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Chapter 184 Basic Breathing Technique Upgrade (7k words, requesting monthly votes)

"The disguise is really convincing. They look almost exactly like the humans of the Great Xia Dynasty, and they even have smart bracelets." Shen Bailian's Divine Eye observed everything with perfect clarity, and he spotted the smart bracelets on the wrists of the three "humans" almost instantly.

Unfortunately, every time a new phase of the war begins, the friend-or-foe identification system on the smart bracelet will update its identification method irregularly and randomly.

Even the commander-in-chief, Yue Feng, wouldn't know the specific identification method.

Therefore, even if those lesser divine favored ones possess smart bracelets, they can only treat them as decorations, or as excuses such as "bad signal" or "broken".

"Then let's wait for them here." Shen Bailian narrowed his eyes slightly, and with a slight movement, like a gentle breeze, he moved to the front of the now completely dead Horned Dragon King.

[Divine matter detected, purifying it, current progress 1%...]

at the same time.

"Whoo~"

Shen Bailian took a deep breath, and his aura changed instantly. His spiritual power of 19.1 caused his eyes to shoot out two beams of light that were concentrated and did not dissipate. His internal organs roared, producing a sound like a V8 engine running.

Nourished by the primal force, the blood in his body emitted a faint glow, surging forth like the waters of the Yangtze River, as if his entire being was enveloped in a halo.

The basic breathing technique began to work, moving towards an upgraded version.

When one reaches the fourth stage of martial arts, the subtlety of breathing techniques, the operation of breathing methods is no longer bound by form. It can be performed even while standing, although the training speed will be reduced by one or two percent.

……

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
Three lesser divine favored beings, clad in black battle armor, formed a battle formation. Through the eyes of the horned dragon lizard, they had already locked onto Shen Bailian's location at the very beginning of the battle.

"Keep an eye on your surroundings and see if any other warriors will cause trouble. We must take down that human warrior in front of us as soon as possible. We absolutely cannot linger in battle." The lesser divine favorite, who was running at the forefront, said this while observing the surroundings through the horned dragon lizard's vision.

It was sturdy with dark skin and spoke with an accent that resembled that of the northern border of the Great Xia, but its words were incomprehensible to others.

It is the language of God.

"Ok."

"We've even equipped ourselves with smart bracelets this time. We'll send that kid a message when we're almost there, and he definitely won't notice anything unusual."

"But we really do look quite ugly like this," another lesser divine favorite dressed in black battle armor couldn't help but complain.

In the course of a long war, it wasn't just the human race that learned from their experiences; the gods did too.

In the midst of the ongoing war, some of the originally proud gods have also lowered their guard and learned to infiltrate behind enemy lines, disguise themselves, and stealthily move around, among other despicable tactics.

The form of a god looks no different from that of an ordinary human, but in reality, the form of a god is a more perfect form, of course, only the most perfect form in the eyes of the gods.

From a human aesthetic point of view, emmm...

Furthermore, the biggest difference between the form of a god and an ordinary person is that the former has no gender distinction. This is reflected in the physical form, which is that the form of a god does not have any reproductive or excretory organs...

"Stop complaining, speed things up. Make it look convincing later. Capture them alive if you can, so we'll have a chance to escape the encirclement with Lord Ram." The leading lesser god's favorite snorted coldly, his eyes sharp as he warily surveyed his surroundings.

Among the trio, it is the strongest, but it is only at the peak of the second tier. Therefore, if it encounters a human warrior at the Sea Opening Realm, it will surely die.

The defeat of Ram's side was destined from the very beginning, because this was within the territory of the Great Xia, and the Great Xia human race had the advantage of home ground. Even if they suffered a defeat, they could still send in a continuous stream of troops.

The divinely favored side, of course, would not invest too much power in Ram, whose lair had already been discovered.

Therefore, escaping is a foregone conclusion, but in order to escape with Ram, one must demonstrate one's value.

A martial artist in the late stage of the Transcendent Realm, who looks relatively young, is at the very least a martial arts prodigy of the Great Xia Dynasty. If we can capture him, the three lesser divine favored ones will surely be able to demonstrate their value.

So.

None of the three lesser divine favored ones chose to report the discovery of Shen Bailian; they all planned to capture him completely before claiming credit.

A few minutes later~
"Stop, stand still, don't move."

"How come I haven't seen any of these seniors before?" Shen Bailian frowned slightly as he looked at the three unfamiliar martial artists dressed in black battle armor in front of him. He held the Dragon Slayer sword horizontally in front of him, pretending to be very vigilant.

