We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

Chapter 149 Soaring Mental Power
Shen Bailian entered the bedroom and closed the door. The fatigue from his long period of cultivation caused him to yawn involuntarily.

Although his body was exhausted, Shen Bailian's spirit was unusually active, as if he was cheering for the upcoming exclusive weapon.

He walked to the window and drew the curtains, plunging the room into complete darkness in an instant.

Shen Bailian walked to the bedside, and with excitement, lifted the quilt and lay down. With a slight thought, Zhanlong appeared under the quilt.

The 333kg Zhanlong pressed down on the bed, causing the entire bed to suddenly sink.

Shen Bailian closed his eyes, took a deep breath, gripped the hilt of the sword tightly, and then, following the instructions sent by the Universe Land, used his mental power to slowly cover the entire Zhanma Sword.

He felt his consciousness gradually sinking, as if he were sinking into a deep sea, where he could not see any light.

This feeling was so familiar that Shen Bailian lost the desire to complain.

But the next moment.

Ding!
"Something doesn't feel right."

Shen Bailian felt a sudden brightness before his eyes. He slowly opened his eyes and found himself in a starry sky, with the phantom images of stars slowly moving around him.

In the depths of darkness, something terrifying seemed to be moving, but it was too far away, and the starlight was so dim that it was hard to see clearly.

suddenly.

In the utter silence of the darkness, a vast, ancient, distant, and profound cry inexplicably rang out, with even a hint of lamentation within it.

This strange cry instantly filled the entire starry sky, echoing endlessly, its mournful sound lingering long afterward.

"What...what exactly is going on?"

Shen Bailian's heartbeat froze instantly, as if he had encountered some kind of natural enemy. His blood turned cold in an instant. He suppressed the surging fear and gripped the Dragon Slayer tightly.

This is clearly in the starry sky; sound cannot travel in a vacuum.

Unless, unless this strange cry resonated directly with Shen Bailian's mind, causing him to believe that he was hearing it through his ears.

"Tick-tick~tick-tick~"

Shen Bailian found that with each mournful cry, a feeling of sadness, loss, and being abandoned by the whole world welled up in his heart.

He noticed that tears were welling up in the corners of his eyes, then trickling down his cheeks one by one.

Shen Bailian even had the urge to immediately raise the Dragon Slayer Sword and slit his own throat.

This situation horrified Shen Bailian. Even across such a vast distance, a mere spiritual resonance could induce suicidal thoughts in someone.

Suddenly, a golden portal appeared a few dozen meters away, and the sound vanished instantly upon its appearance.

The terrifying, blurry behemoth seemed to have encountered a horrifying enemy and immediately fled in panic into the distance, leaving the surroundings silent once more.

And at the same time.

"Deng deng deng-"

Where Shen Bailian landed, stone slabs shimmering with golden light appeared in the starry sky, forming a path leading directly to the golden portal.

The boy also received a message from the world.

"I see."

Shen Bailian wiped away the remaining water droplets from the corner of his eyes, glanced one last time in the direction the giant, unknown creature had left, and then stepped onto the golden stone slabs, quickly walking towards the golden portal.

The divine substance within the divine essence was not swallowed by the Universal Land, but rather, because there had to be a price to pay for bringing the physical object to the Universal Land.

Divine matter can be used as an equivalent exchange. As for this starry sky, it is also part of the universe, but not the core part.

Hey~
With a familiar soft sound, Shen Bailian successfully entered the core area of ​​the Universe Land, and only then did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The sense of oppression emanating from that unknown giant creature was simply too strong.

"come over."

Shen Bailian took a deep breath, raised his head and looked in the direction of the eternal golden sun, raised his hand and simply waved it gently.

All of a sudden.

An irregular, golden polyhedron, as if summoned, shot out from in front of Jin Yang toward the boy in an instant.

An unknown distance was covered in an instant.

"hu~hu~"

Shen Bailian's eyes were drawn to the irregular, golden polyhedron, and he couldn't look away. His breathing also became heavy and rapid involuntarily.

Divinity is the source of divine power. Losing divinity means losing one's divine position and utterly perishing in the sea of ​​suffering. Furthermore, in some worldviews, divinity is even referred to as the origin of the world, or perhaps...

However, such a powerful divine essence could only be reduced to a material in the universe, used to forge exclusive weapons.

Shen Bailian's eyes flickered slightly, and in an instant, a panel that was both illusory and clear appeared before his eyes—

[Divine Matter: 313]

"I wonder if this divine substance is enough?"

