Ancient Strengthening Technique (Portraits of Beauty) Ancient Strengthening Technique Chapter 755-757

 

 

AST 755 – Decomposing the Almighty Core of the Nine-Headed Moon Wolf

 

 

 

"You can think of the Wu Ma Aristocrat Clan as a poison-specializing branch, known for their capabilities in controlling poisonous insects. They cultivate these insects in-house with poison and blood essence. Their specially-cultivated poisonous insects can be injected into a target's body from a long distance away. The insect will then begin to gnaw on the target's bones, bone marrow, and even brain matter. Unless the victim manages to refine the poisonous insect, there is no other remedy once this happens. Fortunately, their poisonous insects require extremely harsh cultivation conditions. Even still, the terror that their poisonous insects instill is considerable, which is why few people are willing to deal with them."

 

 

 

Ye Guyan spoke in one breath and looked towards the expressionless Qing Shui.

 

 

 

Qing Shui's face lacked any expression because he had actually been a victim of that aforementioned poisonous insect.

 

 

 

Marrow Nibbling Worms.

 

 

 

Qing Shui had once been a victim of one of these strong poisonous insects, the Marrow Nibbling Worm. Although hearing about these insects now didn't instill any fear, Qing Shui still felt an involuntary chill down his spine. Back then, if he hadn't had the Golden Buddha Aura Lotus, he would have had a miserable death.

 

 

 

In reality though, the experience had been a blessing in disguise. Qing Shui's near brush with death back then had allowed his Yin-Yang Image to break through. Although Qing Shui didn't exactly know what level the Yin-Yang Image had reached, he knew its power had increased by several times. If he were to fall victim again to a similarly poisonous insect, his Yin-Yang Image would be able to refine it. This was the tremendous improvement of a breakthrough.

 

 

 

"The Eastern Palace Clan is one of the long standing clans in the region. Even though they aren't comparable to the other famous clans or family sects, their status has recently risen because they've produced an absolute genius. " Ye Guyan said with a smile.

 

 

 

"An absolute genius?" Qing Shui questioned.

 

 

 

"Yes, his name is Donggong Taiqing, second only to Tan Tai Xian Zi from the Tan Tai Clan. He is quite young and yet he has such a frightening ability. He also supposedly owns a high level treasure, but n.o.body knows exactly what it is." Ye Guyan said while smiling at Qing Shui. Her gut feeling was telling her that Qing Shui was especially intrigued by the Eastern Palace Clan, but she couldn't completely understand why.

 

 

 

“How is that Donggong Taiqing compared to you?" Qing Shui asked after thinking a bit.

 

 

 

“I am a little bit inferior to him. He is about ten years older than me, so we should be equally matched, but right now he should be a little stronger." Ye Guyan smiled.

 

 

 

Qing Shui felt bitter. He wasn't the only one posessing treasures. Moreover, in just one day, he had heard about three individuals of the younger generation with capabilities stronger than himself. One of them even belonged to the target clan he had to wipe out this time.

 

 

 

Afterwards, Ye Guyan continued to briefly detail the situation of the other clans to Qing Shui. Qing Shui also raised questions at the appropriate time to ensure there wouldn't be any doubt. From what he heard from Ye Guyan, Qing Shui seemed to realize there wasn't much to be worried about.
As evening approached, Qing Shui, Cang Wuya and the others settled into the isolated courtyard where Qing Shui would temporarily live. Since it was still early in the evening, everyone sat together to discuss matters.

 

 

 

"Qing Shui, we should return." Cang Wuya was first to speak up. However the words he spoke carried such a serious tone that they made those around feel extremely discouraged.

 

 

 

Fei Wuji couldn't even utter a word. He had once reproached Qing Shui for reaching Grade Five Martial Saint and yet refusing to go to Southern Viewing Continent. Now he knew how ridiculous that action was.

 

 

 

A chill ran through his heart. Words could not describe the sadness he felt at that moment. All his hopes had been placed on Qing Shui and yet, the difference between Qing Shui and his opponents was &h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;

 

 

 

"Old man, Martial Uncle Fei, you don't have to be pessimistic. Who said there's no chance of success? Donggong Taiqing may be the Eastern Palace Clan's expert martial artist from the younger generation, but at most, he'll only be in the Eastern Palace Clan's top 5. So there's nothing to fear as their strongest capabilities aren't even at the level of Grade Six Martial Saint. For things like this, you can rely on me, even if it will take a bit more time to accomplish." Qing Shui smiled after some thought.

 

 

 

"Qing Shui, don't force yourself. There's still plenty of time left to leave." Cang Wuya insisted after some thought.

