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

"?"

Kui Jiuling was stunned. He looked at Chen Mo and then at Song Bin.

"Is he your apprentice?"

"I'd say half of it. I taught him my method of body tempering."

Song Bin nodded and took the blame upon himself.

"Another one...."

Kui Jiuling covered her face in despair. Song Bin was already a madman enough, why did another one, even smaller one, have to come along?

"You didn't regenerate your shattered physical body in the Demon-Subduing Realm, did you?"

"Was this the first physical reconstruction after arriving in the Ruins of Return?"

"Yes, but I think this method is feasible in the Demon Subduing Realm and will be of great help for the journey ahead."

Song Bin was quite confident in his tempering method; after all, he had managed to kick open the underground door alive.

Do you know how difficult it is to survive a do-or-die situation?

Kui Jiuling stood up abruptly and paced back and forth in the reception room.

"I can't make the decision on this matter. This kid is too strong. If we want him to experience the feeling of life and death, he should at least be at the Earth Martial level."

"We can't kill each other, and we can't bring ourselves to do it."

"Let's see if we can provoke the remaining three lower kings of the Ten Kings and get them to do us a small favor."

"Before that, you two come with me to the Sea of ​​the End to meet Master Ying."

Chen Mo and Song Bin exchanged a glance and stood up in unison.

"Walk!"

...

After Chen Mo and the other two left, Cheng Fei stared blankly at the Primal Blood in her hand.

He was torn, debating whether or not to swallow that drop of primordial blood.

Cheng Fei was well aware that he couldn't open the Earth Gate because he couldn't sense its existence at all.

Logically speaking, if a person can open the Earth Gate, they should be able to sense its existence the moment they open the Life Gate.

But he... even his vital gate was opened using crooked methods, so opening the earth gate was even more of a pipe dream.

"Young man, what's wrong with you?"

A tall, beautiful young woman walked over and stood in front of Cheng Fei, asking a question.

The woman looked young, but her tone of voice was quite mature, like that of a hundred-year-old woman.

Cheng Fei dared not be rude and immediately stood up and performed a martial arts salute.

"Senior, I'm struggling with whether or not to use this drop of primordial blood."

Cheng Fei shared her troubles, and the young woman seemed thoughtful after listening.

"Use it if you want, anyway, that's all you'll ever be."

"Why not cherish the opportunity to go further? Even if you gamble wrong, there's not much to lose."

"I don't know much about the Primordial Blood. Song Bin and Chen Mo gave it to you because they definitely hope you can use it."

"Earth Warriors are already the most powerful beings besides Heaven Warriors, so don't underestimate them."

The young woman couldn't understand Cheng Fei's dilemma at all. "You're already in this state, are you stupid for not taking advantage of this opportunity?"

"You're right."

Cheng Fei also realized that she was being stubborn. Why wouldn't someone whose potential had been exhausted cherish the opportunity to go further?

"Come on, use it quickly, let me see what this primordial blood can turn you into."

The young woman, unlike her previous senior demeanor, looked at Cheng Fei with curiosity as she prepared to consume the primordial blood.

Soon, a dozen or so old men and women surrounded Cheng Fei, all waiting for him to use the Primordial Blood.

Cheng Fei chuckled awkwardly, then gripped the Primal Blood tightly in her hand.

The primordial blood trembled twice before shattering into pure energy that merged into Cheng Fei's body.

"Um......"

A surge of heat erupted from her heart, and all the hair on Cheng Fei's body turned golden.

"Oh my goodness, how did it turn into a golden retriever?"

An old man approached Cheng Fei and reached out to pinch her golden hair.

"Wait, this isn't hair, it looks like chicken feathers!"

"Yes, yes, yes, that's chicken feathers."

"How can human hair turn into chicken feathers?"

The elderly people were talking amongst themselves, completely ignoring Cheng Fei, who was lying on the ground in pain.

Regardless of what others say, Cheng Fei is at least a martial arts expert, so this little bit of pain shouldn't be a big deal.

Moreover, with them around, it would be difficult for Cheng Fei to die even if she wanted to.

Bang!

The blazing flames exploded, and the old men and women all reached out to block the crimson flames that were enough to melt metal.

As the light faded, Cheng Fei, whose entire body was enveloped in a radiance comparable to that of the sun, stood up.

A massive, crimson-gold gate appeared behind Cheng Fei, and the original, eerie gate disappeared.

"this..."

Cheng Fei looked at his hands and realized that the part of him that had been assimilated had disappeared.

He transformed back into a pure human, no longer the bastard he once was.

"Unfortunately, he's still a human warrior."

The woman shook her head in disappointment; it seemed the effects of the primordial blood were just so-so.

"Seriously, what kind of deity have you transformed into?"

"I... seem to be the Pleiades Star Lord?" Cheng Fei could vaguely sense that she had changed.

"A rooster?"

Upon hearing this, everyone crowded around and began to grope Cheng Fei's body.

"It's fake; it just means it has some ability to control sound and light."

Cheng Fei came to her senses and explained the changes in her body.

The primordial blood is less about turning someone into a god and more about bestowing upon them abilities similar to those of a certain deity.

For example, his strength increases dramatically every morning, but returns to normal by noon and evening.

Furthermore, his voice became his weapon, and he even gained the ability to control light.

"That's meaningless. I thought it could really turn you into a god."

The old folks found Cheng Fei's explanation boring and dispersed in the blink of an eye.

Cheng Fei remained seated without moving. He gently tapped his vital point, which suddenly opened.

"This is......"

Cheng Fei's eyes widened as she stared blankly at the other strange gate within the gate of life.

He had only thought this new life gate was a bit strange, but he never expected that the new life gate would contain his old life gate!