Chapter 344: Chapter 330 Counterattack

Wang Boxiong and Huang Jingqiu exchanged glances; they had heard of heartbeats, but never such a peculiar sound.

Soon, a new sound emitted from the skull.

Then, the bone below the skull emitted a crisp sound, like jade stones colliding, a clear cry.

The two listened carefully as Zhou Leng’s bones, from top to bottom, emitted continuous crisp sounds.

There were 108 sounds.

The hundred bones resonated together.

Wang Boxiong and Huang Jingqiu looked again but still hadn’t heard anything like it before.

Clang… Clang…

The sound of an iron hammer striking an iron rail echoed throughout the Meditation Room.

Zhou Leng’s muscles trembled slightly, emitting a sound like colliding steel.

At first, it was just a single muscle trembling.

Slowly, multiple muscles trembled, and finally, all the muscles in his body trembled together.

The sound of steel intertwined into a peculiar symphony.

A heroic resonance of steel.

Wang Boxiong and Huang Jingqiu pondered, they had heard the sound of steel before, but never forming a symphony.

Huang Jingqiu whispered, “Four kinds of sounds, corresponding to Qi, blood, bone, and muscle, roughly aligning with the True Liquid Period, Blood Shock Period, Bone Forging Stage, and Muscle Stage of the Innate Realm. He must have comprehended a special Ancient River Technique, thus forming the Twelfth Layer of Protection Realm… let’s call it the Four Inherent Sounds.”

Wang Boxiong murmured, “I remember Master once said, when Li Shenkong advanced to the Innate Realm, it was different from others, with continuous anomalous sounds, perhaps this is the same situation. But we don’t know if there’s a difference in strength between their anomalous sounds.”

Just as he finished speaking, Zhou Leng’s whole body trembled.

With the sounds of the meridian harp, heart drum roar, hundred bones resonating and heroic steel echoing, all four sounds were present, resonating throughout the body.

The sound of celestial jade ringing and divine stones colliding.

Wang Boxiong and Huang Jingqiu immediately felt the sound penetrate their bodies and Martial Arts Will.

Soon, the sound gradually faded, and Zhou Leng remained motionless.

The two continued to sense the flow of True Qi within Zhou Leng.

A sound like a fledgling breaking through its shell rang out, and the jade-like glow of the skin receded.

Then, Zhou Leng’s body dimmed.

His skin began to lose moisture and wrinkle.

Wang Boxiong and Huang Jingqiu both breathed a sigh of relief.

The twelfth breakthrough had finally succeeded.

Now, all the power within Zhou Leng’s body converged into the Dantian, as low-density True Qi transformed into high-density liquid. Once fully transformed, he could officially promote to the True Liquid Period.

The process of the True Liquid Period involves continually condensing and compressing the liquid True Qi until it’s compressed to the extreme, allowing it to merge with the blood, generating the force of Blood Shock, significantly increasing destructive power.

Zhou Leng’s skin changes became more pronounced, and within just five minutes, his skin wrinkled like that of a seventy or eighty-year-old.

The wrinkles layered and finely intertwined like paper.

Wang Boxiong and Huang Jingqiu had witnessed many Innate advancements, so they weren’t worried.

After a long time, Zhou Leng’s abdomen emitted a roar.

Then, Postnatal Muddy Qi was expelled.

Wang Boxiong and Huang Jingqiu quickly retreated to the doorway.

The muddy Qi was fully expelled, and fresh Qi was reborn.

The Innate was achieved.

In the depths of his consciousness, Zhou Leng sensed a glow within the earth.

That glow grew increasingly strong.

The Celestial Ladder reward from last year’s Celestial Ladder battle was accelerating in its nurturing.

Before long, it would break through the soil and be revealed to the world.

In this perception, the Celestial Ladder is a trial ground capable of enhancing a Martial Artist, but the specifics were still unknown.

As the person who obtained the Celestial Ladder, Zhou Leng sensed he could enter it ahead of its formation.

Once the trial ground formed, he would also gain privileges above others.

A sense of anticipation arose within his heart.

Zhou Leng’s eyelids fluttered, he opened his eyes, and immediately his eyes rolled over as the intense stench almost knocked him out.

