Xiao Yu had never expected that even bones tempered by pill lightning three times would still be unable to withstand the body tempering of the Great Sun Divine Thunder.
After all, following his tempering with pill lightning, his physical strength had already been enough to contend with someone who had just entered the Dou Zong realm. What terrifying bodily strength that was!
Yet even that fell short of the basic requirements for cultivating the eternal undying body. That so-called "decent physique" really was no small demand.
Still, he had held on for a long time this time. He did not know exactly how long, but it had been far better than his previous attempt.
In the end, he had completed the tempering by the narrowest of margins!
He could originally have guided the divine thunder out just before his spine vanished. For some unknown reason, however, the Blazing Sun Heart Flame that had been resting quietly in his dantian suddenly appeared deep within his heart, plunging him into a state of inner demons.
Had his will not been firm, and had the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill he had taken earlier not allowed him to rise anew from destruction at death's door, he would probably have kicked the bucket this time.
Of course, risk and reward went hand in hand. Although danger had lurked at every turn this time, the benefits he had gained were extraordinary.
First was the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill's power to rebuild after destruction, which had raised his cultivation by one star, bringing him to the Five-Star Dou Zong level.
Second, he had shattered the obsession that had long haunted him as an inner demon, making his heart more resilient and smoothing the road ahead. As for why the Blazing Sun Heart Flame had affected its own