Before the familiar waterfall, Lin Feng hovered in mid-air, gazing at the ceaseless flow of water. His heart, which had been boiling with intense battle, calmed somewhat.
"Whoosh!"
Without lingering, Lin Feng flashed into the cave beside the waterfall.
"Thump!"
A large wooden basin landed on the ground. Lin Feng took out a large jade bottle from his storage ring, containing a body-strengthening elixir made from a formula he obtained from the Alchemist Guild.
Body-Strengthening Elixir: Grade Four Pill, used to strengthen bones and limbs. Note: Because the main ingredient is a violently energetic magic core, absorption will cause immense pain. Not recommended for those with weak constitutions.
Recalling the scene when he first saw this formula, Lin Feng couldn't help but smile slightly. This formula was truly made for him.
For Lin Feng, who had trained his body in the desert environment since childhood, pain had accompanied him for most of his life, which was why his physical strength was always comparable to that of a magical beast of the same level.
To obtain what others had not, one must endure terrible trials.
With a wave of his hand, a small stream of water split off from the raging waterfall outside and slowly flowed into the wooden basin.
After pouring all the body-strengthening liquid into the basin, Lin Feng paused slightly and took out a jade bottle containing monkey wine from his storage ring.
"Good thing I'm using this now. I'm already a five-star Dou Ling, and my advancement up to Dou Wang is all planned out. Why don't I," Lin Feng rubbed his chin, "use this monkey wine for body tempering? Who knows, it might have unexpected effects."
After pouring a certain amount of monkey wine into the basin, Lin Feng quickly stripped off all his clothes, revealing a strong physique. As if sensing someone watching, he swiftly disappeared into the basin.
"Hoo, let's begin. Hopefully, this will have a significant effect on my body's cultivation."
Lin Feng slowly closed his eyes, sat cross-legged in the basin, and submerged his entire body in the body-strengthening liquid, entering a state of internal circulation.
With each breath, the energy within the wooden basin gradually flowed into Lin Feng's body. Perhaps Lin Feng would only awaken once all the energy in the basin was absorbed.
"Hmph,"
as time passed, a tingling sensation gradually spread from Lin Feng's bones. Before Lin Feng could react, this tingling sensation instantly transformed into excruciating pain. Even the resilient will Lin Feng had honed over the years in the desert couldn't help but let out a muffled groan. He
immediately gritted his teeth; now was the time when he couldn't give up. Moreover, the pain inflicted on him was so intense, like a knife cutting into his marrow, so painful it threatened to make him faint.
Cold sweat poured from Lin Feng's forehead, immediately mixing with the medicinal liquid in the basin. If it weren't for the tightly furrowed brows on his face, one wouldn't have been able to discern his agony.
After an unknown amount of time, the tightly furrowed brows on Lin Feng's face relaxed. The medicinal liquid within the wooden basin began to spin rapidly, and along with it, Lin Feng's aura began to rise step by step. However, this time, the battle qi floating around his body did not appear weak or superficial.
As night gradually fell, the medicinal liquid in the wooden basin gradually returned to its original clarity, and the long-dormant aura on Lin Feng's body began to slowly fluctuate.
"Thump!"
A series of strong heartbeats emanated from his tightly closed body, slowly spreading in all directions until they touched a layer of colorless light before slowly disappearing.
Suddenly, Lin Feng's tightly closed eyes opened, like two dazzling stars, shooting out a beam of divine light about an inch long.
"Hoo!"
After exhaling a breath of stale air, Lin Feng clenched his palms, feeling the long-lost pleasure of his body's rapid improvement.
"Is it already nearly comparable to a mid-level fourth-tier magical beast? Perhaps a few more medicinal baths will allow me to fully achieve the physical strength of a mid-level fourth-tier beast."
After a pause, Lin Feng focused his mind on his dantian, gazing at the sea urchin-like battle qi crystal. It was now completely stable, without a trace of weakness.
"My battle qi is even stable enough to take the Five Elements Pill for another upgrade. Well then, let's have a few more battles!"
