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

Chapter 189 Fighting to the Death!

A thick fog, carried by a gentle breeze, drifted slowly in from all directions, lingering tenderly over the calm, mirror-like surface of the lake.
The Gao Yuanling fruit trees by the lake were partially obscured by the thick fog.

"Insufficient information to determine the specific names and uses of the natural treasures. For details, please apply for access to the Great Heavenly Body Database."

Shen Bailian stood suspended in mid-air on the calm lake surface, activated his virtual AR glasses, and frowned slightly upon seeing the information displayed on them.

"This is getting a bit troublesome."

"If we call in that martial artist at the Sea Opening Realm outside, he might be able to identify the specific name of this thing, but if we do that, there's no guarantee he won't have other ideas."

After carefully sensing it up close, Shen Bailian became increasingly certain that the teardrop-shaped object in front of him shared the same origin as the warm current that occurred during his skill upgrade.

Kill people and seize treasures.

This is a well-worn topic, but it's something Shen Bailian has to pay attention to.

Although the martial artist at the Opening Sea Realm outside was sent by Cheng Shangwu to protect him, he was still impressed by the precious natural treasures he saw.

Do not!
The value of Warm Current far surpasses that of rare and precious materials. It has no side effects or attenuation effects and can improve physical attributes without any hindrance.

Furthermore, these precious and rare treasures are highly likely to enhance the physical attributes of powerful individuals at the Embracing Moon Realm and Divine Palace Realm.

Such rare treasures of this caliber could easily turn that Sea Opening Realm warrior from a protective shield into a halberd of betrayal.

Human nature is the most vulnerable to test. Never try to test a stranger's humanity with a large sum of money; it will harm both yourself and others.

Theoretically speaking, even if Shen Bailian unleashed his full power, he wouldn't be able to kill that Sea Opening Realm martial artist, while the opponent could easily crush Shen Bailian to death.

Regardless of the final outcome, the secret that Shen Bailian was able to revive will be exposed.

And that is the most important thing.

"However, how should we put this thing away?" Shen Bailian looked at the unusual drop of water in the center of the lake, a question rising in his mind.

Suddenly.

"Roar!!!"

A thunderous roar exploded out in an instant, causing Shen Bailian's ears to ring and the air to vibrate violently, with a surge of air currents.

In the blink of an eye, a ferocious blue-gold figure burst forth from the sky, stepping onto the calm lake surface and instantly stirring up towering waves. Like a ferocious beast breaking free of chains from hell, it pounced towards Shen Bailian with overwhelming force.

Shen Bailian was already prepared for this kind of surprise attack, so he did not appear too flustered. With a slight thought, the Dragon Slayer instantly appeared in his hand.

Wow~
A surge of power coursed through his body, and immense primal force instantly gathered on the Dragon Slayer. Amidst a violent buzzing sound, the surrounding vision was distorted, revealing clearly visible folds.

It's like the scene you see when you stand on the highway at 12:10 in the summer and look into the distance.

"Keng!"

In the blink of an eye, a massive and powerful force descended upon the dragon-slaying beast, causing a dazzling beam of light to explode outwards.

That was the strange phenomenon caused by the high-speed collision of the two objects, coupled with the immense force of hundreds of tons, which compressed the surrounding air together.

All of a sudden.

The lake surface was shaken by this force, and beneath the surface, it was as if one depth charge after another was being buried, exploding continuously.

The shockwave from the collision of the two objects caused the surrounding rocks and trees to sway precariously.

boom! boom! boom!
The man and the beast moved swiftly across the lake, accompanied by deafening thunderclaps. Shen Bailian's internal organs trembled violently, and in the blink of an eye, he entered a state of full power, his movement speed soaring to nearly Mach 1.

Just one second.

Shen Bailian can move more than 300 meters.

However, he was fast, but the ferocious beast opposite him was even faster.

Shen Bailian's opponent, a massive ferocious beast, was unlike any other ferocious beast he had encountered before, possessing an agility completely disproportionate to its enormous size.

Add to that the power of that enormous beast, which could unleash over five hundred tons of force with just a wave of its hand or a step, making it utterly invincible!
and so.

In just a few seconds, Shen Bailian was at a disadvantage and was forced to retreat.

The situation is extremely critical.

This was arguably the most brutal battle Shen Bailian had ever faced. During the battle, he coughed up mouthfuls of blood, was knocked flying several times, blood kept flowing down his face, his arm was on the verge of breaking, and he was in excruciating pain all over his body.

Even the iron body that had reached level five seemed to become a mere decoration at this moment.

