187: Human Immortal Physique

After a thorough scan, Lu Sheng finally selectively kept a few Talents.

First was the green Talent, Good Luck!

Next was the purple Talent, "Slaughter"!

"Slaughter" was of immense benefit to the improvement of his Body Refining cultivation. Although it seemed to only offer a one ten-thousandth absorption increase, as long as the quantity was sufficient, his Body Refining cultivation would improve terrifyingly.

Especially in the current era and environment of Blue Star, where battles against Demonic Beasts were inevitable, this "Slaughter," though only a purple Talent, was extremely suitable for him.

Finally, there was the red Talent, Hundredfold Amplification!

Lu Sheng didn't know what type of Martial Arts Talent would be refined through "Table Flip" next. What if the effects of Sword Dao Divinity and Heart of Confucianism were gone?

At least with the boost of Hundredfold Amplification, his Sword Dao and Confucian Dao improvements wouldn't slow down.

As for the remaining Martial Arts Talents... Lu Sheng chose to melt all of them!

He had already kept one red Talent. If he kept more, the probability of hitting a golden Talent would be much smaller.

Since he had this "Table Flip" Talent, he had to try for a golden Talent.

This top-tier Martial Arts Talent that surpassed red!

“Hoo!”

Lu Sheng exhaled a long breath, gazing at the Void Realm before him. With a thought, he chose to melt all other Martial Arts Talents!

“Ding! Martial Arts Talent melting in progress, please wait...”

The System's cold voice continued to echo in his ears.

Time passed bit by bit, until a minute later, a faint golden glow suddenly flashed directly before Lu Sheng's eyes.

Golden!!!

Lu Sheng’s heart trembled slightly.

Golden Talent!!

After melting numerous Talents, a golden Talent had actually appeared directly!

As a result, when Lu Sheng saw that golden radiance, his entire being instantly became excited.

A golden Talent, that was a Martial Arts Talent that surpassed all red Talents!

Even the worst golden Talent would be enough to bring Lu Sheng terrifying improvements.

He just didn't know what this golden Talent was!

Lu Sheng took a deep breath, staring intently at the Void Realm before him.

Soon, the System's cold voice once again sounded in Lu Sheng's ears.

“Martial Arts Talent melting successful. Congratulations to Host for obtaining a brand new golden Martial Arts Talent — Human Immortal Physique!”

“Human Immortal Physique: Golden Martial Arts Talent. Born a Human Immortal. All Host’s Talents increase fiftyfold, and cultivation efficiency increases fiftyfold!”

A few short words entered Lu Sheng's vision.

All Talents increase fiftyfold!

Lu Sheng's gaze immediately fell upon these words.

The important part wasn't the fiftyfold Talent increase; the emphasis was on the two words “all”!

“All” encompassed the entire Martial Dao!

Whether it was Sword Dao, Confucian Dao, or Body Refining, they were all included in this “all”!

More importantly, under this fiftyfold Talent amplification, his cultivation efficiency also increased fiftyfold!

With the two Overlay, his cultivation speed could become even more terrifying!

Even, adding his red Talent, Hundredfold Amplification!

This improvement was truly terrifying!

Just as Lu Sheng was still staring at the words “all,” a special power suddenly surged into Lu Sheng's body.

As this special power surged into his body, Lu Sheng felt as if all the cells in his body had seen delicious food, greedily devouring this special power.

Gradually... Crack!!!

Suddenly, a crisp sound directly echoed within Lu Sheng's body.

Immediately after, a surging Qi and blood flowed throughout Lu Sheng's entire body.

The ninth shackles was broken!!!

Ninth Layer of shackles!

Two hundred thousand points of Qi and blood!!!

Surging Qi and blood madly poured into all of Lu Sheng's limbs and bones. The terrifying energy even caused an extremely terrifying pressure to permeate Lu Sheng's dormitory for a time.

Not only that... an even more terrifying Physical Body power instantly roared out from Lu Sheng's body at this moment.

Body Refining Seventh Layer!!

This Body Refining cultivation, which had been stagnant, directly broke through its shackles with the appearance of the golden Talent Human Immortal Physique, as both Talent and cultivation efficiency increased.

From Late Stage Body Refining Sixth Layer, he advanced to Body Refining Seventh Layer!

It wasn't over yet!!

Two profound fluctuations also slowly emanated from Su Yu's body.

Behind him, a scarlet sword shadow, accompanied by an extremely terrifying pressure.

It seemed as if a Dragon was coiling around that scarlet sword shadow!

Third-stage Hidden Dragon Sword Intent Peak!

A silver hammer's illusory image also emanated, and with the appearance of the hammer, an ultimate power of slaughter soared into the sky.

Rumble!!!

Third-stage Slaughter Hammer Intent!!

Within the Dantian.

Within the abyss formed by Sword Qi, the figure of a Dragon was faintly discernible. He could even see golden Dragon scales shimmering on the Dragon's body through the mist-like Sword Qi abyss.

Abyss Seeing Dragon!

Entering Abyss Realm Middle Stage!!

And in another space within the Dantian, wisps of milky-white Confucian Qi were accumulating madly.

