Chapter 188

Although Yaoguang Peak was large, Wang Teng Wang Teng at a weak point in the defenses of the Spirit Beast Sect Sect's stronghold in less than half an hour thanks to his speed. Along the way, Wang Teng killed all the ignorant demonic beasts.

This time, Wang Teng brought nothing with him; he would pave his own way forward with his fists.

It wasn't that Wang Teng wanted to show off; this was just one of the drawbacks of time reset. Once time reset, all of Wang Teng's equipment would disappear.

This situation meant that Wang Teng would have to fight his enemies bare-handed in the future.

This saves time.

It takes forever to get a weapon, you only use half of it for traveling, and before you even reach your destination and start fighting, time resets.

That situation was truly unbelievable; it was like the foreplay with a young lady was all set, and all that was missing was the head of the penis for close-range contact.

Goodness, the girl is gone! How frustrating must she feel?

The moment Wang Teng stepped out from the weak point, the sect's warning array immediately began to activate.

Sect stronghold.

"Hmm? Captain, a Middle Liquid Condensation Stage cultivator just left Xin Kui's location. Should we handle it?"

"As is customary, send the nearest patrol to check it out."

"Yes, Captain."

By the time the patrol arrived, Wang Teng had already vanished.

Since he had come to the Starfall Mountain Range to hunt those demonic beasts, Wang Teng Wang Teng was naturally prepared. He knew exactly where those demonic beasts above the Core Realm were released.

Wang Teng didn't care about getting lost; he just wanted to keep going into the Starfall Mountain Range Starfall Mountain Range. The deeper he went, the higher the level of the monsters there would be.

Wang Teng didn't hide his cultivation level. His Middle Liquid Condensation Stage cultivation could avoid a lot of trouble. Although these low-level demonic beasts weren't dangerous, killing them would still take up time.

As dawn broke, around 5 a. m., Wang Teng had already ventured very deep into the cave. The number of monsters that didn't open their eyes was also increasing. Monsters at the Qi Refining Stage were becoming rare; most were at the Liquid Condensation Stage.

Having reached this point, Wang Teng knew very well that he was already at a considerable level, and that he could encounter a demon king at the Core Forging Stage at any moment.

Finally, at noon, Wang Teng encountered his first Core Forging Stage beast, a Wind Core Forging Stage Wind Lion Beast.

"Human, leave my domain and I will spare your Immortality; otherwise, die!"

After the Qi Refining Stage, demonic beasts develop intelligence, and by the Core Forging Stage, they can communicate with humans through Spiritual Sense.

He could be called a demon king.

Wang Teng looked at the Core Forging Stage Wind Lion Beast in front of him, and spoke each word clearly.

"I have come here today not only to determine who is superior and who is inferior, but also to determine who lives and who dies."

"Roar~"

"You fool who doesn't know what's good for you! Since you're courting death, then I, the king, will grant your wish."

Although he spoke fiercely and violently, Feng Shi was extremely cautious when he made a move, showing no carelessness whatsoever, and treating Wang Teng as an opponent of equal strength.

After all, they've all reached the Core Forging Stage and have a wealth of combat experience. They wouldn't be careless even if their opponent was weak, let alone a human super genius.

Although the Wind Lion Demon King didn't know Wang Teng's level of body tempering cultivation, his blood and qi, which far exceeded that of ordinary humans at the Core Forging Stage, already indicated that Wang Teng was a Little Monster who had been cultivated. In addition, his true qi, which was at the Middle Liquid Condensation Stage realm but was more refined and substantial than that of the Late Liquid Condensation Stage realm.

This is no longer a monster, but a demon.

The Wind Lion King knew very well that such a prodigy was not much weaker than himself.

If that were all, it would be fine. The problem is that the other party is so young, he must be a direct descendant cultivated by some powerful force or a great figure. It's hard to guarantee that he doesn't have someone secretly protecting him.

Therefore, the Wind Lion King was more wary of the person who might be protecting Wang Teng.

That's it?

Wang Teng caught the Wind Lion King's claw with one hand and sneered disdainfully.

The Wind Lion King didn't use his full strength, and neither did Wang Teng.

If the Wind Lion King only used 80% of his power in this attack, then Wang Teng used at most 30%.

However, Wang Teng could sense that in terms of pure strength, Wang Teng was much weaker than his opponent, but in terms of power amplification or the application of power, his opponent was a complete novice.

Even at the fifteenth level of the Body Tempering Stage, one only possesses a basic strength of ten thousand jin, while the Wind Lion King opposite is over seven meters tall, and its strength far surpasses one's own.

