I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

Uesugi Tetsu recalled.

—Besides this miraculously perfect human body treasure, there is also the high-value "small treasure" obtained by opening twenty-eight acupoints, and the "great treasure" obtained by opening eighty-one acupoints.

This is because of a lack of natural talent or willpower, forcing one to settle for a second-best option.

These two "divine treasures" are essentially weakened versions of the complete human body's divine treasures, but they can still possess some of its effects.

At least, it is much stronger than the human body's spiritual treasures that have not achieved the full 108 acupoints.

Conversely, once you've chosen to open either the major or minor Divine Treasury, you can no longer open any more acupoints. Any extra acupoints will be isolated and won't be very effective.

Uesugi Tetsu clearly recalled the exact locations of the 108 acupoints, then looked at what was in front of him.

[You have obtained the Trait "Sun"!]

【日 曜】

[Effect: When bathing in sunlight, your stamina and qi recovery speed are slightly increased.]

Does the Sunlight Aperture have an independent effect?

Even without fully understanding the body's spiritual essence, the combined effects of these individual acupoints can be quite potent.

"good……"

Uesugi Tetsu marveled at the wonder of the acupoints and then saw the panel for the second acupoint.

【Corona Breathing Technique (Lunar Aperture 0/150)】

[Effect: The sun nourishes the dantian, the moon nourishes the spirit.]

[—Conserve your vital energy and nourish your spirit.]

The spirits here do not refer to the gods with names and titles in myths and legends, but rather to the human spirit and intellect.

The Sun Aperture nourishes the physical body, while the Moon Aperture protects the spirit.

One internal and one external complement each other perfectly, laying the most solid foundation for the subsequent development of acupoints.

Opening the Moonlight Aperture is also simple; all you need to do is bathe in moonlight at night. Just be careful not to make any big movements when opening it between your eyebrows and hurt your forehead.

"However, aren't the essences of sunlight and moonlight the same?"

Uesugi Tetsu muttered to himself and looked up at the faint moon shadow that had not yet completely disappeared beside the sun.

Perhaps, it is because of some reason that the nature of moonlight has changed.

After all, both the God of Calamity and Takemikazuchi actually exist, so...

Uesugi Tetsu cut off his thoughts, refusing to think any further.

In a world where gods truly exist, it's best to refrain from using these names.

He stood up, carefully sensing the changes within his body while looking at Ririko, who was still searching for the Sun Aperture with her eyes closed.

Since Ririko had no memories to refer to, and even the Life River Breathing Technique was learned through her own oral instruction, the cultivation of acupoints would naturally be much more difficult.

After waiting in place for nearly half an hour, Uesugi Tetsu suddenly looked up and was captivated by the billowing smoke of blood and gore rising into the sky.

It's Ririko.

Her Sun Aperture has been opened.

The girl's skin turned bright red, like a branding iron, and her vital energy surged on her body surface, only to be completely withdrawn back into her body a few seconds later.

"call……"

Lili exhaled bursts of scorching white steam, feeling the human elixir within her body, which was constantly in sync with the Sun Aperture and was frantically circulating and gushing blood and qi.

She opened her eyes helplessly and said to Uesugi Tetsuya, "This is what happens when the compressed blood and qi are dispersed."

In the dim sunlight, Ririko, momentarily overcome with anger, stared at that familiar face for two seconds.

A strong impulse, typical of youth, arose within her, but she quickly suppressed it.

"what happened?"

Uesugi Tetsu felt the gaze that was different from usual, so he asked in confusion.

Ririko shook her head nonchalantly: "It's nothing."

"That's good."

Seeing that Ririko was alright, Uesugi Tetsu began to make arrangements for the next two days.

The first thing he would definitely do was to open up the Moon Essence Aperture... He had a feeling that once the Moon Essence Aperture appeared, the original "Mysterious Flesh Stage" should also be completed.

From this perspective, the efficiency boost from combining Meikawa's technique with the Corona Breathing method is truly significant, saving him at least several hundred points of proficiency.

These past few days, the spiritual energy within his body has been almost completely depleted. Once he has used up the last bit of it to complete the Flame Armor, then he will...

Boom boom!

The thunderous, muffled sound once again drew Uesugi Tetsu's attention, where he saw Ririko, her skin a deep, bright red, rapidly taking deep breaths as she moved the blood-draining Ririko.

—The compatibility between the Sun Aperture and the Human Body Great Elixir is a bit too good, to the point that it forcibly creates several tens of extra units of Qi and Blood for a time!

That's not all; she was even able to suppress it and transform it into the progress of her breathing techniques.

But then the Sun Aperture also expanded as a result, triggering a second surge in Qi and blood!