In an instant, it directly broke through the three-digit mark!

It reached one thousand wisps!

If ten thousand wisps of Confucian Qi filled the Dantian space, it would be comparable to a Spirit Transformation Realm powerhouse. Then, one thousand wisps of Confucian Qi now would be enough to rival a Body Storage Realm Martial Artist.

Of course, Confucian Dao powerhouses could not compare to Martial Artists when their Dantian was not completely filled with Confucian Qi.

This was also the drawback of Confucian Dao powerhouses!

However, Lu Sheng was not a pure Confucian Dao powerhouse!

For Lu Sheng, the more Confucian Qi he had, the more methods of slaughter he possessed!

For a time, with the appearance of the golden Talent Human Immortal Physique, Lu Sheng's overall strength instantly received a transformative improvement!

An all-round improvement!

This was undoubtedly terrifying.

Gradually, Lu Sheng slowly opened his eyes, a faint radiance flashing within them.

“Is this the terror of a golden Talent?”

A faint golden radiance flickered in Lu Sheng's eyes.

Not only was his strength improved, but Lu Sheng even felt that his entire spirit, energy, and vitality had been strengthened.

Although he hadn't performed God and Demon Contemplation yet, Lu Sheng estimated that the time he could contemplate in the God and Demon Space had also been extended.

Perhaps... he would be able to clearly see the appearance of that God and Demon.

“Not a loss!!”

A brilliant light flickered in Lu Sheng's eyes, and a slight curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.

“Now, I...”

Lu Sheng clenched his fist, feeling the terrifying power filling his body, and smiled faintly.

“Even a Body Storage Realm Martial Artist, at least one who doesn't surpass me too much, I have the confidence to kill him!”

Lu Sheng smiled slightly.

Then he looked at the System interface again.

“Host: Lu Sheng!”

“Cultivation: Eighth Layer of shackles (180000) Late Stage Body Refining Sixth Layer!”

“Martial Arts: “Luohan Fist” (Perfection), “Nine Stars Body Refining Art” (Minor Achievement), “Hidden Dragon Formless Sword” (Exiting the Abyss Realm Middle Stage), “Barren Sword” (Perfection), “Thousand Flows” (Major Achievement), “Heaven and Earth Hammer” (Minor Achievement)”

“Martial Arts Talent: "Slaughter" (Purple), Good Luck (Green), Hundredfold Amplification (Red), Human Immortal Physique (Golden)”

“Refresh Count: 0”

Only four Talents remained in the Martial Arts Talent column.

But the golden glowing characters gave Lu Sheng enough sense of security.

This single golden Talent surpassed the amplification brought by several previous red Talents.

“Perhaps... before the Academy Tournament, I’ll have a chance to break through to the Body Storage Realm!”

Lu Sheng murmured softly, then closed his eyes again, took out many cultivation resources, and continued to cultivate... Time gradually passed.

And in these few days, Great Xia gradually recovered from the previous crisis of the Tianxing Great Wall.

The sad emotions also dissipated a little with the passage of time.

And then, the announcement of a piece of news instantly ignited the flames in the hearts of many Martial Artists in Great Xia.

The Academy Tournament is about to begin!

Although the Academy Tournament is not as significant as the Martial Arts College Entrance Examination, for many citizens of Great Xia, it holds different meaning.

After all, the Academy Tournament determines the ranking of Martial Arts Academies, and the higher a Martial Arts Academy's ranking, the more it naturally proves the quality of its teaching.

A higher ranking will naturally be considered by many Great Xia citizens.

This is not only a competition for honor among Martial Arts Academies, but more importantly, it is also one of the considerations for Great Xia citizens when choosing a Martial Arts Academy in the future!

Therefore, the level of importance is relatively high.

When this news appeared on the internet, many netizens began to speculate on the ranking of the Martial Arts Academies this time.

"If you ask me, Profound Sword Academy is still very good this time. As the Holy Land for Sword Cultivators in Great Xia, Profound Sword Academy has always been in the top three in the rankings and has even topped the list several times!"

"Profound Sword Academy is indeed good, but the other Five Great Academies are not to be trifled with. Take First Military Academy, for example; I've heard that First Military Academy students undergo militarized training in front-line cities every year. The students cultivated by First Military Academy are definitely battle-hardened Martial Artists!"

"Hehe, if that's the case, I think Hidden Dragon Academy is also good. As the Martial Arts Academy of Great Xia Imperial City, Hidden Dragon Academy has been in the position of the First Martial Arts Academy for several consecutive years!"

"Hmph, if you ask me, it has to be Xuanji Academy, the First Academy in the northern part of our Great Xia! It is said that the Spear Saint, one of the Ten Saints of Great Xia, came from Xuanji Academy. Do you think an Academy that can cultivate Saintly Position powerhouses can be weak?"

"What nonsense are you spouting? Purple Thunder Academy is clearly the best, okay? That's the Holy Land for Body Cultivators. It is said that the Martial Saint once served as the Headmaster of Purple Thunder Academy. Senior Martial Saint is an even more formidable existence than the Spear Saint, okay!"

For a time, the internet was abuzz with discussions about the rankings of the Martial Arts Academies.