 

 

 

"Qing Shui, it has already been so many years for us that waiting for a few more won't hurt. Listen to the elderly. We will return tomorrow." This time Fei Wuji urged Qing Shui to return.

 

 

 

Only Bai Gui remained silent, sitting to the side taciturnly. He was never one to stand out, giving off an ordinary air but possessing an expert's awareness. The only drawback was that his capabilities were relatively weak. Qing Shui decided that he would help train Bai Gui in the future.

 

 

 

"Old man, I know. I won't act recklessly. As I have said before, I have a way to resolve this matter, but it will take some time to ensure a surefire plan is executed. Believe me." Qing Shui said with confidence.

 

 

 

"Qing Shui, are you certain?" Cang Wuyi said while feeling ill at ease.

 

 

 

"Old man, be rea.s.sured, I promise nothing bad will happen. If I don't need to fight, I won't." Qing Shui said with certainty.

 

 

 

"Qing Shui, in any event, you need to safely return to Greencloud Continent. You have to understand that there are many people there that can't go on without you." Cang Wuya sighed.

 

 

 

"Be rea.s.sured Old man, I don't want to die young either. Furthermore, I won't sacrifice my life in vain." Qing Shui laughed again.

 

 

 

"Alright, that's that. We will listen to you, but if you have anything to say just say it bluntly. There aren't many of us here, so you don't have to be overly concerned with us elderly. " Cang Wuya relaxed. He chose to believe Qing Shui. If he said there was a way, then there must be a way.

 

 

 

At night, Qing Shui entered the Realm of Violet Jade Immortal.

 

 

 

Despite his seeming confidence, Qing Shui's heart actually felt heavy. The reason why he had dared to say that he had a way to resolve the matter was because of his reliance on his superior ability to resist physical force. On top of that, he also had his concealed weapons and his recently acquired Ten Thousand Poisonous Violet Sable.

 

 

 

The Ten Thousand Poisonous Violet Sable was Qing Shui's trump card, but Qing Shui dared to say he could handle the Eastern Palace Clan because of one main reason: that item he had received from the Wolf Shrine three months ago, the Core of the Nine-Headed Moon Wolf.

 

 

 

The Core of the Nine-Headed Moon Wolf was one of the legendary mythical beast cores. Throughout the years, many cores had been lost, but the ones still existing were frightening. The other cores would come into play at some other time.

 

 

 

What Qing Shui had to do now was decompose and refine the core into several smaller pills. He could add extra ingredients, such as the Crystal Lion's crystals, during refining to increase the effectiveness of the pills.

 

 

 

Decomposing cores was not difficult to do, as it was a fundamental skill of all Alchemists. Qing Shui felt as much excitement as unease because even though he had decomposed many things before, he was still dealing with a mythical beast core.

 

 

 

Whether or not he would be able to wipe out the Eastern Palace Clan depended on this. If he didn't have this mythical beast core, Qing Shui's hopes of succeeding would be slim to none. Therefore, Qing Shui prayed that he could decompose the core and that the resulting pills would be enough.

 

 

 

The moment Qing Shui decomposed the Core of the Nine-Headed Moon Wolf, he realized the formidable power hidden within. Once the decomposition had started, it could not be stopped or else the core would turn into waste.

 

 

 

Fingertip-sized spheres were being decomposed from the core. The spheres were sparkling, translucent and released a majestic aura. Qing Shui was covered in sweat, but he couldn't stop now, as these spheres were the beacons of hope he was betting on. Without these spheres, he wouldn't be able to wipe out the Eastern Palace Clan. This would be a detrimental and even deadly result for him and everyone else.

 

 

 

Therefore, everyone would have to use all the force they had to wipe out the Eastern Palace Clan and open the gate to the Southern Viewing Continent. Otherwise, returning would become an even greater burden.

 

 

 

He must push on!

 

 

 

As the last sphere decomposed from the core, Qing Shui fell into deep slumber. Ten days pa.s.sed by, but luckily ten days in the Realm of Violet Jade Immortal was nothing.

 

 

 

Due to his exhaustion, Qing Shui slept for 16 hours straight. When he woke up, he directly went and examined the pills extracted from the core's decomposition.

 

 

 

The Core of the Nine-Headed Moon Wolf had been about the size of an adult brain and managed to produce a hundred pills.

 

 

 

Qing Shui was rather surprised. After he had enough rest, Qing Shui took out a hundred of the Crystal Lion's crystals and caught several dozens of Triple-eyed Gra.s.s Green Frogs.

 

 

 

Putting everything together and refining was easy compared to the work he had already done. It only took half a day to complete this step. Qing Shui found several large bottles to fill his newly refined pills in.

