Chapter 53

Hengyi had only one thought in his mind, focusing all his mental energy on maintaining the firmness of his will.

Time gradually passed...

An hour passed...

Another hour passed...

The burning sensation in Hengyi's meridians gradually subsided.

He sat up, not caring that he was naked, and took out the immortal fruit from the talisman, eating two bites. After his energy was fully restored, he put the rest back into the storage talisman. The situation of the Water Blue Clan made him realize the value of the immortal fruit, so he decided to only eat enough to meet his body's needs during his training, leaving more for the Water Blue Clan when he left. If the Water Blue Clan encountered a bad season with food shortages, the immortal fruit would definitely help them get through the crisis.

It was already dark, but the training bead had not moved. If the Shadow Clan was found, Chen Zizai would notify the team through the training bead.

Hengyi rested for a moment, feeling that his meridians had recovered enough, and jumped into the lava again.

This time, as he fell in, his body quickly turned red, and his meridians once again endured the pain of being burned by fire. However, Hengyi felt that it was slightly less intense than the first time, though he wasn't sure if it was because of his experience or if his meridians had really improved so quickly.

Compared to the first attempt, Hengyi was now able to think about more than just using his willpower to resist. He began to memorize and experience the intense heat energy coursing through his veins. Based on his past cultivation experience, he believed that this conscious strengthening of memory would allow his mind and body to adapt to the pain more quickly and continue to resist it.

It was like practicing the Infinite Sword technique, where practice makes perfect. At a certain stage, there was no need to deliberately calculate the angle at which the energy sword was thrown; it became a pure instinct, and he naturally knew how to throw it to achieve the desired trajectory.

When the high heat energy mixed with the natural qi of heaven and earth flowed through his meridians and body, he felt a burning pain and a sensation as if his body would burst.

This feeling reminded Hengyi of the taste of practicing the ninth ultimate technique of the Divine Book, even though he had never succeeded in mastering it. Each time he tried to practice, he felt a surging force that could burst his body at any moment.

Dagyuan had once comforted him, saying that if he couldn't master it, it was because his cultivation and strength were not yet sufficient.

However, Hengyi had always been a bit puzzled. The Divine Book mentioned that the seventh, eighth, and ninth ultimate techniques consumed the same amount of true qi. Logically, if he could master the first two, there was no reason he couldn't master the last one.

'Without the cold and ruthless determination to kill, one cannot achieve the supreme power of the ultimate technique...' Hengyi thought about the words in the general principles of the Divine Book. He understood the meaning: the ultimate techniques of the Divine Book were only more powerful when used to kill, and that power was beyond imagination.

Especially when used by someone like him, who had no shortage of true qi, Dagyuan had once said that the magical techniques and ultimate skills he used were different from others. Not only did he not need to consider the consumption of true qi, but he could infuse as much as his meridians could handle, even using all the gathered true qi at once. Because of this, the same skill he used would definitely be more lethal than someone with the same cultivation and the same magical weapon.

Hengyi experienced the continuous burning and the expansion caused by the heat energy, and suddenly remembered the battle at Beixiang Mountain, when he was so angry that he wanted to kill, but his rationality stopped him. At that moment, he had naturally circulated his true qi through the meridians required for the ninth ultimate technique of the Divine Book.

However, his rationality had stopped him then, and now he wondered, if his rationality hadn't stopped him, could he have used it?

'Cold and ruthless... does it mean unwavering and resolute without hesitation?' Hengyi tried to guide the true qi through the meridians required for the ninth ultimate technique of the Divine Book—the Dance of Death. Instantly, the surging force in his body doubled, shocking him so much that he quickly stopped, fearing that his body would explode!

Hengyi calmed down, feeling a bit fearful, but also thinking that he had been too timid. If his body were to explode, it would have happened before he could stop it!

So, he steadied his mind and once again guided the true qi without any distractions!

The true qi instantly surged through the meridians required for the ninth technique—

In an instant, the energy inside his body exploded!

The shock of countless energy streams shooting out made Hengyi feel as if his entire body was being continuously punctured with holes!

This terrifying experience made Hengyi panic uncontrollably, but at the same time, the energy that had exploded suddenly became calm...

Hengyi panted heavily, quickly focusing his mind to resist the burning pain inside his body, to prevent his mind from relaxing and causing him to fall into a coma.

The brief experience left him unclear about what had happened to his body, but one thing was clear— at that moment, the ninth ultimate technique of the Divine Book had been activated!

'After my meridians have recovered, I will try again. This time, I won't panic because of unexpected experiences!'

