Creak…
The carriage, traversing the rugged mountain road, let out muffled thuds.
Inside the swaying carriage.
Lin Sheng's eyes snapped open.
His soft, boneless body instantly straightened.
Large beads of sweat streaming from his forehead instantly evaporated.
“The Bone Shattering is finally complete…”
He let out a heavy breath, a joyful expression on his face, which had been somewhat pale but quickly became rosy.
At this moment, he could clearly feel the extremely pure energy coiled in his Dantian.
This Bloodline energy gathered two inches above his Dantian, forming a small, fingernail-sized sphere, like a precious pill.
“Next, I should attempt to reshape the bones.”
After resting for just a cup of tea’s time, Lin Sheng was already impatient to proceed with the final step of the Heavenly Serpent Bone Exchange Realm: Bone Tempering.
Completing the Bone Tempering would not bring him any immediate benefits; only after its completion would the second Realm of this secret method, Heavenly Serpent Bone Exchange, be truly finished.
Moreover, the most difficult part of the Heavenly Serpent Bone Exchange Realm was Bone Tempering; relatively speaking, the difficulty of Bone Tempering was much lower.
“Strive to do it in one go…”
Lin Sheng muttered to himself, and the next moment, the pure energy in his Dantian seemed to be grasped by an invisible hand and instantly exploded.
In an instant, this pure energy seemed to be ignited, becoming wildly violent.
It constantly surged and wildly crashed within his body.
It seemed to possess its own consciousness, wanting to break free and escape.
In a flash, Lin Sheng's muscles emitted thunderous explosions.
If anyone were in the carriage, they would clearly see Lin Sheng's skin constantly bulging and protruding, as if countless insects were hidden beneath his skin.
They were densely packed, almost covering his entire body; if someone with trypophobia saw this scene, they would likely faint on the spot.
Especially since the thunderous muffled thuds almost formed a continuous string, making it hard to imagine what kind of rapid assault Lin Sheng's body was enduring at this moment.
“How could this be!?”
This scene also completely exceeded his expectations.
It was completely different from the Bone Tempering situation described in the Heavenly Serpent Bone Exchange Secret Method.
According to the secret method, after removing the impure Bloodline from the bones, the Bone Tempering Realm would not be as dangerous as the previous one; one only needed to systematically refine this Bloodline Power.
It was to be used as nourishment for condensing one's own Yao Bone.
The so-called Yao Bone refers to the bone and blood of the exotic beast corresponding to one's main Bloodline.
After condensing one's own Yao Bone, one can once again significantly enhance one's Bloodline Power.
Lin Sheng's brows furrowed; at this moment, the countless surges of wild Qi and Blood energy in his body showed no signs of slowing down their offensive, but rather became even more violent.
Almost every strike was comparable to the full power of a Bones Transformation Peak Martial Artist.
And every second, his body endured no less than thousands of attacks.
Even with his Physique, he felt waves of intense pain surging like a tide, as this kind of attack was from the inside out; it was precisely because his Physique was extraordinarily powerful, and his internal organs and meridians were equally robust.
Otherwise, at the first moment of this Qi and Blood energy rampage, his body would probably have been riddled with holes.
“Is it still because I don’t have a main Bloodline!?”
Taking a deep breath, Lin Sheng pondered for a moment and deduced the reason for this situation.
After all, during the Yi Pi Realm, there was also an unexpected occurrence; refining the impure Bloodline in the muscles and meridians also completely exceeded what the secret method described.
It seemed that these impure Bloodlines had a natural and extreme repulsion towards non-exotic beast Bloodlines, especially in the presence of his own Bloodline.
In fact, he had also thought about the reason for this: the Bloodline strength of humans themselves was simply too weak and insignificant compared to those of exotic beasts.
To want these impure Bloodlines to serve as nourishment for one's own Bloodline.
It was like asking a group of fierce lions, who had long lorded over others, to recognize a very weak domestic dog as their leader, and even willingly become its food.
So it was no wonder there was such a violent backlash.
Feeling the Qi and Blood rampage in his body, with signs of continuously intensifying, Lin Sheng took a deep breath, a fierce look on his face.
“Unconvinced? Then I’ll suppress you until you submit…”
The moment his words fell, his body instantly swelled up as if inflated, and layers of reddish-black scales rapidly grew on his skin.
In just a blink of an eye, his body, sitting cross-legged in the carriage, had almost filled the carriage.
Even Nong Yu outside clearly felt the carriage sink down.
She was somewhat surprised, but considering that Lin Sheng was in secluded cultivation, she didn't pay too much attention.
Inside the carriage, explosions continued incessantly, but outside, it was exceptionally calm, with no sound whatsoever; no one knew what was happening inside this bumpy carriage at that moment.