 

 

 

After filling the bottles, there were about ten pills remaining. To test the pill's effect, he called upon a Jade Emperor Bee. To be safe, he found the most common monster to test his pills on. More than three hundred Jade Emperor Bees appeared before him.
A three feet long Jade Emperor Bee saw the pills and reacted with unease, flying up and down while creating a loud buzzing noise. Qing Shui took this opportunity to throw one of the pills in its mouth.

 

 

 

Qing Shui watched the Jade Emperor Bee with much antic.i.p.ation. Qing Shui knew that each pill was invaluable, with a worth that couldn't be estimated.

 

 

 

Buzz Buzz&h.e.l.lip;

 

 

 

Immediately, the Jade Emperor Bee's body began to transform as it flew up and down with unease. As clear as day, Qing Shui could feel the Jade Emperor Bee's abilities rise at an amazing speed.

 

 

 

Grade Two Martial King&h.e.l.lip; Grade Three Martial King&h.e.l.lip;

 

 

 

In this moment, those insurmountable bottlenecks between levels became like paper, easily broken through again and again. Qing Shui heart felt as though a sweet fountain was flowing through it.

 

 

 

The Peak of Martial King!

 

 

 

From Grade Two Martial King directly to Peak Martial King. Qing Shui could not believe his eyes.

 

 

 

Qing Shui gave it some thought; A breakthrough of this level was within the norm. This was because a normal Jade Emperor Bee had poor apt.i.tude, which limited its breakthroughs. Ordinary Mythical Beasts that had trouble breaking through to the pinnacle couldn't be compared to pinnacle-level beasts

 

 

 

As a result, the three feet long Jade Emperor Bee became almost three meters long. It was comparable in size to the Jade Emperor Queen Bee, but lacked the domineering aura of a king.

 

 

 

If a normal Jade Emperor Bee could consume the pill, then the Jade Emperor Queen Bee could also consume it without any problems. Just like that, Qing Shui fed the pill to the bee.

 

 

 

Currently, the Jade Emperor Queen Bee was a Grade Four Martial Saint. Its entire body had become translucent like jade. The same effect could be seen with the Jade Emperor Bee that had consumed the pill before, proof that its const.i.tution was raised significantly.

 

 

 

While Qing Shui allowed his imagination to run wild, the Jade Emperor Bee's body released a dazzling jade light accompanied by a loud buzz.

 

 

 

Qing Shui wasn't startled, even though the bee had become a Grade One Martial Saint. These pills should allow the Jade Emperor Queen Bee to breakthrough even further, but there was no knowing how many breakthroughs it could achieve&h.e.l.lip;

 

 

 

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AST 756 – Advancing by Leaps and Bounds, Qing Shui's Formidable Demonic Beasts

 

 

 

Qing Shui watched as the Jade Emperor Queen Bee rapidly grew in size and abilities. As the situation progressed, Qing Shui became more hopeful about the result.

 

 

 

There weren't any signs of slowing down even at the peak of Grade Four Martial Saint. Qing Shui could only stare at the growing Jade Emperor Queen Bee as he waited for its next breakthrough.

 

 

 

Qing Shui lost track of time as he focused all of his senses towards perceiving the subtle changes occurring with the Jade Emperor Queen Bee.

 

 

 

Buzz!

 

 

 

The Jade Emperor Queen Bee cried another loud buzz. Qing Shui smiled as he watched the Queen Bee's body release a dazzling jade light. It had successfully broken through to Grade Five Martial Saint!

 

 

 

As expected from a mythical beast core, an entire level could be gained from consuming a mere 1% of the original core.

 

 

 

Qing Shui only hesitated a second before feeding another pill to the Jade Emperor Queen Bee. Although he knew that continuously feeding the pills to the Queen Bee was impossible, he was still curious of what the limit of the breakthroughs was. He would need to keep the rest of the pills for the upcoming mission.

 

 

 

Once again, a jade-colored light flashed from the Jade Emperor Queen Bee as it grew to nearly ten meters in size. The Queen Bee had broken through again.

 

 

 

Qing Shui grew more excited as he watched the growth of the Queen Bee. The strongest attacks of any Emperor bee was its Poisonous Killer Sting and its Venom Attack. What Qing Shui was looking forward to was not the Queen Bee's ma.s.sive growth in strength, but rather its poison.

 

 

 

The Poisonous Killer Sting was a great countering ability due to its potency. However, the attack was still limited by the Bee's ability, even after several breakthroughs. Pitting the Poisonous Killer Sting against a Peak Martial Saint wouldn't be very effective. Qing Shui had originally just wanted to test the effectiveness of and the resistance levels imparted by the Moon Wolf pills, so having the Jade Emperor Queen Bee's abilities be raised was an extra side benefit.

