Beginning with the Five Animals Fist to Become a Saint

Chapter 916 adds another golden attribute: Immortal Essence Stone!

in the wilderness.

Jiang Ning felt the changes in his body and secretly suppressed his excitement.

Then, his gaze fell on the silver halberd beside him.

He raised his hand and grabbed.

Zheng—

The sound of metal cutting through rock rang out.

He gripped the silver halberd and once again channeled the power of the Dragon Lake Golden Elixir and the Heart Tribulation Fire.

In an instant.

The two forces converged and surged within him like a tide, instantly giving him boundless power.

The next moment, he gripped his silver halberd and swung it down sharply at the edge of the arm armor of another celestial soldier's remains.

Zheng—

The sound of metal breaking was piercing and sharp, and another piece of silver armor fell to the ground.

He picked up the fragments, followed the same method, threw them into his mouth, and fully activated the Yangyan True Fire and the power of his blood and qi. His body was like a furnace, and he began to refine them through visualization.

Time slowly passed in this repetitive action.

One piece, two pieces, three pieces...

He kept swinging his halberd to cut off the fragments, and then kept putting them into his stomach to refine them.

With each refinement, he could feel the subtle strengthening of his bones and fascia, and the source points were accumulating little by little.

While this growth rate is not rapid, it is stable and sustained.

The sun gradually rises from the east and slowly climbs to its zenith.

It was noon.

call--

Jiang Ning let out a long breath and looked down at the panel.

[Source Point]: 103.7

"The accumulated source points have exceeded one hundred." He muttered to himself, then his gaze fell on the two remains of celestial soldiers beside him, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

He had been refining for nearly two hours, and the fragments of the Heavenly Soldier Silver Armor he had refined were less than one percent of the size of the two ten-foot-tall Heavenly Soldier remains.

"The efficiency is still too slow!" He frowned. "At the current speed, it would take a long time to refine these two heavenly soldiers completely."

A thought flashed through his mind, and his gaze swept over the "Skills" section on the panel.

[Skill]: Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique (5 times breaking the limit 28799/60000) (Traits: Whale Swallowing (Dark Purple) Dan Sea (Light Purple) Dragon Tendon (Dark Purple) Dragon Body (Dark Purple))

【Whale Swallowing (Dark Purple)】: To devour all things and make them one’s own.

"If I could upgrade the Devouring attribute to gold, it might greatly speed up the refining process," a thought flashed through his mind.

He then looked at the "Source Point" column.

"I now have over a hundred source points, which is just enough for me to upgrade the grade of this trait."

"However, investing one hundred source points is a bit extravagant!"

His brows remained furrowed as he looked at the panel.

Immediately, their gaze fell on the progress of the Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique in accumulating experience.

"I still need 30,000 more experience points to break through again. For me now, it shouldn't take much time. Moreover, the Black Dragon Devouring Whale Technique is of a high grade, a top-tier skill, and it's also a technique to strengthen my physical body. It also corresponds to the four words 'infinite physical body' mentioned by the Martial Saint, so it's not a waste of time!"

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and he no longer hesitated. He immediately closed his eyes and adjusted his state.

Soon, he entered a state of mental clarity and inner peace.

next moment.

He began to circulate the Black Dragon Devouring Whale Technique, and a powerful, dragon-like force rose from his abdomen, extremely domineering.

It travels along the muscles, bones, flesh, internal organs, skin, and all parts of the body.

Instantly, he felt his body being torn apart by this domineering force. In the process of tearing, it was also being tempered, enhancing its vitality and strength.

"As expected of a top-tier martial art, it is indeed domineering!" he thought to himself in admiration.

Then, continue to circulate this energy.

After a while.

[Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill Experience Points +87]

When the prompt appeared before his eyes, he frowned inwardly.

The experience points gained were less than 100, far below his expectations.

After a few breaths.

He slowly opened his eyes.

call--

He exhaled a long breath of stale air.

"It seems that this cultivation method is too reliant on cultivation resources. Without sufficient cultivation resources, even with my current foundation, I cannot improve the efficiency of cultivating this method much."

He thought to himself.

His gaze then fell on the silver-armored heavenly soldier beside him.

He then stood up, gripped the silver halberd, and channeled the power of the Dragon-Tiger Convergence and the Heart-Burning Flame.

Zheng—

With a sound of metal breaking, he chopped off a small piece of metal.

He then swallowed it and began to refine it.

The whole process was as smooth as silk for him.

After a short while, like drinking a cup of tea.

He refined the energy from the silver armor fragments and once again activated the Black Dragon Devouring Whale Technique.

In an instant, everything changed.

As that powerful and domineering force circulated, the tendons, bones, flesh, skin, internal organs, and limbs were all tempered.

Its efficiency is completely incomparable to what it was just now.

[Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill Experience Points +487]

"As expected, to cultivate the Black Dragon Devouring Whale Technique, one must have rare minerals or other natural treasures as an aid. Without the assistance of cultivation resources, the efficiency is extremely low!"

The thought flashed through his mind, and he stopped having any distracting thoughts and devoted himself wholeheartedly to the practice of the Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique.

Time passed slowly.

The sun slowly sank from overhead toward the western mountain peak.

As the last rays of sunset faded into the sky, a clear moon slowly rose.

in the wilderness.

A moment of silence fell as Jiang Ning sat cross-legged on the ground, his aura surging.

With his powerful self-healing ability, he was unafraid of the Black Dragon Devouring Whale Technique's domineering nature and its damage to his body.

[Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill Experience Points +493]

A notification appeared before my eyes once again.

As this prompt appeared, Jiang Ning slowly opened his eyes.

[Skill]: Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique + (5 times breaking the limit 60000/60000) (Traits: Whale Swallowing (Dark Purple) Dan Sea (Light Purple) Dragon Tendon (Dark Purple) Dragon Body (Dark Purple))

"This breakthrough requires 50 Source Points. I hope it will meet my expectations." He thought to himself as he looked at the current panel.

next moment.

With a thought, the source points instantly decreased by fifty.

chant—

Then, a dragon's roar exploded within his body.

He felt his meridians heat up, become hot, and straighten taut at that moment.

"Pity!"

A thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

Then, he quietly felt the breakthrough in his body.

The whole process went exceptionally smoothly, with a sense of effortless completion.

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the turmoil within his body subsided.

He slowly opened his eyes, his gaze full and bright.

[Skill]: Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique (Six times breaking the limit 101/70000) (Traits: Whale Swallowing (Dark Purple), Dan Sea (Light Purple), Dragon Tendon (Light Gold↑), Dragon Body (Dark Purple))

"As expected, my previous feeling was correct. This time, the change in the characteristic has occurred in the Dragon Tendon characteristic."

His gaze narrowed slightly.

【Dragon Tendon (Light Gold)】: The tendons are like those of a dragon, combining strength and flexibility, with a balanced tension and relaxation, possessing earth-shattering power.

He glanced at the instructions on the panel, then closed it and clenched his fist.

The clenching of his knuckles instantly drew out the veins in his arm. He could feel that those veins were stronger and more resilient than before.

The balance between tension and relaxation can bring him even greater explosive power.

At the same time, he also felt that the power he could mobilize within his body was about 30% stronger than before.

This 30% change is due to the improvement of the Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique.

"With our current strength, if we were to face that celestial soldier again, we might be able to truly stand on equal footing, instead of being completely passive from the start!"

He then looked at his own control panel.

[Source Point]: 56.77

"The next breakthrough in the Black Dragon Devouring Whale Technique will require 100 Source Points. I currently have 56 points accumulated, so it's not a distant goal!"

"It's just that I won't be able to attend tomorrow's court assembly due to time constraints!"

A thought crossed his mind as he looked in the direction of the capital.

The bright moon had already risen, hanging over the eastern mountaintop, its light enveloping the earth like a veil, and all was quiet.

"Improving my own strength is still the most important thing. As for the court assembly I promised Ji Minghao, I can only break my promise!"

He thought to himself, and then he made his decision.

Then, he looked at the two remains of celestial soldiers beside him.

One of the celestial soldier's remains is now broken and no longer intact due to his continuous cutting.

next moment.

He gripped his silver halberd tightly and rose.

It harnesses the combined power of the dragon and tiger, along with the power of the Heart Tribulation Fire.

With the simultaneous eruption of the two forces, he instantly swung his silver halberd.

Zheng—

A sharp and piercing sound rang out.

A piece of silver armor broke off with a snap.

"With the improvement in physical strength, plus the explosive power of the dragon tendons, it's indeed much easier!" He couldn't help but smile as he looked at the silver armor fragment, which was about the size of two fingers.

With this swing of the halberd, he could clearly feel that cleaving through the remains of the heavenly soldiers was much easier than before.

Cutting off even larger fragments of silver armor was still less difficult than the challenge he had just faced.

He knew that this was neither because the hardness of the heavenly soldier's remains had decreased, nor because the silver halberd in his hand had become sharper.

None of these things have changed; the only thing that has changed is his strength and explosiveness.

His strength increased by 30%, and the upgrade of the Dragon Tendon trait also increased his explosive power by more than 50%.

When the two are added together, it results in a multiple increase.

Then, he picked up the silver armor fragment and swallowed it.

"The breakthrough in the Black Dragon Devouring Whale Technique has significantly improved my physical strength, allowing me to cut off even larger fragments of silver armor. This is also a boost in efficiency for me, making it a win-win situation."

The thought flashed through his mind, and he closed his eyes to begin refining the larger piece of silver armor inside his abdomen.

