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

The Heavenly Evolution is 49, and one of them is eliminated, consuming a staggering 4999 points of divine matter, which is merely converted into a single skill point.

Skill points are used to upgrade or advance skills.

Whether it's worth it or not.

Shen Bailian's answer was—it's worth it, absolutely worth it! It's really worth it!

It should be noted that the reason his strength increased so rapidly was not only due to his diligent cultivation, but also because his physical and mental attributes were boosted as his various skills were upgraded.

The latter accounted for the majority.

The attribute increases that come with upgrading various skills are achieved by leveraging the power of origin, thereby enhancing Shen Bailian's various attribute values.

This resulted in his foundation being exceptionally solid, as firm as a rock.

In addition, with his exceptional comprehension, and after receiving the spiritual power of the second-tier Spirit Stream Realm, he comprehended the profound mysteries of the unity of heaven and man in nature.

That's why he was able to fight a martial artist whose strength was close to the middle stage of the Sea Opening Realm when he first entered the Sea Opening Realm.

Moreover, the other party is a teacher at a top-tier martial arts university and was a martial arts prodigy in his youth, although he was only ranked in the middle to lower range among his peers.

But a martial arts prodigy is a martial arts prodigy; their combat strength is much stronger than that of first-class geniuses of the same level, let alone ordinary martial artists of the same level.

Back to the original topic.

The attribute increases that come with upgrading various skills on Shen Bailian's panel are a kind of rule-based and conceptual improvement.

This means that no matter what level of life a martial artist is at, he can level up as many levels as he is required to.

So.

Shen Bailian's consistent approach is to improve physical and mental attributes by upgrading lower-level skills, rather than consuming divine substances to advance skills.

Ideally, one should solidify low-level skills and then use a large number of low-level skills to acquire a large amount of physical and mental attribute values.

Unfortunately, due to the limitations of character level, the number of fixed points is also limited.

Although the lack of solidification points does not prevent Shen Bailian from learning and mastering other skills, the inability to solidify them on the panel means that he cannot obtain the amplification of his original talent.

After upgrading your skills, it becomes more difficult to gain experience points, and in a sense, the speed of skill improvement slows down.

Then someone might ask a question.

Why can't we upgrade a skill to level three as usual, and then use divine matter to advance it? It only takes 100 points of divine matter to upgrade a skill in its original state (level zero) to a level one skill.

Consuming 1000 points of divine matter allows you to upgrade a Tier 1 skill to a Tier 2 skill.

After a skill is upgraded, its level will be refreshed, and Shen Bailian will also receive an attribute boost when the skill is upgraded.

But here's the thing.

After skill advancement, although the skill effect will be greatly enhanced, there will also be a side effect of making it more difficult to obtain skill experience points.

And it's much more difficult than just a little bit.

Take the Iron Body skill as an example. More than half a year has passed since its first advancement, but it has only reached level five now.

Furthermore, I haven't even reached half of the experience points required to level up.

If we let it progress naturally, it will probably take at least another half month.

Well known.

This kind of attribute value, which is similar to a rule-based enhancement, is best used in the "late game," that is, when you are in the Moon Embracing Realm or Divine Palace Realm.

However, during Shen Bailian's cultivation process, all his skills will inevitably be affected, such as the Gale skill and the Iron Body skill, which is unavoidable.

As for the amount of divine matter?
Shen Bailian did not pursue this with enthusiasm.

The reason is also very simple.

Too much divine matter is useless. All the divine skills and the Eight-in-One Great Sun Breathing Technique are already at their highest form, and divine matter cannot be used to advance them.

Or rather, the current amount of divine matter is still too small, not reaching the minimum level of divine matter required to trigger the advancement of these skills.

So having so much divine matter is pointless.

but now?

All of the above problems will then be solved!

Shen Bailian has always gained experience points by engaging in high-intensity battles, without any restrictions on whether the opponent is his own kind, a ferocious beast, or a divine favor.

The place he was heading to was the border of the Great Xia Dynasty, a place where there was no shortage of ferocious beasts. Especially with his current strength, he could kill as many ferocious beasts below the third rank as he wanted.

As long as you replenish your energy sufficiently, you can last for ten days and ten nights without any problem.

Although exchanging for one skill point requires 4999 points of divine matter, a large number of ferocious beasts means a large amount of divine matter will be earned.

Even though the stronger the ferocious beast, the less divine matter it contains, the number of second- and third-tier ferocious beasts along the border of the Great Xia Dynasty is in the millions.

