Inside the Training Room of the Riverside Cave Abode.
Li Ping was still examining the changes brought about by reaching third-tier body refinement with the Nine Tribulations True Spirit Sacred Canon.
Aside from the Delusion-Piercing Golden Eye, his increased lifespan, and the tremendous gains in physical strength and defense, his existing abilities to avert calamity and evade tribulation, as well as Form- and Face-Changing, had also grown stronger after his breakthrough to the third tier.
There was no way to measure his ability to avert calamity and evade tribulation for now.
As for Form- and Face-Changing, his previous transformations had been limited to humans or humanoid creatures.
But now... he could turn into something nonhuman.
Hum!
Golden light suddenly blazed within the Training Room.
Amid the flickering golden light, Li Ping's cross-legged figure gradually blurred. When the light finally dispersed, he had vanished, replaced by a black giant ape several dozen feet tall.
The giant ape opened his eyes. A savage, bloodthirsty aura spread outward from him, raging wildly throughout the Training Room.
"Truly miraculous!"
The giant ape raised his hands before his eyes. As he looked at his arms, covered in fine black fur, his eyes filled with wonder.
This black giant ape was, naturally, Li Ping's transformed form.
Moreover, this transformation was no illusion technique or trick of the eye. His form had truly changed. Flesh, bones, fur... all of it was real, no different from an ape demon beast.
Even the golden core within his body had become a demon core suffused with killing intent.
Anyone who saw him would conclude without the slightest doubt that a vicious ape demon stood before them!
"Unfortunately, the golden core's transformation is false. Otherwise, I could use the Three-Yin Soul-Slaying Sword. If I could wield this treasure freely, its specialized