 

 

 

Qing Shui felt as though he was in a fantasy as he witnessed an unfathomable result occurring right in front of him. The Jade Emperor Queen Bee had another breakthrough to Grade Six Martial Saint after consuming two pills! Normally, two pills would only allow the user to reach the bottleneck between two levels. Consuming more pills, even after an extended period, would not have any additional effects.

 

 

 

Grade Six Martial Saint!

 

 

 

Qing Shui debated internally as he clenched his teeth, but finally decided to feed one more pill to the Jade Emperor Queen Bee. Again, an aquamarine light appeared but the Queen's ability progressed by a negligible amount.

 

 

 

Although Qing Shui felt a bit of regret about wasting one pill, he confirmed that two pills was the limit. Fortunately, there were around hundred more pills, so even though he had used three, there was still plenty to go around. Qing Shui made a mental note to save some for Luan Luan, so that her ten Earth Devouring Mice would gain formidable strength. Afterwards, Qing Shui would have no need to worry about where she went in the future.

 

 

 

Suddenly, the Thunderous Beast appeared and started to circle Qing Shui with excitement. Its purple body was especially beautiful, with its build displaying its matchless strength.

 

 

 

Qing Shui immediately retrieved a pill and fed the Thunderous Beast. At the same time, the Ten Thousand Poisonous Violet Sable leapt onto Qing Shui shoulder and started making creaking noises.

 

 

 

Qing Shui also retrieved a pill to feed the sable and then looked on in antic.i.p.ation. Qing Shui had the highest hopes for these two beasts, especially for the Ten Thousand Poisonous Violet Sable.

 

 

 

Surprisingly, the Thunderous Beast had its breakthrough first. A loud boom akin to the sound of thunder striking earth broke out as the Thunderous Beast's body released a dazzling violet aura. Its body began to grow at a rapid rate while exuding a powerful pressure on its surroundings. The pressure was so strong that it even attracted the attention of the Fire Bird and the Diamond Gigantic Elephant.

 

 

 

The Thunderous Beast reached Grade Two Martial Saint. This growth completely exceeded Qing Shui's expectations.

 

 

 

The Thunderous Beast was now about fifteen meters long and four meters tall. The originally cute Thunderous Beast had become a giant monster, giving off an impressively oppressive force.

 

 

 

Without any hesitation, Qing Shui fed the Thunderous Beast a second pill. Suddenly, the Ten Thousand Poisonous Violet Sable flew into the air, startling Qing Shui.

 

 

 

Previously, the Sable couldn't fly, but after gaining the benefits from one pill, had now gained the ability to do so. Much like for the Queen Bee, Qing Shui cared more about its poison and speed than its strength. The Ten Thousand Poisonous Violet Sable was like a tiger that had grown wings, its abilities becoming ma.s.sively enhanced.

 

 

 

Again, Qing Shui fed the Sable the second pill, so he wouldn't have to remember to feed it again.

 

 

 

Bang!

 

 

 

A purple aura was once again emitted from the Thunderous Beast's body, but his time the light was even sharper. As Qing Shui watched his beasts breakthrough, the excitement he felt was the same as when he experienced his own breakthroughs.

 

 

 

The second pill caused the Thunderous Beast to breakthrough three levels to Grade Five Martial Saint!

 

 

 

Qing Shui didn't even the time to grasp the Thunderous Beast's new abilities before the Ten Thousand Poison Violet Sable had broken through again. Although their innate strength was lower than that of other beasts, Poisonous Beasts specialized in their venom.

 

 

 

However, the Ten Thousand Poisonous Violet Sable was a Five Coloured Poison Beast, one of those special types of Spirit Beast that exist between the heavens and the earth. Although the second pill had only enhanced its power to Peak Grade Three Martial Saint, its actual capabilities could strike fear even into Peak Martial Saints.

 

 

 

Qing Shui felt content after seeing the Ten Thousand Poisonous Violet Sable successfully breakthrough. Before its power spike, the Ten Thousand Poisonous Violet Sable was already a force to be reckoned with against beginner Martial Saints. Now that its capabilities had multiplied by almost ten times, the difference to its past self was like night and day.

 

 

 

Qing Shui paused for a moment to gather his thoughts. He planned to feed the pills to the Diamond Gigantic Elephant and Fire Bird a bit later. Right now, he wanted to observe the abilities of the Thunderous Beast.

 

 

 

Seeing the violet aura-clad Thunderous Beast made Qing Shui full of expectation.

 

 

 

Heavenly Vision Technique!

