24: The Prison-Suppressing Divine Body: The Foundation of Everything

Chen Nian's consciousness first landed on those four ancient and overbearing characters—"Prison Suppressing Divine Body."

This was the first thing he obtained after acquiring the System, and also the most fundamental one.

He slowly raised his hand and spread his palm, revealing long, slender fingers with well-defined knuckles.

He clearly remembered the changes in his body after obtaining this physique.

His originally somewhat thin frame had become strong in a very short time, with well-defined muscle lines, and a surging power hidden beneath every inch of flesh.

Tearing apart evil Cultivators with his bare hands.

Punching Demonic Evils.

These scenes, which once existed only in his imagination, had now become a reality he created with his own hands.

His thoughts raced, reviewing every battle and every detail of tonight.

What was the fundamental reason he was so strong now?

Was it the rapidly increasing Realm?

Or was it the powerful Mountain-Collapsing Fist?

Neither!

His thoughts finally locked onto the Prison Suppressing Divine Body.

His current Realm was merely the Awakening Realm.

According to common sense, a Cultivator in the Awakening Realm, no matter what, could not possibly have so easily punched the Heart-Devouring Old Demon, who was at the Peak of the third-stage Core Condensation Realm, into a mist of blood, leaving not even a complete bone behind.

Yet, he had truly done it.

The scene of utter destruction, that sensation of crushing everything, still lingered on his fist at this moment.

The only explanation was the Prison Suppressing Divine Body.

This mysterious and powerful physique had played a decisive role in the battle.

The boost it provided was by no means insignificant.

Chen Nian silently calculated.

This Prison Suppressing Divine Body had at least increased his actual combat power by one or two major Realms.

Perhaps even more.

Being able to instantly kill a Peak Core Condensation Realm expert while in the Awakening Realm—the gap between them could no longer be measured by common sense.

Viewed in this light, this Prison Suppressing Divine Body should be his most core and primary direction for enhancement.

Other skills were certainly powerful, but they were ultimately just techniques.

But the physique was the Foundation that carried everything.

The more solid the Foundation, the further and more steadily he could walk on his future path.

Having figured this out, there was no longer any hesitation in Chen Nian's heart.

He gave an instruction to the System in his mind.

"System, use all points to enhance the Prison Suppressing Divine Body."

【Ding! Detecting host's points...】

【Detected that the host has 16,971 points...】

【Enhancing the Prison Suppressing Divine Body to level 18 requires consuming 16,000 points. Confirm?】

"Confirm."

His response had no hesitation.

Following his command, the System's broadcast sounded again.

【Consuming 16,000 points, the Prison Suppressing Divine Body is upgrading to level 18...】

"Boom—!"

As soon as the words fell, Chen Nian's body shuddered violently.

A terrifying power, indescribable in words, erupted from the deepest part of his body.

His blood boiled in an instant, and a scorching warm current rushed through his limbs and bones, making a sound like a rushing river.

Every muscle was trembling slightly at a visible rate, then quickly became tighter, filled with an explosive sense of power.

A tingling itch came from inside his bones, as if countless craftsmen were using divine hammers to strike and temper his bones inch by inch, making them increasingly hard and heavy.

Fine golden patterns even began to emerge on the surface of his skin.

Those patterns were ancient and mysterious, interwoven to form an arcane map, emitting a faint golden light that made him look solemn and dignified.

The upgrade process did not last long, but the changes it brought were earth-shattering.

【The Prison Suppressing Divine Body has successfully upgraded to level 18.】

When the System's prompt sounded again, Chen Nian slowly opened his eyes.

In the depths of his pupils, it seemed as if golden flames were burning.

He gently clenched his fist.

A dull sonic boom sounded in the air.

An extremely violent power, filled with an aura of destruction, was surging and roaring within his body, longing to be released.

He could clearly perceive that his body had become much, much stronger than before.

This feeling made him incredibly fascinated.

He was very satisfied with this.

Following that, his gaze moved again, landing on "Heart-Devouring Demon Silk" in the skill bar.

This was a new skill he had just obtained tonight.

