Chapter 4

This giant python is several meters long and has already cultivated some spiritual wisdom.

Moreover, at the level of a fourth-stage beast, it is usually accompanied by a spirit medicine. Could this giant python be guarding some spirit medicine?

Seeing the humans in front of it, the python’s eyes turned a blood-red color, and its tail swept toward Ye Feng at incredible speed.

A pungent smell hit Ye Feng’s nose. His feet moved swiftly, his movements unpredictable, and he struck back with a punch, the first move of the Bone-Shattering Fist.

"Shatter into Four Parts!"

The massive tail swept over and was struck by Ye Feng’s punch, hitting the giant python’s body hard.

"Bang!"

It actually produced a sound like metal clashing. The scales on this giant python were harder than ordinary iron.

Ye Feng’s strength was immense, already reaching the power of nine oxen. Although it didn’t cause severe injuries, the punch sent the giant python sliding several meters away.

If it were a regular third-stage beast, that punch would have destroyed all its vitality. However, this punch only severely injured the giant python. Although beasts are less agile than humans, their strength is their natural talent.

With a turn, the giant python continued to pounce, the pungent smell becoming even more intense. Although the toxicity wasn’t strong, inhaling it still caused a feeling of dizziness.

"Evil creature, let me show you my second move!"

Ye Feng leaped up, channeling all his true qi into his feet. With a burst of energy, he shouted and struck the giant python’s body with another punch.

"Crack!"

This time, the force was even greater, with all the true qi from his nine dantians mobilized. The giant python was sent flying several meters, emitting a惨叫, with its bones cracking and its movement slowing down.

"Whoosh!"

Ye Feng’s body disappeared from its original spot. He grabbed the giant python’s tail and swung it around, throwing the several-hundred-pound python away, smashing it into a distant cliff.

"Boom!"

The mountain wall emitted a dull sound as the giant python was shattered into pieces, its body covered in cracks, blood flowing profusely, staining the entire cliff red.

"Can’t let it go!"

Although the python’s body was shattered and blood flowed out, its spirit core was still intact, containing pure beast qi. Ye Feng didn’t want to let it go.

The vampire’s body had already undergone a mutation, no longer absorbing just blood but everything, which could be converted into pure true qi, replenishing his dantians.

True qi surged again, even reaching the peak of the third stage of the Postnatal Realm. He estimated that killing another fourth-stage初级 beast would allow him to advance to the fourth stage of the Postnatal Realm.

Seeing the blood and qi everywhere, Ye Feng didn’t dare to stay for long. Killing the giant python would soon attract the attention of other beasts.

He hurriedly searched the edge of the cliff. Fourth-stage beasts are usually accompanied by spirit medicines. He wondered what spirit medicine this giant python might be guarding.

Suddenly, the surrounding essence energy became incredibly dense. At the base of a distant cliff, a one-foot-tall tree grew, with six leaves and a bright red fruit in the center, extremely tempting, emitting a faint, alluring fragrance.

"A sixty-year-old Zhu Yan Fruit!"

Ye Feng almost shouted in excitement.

According to the records in the Spirit Medicine Catalog, the Zhu Yan Fruit takes sixty years to bear fruit, nurtured by the essence energy of heaven and earth. Generally, consuming a sixty-year-old Zhu Yan Fruit can increase one’s power by five years, making it extremely precious.

More importantly, the Zhu Yan Fruit has the effect of purifying the body and enhancing physical strength. If sold at an auction, it would be worth at least a thousand spirit stones.

Ye Feng suddenly understood why the giant python attacked him. The Zhu Yan Fruit was about to mature, and it mistook Ye Feng for someone trying to steal it, thus becoming hostile.

The value of heavenly treasures is known not only to humans but also to beasts. Although they have low spiritual wisdom, they know that consuming spirit fruits can increase their cultivation. The Zhu Yan Fruit was about to mature, and the giant python had waited for several years, but in the end, it benefited Ye Feng.

Carefully picking the Zhu Yan Fruit and putting it in his pocket, Ye Feng didn’t dare to linger. He heard other beasts approaching and turned his body into a streak of light, disappearing from the spot.

Over the next day, Ye Feng encountered a few more beasts, but they were all third-stage beasts. He didn’t dare to venture deeper to avoid encountering a fifth-stage beast.

"Bang!"

On the third day, another fourth-stage beast died at Ye Feng’s hands. The pure beast qi and essence blood flowed into his body through his nails, which grew from one inch to two inches, emitting a green cold light.