 

 

 

Violet Thunder Protection: The Thunderous Beast's unique ability that activates automatically to double its strength with zero energy consumption. When the Thunderous Beast is under physical attack, it has a chance to paralyze the enemy.

 

 

 

Qing Shui could only smile after seeing the first skill, which was even more troublesome than a hedgehog's spikes. It directly raised the Thunderous Beast's fighting ability by one fold. The Thunderous Beast's Violet Thunder Protection was just like the Diamond Gigantic Elephant's Pa.s.sive Fighting Technique and the Fire Bird's Phoenix Dance. Their apt.i.tudes towards fighting were pretty similar.

 

 

 

Qing Shui continued reading downwards, hoping there were more surprises in store for him.

 

 

 

Thunderbolt: A thunder attack emitted from the beast's core, with a two meter attack range. The attack causes a slight Paralysis effect as well as Deceleration and Reaction Delay debuffs. These effects are stackable.

 

 

 

A skill that can cause dullness to the enemy!
Thunderbolt actually had such an effect. In battle, speed and reaction time were generally more important than direct strength, but if the Thunderous Beast could reduce an opponent’s' capabilities in all these areas, the reuslt would be devastating&h.e.l.lip;

 

 

 

Holding back his excitement, Qing Shui continued to read the third skill.

 

 

 

Violet Lightning Strike: Harnesses the core's power and releases a powerful lightning strike to disable the opponent. It has a one hundred percent chance to paralyze the enemy, with the length of the paralysis depending on the opponent's abilities. This skill can only be used every twenty four hours.

 

 

 

A hundred percent chance to paralyze the target! This was a deadly trump card for the Thunderous Beast. Qing Shui felt his blood boiling at the thought of how broken this skill was!

 

 

 

Although the ability could only be used once every twenty four hours, this was just one hour’s time in the Realm of Violet Jade Immortal. However, if it was a real battle, the chances of using this ability a second time were slim to none.

 

 

 

Using this skill to instantly kill an enemy would be effortless. The unexpected growth of the Thunderous Beast caught Qing Shui off guard. What he had originally thought would take another year's worth of training was already complete. These pills directly increased the Thunderous Beast's strength by the equivalent of five hundred years of cultivation. Qing Shui could not be more satisfied.

 

 

 

That each of the Thunderous Beast's skills was so powerful was a true testament to its innate talents. Putting his excitement aside, Qing Shui read the Thunderous Beast's final skill.

 

 

 

Lightning Recovery: The Thunderous Beast grew up in the Golden Buddha Aura Lotus, harnessing an extremely powerful self-recovery ability. Using Lightning Recovery, the Thunderous Beast can immediately heal half of the injuries on its body. Its natural restoration speed will also increase by fivefold for an hour. After two uses, the cool down time will be two hours.

 

 

 

Another powerful technique. As long as the Thunderous beast wasn't killed instantly in battle, this skill could immediately heal half of its injuries and furthermore increase the speed of injury recovery by five times.

 

 

 

The Thunderous Beast's natural recovery had always been strong, but now it could be even more perverse. Once Qing Shui thought about the Golden Buddha Aura Lotus, he immediately understood the reasoning behind the skill. The Thunderous Beast had grown up absorbing the essence of the Golden Buddha Aura Lotus and it wasn't a stretch to call it a Medical Beast.

 

 

 

With four extremely practical and overly powerful combat skills, the Thunderous Beast's fighting prowess had grown to be terrifying. Essentially, it had become a surprise a.s.sa.s.sin. Qing Shui could also rely on its Thunder Strike to electrocute enemies that were stronger him to death.

 

 

 

Overall, the Jade Emperor Queen Bee and the Thunderous Beast had reached Grade Five Martial Saint. The Ten Thousand Poisonous Violet Sable had reached Grade Three Martial Saint. Qing Shui's heart became calmer as he realized the gap between his fighting power and that of the Eastern Palace Clan was decreasing. His hopes for the future grew as the unrest in his heart settled down.

 

 

 

With about ninety more pills, Qing Shui's heart was filled with satisfaction. He called the pair of Gold-Silver Coloured b.u.t.terflies over and fed them both two pills.

 

 

 

Of course, he fed the pills one at a time.

 

 

 

The two beasts that were originally Peak Grade One Martial Saints became Peak Grade Four Martial Saints. Their body lengths increased to ten meters, but the change didn't distort their beauty. The sight of one gold and one silver b.u.t.terfly together was especially beautiful.

 

 

 

"Their combat skills should be more powerful now!" Qing Shui thought as he observed the changing Gold-Silver Coloured b.u.t.terflies.