“He’s not very old, maybe twenty at most. His face is flushed, so he’s probably exhausted.” The leading lesser god’s favorite said softly in a divine language that humans couldn’t understand. “Based on his aura, his physical fitness level should be no less than 18.0. Brothers, we’ve really caught a big one this time.”

A level 18.0 martial artist who is not even twenty years old?
At this age and level, even if he wasn't a martial arts prodigy, he was already close to one. The two lesser divine favored ones smiled slightly, preparing to capture him.

"I'll give you two a chance to make a contribution. I'll distract him, and you two can take him down while I do so." The leader of the lesser divine favorites smiled, completely disregarding the young man opposite him.

"Holy crap, it really is just as I expected! Through the Level 2 Eye of God, I can actually understand the language of the gods!" A strange smile appeared on Shen Bailian's face, and waves of thought surged through his mind.

At level one of the [Eye of God], visual function is awakened; at level two, auditory function is awakened.

In Shen Bailian's original conjecture, after awakening his hearing ability, he would most likely be able to understand the language of the gods. However, he never had the opportunity to put it into practice, and since the language of the gods could not be preserved, he could only remain in the stage of conjecture.

He never expected that today's special trial would so easily confirm his suspicions.

In this way, Shen Bailian can rely on this information gap to find out a lot of unknown information, since the group of gods will not be able to find out anything in a short time.

but.

The necessary pretense still needs to be installed.

According to Shen Bailian's observation, the leader of the lesser divine favorites was likely already at the peak of the Transcendent Realm, making it very unlikely that he would win in a normal battle.

Therefore, only the strategy of "surprise attack and catch the enemy off guard" remains.

"Senior, what exactly are you all talking about?" Shen Bailian gripped Zhanlong tightly, his tone sharp and menacing, and asked in a threatening manner.

"Young man, don't be nervous. I just spoke in my hometown dialect without thinking." The leading lesser god's favorite smiled kindly.

"I see." Shen Bailian said, but his body became even more tense. He held the Dragon Slayer tightly without relaxing his grip and remained highly vigilant.

However, this move actually reassured the leading lesser god's favorite.

"With such high combat skills, they are 90% martial arts prodigies trained by the martial arts university. We really hit the jackpot this time."

The leading lesser god's favorite thought this, and an uncontrollable joy welled up in his heart. In order to make Shen Bailian lower his guard, he took the initiative to put away his weapon.

"Young man, you are truly an outstanding individual. I've wanted to add you as a friend since we were back in the base." The smile on the face of the first-class divine favorite grew even brighter as he said, "Let's take this opportunity to add each other as friends."

As he spoke, the leading secondary god naturally opened the Starlink app on his smart bracelet, stepped forward, and prepared to add Shen Bailian as a friend.

Everything seemed perfectly reasonable.

The distance between the leading secondary divine favorite and Shen Bailian quickly closed to within ten meters, and the other two divine favorites also caught up at some point.

however.

Something unexpected happened to that lesser god's favorite.

"Shabi."

The leading divine favorite was suddenly stunned, a look of astonishment on its face, and it stopped in its tracks. It wasn't that it didn't understand the meaning of the words, but why would that boy say such a thing?
A mocking look appeared on Shen Bailian's face. This was exactly the effect he wanted, the moment of the other party's astonishment.

next moment.

Swish!
Shen Bailian's figure suddenly shot up, and his speed soared to an extremely terrifying level in an instant. He covered a distance of less than ten meters in less than 0.03 seconds, directly charging towards the leader of the secondary divine favorites.

"Wow!"

The longsword whistled, carrying a chilling, sharp sound, and a terrifying golden light suddenly burst forth, heading straight for the leading lesser divine favorite.

too fast!
It's so fast!

Shen Bailian was prepared, and the speed he unleashed in that instant terrified the leading lesser divine favorite, followed by a burning rage.

"He's playing us!" The leader of the lesser gods' favorites suddenly changed his expression, realizing something. With a slight thought, he took out his weapon from his storage ring.

but.

By the time the leading lesser god's favorite realized he had been tricked, it was too late. Furthermore, even if the other two lesser god's favorites wanted to come to his rescue, they were still quite a distance away.

boom!
The immense power was like Mount Tai pressing down, and the Dragon Slayer in Shen Bailian's hand was like a giant dragon with its jaws wide open. Even though the leading lesser divine favorite had tried his best to dodge it, the force was overwhelming.

however.

