I am a high-level martial arts master.

Inside the training room of the Yan City Lord's Mansion.

The air was heavy, with only the sounds of heavy breathing and the faint crackling of bones rubbing together clearly audible.

In the empty training room, Ye Li, shirtless, held a three-meter-tall dark iron pillar in his left hand.

Using the iron pillar as a weight, Ye Li breathes at a special frequency through his mouth.

While supporting himself on the iron pillar with one arm, his body moved nimbly.

But no matter how he moved, the heavy iron pillar in his hand did not budge at all.

After completing the set of moves, Ye Li was drenched in sweat, with fine beads of sweat rolling down his taut muscles, a testament to the weight of the iron pillar. While the pillar was heavy enough to crush an ordinary person into a two-dimensional form, Ye Li lifted it with effortless ease.

"Gaka...gabong..."

The muscles are stretched and tightened to their limit like a hundred-chain steel cable, and every exertion of force is accompanied by a resounding clang of muscles and bones.

The heavy load was draining every last bit of strength from him, and his waistband was already soaked with sweat.

Just as his power was about to be exhausted, Ye Li's body suddenly trembled!

A powerful surge erupted from deep within his body, instantly dispelling fatigue, and his blood and energy flowed like a surging river!

At the edge of the field of view, the panel subtly changes:

[White Iron Body]: Defense increased by 10%

Realm: Late Stage of Body Tempering (4000/4000)

"Phew...it's finally full!"

Seeing the extra white entry and the fully replenished experience points, his eyes gleamed, and a dragon king's lonely smile spread across his face. With a flick of his arms, the heavy iron pillar was nimbly placed back in its original position, crashing to the ground with a dull thud and kicking up a cloud of dust.

He stretched his waist, and his bones emitted a series of crisp, melodious cracking sounds, like a long-confined beast breaking free of its shackles.

For the past month, I've been cultivating like an ascetic, and almost every day I can feel my body undergoing a transformation driven by the triple impetus of accumulating knowledge, perfecting my skills, and advancing my realm.

Now, twenty white attributes, like "soul rings," cover every key part of his body, providing comprehensive enhancement. Since things have come to this, he should focus on breaking through first.

Ye Li sat cross-legged and focused his mind on his body.

He could clearly feel the surging energy and vitality within his limbs, bones, and internal organs reaching its peak, flowing smoothly and without any stagnation. "Dark Blue, add points! Break through!"

With the arrival of consciousness, Ye Li's qi and blood suddenly flowed through every extremity, allowing him to easily control every inch of his skin and flesh.

Body tempering complete!

Qi and blood are like a furnace, skin and flesh are like refined steel, bones are like crystal jade, and fascia are as tough as dragon tendons!

With every gesture, the power of a Tyrannosaurus Rex is hidden yet seems capable of shaking mountains and splitting rocks.

At the moment Ye Li broke through, a beautiful pattern appeared on his lower abdomen.

The pattern appeared only for a moment before it soared through the heavens, took root in Ye Li's heart, and solidified completely.

"Breakthrough successful!" Ye Li felt the surge of power within him, his physical attributes having at least doubled.

If Ye Li could easily contend with a Perfected Body Tempering expert in the late stage of Body Tempering before, now he's basically fighting like a child.

Of course, this is assuming both sides discard their entries.

However, when his gaze fell on the panel again, his expression suddenly froze, then turned into surprise and bewilderment.

panel:

"You have reached the pinnacle of the Body Tempering Realm, unlocking the special attribute: [Blue - Gift of Body Tempering]"

【Blue Tempering Gift】: This is a parting gift from the Tempering Realm. You can choose to shatter one attribute of the same level and use its original power to strengthen another attribute of the same level.

Realm: Perfected Body Tempering (0/1)

"no……

Looking at the content on the entry, Ye Li's lips twitched; there were too many things to complain about, and he didn't know how to even begin to express them.

What does it mean that this is a parting gift from a Body Tempering Realm cultivator? This is the first time such a description has appeared on the panel.

Moreover, why is the experience value for perfect body tempering only 1 point?

Ye Li looked at the "Body Tempering Perfection (0/1)" and was puzzled, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to make sense.

If we compare the Body Tempering Realm to a water cup, then cultivation is like filling that cup with water.

The later stage of body tempering is like filling a water cup to about half full.

Perfection is like filling a glass to its limit; any more and it will overflow.

The so-called "half-step into the future" means that a little water overflows, but it's only a little bit.

Now that Ye Li has reached the pinnacle of Body Tempering, the next step would naturally be for him to break through to the Acquired Realm.

Ye Li, who possesses the attribute "astounding wisdom," either knows it or doesn't.

What does "half a step towards the day after tomorrow" mean? Does it mean I'll call you to a meeting the day after tomorrow?

Therefore, now that Ye Li has reached the perfection of Body Tempering, he only needs 1 point of experience to break through to the Acquired Realm.

"So, in other words, I can refine the Acquired Realm in an instant if I want to?" Ye Li thought with a hint of surprise.

The most difficult part of martial arts training is not accumulating experience, but breaking through the bottleneck.

From the initial stage of body tempering to the perfect stage, even an ordinary person with average talent can achieve this through 20 years of painstaking effort.

However, many people who break through to the Acquired Realm after achieving the Perfect Body Tempering Realm will never be able to comprehend or break through this understanding, even if they live to a ripe old age.

As it turns out, Ye Li's most difficult part right now is the accumulation process; he doesn't need any comprehension in between. What bottleneck? He thought it was a speed bump. This effect alone is enough to give [World-Shaking Wisdom] the quality of a gold-level attribute.

If it weren't for the upcoming competition in a few days, Ye Li would have wanted to break through to the next level right now.

Putting aside the question about the Body Tempering Realm, Ye Li turned his attention to the newly created entry.

【Blue Tempering Gift】: This is a parting gift from the Tempering Realm. You can choose to shatter one attribute of the same level and use its original power to strengthen another attribute of the same level.

This is the first time that a description unrelated to the function has appeared on the panel's entries.

Previously, the panel only had descriptions like "when you concentrate," or "it increases power in XX aspect."

"Furthermore, destroying a term enhances the effect of terms of the same level."

Ye Li looked at the 25 new white entries on the panel and thought he might as well try them out.

Without hesitation, Ye Li scanned the entries, finding the most comprehensive to be [White Strongman]. [White Strongman]: Physical attributes increased by 7%.

This entry also includes comprehensive information on Ye Li's attack, defense, reaction, speed, and other aspects.

If Ye Li had to choose one to strengthen from the white entries, he would choose this one without hesitation.

Focusing attention on the newly acquired [White Iron Body], an option instantly popped up.

"Should I shatter the [Iron Body] to gain a white attribute enhancement opportunity?"

【whether】

"This enhancement won't fail, will it?" Ye Li suddenly had a bad feeling.

For example, some unscrupulous games will deduct a level if the upgrade fails.

With some hesitation, Ye Li chose yes.

Then, the newly acquired [Iron Body] shattered instantly and disappeared completely from the panel.