Chapter 284: White Hannya Three-star? Muscle Refining Complete, The Final Step Of The Palace Of Flesh! Respect For The Strong!
In an instant, Two-Foot Adult’s entire body erupted with brilliant golden light!
This light made Shangshan Che and Lili Zi, who were staring at her not far away, squint their eyes.
Shangshan Che’s heart skipped a beat, because he could feel that Two-Foot Adult’s original aura had vanished in an instant, without leaving even the slightest trace.
But before he could think further, the life aura unique to Two-Foot Adult reappeared after a split second.
Moreover, it was stronger and thicker than before!
The moment it appeared, it was elevated to its peak!
The golden light suddenly vanished as if deliberately restrained, revealing Two-Foot Adult within… or perhaps now it should be called “Hachishaku Nio”‘s body.
The original white dress and white hat were gone, with jet-black, deep hair casually draped down, falling onto full and robust shoulders, only tied simply at the ends with a band.
Muscles glowing with faint golden light connected block by block, exceptionally full, with a body whose contours remained perfectly sculpted, exposed under the sunlight, flowing with an indestructible sheen like diamond.
If the previous “Hachishaku form” only gave the impression of being tall.
Tall in height, large in build.
Then the current “Hachishaku Nio” instinctively brought to mind a similar but entirely different word.
—Gigantic.
Two-Foot Adult’s body was only covered by a few strips of cloth and a wide skirt hem, yet it couldn’t evoke any sense of allure or temptation.
Instead, only majesty.
The majesty belonging to “Benevolent King”.
“Clearly originally an urban legend, but now the qi and blood amount is more than ten times mine…”
Lili Zi roughly sized up Two-Foot Adult and couldn’t help but click her tongue in awe in her heart.
Shangshan Che circled around Two-Foot Adult, who still had her eyes closed, and similarly estimated in his heart,
“With such a qi and blood amount, if converted to attributes, it’s probably already over a hundred, roughly the same as when I incarnate as White Hannya now?”
Even, possibly a notch higher.
Truly a heart-pounding numerical value.
As expected of an ultimate technique that can only be used within the effective time of “Vajra Body”, this move used against those three-and-a-half star demon supernatural phenomena would be complete dimensional suppression.
—Meaning Two-Foot Adult smashing the demon into a meat patty with one fist.
Amid the surging sound of blood flowing like a great river and the heart’s low, booming pulsations, Two-Foot Adult slowly opened her eyes.
Benevolent King, beholding this world once more.
The “Life Protection Aura” that had already enveloped the entire courtyard geometrically intensified in this instant, making Lili Zi rub her fingers and smile.
“If it were the previous Two-Foot with her soft punches, she’d probably be pinned to the ground by this aura, unable to move.”
“Two-Foot, how do you feel now?”
Once Two-Foot Adult scanned the surroundings with a gaze majestic as a prison, took a deep breath, Shangshan Che tentatively asked.
—This Benevolent King state wouldn’t distort his family Two-Foot Adult’s personality, would it?
But the next moment, such a thought was tossed by Shangshan Che to the ends of the earth.
“Che Adult, I’m fine.”
Upon hearing his words, the seriousness on Benevolent King’s face melted away like ice and snow, revealing an expression of irrepressible joy like a little girl.
She clenched her huge, powerful fist and shouted loudly: “Better than ever!”
“—Qi and blood full, mind clear. Che Adult, it seems only now do I understand what the world you see every day is like.”
Shangshan Che translated in his heart:
Physique and willpower attributes both doubled, even more… In his view, charm attribute probably skyrocketed by dozens of points too.
Two-Foot in Benevolent King state, no need to say much about her temperament; anyone looking would think this was a legendary “Immovable Wisdom King” in the flesh.
The beauty displayed by her body even silently drew Shangshan Che’s gaze, sucking it in firmly like a magnet.
The previous Two-Foot could never achieve such a thing.
Two-Foot reached out and drew the half-transparent great spear stuck beside her, swinging it effortlessly, making Shangshan Che’s eyes light up again.
Because he too had full proficiency mastery in plain spear technique, he could tell at a glance that Two-Foot Adult in Benevolent King state had also improved significantly in technique.
In layman’s terms— from “beginner mastery” to “peak mastery”.
Just one step away from reaching expert level.
And the Life Protection Aura.
Under this aura’s coverage, any casual one-star small fry entering would black out and directly turn into his soul ash.
