Chapter 406 - Chapter 406: Chapter 375: Investigation_1 (1/2)

Chapter 406: Chapter 375: Investigation_1

The reason Xu Mu exerted great effort to determine the position of the space rupture was to see if he could utilize its power to cultivate his Perfect Body of the Myriad Tribulations.

The essence of the Perfect Body of the Myriad Tribulations lies in the process of shattering and rebuilding. The more severe the damage to the body, the greater the strength it will possess upon healing.

His body currently possesses the defensive capabilities of a tier-eleven magic artifact. Ordinary means are no longer capable of breaking his defense. To further increase his body’s strength, he has to seek either large fire vein regions or certain desperate lands.

If the power of space thread is usable, he would have one more cultivation option.

When Xu Mu touched it, a silent cut appeared on his hand, like a hot knife slicing through butter.

There was a slight feeling of resistance when the crack touched his bone, but it was insignificant.

Even his sturdy bones fell short in the face of the force of the space rupture and were vulnerable.

The extreme sharpness of the rupture didn’t allow him to feel any pain.

Xu Mu didn’t continue to touch it. After the rupture brushed against his bone, he quickly retracted his hand.

If he really cut off his hand, it would certainly be a headache.

Bringing his hand in front of his eyes, a wound, deep enough to expose his bone, had appeared on his palm. The sliced flesh was smooth as a mirror, the tangled muscles writhed, forming layers upon layers of patterns, resembling a cross-section of marble.

Weirdly enough, no blood was flowing out of this severe wound, as if it was indeed a piece of stone.

In actuality, at the level Xu Mu had reached, he could control the flesh all over his body. Thus, stopping a wound from bleeding was an easy task.

Simultaneously, as his hand got injured, the Perfect Body of the Myriad Tribulations started operating automatically. Mysterious energy began to assemble at the wound. The flesh on both sides of the wound writhed quickly as if it had come to life. It was soon knit together. In a matter of a few breaths, it healed completely, without even a scab left behind.

This terrifying recovery would make anyone’s scalp numb. However, Xu Mu was not too pleased.

He could feel that apart from the area of his wound which had become significantly tighter, there was no change to the rest of his palm.

“This won’t do!”

Xu Mu shook his head helplessly.

Although a space rupture could slice flesh – inspiring the power of the Perfect Body of Myriad Tribulations – such enhancement was too narrow in scope. It couldn’t affect his entire body and the efficiency of cultivation was too low.

“Indeed, it seems places like fire veins are more suitable!” Xu Mu sighed.

The power of fire veins could be applied to his entire body at once, inducing a holistic bodily transformation. However, the space rupture could only affect a tiny part of his body. It probably would take thousands of slashes to induce a complete transformation.

Since it was of little use, Xu Mu didn’t bother staying. He continued to steer the Wind Dragon towards the direction where Feng Que was.

A few breaths after his departure, numerous crazed monster beasts gathered, not detecting his trail and fighting among themselves. Soon, the ground was littered with corpses.

…

On a certain spot in the Xuan Yang Secret Realm, a massive building-like structure moved steadily deeper, guarded by numerous cultivators.

“Ahh!”

A sudden scream resonated from the front. People turned to see the cultivator leading the way – he had a gaping wound on his abdomen, his organs exposed.

Thankfully, prompt aid from his companions saved him. Still, having sustained such a severe injury, he suffered a considerable loss of vitality and instantly lost his battle strength.

“As we get closer to the central area, the space ruptures become more unstable. For the next shift, we need to send more people.”

A youth with starlike eyes, standing on the deck with his hands behind his back, commanded.

“Understood!”