Shen Bailian took a deep breath, and after calming his excited emotions, he followed the instructions sent by the Universe Land and placed the Dragon Slayer flat in front of his chest with his right hand.

[Should I choose Efficacy 3 forging? (Note: The process is irreversible)]

"Yes." Shen Bailian had already prepared herself mentally.

[Please begin defining weapon secondary attributes. The universe will estimate the required divine matter.]

"Can't we exploit a bug?" Shen Bailian sighed helplessly as he looked at the notification message that appeared in front of him.

He thought that this world was like a skill upgrade panel, where you first practice shooting in the void to define the result, then start the process, and the result also required an estimate of the divine matter that would be consumed.

Shen Bailian pondered for a moment, then tentatively said, "Define the weapon's characteristic effect: Size as desired."

[Size and Size As You Like: Estimated to require 100000 points of Divine Material.]

"???"

Shen Bailian's pupils suddenly contracted, his brows furrowed, and he stared incredulously at the notification message that appeared before him: Infinite Divine Matter Points—he couldn't afford to pay for it even if he sold himself.

Shen Bailian pondered for a moment.

"Define auxiliary features: Size can be reduced to 0.5x-2x."

[...50 points of divine matter.]

"I see."

Shen Bailian suddenly realized that the range he had just defined was far too broad. Magnifying it by 1 time was still magnification, and magnifying it by 1000 times was also magnification.

However, it is clear that the two are not on the same level.

Shen Bailian rested his chin on his hand, his eyes flickering slightly as he fell into deep thought.

Several hours later, after numerous attempts, Shen Bailian finally obtained the following result—

[Weapon Name: Dragon Slayer (Horse-Slaying Sword)]

Additional Features:
Unbreakable LV1: Increases Dragon Slayer's resistance to various negative effects by 10%, including but not limited to breakage, shattering, and divine corruption...

Size Control LV1: Allows for limited control over the size and weight of the dragon, ranging from 75% to 125%.
Devouring and Transformation: Its properties can be slowly enhanced by feeding it the essence/blood/divine matter of ferocious beasts; it can also be slowly repaired by devouring metals such as refined iron/precious alloys.

[Estimated Divine Matter Consumption: 210 points]

【Are you sure? 】

Its indestructible property consumed 20 points of divine matter, but after being given the ability to evolve, its price rose to 50 points.

The same applies to the size-as-you-want characteristic, which consumed a total of sixty points of divine matter.

Finally, there's the Devouring Transformation trait, which is surprisingly cheap, costing only 100 points of Divine Matter.

Shen Bailian originally wanted to add another trait that could bind to a unique weapon, but the initial requirement of divine matter was 200 points, which still did not meet his expectations.

So I decided to just give up on it for now.

As for the remaining 103 points of divine matter, Shen Bailian kept them as reserve supplies for unforeseen circumstances.

In special circumstances, he can choose to advance a basic skill (basic swordsmanship) and use the anchoring characteristic during skill advancement to greatly increase his combat power.

Even if all else fails, there's still one more chance to be resurrected.

"Confirm." Shen Bailian looked at the notification message in front of him, and with a slight thought, clicked "Yes."

All of a sudden.

The fragments of the divine essence and the dragon slayer, enveloped by an invisible force, sped towards a height of thousands of meters.

Just then, the stable golden sun in the sky suddenly split off a wisp of golden flame, which instantly transformed into a ray of golden light that traveled tens of thousands of miles in a flash.

Shen Bailian stood there quietly, unmoved.

boom!
With a loud roar.

In an instant, a golden flame enveloped the Dragon Slayer and the fragments of the divine core, burning fiercely. Within that flame, the Dragon Slayer was reduced to molten iron in less than a moment.

The gilded divine essence gradually melted away, just as everything was proceeding normally.

suddenly.

"Roar!"

A blurry phantom suddenly rose from the melting fragments of the divine core. As the phantom rose, a strange glow emanated from it, making it look quite eerie, exuding a chilling aura amidst its sacredness.

The phantom glared angrily at the surrounding flames, trying to disperse them, but the golden flames, like maggots clinging to bones, grew stronger and stronger.

The roar shook the entire universe, the echoes reverberating high in the sky, as if they had materialized into sound waves that rapidly swept outwards.

And the surrounding space began to ripple slightly.

"Could this deity have left some kind of spiritual mark or something similar within the fragments of its divine essence?"

