Chapter 8

Just at this moment, the colorful python's tail swept over, creating a fierce wind, and in the blink of an eye, it reached Ye Xiwén's front. The tail of this colorful python was as hard as metal or stone, and the force of its sweep was no less than that of two tigers.

Although snake-type beasts are not known for their strength, the force of the tail of a Fourth Stage Initial Level colorful python absolutely exceeds a thousand pounds. If hit solidly, it could break bones.

"Bang!" Ye Xiwén's palms met the tail, colliding fiercely, producing a metallic clanging sound.

Ye Xiwén immediately roared, firmly grabbing the sweeping tail. The veins on his arms bulged as he exerted all his strength, lifting the colorful python into the air.

"Whoosh!" The more than a hundred-pound colorful python was fiercely swung by Ye Xiwén, creating a whistling sound as it cut through the air.

"Boom!" A loud noise echoed as the colorful python was directly slammed into the cliff.

The colorful python, hit with such force by Ye Xiwén, was deeply embedded into the cliff, with blood seeping from its thick body. Clearly, the force was considerable. The python struggled to escape, but Ye Xiwén would not let it get away so easily and immediately started swinging it again.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Soon, the colorful python was beaten to death by Ye Xiwén.

Without resting, Ye Xiwén dug out the beast core of the colorful python and immediately extracted the Heart of the Earth fruit.

Ye Xiwén quickly left the place, as the blood here would soon attract other beasts from the mountain, which would inevitably cause trouble. Although this area is on the outskirts of the mountain range and does not have extremely powerful beasts, it is still a hassle. Moreover, if a powerful beast that does not follow the usual rules appears, he would have nowhere to cry.

There are too many beasts on this mountain, and he cannot be unprepared. The reason why the One Yuan Sect is located on this mountain is to suppress the numerous beasts in the mountain and prevent them from disturbing the people below.

Ye Xiwén quickly returned to the One Yuan Sect, which was almost unchanged from when he left a few days ago. He went straight to the Merit Hall, where the sect's disciples' contributions are exchanged for sect points.

Ye Xiwén walked in and approached the official in charge of the point exchange. These officials are powerful figures within the sect, not elders, but they hold some real power. Although their strength is not very high, ordinary disciples generally cannot provoke them.

This young official is named Wang Shi, who was once a disciple of the One Yuan Sect. He is rather harsh and likes to flatter powerful figures, and most disciples do not like him.

Wang Shi said somewhat arrogantly, "Do you also want to exchange for points?"

"No!" Ye Xiwén shook his head and took out the beast cores of the porcupine beast and the colorful python. "I hope to exchange these two beast cores for spirit stones!"

Wang Shi calmly took the two beast cores and said, "A Fourth Stage beast core can be exchanged for twenty low-grade spirit stones, so two can be exchanged for forty low-grade spirit stones!"

"Alright!" Ye Xiwén agreed. Although the quality of beast cores varies, if sold privately, he might get a few more, but it is far less convenient than directly exchanging them at the Merit Hall.

After receiving the spirit stones, Ye Xiwén turned and left. With forty low-grade spirit stones and the Heart of the Earth fruit, he could fully deduce the Ninth Hand of the Thunder Hand technique to its ninth level, completing this martial skill.

Ye Xiwén left the Merit Hall and returned to his small courtyard. Time was becoming increasingly urgent, and he needed to quickly improve his strength. Ma Ying would not let the matter rest, and he might not even wait for the sect's grand competition.

Ye Xiwén sat cross-legged on the bed, took out the Heart of the Earth fruit, and swallowed it. After swallowing the Heart of the Earth fruit, it quickly transformed into a stream of heat and entered Ye Xiwén's body.

A stream of heat rose from his dantian, and his true qi began to circulate wildly. Ye Xiwén's face turned red.

As his true qi circulated wildly, his previously stable realm began to loosen.

Ye Xiwén fully mobilized his true qi to refine this energy. With each refinement, his true qi grew stronger, and more energy began to refine his body under his guidance.

Countless energies tore and reformed Ye Xiwén's cells, causing him to feel a mix of pain and pleasure. When the cells were torn, it felt as if the world was collapsing. Ye Xiwén's body made a crackling sound, like fireworks being set off, indicating that his physical body was undergoing transformation.

Ye Xiwén immediately got off the bed and entered the small courtyard, roaring as he began practicing the Thunder Hand technique. In his mind, a figure rapidly practiced the essence of the Thunder Hand technique. The spiritual energy from the forty spirit stones obtained from the two beast cores surged into Ye Xiwén's body.

"Rumble!" The small courtyard was filled with the sound of thunder, and Ye Xiwén's body also crackled as his strength rapidly increased.

Two tiger's strength!

Two and a half tiger's strength!

Three tiger's strength!

Four tiger's strength!

Five tiger's strength!

"Boom!" A surge of energy broke through Ye Xiwén's Fourth Stage peak realm!

Fifth Stage!

But the improvement did not stop there; it continued to rise rapidly. Ye Xiwén's true qi, which had just reached the Fifth Stage, continued to climb at an astonishing speed, reaching the mid-Fifth Stage. This rapid breakthrough made Ye Xiwén feel deeply immersed. Just as he was about to push for the late-Fourth Stage, he suddenly felt that the seemingly endless flow of energy had disappeared.

Five tiger's strength!

A loud explosion echoed as countless forces in Ye Xiwén's body coalesced into one, aligning with the three forces already in his body. This indicated that Ye Xiwén had condensed another tiger's strength, reaching five tiger's strength, comparable to a Sixth Stage expert.

"Rumble!" With a loud thunderous sound, Ye Xiwén practiced the Thunder Hand technique again. After the seventh sound, he pushed forward with a clear mind, and the figure in the special space in his mind continued to practice the essence of the Thunder Hand technique.

"Bang!" The eighth thunderous sound finally appeared, marking that Ye Xiwén had deduced most of the essence of the Thunder Hand technique.

The power of the Thunder Hand technique, which had reached the eighth sound, instantly increased to a new level, comparable to some intermediate-level techniques.

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