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

Chapter 220 God's Hand

More than an hour later, in a canyon dozens of kilometers away from Bozhou City.

"Fuck!"

"Holy crap, it's so strong! Where did this power come from?!" A series of exclamations from the young men suddenly echoed from the deep canyon.

Then, in an instant, the cries of surprise ceased completely, as if it were an illusion.
"Hoo~breath~"

"Hoo~breath~"

"In a way, they're practically 'second parents'." Shen Bailian gasped for breath, his forehead covered in beads of sweat, his once rosy face now as pale as a sheet of paper.

Although his physical strength, primal force, and mental strength had all reached the warning line, his eyes gleamed with an unusual light when he saw the dying beast in front of him.

Their emotions were also unusually high.

Before Shen Bailian was a ferocious beast that resembled a squirrel, and this beast was scientifically known as the Linglong Rat in the Daxia Tianqi Physical Intelligence Center.

Choosing a name is an art.

As the name suggests, the Linglong Rat is small and exquisite. Due to its incomplete evolution, it is at the bottom of the food chain even among non-ranked ferocious beasts.

In addition, with its huge tail that resembles a banana leaf fan, its body length is generally only a little over two meters, and three meters is impossible.

However, the exquisite rat now standing in front of Shen Bailian is already an astonishing four meters long, and judging from its imposing aura, it has actually reached the first rank.

Moreover, this is not just a simple first-tier level; it has reached the peak of the early first-tier stage, and is only one step away from the middle first-tier stage.

This is absolutely astonishing.

Because as early as 100 years after the new era, the primordial energy between heaven and earth had already become relatively calm, and there were very few large-scale changes.

Even with the existence of the Yuan Power Tide, it has become as commonplace as the ebb and flow of the ocean.

Against this backdrop, the evolutionary process of life on Earth has become relatively slow, with very few genetic mutations occurring.

Simply put, among the ferocious beasts on Earth Star today, a fixed hierarchy has been formed, with almost no way to rise up, unless there is some heaven-defying opportunity.

King begets king, and rat begets rat.

However, this impossibility underwent a dramatic transformation in Shen Bailian's hands on this quiet, nameless night.

“However, this skill consumes more than just physical strength, primal force, and mental energy; it seems to also consume my martial arts potential.” Shen Bailian calmed down and carefully sensed his own condition.

After one's mental strength reaches the second level, the improvement is not only in one's ability to comprehend the rules of heaven and earth and the mysteries of nature, but also in one's perception of oneself.

The appearance has been changed, but the essence has been revealed.

Before his breakthrough in mental strength, Shen Bailian's perception of his own martial arts potential was only vague, like the blind men and the elephant.

Although it can be perceived, it is ultimately just a feeling, and it is difficult to obtain a relatively accurate result.

But now, it's like opening my eyes. Although they're still blurry, it's like the difference between a blind person and someone with moderate myopia.

After using the [Hand of God], Shen Bailian felt that his martial arts potential had indeed decreased, and the decrease was not small.

The amount was reduced by about one-tenth.

To attempt something defying the heavens inevitably comes at an unimaginable price, but this price has already exceeded Shen Bailian's expectations.

It should be noted that in the eyes of the Divine Palace Realm expert, Si Bu Hui, Shen Bailian's talent was sufficient to allow him to cultivate normally to the Divine Palace Realm without worrying about the depletion of his potential.

Even one-tenth of it would be enough to allow an ordinary martial artist to break through from the martial artist apprentice stage to the peak of the Transcendent Realm without consuming rare and precious herbs.

It's even possible that he could break through directly to the Sea Opening Realm.

However, when used on the Linglong Rat in front of us, it only helped it break through the limits of its species and enhanced its strength to the peak of the early stage of the first tier.

"Squeak squeak squeak~~" "Squeak!"

Even though the night sky was cloudless and the bright moonlight shone down, the canyon was still dark. The exquisite rat lay on the ground trembling, constantly emitting mournful cries.

On its fluffy, soft, brownish-yellow fur, pools of blood had appeared, and blood was gushing out from a huge gash in its abdomen.

