Another Great Surge in Strength

Lu Feng slowly opened his eyes.

He felt that he had become ridiculously strong.

It's as if every inch of his muscles contains a force of a thousand pounds.

He instinctively tried to stand up, but as soon as he put his foot down, he sank half an inch.

He stopped moving, slowly sat down, and began to adjust to this new power.

It took him two full hours to regain his balance.

He stood up, took out the Ink-Sunken Saber from his storage bag, and held it in his hand.

My first impression was that it was too light.

At this moment, the Ink-Sunken Saber in his hand felt like a withered tree branch.

When I reached the fourth level of the Hundred Beasts Body-Tempering Art, the Ink-Sunken Saber was just the right size for me.

Now that he has reached the fifth level of perfection, his physical strength has increased by more than one level, Ink-Sunken Saber can no longer keep up.

He wanted to improve his physical strength, but that was clearly not feasible in Shouyun City.

Lu Feng put the Ink-Sunken Saber back into his storage bag and then took out the Flowing Cloud Sword.

He held the sword in his right hand and made a light slash across his left arm.

The sword's edge grazed the skin, leaving a faint white mark without even breaking the skin.

Although he had expected it, Lu Feng still couldn't help but feel excited.

This is Spirit Artifact; even a fifth-tier demonic beast couldn't possibly escape unscathed.

In other words, his physical body is currently stronger than that of a fifth-tier demonic beast.

Open the panel to confirm.

[Host: Lu Feng]

[Cultivation Level: Mid-Stage Grandmaster]

[Cultivation Techniques: Nine Extremes Essence Condensation Art (Level 2) Progress 20%; Nine Extremes Heaven-Breaking Slash (Level 6); Phantom Sword Art (Mastery)]

[Perfect Martial Arts: Hundred Beasts Body Tempering Art, Walking on Air, Phantom Steps, Five Elements Primordial Chaos Art, Immeasurable Golden Body Art, Cold Plum Jin, Golden Bell Shield...]

[Demon Points: 25,000,000]

The Hundred Beasts Body Tempering Art has reached its peak and cannot be improved further.

Lu Feng stretched his limbs, and the strength had fully adapted. He no longer felt that heavy feeling of threatening to crush the ground with every step.

Meanwhile, in a remote town in Yongzhou.

The town was long deserted.

Most of the houses on both sides have collapsed, leaving only a few broken walls.

In a large courtyard in the center of the town, what was originally the mayor's residence has now been converted into a temporary hideout.

The courtyard was filled with the aura of demonic beasts, Hu Xiaotian lay half-reclined on a high couch that had been salvaged from the ruins.

A fifth-tier Scarlet Flame Tiger Lord stood beneath the couch, bowing its head as it spoke.

"Lord Tiger King, there are over five hundred people in this city. Among them, three are novice martial artists, and the rest have no cultivation whatsoever."

"More than 300 people are still alive. What should we do with them?"

"I only want the blood; you can distribute the rest as you see fit," Hu Xiaotian asked without even lifting his eyelids.

How much blood has been collected so far?

"In recent days, the number of humans in the towns we've encountered has been decreasing. So far, we've only collected blood from a little over eight thousand people."

Hu Xiaotian opened his eyes, a hint of displeasure flashing within them.

"Too slow! It would take the blood of 100,000 ordinary people to break the barrier. At this rate, it might not even be enough in a year."

The Scarlet Flame Tiger Lord felt a chill run down his spine after being swept by that gaze, and quickly lowered his head.

"Your subordinate will collect it as soon as possible."

Just then, Hu Xiaotian suddenly stood up, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, Tiger King, what has happened?" The Scarlet Flame Tiger Lord took two steps back in fright.

"A human who would kill the Feng'er has appeared."

There was a hint of joy in Hu Xiaotian's voice.

It closed its eyes, sensing the faint mark deep within its bloodline.

This marking is a unique technique within the tiger clan's bloodline, allowing them to vaguely sense location even from a distance of hundreds of miles.

But for the past two weeks, I haven't been able to sense anything.

It once thought that the human had left Yongzhou.

"Where is this person now? Should I go and kill him?"

"You think you can take me?" Hu Xiaotian glanced at it sideways.

Scarlet Flame Tiger Lord shrank back, not daring to speak again.

"He's currently in Shouyun City. Find a way to lure him out. I'll personally go and kill him."

Hu Xiaotian stood up and paced back and forth in the courtyard.

Last time in Canglan City, it was because it was too careless.

It completely underestimated that Early Grandmaster human, which is why it fell for the other party's trap.

"Yes! I'll take care of it right away."

Scarlet Flame Tiger Lord accepted the order and turned to leave the courtyard.

The courtyard fell silent again. Hu Xiaotian stood in the night, gazing in the direction of Shangyang Town.

After a moment of silence, it suddenly snorted.

"Damn it! I was tricked by that brat from Rending Wind Mountain! We agreed that I would fight on the front lines, and he would provide support from the rear!"

"They watched the barrier being repaired without doing anything to stop it! Did they want me to die in Yongzhou!"

"How could I possibly grant your wish?"

The next morning, as soon as Lu Feng lifted the tent flap, he saw Ji Qingqing standing outside.

She had her back to the tent, her hands tucked into her sleeves, and her shoulders slightly hunched.

She looked somewhat haggard, clearly having stood there for quite some time.

Is there something you need?

Ji Qingqing turned around, took out a storage bag from her bosom, and handed it over with both hands.

"This was given to you last night by a deacon from the Merit Hall. I was afraid it was urgent, and not wanting to disturb you, I waited here."

"So you just waited outside the tent all night?"

Ji Qingqing did not answer, but simply lowered her head.

Looking at her panda eyes, Lu Feng couldn't tell if she was stupid or just plain silly.

He took the storage bag, opened it, and found five thousand Low-Grade Origin Crystal inside. Lu Feng put the storage bag away.

"Next time something like this happens, just come in and find me."

Ji Qingqing nodded.

But judging from her expression, Lu Feng knew that if something like this happened again, she would still stand outside and wait.

He didn't say anything more, took out several jade bottles from his pocket, and handed them over.

"Here's a bottle of Jin Origin Pill and a few bottles of Body-Tempering Pill. Keep the Jin Origin Pill, and give the Body-Tempering Pill to Lin Amei and the others."

"My lord, we haven't finished using the pills you gave us last time. Besides, we haven't done anything meritorious, so how could we accept your reward again?"

Ji Qingqing waved her hands repeatedly and took a step back.

"No wonder your cultivation is so slow, you're only at the Late Nei Jin. Turns out you're saving up all your pills and not willing to use them."

Lu Feng placed the jade bottle into her hand.

"Since you're following me, pills won't be a problem."

"Just focus on your cultivation. Come find me if you need more. These pills are nothing to me."

He paused, his tone becoming more serious:

"Only when your cultivation level improves can you do more things for me."

Ji Qingqing opened her mouth, wanting to refute something, but in the end she swallowed her words and caught the jade bottle with both hands.

She broke through from the Early Nei Jin to the Late Nei Jin in just a few months, a speed that is enviable among martial artists of the same level.

But in Lu Feng's eyes, it was actually considered slow.

She looked up at Lu Feng. That's right, he's a cultivation genius, one in a million with talent.

My progress was probably insignificant in his eyes.

"Go."

Ji Qingqing then turned and left, clutching the jade bottle.

Lu Feng returned to his tent, sat cross-legged, and began to work on integrating his rapidly increasing cultivation level and physical strength over the past two days.