"Not waiting." Mu Ye grinned, revealing a row of white teeth, and his figure suddenly vanished from the spot.
Arthur's pupils shrank sharply. Relying on his Intuition, he barely perceived an afterimage striking toward him.
Instantly circulating his Soul Power, the phantom of the pale golden Holy Sword solidified in a flash, held horizontally in front of him to block.
"Clang—!"
With a deafening boom, Arthur felt a terrifying force surge into his body through the Holy Sword. His internal organs felt as if they had been struck by a heavy hammer. His throat sweetened, and blood sprayed out directly.
He flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily against the stone wall of the cultivation field, kicking up a cloud of debris.
Arthur disconnected.
He fell completely unconscious.
"Impressive. To be able to react to that." Mu Ye first praised the unconscious Arthur, then stepped forward to drag him up.
He threw him into the Medicinal Pool that had been prepared long ago.
The Medicinal Pool was specially prepared by Mu Ye for Arthur, a Fusion of dozens of Heaven And Earth Treasures and Spirit Beast essence blood, ensuring that Arthur could not die no matter what.
As soon as Arthur was thrown into the Medicinal Pool, the warm medicinal liquid instantly enveloped him, like countless tiny warm currents drilling into his pores, traveling along his Meridians, and repairing his damaged internal organs and bones.
Mu Ye stood by the edge of the Medicinal Pool, watching Arthur's pale face gradually regain its color. A gratified smile played at the corners of his mouth: "Not different from what I expected. He's recovering quite fast."
Not long after, Arthur slowly opened his eyes. He moved his fingers and found that the sharp pain all over his body had disappeared, replaced by a warm sense of comfort.
"I'm still alive?"
Arthur murmured to himself, struggling to sit up from the Medicinal Pool, looking down at his body.
His body, which had been on the verge of collapse, was now perfectly intact, even more resilient than before.
"Oh, you're awake. Let's continue."
A voice came, sounding like a devil's whisper.
Arthur had just crawled out of the Medicinal Pool, his body still dripping with medicinal liquid, when he saw that Mu Ye had already taken a stance, his fists cracking.
He shuddered, and just as he was about to speak, Mu Ye's figure had already vanished again.
"Pfft—"
Mu Ye punched him in the chest. This punch was heavier than the last. Arthur flew backward and crashed into the Medicinal Pool, splashing a large amount of water, falling unconscious again.
Arthur reconnected. Arthur disconnected.
When he woke up again, Arthur immediately took a stance, only to find that Mu Ye had already prepared a table full of food in front of him.
"Let's eat first."
"It's mealtime now. We'll fight after you eat."
Arthur's whole body stiffened. Looking at the table of steaming dishes, a rich aroma wafted into his nose.
A thick soup stewed from thousand-year Spirit Beast meat, along with several Medicinal Meals containing pure vital energy; every dish made his mouth water.
Only then did he feel that his stomach was empty. Having been repeatedly knocked unconscious and healed, he hadn't had the chance to eat at all.
Now that his tense nerves relaxed, he suddenly felt a sense of hunger.
"What are you dazing for? Sit down and eat."
Mu Ye picked up his chopsticks and was the first to grab a piece of Spirit Beast meat. "These were all specially made for you to replenish your vital energy. It's even more direct than the Medicinal Pool. You'll only have the strength to take a beating—oh no, I mean, to Cultivate—after you're full."
Arthur's mouth twitched, but he didn't have the heart to complain.
Eating was more important.
He plopped down at the table and began to wolf down the food with his chopsticks.
The Spirit Beast meat melted in his mouth, its rich energy sliding down his throat into his stomach, instantly turning into a warm current that nourished his entire body. Most of the remaining fatigue vanished.
However, Arthur ate slower and slower.
Not because he was full, but because he suddenly realized that after eating, he would be beaten half to death again.
This is a last meal!
Mu Ye raised an eyebrow: "If you don't finish soon, don't eat at all. We'll start early."
Arthur jolted and quickly sped up his chopsticks, swallowing with his mouth full of food: "No, no, no! I'm almost done!"
Ah... the familiar ceiling...
Waking up again, Arthur could no longer remember how many times this had been.
Memories of the previous times flashed by like a revolving lantern.
Being sent flying by Mu Ye's fist.
Having his bones crushed under Mu Ye's Spirit Pressure, unable to get up.
Once, he was even thrown into a Cold Pond full of ice spikes, enduring the freezing cold while being beaten.
Each time, he would fall unconscious and wake up in the Medicinal Pool, a never-ending cycle.
Mu Ye's fists also became heavier each time, ensuring that Arthur could feel the arrival of death.
"Don't just stand there," Mu Ye's voice came from the poolside. "Come and eat."
Arthur walked over with vacant eyes.
Halfway through the meal, he asked, "How much longer will this last?"
"Not long," Mu Ye said casually. "Forty-nine days in total."
"For-forty-nine days?!"
The chopsticks in Arthur's hand fell onto the table with a "clack." A flicker of emotion finally appeared in his vacant eyes, and he froze on the spot as if struck by lightning.
He counted on his fingers. He had only endured one day; there were over forty-eight days left.
Did he have to repeatedly jump through the cycle of "being knocked out, healing in the Medicinal Pool, eating a last meal, and being knocked out again" every day?
He picked up his chopsticks and mechanically stuffed food into his mouth. The rich energy of the Spirit Beast meat flowed through his body, but it couldn't warm his cold heart.
Hee hee, I must stay alive!
The forty-ninth day.
When the morning light pierced through the mist of the cultivation grounds, Arthur was scalded awake by the burning medicinal liquid in the pool.
He struggled to sit up. The muscles all over his body no longer had the usual soreness but instead felt a firmness tempered by reaching his limits. The Soul Power in his Meridians was like a surging river, carrying an indomitable momentum.
Is it about to Breakthrough because it can't be suppressed?
No!
Something is coming out!
A high-tier power gradually surged within his body.
A realization dawned on Arthur.
That was the power of the Red Dragon.
It's coming!
Mu Ye, who had been observing, was also slightly surprised. He hadn't expected it to be different from his prediction; the power inside Arthur didn't appear at level forty.
Instead, it appeared first and then drove Arthur to Breakthrough to level forty.
Actually, the reason was simple.
Arthur had been on the brink of death countless times during this period, and the Red Dragon Power was afraid he would die if it didn't come out.
Red Dragon: You really are a handful. Just keep pushing it, who can out-troublemake you?
The high-tier power within his body suddenly erupted like a volcano that had been dormant for ten thousand years.
It wasn't a violent impact, but a warm, ancient, and majestic torrent that spread through his Meridians to his entire body.
"Thump! Thump! Thump!"
A powerful heartbeat gradually sounded.
The heartbeat grew louder and louder, like the booming of war drums.
With every heartbeat, a more majestic red-gold energy surged from his heart.
Mu Ye, watching from the side, was alarmed.
After a moment, he suddenly frowned.
Something felt wrong.
Mu Ye sensed another high-tier power.
His frown deepened. The second high-tier power he sensed did not come from within Arthur, but from the outside, from... the sky!
He suddenly looked up.
In an instant, a Resplendent Heavenly Majesty descended!
It was the consciousness of the Douluo Plane.
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