Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 268 Martial Saint
"Oh!"

The enormous monster, over three meters tall, crashed down, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The moment the monster fell, Ji Fuyou immediately pried open its head and extracted two purple source crystals.

"A spirit, a physique."

In terms of quantity, it was one less Body Source Crystal than when the two-headed giant was killed.

However, it also met his expectations.

After selecting two source crystals, Ji Fuyou quickly turned his attention to the monster's curved horns.

but……

He sensed it carefully for a moment, but he did not feel the same kind of divine power that he had felt when he killed the leader of the Fengwo sect at this bend.

"No?"

Ji Fuyou severed the curved horn of the enhanced Fertile Lord with a single sword strike, picked it up, and probed it with his spiritual sense...

Ultimately, however, no mental disturbance was left at that bend.

"Not really."

He frowned.

The horns of ordinary Fertile Lords have that kind of mystical quality, but this enhanced Fertile Lord does not.
After a more thorough examination, carefully searching for every unusual feature on the monster, he had to withdraw his attention.

"Among humans, there are strong and weak, and the same is true for the Fertile Clan. Some of these dark green Fertile Clan members are extremely powerful, while others are quite ordinary and relatively weak. Some hold high positions, while others are at the bottom."

He recalled the cult leader of the Temple of Fertile: "The reason why that dark green Fertile monster was able to drop the Celestial Horn, which contains divine power, must be related to his identity—the highest priest of a temple."

The reason that bend in the road could allow people to communicate and exchange ideas in the fog was due to the divine power of the god of fertility.

With this in mind, Ji Fuyou composed himself and quickly went to the other end of the cave.

He realized the significance of the cave the moment he first entered it: it was there to suppress the powerful and fertile leader.

Therefore, in addition to caves and underground rivers, there is also a peculiar pattern in the cave.

Based on his guess, these patterns...

It should be the array pattern of a formation.

However, he didn't understand formations, so whether these patterns could be considered formation patterns was just a meaningless speculation.

And along these patterns...

Ji Fuyou soon arrived at a rocky area on the far right side of the cave.

Because of the previous fog obstruction, and because Ji Fuyou's time and energy were focused on strengthening the Fertile Sect Master, he had no chance to take a closer look.

Now that the cult leader of Fengwo is dead, he carefully observed the rocky area and discovered that there was a skeleton beneath the rocks.

The skeleton appears to have been killed by the enhanced Fertile Lord. Even after killing him, the monster was still not satisfied and tore down a large amount of rock from the cave wall, attempting to smash the corpse to pieces.

Whether it was because the formation was activated or because of the precious garment worn on the corpse, the body was ultimately preserved in a semi-buried state.

"There's a two-headed giant over there, and another one here..."

Ji Fuyou looked on with some confusion.

One person could be considered a coincidence, but there's another person here...

It's too much of a coincidence.

He looked at the array patterns, and then recalled his experience when he first emerged from this underground space and the light in the forest during the day was slightly dimmer...

Could it be that these two auxiliary spaces, along with the people who died within them, are working together to set up a massive array?

Are these monsters and these two people sacrifices to this formation?
Or perhaps it's part of the materials used in the formation?
"Whether it's the two-headed giant or the enhanced Fertile Lord, they are both powerful beings above the Martial Saint level. To use such monsters to set up an array, this array... is definitely not ordinary."

Ji Fuyou's expression was somewhat solemn.

However, his hands moved swiftly, and he quickly picked up the precious garment from the skeleton.

After cleaning her up a bit, he was somewhat surprised: "It's a woman."

The clothing is a women's style.

The remains were clearly those of a woman.

Furthermore, the style of this outfit is very similar to the precious robe he was wearing, suggesting that it came from the same place or was made by the same master tailor.

As for the effect...

Ji Fuyou sensed it for a moment and concluded: "It's the same! The material's toughness can provide 13 points of defense, and it can also increase spirit by 5 points."

The 13-point defense bonus is slightly less than the 14-point defense bonus of the War God Heavy Armor, but because its materials are light and flexible, it will not affect the cultivator's agility like the War God Heavy Armor.

Furthermore, the spiritual scale of this treasure garment requires almost no spiritual effort to activate, which means it does not burden the mind.

With all these advantages combined, the value of this treasure robe is probably unmatched even by the Ink Dragon Blade.

It is estimated that only divine weapons of the level of Judgment Divine Iron can rival it.

“I already have these kinds of clothes, and they don’t add to my mental burden. Wearing them would not only be a mental burden, but they would also make me look bulky and restrict my hands and feet because of the wrong style.”

Therefore, he could not use this precious garment himself.

Either sell them, or let the rest of the team wear them.

Based on the attributes, Yang Kaitai is the most suitable candidate.

But the clothes were women's style.

Before we know whether changing this precious garment from female to male would damage its structure and affect its mystical properties, it is not suitable to make any modifications.

"Liu Yiren and Fang Qiyun in the team are also suitable for this treasure robe. Under these circumstances, it would be inappropriate to give it to Yang Kaitai."

