Chapter 38

"Xueling, you almost disfigured yourself." Luohan laughed, with a hint of schadenfreude, "It seems you haven't mastered the Storm Slash. I remember a martial arts master who practiced the Storm Slash by standing in the midst of a violent storm, using his sword technique to protect his entire body, so that not a drop of rain or wind could penetrate. When the storm finally stopped, he was completely dry. But you were stung on the face by a swarm of venomous bees."

"Hmph!" Xueling found a place to sit down, not saying a word. She was breathing and resting, seemingly gaining many insights from the process of slaying the venomous bees: "What do you know? I finally found the flaw in my sword technique. There was a gap in my mental state, which allowed the venomous bees to slip through. This valuable experience, you wouldn't understand unless you went through it. At the moment the bees stung me, I suddenly understood."

"I had already understood the flaw long ago!" Luohan's tone turned cold.

The two women were at odds, neither willing to back down.

Jiang Li remained silent to avoid getting caught in the crossfire. Two competitive women were terrifying, and he was just a laborer, quietly carrying the armor behind them.

The work was tiring, but it was a great physical exercise for him.

After resting for a while, the two women got up and darted deeper into the jungle. Jiang Li followed, and at this moment, Luohan suddenly drew a cold weapon from her waist—a flexible sword, a belt sword, which gleamed with a cold, sharp light.

Modern metal forging technology had completely surpassed that of ancient times. Any ancient divine weapon would be no match for modern bio-metal forging.

On the way, they truly had to hack and slash their way through.

The two women's speed clearly increased, and Jiang Li, following behind, found it a bit difficult. However, he secretly used some meditation techniques from the Emperor of the Mind Seal to recover his strength while running.

He was panting heavily, reaching his limits several times.

Wearing a 400-pound suit of armor and carrying a 400-pound iron chest, it was indeed very difficult to keep up with the two women.

The two women, competing fiercely, became faster and faster.

Jiang Li gradually found his strength failing to keep up.

"Women can be truly terrifying when they go crazy." He shook his head inwardly but did not stop to rest. This was an excellent exercise, and he was not willing to miss it.

Breathing... breathing...

Suddenly, his mind began to blur, and he entered a deep sleep while running, as if in a sleepwalking state.

Entering deep sleep during exercise?

This was an extremely advanced realm, the third stage.

Even experts needed to sit still, stop moving, calm their minds, and regulate their breathing to enter deep sleep.

Any slight disturbance would cause an expert to immediately jump up, breaking the state of deep sleep.

Physical movement would inevitably disrupt the mental state.

Only those whose mental cultivation was about to break through could enter deep sleep so casually.

While running, carrying such a heavy load, his body finally reached its limit. To recover his strength, he began to meditate on the various hand seals of the Emperor of the Mind Seal, forming the seals mentally without moving his body, achieving a state of mind-body harmony.

This mental meditation put his brain and body into a wondrous mental state.

A dream spanning thousands of years, what year is it now?

His mind entered deep sleep, and his perspective became surreal.

His body was running wildly, while his spirit was asleep, but the sleeping spirit could still see everything outside, though everything appeared surreal.

It was as if he was in a dream, feeling no fatigue at all, and his spirit was perfectly rested. Through the nervous system, blood vessels, and endocrine system, his spirit began to change his body. This was an extreme form of cultivation, a form of sleepwalking cultivation.

It was like the ancient Drunken Fist.

After drinking, a person's punching power could be several times greater than usual because the spirit was in a state of excitement, similar to taking a stimulant.

The spirit is drunk, but the mind is not; the body is drunk, but the heart is not.

Now, Jiang Li's spirit was in deep sleep, his body in a state of sleepwalking, and he was running wildly, achieving that state.

In this state, his body was constantly under the influence of a stimulant, greatly enhancing his limits.

He tightly followed the two women, not falling behind at all, no matter how fast they ran.

"How can his stamina be so strong?"

Xueling and Luohan were secretly alarmed. With the same vitality of 1, Jiang Li seemed several times stronger than them: "Did he take a stimulant? That shouldn't be it. Taking a stimulant would provide a short-term burst of energy, but it couldn't last this long. The body would collapse."