Even among them, only one or two out of ten are ferocious beasts in their natural state.

The total amount of divine matter contained within its body would not be less than five figures, or even six figures.

The skill points converted from these divine substances can be used to upgrade skills. Advancement occurs after a skill reaches its maximum level. For example, the Iron Body skill at level five will advance directly after upgrading.

In that case...

Killing ferocious beasts will yield a large amount of divine matter, which can be converted into skill points to enhance one's strength. Once one's strength is enhanced, one can acquire even more divine matter.

This eliminates the redundant parts in the middle, creating a positive feedback process that is extremely beneficial to Shen Bailian.

Strictly speaking, for Shen Bailian, the ideal area to obtain divine matter was not the border of the Great Xia Dynasty, but the wilderness within the Great Xia territory.

Within the Great Xia territory, due to the influence of the Zhou Tian Star Array, not to mention peak third-tier ferocious beasts, even late-stage third-tier ferocious beasts are extremely rare.

Those whose strength generally reaches the mid-stage of the third rank will think about escaping this trapped beast land and "ascending" to the upper realm!
However, because they are free-range, the divine substances within these ferocious beasts are not extracted by the gods, so they are exceptionally abundant.

Of the tens of thousands of ferocious beasts before, Shen Bailian only extracted about one-twentieth to one-tenth of the amount, yet the divine substance he obtained reached a terrifying three thousand points.

On average, a ferocious beast contains about three points of divine substance.

However, the downside is that it is too difficult to gather them. The reason why Shen Bailian was able to kill so many ferocious beasts in one go was entirely due to the attraction brought by the mature heavenly medicine, which was too great.

Under normal circumstances, gathering such a large number of ferocious beasts at once would be nothing short of a dream.

After all, the stronger the ferocious beast, the higher its intelligence.

Even ferocious beasts without any intelligence know how to avoid danger.

Half an hour later~
"Buzz~buzz~"

Shen Bailian, who was continuing to search for the divine incarnation of Kronos, suddenly noticed that his smart bracelet was vibrating. It was a communication from Duan Wuyai.

"Xiao Ai, connect the video call." Shen Bailian suddenly remembered that he had important matters to attend to, so he quickly found a secluded place and connected the video call.

All of a sudden.

A burly, strong-looking, and sharply defined middle-aged man appeared before Shen Bailian in the form of a three-dimensional projection.

Even though it was just a three-dimensional projection, it was still terrifying, as if a long, sharp blade was revealed in front of one. "Master, have you already entered the fifth stage of martial arts?" Shen Bailian was secretly amazed as he felt the overwhelming aura emanating from it.

As expected of a man who was able to obtain a title in the Sea Opening Realm, even from tens of thousands of miles away, his power was still so terrifying after he advanced to the Moon Embracing Realm.

If it were an ordinary martial artist at the early stage of the Sea Opening Realm, they probably wouldn't dare to look him in the eye.

So terrifying.

"No." Duan Wuyai shook his head, looking at his eldest disciple who showed no fear whatsoever, his eyes flashing with admiration and pride. Then, he changed the subject and asked, "Where are you now? Should I send someone to pick you up?"

"Uh," Shen Bailian scratched his head sheepishly, "we haven't even gotten halfway there yet."

"Ok?"

"On the way, we encountered a divine favorite who somehow infiltrated the Great Xia territory, and then..."

"How serious are your injuries?" Before Shen Bailian could finish speaking, Duan Wuyai's face immediately showed concern. He hurriedly said, "What's the situation? Don't panic. Find a place to hide, then send me your location information. I'll ask the law enforcement officers nearby to go there right away..."

As he spoke, he was about to use his own authority to contact the law enforcement officers near Shen Bailian.

"It's alright, it's been resolved." Shen Bailian quickly said, "I used the artillery support authority once, so it's most likely been taken care of."

Duan Wuyai finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"So, where are you now?" Duan Wuyai asked, glancing at Shen Bailian's surroundings. The walls were all cliffs, clearly indicating that Shen Bailian was in a cave rather than rushing towards their agreed location.

"After the battle with that person, I gained some insights and understanding." Shen Bailian paused for a moment, pondered for a moment, and then continued, "In addition, I accidentally obtained a celestial herb, so I urgently need to digest it completely."

"So, Master, what do you think?"

"Hahaha—" Duan Wuyai was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and then couldn't help but laugh out loud. He said, "Alright, alright, in that case, let's focus on your cultivation. Everything else can be postponed. Anyway, it's not anything urgent."