After a moment of reflection, Lin Feng did not immediately take the Five Elements Pill for an upgrade. On one hand, he had only recently broken through to the fifth-star Dou Ling realm and wanted to experience the changes at each stage to improve his control over his battle qi. On the other hand, he was also afraid of damaging his foundation.
After some thought, looking at the completely dark scene outside the cave, Lin Feng didn't react as he had last time.
"A five-star Dou Ling, a physique comparable to a mid-fourth-tier cultivator, and a flying fighting skill as a foundation. As long as I don't get too arrogant and start a big fight in the core area, I don't need to be overly cautious."
The increase in strength also brought a slight change to Lin Feng's mindset, and the forced departure of Qing Lin had also spurred him to become stronger as quickly as possible.
"After all, even Little Fairy Doctor has entered seclusion!"
Recalling their time in the capital, Little Fairy Doctor had begged him to use the Five Elements Sealing Technique to ensure the Calamity Poison Body wouldn't change. She then took poison and prepared a large quantity of poison according to the methods described in the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture before entering a long period of seclusion.
"Perhaps the departure of Qing Lin, a friend I've always known, gave her a huge shock!"
But wasn't Lin Feng the same? Moreover, Qing Lin had always been a pillar of support for the two of them; one can imagine the frustration Lin Feng felt. Therefore, after refining all the necessary pills for the training, he immediately boarded the Dancing Star and headed to the Monster Mountain Range to find suitable monsters for battle.
Thoughts flashed through his mind, but his hands never stopped moving. With a wave of his hand, his battle qi dried his body, and he quickly put on his clothes.
After checking the pills in his storage ring again, Lin Feng enveloped himself with his soul power, his battle qi surging to his legs, and with a flash, he leaped into the depths of the Monster Mountain Range.
Only a blur remained; a gust of wind swept by, and he was gone.
Before the dark canyon, Lin Feng slowly stopped, feeling the still-stable light screen, and nodded in satisfaction.
Then, he flashed inside, his soul power expanding, and he followed the original route towards the Dark Demon Ape.
"Boom!"
Sensing Lin Feng's arrival, the ape was quite impolite, lifting a huge rock and hurling it at him.
"Heh, you certainly have plenty of energy. But that's exactly what I wanted."
Seeing the boulder hurtling towards him, Lin Feng froze, seemingly stunned, a chilling smile playing on his lips.
Just as the boulder was about to crush him into a mangled mess, Lin Feng finally made a move. His battle qi surged forth, transforming into five-colored armor that tightly enveloped him. He braced his hands against the boulder, catching it with tremendous force.
After carving a nearly hundred-meter-long trail in the ground, Lin Feng pushed off with his feet, finally cushioning the immense impact.
"An eye for an eye!"
His hands, encased in battle qi armor, plunged into the boulder. After spinning it several times, he used the momentum to hurl it towards the Dark Demon Ape.
"Roar!"
Seeing its enemy, the Dark Demon Ape, ignoring its recently healed injuries, pounded its chest and roared furiously at Lin Feng.
Immediately, an astonishing change occurred. Its already enormous body began to expand rapidly, reaching a size of ten zhang in the blink of an eye.
Its entire body exuded a violent aura, as if it wanted to destroy everything around it. Moreover, if Lin Feng sensed its body with his soul power, he would find that its eyes were bloodshot, its enormous pupils covered in blood vessels.
After the transformation was complete, the aura of this enlarged Dark Demon Ape seemed to have broken through a significant barrier, reaching the fifth rank.
Seeing this, Lin Feng's expression gradually became serious. "I didn't expect this Dark Demon Ape could undergo such a violent transformation. Could it possess the bloodline of some high-level magical beast?"
But the Dark Demon Ape didn't give Lin Feng much time to think. With a roar to the sky, its unparalleled body slammed towards Lin Feng, determined to smash this little ant to pieces.
"Diamond Finger!"
This Dark Demon Ape was so powerful, capable of such a violent transformation; could it perhaps possess an ancient bloodline?