Chapter 53 (1/2)

Chapter 53: Body of Dead Tree

Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu

Another day pa.s.sed.

Ling Han suddenly opened his eyes, a pleased smile turning up at the corners of his lips. He drew his sword and lowered the blade in a slash at his extended left hand.

If anyone had seen such a thing, they would definitely think he was committing self-mutilation, but after a while longer, they’d definitely be shocked to the point that their eyeb.a.l.l.s were in danger of popping out of their heads, for as this slash encountered his hand, it did not leave a single scratch on his skin. The only proof of what he had done was a white line on his hand.

‘Indeed, my defense has improved by a considerable amount,’ Ling Han nodded. Although he had not poured Origin Power into that strike just now, he had also not used Origin Power to strengthen his defense. He had depended entirely on his physique’s innate defense–without any external aid.

He increased the power of the strike, and simultaneously began to circulate the Indestructible Heaven Scroll.

The sword lowered once again in a slash, and this time it produced a gash on his hand. However, something even more bizarre appeared. Not a single drop of blood flowed from this gash.

‘Haha, so this is the first layer of the Indestructible Heaven Scroll, the Dead Tree Tier! The physical body would be like that of a dead tree, and even after being struck by a sword, the body would not bleed, nor would the essential lifeforce be damaged!’ The smile on Ling Han’s face became wider. The gash he himself had created was healing at a tremendously rapid pace and very quickly vanished. There wasn’t even a mark left behind. This was an unbelievable feat. ‘And this is only the Body of Dead Tree!’

Ling Han could not help feeling a bit rueful. Once he reached Rock Cliff Tier and formed Body of Rock Cliff, then his skin would be as tough as rock. Even a heavy strike would not injure him one bit as his defense would have once again been upgraded to a new level. Iron Sheet Tier would be even more amazing, and his power would become even more tyrannical.

But when he finally achieved Diamond Tier, that’d be a fundamental change. Even a missing limb could be regrown, and his lifeforce would be so powerful it would be practically beyond reasonable limits.

‘According to the scroll, I’d be able to condense a drop of Indestructible True Fluid once I reach Dead Tree Tier. In the future, no matter how heavy the injury I suffer, as long as I refine this Indestructible True Fluid, it’d heal instantly.

Indestructible Heaven Scroll… it indeed lives up to its name!’

Ling Han did not immediately begin condensing the Indestructible True Fluid. This was a very time-consuming process, and was not something that could be completed successfully within a short period of time.

‘Haha, once I’ve formed the Body of Dead Tree, my last and only weakness would be eliminated!’ Ling Han was extremely overjoyed.

In this world, there were certain races that were powerful from birth. One such example was the Four Winds Race, who possessed jaw-dropping speed–even their members who were only in Element Gathering Tier could be considered to be on even footing with Gus.h.i.+ng Spring Tier. Another example was the Sword-Armed Race, whose arms could transform into sharp blades. The higher their cultivation level, the sharper and st.u.r.dier their blade arms.

An even more powerful example would be the Wild Thunder Race. Their members were born with lightning surrounding their bodies, and thus their attacks were terrifyingly powerful.

This was labeled as special body const.i.tution.

Whether in his last life or in his current life, Ling Han did not have such special const.i.tution, but the cultivation of the Indestructible Heaven Scroll allowed him to acquire one. This was practically inconceivable, as it had broken the iron-clad rules of nature!

‘Body of Dead Tree could only be compared to some lower grade special const.i.tution; but if I actually manage to form Body of Diamond, then what race would actually be able to compare to this kind of special physical const.i.tution?

In this life, I am destined to be invincible, to walk the path no one has ever walked before, to shatter the void and become a G.o.d!’

Ling Han collected his stray thoughts and glanced over at Liu Dong and the rest. The essence of the bone marrow of the Dragon Snake drained very quickly. If it still could not be digested within a whole day and night, then there would only remain less than one tenth of the nutrition in it. Thus, they practically wouldn’t obtain much benefit at all.

Indeed, not long after, Liu Yu Tong and the rest completed their refinement process, and stood up one by one.

They were not cultivating the Indestructible Heaven Scroll, so naturally, it was impossible to completely refine all the essence of the bone marrow; still, all of them looked very pleased, as they had indeed obtained some benefits.

“Big Brother Ling, there are about ten days left before the new year, so we have to return.”

“After the new year, let us meet again at Da Yuan City.”

“Farewell!”

The five of them bade farewell to Ling Han and Liu Yu Tong. Though Chen Peng Ju seemed like he had something that he was hesitant to say. In the end, he still did not say a single word and, with Li Hao and his group, walked further and further away into the distance.