 

 

 

Qing Shui called the Diamond Gigantic Elephant and Fire Bird over. Originally, he these two beasts were his backup plan in case of failure, but he had gained another reliable battle force in his a.r.s.enal with the growth of the Thunderous Beast.

 

 

 

Right now, Qing Shui hoped that the Diamond Gigantic Elephant and the Fire Bird would see large increases in abilities as well. The Thunderous Beast and the Ten Thousand Poisonous Violet Sable were not enough by themselves in the upcoming fight&h.e.l.lip;

 

 

 

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AST 757 – Promotion, Qing Shui standing amongst the experts

 

 

 

Qing Shui Skywalked and at the same time, both the Fire Bird and Diamond Gigantic Elephant also flew towards him. He first took out four Crimson Pellets and fed each of them one. After that, he kept the rest of them because these things were precious treasures that could not be easily found. These were treasures which every tamer would seek.

 

 

 

Qing Shui didn’t plan to let the Jade Emperor Bee use it as he thought that it would be a waste. He planned to give those that he left behind to Di Chen, Luan Luan, Mingyue, leaving them with two each for their mounts.

 

 

 

After a short while, almost at the same time, both the Fire Bird and Diamond Gigantic Elephant shone with golden and red light. The Diamond Gigantic Elephant shone with golden light whereas the Fire Bird was bathed in flame. Loud chirping and trumpeting noises could be heard constantly.

 

 

 

Qing Shui gripped both of his fists tightly because the amount of strength increase for both the demonic beasts was a deciding factor to see if he would continue to stay here or leave. Qing Shui wouldn’t want to risk it if he could only rely on both the Thunderous Beast and Ten Thousand Poisonous Violet Sable. Hence, he would see how much the Fire Bird and Diamond Gigantic Elephant broke through and how much additional strength boost he could receive from the Diamond Gigantic Elephant as a result.

 

 

 

They broke through!

 

 

 

Qing Shui smiled as he felt the strength of the Fire Bird and Diamond Gigantic Elephant increasing madly. Furthermore, it was a continuous breakthrough. Eventually, it came to a stop.

 

 

 

Qing Shui showed a satisfied smile because of the Fire Bird's rapid improvement in strength. The Fire Bird's raw strength doubled from the original two thousand and five hundred countries to a strength that was worth five thousand countries.

 

 

 

Qing Shui now knew that once one's strength exceeded a certain boundary, their ability to absorb more power would increase as their strength progressed further. It's just like what's happening with the current Fire Bird. It was absorbing a few times more amount of strength compared to the Thunderous Beast. The Thunderous Beast definitely wouldn't come short in talent, it's just that it started off really weak, hence, it was restricted with a lot of limitations.

 

 

 

Five thousand countries worth of strength. It could already achieve strength that's worth one star under the effect of State of Phoenix Dance. Under the effect of Phoenix Dance of Nine Heavens, it's strength would once again double up. Before achieving the Martial Emperor Grade, the strength of both demonic beasts and human warriors were measured using stars as a standard.

 

 

 

Merely one Crimson Pellet was already so powerful.

 

 

 

After that, Qing Shui observed the Diamond Gigantic Elephant. There weren't many changes in terms of its physical size. However, the aura that was emitted from it felt different. Its strength had also increased from the original two thousand and five hundred countries to five thousand countries.

 

 

 

It went up by two thousand five hundred countries. Qing Shui felt roused. The thing that roused him the most was that the raw defense of the Diamond Gigantic Elephant had broken through from the original five thousand countries to eight thousand countries.

 

 

 

The inner core of the Nine-Headed Moon Wolf had managed to significantly awaken the Diamond Gigantic Elephant's and Fire Bird's innate skills and helped tremendously improve their strength. This was all achieved with just one.

 

 

 

Without further hesitation, Qing Shui immediately fed them the two pills that he left in his hands and calmly observed them. His heart was thumping, the sense of exhilaration felt great.

 

 

 

Not long after, the Fire Bird and Diamond Gigantic Elephant once again broke through. The Fire Bird's strength barely increased by another two thousand five hundred countries and achieved a total of seven thousand and five hundred countries worth of raw strength. This time, a change also occurred to the Fire Bird's body. The length and width of both of its wings were almost a hundred meters.

 

 

 

Even though the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal was huge, the s.p.a.ce around it still felt a bit tight. The Fire Bird looked a lot smaller as soon as it folded its wings, the reason being that its wings were too large.

 

 

 

An entire body of fire red feathers plus the crown that had gotten a few times bigger in size&h.e.l.lip; A phoenix, that’s what Qing Shui felt that it looked like even though he hadn’t necessarily come across an actual one.