"boom!"

Like a candle being extinguished in a storm, the leading lesser divine favorite felt a sharp pain in the right side of his body, and a buzzing sound caused his spiritual sea to tremble violently.

"Clang~"

The leading lesser god's favorite instinctively tried to swing his weapon, only to find that the weapon had fallen to the ground at some point, and that he could no longer sense the right half of his body.

Its brain went blank.

All of this happened so fast, in less than a tenth of a second, that the battle was almost over.

"kill!"

Shen Bailian channeled his inner energy, focusing his qi in his dantian. He clenched his five fingers together, gripping the cold hilt of the knife tightly. His muscles tightened like iron wires, veins bulging on his forehead. With a roar, a large amount of primal force from his blood instantly converged towards the blade.

In the blink of an eye, he spun the Dragon Slayer sword in his palm and then chopped it straight down.

The Seven Perfections forged through a Hundred Refinements – Wind and Rain from All Directions!
Power boost, tripled!
Nearly 700 tons of immense force, like a floodgate opened, burst forth with a terrifying roar, determined to destroy everything in its path.

"boom--"

The swirling, howling wind, like the most violent storm, swept away everything within a radius of dozens of meters with its domineering and fierce power.

In less than a few microseconds, the obsidian crystals around them were pushed away by the force of a Category 12 hurricane, and the dust exploded and was blown in all directions.

The other two divine favored ones were forced to retreat rapidly due to the violent force, while also having to dodge the sound-barrier-breaking rock attacks.

A single strike created a small sandstorm, which was terrifying.

Furthermore, the force on the blade did not diminish and continued to transmit downwards. The hard ground, which had just experienced alternating hot and cold temperatures, instantly cracked with spiderweb-like fissures, creating a large pit with a diameter of tens of meters.

As for the leader, who was at the peak of the second tier of a lesser divine favor?

In the midst of this sudden and powerful combo, it only lasted for less than a moment before being completely reduced to dust. No matter how strong its vitality was, it had no chance of recovery.

[Congratulations, you have gained 39 points of Divine Matter!]

"Hoo~breath~"

"Just one of them, and it can obtain so much divine substance?"

The rosy complexion on Shen Bailian's face faded rapidly, replaced by a withered, pale complexion. He gasped for breath, feeling his chest heaving violently as if it were about to explode, and his body was burning hot, as if it were on fire.

While a three-fold increase wouldn't cause the body to shatter like a four-fold increase.

However, the side effects are still not to be underestimated. It is likely that only by advancing the Iron Body skill can the side effects of the triple amplification be completely eliminated.

"He's out of strength, kill him!"

The other two lesser divine favored ones sensed the boy's situation through their spiritual power. Instantly, their blood boiled, their eyes turned bloodshot, and they let out a deafening roar as they pounced on the boy.

The eldest brother's death was not without meaning.

"How naive."

Shen Bailian forcibly calmed his boiling blood, stood up straight, and calmly looked at the two lesser divine favorites who were rapidly attacking him.

From beginning to end, he controlled the rhythm of the battle. In an instant.

"Om~"

Shen Bailian's body trembled violently, and an invisible wave emanated from him, impacting all directions and causing the surrounding dust to retreat rapidly.

"They've arrived." A faint smile appeared on Shen Bailian's pale face; he was all too familiar with this feeling.

Immediately afterwards, a message that hadn't been seen for a long time popped up on the panel—

[Congratulations! Your basic breathing technique skill has been improved. Experience points +1]

Congratulations! Your basic breathing technique skill has been upgraded!

Congratulations! Your Strength attribute has been increased!

【Congratulations.】

Congratulations! Your Spirit attribute has been improved!

Boom!Boom!Boom!
Shen Bailian suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his internal organs trembled so violently they felt like they were about to burst, and an unimaginable warm current surged from his lower abdomen, an unprecedented surge of power.

Under the influence of the warm current, his internal organs and bodily functions regained their vitality and became far more vigorous than before.

The two attributes, strength and spirit, expanded rapidly once again.

Shen Bailian's physical fitness level instantly rose to 19.2, and there was still no sign of it stopping.

The internal organs seemed to possess an independent life, frantically absorbing the warm current; the tendons, bones, blood, and flesh were repeatedly torn apart, reorganized, and renewed...

at the same time.

His original weight of over 300 kilograms became increasingly heavy during this rapid evolution, his muscles became more solid and powerful, and his bone density increased...

