Chapter 367: Chapter 367

He had nothing much to do at the moment, so using this time to improve his combat ability while congealing his Inborn Divine Ability seemed like a good idea.

"It’s a pity, though. It seems I don’t have any body enhancement techniques," Wen Zhixing sighed once again.

Up to now, the number of battles he had experienced was few and far between.

Those so-called battles involved him either bombarding enemies with endless Spiritual Qi or ambushing them from the shadows with various secret skills and Divine Abilities. You could say he was the epitome of a back-stabber.

Actually, his body harbored great potential waiting to be unearthed.

Frankly speaking, Wen Zhixing possessed a Longevity Body. It would be a pity not to undertake body enhancement cultivation.

The Longevity Body could gradually grow stronger, but with a suitable cultivation skill, progress would undoubtedly be much faster.

Right, the introductory skill from the Hundred Tribulations Holy Land seems to be a body enhancement technique, Wen Zhixing suddenly remembered.

Yesterday, when he had moved into his new dwelling, the Hundred Tribulations Holy Land had gifted him an introductory cultivation skill. At that time, he hadn’t examined it closely and just put it away.

After pondering for a moment, Wen Zhixing took out a jade slip from his Universe Belt.

Hundred Tribulations Ancient Skill.

This was the introductory skill from the Hundred Tribulations Holy Land that everyone could obtain.

I also have the Paper to Soldiers skill that I haven’t cultivated yet, but there’s no rush to practice it, he thought.

Wen Zhixing’s spiritual sense swept over the jade slip in his hand, and the prompt panel immediately popped up.

[Hundred Tribulations Ancient Skill: Blazing Gold Quality. Cultivating this art strengthens the physical body, grants the power of divine beasts, and ultimately, ripping the heavens and shattering stars will be within reach.]

[This skill has one hundred layers. Each layer requires absorbing blood and flesh essence and undergoing a Divine Tribulation. Surviving one hundred Divine Tribulations culminates in the Hundred Tribulations Holy Body.]

[Divine Tribulations are extremely dangerous, and the slightest mistake can lead to death and the extinction of one’s path.]

[Spend 100,000 Fortune Points to upgrade to Yin God Quality.]

This skill is Blazing Gold Quality? Wen Zhixing was taken aback when he saw the introduction of this skill.

The system had been upgrading before, and he hadn’t seen the information on this item; he had no idea that the skill was so powerful. Especially since who would have thought that an introductory skill available to everyone would be a Legendary Skill?

To be given a Legendary Skill right at the start, the Hundred Tribulations Holy Land truly lives up to its name as a holy land, he mused.

It was no wonder so many people wanted to join the Hundred Tribulations Holy Land. The opportunities within it were probably richer than he had imagined.

Not bad, this skill can absorb the blood and flesh essence of other beings, which suits me, Wen Zhixing nodded to himself.

He had come to the Demonic Ruins to kill devilc beasts and obtain their remnant souls to nourish his Ghostly Cunning Spirit. Now, the essence of their flesh would not have to go to waste.

However, it seems I need to spend some time comprehending the skill.

Wen Zhixing found another spot to sit cross-legged and casually set up a few array methods around him. At the same time, his Life Defying Blood Body silently appeared, guarding the perimeter to prevent any mishaps. As for the Ghostly Cunning Spirit, it stayed hidden in his shadow.

The difficulty of cultivating this Hundred Tribulations Ancient Skill seems to be average... Wen Zhixing’s mind and body sank entirely into the comprehension of the skill.

Even though it was a Legendary Skill, the difficulty of understanding it was quite low. Basically, as long as one’s comprehension was not too poor, they could get started with it. With Wen Zhixing’s current comprehension abilities, cultivation progressed like a fish in water.

There were also numerous close-combat techniques explained within, and these parts were somewhat more intricate. The difficulty of this skill lay in the fact that breaking through each layer required one to experience a Divine Tribulation. The stronger the body, the stronger the Divine Tribulation.

The Hundred Tribulations Holy Land had many God Prides, but few dared to continue cultivating it. They would rather practice other, harder cultivation skills than face the risk of passing through Divine Tribulations again and again. The further one went in cultivation, the more dangerous the Divine Tribulations became. There had been more than one God Pride who had met their end under those fearsome Divine Tribulations.