Ye Feng tested his nails and found that they were harder than ordinary weapons. A single grab could split a large rock.

After absorbing the adult brute bull beast, Ye Feng finally felt saturated, on the verge of a breakthrough. His nails retracted into his fingers, and he leaped to find a safe place to break through.

On a steep cliff, a young man sat cross-legged for a full hour. The surrounding essence energy was agitated, continuously flowing into the young man’s body.

The young man was Ye Feng. After absorbing the brute bull beast, he sensed the opportunity for a breakthrough. The nine dantians formed a cycle, continuously absorbing the essence energy of heaven and earth, injecting it into the dantians.

"Hum!"

A hum sounded in his ears as he entered the fourth stage of the Postnatal Realm. The surrounding essence energy became even more agitated, converging on Ye Feng, forming small vortices that injected into his empty dantians.

Ye Feng wasn’t in a hurry, circulating the energy through one cycle after another. Although his speed was nine times slower than others, his mutated body had compensated for this defect. As long as there was a continuous supply of beast essence blood, he could definitely catch up with the realms he had previously fallen behind.

Another hour passed, and Ye Feng’s realm stabilized, advancing to the peak of the fourth stage of the Postnatal Realm. He slowly stood up, his body emitting a series of cracking sounds.

"Feels so good!"

Feeling the surging power in his body, equivalent to the strength of twenty oxen, he punched out, causing a thunderous shock that shattered a rock the size of a water vat from a distance.

"Strong, I doubt even a fifth-stage Postnatal Realm practitioner could match me now."

The increase in strength greatly boosted Ye Feng’s confidence. "There’s still over a month until the Inner Gate Competition. Now that I’ve advanced to the fourth stage of the Postnatal Realm, becoming an Inner Gate disciple is a sure thing, but I mustn’t be complacent. I need to push for the Pre-Natal Realm."

After breaking through to the fourth stage of the Postnatal Realm, Ye Feng didn’t choose to continue training. He decided to return to Tianling Academy, as he had been out for four or five days.

Spending a few hours, Ye Feng returned to his courtyard, put down his bag, and sat cross-legged on the bed. He took out the Zhu Yan Fruit, which emitted an alluring fragrance. Without hesitation, he swallowed it.

Upon entering his mouth, it turned into a warm stream, entering Ye Feng’s body with a sweet taste, dissolving instantly.

A warm stream rose from his dantian, and his true qi began to circulate wildly. Ye Feng’s face turned red, and his body trembled. The energy from the Zhu Yan Fruit was too powerful.

As the energy from the Zhu Yan Fruit began to cleanse his body, Ye Feng mobilized all his true qi to refine this energy. For every bit refined, his dantian became more saturated. His previously stabilized realm began to waver, and the excess essence energy began to temper his physical body.

The pure energy tore apart Ye Feng’s physical body, even his cells, breaking and reorganizing them repeatedly. Ye Feng’s expression was already distorted, but he also felt a sense of pleasure. Although it was painful, the pleasure of increasing strength made him enjoy it immensely.

His bones crackled like fireworks, as the energy from the Zhu Yan Fruit continuously transformed his physical body.

Twenty-one oxen of strength!

Twenty-two oxen of strength!

Twenty-three oxen of strength!

...

Twenty-eight oxen of strength!

Thirty oxen of strength!

Ye Feng’s strength reached thirty oxen before gradually stopping. His realm began to waver, and the peak of the fourth stage of the Postnatal Realm was instantly broken, advancing toward the fifth stage.

"Thump, thump, thump..."

The blood in his veins thumped, like lava, surging like a thousand horses, as if beating a war drum.

"Roar!"

With the completion of the thirty-sixth cycle, Ye Feng broke through to the fifth stage of the Postnatal Realm. His realm rapidly advanced, instantly reaching the peak of the fifth stage, approaching the sixth stage, all due to the power of the Zhu Yan Fruit, which increased his power by five years.

After breaking through, Ye Feng immediately got out of bed and practiced the Bone-Shattering Fist in the courtyard.

"Rumble!"

The courtyard was filled with rumbling sounds, like thunder. The Bone-Shattering Fist had entered the Minor Success stage. With the increase in strength, a single punch created cracks on the ground. If Ye Feng hadn’t controlled his strength, the entire courtyard would have been destroyed.

"Ye Feng, get out here!"

A furious shout interrupted Ye Feng’s training, coming from outside the courtyard.