Because the gap is just too big.

"click~"

A barely noticeable, faint sound suddenly rang out amidst the battle.

Shen Bailian's expression suddenly changed, his eyes flickered slightly, and for the first time, he showed surprise. His Force Armor had actually been broken.

Between the lightning and flint.

Shen Bailian gritted his teeth and risked his life, fully activating the Five Elements Breathing Technique. The primal force hidden deep within his cells was instantly unleashed, and the Dragon Slayer suddenly ignited with a blade as bright as flames.

Dreamy.

however.

From the start of the battle until now, less than ten seconds have passed. The time is far too short to unleash the complete set of the Heavenly Gang Qi Fist Technique.

Furthermore, in a battle of this magnitude, Shen Bailian is completely unable to break free from the Dragon Slayer sword, because if he is even slightly careless, he will surely collapse immediately.

As time goes by.

Shen Bailian was barely holding on. After his internal organs resonated, his mouth was full of blood and foam. Under the crushing force, his bones made cracking sounds.

suddenly.

Suddenly, a burst of blue and gold light, intertwined and fused together, emanated from the body of that ferocious beast, like two giant dragons entwining and surging across its surface.

At the very moment the light reached its peak, several blue and gold spears materialized out of thin air, their tips incredibly sharp and gleaming with dazzling light, as if they could pierce through all obstacles in the world.

Dispel all falsehoods.

When Shen Bailian saw those spears, he immediately felt a sharp pain between his eyebrows, as if a sharp weapon was pressing against him and about to pierce him.

Amidst the pervasive mist.

Whoosh whoosh!
Several dazzling beams of light, as blinding as lightning, were swift and dangerous. As they rubbed against the air, they generated temperatures of hundreds or thousands of degrees, causing the lake water in mid-air to evaporate instantly, turning into a large expanse of white mist.

Shen Bailian's panting was like a bellows; this was the most miserable battle he had experienced since the final of the Bozhou City Martial Arts Tournament.

"Qiang! Qiang! Qiang!"

Amidst the crisp metallic clang and dazzling sparks, Shen Bailian desperately fended off the attacks of the ferocious beast opposite him while also dodging one deadly calamity after another.

however.

The beast opposite them was incredibly powerful and extremely fast. Shen Bailian estimated it to be at least 450 m/s.

It was far beyond what a martial arts student at the peak of the second tier could handle.

Furthermore, as time went by, Shen Bailian's condition deteriorated, and with the splattering of blood, his physical strength was draining away at an accelerated rate.

A moment.

Shen Bailian found himself experiencing excruciating pain in multiple parts of his body again, indicating that he was being targeted from all directions. However, his condition was so poor that he could hardly react immediately.

Am I going to die? No!
I can't die like this!
Shen Bailian was very unwilling. He never had the habit of giving up easily, even after activating the divine skill "Shadow Follows". He was even more unwilling to be defeated like this.

Rumble~
Shen Bailian felt his soul violently tremble. A thunderbolt suddenly appeared in his mind, and with a terrifying roar, a sweet rain descended, nourishing his parched soul.

Congratulations! Your Spirit attribute has been improved!

Physical Strength: 20.0; Spirit: 19.7

At this critical moment of life and death, Shen Bailian's mental attributes improved to a new level, rising directly from level 19.5 to level 19.7, and his mind became clear in an instant.

Therefore, he managed to react with difficulty in the first instance.

however.

"Pong!"

A terrifying force exceeding seven hundred tons erupted with a deafening roar, reaching speeds several times the speed of sound, its power far surpassing that of an electromagnetic cannonball fired at close range.

"Pfft~"

Blood splattered.

Even though Shen Bailian managed to block the dragon-slaying attack in front of his chest in time, his body was still sent flying backward at a speed exceeding Mach 2.

His chest had caved in, almost tearing a hole through it.

Amidst a thunderous roar, the once calm lake surface was suddenly jolted into a dramatic, split-parted shape, with waves over ten meters high bursting forth.

Water vapor filled the air.

"boom--"

Even though Shen Bailian was exerting all his primal force, he couldn't slow down in a short time. With a long, thunderous roar, he smashed several high-level spirit fruit trees.

It eventually embedded itself firmly into the rock face.

"Wow, that's really... really strong!"

"As expected of a king-level ferocious beast, the Storm Lion," Shen Bailian thought to himself, his face pale and his muscles and body twitching wildly. He endured the excruciating pain that went deep into his bones without even flinching.

He lay in the deep pit in the rock wall, his consciousness sinking, silently sensing his own condition. With just one blow, half of the bones in his body had been broken.

