High-level martial arts: Starting with a heart of steel, stats crush everything.

After confirming that the Feathered Serpent King truly meant no harm, Geng Lianhu finally nodded in agreement to allow Chen Mo and the others to approach.

"A vibrant life force, near-perfect tempering—what an amazing child."

The Feathered Serpent King's gaze fell upon Chen Mo, and he lavished praise upon him.

"There's a very peculiar energy within you, an energy... somewhat like corruption?"

The Feathered Serpent King's tone became somewhat puzzled; this energy was something she had never seen before.

"What are you talking about?"

After a moment of surprise, Chen Mo realized that the Feathered Serpent King was referring to the Void Power within his body.

"Looks like I was mistaken; I guess I'm getting old..."

Quetzalcoatl sighed, then looked at Yang Zuo.

The way he looked at Yang Zuo was completely different from how he looked at Chen Mo; his eyes were full of disgust.

"Why don't you damned weapons just keep cowering in your high-altitude fortresses?"

"Weapons?" Chen Mo and the others glanced at Yang Zuo and found that Yang Zuo still had that deadpan face.

"It's my problem to try to communicate with you; you emotionless weapons wouldn't understand."

Quetzalcoatl sighed somewhat unhappily, then glanced at Gu Feng and Ma Wanglin.

Are you ready?

"Especially you."

Ma Wanglin clenched her fists, knowing that she was the most ordinary one among them.

The direct descendants of an ancient martial arts family, a genius of the Celestial Race, and Chen Mo, a humanoid monster who relies entirely on mutation.

Even He Miao's talent in mental strength is top-notch, and his total mental strength can even be compared with Dean Chu Tianhua.

The brilliance of Ma Wanglin, a top genius, paled in comparison to that of Chen Mo and the others.

"I'm ready."

Looking up, Ma Wanglin's expression became much more resolute.

"it is good."

The Feathered Serpent King's voice remained gentle, but a scale on her forehead broke, and pale purple blood flowed down her forehead.

Don't underestimate this small scale; it's about the size of a villa.

The blood flowing out was more than enough to bathe Chen Mo and the others.

"Thank you for your hard work, Quetzalcoatl."

The old man chuckled, but Quetzalcoatl ignored him.

"Come, come, you lot, stand closer together so I can wrap you up with my qi and blood."

Geng Lianhu's golden-red blood energy erupted, forming a thin film of blood energy under Chen Mo and the others' feet and around them.

This way, the blood of the Feathered Serpent King won't be wasted.

When the pale purple blood fell into the container formed by the blood and qi membrane, the extremely violent abyssal energy was instantly activated.

As the weakest among them, Ma Wanglin's face turned red and her body swayed precariously the moment she was hit by the energy.

"Are you alright?"

Chen Mo helped Ma Wanglin up and asked with some concern.

Even he felt a stinging pain all over his body from this intensity of energy, let alone Ma Wanglin, who was much weaker than him.

The fact that she can stand up now is a testament to her strong willpower.

"I'm fine..."

Ma Wanglin shook her head and sat cross-legged in the ever-increasing amount of pale purple blood.

She wanted to take this opportunity to completely refine her bone marrow and advance to the Steel Marrow Realm.

She, Ma Wanglin, is by no means inferior to anyone. Even if her combat strength is not as good as Chen Mo's, at least her cultivation level must be up to par!

Ma Wanglin's little brain couldn't understand too much. She only understood that Chen Mo and the others were making rapid progress, while she was falling behind!

After confirming that Ma Wanglin was indeed alright, Chen Mo calmed down and began absorbing the energy from the beast blood.

Unlike ordinary energy liquids, the Feathered Serpent King's blood contains a large amount of her unique aura.

These auras silently nourished Chen Mo's perfect steel marrow, and the steel marrow, which originally shone with a metallic luster, gradually turned a purplish-red color.

After everyone entered a meditative state, Chen Mo activated his storage space.

The four-cubic-meter storage space can hold a full four tons of Beast King's blood, the energy contained within of which is no less than that of energy liquid.

In other words, this beast blood can be used to temper muscles!

The beast blood in the container was decreasing at a visible rate. The Feathered Serpent King paused for a moment, then released some more beast blood.

"Is it being absorbed that quickly?"

The old man was also somewhat surprised. In less than a minute, the Feathered Serpent King had released at least six tons of blood.

This amount of blood is considerable even for the massive Feathered Serpent King; this time, they really went all out.

"That brat must have used Vladimir's storage ring..."

Geng Lianhu remained expressionless, but he had already guessed that the rapid disappearance of the beast blood was related to Chen Mo.

He didn't say anything. Anyway, Chen Mo's actions were good for him, and there was no need to criticize his child for the sake of outsiders.

"These children are all very talented, but Chen Mo is the one most likely to awaken a special ability."

After observing for a while, Geng Lianhu noticed that the aura emanating from Chen Mo had begun to change.

His breathing became longer and deeper, and the exhaled breath carried intense energy fluctuations.

"No way..."

Geng Lianhu's pupils contracted, unsure of his own guess.

"Could it be that Chen Mo's steel marrow is being energized?"

Geng Lianhu was right; Chen Mo's steel marrow had changed from a metallic luster to a translucent, light purple gelatinous substance.

That can no longer be called steel marrow; it is a pure energy that is almost solid!

Furthermore, this energy is not a one-time use, but a self-regenerating energy-based steel marrow!

"Royal Body..."

A hint of surprise flashed in Geng Lianhu's eyes. Could it be that the old dean's boasting when he was drunk actually came true?

Those who are born with the ability to achieve the King's Body are completely different from ordinary martial artists.

The steel skin, steel blood, steel bones, and steel marrow they forge are different from those of ordinary martial artists.

Each realm grants the being born with a royal physique a new ability.

"Bronze-colored skin, black scales, sudden bursts of power, golden bones, and superhuman regenerative abilities..."

So far, Chen Mo has demonstrated the special abilities of steel skin, steel blood, and steel bones; only the special ability of steel marrow remains to be shown.

If Chen Mo's steel marrow also undergoes special changes, wouldn't that mean...?

Chen Mo is the one born with the potential to achieve the King's Body!?

Once the thought appeared, it wouldn't go away, and Geng Lianhu's gaze towards Chen Mo changed.

He had to tell the old dean about this...

As for the three elders... don't talk to them for now, and don't let them bother Chen Mo.

Geng Lianhu had no liking for the three people who had never shown themselves; he only trusted himself and the people around him.

I glanced at Gu Ji and Lu Youwei. The two guys didn't notice anything amiss; they were keeping a close watch on their surroundings.

"Chen Mo, you're really amazing..."