With these thoughts in mind, Ji Fuyou circled the cave once more.

Only after confirming that there were no other treasures here did they take out two more purple source crystals.

This space is free of any strange beasts and is undisturbed, making it the perfect place to refine source crystals.

He immediately took out the purple spiritual source crystal and absorbed and refined it without hesitation.

After experiencing another instance of his soul being frozen and then broken free, his spiritual power gradually increased.

36.2 → 37.6.

"It increased by 1.4 quarters."

Ji Fuyou did a quick calculation.

At this rate of reduction, to raise the mental scale to 39.9, the critical point for concentrating the mental force field, approximately three more purple mental source crystals would be needed. As for when it will break through the 40-point barrier, representing a mental saint…

He himself doesn't know.

After all, in today's world, no spiritual master or country has publicly acknowledged the existence of a spiritual saint on its side.

Black gold and griffins are no exception.

"The Spiritual Source Crystal has been used, so what's next..."

Ji Fuyou turned his gaze to the purple physique source crystal.

He knew very well what challenges awaited him after refining this purple source crystal.

but……

Having diligently practiced the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique for so long, he was mentally prepared to take this step.

Especially not long ago, when he refined the last purple physique source crystal, he had slightly touched that bottleneck and understood how to break through it.

It's just that I wasn't confident enough at the time, which is why I didn't truly break into the realm that represents the pinnacle of martial arts.

"Now, it's time."

Ji Fuyou thought to himself.

The next moment, he did not hesitate to draw the energy from the purple physique source crystal into his body.

The moment this force was introduced, it directly broke through the limits of his physical endurance.

The body, having broken its limits, endured unprecedented strain.

Under such oppression, life offers only two choices.

A collapse can cause significant damage to the physical body, even if the energy is released in time, potentially damaging the very foundation and leaving behind genetic defects and illnesses.

another……

It's about breaking limits.

To die and then to live.

It unleashes all of the human body's potential, enabling it to evolve and transform to a higher level.

To become a Martial Saint, one must undoubtedly choose the latter.

Ji Fuyou exerted all his strength to propel the leap of life, forcing himself to surpass his limits and transform into a completely new realm.

The entire process was extremely dangerous...

Yet there was a strange sense of familiarity about it.

This familiarity...

"The Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique."

Ji Fuyou thought to himself.

Aside from the ability to coordinate all the power in one's body, the feeling of releasing beyond one's potential, breaking the limits of the physical body, and forcing the body to evolve to a higher level is not exactly the same as the final state of the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique, but it is very similar.

At this moment, memories of repeatedly using the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique flashed through his mind.

There are scenes from the real world, but more often they are from dreams.

The accumulation of numerous experiences has ultimately transformed into his effortless mastery when pushing his limits.

Life's transformation takes shape rapidly.

Ji Fuyou clearly felt that he had gained a deeper control over his physical body.

Qi and blood, physical strength, resilience, power, life recovery, toxin resistance, and ability to withstand blows...

All forces related to the physical body are under this control and coordination.

Ultimately, it transformed into a completely new force.

This power is like the foundation for the continuation of life, and like the root of all existence.

This is……

"vitality!"

This power circulates within his body, a unified force comprised of all his strengths, including physical endurance, resilience, regenerative abilities, and defensive power. It acts like a "field," protecting his body and sustaining him as a person...

Or rather, the foundation upon which his "life" exists.

If the cultivation of life is like crossing a sea of ​​suffering, then the moment one's life force is cultivated and condensed into a force field, one undoubtedly already has a boat to cross the sea.

As long as the ship isn't destroyed, he will never sink into the sea of ​​suffering.

"Finally, it's done."

Ji Fuyou muttered to himself.

He reached out his hand and could clearly feel the life force field flowing across the surface of his body.

This force field does not exist in a single place, but rather envelops the entire body.

As long as his life force field remains intact, he will not suffer any truly fatal damage.

Moreover, he can imbue his weapon with a life force field, including any part of his weapon such as internal energy or sword energy, thereby amplifying his attack power.

Of course, the life force field is ultimately formed from the martial artist himself, and its effect diminishes the further away it is from the individual.

It is most effective at protecting the physical body, but if you want to convert it into attack power, the conversion rate is probably only 10%, which is considered good.

Even so, he still figured out why a Martial Saint was so much stronger than a Master-level Martial Artist.

Because he vaguely sensed the strength of his life force at that moment.

539.

He didn't know what basis this number was derived from, but just like a cultivator can sense the strength of their own physique, he sensed this number.

With this level of vitality, even half a level, let alone a full level, can increase a martial artist's damage by nearly 27 points.

In terms of defense, when Lin Lun first arrived in the Federation, he dealt 65 points of damage. Even if Ji Fuyou stood still, it would take him nine full-force attacks to break through Lin Lun's life force field.

Feeling the surge of life force, Ji Fuyou clenched his right fist tightly.

"This is the Martial Saint."

(End of this chapter)