102: Perfection of the Eternal and Indestructible Body

Outside the Twenty-eighth City.

Shen Xi, having obtained the pass token, naturally moved unimpeded.

However, he was not in a hurry to start hunting.

The atmosphere outside the Twenty-eighth City was clearly not right.

As the day of the Yao Beast tide outbreak drew nearer, more and more Yao Beasts appeared outside the city.

Some Yao Beasts even began to openly loiter at the city gates.

The guards originally responsible for defending the city gates had already retreated into the Inner City, fearing they would be killed by the provoked Yao Beasts.

Under these circumstances, if Shen Xi were to act rashly, he might very well stir up a hornet's nest.

These Yao Beasts would swarm him, tearing him to shreds.

One must know that during a Yao Beast tide, the weakest Yao Beasts are at the Yuánqì Realm. In such a situation, even if Shen Xi's combat power was not low, two fists would be no match for four hands, and he would be completely overwhelmed.

"The Yao Beast species in the Yao Beast tide are all different, yet they are able to live together in an orderly fashion. There must be a powerful Yao Beast leader behind this," Shen Xi speculated.

Peace did not exist among Yao Beasts either.

If the hatred between Yao Beasts and humans was a matter of life and death, then the hatred between Yao Beasts was also an unending struggle.

Different species would also erupt in conflict and contradiction.

But now, these Yao Beasts could coexist peacefully, which must mean there was a powerful Yao Beast suppressing them, preventing them from acting wantonly.

And judging by the scale of this Yao Beast tide, the strength of that Yao Beast was very likely to have reached the Xiantian Realm.

After all, even the foot soldiers in the Yao Beast tide were at the Yuánqì Realm. If it were a Houtian Realm Yao Beast, it probably wouldn't be able to suppress so many Yao Beasts.

"I hope that Yao Beast doesn't personally act, otherwise the Outer City will be completely finished," Shen Xi worried.

There was no need to worry about the safety of the Inner City; the Federal Safety City had been able to stand for so many years, naturally, there were experts guarding it.

But the Outer City was different.

A Xiantian Yao Beast, leading millions of Yao Beasts, could completely slaughter the city.

Furthermore, do not expect any support from the Inner City.

Even if the Inner City had a nest of Xiantian experts, it would be impossible for them to offer support, let alone have so many.

After all, this was like the difference between a Dragon and an ant.

If the Dragon could save the ant by merely sneezing, then the Dragon might still act.

But if the Dragon's intervention could lead to its own demise, then how could it risk its life for an ant?

It was cruel, but it was reality.

"I should observe first, mainly focusing on assassination. I will hunt as many Yao Beasts as possible without attracting the attention of the Yao Beast tide."

Shen Xi concealed his movements.

This observation lasted for three days.

The Yao Beast tide was orderly and well-defended, making it extremely difficult to find an opportunity to strike.

Shen Xi dared not take risks.

It wasn't until three days later, when he discovered a team of ten Yao Beasts had become separated, that he decisively acted.

After successfully killing five Yao Beasts, the other Yao Beasts sensed something was wrong and came to support.

Shen Xi dared not be greedy and immediately hid.

The following days were almost all spent this way.

Shen Xi specifically sought out isolated Yao Beast teams, acting decisively and without hesitation. Each time he acted, he would only stay for one minute, killing as many as he could within that minute, and then immediately retreating once the time was up.

In this manner, Shen Xi's demon beast lifespan accumulated little by little, quickly breaking through the ten thousand mark.

This made Shen Xi secretly click his tongue.

Ten thousand demon beast lifespan!

If this were converted into real lifespan, he could live for ten thousand years!

Ten thousand years, even a pig could take flight.

Unfortunately, this demon beast lifespan could only be used for Martial Arts practice.

"It's about time, I can start practicing now," Shen Xi muttered to himself.

He found a secluded spot and began to Cultivate.

[Martial Arts practice begins, practicing the Eternal Undying Body!]

[Practice begins. Since the Eternal Undying Body is an Innate-grade Martial Arts, it consumes one hundred years of demon beast lifespan annually.]

[Year one, you begin to Cultivate the Eternal Undying Body.]

[Year five, you finally manage to achieve initial mastery.]

[Year ten, you feel yourself improving, but there is still a long way to go before Minor Achievement.]

[Year twenty, the Eternal Undying Body finally reaches Minor Achievement.]

[Year fifty, the Eternal Undying Body fails to Breakthrough to Major Achievement, and you are severely injured.]

[Year fifty-five, you finally recover and attempt to Breakthrough again.]

[Year sixty, the Eternal Undying Body reaches Major Achievement!]

[Year one hundred twenty, the Eternal Undying Body reaches Perfection!]

A single Cultivation Technique required one hundred twenty years!

Every time he performed a practice, Shen Xi had to lament how poor his Aptitude truly was.

And according to the conversion rate, one hundred twenty years was twelve thousand years of demon beast lifespan, which Shen Xi had accumulated during this period and then squandered once again.

This also made him silently retract his previous words. It seemed that twelve thousand years was simply not enough. To Cultivate all three Innate Martial Arts to Perfection, he would need at least another twenty thousand demon beast lifespan.

However, even just by Cultivating the Eternal Undying Body to Perfection, Shen Xi's strength had undergone a qualitative leap.

He clearly felt his physique had become much stronger. If he could only contend with someone at the Houtian Lesser Stage before, now he could absolutely crush his opponent.

As for the Houtian Major Completion, he was not without the capital to compete.

"If all three Innate Martial Arts are Cultivated to Perfection, combined with Sword Intent and an Innate weapon—the Qingying Sword—I should not fear Liu Piaoling. If my Realm improves further, defeating him will be effortless."

Shen Xi roughly estimated his combat power.

The further along one went, the greater the gap between each Minor Achievement, and the difficulty of fighting across Realms also increased exponentially.

Shen Xi was able to fight Liu Piaoling at Great Accomplishment of Yuanqi only because he had mastered three Innate Martial Arts, had comprehended Sword Intent in advance, and possessed an Innate weapon.

And this was under the condition that all three of his Innate Martial Arts were at Perfection.

It was clear how astonishing the gap between Houtian Lesser Stage and Houtian Major Completion was.

"I still need to acquire more demon beast lifespan!" Shen Xi exclaimed with emotion.

In the past, one or two thousand demon beast lifespan was already a lot; now, even one or two tens of thousands of demon beast lifespan was not enough.

As his strength improved, the consumption of demon beast lifespan also increased.

Fortunately, the higher the Realm of the Yao Beast killed, the more demon beast lifespan was obtained. Otherwise, with the current need for tens of thousands of demon beast lifespan at every turn, Shen Xi wouldn't know where to find so many high-Realm Yao Beasts apart from the Yao Beast tide.

"A single Yuánqì Realm Yao Beast can provide two to three hundred demon beast lifespan. I wonder how much a Houtian Realm Yao Beast can provide?"

Shen Xi was somewhat curious; so far, he had not killed any Houtian Realm Yao Beasts.

The hunt continued!