He quickly circulated True Qi to block his nose.

Looking around at the medicine stall, he had not used any Promotion Supplement Pill.

He took out the receptacle of a Dragon Blood Flower from the Magic Spirit Bag, which had yellow stamens like earthworms.

Zhou Leng stuffed it into his mouth in one go, chewed a few times, and swallowed it all.

He mentally prepared for extreme pain because each time eating a Dragon Blood Petal was like going through the Gate of Purgatory.

This time was entirely different.

The receptacle was just an ordinary Medicinal Fruit, but the stamen was sweet like honey, smooth and tender, containing a peculiar power that entered his body.

His originally shriveled and wrinkled skin rapidly restored to fine and jade-like.

A warm power entered the blood, circulating with it.

A force much stronger than the Dragon Blood Petal, yet gentle, swirled within the blood, slowly integrating into the blood vessels.

It turned out to be a medicinal fruit that strengthens blood vessels.

The petal enhances the blood, and the stamen enhances the blood vessels.

After absorbing the Dragon Blood Flower stamen, Zhou Leng consumed Promotion Supplement Pills one after another.

After taking twenty-two portions, he felt an extreme sense of fullness.

Utilizing the Star Gazing Technique, he digested the medicinal power while compressing True Qi.

After consuming all the medicinal power, he continued to eat Promotion Supplement Pills.

Finally, he consumed all the Promotion Supplement Pills, filled with energy within.

So full it was like an ordinary person eating ten times the amount of a normal meal, he couldn’t even move.

He sat in place, repeatedly cycling the Star Gazing Technique.

The Star Gazing Technique lived up to being a cultivation technique of the Starfield Sect; with each cycle, it gradually enhanced, quickly engulfing the foundational Mystic Tide Technique.

A portion of True Qi, learned from the Sea Suppressing Remnant Diagram and Ancient River Jade Stele, felt a bit chilly, seemingly stronger in nature than the Star Gazing Technique.

Fortunately, these different powers did not conflict with each other.

As the Star Gazing Technique continuously operated, various elements slowly merged.

After completely merging, the True Qi rapidly withdrew, retracting into the Dantian.

The True Qi was like a liquid sphere, rotating perfectly round.

After a long while, it came to a stop.

Zhou Leng meticulously sensed it, and the True Qi in the Dantian had completely liquefied.

Unlike the colorless feel of ordinary True Qi, the current True Qi seemed frost-white like silver.

Inside the Dantian, there was now a glob of mercury.

Perceiving the various parts of the body.

Every part of the body was enhanced.

The change in True Qi was the greatest.

Different from the previous promotion.

Previously, after promotion, the body felt somewhat weak.

But now, the body was terrifyingly full, and a surge of immense pride rose in the heart, eager to find an opportunity to fight and test one’s strength.

Wang Boxiong and Huang Jingqiu came over.

“How do you feel?”

Zhou Leng slowly rose, immediately feeling his body considerably heavier, as if suddenly clad in an iron suit, his figure swaying.

“No rush, take your time to adapt,” Huang Jingqiu said.

“Start by practicing some fist techniques,” Wang Boxiong suggested.

Zhou Leng slowly practiced the Overlapping Waves Palm.

During the practice, he gradually sensed changes in his body’s weight, at times increasing, at times decreasing.

Previously, his body was only slightly heavier than an ordinary person’s, but later he gained the Giant Body, and his body weight exceeded 150 kilograms.

Yet he appeared to weigh only about 100 kilograms.

Now, his body weight was at least over 200 kilograms, but oddly, as he continued to adapt, he seemed able to control the weight.

Want it heavy, a step could crack the floor.

Want it light, he could walk on grass without leaving a trace.

Without manipulating True Qi, he could significantly alter his weight.

The feeling was extraordinarily mysterious, as if his body was at times made of steel, at times of cotton.

In the Innate state, weight transitions.

Originally thought the Innate state only changed the True Qi significantly, now it was clear that Innate had a minimal impact on the body’s “hardness,” but a great effect on its “nature.”

The more he practiced the Overlapping Waves Palm, the smoother and more delightful it became.