If an ordinary Linglong Rat had suffered such injuries, it would have died long ago. However, after it entered the first stage, its life level underwent a complete transformation, and its vitality became tenacious, allowing it to continue living.

however.

For Linglong Mouse, the joy brought by the transformation of his life level had long since vanished, replaced by endless regret and fear.

It shouldn't have provoked that man.

But... but the lingering hatred in its blood, coupled with the joy of its leap in strength, caused it to swell and attempt to challenge that man.

If given another chance, it would rather submit than bare its fangs at that man again.

Unfortunately, having lived in the wilderness since childhood, Linglong Mouse had witnessed too many life-and-death scenes and experienced many separations, and it understood that there was no medicine for regret in this world.

"There's one more thing." Shen Bailian shifted his attention to the exquisite rat beneath him, his deep and majestic gaze causing the rat to tremble even more violently.

"After using the [Hand of God] to enable the Linglong Rat to break through the limits of its life level, it seems to have eliminated, or rather purified, a lot of the hatred for humans in the bloodline of the ferocious beast."

Since embarking on the path of martial arts, Shen Bailian has encountered and personally killed at least ten thousand ferocious beasts, if not a hundred thousand.

but.

Among such a large number of ferocious beasts, he had never seen a beast displaying such ferocity before, especially not one that was his natural enemy, the human race.

There was even a hint of ingratiation in her tone? It seemed she regarded him as someone extraordinary.

"In that case, we can't waste the remaining martial arts potential." Shen Bailian glanced at the exquisite rat at his feet, and his thoughts stirred slightly.

Swish!
With a flash of silver light, a second-tier basic nutritional potion and a second-tier spirit-nourishing potion were drunk in succession, and the five internal organs resonated slightly.

Physical and mental strength, which had already reached the warning level, were recovering at an extremely rapid pace with the help of nutritional and mental-nourishing drugs, and the Force was doing the same.

As time passed, the Linglong Rat trembled more and more violently. It had already foreseen its own doom. Its only regret was that after breaking through the limits of its species and becoming a first-tier ferocious beast, it had not yet started building a harem!
Two minutes later~
"It should be almost done." Shen Bailian felt his own condition and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

Apart from his martial arts potential being completely depleted, he has now recovered to his most perfect state, and what he needs to do next is to test what he envisions.

"Whether we succeed or not depends on this one move."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Bailian reached out his hands towards the exquisite rat at his feet.

"Squeak~ Squeak squeak~" Linglong Mouse caught a glimpse of the outstretched hand and its body trembled even more violently, like a small electric motor. The heart that was still hanging in the air suddenly plummeted to the bottom.

This is the end!

"If there is a next life, I will never..." It closed its eyes tremblingly, a tear sliding down its cheek.

However, the next moment.

Before Linglong Mouse could finish her last words, she suddenly opened her amber-like eyes and stared in shock at the life-giving hands in front of her and the man.

Not only did it not die at the man's hands, but its body also possessed a surging, vibrant life force, and the huge laceration in its abdomen was visibly healing with the help of that alluring life force.

Moreover, the invisible, originally hardened shackles of the Linglong Rat slowly cracked open under the impact of that life force.

Its potential, life level... strength, just like an hour ago, are all rising at an astonishing speed, except this time the focus is on potential rather than life level.

Mid-stage of Tier 1, Late-stage of Tier 1... Peak of Tier 1...

"Crack~"

Like a piece of glass falling from a height onto a concrete floor, a crisp sound rang in Linglong Mouse's mind, both unexpected and yet perfectly logical.

Its potential and the ceiling it could reach in the future were directly elevated to the second tier with the help of that surging and boundless vitality, and the rate of its upward growth showed no signs of slowing down.

Furthermore, its life level easily broke through to the mid-stage of the first tier and is now advancing towards the late-stage of the first tier.

Such a rapid elevation of one's life level should theoretically have many side effects, but the current Linglong Mouse is extremely comfortable, with every pore on its body freely breathing in fresh air.

This is an evolution of life.

It was also an unprecedented experiment, an experiment about the Creator.