Shen Bailian looked at the roaring phantom and felt his heart pounding. Even from a great distance, he felt a strong sense of unease, and the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

At the same time, he became highly tense. Although he had a lot of faith in the Universal Land, he was still prepared to leave at any time.

As for the Dragon Slayer and the fragments of divinity?
Neither of these is as important as Shen Bailian's life.

Just when Shen Bailian thought that the true spirit of that deity was capable of something great, he suddenly discovered that the other party was completely trapped by golden flames.

Like a caged beast, its roar grew weaker and weaker with the passage of time, while the world remained as calm as ever.

In the end, the enormous phantom, along with the radiant glow around it, was completely reduced to nothingness by the golden flames, while the fragments of the divine spark turned into three liquid droplets of different sizes, each gleaming with a golden light.

Within those liquid droplets were engraved mysterious patterns, forming unknown images. Just a glance was enough to strike one's mind like a thunderbolt, causing one's mental energy ocean to violently tremble.

Shen Bailian's head became dizzy in an instant, and then he vaguely realized that his spiritual sea had changed and turned into a void space.

In that empty golden space, the images within the three liquid droplets grew larger and larger in his field of vision until they filled the entire horizon.

"How is this going?"

Shen Bailian's spiritual energy ocean trembled violently. He didn't know how he could see such fine lines a thousand meters away, but he figured it was because of the help of the Universal Land.

Just as he was about to look away.

suddenly.

Congratulations! Your Spirit attribute has been improved!

Physical Strength: 16.2; Spirit: 11.4

"!"

Shen Bailian's pupils constricted as he looked at the improved mental attribute on the panel. He realized that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to enhance his mental strength.

He endured the excruciating pain in his head, focused all his attention, and completely emptied his mind. Countless points of light appeared out of thin air in the void.

Those wandering points of light were successfully absorbed by Shen Bailian as they approached, transforming into nutrients that nourished his ocean of spiritual power.

"Hoo~breath~"

Shen Bailian's chest rose and fell slightly, and he had long since moved from having his eyes open to having them closed.

At first, he was still conscious, then he became semi-conscious, and finally he completely passed out without realizing it.

However, Shen Bailian's good habits caused his muscles to react, and at the last moment, he sat cross-legged on the sea surface of the world.

The Dragon Slayer Blade, having been reforged at some unknown time, was now quietly floating in front of the boy, while the unknown phantom and golden flames had vanished.

I don't know how much time passed, maybe half an hour? Or perhaps more than an hour.

Swish!Swish!
Shen Bailian, who was sitting cross-legged on the water, along with the reforged Dragon Slayer, suddenly disappeared into the world.

The world returned to its former tranquility, the waters perfectly still, like the eternal golden sun over Mount Tianqiong. ...

September 16, 345th year of the New Era, South Lake Villa District, detached villa No. 4137.

Early morning hours.

"Ok?"

Shen Bailian, who was used to getting up at 5:30 in the morning, had long developed a biological clock. She suddenly sat up in bed and opened her eyes.

The next moment, he instantly regained consciousness.

Shen Bailian subconsciously turned on the smart bracelet to check the time and found that it was already 5:30 a.m. the next morning without her noticing.

When did I withdraw from the platform?

Shen Bailian moved his right hand slightly and touched the Dragon Slayer Blade that had been reforged beside the quilt. With a slight thought, he put the Dragon Slayer Blade into his storage ring.

Next, he put on his cotton slippers and prepared to get up and continue his cultivation.

However, even in this simple act of tidying up, Shen Bailian noticed something unusual.

His mental energy is incredibly active right now, and his mental energy ocean is exceptionally abundant, with both the quantity and quality feeling completely different from before.

Furthermore, their perception has been greatly enhanced.

Even though Shen Bailian is currently inside the bedroom, he can still sense the barely perceptible sound of the housekeeping robot cleaning the villa outside.

It's important to know that every villa at Martial Arts University is custom-built to high standards, with excellent sound insulation to ensure that martial arts students have a good daily routine.

"My mental power?"

Shen Bailian discovered that his eyesight had improved. Even in a dimly lit room, he could still see everything inside the bedroom as clearly as if it were daytime.

His eyes flickered slightly, and in an instant, a panel that was both illusory and clear appeared before his eyes.

【…】

Physical Strength: 16.2; Spirit: 12.8

【…】

"This, this... is it that strong?" Shen Bailian was both shocked and delighted.

The character's level experience points, physique attribute points, and experience points for all other skills remained unchanged.

However, his mental strength has improved significantly compared to before.

