Starting with the titmouse, seventy-two transformations

Chapter 21 Green-scaled Serpent (Green), Minor Success in Qi and Blood
[Deduction successful. Your avatar "Iron-Scaled Serpent (White)" has been promoted to "Azure-Scaled Viper (Green)," gaining the innate ability "Venom Devouring."]

[Remaining Spiritual Energy: 13 points.]

"It's a success...it took over a hundred years..."

Liu Sheng slowly came to his senses, feeling quite melancholy.

A century passes in a glance, youth fades in an instant.

For a moment, he couldn't tell whether he was a human or a snake.

Fortunately, as the ink-wash characters on the panel flowed, the immersive feeling completely vanished...

He has fully recovered.

At the same time, a cool breeze, about the thickness of a thumb, appeared out of nowhere inside his body!
It seeps into the skin, muscles, bones, and internal organs, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

what?
No, that’s it?
After a century of deduction and countless hardships, he finally ascended to become a spirit, only to find that his bestowed talent was just this?

Liu Sheng was completely bewildered, utterly clueless, and instinctively clicked on the [Azure Scaled Serpent] icon on the panel—

【Green-scaled Serpent】

[Introduction]: Over the course of a hundred years, the Iron-Scaled Beast has devoured tens of thousands of venomous snakes and thousands of snake spirits, shed its skin ten times, and survived the Yin Fire Tribulation to become the creature, awakening a wisp of true dragon blood.

It is several tens of feet long, covered with green scales, with eyes as red as flames, dragon patterns on its forehead, and spews miasma from its mouth that corrodes bones and rots souls. Its teeth are even more poisonous, capable of melting gold and iron; even the most monstrous bodies will perish upon contact with it.

You have gained the "Venom Devouring" talent from the Azure Scale Serpent.

The innate talent "Iron Scales" has been upgraded to "Copper Skin and Iron Bones".

【Poison Devouring (Talent)】: The Azure Scaled Serpent loves to eat poisonous creatures. Each time it eats a poisonous creature, its scales and armor become tougher, its muscles and bones become stronger, and its toxicity becomes more potent, without end.

……

"So that's how it is. They eat poisonous creatures to temper their scales and teeth, and increase their toxicity?"

Liu Sheng looked at the introduction on the panel, lost in thought.

So, how does this talent manifest itself when it is fed back to the main body?

Could it be... that I really need to find something poisonous to eat?!
hiss!
That's insane!

Less than half an hour later.

Liu Sheng carefully picked up a tiny bit of arsenic, hesitated for a long time, and then stuck out the tip of his tongue to touch it.

It's bitter at first, but sweet later, a bit like licorice.

It melts instantly upon entering the mouth, dispersing into wisps of heat that seep into the skin, flesh, bones, and internal organs…

Even my Qi and blood have increased slightly!
Liu Sheng carefully examined it for a while and found no discomfort, which made his eyes light up.

Good heavens, it actually works!
If that's true, then wouldn't we be able to save money on buying precious medicines in the future?
Don't rush, try again.

He took a breath and this time increased the amount, about the size of his little finger.

Sweet...

My Qi and blood have become stronger.

Have some more. This tastes actually quite good, especially in summer. It's a bit like the herbal tea I drank in my past life.

...

More...

Huh, you're done eating?
A pound of arsenic, eaten in one go?
I feel a bit full…

Liu Sheng glanced at the empty medicine packet and felt a strange sense of fullness rise within him.

You can't eat anymore.

at the same time--

The pound of arsenic that had been ingested was transformed into a torrent of heat by the innate "poison-devouring" ability, flowing into every part of the body...

It tempered and strengthened every inch of his skin, flesh, tendons, bones, internal organs, blood, and marrow, finally merging into that wisp of vital energy.

Then, like a puff of air, this wisp of blood and energy expanded continuously from the thickness of a few strands of hair...

Moreover, it became extremely restless, like a loach, frantically darting around inside the body.

In an instant, his right shoulder bulged, his left abdomen protruded, and his armpit swelled, as if a little mouse was scurrying under his skin.

Liu Shengfu was inspired. He squatted down with his legs apart, held the Black Tiger Post, and took three short breaths followed by one long one. He visualized a black tiger coiled on a hillside in his mind...

