I have a martial arts panel.

Chapter 141 Enhancement, Attribute Condensation

For a moment, sword energy filled the cave.

A dense swarm of sharp-beaked insects surged forward like a tide, but before they could even get close to Xu Ning, they were already shredded into pieces by the sword energy.

Hundreds of sharp-beaked insects were completely wiped out by Xu Ning in just a dozen breaths.

Looking at the glowing pebbles on the ground, Xu Ning picked them up one by one and absorbed their energy.

"It has nearly 350 units of energy!"

Xu Ning also reaped considerable rewards by absorbing all the fluorescent fragments inside the sharp-beaked insect.

"We've only just entered the secret realm, and we've already gained so much. If we continue exploring, we'll probably find even more resources."

Xu Ning continued to explore.

However, while exploring, Xu Ning also became more cautious.

Although those three hundred or so sharp-beaked insects were only at the mid-level of the mortal realm, their numbers were extremely large.

This number would pose a threat even to weaker Void Realm martial artists.

Xu Ning didn't know if there would be even higher levels of danger ahead.

"This stone tunnel is a labyrinth, and we have no idea where the exit is..."

Upon entering the secret realm, Xu Ning was unaware of its full scope.

Where the treasure is, and where the danger lurks, remains unknown.

Boom, boom, boom...

Xu Ning walked along the widest stone tunnel, and as he walked, he heard regular muffled sounds.

"What's that noise...?"

Following the sound, Xu Ning carefully moved forward.

Soon, at the end of a spacious tunnel, Xu Ning saw a dark mass of people.

Inside a stone cave, the sharp-beaked insects they had encountered earlier were now covering the entire stone wall.

At this moment, the insects that had been buzzing earlier were now completely silent.

Deep inside the cave, a dark green meatball hung on the wall, trembling slightly.

Each time it vibrates, it makes a thumping sound.

"What is this now...?"

Looking at the wall covered with sharp-beaked insects, Xu Ning felt a strong urge to swing his sword and kill them all.

There are at least two thousand of these pointed-beak insects, according to preliminary estimates.

However, although the sharp-beaked insects made Xu Ning's mouth water, the trembling dark green fleshy mass gave Xu Ning a sense of crisis, but this sense of crisis was not very strong.

stab.

At this moment, a gash was suddenly cut open on the dark green meatball.

A dark green curved sword-wielding hand emerged from it, followed quickly by a triangular head.

"A giant praying mantis? Is that a monster too?"

Xu Ning gripped his two swords tightly.

Although the mantis monster had not yet fully crawled out, Xu Ning could already sense its ferocity and terrifying aura.

Xu Ning even felt that he had been locked onto by the mantis monster.

Once it climbs out, it may attack itself.

Upon seeing this, Xu Ning did not hesitate and stepped forward with his sword, ready to kill the mantis monster ahead of time.

However, before Xu Ning could get close, the previously quiet sharp-beaked insects on the wall suddenly erupted, instantly surging onto Xu Ning and enveloping him.

Xu Ning remained calm, releasing his true energy to protect his body, preventing the sharp-beaked insects from reaching him.

The Yue Shui Sword cuts; the Ying Huo Sword annihilates!

Xu Ning swung his sword with both hands, slashing at the sharp-beaked insects around him.

Whoosh!

Xu Ning eliminated layer upon layer of sharp-beaked insects.

With a single strike of Xu Ning's sword, dozens of sharp-beaked insects perished.

"Being attacked by so many insects of the mortal realm level, even a martial artist at the Body Forging or Void Realm stage would likely perish without the protection of true qi!"

The sharp insects fell continuously under Xu Ning's sword light, covering the ground in a thick layer.

Soon, Xu Ning killed most of the large swarm of sharp-beaked insects.

But this also delayed Xu Ning's time.

Splash!

At this moment, the giant mantis emerged directly from the ball of flesh, but instead of attacking Xu Ning immediately, it completely devoured the ball of flesh.

This scene is somewhat like a newborn animal swallowing eggshells to absorb nutrients.

"Is this a newly born demon beast?"

Xu Ning felt it wasn't that simple.

On the mantis monster's shell, Xu Ning could see irreparable scars.

This indicates that the mantis monster had been in battle before.

Therefore, Xu Ning speculated that the skin of the swallowed meatball was like a place where it rested and slept.

Swish!

The mantis monster looked at Xu Ning, who was slashing at the sharp-beaked insects, and a hazy green light appeared in its compound eyes.

Then, it swung its sickle and kicked off with both legs, charging towards Xu Ning with tremendous force.

Seeing this, Xu Ning unleashed a surge of true energy, repelling the remaining sharp-beaked insects beside him, and then slashed at the mantis beast's scythe with both swords.

