To be safe, Xiao Chen first found a ten-meter-long strand of seaweed and wrapped it around his waist. Then, he carried out his plan. In the turbulent undercurrent, every step was incomparably difficult.
When Xiao Chen reached the top of the slope, he did not dare to be careless. He climbed up step by step. The undercurrent attacked his body continuously, nearly washing him away a few times.
Xiao Chen dug his palms deep into the silt and poured all the black silt into his fingernails. He barely managed to avoid the undercurrent.
After dodging the undercurrent with much difficulty, Xiao Chen loosened his body and removed the seaweed around his waist. After a while, he emerged from the water and took a deep breath. Then, he quickly rowed towards the shore.
After reaching the shore, Xiao Chen was extremely tired. The dizziness intensified. He did his best to stay alert and control his desire to lie down. Then, he removed all his wet clothes.
Xiao Chen took out some dry clothes from the Universe Ring and put them on. Then, he swallowed a Blood Replenishing Pill. After doing all this, he dragged his body to a cliff by the shore. Then, he leaned against it and closed his eyes to rest.
Unknowingly, Xiao Chen fell asleep. He was simply too tired.
When he woke up again, Xiao Chen's spirit had recovered. With the help of the Blood Replenishing Pill, his injuries had also healed.
Xiao Chen took out some dry rations and water from the Universe Ring. After he ate them, his strength slowly recovered. He wolfed down the dry rations and gulped down a large mouthful of water.
Only then did Xiao Chen get up and look around him. He was in a rather dark cave. Xiao Chen wanted to release his Spiritual Sense instinctively. In the end, he discovered that there was no reaction. The Spiritual Sense that he had been using in the past did not appear.
Xiao Chen could not help but smile bitterly. It looked like he had really become a cripple. He slowly walked to the riverside. The calm river water reflected Xiao Chen's pale face.
Due to soaking in the river for too long, Xiao Chen's skin had turned frighteningly pale. Some parts of his skin had even peeled off.
The appearance that Xiao Chen had changed using the Shapeshifting Spell had already returned to its original state. However, he could not be bothered with this now. After he cleaned off the mud from his fingernails, he turned around and looked at Xiao Chen.
After he cleaned off the mud from his fingernails, he walked in the direction of the river. No matter what, he had to find an exit first.
"Di da!
Di da! "Occasionally, water droplets would fall from above. The instant the water droplets landed, Xiao Chen's body instinctively moved backward. The water droplets brushed past Xiao Chen's nose and quickly fell to the ground.
"Looks like I still have the strength of my body. My combat instincts have not disappeared. Even without Essence, I can still sense the direction of the water droplets." Xiao Chen clenched his fist and revealed a joyful expression.
Due to gravity, the speed at which the water droplets fell was very fast. Xiao Chen could only rely on his body's instincts to sense the direction in which the water droplets would fall. Then, he could easily dodge them.
Even without a Martial Spirit, I can rely on my physical body to become a Martial Sage. What the predecessors could do, I can do as well. A determined look appeared in Xiao Chen's eyes.
After walking for a long time, the light in front of him slowly brightened. Xiao Chen could not help but increase his pace. After a while, the scene before him opened up.
Even without a Martial Spirit, I can rely on my physical body to become a Martial Sage. What the predecessors could do, I can do as well. A determined look appeared in Xiao Chen's eyes.
A vast underground world appeared before Xiao Chen's eyes. It was a few hundred meters tall and had an unknown length and width.
There were trees, plants, flowers, and rivers. It was unknown where the light came from; it was very strange.
Xiao Chen hesitated for a while before he stepped in. It was as though he had passed through a barrier. Time stopped for a short moment; it was almost negligible.
Afraid that something was wrong, Xiao Chen paced back and forth a few times. When he discovered that he could safely return, he did not pay much attention to it.
"Crunch!
Crunch! "A few birds suddenly flew past the forest in front. Xiao Chen was slightly startled. There were actually living creatures here. He had to be careful. If there were any ferocious beasts, it would be troublesome.
"Bang!
Bang! "Just as Xiao Chen was thinking this, a huge Spirit Beast dashed out of the forest. This was a Scarlet Flame Bear. When it stood up, it was as tall as two grown men. Its red eyes were filled with a baleful aura as it looked at Xiao Chen.
The Scarlet Flame Bear was a Rank 2 Spirit Beast. It was equivalent to a Martial Master. Xiao Chen had seen it before in the periphery of Seven Horn Mountain. It looked very ferocious, but there was nothing special about it.
However, it would be difficult for the current Xiao Chen to deal with it. "Pu!
Pu! " Just as Xiao Chen was thinking, the Scarlet Flame Bear ran over on all fours. Soon, it arrived in front of Xiao Chen. It sent out a palm strike with a force of several hundred kilograms.
Xiao Chen did not panic. Before the front paw of the Scarlet Flame Bear could reach him, he sensed the direction of the wind. He calmly took a step to the left and dodged the attack.
Xiao Chen shouted and poured all his strength into his right fist. All the muscles in his right arm bulged up. It was like Xiao Chen felt a boundless power. He punched at the chest of the Scarlet Flame Bear at lightning speed.
In the next moment!
The Scarlet Flame Bear's sturdy body was sent flying with a bang. The sound of its internal organs shattering came from its body. After it fell to the ground, it could not get up again.