Now that things have come to this point, how could Duan Wuyai not understand that Shen Bailian has made new gains?

This battle will not only solidify his early stage of the Sea Opening Realm, but also allow him to take the medicinal effects of the Heavenly Medicine to reach even greater heights.

Therefore, he naturally stopped urging Shen Bailian to come over.

However, looking at the young face in front of him, Duan Wuyai couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions.

From his perspective, Shen Bailian's cultivation speed was simply too terrifying.

It's just that you might not feel it.

But what if we compare them?

Among the martial arts prodigies of this year at Tiangang Academy, even Li Feiyu, who has made the fastest progress, has only just reached the late stage of the Establishing Life Realm.

What concept?
This is a difference of two whole levels!

The difference between heaven and earth!

"Master, remember to keep an eye on the matter of the divine favor. That guy sneaked in without warning; he must have some purpose."

"Hmm." Duan Wuyai nodded seriously upon hearing this, and said in a deep voice, "They're probably here for you."

"Huh?" Shen Bailian was taken aback.

He said that in the first place, intending to distance himself from the matter and subtly arouse Duan Wuyai's vigilance. How come Duan Wuyai saw through the fact that the God's favorite was targeting him at a glance?

"Are you stupid?"

“You’ve been making such a splash lately, and you were so high-profile when you broke through to the Sea Opening Realm. Those favored by the gods will definitely be looking for an opportunity to assassinate you.” Duan Wuyai hesitated for a moment before continuing, “We didn’t kill you this time, but next time we won’t let you escape so easily.”

"I think you'd better not come to this border for now, to avoid something that might get out of control."

Duan Wuyai mistakenly believed that Shen Bailian had gained new insights during the battle, which led to a surge in combat power and thus enabled him to survive by chance.

"No way." Shen Bailian immediately became anxious. If he didn't go to the border of the Great Xia to train, how could he harvest a large amount of divine matter and quickly improve his strength?

However, this cannot be said aloud.

Shen Bailian had no choice but to say seriously, "How can you see a rainbow without experiencing wind and rain? I believe you, Master, would not want your disciple to have a heart that fears battle, would you?"

"I don't want to stay under your protection, Great Xia's protection, or anyone else's protection forever."

"I want to prove to the world that the decisions you made and the massive cultivation resources you invested have cultivated a strong person who dares to draw his sword and is brave enough to do so."

"With me, we are invincible!"

"it is good!"

"Good, good, good!" Duan Wuyai was stunned for a moment when he saw the boy's stubborn look. Then his emotions suddenly surged and his face turned red.

The noise was so loud that it was difficult to contain even the training room, causing the guards outside to turn around curiously to look.

Duan Wuyai saw his younger self in Shen Bailian, just as he had now, which allowed him to gradually reach where he was now, to become invincible in the Opening Sea Realm, and to obtain the title of Mad Blade of the Vast Sea.

Until now, in the Realm of Embracing the Moon!

"I'll be waiting for you here. If you need anything in the meantime, feel free to call me. I'll also send you the contact information for the other deans, Vice Principal Ji Chenghu, and Principal Xiong Kuohai later."

"Thank you, Master!" Shen Bailian felt relieved.

Having Xiong Kuohai's contact information meant that, to some extent, he could now act with impunity within the Great Xia territory.

After all, no one in this world can withstand the wrath of two Divine Palace Realm experts at the same time.

……

“The miscellaneous matters have been completely resolved, now it’s time to…” Shen Bailian stopped his practice and adjusted his state, then shifted his attention to the divine matter section.

[Divine Matter: 16554]

Shen Bailian's thoughts stirred slightly: "Consume 4999 points of divine matter to exchange for one skill point."

As divine matter rapidly diminished, the skill points, which were originally zero, subtly changed—

Skill Points: 1

[Divine Matter: 11555]

"Hoo~breath~"

Shen Bailian stared at the gleaming gold "+" signs next to each skill on the panel, took a deep breath, and found it hard to suppress his excitement.

Without any hesitation, he immediately turned his attention to the level 5 Iron Body skill and then invested one skill point into it.

All of a sudden.

[The Iron Body has evolved into a Steel Body]

【Iron Body LV1 (00/400)】

"It really is possible to advance!"

Shen Bailian's face lit up with joy as he looked at the notification on the panel, but the next moment, his expression changed drastically as an unprecedented wave of excruciating pain swept over him... (End of Chapter)