However, after Wang Teng used his Spiritual Power to amplify his strength, his immense strength of ten thousand jin could immediately increase several hundred times, while his opponent, although also able to amplify his strength through Spiritual Power, could at most reach a tenfold increase.

This ability is unique to those who have reached the thirteenth level of the Body Tempering Stage; the boost that Spiritual Power provides to physical attributes such as strength and speed is terrifying.

No wonder the geniuses of the Tianxuan Continent highly regard the thirteenth level of the Body Tempering Stage; it's just too damn powerful.

Monsters are known for their strength, and normally humans cannot surpass them in strength. This is Innate and cannot be compensated for by any means.

Wang Teng is a prime example. He has already Body Tempering Stage, but his basic strength is only around ten thousand jin. This level of strength is nothing special among demonic beasts. However, after reaching the thirteenth Body Tempering Stage, Spiritual Power has an extremely terrifying effect on improving one's own qualities, far exceeding the theoretical limit of the Tianxuan Continent: ten times.

The amplification of physical strength by Spiritual Power power has a limit, and the entire Tianxuan Continent has long known this limit, which is ten times. No matter what secret technique is used, the amplification of pure physical strength by Spiritual Power power cannot exceed ten times. This is a fact recognized by the entire continent, and not only by humans, but by all intelligent races on the continent.

Even demonic beasts cannot escape this limit.

Unless you are someone who can break through the thirteenth level of the Body Tempering Stage.

The Body Tempering Stage system has been around for a long time. It is said that it already formed its own system in ancient times. At that time, there were powerful beings who did not cultivate Qi or cultivate their spirit, but only focused on body tempering. As long as you cannot surpass them in strength, you will never be able to defeat the elders of the Body Tempering Stage.

That's the path of truly overcoming all obstacles with sheer force.

Nowadays, only a few ethnic groups, like the demon beast race, still follow this path, but it's a censored version. The original version was abandoned by the times long ago, otherwise it wouldn't have survived.

It is said that even the ancient version of the Body Tempering Stage was more than ten times more difficult than the current one, not to mention the ancient times.

Nowadays, those in the Body Tempering Stage can no longer overcome all techniques with sheer force. However, those like demonic beasts, who still follow the Ancient Path, can suppress their opponents to a certain extent in combat as long as they are stronger in terms of strength.

Although Wang Teng didn't follow the Ancient Path Body Tempering Stage, he could be considered half an Ancient Path after reaching the thirteenth level of the Body Tempering Stage.

Therefore, once Wang Teng's power surpasses that of the demonic beast, the battle is basically won.

The Wind Lion King on the other side is no longer a threat; we just need to be careful of its demon core.

The Wind Lion King was shocked to see Wang Teng catch its grab with one hand, because it could sense that Wang Teng's strength was real, not just energy.

There's only one answer: he has already broken through to the thirteenth level of the Body Tempering Stage.

"Roar~"

"You, you actually broke through to the thirteenth level of the Body Tempering Stage? How is that possible?"

Wang Teng looked at the other person calmly. "I told you, if you don't kill me today, I'll kill you."

"Roar~"

"Arrogant! Who do you think you are? You're just a mere Liquid Condensation Stage brat. Today, I'll teach you a lesson: a Demon King cannot be humiliated!"

After saying that, Wang Teng and the Wind Lion King clashed with all their might.

However, after fighting for a while, the Wind Lion King started to feel the strain.

The Ancient Path is truly insane!

Even if it's not the complete version, but a stripped-down version, it's still ridiculously strong, especially for those who Body Refining Path like demonic beasts. If they're weaker than their opponent in strength, they've really run into a brick wall and can't fight back.

When Wang Teng hits him, it hurts terribly; but when you hit him, he's like nothing happened. Who can withstand that?

The terror of the Ancient Path lies not only in their strength, but more so in their comprehensive qualities.

As long as your strength is weaker than your opponent's, your damage will not break through their defenses.

Yes, it just won't break through the defenses.

This is the terrifying aspect of the Ancient Path Body Tempering Stage: while possessing terrifying power, it also has a physical defense equivalent to its own power. As long as someone's strength is inferior to one's own, then one can ignore all damage.

Wang Teng's watered-down version of the semi- Ancient Path isn't as terrifying, but it's still more than enough to take down the Wind Lion King.

While the body's defense isn't as abnormal as the Ancient Path, where defense is equivalent to one's maximum strength, it's still roughly one-third of that maximum strength.

Based on this calculation, as long as Wang Teng's Spiritual Power is not depleted, any strength below 800,000 jin can be completely ignored, because Wang Teng's maximum strength is 2.5 million jin.