After the clash of weapons, Xu Ning noticed that the mantis monster's sickle had only a tiny nick.

"Really hard!"

If the opponent were any other martial artist at the qualitative leap stage, Xu Ning's two sword strikes would have been enough to break through their defenses.

Whoosh whoosh!

This time, Xu Ning dodged the hand sickle and directly slashed at the back of the demonic mantis.

At this moment, within Xu Ning's body, four streams of elemental energy continuously shifted, cutting, annihilating, corroding, and penetrating, unleashing various types of damage upon the mantis beast.

Pfft, pfft.

Dozens of wounds were opened on the mantis monster's body, from which green blood flowed.

"Sure enough, its exoskeleton is nowhere near as hard as its sickle-like appendages!"

Seeing this, Xu Ning used his agile body to continuously shatter his body.

The mantis monster's injuries worsened, and its attacks became increasingly ferocious.

Finally, realizing that it was no match for this human, the mantis monster bypassed Xu Ning and fled to the other end of the tunnel.

Xu Ning gave it no chance and followed up with a pursuit.

With a flurry of sword shadows, the mantis monster's body was utterly shattered.

"Resolved."

Looking at the mantis monster's corpse, Xu Ning thought to himself, "This mantis monster should be at the mid-level of the Void Realm, and should theoretically possess attribute abilities, but just now, it didn't display any of those abilities..."

"However, although it lacks elemental energy, its body is incredibly powerful, surpassing all others of its level. If its two hand scythes were cut up and taken out, they could probably be forged into exquisite twin blades that even Void Realm martial artists would covet."

Xu Ning swung his sword and slashed at the mantis beast several times, tearing its body apart completely.

"That is..."

Inside the mantis monster's body, Xu Ning discovered a fluorescent stone that was exactly the same as the ones inside the previous sharp-beaked insects.

However, this fluorescent stone was several fist-sized.

Xu Ning felt a surge of anticipation. He immediately put away his twin swords and took the fluorescent stone out of it with his hand.

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Energy of 3000 units detected. Should we absorb it?

whether

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3000 units!?

At this moment, Xu Ning's lips curled up in a smile.

"yes!"

Without hesitation, Xu Ning absorbed the 3000 units of energy directly.

The fluorescent stone he was holding turned into a handful of powder and quicksand and slipped from Xu Ning's hands the instant the energy was absorbed.

This wasn't the end of it. Xu Ning turned around again and walked towards the corpses of the sharp-beaked insects that covered the ground behind him.

Although the sharp-beaked insects that hadn't been killed earlier scattered and fled after the mantis monster was slain, there were still more than a thousand insect corpses left on the ground.

Xu Ning didn't mind the trouble; after crushing the insect corpses on the ground, he collected all the glowing pebbles.

After working for a quarter of an hour, Xu Ning absorbed another 1500 units.

At this point, Xu Ning had more than 5300 units of energy remaining.

"So this is the secret realm... full of danger, yet full of opportunities!"

Now that Xu Ning has gathered 5000 units of energy, he is ready to break through to the fifth level of the Void Realm.

Once Xu Ning breaks through to the Transformation Realm, he can directly use free spiritual energy to condense tangible water and fire.

Xu Ning immediately brought up the martial arts panel.

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Name: Xu Ning

Martial arts:

Dual Source of Cold and Flame (Fourth Level of the Illusory Realm: Qualitative Transformation Realm) +

Yue Shui Sword (5th Floor) +

Yinghuo Sword (5th Floor) +

Tidal Fist (5th Floor) +

Flame Breath Bone-Generating Meridian (Five Layers) +

Available energy: 5280 units

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"Enhance the Dual Source Codex of Cold and Flame".

With 5000 units of energy instantly depleted, Xu Ning's strength directly increased from the fourth level of the Void Realm to the fifth level of the Void Realm.

Xu Ning held out his hands in a gesture of his mind, and suddenly a ball of water and a ball of fire floated up in his palms.

"The Transformation Realm allows one to directly condense martial arts attributes!"

Once martial arts attributes are condensed, their power will increase dramatically when using techniques based on these attributes.

Wow.

Xu Ning put away the two balls of water and fire in his hand, then transformed his hand into a sword finger and slashed at the stone wall beside him.

Xu Ning activated his true energy at his fingertips, and then a line of water attached itself to the true energy.

bass!

The waterline is drawn.

A huge sword mark instantly appeared on the stone wall. Although it was just a casual strike, the mark was deep and wide, showing its terrifying power.

This casual sword finger strike was something even a Void Realm martial artist at the Yuan Realm level couldn't resist.