But Wen Zhixing harbored no great worries. His divine soul was formed from the Nine Heavens Mysterious Thunder, and having been immersed in a sea of thunder for years, he was almost immune to ordinary Divine Tribulations. As for his physical body, that was even less of a concern. Unless a Divine Tribulation could obliterate him instantaneously, death would be difficult to come by.

「A day passed in a blink.」

Wen Zhixing soon opened his eyes.

[After your diligent cultivation, your Hundred Tribulations Ancient Skill has reached the introductory level.]

It doesn’t seem any different. Wen Zhixing looked down at his body. After mastering this cultivation skill, there were almost no changes to his body.

Fighting with the body actually has different realms, and I’m not even at the surface level yet, Wen Zhixing reflected. After yesterday’s meditation, he had gained a completely new understanding. At a minimum, I need to be able to make my body follow my thoughts and my thoughts follow my will, allowing every inch of my body to exert force as I please...

The Hundred Tribulations Ancient Skill contained many battle insights, which opened Wen Zhixing’s eyes.

In simple terms, Wen Zhixing now needed to control his muscles well, unify the strength of his entire body, and enhance the circulation of his qi and blood for a short burst. In doing so, both his strength and speed could rise to a new level.

Just then, the roar of the Life Defying Blood Body suddenly came from outside the array method. It was accompanied by a fierce howl from above his head. Devilc beasts had discovered them.

Wen Zhixing’s thoughts shifted; he dispelled the surrounding array method while also absorbing the Life Defying Blood Body as a mist of blood. Conveniently, he had just been worrying about having no one to test his skills on.

The next moment, a dim green light flashed before Wen Zhixing’s eyes.

Hmm? Wen Zhixing slightly tilted his head as a cold light flashed by his cheek, causing strands of hair on his forehead to flutter.

He looked upwards; it was a humanoid devilc beast entirely made of bones without flesh. With giant wings on its back and arms shaped like large knives, its bones even shone with a metallic luster! But the skull was not human-like; it resembled that of an eagle.

Is this a type of bone devilc?

As he pondered this, a soul-shaking roar came from above. The bone devilc descended from above with a howl, its knife-like arms sweeping through the air, turning into two streaks of light. One after the other, they chopped down toward Wen Zhixing!

The whistling gales hit his face. Wen Zhixing wanted to counterattack, but with a thought, he lightly touched the ground with his toes and leaped backward to evade the attack.

Several more slashes of light came at him. From his side, two more bone devilcs suddenly attacked. And below him, sharp spikes fiercely burst from the ground.

At least five bone devilcs, each as powerful as a human cultivator of the Sixth Realm, were now upon him. Follow current novᴇls on novel⁂fire.net

As Wen Zhixing dodged, the attacks kept coming. Several streaks of dim green light cut through the air! Sharp glints of blades also viciously struck out from the side.

Facing the all-encompassing assault of these bone devilcs, Wen Zhixing remained calm, his hair flowing as his muscles began to move rhythmically in small increments. He wanted to try fighting using only his body.

However, after barely dodging several strikes, Wen Zhixing failed to notice one in time and was directly hit by a blade light across his back. This blade light was extremely sharp, cutting open a huge gash.

Wen Zhixing frowned in pain.

That’s it, I’m lacking a body skill, Wen Zhixing suddenly realized. Up to now, he had not cultivated any body skills. He had not noticed before, but now that he had started close-quarters combat using his body, the deficiency became clear.

"Enough, you all die now," Wen Zhixing sighed. Without a body skill, this practical combat lost its meaning.

A mysterious light emanated from Wen Zhixing’s eyes. In an instant, a Divine Soul Force spread out from within him, causing all the bone devilcs’ eyes to lose focus, and they stood dazed on the spot.

Even though the Mind Capturing Skill had evolved into the Enslave Skill, it was a secret skill self-taught by Wen Zhixing, and he could still use it after the upgrade.

At the same time, his muscles bulged, and his veins protruded like twisting dragons, as if they were about to explode at any moment.

His furious punch roared out.

It was as though the sound of spring thunder exploded on the scene; the skulls of several bone devilcs burst apart like fireworks, their leaping bodies instantly losing all strength and crashing to the ground.

First, I’ll collect Fortune Fragments and develop a body skill. Wen Zhixing looked at the bodies falling from the sky, pondering for a moment. This also served to identify and address his shortcomings, striving to fill in all that he lacked.