Aspects of the palm technique he previously misunderstood or misinterpreted were gradually noticed and corrected completely.

After finishing ten sets of the Overlapping Waves Palm, Zhou Leng felt a sense of enlightenment, and the palm form changed.

He practiced it several more times, then slowly concluded, a smile on his face.

If he returned to the Innate Pavilion now, he could surely achieve Nine Flashes at the Martial Shadow Wall.

Thus, except for some special details, in most aspects of the palm technique, he had caught up with Elder Song.

The only thing lacking was experience, as there was a fifty- to sixty-year age gap between them.

Huang Jingqiu said, “Were you adjusting the weight just now?”

“Yes, it felt quite wonderful,” Zhou Leng replied.

Huang Jingqiu took out a demonized electronic scale, placed it on the ground, and said, “Without manipulating Qi, just control your body to see your weight extremes. First, do nothing and measure your net weight.”

Zhou Leng stepped on it and looked down.

273.7 kilograms.

Huang Jingqiu said, “Good lord, my current net weight is just 153 kilograms. Your bone and flesh density is astonishing, truly deserving of the Giant Body of Wonders.”

The higher the body density, the heavier it becomes, and the stronger the body.

The body density of a Dwarf Demigod is the strongest, only two-thirds the height of an ordinary person, but with a maximum body weight reaching three tons.

Wang Boxiong was about to speak, but closed his mouth.

He intended to say, when Li Shenkong first advanced to the Innate, his weight reached 280 kilograms, a record in human history.

Zhou Leng’s weight might rank among the top ten humans.

It was best not to let him know, to prevent arrogance.

“Try to increase the weight.”

Zhou Leng first stepped off, then onto the scale again, thinking about increasing his weight, apparently doing nothing, yet the numbers on the scale rapidly rose.

After a full ten seconds, the numbers finally stopped.

537.8 kilograms.

Huang Jingqiu and Wang Boxiong both nodded.

In Martial Arts battles, a move generally involves adding body weight; an additional two hundred kilograms of punching power, combined with True Qi and techniques, results in several tons of increased force. The higher the realm, the greater the eventual increase.

“Try to lighten it.”

Zhou Leng attempted again, thinking of becoming lighter, and the scale numbers changed continuously, finally settling at 42.75 kilograms.

“Good!” Huang Jingqiu couldn’t help but praise.

“Is that number impressive?” Zhou Leng asked.

Huang Jingqiu said, “In the Innate Realm, there is a saying, ’easy to carry a mountain, hard to land a feather,’ describing the difficulty of becoming lighter. My net and upper limits are not as high as yours, theoretically much lighter, but my lower limit weight is 67 kilograms. Your lightening ability is beyond impressive. Just with this alone, your Lightweight Skill, Stepping Technique, and Body Technique will far exceed others.”

Wang Boxiong said, “Later, when you practice Lightweight Skills, Stepping Technique, and Body Technique, remember to focus on weight transitions, this will greatly enhance your actual combat capabilities.”

Zhou Leng couldn’t help but think of the “Flying Whale Chapter,” instantly realizing it was meant for the Innate state.

The reason he could achieve such a degree of weight transition might be half attributed to practicing the Flying Whale Chapter.

Huang Jingqiu laughed, “Hey, those speed-specialized demons encountering you are truly unfortunate. Those types of demons are originally our nemesis.”

“How is the effect of the Demon Dragon’s Eye?” Wang Boxiong asked, his right shoulder suddenly moved slightly, the air lightly sounded, but seemingly without any other change.

Zhou Leng’s eyes subtly shifted, saying, “You threw three and a half punches.”

Wang Boxiong nodded, to be able to see the number of punches from a Grandmaster, this dynamic vision had already reached the Peak of Innate level.

“Was the Demon Dragon’s Eye in the Promotion Supplement Pill?” Huang Jingqiu exclaimed, having never seen it, as it’s a banned trading treasure in the Demon Purgatory.

Wang Boxiong said, “Your improvement greatly exceeded expectations, in a few days, we are planning a counterattack against the Demon Purgatory, and you will participate.”

“Counterattack? Great!” Zhou Leng’s eyes shone brightly.

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