If you were to take a direct hit from a sword pointing at you, you might be torn apart.

"The four streams of energy within my body are now even more solidified, and there's even a tendency for them to liquefy..."

Xu Ning also noticed the changes within her body.

Upon arriving at the secret realm and upgrading the four secret techniques to the fifth level, the air currents representing the four attributes condensed and thickened once again. Now, in the middle of the four air currents, water droplets of attributes have condensed.

The shape of the water droplet resembles the shape of four clumps of air.

"However, although I have advanced to the Transformation Realm, I still cannot achieve nature conversion between different attributes."

Xu Ning estimated that only when one advances to the sixth level of the Void Realm can one reach this level.

After experiencing the increase in his strength, Xu Ning prepared to leave the stone cave.

Before leaving, Xu Ning looked back one last time.

In just a short while, the bodies of the mantis monster and those sharp-beaked insects already showed signs of decay.

"This secret realm is truly eerie..."

At this point, Xu Ning began to suspect that the mantis monster and the sharp-beaked insect might not be monsters at all.

Their appearance may be related to the fluorite inside their bodies.

Xu Ning guessed that the fluorescent stones were not produced from their bodies, but rather that they absorbed a certain amount of fluorescent stones through eating and other means, and then used the special properties of those fluorescent stones to achieve evolution.

"Keep searching and see if you can find other swarms of insects or traces of glowstone..."

Xu Ning walked out of the stone cave.

Time passed second by second.

Xu Ning continued to explore inside the stone tunnel for several hours, but gained nothing further.

It seemed that apart from the insects from before, there were no other creatures in this stone cave tunnel.

At this point, Xu Ning was already somewhat irritable.

Not only have they failed to find other swarms and resources, but they also seem to have lost their way out.

"This terrain is so complicated, I'm not going to get stuck here...."

A sense of worry rose in Xu Ning's heart.

However, after walking a while based on his senses, Xu Ning heard the sound of airflow passing through the cave entrance.

"It's an exit!"

Xu Ning quickened his pace.

Since there was nothing left to gain inside the stone cave tunnel, I decided to go out and take a look.

Sure enough, after walking a few hundred meters, Xu Ning arrived at the end of a tunnel.

Above the tunnel, there is a passage leading directly to the outside.

"Outside the cave, it was like night..."

Xu Ning looked towards the exit.

It was pitch black outside the cave, and there were no stars, so it was definitely not the same sky as the outside world.

Even at the limit of Xu Ning's vision, he could only see a hazy gray area.

"Let's go outside first and talk about it later."

Xu Ning leaped up onto the passage, then crouched down and crawled out of the stone tunnel.

"This is……"

Emerging from the stone tunnel, Xu Ning found himself in a vast wilderness shrouded in darkness.

The wilderness was littered with rubble and withered trees, and everywhere were white bones.

Some of them are human bones, and some are animal bones.

In addition, there were dried bloodstains on the ground, splattered all over the ground.

As soon as you get close, a bloody and oppressive feeling hits you.

"Where is this place...?"

Even Xu Ning, a veteran of countless battles, felt extremely uncomfortable in this scene.

He didn't even want to set foot on this desolate land.

"This place looks like a battlefield left behind by humans and monsters."

Xu Ning recalled that a terrifying beast tide had occurred in the history of Jifeng Prefecture.

That beast tide brought a tremendous impact to Jifeng Prefecture.

"Could this secret realm be connected in some way to the battlefield of the demonic beasts from back then?"

Xu Ning had a guess in his mind.

The desolate wilderness stretched endlessly before him, and Xu Ning had no idea where such a large space came from beneath the pool.

Xu Ning even suspected that after passing through that barrier membrane, he might have been transported to another time and space.

With a deep sense of vigilance, Xu Ning stepped onto this desolate wilderness.

"Although the years have passed, some animal bones on this battlefield are still clean and smooth. These animal bones can be sold for a price."

Walking across the wilderness, Xu Ning observed his surroundings: "Carrying those animal bones will hinder our movement and is quite inconvenient."

Stepping onto the open field, Xu Ning aimed at a spot and headed straight ahead.

As Xu Ning walked, his ears suddenly twitched.

"There's sound!"

Xu Ning immediately looked to the right front and stared intently.

Two figures could be seen, one chasing and the other fleeing, speeding across the open field.

"They must be disciples of the Yuelan Sect!"

Xu Ning didn't think much of it and rushed over.

He was getting closer and closer to the two men.

Xu Ning quickly realized who the two were.

"Bao Ruyuan, Jie Wenyue?"

At this moment, Bao Ruyuan drew his sword and was relentlessly pursuing Xie Wenyue.

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