Chapter 973 - Not enough, not enough, please beat me harder! (2/2)

“I didn’t count.” Ye Si said.

At this moment, Song Shuhang’s spectacles displayed a number on the interface.

[966]

[967]

[968]

[969]

“I’ve already hit it nearly a thousand times, how much longer do I have to do keep beating it?” Song Shuhang said.

“For something to be completely tempered, maybe you need to hit it a thousand times?” Ye Si replied.

Song Shuhang gritted his teeth as he said, “A thousand times? Then I’ll hold through.” At this moment, his arms and meridians were already experiencing some swelling and pain.

Generally speaking, a cultivator of the Third Stage would erupt the full power of the Dazzling Star, Overcast Moon, Blazing Sun, and Immaterial King Meridians only when putting their life on the line. For someone with a const.i.tution of the Third Stage, using the four meridians at full strength for 30-40 moves was already quite the feat.

In any case, a cultivator at the Third Stage shouldn’t be able to sustain the usage of such power for long.

Song Shuhang’s physique had already reached the Fourth Stage Realm, and this was the only reason as to why he was able to continue hitting the insect for nearly a 1000 times.

“Aaaaah!” Song Shuhang gritted his teeth, and switched the ‘spirit beast seal’ to his right hand, continuing to beat the invisible saber insect.

Like someone nearing the finish line in a race, Song Shuhang once again sped up and produced afterimages.

[998]

[999]

“1000!” Song Shuhang roared! At the same time, the spirit beast seal fiercely hit the invisible saber insect’s body.

“Buzz, buzz, buzz~” The invisible saber insect called out and floated around Song Shuhang, seemingly very happy. However, it wasn’t truly satisfied yet. From the mental link that had formed between Shuhang and the insect, Shuhang could tell that the insect wanted him to continue hitting it.

Song Shuhang: “…”

Mom, I was wrong, I’ll never casually beat someone ever again.

“Could 1000 hits actually not be enough? Do I have to hit it 10,000 times?” Song Shuhang switched between hands once again, gritted his teeth, and continued to beat the invisible saber insect.

Having already persisted through hitting it 1000 times, he couldn’t just give up halfway, right? Maybe this would decide how far the invisible saber insect would be able to reach in the future.

I have to hold on and fight for the future of this invisible saber insect!

Perseverance will always lead to success!

Song Shuhang gritted his teeth, and became determined to hit the insect until he could no longer.

“Clang, clang, clang!”

“Buzz, buzz, buzz~”

“Clang, clang, clang!”

“Buzz, buzz, buzz~”

Ye Si held her chin as she continued to watch the changes happening to Song Shuhang and the invisible saber insect.

Song Shuhang injected his ‘Thirty-Three Divine Beasts’ Innate True Qi’ into the spirit beast seal, and continued to hit the invisible saber insect. The saber insect’s body kept getting strengthened from the beating. Also, a part of the true qi had entered the invisible saber insect’s body, starting to circulate inside.

It was precisely this portion of the ‘Thirty-Three Divine Beasts’ Innate True Qi’ that allowed the invisible saber insect to keep increasing in size. Afterward, an even purer version of the ‘Thirty-Three Divine Beasts’ Innate True Qi’ was transmitted back from the body of the invisible saber insect to Song Shuhang through the spirit beast seal.

[This feature is similar to that of a ghost spirit,] Ye Si muttered.

Ghost spirits would not only help the master in their practice, but also refine the quality of the master’s true qi.

Now, the invisible saber insect was doing the same thing.

Song Shuhang had been constantly practicing as he was. .h.i.tting the invisible saber insect. Aside from true qi, another wisp of energy that was hard to describe was transmitted back from the body of the invisible saber insect. When that energy was transmitted back to Song Shuhang’s body, it strengthened his const.i.tution a little. But, since Song Shuhang’s physique was already at the Fourth Stage Realm, the changes weren’t that obvious.

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This was, in fact, the biggest secret of the Thirty-Three Divine Beasts’ Sect.

Each chapter of the ❮Thirty-Three Divine Beasts’ Technique❯ was similar to the ❮Whale Swallowing Technique❯, and could allow the user to devour and absorb the power within spirit beast crystals through various methods.

Thus, the disciples of the Thirty-Three Divine Beasts’ Sect would often encounter a situation where their true qi was overflowing and their dantian ready to burst.

Song Shuhang had also suffered quite a bit for this reason, and he was forced to look for body tempering cultivation techniques so as to avoid exploding and dying. Later, he had to drink the demodragon medicine, which enabled him to push his const.i.tution to the Fourth Stage Realm.

He had been forced to do all the above-mentioned things!

However, the disciples of the orthodox Thirty-Three Divine Beasts’ Sect had no demodragon medicine to drink. Therefore, the solution they came up with to prevent the overflowing true qi from destroying their bodies was for the disciples to pour their superfluous true qi into spirit beasts through some special methods, which would temper the spirit beast and also increase its growth speed.

During the process, one could obtain a purer version of the true back from the body of the spirit beast. The quant.i.ty of this true qi wasn’t much, but its quality was very high. Not only that, the ‘spirit beast tempering’ process would likewise improve the physique of the disciples of the Thirty-Three Divine Beasts’ Sect.

From a certain point of view, the Thirty-Three Divine Beasts’ Sect was a sect with a small, built-in cheat.