Red patterns on Lin Sheng's cheeks emitted faint red glows, exuding an indescribable fierce aura.
His muscles, which had been constantly impacted by the Qi and Blood energy, now showed no abnormalities on the surface.
Even the original explosive sounds had become much weaker.
It wasn't that the Qi and Blood energy's rampage had diminished, but rather that Lin Sheng's physical strength had undergone a tremendous change compared to before.
Even if the intensity of the Qi and Blood energy rampage within his body at this moment was almost comparable to the attacks of a Martial Artist who had just entered the Divine Transformation Realm, it was futile.
At this moment, Lin Sheng's physical strength had reached an inconceivable level.
With a thought, the meridians and muscles within his body began to rapidly contract, continuously compressing the attack space of the rampaging Qi and Blood.
In just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, all the rampaging Qi and Blood within his body had stopped; it wasn't that they wanted to stop, but rather that Lin Sheng's muscles were almost in a completely closed state at this moment.
Like a Wanjun stone roller, it was continuously crushing these Qi and Blood energies, forcibly integrating them into the bones within his body with brute force.
Just like in the Yi Pi Realm, he broke through with force.
However, even at this point, these rampaging Qi and Blood energies still struggled wildly, resisting the impending Fusion.
“Let me see how long you can last…”
Feeling the unwillingness and struggle of the rampaging Qi and Blood within his body, Lin Sheng's golden vertical pupils were extremely calm.
Then, his eyes closed, and the fierce aura he had been emitting also disappeared, but the power within his body grew stronger and stronger, squeezing the living space of the rampaging Qi and Blood.
Time flowed, and the caravan traveled without stopping.
Unconsciously, it was already nightfall, and the Xiaoyuan Mountain Range was completely behind them.
For one night, the carriage did not stop at all, at Water Leech's signal.
It had been decided to go straight out of Yu Hai Pass before resting.
Soon, a night passed.
The next day.
Dark clouds gathered in the sky.
Streaks of silver lines fell from the sky, connecting with the earth, and water splashed on the ground.
Inside the carriage.
Lin Sheng's enormous body rapidly contracted, quickly returning to its normal size.
However, his skin at this moment was a fiery red, like a boiled river shrimp.
The Qi and Blood within his body seemed to boil, and plumes of white steam erupted from his pores, emitting scorching heat.
His previously tightly closed eyes opened, and all the whites of his eyes were covered by blood vessels, appearing blood-red, and even his pupils had an extra layer of crimson.
Until an hour passed.
Lin Sheng’s crimson skin gradually returned to normal, and the blood red in his eyes also faded.
“The Bones Transformation is complete…”
He tilted his head and stretched his neck, a calm smile appearing on his face.
He extended his hands, clapped them together, and a crisp Qi explosion sound emanated from between his fingers.
Lin Sheng immediately began to feel the changes within his body.
“All aspects of my physical quality have improved, but unlike Yi Pi Realm, this time the greatest improvement should be my Physique, with Strength and Agility coming in second…”
【Lin Sheng】
【Realm: Blood Transportation】
【Strength: 18】【Physique: 18】【Agility: 12】【Perception: 7】【Spirit: 4】
Compared to his own sensations, it was more intuitive to look at the panel. After bringing up the panel and seeing the attribute changes on it, Lin Sheng took a deep breath, his smile growing wider.
“I didn’t expect such a massive improvement…”
Although he had already guessed it, such a significant increase still surprised him.
One must know that before the Bones Transformation was completed, his Strength was only 15 points, Physique 13 points, and Agility only 9 points.
But after his Breakthrough, he actually gained a total of 11 attribute points.
This level of improvement completely surpassed that of fusing with a single high-tier Spirit Beast.
It was probably equivalent to fusing with two high-tier Spirit Beasts.
Including the improvements from completing Yi Pi Realm, the Heavenly Serpent Bone Exchange secret art brought him truly unimaginable enhancements.
“It’s completely on par with fusing with a powerful Yao Beast.”
Lin Sheng reached this conclusion and was startled himself.
“Even without fusing with any Spirit Beast, my current combat power is definitely not inferior to that of an ordinary Divine Transformation Realm Martial Artist…”
Thinking this, he was already eager to test the strength of his current Physique.
He immediately lifted the carriage curtain, informed Nong Yu, and then his figure shot into the adjacent mountain forest, disappearing from sight.
Water Leech, who was leading the carriage team, seemed to sense something, turned his head to look, and then frowned slightly.
“Brother Water Leech, Young Master Lin just came out of seclusion and wants to test his skills. He’ll be back soon; he already notified us, so no need to worry.”
Bai Can immediately spoke up with a smile.