Massive internal bleeding.

If Shen Bailian hadn't had the foresight to upgrade the basic breathing technique to the Five Elements Breathing Technique, he probably would have wasted fifty points of divine matter to light up another resurrection house.

"Shh!"

With a slight thought, Shen Bailian instantly took out a second-tier longevity potion from his storage ring. At this point, he didn't care about the Great Xia currency.

Healing one's own injuries is of utmost importance.

Sizzle~ Sizzle~
The second-tier longevity potion took effect, and a powerful healing force surged wildly throughout the body—bones, muscles, internal organs, blood, and even cells… Every part of the body was like an insatiable glutton, eagerly devouring this power containing boundless vitality.

Congratulations! Your Iron Body skill has been upgraded. Experience points +8

Congratulations! Your character level experience has increased by 8.

"Damn it, this Iron Body skill is made for masochism." Shen Bailian looked at the fleeting message on the panel, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

Although that's what he said, he actually thoroughly enjoyed the feeling.

After all, gaining eight points of Iron Body skill experience in less than ten seconds is something unthinkable in daily training.

However, the cost is also very high.

If an ordinary martial artist did this, it would be equivalent to depleting their physical potential. Therefore, when Duan Wuyai sparred with Shen Bailian, he never allowed Shen Bailian to be seriously injured.

"However, things seem to have gotten more complicated now." Shen Bailian felt the fierce aura outside, and even someone as strong as him, who was invincible among his peers, couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

There was a feeling of helplessness.

Among martial artists at the Opening Sea Realm, there are titled powerhouses who are invincible at the same level, and among the ferocious beast groups, there are also ferocious beasts that are invincible at the same level.

And the enormous, ferocious beast Storm Lion outside is one of them.

Furthermore, the Storm Lion's strength had reached the early stage of the third tier.

This was far beyond Shen Bailian's expectations. He originally thought that he would at most encounter a second-tier peak ferocious beast in this area, since the divine favor following behind was the real enemy.

While fishing, I unexpectedly caught a big fish.

"It seems my clumsy acting skills won't be of any use for now." A self-deprecating smile appeared on Shen Bailian's face.

The plan has changed again.

"I don't know why, but it seems like this has happened once recently." Shen Bailian grinned faintly, then took out a short knife from his storage ring and plunged it into his slightly cracked heart.

This is the fastest way to recover your condition.

[Divine Skill: Shadow Follows LV6 (1/160) (Energy Storage: 0 time)]

……

On the lake surface where the storm has gradually subsided.

A colossal beast, over six meters tall and as majestic as a mountain, stood proudly.

The lion's mane danced wildly in the wind, like rolling golden waves, its eyes flashing with blazing golden light, like two burning stars, revealing endless ferocity and wildness, and its whole body was covered with crackling lightning.

What is most striking is the invisible aura surrounding the ferocious beast, which is like a whirlwind sweeping in, inspiring awe in all who behold it.

"Hululu~"

Storm Lion glanced indifferently in the direction of Shen Bailian, a hint of human disdain flashing in its golden eyes.

As a third-tier king-level ferocious beast, it already possesses considerable intelligence. However, the curse deeply ingrained in its bloodline causes it to subconsciously obey the commands of the gods.

After all, Shen Bailian was nothing more than an ant to it, not even capable of the simplest thing of filling a tooth gap.

Even an ordinary early-stage third-tier ferocious beast couldn't withstand that attack, let alone a weak second-tier ant.

After a while.

"It's finally over. Now only the even more troublesome Yuwen Changkong remains." Melbourne stood proudly hundreds of meters in the air, sensing the gradually dissipating aura within the rock wall, and sneered:
"It seems that this kid has only just reached the threshold of a top-level martial arts prodigy. I really don't know why Lord Ram attaches so much importance to him."

It originally thought it would have to take action itself, but it didn't expect that Shen Bailian was not as talented as it had imagined.

however.

boom!
in a blink.

To the astonishment of Melbourne and Storm Lion, a black figure suddenly shot up from the rock wall and fled into the distance.

It's not that I don't want to update more frequently lately, but because I'm a complete newbie and have never written such a long novel before, my train of thought had already gone a little astray when I was updating more frequently in the early stages, and my boss may have noticed that.

The story is only in its early to mid-stages now. If it continues like this, it might have to end abruptly after a million words.

Therefore, I need to organize the outline during this period.

Moreover, when I was reading novels, I found that chapters of seven or eight thousand words were a bit tiring to read, so I'll switch to chapters of three or four thousand words from now on.

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