He held his hands loosely, as if grasping a heavy sword, and slowly practiced the Eight Styles of the Wind-Splitting Blade.

Each move, though slow, carried a unique rhythm, gradually harmonizing with the chaotic energy surging within him…

A certain kind of fit was formed.

The mind probed downwards, gradually approaching, taming... As time passed, the chaotic energy gradually calmed down, and a certain rhythm emerged in its movement...

Until a certain moment, Liu Sheng heard a faint gurgling sound in his ear.

With his eyes closed, he "saw" a wisp of mist, as thick as a finger, moving through his limbs and bones at his command...

It's like putting a rein on a wild horse or a nose ring on a bull; they become well-behaved and obedient.

By controlling the flow of qi and blood, it's done.

Liu Sheng's legs gave way, and he collapsed to the ground, drenched in sweat as if he had been pulled out of the water, breathing rapidly as if he were working a bellows.

He looked up at the sky; the sun was about to set…

This training lasted for almost four hours, leaving me completely exhausted.

But it's all worth it.

He lay on the ground, recovering his strength, and summoned the control panel to check...

Name: Liu Sheng
[Dao Fruit]: Seventy-two Transformations
[Talent]: Sparrow Eyes, Born Swordsman, Serpentine Form, Copper Skin and Iron Bones, Poison Devouring
[Realm]: Qi and Blood Realm (Minor Success)

[Avatar]: Blade-tailed Azure Sparrow (can be incorporated into spiritual essence deduction), Azure-scaled Serpent

[Spiritual Essence]: 13
...

My cultivation level has indeed improved!
He closed his eyes and sensed it for a moment, and sure enough, the "surplus" in his body expanded, allowing him to refine another avatar.

He already had a goal in mind regarding this—

That tiger demon on Black Wind Mountain!
He is currently at the Qi and Blood Realm, which is just enough to refine the essence of monster-level beings.

Whether it will work or not depends on the actual situation.

This successful deduction not only resulted in the "Iron Scale Serpent" avatar being upgraded and becoming more powerful, but also in the significant improvement in the true form's realm and strength...

With a thought, the blood and energy in his body surged into his right hand.

In an instant, the muscles swelled, stretching the skin, and the palms turned red, widened, and thickened, like palm fans. The fingers became engorged with blood and thickened, like carrots.

He casually grabbed a tree nearby, a whooshing sound emanating from his palm, and with a "snap"...

The bark cracked, and sawdust flew everywhere.

A large chunk of a tree, as thick as a person's waist, was missing, its sap splattering everywhere and exuding a rich, fresh fragrance of grass and wood.

He looked down at his unharmed hand, and when he snapped his fingers back, a crisp sound was heard…

It was like metal clashing!

He pulled out a throwing knife and stabbed it into his chest with all his might...

"clang!"

Sparks flew everywhere, the blade curled back, and the blade shattered into several pieces on the spot.

"With skin as tough as bronze and bones as iron, ordinary swords and blades cannot even scratch him..."

Liu Sheng moved his five fingers slightly, and the fragments of refined iron in his palm changed shape constantly, just like mud.

Grip iron into mud!

He smiled slightly, clearly pleased.

This time, the improvement is huge!

Even with the strength of a thousand pounds, a single leap can cover three to five zhang (approximately 10-15 meters) – a state of near-perfect mastery…

They were no match for him either.

However, if one were to unleash the Azure Scale Serpent incarnation…

Even if three or five second-stage Bone and Tendon Martial Masters joined forces, they would still die!
After all, at the same level, martial artists are usually inferior to beasts.

Moreover, even among spirits, the Azure Scale Serpent is one of the most powerful.

At the alien stage, it can devour and kill thousands of snake demons...

Now, I'm afraid I can spar with some weaker third-realm internal organ martial artists.

Forget it, I won't take the risk. There's no need to suffer without trying or fight against opponents of higher levels.

Steadfast and grounded, he intimidates with his superior character—both stable and satisfying…

Anyway, I level up quickly!
Next, it's time to go back and deal with the tiger threat.

And then there's the Tong family, those bastards have been bullying our family for years…

It's time.
A complete cleanup has been carried out!
(End of this chapter)