"In just one night, his mental strength increased from level 11.3 to level 12.8?!" Shen Bailian held his breath, rubbed his eyes, afraid that he was seeing things.

But the abundant mental energy in one's mind doesn't lie.

This is absolutely outrageous.

On the panel, the skill that best enhances the Spirit attribute is [Gale], but even that only increases the Spirit attribute value by 0.3 points.

To achieve this, the [Gale] skill needs to be upgraded by at least five levels to achieve a similar effect.

Furthermore, according to the definition in the "Comprehensive Explanation of Martial Arts".

The classification of spiritual power levels, from fourth rank to below, adopts the definition of spiritual power levels by spiritual masters during the Great Nirvana era.

A Level 0 Spiritual Master (Spiritual Lamp Realm) possesses spiritual power below Level 10.0, which is like water in a cup—minimal and stagnant.

And the standard value of "1" is the amount of mental power possessed by a level 10.0.

First-tier Spiritualist (Spiritual Stream Realm), level 10.0 to 20.0. Their spiritual power is like the flowing water in a stream, small but agile and full of vitality. Each level increase is about 130%.

Furthermore, it was upgraded from level 19.0 to level 20.0, which is simply called the threshold realm. The difficulty of breaking through increased, and the mental power increased by 200%.

Second-tier Spiritual Master (Lingjiang Realm), level 20.0 to 30.0. Streams converge into rivers, and with each level increase, spiritual power increases by about 170%.

When breaking through the threshold, the difficulty increases again, but the increase in mental strength is 400%.

Third-tier Spiritual Master (Spiritual Sea Realm), Fourth-tier Spiritual Master (Spiritual Origin Realm)...

In other words.

Although Shen Bailian's mental strength only increased by 1.5 levels, the quantity and quality of his mental strength have both improved from the original "1.4" to "2.1".

In just one night, the improvement reached a terrifying 150%; such a speed of transformation is simply astonishing.

Moreover, without a suitable visualization method, achieving this level of improvement would take at least half a month, even if one cultivated within the third area of ​​the Flood Dragon Copper Pillar.

"Ok?"

Shen Bailian tried to recall the mysterious patterns in the three golden liquid beads in the Universe Land, but there was no trace of them in his mind.

It was as if he had never seen such mysterious patterns before.

"Strange, what a pity."

Shen Bailian frowned slightly, completely baffled. The only way to resolve his doubts was to capture another fragment of a godhood next time.

but.

Divine fragments are not so easy to obtain.

The reason Shen Bailian and his group survived last time was because they were within the coverage area of ​​the Zhou Tian Star Array in the Great Xia Dynasty.

Because of the suppression of stellar power, the authority of the gods, divine power, and divine ruins have all been weakened to some extent.

Of course, the most important reason is Shen Bailian's overpowered character, because he has the divine skill "Shadow Follows" that allows him to revive continuously.

Therefore, the god who was favored by the gods mistook him for one of their own kind and thus showed him some mercy.

If, at the last moment, that chosen priest takes a gamble and uses the remaining army of undead creatures to create several level 16.9 Tier 1 undead generals.

The outcome of that final battle is really hard to say.

Shen Bailian survived, but the fate of the others, such as Wang Yuxuan, Feng Yanqiu, Qin Wuyang, and other Sun-level Dragon Gate martial arts students, as well as other martial arts prodigies, is uncertain.

"If there's a similar opportunity next time, I absolutely can't be stunned." Shen Bailian recalled the scene he witnessed in the Universe yesterday and still found it unbelievable.

The world is truly a magical place.

Especially the outer perimeter, what exactly was that unknown giant creature? Could there be some kind of creature beneath the sea surface where Shen Bailian is located?

All of this will have to wait for him to explore further in the future.

"Now, it's time to cultivate."

Shen Bailian breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling that the fatigue from yesterday's cultivation had completely disappeared, and his spiritual ocean was very full, only his stomach was still a little empty.

"Snapped--"

With a snap of his fingers, the curtains were automatically drawn open, and the faint morning light rushed into the bedroom, filling it completely.

After a hearty breakfast, Shen Bailian went for a walk outside and chatted with Chen Yifei and Su Ruozhi about club matters.

He then went straight to the underground training room and began a new day of training.

At 6:10 a.m., Shen Bailian began practicing the Heavenly Gang Fist technique to warm up.

boom! boom!
In just a short while, a continuous rumbling sound echoed throughout the underground training room.