"No! He's about to break through! His mental state is about to break through! He has entered the third stage of deep sleep!"

Luohan suddenly said, "He entered deep sleep while exercising, body asleep but mind awake, spirit asleep but mind not. This is the highest realm of deep sleep."

"My goodness, his mental state can break through so easily?"

The mental state of deep sleep is divided into three stages.

The first stage requires a long time to calm the mind, regulate breathing, and guide oneself to enter.

The second stage is the ability to enter deep sleep at any time.

The last stage is the ability to enter deep sleep even while exercising.

This is also the realm described in the ancient Drunken Fist.

Unlimited strength, no fatigue, fierce boxing techniques, long-lasting stamina, and unparalleled skills.

Now, Luohan and Xueling were only at the second stage, able to enter deep sleep at any time, but the state would be broken as soon as they started moving.

Even so, they were world-class geniuses.

Roar!

As they ran into a valley, a loud roar came from ahead. A fierce beast blocked the valley's exit. The beast was the size of a rhinoceros but had a body covered in scales like iron armor, welded together in pieces.

"Ironclad Beast!"

Both Xueling and Luohan were shocked. A true star beast had appeared.

Ironclad Beast! Its scales were harder than steel, but it was very strong and fast, and when it leaped, its iron scales would spread out, allowing it to glide short distances in the air.

Its maximum speed could reach 30 meters per second!

Even a speeding car could be knocked over.

Seeing humans, the Ironclad Beast's eyes turned blood red, and it suddenly reared up and charged at the three of them.

"Get out of the way! Quickly, get out of the way!" Luohan and Xueling immediately shouted and dodged, but Jiang Li continued running, charging forward.

"Oh no!" The two women were greatly regretful, knowing that Jiang Li would likely be crushed to death.

Boom!

The running Jiang Li, clad in iron armor, collided with the Ironclad Beast.

It was like two speeding cars crashing into each other, creating a massive force that could destroy any living being. But in the next moment, Jiang Li was not knocked away by the Ironclad Beast.

He withstood the beast's charge!

The Ironclad Beast's fierce impact was met by Jiang Li's hands, which fiercely held its head. His body was pushed back, his feet sliding backward, and countless pebbles were crushed under the armor.

Bang!

He suddenly turned, and the iron chest he was carrying slammed into the Ironclad Beast, knocking it to the ground.

The Ironclad Beast's head made a cracking sound, twitching violently before finally falling silent.

It was killed outright.

This was raw violence, using brute force to deeply shock Luohan and Xueling. At that moment, they felt that Jiang Li, clad in armor, was like a humanoid mech.

"Jiang Li, how did you do that?"

By the river in the valley, they used a knife to cut open the Ironclad Beast's brain, extracting a heavy, iron-like sphere. This was a precious mineral, worth hundreds of star coins.

The Ironclad Beast's brain produced this metal, which could be used to forge weapons, armor, and even aircraft and car bearings, making it a special metal.

The most valuable part of the Ironclad Beast was this.

Jiang Li, panting heavily, woke up from his "dream," the surreal perspective disappearing, and his body aching all over, completely drained.

It was like the effects of a stimulant wearing off.

In that state, his strength had nearly doubled, and he was in a berserk state. With the 1200-pound iron armor, he had managed to withstand the Ironclad Beast and kill it with a single blow.

"Rest a bit. This is a nutritional supplement to replenish your strength." Luohan handed him a vial of liquid. Jiang Li peeled off his armor, so exhausted he could barely move, and勉强抓住药剂服了下去。一阵清凉的感觉流遍全身，每一个细胞都在欢呼雀跃。

过了十多分钟，他的疼痛大减：“这是什么营养液，效果这么好？”

“这是雪髓。”雪灵用水把长刀洗干净，“一管是三千星元，可以增强细胞活力，缓解肌肉疲劳，清除体内毒素，绝对没有副作用，而且服用一管，可以三天不用吃喝，营养足够，那药剂在你的胃里面，和胃酸结合，加强胃部粘膜使得人消化能力都会大量增加。比起绿神生物药剂要好一个档次。”