Integrating offense and defense, cutting through iron like mud.

He recalled that in the industrial park, he had just waved his hand casually, and those fleeing evil Cultivators were cut into countless pieces by the Blood-colored Silk Threads in an instant.

That terrifying and efficient scene gave him the most intuitive understanding of this skill's power.

The damage output was absolutely maxed out!

At this moment, there was still a "Level 1" mark behind the skill.

This meant it could still be upgraded.

"System, how many points are needed to upgrade Heart-Devouring Demon Silk?"

He asked.

【Upgrading Heart-Devouring Demon Silk requires consuming 800 points.】

The System's answer was swift and cold.

Hearing this, Chen Nian raised an eyebrow slightly.

It actually only required 800 points.

This number was neither too much nor too little; it was just right.

He glanced at his remaining points.

971 points.

It was enough.

"Upgrade."

He did not hesitate at all and directly chose to upgrade.

The next second.

A power completely different from before surged into his body.

If the power brought by upgrading the Prison Suppressing Divine Body was as rigid and overbearing as the blazing sun, then what was surging in now was a crimson power filled with corrosiveness and destructiveness.

This power flowed through his Meridians and finally merged into his Dantian.

He felt that the power within his body seemed to become more solidified and sharper.

It was as if that originally invisible power was condensing into countless Blood-colored Silk Threadss invisible to the naked eye, hidden within his flesh, ready to obey his command and unleash a fatal blow at any time.

【Heart-Devouring Demon Silk has successfully upgraded to level 2.】

As the upgrade finished, he once again felt that solid sense of becoming stronger.

Very good.

His gaze finally landed on the remaining points.

171 points.

With this amount of points, wanting to upgrade the Prison Suppressing Divine Body or Heart-Devouring Demon Silk again was wishful thinking.

But they shouldn't be wasted either.

Without thinking, he directly chose to upgrade the Mountain-Collapsing Fist to level 10.

Although upgrading only required 100 points, its performance was also very impressive, not weak at all.

Should he say, as expected of a System product?

Even a fist technique costing only 100 points was by no means ordinary.

【Consuming 100 points, the Mountain-Collapsing Fist has successfully upgraded to level 10.】

A realization regarding the fist technique surged into his mind.

Chen Nian felt his fist seemed to become heavier and sharper.

It felt as if a single punch could truly shake mountains.

After finishing all this, he then contentedly opened the final System panel.

【demon slaying and evil eradication system】

【host: Chen Nian】

【Realm: Awakening Realm (Level 30)】

【Physique: Prison Suppressing Divine Body (Level 18)】

【Skills: Mountain-Collapsing Fist (Level 10), Myriad Things Yuan Absorption Art (Level 1), Heart-Devouring Demon Silk (Level 2)】

【points: 71】

Looking at the brand-new attribute panel, the smile on the corners of Chen Nian's mouth deepened.

Every upgrade brought a tangible sense of security.

However, now with only 71 points left, he couldn't do anything else.

It seemed he would have to go out and wander around tomorrow, find some blind Demonic Evils, eliminate them for the sake of the people, and earn some points along the way.

He glanced out the window; the night was deep.

There was still a long time before dawn.

He couldn't waste it.

Without much thought, he adjusted his sitting posture on the bed, crossed his legs, and formed hand seals.

Myriad Things Yuan Absorption Art, activate!

In an instant, the vortex within his body began to spin violently.

A powerful suction force erupted from within his body.

The Spiritual Qi roaming in the surrounding air, invisible to the naked eye, seemed to be subject to some fatal attraction.

They frantically gathered towards Chen Nian's body, forming streams of subtle Qi, which flowed into his body through the pores all over his body.

As the Spiritual Qi entered his body, it was refined by the Myriad Things Yuan Absorption Art and quickly converted into the purest energy, merging into his Dantian.

The System's prompt also sounded continuously in his mind.

【Your Realm has increased to Awakening Realm Level 31.】

【Your Realm has increased to Awakening Realm Level 35.】

【Your Realm has increased to Awakening Realm Level 40.】

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