In just a moment, he felt a surge of joy.

He felt that his efficiency in refining the silver armor fragment had also increased.

Moreover, the efficiency improvement is significant, with an increase of more than 30%.

After a short while, like the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

He opened his mouth, a flash of silver light appeared, and he spat out the waste.

Then, he began to circulate the Black Dragon Devouring Whale Technique, and that powerful, dragon-like, and domineering force rose from his body.

It travels along the muscles, bones, flesh, internal organs, skin, and all parts of the body.

In an instant, he felt his body being tempered, and its vitality and strength were enhanced.

[Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill Experience Points +537]

"A breakthrough in level, yet efficiency has increased instead of decreased?" A hint of surprise flashed through his mind, but he calmed himself down and continued to devote himself wholeheartedly to it.

After a while.

He opened his eyes and looked at the panel.

[Skill]: Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique (Six times breaking the limit 2673/70000) (Traits: Whale Swallowing (Dark Purple), Dan Sea (Light Purple), Dragon Tendon (Light Gold), Dragon Body (Dark Purple))

"Excellent! Excellent!"

Looking at the panel, he nodded with satisfaction.

Compared to before his breakthrough, he found that his training efficiency had increased rather than decreased.

He could roughly guess the reason: the silver armor fragments refined this time were larger and provided more energy.

The Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique is the most resource-intensive cultivation method.

Whether or not there are cultivation resources to assist in achieving two completely different levels of efficiency.

"Now that we complement each other, it's a good thing for me!"

"The breakthrough in the Black Dragon Devouring Whale Technique has enhanced my strength and strengthened my physical body, thereby increasing the efficiency of refining the remnants of the Silver Armored Heavenly Soldier. In turn, the increased efficiency of refining the Silver Armored Heavenly Soldier has helped me improve the cultivation efficiency of the Black Dragon Devouring Whale Technique!"

At this moment, Jiang Ning felt much more at ease.

For him, this was tantamount to stepping on his own foot to reach the sky.

He refined the remains of these two celestial soldiers, and he didn't know to what extent his strength would be enhanced.

Thinking of this, his fighting spirit soared even higher.

next moment.

Without further delay, he continued to wield his silver halberd, severing fragments of the celestial soldier's remains and swallowing them to refine them with all his might.

Under the moonlight, a figure sat cross-legged amidst the ruins, his blood and qi burning fiercely like a furnace. Fragments of silver armor transformed into pure energy within his body, which then served as an aid in his cultivation of the Black Dragon Devouring Whale Technique.

Strands of silver light flowed through his body.

That was the pure energy he extracted from the fragments of the silver armor.

[Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill Experience Points +533]

[Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill Experience Points +563]

[Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill Experience Points +555]

【.】

As time passed, the experience points for the Black Dragon Devouring Whale Technique on the panel continued to increase.

On the ground, the remains of the silver-armored celestial soldier were gradually broken and incomplete by his attacks.

He cleaved off pieces of silver armor with his halberd.

Jiang Ning also knew that this opportunity was rare.

If he were to refine both silver-armored celestial soldiers, it would not only bring him an increase of over a thousand points in Origin Points, but also allow his strength to rise several levels.

Once he has digested this gain, he is confident that even without using the power of the Dragon-Tiger Golden Core or the forbidden technique of Heart Tribulation Fire, he will possess combat strength no less than that of a heavenly soldier, relying solely on his physical body.

He knew the fighting strength of the Heavenly Soldiers; they were said to be at the level of half-step immortals.

As the bright moon gradually rose to its zenith, it slowly sank toward the east.

Jiang Ning was also completely immersed in the cycle of cutting iron, devouring, refining, and becoming stronger.

At dawn.

He had already shattered the breastplate of the silver-armored heavenly soldier.

His eyes lit up as he looked at the dull white stone dented in the breastplate.

This is a Celestial Essence Stone, a Celestial Essence Stone whose energy has been depleted.

However, during his previous investigation, he could still sense that the immortal essence stone in the heavenly soldier's chest still contained residual energy.

So that night, as he wielded his silver halberd and cleaved through the fragments of the heavenly soldiers, he consciously slashed out shapes that would allow him to extract the immortal essence stones.

Now, he finally saw the Immortal Essence Stone hidden beneath the Heavenly Soldier's breastplate.

next moment.

He gripped his silver halberd and suddenly exerted his strength once more.

Zheng—

Zheng—

Zheng—

One after another, the sound of metal breaking rang out as he slashed away pieces of silver armor.

More than ten times in a row.

He cleaved open the chest of the silver-armored celestial soldier, revealing a complete immortal essence stone.

It is about the size of a fist, pure white, and the whole stone emits a faint glow.

In his eyes, however, he could clearly see wisps of residual energy within the Immortal Essence Stone. (End of Chapter)