Being forced to grow like a pig? But I'm immune to the consequences!

As the potential of prokaryotic life continued to decline, Wu Sheng's aura gradually began to change.

He could sense that this ever-burning life potential was also undergoing rebirth and evolution in the process of burning—his entire body seemed to be undergoing some kind of amazing transformation.

The night was utterly still; you could barely see your hand in front of your face.

Generally, there are a large number of mosquitoes in the outer city, especially in those desolate areas.

But at this moment, there wasn't a single mosquito around Wu Sheng. These little creatures seemed to have been threatened instinctively—or rather, threatened on a life-or-death level—and all fled far away.

Time passed second by second. Wisps of white steam even emanated from Wu Sheng's body, making him look as if he were about to be cooked.

[Wu Sheng]: Vitality 19/20 (12/24)

At this stage, Wu Sheng could feel that the cells, internal organs, skin, and bones in his body were undergoing some kind of transformation.

In addition, he could feel that the itching in his spine area was much more intense than before, so intense that it even caused him waves of sharp pain—as if something was really growing there. And because of the problem in his spine, his life potential was being depleted at an extra rate.

Fortunately, with the support of the pronucleus, this transformation proceeded very smoothly.

And so, half the night passed.

Wu Sheng no longer emitted the white mist formed by heat from his body, and his aura gradually subsided. He sat there, like an old monk in deep meditation, with no aura left on his body—as if he had failed in his breakthrough.

But in reality, this was just a final, desperate attempt to achieve the goal.

Immediately afterwards—

"Click."

It was as if something extremely thin had broken.

The sound originated from Wu Sheng's body. Upon closer inspection, one could see that his body was covered with a layer of old skin, much like a cicada shedding its shell or a snake shedding its skin.

As Wu Sheng moved, and as he opened his eyes, the old skin broke apart very easily.

Wu Sheng opened his eyes wide, his gaze sharp, and suddenly stood up.

In an instant, the old skin on his body began to fall off with a rustling sound.

At the same time, an extremely powerful aura emanated from his body. This aura even formed a unique bio-force field.

[Wu Sheng]: Vitality 39/40 (7/44)

[Martial Artist (Unnamed): 1/100]

[Martial Arts (Advanced): 342/1000]

[Spine Algebra: Newborn]

Without a doubt, Wu Sheng has successfully broken through to the realm of martial artists.

He stretched out his hands, looking at his smooth, jade-like hands, silently experiencing the changes in his body.

After breaking through to the Martial Artist realm, firstly, judging from the data, his vitality increased by a staggering twenty points. Secondly, he could intuitively feel that his body had undergone a transformation—he was now practically immune to all diseases, a far cry from the body of an ordinary person.

In addition, unlike the Body Tempering Realm, which is simply a matter of vigorous blood and qi and a great increase in strength, this realm is different.

After breaking through to the Martial Artist level, all aspects of the body seem to be integrated and unified, as if sublimated.

Wu Sheng reached out and tugged at his skin.

The skin is very elastic.

Moreover, it possesses a unique resilience.

Wu Sheng estimated that a typical sharp weapon, even if wielded by an ordinary person, would likely struggle to pierce his skin. (From "Forced to Grow Like a Piglet? But I'm Immune to the Cost!" - A stunningly written and gripping story!)

His current strength is more comprehensive than that of the Body Tempering Realm!

In addition, a special power has been nurtured within his body.

Unlike qi and blood, after transforming into a martial artist, Wu Sheng could clearly feel an extremely special power within his body, just like the so-called "qi".

This aura itself carries an extremely unique pressure.

Wu Sheng can choose to release himself or to restrain himself.

If you actively release it towards a target, the situation will be the same as when Danxin released his pressure in the martial arts academy training ground—people who are not at the martial arts level will be instantly suppressed, unable to even stand, and have no power to resist.

Then, Wu Sheng's gaze settled on the words "abnormal bone in the spine." He could feel that his bones had undergone a change during his breakthrough to the martial artist level—an extra segment had appeared in his spine.

This extra segment of the spine seemed to possess a peculiar power, which he could try to utilize.

In addition, after breaking through to the level of a martial artist, one can perform internal observation, or rather, use the energy generated within the body to easily detect any abnormalities in various parts of the body.

Under internal vision, Wu Sheng could see special patterns engraved on the extra bone segment. The patterns seemed familiar—he felt like he had seen them somewhere before.

"Where have I seen him before?" Wu Sheng was filled with doubt.

He thought and thought, and finally, it seemed like he had figured something out.

"Oh right, it seems the pattern on that jade-like, bone-like thing that Uncle Zhao gave me back then is similar!"

Unfortunately, the bone jade was not on Wu Sheng at the moment—he had left it in his dormitory at the Martial Arts Academy.

"It seems I have no choice but to go back and investigate further," Wu Sheng thought to himself.

In addition, although he successfully broke through to the level of a martial artist, to be honest, Wu Sheng had an additional concern in his mind—the issue of his cultivation level being exposed.

Admittedly, with Dan Xin's example as a precedent, Wu Sheng understood that as long as he didn't actively release his aura, those below the Body Tempering Realm wouldn't be able to detect anything. But what if it was someone at the same Martial Realm?

Wu Sheng dared not gamble on this. He was unsure whether he would give himself away in front of Dan Xin, who was also a martial artist. If the other party could sense the change in his aura, then everything would be difficult to explain.

Wu Sheng had not been unaware of this beforehand.

His return to the outer city this time was not only to break through to the Martial Artist level, but also to resolve the issue of his hidden cultivation level and subsequent cultivation. After all, now that he had broken through to the Martial Artist level, Wu Sheng had heard from Cheng Mingyuan that after breaking through to the Martial Artist level, one could not only cultivate using the Body Tempering Method, but also through other methods.

What Wu Sheng needed to do was to get his hands on this method.

As for how to get his hands on it—Wu Sheng glanced at the sky that was about to brighten—that would have to wait until he left.

……

The next day.

After having breakfast at his home in the settlement, Wu Sheng bid farewell to his sister.

"Sisters, don't bother seeing me off. It's not like I'm not coming back. The training ends in twenty days, and I'll be able to come back more often after that."

At the entrance to the gathering place, Wu Sheng looked at his sister Wu Yu, Arif, Uncle Zhao, and others and said.

Without giving them a chance to say anything more, Wu Sheng said, "Alright, I won't say any more to you. I'm leaving."

After saying that, Wu Sheng's figure flashed and he ran straight ahead without waiting for everyone.

Watching Wu Sheng's figure disappear without a trace in an instant, Arif sighed, "Wu Sheng's strength is getting stronger and stronger. Maybe our settlement will really produce a martial artist."

They then returned to the gathering place.

Meanwhile, Wu Sheng, who had already traveled some distance to the ferry crossing, suddenly stopped.

Instead of continuing forward, he turned back in another direction.