Ordinary three-star strength demons entering would have their strength noticeably weakened.
Attributes, technique, aura… and more places he hadn’t discovered.
Two-Foot’s strength in Benevolent King state could be said to have risen more than one order of magnitude in close combat.
In Shangshan Che’s judgment by his insight and experience, if Two-Foot Adult could maintain this state, soloing Ootama Hoshi shouldn’t be a big problem.
So, he asked the most important question,
“Also, how long does it last?”
Two-Foot Adult pondered briefly and quickly gave the answer: “About fifteen minutes… now fourteen minutes left.”
Fifteen minutes.
Shangshan Che hummed in acknowledgment.
Though somewhat short and incomparable to his “Wrath”, Two-Foot had no side effects after Benevolent King state ended, at most consuming one use of Vajra Body’s life-saving effect.
This duration was fully enough to complete a battle.
As for more, even Two-Foot Adult herself couldn’t say clearly.
“Then let’s begin.”
Lili Zi spoke calmly: “More abilities can be found and discovered in combat.”
She asked: “Ready, Two-Foot?”
Two-Foot Adult slung the nearly two-zhang-long great spear over her shoulder and smiled easily.
—Because Lili Zi no longer hid, fully exposing her own stats, Two-Foot Adult was confident she completely crushed her in numbers, with victory assured.
Thus she waved her hand grandly and said,
“The one who should be ready is you, Lili Zi Xiao…”
Lili Zi calmly lowered her gaze, flicked her fingertip.
Distinct thin lines appeared on Two-Foot Adult’s face glowing with faint golden light, a trace of glaring red slowly trickling out.
A slight pain interrupted Two-Foot Adult’s words.
In the silence, she raised her hand to touch her cheek, only then realizing she had been cut.
Benevolent King’s pupils contracted slightly, instinctively gripping the great spear in her hand tightly.
“Why is it that just because I don’t hide myself, you get careless… If you were fully focused, you could have noticed and dodged this sword.”
Lili Zi scolded like teaching an incompetent disciple: “Too immature, Two-Foot.”
“So far, you’ve probably faced quite a few opponents and fought many times, gaining much experience…”
After a brief pause, Lili Zi countered: “But have you ever truly clashed with an existence that can be called a real powerhouse?”
Two-Foot Adult froze in place.
Because indeed, she really hadn’t faced off against any so-called powerhouses… The most thrilling time was just mustering courage to face the mindless torrent of wish power.
Though she had reincarnated and battled many times in Jizo Statue’s dream, they were all unremarkable rōnin and demons, none memorable enough to remember their names.
Any powerhouses, any powerful demons, were all handled by Shangshan Che.
She was just a cheerleader on the side.
Two-Foot Adult’s silence made Lili Zi understand.
So she finally smiled: “Then, I’ll give you a proper lesson on behalf of Shangshan Jun.”
Lili Zi locked Benevolent King in her gaze, sword heart rising like the great sun suspended in the air, her voice flowing into Two-Foot’s ears from all directions at once,
“—What it means to respect a powerhouse!”
Only then did Two-Foot Adult suddenly realize that the aura she thought could delay and deter anyone’s movements had no effect at all on Che Adult or Lili Zi.
Two-Foot Adult gripped the spear shaft tightly.
At this moment, though she didn’t want to admit it in her heart, she still placed herself in the challenger’s position.
She was still, far from enough.
Two-Foot Adult took a deep breath and roared,
“Miss Lili Zi, here I come!”
And before this voice was the great spear already thrusting out like a dragon.
“Good.”
Two-Foot Adult didn’t see any movement from Lili Zi, but felt as if invisible weapons deflected her spear tip, shifting the landing point aside.
Lili Zi clapped her hands, and Two-Foot Adult felt a terrifying killing intent, her hair standing on end, immediately following her instinct to shatter two invisible blades with her spear blade.
“Now touch your neck?”
Two-Foot Adult touched and found a trace of blood indeed trickling on her neck— if Lili Zi hadn’t held back, there would be a gaping flesh wound here.
Following that, a trace of blood appeared on both the inside and outside of Two-Foot Adult’s wrist.
Lili Zi’s mocking voice came: “Enemy tells you to touch and you do? What are you, Little X classmate, a smart home device?”
She had just boasted in front of Che Adult, and now she was being toyed with like this…
Two-Foot Adult flushed red with anger, but memorized all the previous failures in her heart, becoming even calmer.