 

 

 

This time, the offensive strength of the Diamond Gigantic Elephant went up by two thousand countries and achieved a total of seven thousand countries. It’s raw defense had also increased by three thousand countries and achieved a total of eleven thousand countries.

 

 

 

Roarr-roarr!

 

 

 

Qing Shui immediately let out multiple screams in the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal to express his joy. It was a kind of joy that’s not shared with anyone else. It felt more like he was stealing happiness.

 

 

 

Under the effect of Phoenix Dance of Nine Heavens, the Fire Bird would possess strength of one star and it could execute attacks with strength that was worth three stars. Under the effect of Diamond Qi and Diamond Protection, the Diamond Gigantic Elephant would have attacks that was worth fourteen thousand countries and defense that was worth twenty two thousand countries. When the Diamond Gigantic Elephant attacked violently, it could draw out almost three stars worth of strength.

 

 

 

But these were all unimportant. The most important things as of now were the Diamond Gigantic Elephant's Mighty Elephant Stomp at Great Perfection Stage that could draw out ten times its raw offensive strength which was worth seven stars&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;

 

 

 

This was what was scary. Even though the damage wouldn’t be as great if the Mighty Elephant Stomp was used from long range, it could still deal six a half stars worth of damage. Furthermore, it was capable of attacking one whole group.

 

 

 

"Haha!" Qing Shui realized that he was already considered to possess two Peak Martial Saint Grade demonic beasts. During this crucial period, It seemed they appeared at just the right time.

 

 

 

All of these happened too coincidentally. If they hadn’t met Ye Yan, they wouldn’t have stopped by Wolf Fang City. If Ye Yan hadn’t talked about the Divine Wolf Shrine, Qing Shui too wouldn’t have gone there, nor would he have gotten the inner core.

 

 

 

Half a day pa.s.sed after all of this happened. The weight that had been on Qing Shui's heart also finally dropped down. He had always been afraid that the power boost of the Demonic Beasts, upon feeding them the inner core, would go in an undesirable direction. Now, not only did he feel satisfied, it has even gone beyond his expectations.

 

 

 

Just what kind of strength did the Nine-Headed Moon Wolf possess when it was alive? Qing Shui couldn’t help but start thinking about it. He was unclear about its ability, hence, he also couldn’t figure out the answer to it.

 

 

 

Now, he wanted to refine the 20% strength boost that was provided to him as a result of the Diamond Gigantic Elephant's breakthrough. The four thousand five hundred countries strength increase to its offensive strength and six thousand countries strength increase to its defense along with its incredible speed, 20%. They were equivalent to nine hundred countries of strength and a thousand and two hundred countries of defense with some other boosts. As Qing Shui thought about it, he felt really agitated. This was the most significant strength increase he had ever experienced.

 

 

 

Ancient Strengthening Technique!

 

 

 

Qing Shui started cultivating to adjust his body's condition. The cloud of qi within his dantian has gotten a lot bigger compared to before. This made Qing Shui felt really agitated and excited. He remembered that there were still three experts of his generation who were stronger than himself.

 

 

 

They had supreme treasures but similarly, he also had his own Heaven defying treasures. He couldn’t afford to lose to anyone, especially the young man from Donggong Clan who surpa.s.sed himself. If he was to lose to a young man from Donggong Clan, how was he going to help find justice for the Old Ancestor.

 

 

 

Explode!

 

 

 

The more he thought about it, the more agitated he felt. Qing Shui immediately used his Qi of Ancient Strengthening Technique to penetrate through the cloud. Immediately, a violent strength started spreading out of his body. The tenacious meridians also reached their limits upon taking in the sudden supply of formidable energies.

 

 

 

Compress!

 

 

 

Qing Shui only felt scared after penetrating through the clouds. The last time he did it was when he was in the shrine, this time, he was a bit too rash. He didn’t dare to be reckless. Qing Shui operated all of his abilities all the way to its peak and progressed forward step by step. He wouldn’t allow any mistakes to be made.

 

 

 

The speed at which the Yin-Yang image revolved also became faster and faster as it constantly refine the violent Qi of Ancient Strengthening Technique and changing it to Qing Shui's strength.

 

 

 

The limitless surging strength was still increasing. Very quickly, Qing Shui was already sweating all over his body like he got showered with water. Qing Shui clenched his teeth and held on stubbornly. He was already provoked by it before when he attempted to forcefully pierce through the formidable clouds.

 

 

 

Pu!

 

 

 

Qing Shui spurted out a mouthful of fresh blood. His body managed to loosen up a lot. Fortunately, after his last increase in strength, his meridians and bones all underwent a drastic improvement. Furthermore, the Yin-Yang Image had leveled up too.