"Squeak! Squeak squeak squeak~~"

After sensing its own condition, the exquisite mouse couldn't help but let out a joyful cry, but when it turned its attention to the man...

The joyful cries suddenly turned into anxious cries, and at the same time, the child began to flail its limbs, trying to stop the man's actions.

"Don't move." However, an undeniable voice suddenly rang in its ears. Looking into the man's resolute gaze, it finally chose to submit.

"So, so... it turns out that as martial arts potential is exhausted, comprehension, thinking ability, mental strength... will all be weakened accordingly, and lifespan is also included in martial arts potential."

In just a short while, the Linglong Mouse's vitality became increasingly vigorous.

Shen Bailian's once jet-black and glossy hair was now streaked with silver, and wrinkles were gradually appearing on her fair face.

The once straight back, with the passage of time and the ever-flowing power of "life," became increasingly bent, as if it had entered old age in the blink of an eye.

But it looks more like the body has been hollowed out.

"Squeak squeak squeak~ squeak squeak~"

As the man was gradually covered by silver threads, the exquisite rat couldn't help but let out a mournful cry. For the first time in so many years, it felt that humans were just one race among all living beings.

It is no different from other kinds of ferocious beasts.

The man before it had actually given his life for it; in all its years of beastly life, it had never experienced anything like this.

How could a man like that not deserve his loyalty?

It wanted to stop the man, but dared not, so it could only continue to wail, hoping to disturb him, annoy him, and eventually stop this meaningless behavior.

however.

Linglong Mouse was overthinking things, because once Shen Bailian made up his mind, he would never change it no matter what, let alone some noise.

"Wow~~"

The exquisite mouse's pupils suddenly contracted, because it felt that the "life force" within its body not only showed no signs of weakening, but was becoming even more surging.

At the same time, Shen Bailian's vitality declined at a much faster pace. The wrinkles that were already there quickly developed into more wrinkles, and her once fair skin became as if it had been dried out, rapidly dehydrating...

For this experiment, he decided to devote himself entirely to see how far he could evolve a ferocious beast that had never even reached the entry level.

……

More than half an hour later.

As night fell, the silvery moonlight shone like a ribbon, and a bright, clear moon hung high in the sky, gently draping the vast earth in a soft and mysterious silver veil.

"Roar!" "Roar!!!"

Accompanied by roars as loud as thunder, several of the most powerful bronze-armored demon wolves in this forest showed signs of fear.

In the middle of the woodland.

A white fox-like beast, three or four meters tall at the shoulder and six or seven meters long, stood quietly in a forest clearing. Its fur was as white as snow, without a single blemish, crystal clear, like flowing mercury. Its eyes gleamed with a ghostly green light in the dark night, sharp and deep.

The figure appeared exceptionally ethereal under the moonlight, as if it were a divine being descended from the heavens.

"Roar!"

With a deep and powerful roar, the battle erupted instantly.

The white fox moved like lightning, leaving silver afterimages in the moonlight. Its sharp claws gleamed coldly in the moonlight as it leaped and darted among the bronze-armored demon wolves. Each attack was precise and deadly, leaving shocking wounds.

Amidst roars of terror, cries of agony, and screams that terrified even the birds, the battle was nearing its end in just a few dozen seconds.
As the last ray of moonlight pierced through the clouds and shone upon this land stained with blood, all the invading beasts had fallen, and the air was thick with the stench of blood and victory.

"Chi~"

"Pfft~"

Without hesitation, the exquisite rat sliced ​​through the scales of the bronze-armored demon wolf with its sharp claws and teeth, indulging in this gluttonous feast. Its stomach seemed bottomless; even after devouring several bronze-armored demon wolves, its belly only expanded by a barely perceptible amount.

Furthermore, with the disappearance of the bronze-armored demon wolf, the aura of the exquisite rat became even stronger, as it devoured its own kind of ferocious beasts, allowing its life level to rapidly increase.

"Woo~~"

The exquisite rat glanced back at the location of the canyon for more than ten seconds, then let out a mournful cry before leaping into the dense forest to continue its hunting journey.

"It seems the power of the Hand of God is far greater than I imagined..."

(End of this chapter)