Every Great Xia citizen had their favorite Martial Arts Academy in their heart, and even before the Academy Tournament began, they were already cheering for their preferred Martial Arts Academy on the internet.

"Ahem, you all seem to have forgotten about Star Academy!"

Suddenly, among countless discussion posts, a special post appeared.

"Star Academy is not included in the Academy rankings, but every time the Martial Arts Academy rankings are made, Star Academy always steps on the other Martial Arts Academies."

"Star Academy is the true uncrowned king!"

With the appearance of this post, the speed at which discussion posts refreshed on the internet also slowed down considerably.

But soon, someone spoke up.

"Star Academy is indeed an uncrowned king, but the disaster at Tianxing Great Wall a while ago caused Star Academy heavy losses. This Academy Tournament... can they send students to compete?"

"I mean no ill will; it's just that this period is really a bit unsuitable for Star Academy."

Following this statement, many people fell silent, some even lamenting the unfairness of time.

A month ago, the Tianxing Great Wall suffered a fierce invasion by the alien demons. If it weren't for the timely intervention of the Saber Saint in a critical moment, the Tianxing Great Wall might have been completely breached and fallen to the alien demons.

At that time, it would have been a disaster, even a catastrophe, for the entire Great Xia!

Although the Saber Saint's timely intervention saved the precarious Tianxing Great Wall, Star Academy also suffered heavy losses in this disaster.

All the students in the Academy participated in the battle, and none of the participating students were unharmed.

Under such circumstances, in just one month, can Star Academy really send students to participate in this Academy Tournament?

Everyone harbored some doubts.

"Even if Star Academy can send students to participate this time, they might not be able to continue their past glory."

Someone said regretfully.

This statement also received widespread agreement on the internet.

However, this situation soon gradually faded from people's minds as time passed, and netizens once again began discussing the ranking of the Martial Arts Academies in this Academy Tournament.

In their opinion, Star Academy would most likely not be able to participate this time, and even if it did, it might not achieve good results.

Therefore, discussions about Star Academy also decreased significantly.

More attention was focused on which Martial Arts Academy would emerge victorious in this Academy Tournament and become the First Martial Arts Academy of this session!

Of course, some Martial Arts Academies outside the Five Great Academies were also included in the discussion by netizens... In a dim space in Great Xia.

Wang Mu sat at the front of a round table, and around the table sat figures wearing different masks.

Among them, Chen Long also sat around the round table, only this time, his main seat was replaced by Wang Mu.

Aside from Chen Long, the other masked figures had fervent gazes visible beneath their masks.

"The Academy Tournament is about to begin in Great Xia. Aren't we going to do something?"

Suddenly, Chen Long looked at Wang Mu, his eyes flickering slightly, and said in a deep voice.

Wang Mu leaned back in his chair, his slender fingers lightly tapping the round table, and smiled faintly.

"Make a move? How to make a move? Are we going to catch them all in one fell swoop?"

Chen Long's brows furrowed slightly: "The Academy Tournament gathers the Prodigies of all Martial Arts Academies in Great Xia. If we can find an opportunity to act, we can kill many of Great Xia's Prodigies!"

Wang Mu smiled, looking at Chen Long as if he were looking at an idiot.

"Why do you think we can assassinate these Prodigies?"

"The Academy Tournament is held in Great Xia Imperial City! In a place like the Imperial City, do you think we can sneak in?"

"Currently, our Demonic Cult members are spread throughout Great Xia, but specifically in the Imperial City, there isn't a single Demonic Cult member. You should know this!"

"Even if we can sneak in during the Academy Tournament, why do you think we can act against these Prodigies in the Imperial City, right under the noses of countless powerhouses of Great Xia?"

"I think you've lost your mind!"

Wang Mu's gaze gradually turned cold.

"I..."

Chen Long was speechless for a moment, especially looking at Wang Mu's cold gaze, Chen Long felt as if his throat was clutched, and he dared not speak further.

"Then what do we do next? It can't be that now that the Twelve Demonic Envoys have been re-established, we do nothing, can it?"

Chen Long lowered his head, a hint of unwillingness in his voice.

However, the exact nature of this unwillingness was unknown.

Wang Mu looked at Chen Long, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes.

Then he looked at the other Twelve Demonic Envoys.

Currently, all of the Twelve Demonic Envoys, except for Zhao Changsheng and Chen Long, had been personally promoted by Wang Mu, which made their gazes towards Wang Mu extremely fervent, as if they were looking at their master.

"It wasn't easy to re-establish the Twelve Demonic Envoys, so of course, we have to do something, otherwise, we won't be able to report to the higher-ups."

"It's just that this Academy Tournament is not something we can meddle with. Since that's the case..."

Wang Mu rested his hands on his chin, revealing a gentle smile.

"How about we... dig up Great Xia's trump cards?"

"Hmm?"

Everyone, including Chen Long, was stunned after hearing these words.

Dig up Great Xia's trump cards?

What did that mean?

How to dig?

Everyone looked at Wang Mu in confusion, but Wang Mu seemed to have no intention of explaining, merely smiling, a profound look quietly emerging in his eyes.