishingly small!
There were Three Thousand Physiques in this world. Even a sacred physique ranked outside the top hundred could, once awakened and diligently cultivated, allow someone with mediocre talent to become a regional overlord whose words carried immense weight.
Anyone who awakened a sacred physique in the top hundred was certain to become a supreme ruler of their domain!
"After two Heaven-Rank Supreme Talents, now a sacred physique too!" Zhao Yuhao was so shocked he could barely speak.
He recalled how he had just been planning to spar with Chen Mu and probe his true strength.
Zhao Yuhao suddenly felt like an idiot.
Where had he found the courage?
This was not Zhao Yuhao belittling himself. He genuinely believed that, if Chen Mu wished, a single thought would be enough to erase him from existence.
He no longer harbored the slightest doubt about the news released by the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.
Chen Mu truly possessed that strength!
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the Myriad Thunder Dao Body, ranked twenty-eighth on the Physique Rankings!"
Hearing Zhao Yueling's words beside him, Mo Changyuan was somewhat surprised. "You know about that too?"
Zhao Yuhao had wanted to ask the same question.
"I just happened to hear about it." Feeling Zhao Yuhao's puzzled gaze on her, Zhao Yueling hurriedly explained.
"Correct!" Mo Changyuan confirmed. "This is indeed the Myriad Thunder Dao Body, ranked twenty-eighth on the Physique Rankings!"
The Myriad Thunder Dao Body! A sacred physique in the top thirty?!
Combined with the Heaven-Rank Supreme Thunder Spirit Root Chen Mu had awakened and his outrageously fast cultivation speed, Zhao Yuhao could not imagine.
Just how terrifying would Chen Mu's future achievements be?
The Heavenly Tribulation seemed to realize something was wrong as well. If it kept striking, Chen Mu might advance straight to the Second Heaven of the Grandmaster Realm.
And so, the thunderclouds dispersed, the Heavenly Tribulation ended, and clear skies stretched for ten thousand miles once more.
"Tsk, keep striking! I was just a little short of reaching the Second Heaven of the Grandmaster Realm," Chen Mu said, speechless.
When I didn't want you to strike, you wouldn't stop.
Now that I want you to strike, you refuse.
"..." After hearing that, Zhao Yuhao, Mo Changyuan, and the others were even more speechless.
Everyone else wished their lightning tribulation would end as soon as possible, terrified that a single mistake would leave their vitality unable to withstand it and cause them to fail.
Yet Chen Mu had turned the tables, absorbing the Heavenly Tribulation to improve his cultivation!
If they were the Heavenly Dao, they would have been angered to death.
Forget it. A few more breaths, and my cultivation will rise on its own anyway.
Chen Mu did not dwell on it. He lay back on the lounge chair and told Mo Changyuan and the others outside the entrance, "Everything's fine now."
"Congratulations, Young Lord! Congratulations!" Mo Changyuan hurried inside, unable to hide his excitement.
"Congratulations on your breakthrough and awakening a sacred physique, Young Lord." Zhao Yuhao and the others followed close behind.
"You seemed to have something you wanted to tell me earlier?" Chen Mu asked Zhao Yuhao.
Zhao Yuhao's burly frame shuddered. He immediately took out a Spatial Ring. "Inside is a small gift from our Eastern Pole Holy Land to congratulate you on awakening dual talents, Young Lord. Please accept it."
He did not dare utter a single word about sparring.
This journey had truly opened Zhao Yuhao's eyes.
The rumors were true!
Not only were they true, they had actually understated the Tianyuan Young Lord's strength.
He was even stronger than the rumors claimed!
"All right, I'll accept it." They had traveled such a great distance; refusing would have been hard to justify.
"In that case, we won't disturb you any further, Young Lord. We'll return to report." Zhao Yuhao's task was complete, and he did not want to spend even one more second in the Tianyuan Holy Land.
It was simply too crushing!
They were both prodigies from holy lands. How could the gap between them be so vast?
"Mm." Chen Mu nodded, indicating that he would not see them out and wishing them a smooth journey.
Zhao Yuhao promptly turned to leave.
After a few steps, he realized Zhao Yueling had not followed. "Junior Sister, we're heading back."
Zhao Yueling did not respond. Instead, she approached Chen Mu and asked, "I see that Qingyun Prefecture is quite spacious, yet it has few servants. Why not let me stay here and attend to you, Young Lord?"
"..." Mo Changyuan was stunned.
Ye Qingcheng was one thing, but Zhao Yueling was the Saintess of the Eastern Pole Holy Land. She had actually volunteered to stay in Qingyun Prefecture as a maid!
Zhao Yuhao had not expected Zhao Yueling to say that either.
Yes, he admitted that Chen Mu's talent and strength were both peerless.
But whatever else she might be, Zhao Yueling was still the Saintess of the Eastern Pole Holy Land and the Holy Lord's daughter.
If word spread that she had stayed in Qingyun Prefecture as a maid, people might mistakenly believe that the Eastern Pole Holy Land had submitted to the Tianyuan Holy Land.
Zhao Yuhao would have no way to explain himself upon his return.
Hearing this, Chen Mu did not rush to answer. He kept feeling that this woman, Zhao Yueling, had ulterior motives.
Her gaze was like someone eyeing prey.
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Heavenly God Eyes?
The literal meaning was not difficult to understand. It should be a skill that enhanced his eyes.
Chen Mu's irises changed color, countless golden threads running through them like divine eyes.
He looked at Zhao Yueling again.
Had he not looked, he would never have known. One glance gave him a fright.
Zhao Yueling harbored monstrous demonic energy!
Her consciousness and actions were entirely controlled by it.
Meeting Chen Mu's sacred gaze, Zhao Yueling's delicate body trembled. Frightened, she retreated several steps.
Chen Mu could not be bothered to waste words. Palm Thunder materialized in his hand.
Boom!
With a flash of lightning, it struck Zhao Yueling in the chest.
"Aah!"
"Junior Sister!" Seeing Zhao Yueling enveloped in lightning and suffering agonizing pain, Zhao Yuhao immediately rushed forward, but he could not get close.
Chen Mu's Palm Thunder was far too powerful for Zhao Yuhao to withstand.
"Young Lord Chen, what is the meaning of this?" Zhao Yuhao could not think of anything he had done wrong or any way he had offended Chen Mu.
Even taking ten thousand steps back, if Chen Mu had no interest in their Eastern Pole Holy Land's Saintess, surely he did not need to reject her like this?
"Can't you tell yet?" Chen Mu explained, "This person isn't your junior sister at all. Or rather, an evil demon has already invaded her and taken control of her mind."
"What! An evil demon invaded her? Could it have been...!" Zhao Yuhao recalled their journey to the Longevity Mountain Range.
Although their mission to suppress the Demon Cult had been a resounding success, they had never found the core member mentioned in their intelligence.
At the time, Zhao Yueling had been the one responsible for searching the rooms.
After coming out of a room, Zhao Yueling had frequently behaved in strange ways utterly unlike her usual self, as though she had become someone else.
She had brushed it all aside with various excuses.
So an evil demon had invaded her!
When Zhao Yuhao turned his gaze back to Zhao Yueling, he could indeed see a mass of deeply sinister black demonic energy being forcibly driven from her body by the lightning's might, letting out even more agonized wails!
Once it had fully separated from her, a humanoid silhouette became visible, its features indistinct, neither male nor female.
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