She stroked the great spear’s shaft, transforming it into a more versatile cross spear, then raised her brows and declared loudly,
“Again!”
“Come on.”
Lili Zi held up her index and middle fingers as a sword finger, beckoning her.
Next, a high-intensity clash of strength and technique unfolded right before Shangshan Che’s eyes.
But this high intensity was one-sided.
For Lili Zi, even though Two-Foot’s body was several times stronger and her pure technique not too bad, it still posed little threat.
Because Two-Foot was too green.
Finally, amid the furious roar of the flushed Two-Foot, the cross spear, now no different from a real great spear, finally shattered the sword domain’s obstruction once, aiming its tip at Lili Zi’s neck.
The latter raised her hand blade, the super Secret Technique·Unenlightened Three-stage Thrust, which even Shangshan Che hadn’t mastered, already primed and ready.
In this critical moment, Shangshan Che activated Eightfold Fence, right hand grasping the cross spear’s shaft, left hand grasping Lili Zi’s palm.
“Stop!”
He shouted loudly.
Shangshan Che panted and said: “This round, call it a draw.”
Two-Foot Adult shuddered, suddenly snapping out of her immersed flow state of receiving moves.
Lili Zi glanced at the spear blade already within inches, nodded calmly as before,
“Fine, then a draw it is.”
This spar to test Two-Foot Adult’s Benevolent King state thus ended in a draw.
Only one side had been bare-handed from start to finish, not even touching a hem of clothing, appearing completely at ease.
The other was drenched in sweat like pulp, with vital spots all over her body covered in fine, hair-thin blood threads that had mostly healed by now.
Looking utterly disheveled.
—Even though Two-Foot Adult wouldn’t suffer fatal injuries from hits to vitals, the deducted “life value” would increase.
After Benevolent King state ended and reverting to Two-Foot form, Two-Foot Adult bit her lip, clenched her fist, and said with a trace of unwillingness,
“Miss Lili Zi… Next time, I’ll win against you.”
Lili Zi blinked, smiling at her: “Mm, I’ll be waiting.”
……
The next day, before sunrise.
Shangshan Che, whose spirit and time had been squeezed to the limit, suddenly opened his eyes, spreading his arms toward the sun just emerging over the horizon.
【Due to you opening the Yin Wheel acupoint, Human Divine Treasury progress increased!】
【Current progress: 28/108】
【You completed Palace of Flesh Cultivation·Qi Flesh!】
【You completed Palace of Flesh Cultivation·Muscle Refining stage!】
【Your muscle strength greatly increased!】
【Your physique +4!】
【Due to completing “Muscle Refining stage”, your qi utilization efficiency moderately increased!】
—He finally completed the opening of twenty-eight acupoints and Muscle Refining stage before the elimination tournament!
Shangshan Che opened his personal panel, glancing only at the physique attribute.
【Physique: 76→80】
In just a few short days, his already extremely high physique attribute rose again and again!
Teaching the first two sections of Life River Breathing Technique to Lili Zi, and starting acupoint cultivation after discussing acupoints with her, was truly the right decision!
Compared to before obtaining Life River Breathing Technique, the efficiency had improved far too much.
Originally, completing the entire Muscle Refining stage would take at least half a month more, but now the time was cut by more than half.
Not to mention simultaneously opening so many acupoints, already completing nearly a quarter of Human Divine Treasury.
Next, continue Muscle Casting to complete Breathing Technique’s second stage·Palace of Flesh, or stop cultivation and first pick one of the three great ultimate forms he could practice to train?
After a few thoughts, Shangshan Che made his decision.
—Continue Muscle Casting.
Just like completing the first stage·Sea of Qi’s marker and core ability “Qi Circulation”, fully forging Palace of Flesh would surely yield gains.
As for the four great ultimate forms, he could master them one by one later, no rush.
Anyway, he didn’t have Life River Breathing Technique’s third stage·Divine Treasure Containment in hand, so build the foundation solidly and take it slow.
After all, unlike most martial artists, Shangshan Che had more than just the breathing technique path to walk.
“Time is almost up.”
Shangshan Che gazed at the great sun gradually rising in the distance, opening the panel of his first obtained incarnation·White Hannya after a month.
【”White Hannya（Complete Body）” upgrading: 99%……100%!】
【Your demon incarnation·White Hannya（Complete Body） has finished upgrading!】
【You obtained…】
【Demon Incarnation·Red Hannya!!!】
