"Bang."
The force was so great that it was like a battering ram striking the ground.
Even with Toji's inhuman physique, he felt a tightness in his chest, and his ribs emitted a slight groan.
Du Busi Undying slapped Toji's back hard, making dull thuds that made the ears of those around him ring.
"Good lad! You truly live up to your reputation as my disciple, the one Du Busi! Those Shrek bastards couldn't even kill you. And what's more, you were sent to the Star Dou Great Forest to heal your wounds. I've been waiting for so long with no sign of you, I was almost ready to lead a group to the Star Dou Great Forest and wipe them out!"
As they were talking, Du Busi loosened his grip and looked Toji up and down:
"Look at you, so lively and energetic! You've recovered quickly! Let this old man take a good look at you!"
While laughing loudly, Du Busi grabbed Toji's shoulders with both hands and examined him carefully from head to toe, front to back, as if inspecting goods. His powerful Spiritual Power also involuntarily swept over Toji's body.
At this glance, Du Busi's arrogant smile froze abruptly, and a terrifying glint flashed in his eyes. The joy on his face was quickly replaced by shock and solemnity.
"Wait, you brat." Du Busi's voice suddenly became extremely serious. His rough fingers pressed hard on Toji's wrist pulse point, and a powerful and domineering Soul Power probed in.
The next second, Du Busi's expression completely changed.
He clearly felt that the already vast and Bloodline Power within Toji's body was now surging and crashing violently through his meridians like volcanic lava about to erupt!
The power was so overwhelming and turbulent that it far surpassed Toji previous moment, even subtly exceeding the limits that Shen'er could perfectly control at his current level.
Beneath the panel, a faint golden light emanated, and each heartbeat resonated like muffled thunder, radiating a chilling pressure.
"Hiss--!" Du Busi gasped, his eyes filled with disbelief. "Your power has increased too fast and too fiercely, you brat. You'd better find a quiet place and stabilize the power within you."
"Teacher, I realized that too, so I came back," Toji said with a smile.
A surge in power is a good thing, but if it cannot be consolidated and digested in time, it can damage the foundation at best, and lead to death by explosion at worst.
Especially for someone like Toji who purely pursues the path of physical ascension to godhood, the consequences of Qi and Blood backlash are a hundred times more terrifying than those of Soul Power backlash.
"Since that's the case, stop talking nonsense and come back with me immediately. The Body Sect has plenty of places for you to recuperate." Du Busi said without hesitation, " Lexuan, if you want to visit your man, remember to go to the Body Sect. We welcome you anytime."
Du Busi's booming voice rang out, and the phrase "your man" was like a thunderclap, instantly sending two bright red blushes flying across Zhang Lexuan's delicate face, burning all the way to her ears.
She instinctively wanted to loosen her arms around Toji, as if she had been burned.
However, just as she was about to retreat in embarrassment, a large hand firmly pressed down on her waist, pulling her closer into his arms.
"What is Toji?" He looked down at the beauty in his arms, her expression a mixture of embarrassment and stubbornness, and a playful yet composed smile curved his lips.
He didn't speak, but his eyes and actions said it all, presuming that the Du Busi.
Zhang Lexuan felt the firm force coming from behind her waist, her body stiffened slightly, and then, as if resigned to her fate, she gently buried her burning cheeks in Toji's firm chest, letting out a muffled "hmm," as soft as a mosquito's buzz, yet expressing her attitude with crystal clarity.
She gently pinched the hand on Toji's waist, a small protest, but the force was barely a tickle to Toji; it was more like an affectionate teasing.
"Hahaha! Good!" Seeing this, Du Busi laughed even harder, his voice shaking the roof tiles. "The girl is shy, but she understands. Leave this brat to me. I'll raise him to be plump and healthy, full of vigor!"
He patted Toji's shoulder hard, making the latter grimace.
"They're gone."
Du Busi Undying acted swiftly and decisively, giving Toji no chance to be intimate with Zhang Lexuan again. His large, iron-like hand firmly gripped Toji's arm, and with a burst of Soul Power, the two figures instantly transformed into a streak of dark green light, shooting towards the Body Sect outside the city, leaving only a blur and the sound of whistling wind.
Zhang Lexuan raised her head, looking in the direction they had disappeared. The blush on her face had not faded, but her eyes were filled with concern and a hint of loss that was not easily detected.
She gently smoothed out the wrinkles on her clothes caused by Toji's embrace. Her parents, standing to the side, looked at their daughter's expression and exchanged a glance, feeling both relieved and pleased.
Deep within the Body Sect.
Inside a quiet chamber, shrouded in numerous restrictions and carved entirely from solid mountain rock.
The air was as heavy as lead, with a faint, low hum echoing between the stone walls.
Toji sat cross-legged on the cold jade platform in the center of the quiet room, his eyes closed and his brows furrowed.
The surging, powerful Qi and Blood within his body were now like a herd of wild horses, galloping and colliding wildly in his broad and resilient meridians.
Golden light uncontrollably emanated from Sisi pores of his skin, outlining his strong silhouette in the dimly lit room. Beneath the panel, it seemed as if golden magma was flowing, and each heartbeat was as heavy as a drumbeat.
The muffled thuds were clearly audible in the cramped space, causing the cold jade platform beneath them to tremble slightly.
The power... is too much.
Toji mind raced with thoughts.
This force is like a dam overflowing with floodwaters, urgently needing to be channeled and allowed to settle.
The violent Qi and Blood surged through his limbs and bones, bringing a tearing, throbbing pain. If it weren't for his extraordinary physique, an ordinary Titled Douluo would probably have already exploded and died.
He took a deep breath, like a whale swallowing the sea, forcibly drawing in the rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the quiet room, forming a vortex visible to the naked eye.
He circulated his internal energy with all his might, attempting to guide and tame the raging golden torrent within his body.
Guided by the cultivation technique, the golden Qi and Blood began to circulate laboriously along a specific energy cycle. With each cycle, it attempted to compress and condense the violent and unruly power little by little, integrating it into the deeper layers of the flesh and bones.
This is an extremely painful process that requires a high degree of concentration.
The violent power instinctively resisted restraint; each compression was like detonating a miniature bomb within the body, the tearing sensation accompanied by a burning heat spreading throughout the entire body.
Toji's forehead veins bulged, and fine beads of sweat instantly seeped out, turning into white steam under the high temperature of his body.
Time slipped away in silent, agonizing torment.
After an unknown amount of time, the uncontrolled golden light emanating from Toji's body finally subsided slightly, like a raging torrent finally being channeled into a relatively wide river channel. Although it was still surging and turbulent, at least it was no longer rushing aimlessly.
The speed of the galloping horse seemed to slow down slightly, and the heavy heartbeat calmed down a little.
The initial guidance was barely successful.
Next comes the slow and steady process, requiring a long period of refinement and consolidation to fully harness this surge of power and solidify the foundation.
Toji revealed a satisfied smile.
"After this success, I will finally be able to take a giant leap towards becoming a god!"