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

Chapter 191 An unexpected surprise

Chapter 191 An unexpected surprise
In Shen Bailian's original guess, this nameless divine favored one's intention should be the same as Xie Xun's before, to obtain his person or his blood.

There are reasons for this speculation.

Xie Xun couldn't find anything unusual about the blood sample, but Ram, as one of the three most powerful divine favored beings hidden within the Great Xia territory, certainly wouldn't be unable to notice even this minor anomaly.

only.

Why is this divine favorite asking him about the secret to his rapid improvement in physical attributes here, instead of taking him back for interrogation?

Could it be that this guy harbors rebellious intentions?
In an instant, Shen Bailian's gaze toward Melbourne suddenly changed. He had originally thought that these divine favored ones were just rigid machines that carried out tasks, but now it seemed that they actually possessed humanity.

however.

"Hiss~" Shen Bailian felt the throbbing pain in his heart slowly healing, and he couldn't help but wake up from his deep thought. He looked coldly at the God-favored Melbourne.

I really don't like the way you look at me.

"And, the way you're looking at me makes me very uncomfortable, so..."

Melbourne's scarlet eyes curved into a smile, but upon closer inspection, they were utterly cold. He raised a thick, golden hoof and casually stepped on one of the boy's shinbones.

Then the hooves kept moving, spreading the force evenly to every corner of the shinbone, and in just a moment, it turned into a puddle of minced meat.

"click~"

Congratulations! Your Iron Body skill has been upgraded. Experience points +6

Congratulations! Your character level experience has increased by 6.

[Congratulations, your divine matter has been upgraded, divine matter +1]

【…】

Several fleeting notification messages flashed across the panel in an instant.

"!!!" Shen Bailian was stunned when he caught a glimpse of the steadily increasing divine matter on the panel. What the hell was this?

however.

Shen Bailian's reaction, however, made Melbourne feel extremely humiliated, and a fierce rage burned in its eyes.

Then, Melbourne moved its strong hoof to Shen Bailian's other shinbone, choosing the most direct and violent way to retaliate, stomping down without hesitation.

"Crack!"

"what--"

Shen Bailian's face instantly turned ashen, large beads of sweat dotting his forehead and rolling down his cheeks, dripping onto the dust. Unable to endure the excruciating pain any longer, a deafening scream erupted from his throat.

The sound was extremely painful and distorted.

At the same time, his body suddenly tensed up, as if it were being tightened by invisible chains, and every muscle trembled in spasms.

Thanks to his mastery of martial arts at the fourth level, Shen Bailian is able to control every muscle in his body with exquisite precision, resulting in significant improvement in his acting skills.

Congratulations! Your Iron Body skill has been upgraded. Experience points +10

Congratulations! Your character level experience has increased by 10.

[Congratulations, your divine matter has been upgraded, divine matter +1]

【…】

"Hahaha, let the storm rage on!" Shen Bailian laughed heartily as he watched the Iron Body skill experience points and divine matter rapidly increasing on the panel in front of him.

On the surface, he put on an even more energetic performance, even curling up in pain.

Shen Bailian didn't want to be so pathetic, but unfortunately the other party gave too much; it wasn't just a little bit of divine matter.

Instead, it's equivalent to one point per second, which is much faster than killing ferocious beasts in terms of acquiring divine matter.

"Hehe." Melbourne looked at the boy groaning in pain on the ground, a look of enjoyment on his face. The pride of the strong had finally been regained, and that was the right thing to do.

That's how it should be; humans should grovel before the divine retinue, like ants.

"I'll give you three seconds to tell me how fast your physical fitness level is, or I'll have your soul ripped out and your soul will suffer the torment of being burned by flames for all eternity!"

Melbourne spoke with a chilling killing intent. At the same time, its mind stirred slightly, and a golden spear materialized out of thin air, glowing between its fingers.

The spear's sharpness instantly pierced the skin between the boy's eyebrows, and a drop of blood, reflecting golden light, condensed.

[Congratulations, your divine matter has been upgraded, divine matter +2]

Congratulations, your...

【…】

All of a sudden.

Shen Bailian's speed in acquiring divine matter suddenly doubled, becoming ridiculously fast, even faster than during the Battle of the Divine Ruins.

"You...you want to know the secret to my rapid increase in strength?"

Shen Bailian grinned menacingly, continuing to put on a show of acting to buy time. To make it more realistic, the intense pain caused the muscles on his face to twitch like worms, making him look strangely gruesome.

Continue to delay, for time is divine matter.

In less than a minute, more than fifty points of divine matter were acquired, and the amount of divine matter continued to increase without any sign of stopping or slowing down.

"click~"

Melbourne exuded a chill, and the golden spear in his hand extended downwards by a fraction of a centimeter.

"Fine." A flicker of fear flashed in Shen Bailian's eyes. His mouth was full of blood and foam as he hysterically roared, "You want to know my secret? Then hurry up and take this thing away!"

Melbourne's pupils contracted sharply, and its heart trembled. Just as it had expected, this ant before it held a tremendous secret that could be uncovered.

Then... a chilling killing intent flashed in its eyes, and with a slight thought, the golden spear transformed into starlight.

Then, Melbourne's fan-like hand reached straight for the boy's head, firmly covering it, and then whispered in the language of gods: "Divine Art - Soul Binding".

hum~
In an instant, Shen Bailian felt his spiritual sea violently tremble, churning up turbulent waves. It was as if there was a black hole in the outside world, trying to absorb all his spiritual power.

Shen Bailian cursed, feeling utterly powerless.

If a normal person heard what he said, they would most likely be shocked, or they would let him live for a while longer, and kill him after interrogating him to extract his secrets.

However, when faced with an opponent favored by the gods, all methods are useless. Melbourne possesses divine power and can completely use divine magic to extract his soul, so he is not susceptible to such tactics.

It seems there's no need to endure it any longer.

'It's just a pity about these divine substances.'

Shen Bailian thought to himself, fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead, his whole body throbbing, the muscles on his arms bulging, like a pair of pincers, using his upper body to restrain the bewildered Melbourne.

They were pressed tightly together.

While Melbourne was puzzled, he suddenly felt a round, foreign object appear between the man and the god.

Looking at the grinning boy in front of it, it suddenly felt a sense of foreboding.

"Idiot, die!"

The moment Shen Bailian's voice fell, the miniature nuclear fusion device instantly activated its self-destruct program. The intense nuclear fusion was completed in a fraction of a second, and a tremendous amount of energy was released in an instant.

A dazzling light burst forth from the chest of the man and the god, who were pressed tightly together, instantly piercing the tranquil sky and tearing through the thick black clouds.

This light was a thousand times more intense than the sun within the cave world, instantly illuminating the entire sky and shrouding the earth in an ominous bright white.

I'm busy with my high school graduation certificate today, so I'm taking a day off. I'll make it up tomorrow. I hope you all understand. — Arminius

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