The damage the Wind Lion King inflicted using its maximum power and spiritual energy amplification was still less than 600,000 jin, which is why the Wind Lion King felt so frustrated in the fight.

I just can't break through their defenses!

It would be better if he attacked Wang Teng from a distance, but unfortunately, the Wind Lion King is a warrior who excels in close combat and is weaker than Wang Teng, who is only half Ancient Path cultivator.

The result was predictable. In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the Wind Lion King, seeing that things were not going well, tried to flee, and Wang Teng naturally gave chase.

Seeing that it was firmly held by Wang Teng and could not escape, the Wind Lion King simply stopped trying to run away and instead summoned its wind-attribute demon core.

The appearance of the demon core did indeed cause Wang Teng a lot of trouble, but that was all.

The impact and Spiritual Power from the demon core alone wouldn't have caused much harm to Wang Teng, but the cutting attribute attached to the wind-attribute demon core of the Wind Lion King was something Wang Teng's body couldn't be immune to.

It's fair to say that a stripped-down version is a stripped-down version. The true Ancient Path could never have this kind of situation. Being immune to everything means being immune to everything, even soul damage.

Seeing that his demon core had injured Wang Teng, the Wind Lion King felt little joy. Instead, he immediately withdrew his demon core and ran even faster.

Wang Teng was not seriously injured by this attack; it was only a minor injury.

The demon core is the lifeblood of every demon beast. Each activation consumes a certain amount of cultivation power and is extremely taxing. At most, it can only be activated two or three times in a short period of time.

However, the Wind Lion King was only at the Early Core Forging Stage. After using up all his power after three attacks, he realized that the attack from the demon core was not very effective, so the Wind Lion King turned tail and ran away.

To hell with manners and kingly dignity!

At this moment, the Wind Lion King had only one thought in his mind: escape, escape to the territory of the nearby Core Forging Stage demon beasts, and fight against Wang Teng together with them.

After all, it was a Core Forging Stage. If it was truly focused on escaping, there was nothing Wang Teng could do. It wasn't that the beast was faster than him, but rather that its Core Forging Stage, which allowed it to truly fly by controlling its qi.

Although Wang Teng could glide at low altitudes after reaching the Liquid Condensation Stage, his flight speed and agility were definitely not comparable to those of the Core Forging Stage.

However, since it can't fly, it can just run on the ground. In terms of pure speed, the Wind Lion King is no match for it.

The main reason is because the amplification of Spiritual Power is so powerful.

After Wang Teng unleashed his full speed, although it wasn't as impressive as a 250-fold increase in strength, it was still more than ten times stronger.

And so, in their chase, the two sides soon arrived at the territory of another Core Forging Stage demon king, the territory of the Illusory Poison Butterfly.

"Roar~"

"Old Butterfly, come here quickly, or I'll get beaten to death."

"Phew~"

"Old Lion, aren't you supposed to be number one in the heavens, number two in the earth, and number three in your own right? Why are you coming to me for help? You're usually so capable, why are you scared now?"

"Roar~"

"The ones chasing me are humans. Don't forget the rules of our demon saint: if any foreign race invades, we should unite against the common enemy and defend ourselves first. Do you intend to disobey the demon saint's orders?"

Hearing the Wind Lion King say this, the Illusory Poison Butterfly stopped its sarcastic remarks and stood by, instead joining forces with the Wind Lion King to deal with Wang Teng.

This is also a characteristic of demonic beasts. If two Beast Flame, other demonic beasts will not care much. On the contrary, they will keep a distance from them to let them have a fair duel. No matter who helps without permission, the demonic beasts will not only not appreciate it, but will also beat it up.

But if it's a fight between humans and monsters, then no matter how much hatred existed between the monsters before, at this moment, they will put aside their previous grudges, wipe out the humans first, and then do other things.

"Roar~"

"Old Butterfly, be careful, don't engage him in close combat. Although this kid is only at the Middle Liquid Condensation Stage realm, his body tempering has already broken through the thirteenth level of the Body Tempering Stage stage, and his strength amplification has reached at least two hundred times. Your poison and Genjutsu have a certain restraint on him, which is why I ran towards you. Don't be careless, or if you die, I'll have to run away again."

"Phew~"

"Okay, watch me."

Wang Teng was not surprised by the alliance of the two Core Forging Stage demonic beasts. This was a predicament that every cultivator who dared to venture deep into the Starfall Mountain Range had to face. Since Wang Teng had come, he naturally had to face this situation as well.

As for a solution, to be honest, Wang Teng didn't have one.

Wang Teng's purpose in coming here was simple: to die.

Either you kill several demon kings at the Core Forging Stage and then get surrounded and killed by demon beasts, or you get killed by demon beasts from the start.