The reason why the changes after this Bone Tempering are so great is mainly because the spine is quite special.
The spine contains the most primitive cells in the human body, hematopoietic stem cells, which can be said to be the source of all cells in the human body. They can evolve into the various organs that make up the human body.
Once Li Xingkong's spine is fully forged, it will be equivalent to a military factory.
The cells produced before were all ordinary and had not been modified by Spiritual Qi. But from now on, any cells produced from this bone will directly become cells adapted to Magic Power.
In other words, it used to produce landmines and millet rifles, but now it can directly produce Type 59 rifles and rocket launchers.
It can serve as a source, fundamentally enhancing the strength of the entire body through the natural metabolism of human cells.
This will save Li Xingkong a lot of effort in tempering his body. At least the cellular structures in the human body that undergo frequent metabolism, such as blood and skin, will automatically transform into the tempered state as his body metabolizes.
In this way, Li Xingkong can concentrate his main efforts on refining tissues that are difficult for the human body to metabolize or cannot regenerate.
The two processes are carried out simultaneously, which will greatly accelerate the quenching process.
Once he has completed the tempering of his entire body, Li Xingkong will have essentially entered the Early Qi Refining. For him at present, the division of Qi Refining stages is still rather vague, and without any reference points, he can only figure it out on his own.
But now is not the time to ponder that.
With the bone tempering complete, Li Xingkong sat cross-legged, carefully experiencing the changes inside his body.
"Thump"
With a heavy thud of his heart, Li Xingkong felt his blood surge like a raging torrent.
After being tempered, the blood in the bones changed color.
A few strands of golden light began to appear in the originally pure red blood, like a golden carp swimming in the Blood River, flowing downstream.
"Thump"
Another heartbeat, and the blood rushed even faster.
As the blood flowed, the golden light within it increased.
Like unrestrained children, some flow down the bloodstream and circulate throughout the body, some gather on one side of the blood vessel and then disappear along the metabolic pathway, and some directly replace the position of the blood vessel wall, leaving a golden streak on the blood vessel.
This means that after the Bone Tempering is complete, the newly generated cells have already begun to participate in metabolism.
From this point on, Li Xingkong's cultivation will take a giant leap forward.
Having calmed his mind and relaxed his posture, Li Xingkong now felt a little uncomfortable.
It's nothing else, it's just that he's too energetic.
He felt more energetic than ever before, as if an energy source was inside him, and with each heartbeat, a powerful energy flowed through his veins.
Although he could use Magic Power before, apart from the Mana Circuit, his whole body still relied on the digestive system and his original blood for energy. He had Magic Power but couldn't use it, so he was not much different from an ordinary person.
Right now, it's as if my entire body has been upgraded; my physical condition is now up to the requirements of Qi Refining, and my spirit has instantly soared.
He's a bit too excited right now; he can't sit still anymore.
He desperately needs exercise; he wants to move, he wants to get moving!
He was even losing control of his strength; what was originally a slight clench of his fist was now a full clench that could make a whistling sound as it cut through the air.
If he hadn't been sober enough to know he was still in Mike's house, he would have really wanted to throw punches and kicks and beat him up.
Li Xingkong glanced around, trying to find out what kind of exercise equipment Mike had at home.
Then he saw Mike's human-powered bicycle.
This thing is primarily for exercise; generating electricity is just a secondary function.
"That's it!" Li Xingkong didn't care about anything else and jumped onto the bicycle in a flash.
He used too much force and left his handprints on the handlebars, but luckily they were sturdy and he didn't take them apart completely.
Soon, Li Xingkong's feet began to Wind Fire Wheels.
Those were truly Wind Fire Wheels; he pedaled so fast that bystanders couldn't see them anymore, only a ring of footprints.
The car started powering the generator, and its indicator light began to spike.
The car's headlights were blazing brightly, as if it had been raped.
Li Xingkong was exercising intensely in the car. He couldn't stop; he needed to readjust his control over his strength through this exercise.
After being tormented by Li Xingkong for nearly half an hour, the poor car finally gave out. Just as Li Xingkong was still moving it, the charging battery next to it exploded.
The entire car cracked open, but Li Xingkong wasn't hurt; he jumped away.
He didn't fall, but his head smashed a hole in the ceiling.
Having undergone this period of training, Li Xingkong has roughly mastered his current strength, which can only be described as invincible.
His pushing force is now close to that of a small bulldozer. The only thing limiting his power is that his other bones are not yet fully tempered. If he exerts force rashly, his hand might break first.
Under Li Xingkong's deliberate control, a small patch of skin on the back of his hand had already undergone metabolism and been replaced by new tissue.
Under his testing, this new type of skin tissue demonstrated an astonishing level of defensive capability.
If I had developed such a protective layer beforehand, I wouldn't even need to activate the Explosive Reactive Armor. It would be more than enough to withstand bullets of normal caliber.
Although Li Xingkong has temporarily adapted to the changes in his body, the body's metabolism cannot be completed in a short time. According to his estimation of his own physical condition, it will probably take about two weeks for this systemic tissue metabolism to be completed.
This Creation can truly be described as a complete metamorphosis.
Lacking a good point of comparison, Li Xingkong could only look for superheroes in movies to draw parallels.
Judging from his performance in the movies, he is now on par with Captain Cap from Captain America 1.
As for the Comic Alliance, that's truly mystical.
Having found a character with roughly comparable combat strength, Li Xingkong had a general idea of his own situation. If he were to face the same predicament as a few days ago again, he wouldn't even need to Explosive Reactive Armor explosives; he could practically crush cement with his bare hands.
In this house, if he wanted to, tearing down a wall would be no different from playing in the mud.
The improvement in his skills greatly boosted Li Xingkong's confidence, making him extremely happy.
If this were in ancient times, no, before World War I, he was confident that he could sweep across the entire Asia continent by himself, and no one could stand a chance against him.
Unfortunately, in modern times, his skills would be considered average, and even in World War II, they wouldn't be considered impressive enough to influence the course of the war.
After all, they already had the atomic bomb by the end of World War II.
Putting aside other aspects, in terms of modern military capabilities, its current strength is far from sufficient; it cannot be considered a main battle tank, at most it can be considered an armored personnel carrier.
But isn't that strong enough already?
Who can be compared to an armored vehicle?