Chapter 950: Chapter 949: Crystal Demon Bone_1
Following the pathways of the array system, Shi Xiaole progressed further, with the scenery around him constantly changing. When he finally broke free from the array, he didn’t stop, pushing himself until he was completely drained, at which point he stopped by a small river.
He was seriously injured, with a total of seventy-six internal and ninety-two external wounds. Most of these injuries were inflicted by the Wind Thunder Blade Queen, with a smaller portion coming from the stealth attacks of other Martial Emperors in the Void Origin Realm.
Now, with a significant loss of Vigorous Air, the out-of-control energy of the Wind Thunder Blade began to damage more of his meridians.
Pulling out the second pill that Yan Yuchai had given him, Shi Xiaole swallowed it in one gulp. In an instant, the medicinal power turned into a warm current that spread throughout his body.
Upon internal inspection, he could see his wounds healing at a visible pace. His Vigorous Air was greatly replenished, quickly suppressing the energy of the Wind Thunder Blade, while the martial essence within was dissipated and transformed by his life-and-death martial arts.
About three 2-hour periods later.
"I still underestimated the value of this pill," he said.
Shi Xiaole slowly awakened, his wounds fully healed.
Without Yan Yuchai’s pill, it would have taken him at least several days to recover using his life-and-death martial arts. In such a dangerous place, a single 2-hour period could mean missing an opportunity, or risking additional danger.
The debt he owed to Yan Yuchai was greater than he had imagined.
Knowing he couldn’t stay here long, Shi Xiaole pushed aside his distractions and moved stealthily.
The mountain ranges were vast and endless, yet the number of Martial Emperors in the Void Origin Realm was ultimately finite. As long as he didn’t deliberately approach the glow of treasures and compete for them, avoiding others was relatively easy.
Several 2-hour periods passed, and Shi Xiaole found a secluded spot within the vast mountains and gorges. He then used his power to excavate a cave to hide in.
His spiritual sense left his body, making sure no one was within ten thousand meters, then he took out the Liuli box he’d been carrying.
In the darkness, the Liuli box shimmered with a captivating treasure light. All six sides were carved with intricate patterns, with a hollowed center. The longer one looked at it, the more it seemed as if it could suck in one’s soul, with an extraordinary allure.
To any Martial Emperor in the Void Origin Realm, a high-grade spiritual weapon was a divine and powerful armament. Acquiring one could greatly enhance one’s strength. Yet the Fire Emperor and Yan Zhenning had ignored it.
It wasn’t that they didn’t value high-grade spiritual weapons, but rather that the Liuli box was too precious.
Shi Xiaole didn’t know what was inside, but he could feel an unprecedented craving from the silver Demon Bone within him. It made his consciousness frantic, eager to open the box.
Taking a deep breath, Shi Xiaole lifted the lid of the Liuli box.
In an instant.
Brilliant radiance lit up every corner of the cave, more intense than daylight, almost blinding Shi Xiaole. Only after his eyes adjusted did he faintly make out that the box contained a single drop of liquid.
The transparent liquid, about the size of a fingernail, was surrounded by circles of light, as if it had the power to cleanse all things. Under its glow, Shi Xiaole felt an inner clarity and comfort as if he could ascend and become immortal.
"What in the world is this?" he wondered.
Surprise and confusion occupied his mind. With any unknown object, Shi Xiaole’s first thought was caution.
But before he could hesitate, the silver Demon Bone in his body, like a ravenous wolf that hadn’t eaten for three days upon seeing a lamb, suddenly glowed intensely. Accompanied by a strong suction force, the droplet rushed into his body before he could react.
Crack, crack, crack!
An immense pain overwhelmed Shi Xiaole. He felt as if all his bones were being shattered in an instant, then ground into powder by a force, and his body collapsed to the ground.
Immediately after, a scorching power roamed his meridians, its temperature rising continuously, making him wonder if he was immersed in boiling water. The torturous pain nearly made him faint.
It wasn’t over yet; in just a short moment, extreme heat turned into extreme cold as if countless ice blades were cutting back and forth through his flesh, freezing each cell and numbing even the sense of pain.
In this manner, Shi Xiaole toggled between extremes in the Ice and Fire Hell, unable to feel his body, and it seemed even his consciousness was on the verge of melting. At this moment, if anyone approached, not to mention a warrior of the Void Origin Realm, even a Qi Absorption Realm warrior could easily kill him.
One 2-hour period.
Two 2-hour periods.
...
Five 2-hour periods passed.
Shi Xiaole, enduring agonizing torment and incapable of even stirring, suddenly felt a heart-piercing pain surge as his bones, once reduced to powder, began to reconstitute and harden.
In less than a quarter of an hour, all his bones had reverted to their original state, but they now emitted a bright luster, their color close to that of ivory, only whiter and denser, exuding an indestructible and overwhelming sense of power.
Once everything was complete, wisps of white light began to converge from the bones throughout his body onto a silver-colored bone the size of a fingernail.
Boom!
A violent rumbling filled his ears.
An abundance of power made Shi Xiaole feel as if his body was about to explode, each muscle swelling and momentarily bursting through his blue shirt before returning to its original state.
Beneath the glow of pure whiteness, a body, perfect beyond words, sat cross-legged on the ground, with broad shoulders, smooth muscular lines, a V-shaped torso, and legs that, even when coiled, exuded masculine vigor and beauty.
An intense, unusual hue spread across Shi Xiaole’s unparalleled handsome face.
Within him, the silver-colored bone had turned crystal clear. He had once thought this bone was one of the two supreme Demon Bones—the Heaven-devouring Devil Bone—but had been proven wrong by the facts.
Now, he couldn’t fathom the origin of this bone, but one thing was certain: it was extremely terrifying, even surpassing the Heaven-devouring Devil Bone!
The transformed crystal Demon Bone not only greatly enhanced Shi Xiaole’s physical constitution but also his aptitude. At that moment, his mind was alight with countless sparks of inspiration, and his brain cells were more active than ever before.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh.
Shi Xiaole couldn’t help but start swinging his sword.
The Wind Tribulation Sword Technique, which had seemed flawless in his eyes before, suddenly revealed thirteen flaws. These thirteen flaws, even if pointed out, would be difficult for the human body to correct, as they defied normal physiological laws.
However, thanks to his enhanced constitution, Shi Xiaole easily did so.
With his modifications, the power of the Wind Tribulation Sword Technique had increased by a full twenty percent.
Next was the Great Illusionary Formless Sword.
After two days, Shi Xiaole had not only perfected the first two moves but also, using his prior insights and foundation, created a third move with even greater lethality.
"My aptitude has increased by at least fifty percent."
Honestly, even Shi Xiaole was shocked by himself.
His own aptitude had already been unmatched in the world. What would an additional fifty percent mean? But if it wasn’t a fifty percent increase, how could he have improved so drastically in such a short amount of time?
Suppressing his excitement, Shi Xiaole began to practice the Vigorous Air Vortex again. Six days later, he had reached two hundred strands of the vortex, each even more robust than before and capable of storing more Vigorous Air.