“From now on, I can take his place.”

"Now we can escape with Lord Ram."

The other two lesser divine favored beings have both reached the late stage of the second tier. Their physical attributes differ by one level, and the difference in strength is extremely astonishing.

Moreover, it was only a piece of cake for the two of them, as secondary divine favored ones, to deal with a martial arts prodigy who was already exhausted at the mid-stage of the second tier.

While the two were lost in their fantasies, the long swords and spears in their hands remained undiminished in their power. Without hesitation, they gathered their greatest strength and smashed them down towards Shen Bailian.

"Keng——"

The heavy spears and swords stopped falling abruptly.

There was no sound of weapons breaking, no clanging as they fell to the ground, and no tearing of flesh.

Instead, one invisible wave after another spread out like ripples, accompanied by crisp sounds of impact.

The pupils of the two lesser divine favored ones contracted sharply, for they saw their weapons being lifted up and slowly, inch by inch, being moved upwards.

The two men roared, their veins bulging and their muscles bulging like bricks, but they still couldn't stop their weapons from rising.

The boy's pale, withered face had somehow become full and rosy, accompanied by a thunderous roar within him, his blood surging violently, and his entire body radiating a rich aura.

Physical Strength: 19.4; Spirit: 19.3

The two lesser divine followers were very puzzled by this situation. After exchanging glances for a moment, they quickly retreated as if by telepathy.

but.

The warm current that accompanies skill upgrades not only improves physical and mental strength levels, but also significantly enhances Shen Bailian's self-healing abilities and slightly boosts his combat power.

How could Shen Bailian possibly let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? With a bang, the ground beneath his feet instantly cracked open, and he rapidly chased after the two lesser divine favored ones.

"Keng! Keng! Keng!"

Three figures clashed repeatedly across the wilderness like lightning, each collision causing the air to vibrate violently and flashes of white light.

Countless sword and spear shadows crisscrossed, and although Shen Bailian was fighting two opponents at once, and his physical attributes were lower than those of the two lesser divine favored ones, his sword speed was extremely fast, precise and ruthless to the extreme.

After reaching the fourth level of mastery in martial arts, Shen Bailian could unleash power beyond his basic strength with any casual move, without any prerequisites.

At the start of the battle, the two lesser divine favorites were caught off guard by the boy and it took them a few seconds to recover.

But before the two lesser divine followers could recover their senses...

They discovered that the boy's attacks were like a vast, surging wave, one wave after another, each stronger than the last.

They completely seized the initiative in the battle, pulling them into the opponent's rhythm of combat. They wanted to escape, but it was like encountering a whirlpool, with nowhere to avoid it or escape.

Each strike sent chills down the spines of the two lesser divine followers, as if they were teetering on the brink of death. They had no time to think of any countermeasures and could only swing their weapons with all their might to defend themselves.

Hundreds of collisions in succession.

The terrifying blade light continued to slash down, leaping hundreds of meters away and cleaving a boulder in two with a clean cut, sending surrounding debris flying.

"Rise!" Shen Bailian focused his energy in his dantian and roared. The Dragon Slayer in his hand danced like a raging dragon, its speed increasing dramatically. In an instant, its weight increased by 25% with a thought.

The impact force carried by the dragon-slaying weapon increased more than twice in an instant.

The instant the Dragon Slayer made contact with the two Lesser Divine Favor weapons, a violent force was unleashed. This sudden change in power startled the two Lesser Divine Favor weapons.

However, this change in power was so subtle that no one would have expected it.

"Qiang!"

This collision was too much for the two lesser divine favored to resist. Faced with the overwhelming force, the two lesser divine favored could only hold out for a moment before being sent flying backward.

The immense force caused nearly half of the bones of the two lesser divine followers to shatter.

"Use the Unity Technique with me as the master!" One of the taller lesser divine favored ones, feeling his body on the verge of collapse, shouted sharply to his companion.

Upon hearing this, the shorter of the god's followers coughed up a mouthful of blood, staring blankly at his companion beside him, momentarily at a loss for what to do.

High emotional intelligence is like the "Unity Technique," while low emotional intelligence is like the "Demon Devouring Technique."

Even those who are high above the gods are merely objects used to bear the gods' power in their eyes. As objects, they naturally do not need to be governed by any human ethics or morality.

When performing the Unity of Mind Technique, one of the divine followers must be the leader of the mind and will, while the other divine followers will lose their autonomy.