Compared to the other eight ultimate techniques of the Divine Book, the ninth was the only one with a significant challenge. The first eight techniques, Hengyi had quickly mastered after a bit of practice, with no difficulty at all.

The ninth technique, however, had puzzled him until now, and this breakthrough was the first time he had experienced the satisfaction of hard work paying off, making him smile.

"What are you doing!" On the top of the Flame Mountain, by the lava, Chen Zizai looked at Hengyi in the lava, surprised, even though he could still recognize him in that state. "Hurry up and get out! Are you trying to kill yourself?"

Hengyi had no time to speak, as the intense heat of the lava made it difficult for him to resist the burning pain inside his body, let alone speak. Moreover, the high heat affected his meridians and muscles, weakening his normal bodily functions, almost eliminating his hearing and speech abilities.

Seeing Chen Zizai's anxious expression, Hengyi could only fly out of the lava and land beside him.

Looking at Hengyi's emaciated body, almost like a skeleton, Chen Zizai was searching for a pill, but he saw Hengyi's body quickly covered in red energy light, and his body rapidly recovered, returning to normal in just a moment!

"This!" Chen Zizai's hand holding the pill froze in the air, stunned by Hengyi's incredible self-recovery ability... "What kind of magical technique is this?"

In a moment, many abilities of cosmic races flashed through Chen Zizai's mind, but none of them were human. Although there were human magical techniques with similar effects, they were only possible for experts at the third level of the Heavenly Venerable realm or higher, not someone at the Earth Venerable realm!

Hengyi scratched his head in confusion. "You don't know? Just think about circulating true qi, and you can recover!"

Hengyi was puzzled by the question. True qi cultivation techniques had self-recovery abilities, but his seemed a bit stronger and faster...

"Do you mean you recover naturally by circulating true qi?" Chen Zizai looked at Hengyi as if he were a monster, seeing him nod innocently. "Yes, my recovery speed is just a bit faster, my master said it's probably due to my constitution."

"A bit faster...?" Chen Zizai was speechless. This wasn't a bit faster, it was much, much faster!

A normal Earth Venerable would take at least four to six hours to recover after their body's substances and water were destroyed by high heat, even if their meridians were not severely damaged.

But Hengyi recovered in just a minute. Was this a bit faster?

Looking at Hengyi's innocent expression, it was clear he had no idea about his own abilities, much like how he could use ultimate techniques despite his seemingly weak constitution. Chen Zizai didn't expect Dagyuan or the Lake Sea Sect to be able to explain it. He guessed it might have something to do with Hengyi's Divine Book ultimate techniques, which were already mysterious and incomprehensible. The Peak Sect's technique hall was currently studying the four ultimate techniques of the Divine Book contributed by the Lake Sea Sect.

"You're not a practitioner of fire techniques, yet you dared to jump into the lava? Do you know how hot it is? It's equivalent to the fire sea created by a third-level Mountain Venerable! No amount of true qi would be enough to stay in there and burn continuously!" Chen Zizai was almost furious, terrified by Hengyi's reckless ignorance. Even a Heavenly Venerable who could easily defeat a third-level Mountain Venerable couldn't just stand in the fire sea created by a third-level Mountain Venerable and bathe in it!

How long could true qi withstand burning and consumption?

Is this lava a hot spring?

"Do you think this is a hot spring?" Chen Zizai roared, but Hengyi just looked confused, showing no sign of fear or regret!

"What is a hot spring?" Hengyi had never heard the term before, and his serious question left Chen Zizai speechless...

"..." Chen Zizai sat on the ground, panting heavily, feeling that he would be driven to death by Hengyi sooner or later. "It's true that 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder,' and it's a wonder that Lake Baijie hasn't been driven to death by you..."

"Is it because of me? Baijie often got angry suddenly, and I always found it strange." Hengyi recalled the times when Lake Baijie suddenly got angry while they were eating at the inn, now realizing it was because of him, though he still didn't know why.

Chen Zizai was speechless, breathing heavily to calm himself.

Hengyi kicked his legs and moved his arms and shoulders, feeling that his body was fine. He just needed to wait for his meridians to recover a bit more before trying the ninth ultimate technique of the Divine Book, the Dance of Death.

Chen Zizai saw him naked, with his private parts swinging, and frowned. "Can you put on some clothes?"

"I'll practice later." Hengyi thought that Chen Zizai had come here to practice and knew he cultivated fire techniques, so he invited him. "Do you need to take off your clothes to practice in the lava?"

"I'm not in the mood, I'll just practice my true qi." Chen Zizai answered casually, then added, "My magical weapons are all fire-based, so I'm not afraid of high heat."

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