Xiao Chen looked at all this in astonishment. After a while, when he saw that the Scarlet Flame Bear was really dead, he muttered, "How is this possible? Even at its peak, the strength of my punch was only 1,500 kilograms. Now that my Martial Spirit is shattered and my injuries have not healed completely, it is already an extraordinary performance to be able to display even half of my strength."
The Scarlet Flame Bear's weight had already reached 500 kilograms. If Xiao Chen wanted to send it flying with a punch and shatter its internal organs, he would need at least 4,000 kilograms of strength.
Xiao Chen looked suspiciously at his own fist. He did not dare believe it, "I feel like I did not use all my strength in that punch earlier. Why is my strength even stronger than before?"
Xiao Chen could not figure it out no matter how he thought about it. He walked into the forest and found a Scarlet Flame Bear at the periphery. When it was about to approach him, he punched it again.
Just like before, this Scarlet Flame Bear that weighed 500 kilograms was sent flying. Its internal organs were shattered and it died!
Only now did Xiao Chen believe that everything was real. His strength was even stronger than before. "Could it be that my cultivation realm did not disappear?"
"The strength of my punch should be around 3500 kilograms of force, close to 4,000 kilograms. Otherwise, it would be impossible for me to kill the Scarlet Flame Bear in one punch," Xiao Chen said with certainty.
What exactly is going on? Why did my physical strength increase? Xiao Chen thought hard for a long time, but he still could not figure it out.
After a while, Xiao Chen smiled faintly, "Never mind, an increase in strength is a good thing. Since I cannot figure it out, I should not think too much about it for now."
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen left the forest. The depths of the forest gave him a dangerous aura. There should be other stronger Spirit Beasts.
Xiao Chen spent the remaining time exploring this unknown underground world. In the southeast direction, Xiao Chen unexpectedly discovered a natural herb field.
It was lush and verdant, filled with all sorts of Spirit Herbs. Many of the Spirit Herbs were over a hundred years old. However, before Xiao Chen got close to the herb field, he could already feel a few strong auras. Occasionally, he could hear the terrifying roars of beasts.
These were all strong Spirit Beasts. With Xiao Chen's current state, he could only watch from afar and shrink back. Seeing a mountain of treasure but not being able to get it was quite depressing.
Xiao Chen avoided this area and continued moving forward. Although his Martial Spirit was destroyed, his physical strength was still there. His speed was not slow either. In one day, Xiao Chen had explored a radius of a thousand meters.
He discovered that he had completely underestimated the size of this underground world. After walking for one day, he had not even covered half the distance.
For some unknown reason, the underground world also had day and night. As time passed, the light slowly turned dim.
In the night, there were always some unknown dangers. Xiao Chen did not dare to stay here. He retreated all the way to the edge of the underground world before slowly stopping.
Sitting down cross-legged, Xiao Chen decided to cultivate once more. Even though his Martial Spirit was destroyed, he had not completely given up. The Blue Dragon Martial Spirit was an ancient Holy Beast. It definitely had something extraordinary about it.
Right now, there was no trace of Spiritual Energy in Xiao Chen's body. He was now truly an ordinary person. He was much weaker than when he first came to this world.
At the very least, he still had the Spiritual Energy that he had cultivated for more than ten years. Although he could not convert it into Essence, it was more than enough to circulate the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
Now that there was no trace of Spiritual Energy in his body, he might have to wait another sixteen years before he could reach his previous cultivation realm. If that was the case, no matter how strong Xiao Chen's willpower was, he would have to give up.
Xiao Chen felt the surrounding Spiritual Energy and guarded his Dantian. He breathed in and exhaled. His Spirit Pedestal was calm as he repeated these two actions continuously.
This was the most basic breathing technique in the Tianwu Continent. Aside from those with innate Martial Spirits, most people did not have any Spiritual Energy when they were born.
Without Spiritual Energy, there was no way to circulate any Cultivation Technique. At this moment, one had to practice the breathing technique, absorbing some Spiritual Energy into one's body.
When the amount of Spiritual Energy in one's body reached a certain level, one could officially start cultivating. The breathing technique did not have any grades; it was common throughout the continent.
Slowly, the Qi that Xiao Chen breathed out became more solid. From a distance, it looked like a mist-like sword, lingering for a long time.
"Hu!"
In the next moment, when Xiao Chen breathed in, the Spiritual Energy turned into a faint mist. It flowed through Xiao Chen's mouth and slowly flowed out of his meridians.
The Spiritual Energy circulated around his body before settling in his Dantian. It was about the size of a pinky finger.
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. He did not expect the first strand of Spiritual Energy he absorbed to be so big. Soon, he would be able to gather enough Spiritual Energy to circulate the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
His earlier worries about needing another sixteen years were groundless. He had already experienced this process once. It made sense that the second time he gathered Spiritual Energy would be much smoother.
After four hours, the Spiritual Energy that had settled in his Dantian was sufficient to circulate the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. Xiao Chen stopped breathing and prepared to circulate the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
"Hua!"
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation successfully circulated without any obstruction. The surrounding Spiritual Energy immediately poured into Xiao Chen's body in a frenzy. It was endless, completely exceeding Xiao Chen's expectations.
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