They were devoured by the dominant entity, yet their combined power was greater than the sum of its parts.

Although the Unity Technique can be terminated and disintegrated after the battle, and the remaining divine favored ones can also break free, their strength will be reduced.

However, the Unity Mantra is not without its flaws. Whether or not the disintegration is stopped depends not on the favor of all the gods, but on the leader.

When the deity was alive, naturally no one dared to cause trouble. But now that the deity has perished in the Sea of ​​Bitterness, there is a 50% chance that he will be completely devoured once the Heart-to-Heart Technique is used.

And they were completely powerless to resist.

The few remaining divine beings in the world have grown stronger by devouring their own kind.

"Quick, what are you standing there for? He can't understand us. Lord Ram is above. If I swallow you, then..." The tall lesser god's follower chattered incessantly, trying to persuade his companion and find a glimmer of hope.

however.

boom!
The tall, lesser divine favorite felt a sudden gust of wind and instinctively swung his weapon, only to be blasted away by a tremendous force.

"Clang~" The long sword fell to the ground.

Then, a hand, gleaming with a white light like the Five Finger Mountain, covered its head and pressed down hard. The tall god's knee instantly exploded, becoming a bloody mess, and he fell face down to the ground with a thud.

All the bones in his body had been shattered, and his knees had been turned into a bloody pulp. The tall, lesser divine favorite had completely lost his ability to fight.

However, since the bodies of lesser divine beings possess a great deal of divine power, and their heads have not yet completely exploded, it means that they still have a chance to survive.

However, Shen Bailian had a deeper consideration.

Based on his experience in the Battle of the Divine Ruins, it seems that the divine favored ones are not as fearless of life and death as he imagined. During the previous battle, these two secondary divine favored ones also showed obvious fear.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have mentioned that "Sympathy Technique."

However, information asymmetry is really useful.

The two lesser divine favored ones dared to directly utter the [Unity Mantra] precisely because Shen Bailian was a human and could not hear the language of the gods.

They never imagined that Shen Bailian would possess such a bug-like divine skill as the [Eye of God].

“I know you can understand human speech.” Shen Bailian turned to look at another lesser divine favorite, revealing his pearly white teeth, and smiled, “I’ll give you a chance, do you want it?”

As he spoke, he slightly increased the pressure with his feet, causing the body of the tall lesser god's favorite beneath him to crack again.

"What a joke! No matter what methods you use, you can't make me submit." The short lesser god's favorite just scoffed at this. Only a fool would agree to such a baseless request.

At the same time, divine power surged within its body, and in the blink of an eye, most of the shattered bones throughout its body had been restored.

In just a few more seconds, I will be able to regain my full strength.

However, what happened next completely shook its mind, and its body trembled like a leaf.

The taller secondary divine being beneath Shen Bailian was about to say something, but he only managed to utter one word before abruptly stopping.

because.

Hearing the murmurs below, Shen Bailian frowned slightly. His body surged with energy, and a large amount of primal force gathered in his right leg. He raised it high and then slammed it down like a black battle axe.

"Oh!"

The body of the tall lesser god's favorite beneath his feet instantly exploded like the bloated body of a hippopotamus on a summer's prairie, blood and flesh splattering everywhere...

[Congratulations, you have gained 29 points of Divine Matter!]

"You only have the right to speak if I let you speak." Then, Shen Bailian looked at another lesser divine favorite and smiled, "You have three seconds to consider."

Seeing the warm smile on the boy's face, the lesser god's pupils constricted to the extreme, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

Terrifying! Absolutely terrifying!

He's sick! He definitely has psychological problems!

How could there be such a human being?! Otherwise, who would wear such a "warm" smile while committing murder?

However, it would never have imagined that Shen Bailian only regarded them as beasts, just like how those favored by the gods viewed the human race.

Despite the surrounding temperature reaching seventy or eighty degrees Celsius, the surviving lesser divine favored felt as if they were frozen in eternal ice, chilled to the bone.

This is definitely more than just a simple martial arts prodigy.

"...One." Shen Bailian's muscles and bones trembled, and his warm smile vanished in an instant, replaced by a cold expression. With a loud bang, he moved in front of him and said indifferently, "It seems your choice is..."

"I'll talk, I'll talk, I'll tell you anything you ask!" The remaining lesser god's psychological defenses completely collapsed. Unable to fight back or escape, he began to wail madly.

"Lord Ram, please don't blame me, blame..."

Slowly recovering daily
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