“想不到你这么清楚。”洛涵笑笑：“你也携带这东西了吧。”

“这是特种兵野战的药品，肯定要携带。”雪灵看着江离：“江离，你刚刚修行似乎领悟到了什么？”

“我也不知道，好像无意在运动中就进入深度睡眠，整个人好像梦游似的，人也不知疲倦，力大无穷，但状态解除之后，就脱力了。”江离暗暗想起刚才的情况。

“恭喜你，踏入了深度睡眠第三个阶段，很快就可以入定。”洛涵的语气有一些羡慕：“深度睡眠三个阶段，我们学校前十名，很有可能就你和欧阳星两人踏入。”

“欧阳星没有能够入定么？”江离问道：“难道我们学校一个入定的没有？”

“哼！他能够入定早就嚣张得不成人样。”雪灵和洛涵对此人都不感冒。

休息一会儿，雪灵突然站起来：“江离，咱们对练一下如何？”

“好！”

江离求之不得，马上站立起来。

“小心！”就在他站立起来的刹那，洛涵连忙提醒，这个时候，雪灵已经绕到了他的侧面，一掌劈来，掌风撕裂空气，一切而下，如瀑布倒悬，一旦被击中，立刻被打晕死。

她切割的部位是颈部大动脉。

C级武学，大河掌！

江离不用提醒，立刻反应，他反手一抓，用上了“龙爪大擒拿”中的黑龙回头，手臂伸缩，根本不用眼睛看，五指抓出，就正中雪灵的手腕，只要被抓中，手腕立刻抓穿，筋骨破碎。

两人都是一招凌厉的手法。

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He barely managed to grab the vial and drink it. A refreshing sensation spread throughout his body, and every cell seemed to be rejoicing.

After more than ten minutes, his pain significantly reduced. "What kind of nutritional supplement is this? It's so effective?"

"This is Snow Marrow." Xueling washed her long sword with water. "One vial costs 3,000 star coins. It can enhance cell vitality, relieve muscle fatigue, and clear toxins from the body. It has no side effects, and one vial can provide enough nutrition for three days without the need to eat or drink. The supplement combines with stomach acid to strengthen the stomach lining, greatly increasing digestive capacity. It's a step above Green God biological supplements."

"I didn't expect you to know so much." Luohan smiled. "You must carry this stuff too, right?"

"It's a special forces field supplement, so it's definitely carried." Xueling looked at Jiang Li. "Jiang Li, did you seem to have some insight during your cultivation just now?"

"I'm not sure. It seems I unintentionally entered deep sleep while exercising, as if in a sleepwalking state. I felt no fatigue and had immense strength, but when the state ended, I was completely drained." Jiang Li recalled the situation.

"Congratulations, you have entered the third stage of deep sleep. You will soon be able to enter meditation." Luohan's tone was somewhat envious. "Of the top ten in our school, it's likely only you and Ouyang Xing have reached this stage."

"Ouyang Xing hasn't been able to enter meditation yet?" Jiang Li asked. "Doesn't our school have anyone who can enter meditation?"

"Hmph! If he could enter meditation, he would be so arrogant that he wouldn't act like a human." Xueling and Luohan had no good feelings toward this person.

After resting for a while, Xueling suddenly stood up. "Jiang Li, how about we practice together?"

"Sure!"

Jiang Li was more than willing and immediately stood up.

"Be careful!" As he stood up, Luohan quickly warned him. At that moment, Xueling had already moved to his side and struck with a palm, the wind from her palm tearing through the air, slicing down like a waterfall. If he were hit, he would be knocked unconscious immediately.

She aimed for his carotid artery.

C-level martial art, Great River Palm!

Jiang Li didn't need the warning; he immediately reacted. He grabbed her wrist with a reverse hand, using the "Black Dragon Turn" technique from the "Dragon Claw Great Seize." His arm extended and retracted, and without even looking, his fingers grabbed her wrist. If he caught her, her wrist would be pierced, and her tendons and bones would be shattered.

Both used fierce techniques.