Shen Bailian has mastered the Thirty-Six Forms of the Heavenly Gang Qi to a level of consummate skill and mastery. His fists and palms change, his footwork moves, and he gradually incorporates the [Swift Wind] skill into his movements.

Its movements became more agile, even somewhat ghostly.

Each punch carries the force of over thirty tons, powerful and forceful, with a strong gust of wind that causes the air to tremble violently.

It felt like being inside a wind tunnel.

Meanwhile, a series of notification messages began to pop up on the panel.

Congratulations! Your skill "Heavenly Qi" has been upgraded. Experience points +1

【…】

Congratulations! Your skill "Swift Wind" has been upgraded. Experience points +1

"Awesome, this is exactly the feeling I've been looking for!"

Shen Bailian's consciousness sank down, covering every inch of his body, bones, and flesh, feeling the powerful energy flowing within him, and his heart was filled with excitement.

After his mental strength improved, he could clearly feel that his cultivation speed had increased slightly.

Although the amount is small, Shen Bailian now has plenty of time to cultivate. Little by little, it will accumulate and eventually become one of the factors that help him soar to new heights.

……

At eight o'clock in the morning, Shen Bailian practiced the Heavenly Gang One Qi Fist Technique.

After resting for ten minutes and taking a third-level basic nutritional supplement to replenish energy and the nutrients his body needed, he resumed his cultivation.

Rumble~
There was a faint rumbling sound, like the vibration of a drum, with a certain inexplicable rhythm in it, a special rhythm that made the surrounding air vibrate.

Shen Bailian's internal organs, bones, flesh, and even every muscle were vibrating at a special frequency as the Dragon Gate Seed rotated.

Under the guidance of the basic breathing technique, the rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth was continuously drawn to Shen Bailian's surroundings.

Then, through the compression and tempering of the illusory yet real Dragon Gate Seed, it flows into the limbs and bones, strengthening the body and becoming clear inside and out.

The surging blood and qi made Shen Bailian's face turn abnormally flushed, and the muscles inside his body were constantly tearing and healing... in an endless cycle.

However, he had long been accustomed to this pain.

"Unfortunately, the activity of my mental energy is declining. I'm afraid it will return to normal after today."

Shen Bailian kept his eyes tightly closed. He felt that his mental energy, which had become unusually active due to the mysterious patterns in the golden liquid droplet, was decreasing in activity to a clearly perceptible degree.

but.

Shen Bailian was somewhat relieved about this, after all, the activity of that kind of mental power was something that a first-level mentalist could not possess.

What he needs to do is take advantage of this time to cultivate.

[Congratulations! Your basic breathing technique skill has been improved. Experience points +2]

【…】

Congratulations! Your Iron Body skill has been upgraded. Experience points +2

……

At noon, I had lunch and a nap, which took 45 minutes, followed by a 15-minute walk.

Shen Bailian then resumed his cultivation.

Let's start by practicing the Tiangang Yiqi Fist for an hour and a half as a warm-up.

At 2:15, after replenishing energy and nutrients, I began practicing basic sword techniques, taking a 15-minute break every hour.

……

Time flies, and the time spent cultivating always passes quickly. Soon it was September 20th.

Ten o'clock in the morning.

The rumbling in the basement gradually subsided, and Shen Bailian's breathing gradually became calmer, and soon turned into a slight panting.

The vortex of elemental energy surrounding the boy gradually dissipated after the Dragon Gate Seed and the breathing technique ceased.

"One coin is consumed every five days, which averages out to 20,000 Great Xia coins per day."

Shen Bailian looked at the second-tier Star Crystal in his hand. It was a multifaceted crystal about half the size of his palm, as smooth as a mirror, with specks of starlight shimmering within it.

He could vaguely sense that the elemental energy within the world had dwindled to just enough to sustain his cultivation for one day.

In reality, even for ordinary martial artists at the Life Establishment Realm, such as Li Feiyu and other students of the Sun-level Dragon Gate Martial Arts School, it would take at least a week to fully absorb a first-tier Star Essence Crystal.

However, Shen Bailian's panel directly fixed the basic breathing technique, which allowed him to fully utilize almost 100% of the effect within his level.

Therefore, whether it is cultivation efficiency or the efficiency of absorbing the primordial energy of heaven and earth, the other newcomers are far inferior to Shen Bailian.

of course.

It's only 10 a.m., far from the time Shen Bailian should finish his cultivation. The reason he stopped is because one of his skills is close to being upgraded.

To be precise, there are two.

A temporary patch: Chapter 150 is a transitional chapter; readers are free to choose whether or not to read it.

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