“We’re almost at Yu Hai Pass, and he chose this exact moment…”
Upon hearing this, Water Leech’s frown deepened, but after muttering a sentence, he snorted coldly and said nothing more.
In the mountain forest, Lin Sheng had already reached the depths in a dozen breaths.
He stretched his muscles and bones. Although his height hadn't increased again, he exuded an indescribable sense of toughness and uprightness.
He extended a finger and tapped his arm, producing a crisp thudding sound, as if striking tempered steel.
“The improvement in Physique this time is too great. My physical resilience has almost increased by 50% compared to before, which is truly exaggerated.”
“As for the three points of Strength, it might not seem like much, but it’s hundreds of thousands of catties of strength. If combined with the True Yang Change’s amplification, it’s still quite considerable.”
“And the three points of Agility improvement also, to a certain extent, made up for the lack of speed.”
His figure constantly weaved through the mountain forest, and thick, ancient trees shattered like foam upon contact.
In just a moment, the mountain forest looked as if it had suffered an earthquake, a scene of devastation.
Lin Sheng also lost the desire to continue testing.
With his control over his body, there was actually no need for testing, but the improvement in all aspects of his physical quality made his hands itch, so he couldn't help but vent a little.
Looking at the surrounding wreckage, Lin Sheng couldn't help but feel a bit emotional.
“Unconsciously, even without the amplification of the Fusion imprint, I have grown to such an extent.”
Compared to when he was before going to Fulong City, although his Realm had fallen, his strength had undergone an earth-shattering improvement.
The Supreme Heavenly Demon Scripture, Dragon Elephant Great Bone Pill, Heavenly Spirit Essence Pill, Dragon Elephant Power, and the Breakthrough to the second Realm of Heavenly Serpent Bone Exchange.
“Even if I were to face that Furious Tiger again now, without using the Fusion imprint, I believe I would be able to suppress him…”
“Heavenly Serpent Bone Exchange, truly worthy of being a Former Dynasty secret art.”
The renewed increase in his strength put him in a great mood.
“The third layer of Heavenly Serpent Bone Exchange is quite special, and I probably won’t be able to master it in a short time. So, next, I should once again focus on the Supreme Heavenly Demon Scripture. The Nine Transformations of the Demonic Corpse, the Profound Art, should not disappoint me…”
Muttering to himself, Lin Sheng’s figure disappeared from the forest.
Soon, he caught up with the carriage team.
It seemed like a long time, but he had only been gone for less than a quarter of an hour in total.
At this time, the sky was dim, and the falling rain, a fine drizzle, seemed to show signs of intensifying.
The carriage team had already left the mountain forest and was once again traveling on the official road.
It was called an official road, but it was quite old, with incomplete corpses on both sides, and red-eyed mountain wolves watching the speeding carriage team with greedy yet cautious eyes.
In their line of sight, an ancient pass city had already appeared in the distance beneath the dark clouds.
The carriage team advanced towards the ancient pass city for half an hour before stopping.
Instead, they pulled over next to a dilapidated inn by the roadside.
Another carriage team was also stopped at the inn, seemingly having waited there for a long time.
Upon seeing Water Leech and his group, the leader immediately stepped forward and bowed respectfully, then, at Water Leech’s signal,
The person responsible for driving the carriage quickly and skillfully replaced the black horned horses with ordinary horses.
“Young Master, what is this for? Why are we changing to ordinary horses?”
Seeing this, Nong Yu was a bit puzzled and couldn't help but ask. In his opinion, these specially bred black horned horses were undoubtedly the best choice for long-distance travel, so why bother changing to ordinary horses with poor stamina?
“Perhaps it’s for concealment.”
Lin Sheng glanced at it and said lightly.
These people had clearly made arrangements beforehand. He had to admit that Dark Star had been extremely thoughtful with this mission; he didn't need to do anything at all.
“Young Master is indeed intelligent.”
Bai Can had walked over at some point, apparently having overheard their conversation, and said with a wide smile.
“We’re almost at Yu Hai Pass. Although Yu Hai Pass is remote and hasn’t been affected by the war, it’s still on the edge of the front lines. Even if we’ve made arrangements in the pass city beforehand, we still need to be careful. Changing to ordinary horses makes us less conspicuous and can avoid some trouble.”
Seeing the look of realization on Nong Yu’s face, Bai Can continued.
“After we pass Yu Hai Pass, there will be others to meet us, and we can switch back to the horned horses then. Don’t worry about delays on the road.”
“Oh, that is indeed thoughtful.”
Hearing Bai Can’s words, Lin Sheng was also a bit surprised. He had to admit that Dark Star’s arrangements for this mission were truly meticulously detailed.
Before long, after the horses were changed, the team continued its journey.
The ancient pass city gradually drew closer into view.