 

 

 

Slowly, a layer of fine grey sweat appeared on his body. The endurance of his body also reached a critical point. A lot of the bones across his body cracked. But at the moment when he was about to give up, Qing Shui suddenly remembered the grieving look of the Old Ancestor before he pa.s.sed away.

 

 

 

Also, both Qing Zun and Qing Yin's face appeared in front of Qing Shui. For them, he would have to hold on no matter what. Considering that both Mingyue Gelou and s.h.i.+ Qingzhuang were also already pregnant, he thought to himself that he needed to survive to take care of them. As this happened, a mysterious strength emerged.

 

 

 

Rebirth!

 

 

 

The power from the Ancient book of Rebirth once again appeared. His damaged body and meridians were constantly recovering.

 

 

 

The bones that cracked before also started recovering on their own. He no longer felt excruciating pain in his body. Instead, it was replaced with a warm feeling.

 

 

 

The Energy of Rebirth continuously wandered around his body. More and more strength was refined and as a result, the burden of his body also became less and less. Slowly, he could already control it as he pleased.

 

 

 

Yet another two hours pa.s.sed, Qing Shui opened up both of his eyes. This power took him three days to refine. He lowered his head and looked at the bloodstains all over his body and smelled the smelly b.l.o.o.d.y scent. He quickly took a bit of water to wash himself and put on the Silk s.h.i.+rt of the Moon Silkworm. After doing so, he could already feel a kind of comfort that he never experienced before.

 

 

 

Successfully refined!

 

 

 

Qing Shui sensed his own strength and realized that his raw strength had increased by nine hundred countries and his defense had increased by a thousand two hundred countries. This caused Qing Shui's offensive strength to achieve a net worth three thousand one hundred countries and his defense to achieve five thousand countries.

 

 

 

Under the effect of Diamond Qi, Diamond Protection and Diamond Crossing Rivers, he managed to achieve one star defense and six thousand and two hundred countries of offensive strength under his default state.

 

 

 

The Nature Energy increased his raw strength by 50% whereas the Immovable mountain boosted it by 40%. His Frenzied Bull's Strength also helped provide a 30% boost and the same also happened with the Heavenly Thunder Slash. s.h.i.+eld Attack helped provide a 20% strength boost and the Heavenly Talisman provided him with 40% boost for both his offense and defense states. The Combination Sword Technique provided a 20% boost whereas the Thunder G.o.d helped increase all of his strength by one fold.

 

 

 

If Qing Shui was to take out the Violet Gold Divine s.h.i.+eld and Thunder G.o.d, his strength would end up slightly above three stars. If he was to take out the Big Dipper Sword and Thunder G.o.d, his offensive strength would end up being slightly weaker. If so, he could still use the 7 Stars Armor. Since his defense was already slightly more than three and a half stars to begin with, it would end up being about seven stars worth with the armor.

 

 

 

To hit people, one must first learn to endure being hit. Now that he already possessed the ability to do so, even though his offensive strength wasn't really that strong, he still had other killer weapons. His offensive strength was already enough for him to execute those techniques.

 

 

 

Talismans drawing, drawing the Hundred Forms of the Tiger, Qing Shui who experienced a huge leap in strength calmed his mind and dedicated himself to cultivating. This was considered to be one of the shortcuts Qing Shui found. Once a person experienced a huge leap in strength, the person would similarly have significant improvement in both refining medicines and drawing talismans during that time. This was most likely the effect of the correlation of strength.

 

 

 

Qing Shui's was still threshold of the level of drawing bones in terms of drawing Hundred Forms of the Tiger. He was unable to step into the level that he has always looked forward to. It was when one achieved the level of drawing bones that one was considered to have officially stepped into the world of drawing.

 

 

 

One by one, Qing Shui kept on drawing. At this moment, he was able to calm down his mind really easily. Maybe because of the huge leap in strength, he felt that the things which he has been concerned about for a long time weren't as far-fetched as he had felt.

 

 

 

This time, Qing Shui was able to draw it really skillfully, so much so that for an instant, it made Qing Shui feel that those that he drew in the past were unbearable. Nevertheless, he felt that he hadn't broken through yet. Even so, he didn't really bother about it as long as there was an improvement.

 

 

 

Qing Shui woke up really early the next day. After that, he carried on with his morning exercise. Even though the Taichi Fist didn't break through, it was constantly improving. Qing Shui felt that it was considerably stronger when he executed the moves now compared to before. This was the benefit of gaining an upgrade in strength. Once one's strength ascended, the strength of Taichi Fist would become stronger even if it didn't break through in realms. Similarly, if one only experienced an ascension in realm, the strength of Taichi Fist would also become stronger.

 

 

 

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