This time, even though Lilizi exhausted all her methods to deplete her qi and blood, she couldn't keep up with the speed at which qi and blood appeared.

If this continues, all that precious blood and energy will be wasted by spitting it out!

What a waste! Such a waste!

Ririko gritted her teeth, remembering that there was still someone beside her.

Wait, there's him too...

Yes, and him too!

The girl's thoughts were swept up by a surging tide of energy; she exhaled scalding steam and growled hoarsely.

"Give me your hand!"

Standing at what he considered a safe distance, Uesugi Tetsuya, who was observing Hong Wenlizi with great interest, blinked and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Don't ask so many questions, just take it!"

Before Uesugi Tetsuya could react or answer, a hot, soft hand grabbed him and pulled him into an embrace without a word.

Chapter 275 Elimination Rounds Time: After Bai Hannya's Advancement! Spirit Control Technique Breakthrough, Nanjo Manami: Get Ready!

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what's the situation! ?

Uesugi Tetsu had originally wanted to use his phone to record the beautiful moment of someone's blushing.

Before he could even take out his phone, he was pulled over instead.

Before Uesugi Tetsuya could even utter his first words, he felt two hot, soft arms wrap around him like snakes, locking him in place, and his legs stretched out and intertwined around his waist, forming a close and intimate position.

From this exquisite position, it's easy to either execute a rear naked choke or rotate to the side for an armbar.

With just this one move, Ririko's equally powerful jujitsu skills were fully demonstrated.

In that instant, Uesugi Tetsu had become Ririko's "meal".

"No, sis, you're using me as a rubber doll for practice..."

Before Uesugi Tetsuya could finish speaking, he felt a surge of energy flowing into his body from every part of his skin that was touching his body.

Make his body surface heat up quickly as well!

"Don't talk too much." Ririko's hoarse voice, mixed with the heat, rose from his neck. "Calm down."

Uesugi Tetsu:?

His thoughts, which had just been disturbed by the external energy, were momentarily stunned, and he felt an overwhelming sense of disbelief.

No, you start at zero frames and just rip it off and stick it to your buddy.

Did the result calm me down?

But in just a few seconds, the rapidly surging blood and qi transformed into a considerable force, which was quickly absorbed by Uesugi Tetsuya's already powerful physique, which far surpassed Ririko's.

Skin, blood, muscles, bones, fascia... Qi and blood penetrate every part of the body, nourishing it.

At the same time, Uesugi Tetsuya could clearly feel that this rapidly expanding blood and qi was being consciously guided.

Uesugi Tetsuya was very familiar with this route and feeling—it was Ririko guiding him through the process of attaining enlightenment.

Out of the corner of his eye, Uesugi Tetsuya saw the girl who had clung to him with all her might, turning into a small backpack on his back.

I saw her breathing heavily, sweat pouring out and then quickly evaporating.

Even in this predicament, Ririko still did everything she could to help him.

Uesugi Tetsu stopped thinking about it and, as she had instructed, forcibly cleared his mind of distractions and calmed down. He then quickly refined the excess blood and energy in this strange posture.

Until nearly noon.

The last wisp of blood and energy was finally absorbed by Lilizi into the dantian in her abdomen, which had swelled several times over, becoming one of the reasons why her strength had increased by several times that morning.

Uesugi Tetsu also let out a heavy breath, feeling as if he had been pulled out of the water and was completely soaked.

In the sweltering air, clothes soaked with sweat clung to the skin.

The young boy and girl, soaking wet, clung together, a scene that should have been enchanting, but the intense heat, enough to distort the air, forcibly blocked out any other thoughts.

Even now, wisps of steam continue to rise under the scorching sun.

Not only him, but Ririko, who was hanging behind him, was in an even better condition.

However, she still had the strength to move, but it seemed that she had reached her limit and couldn't even move a single finger.

The moment this thought crossed his mind, Uesugi Tetsuya felt his strength and energy recovering at a clearly perceptible speed.

Raise your eyes, a hint that it's time to step out into the sunlight.

[Because you absorbed and refined a large amount of high-purity external Qi and blood, your Physique has increased by 1!]

[Because you absorbed and refined a large amount of high-purity external Qi and blood, your Core Formation progress has increased by 30!]

[Embrace the Elixir (12/100)] → [Embrace the Elixir (42/100)]

[Because you absorbed and refined a large amount of high-purity external Qi and blood, your Corona Breathing Technique - Flesh Refining Stage - Profound Flesh is complete!]

[You have completed the Mystic Flesh stage, your Physique has increased by 2!]

[Because you have completed the Xuanrou stage, your muscle strength has increased moderately!]

Ah.

A smile appeared on Uesugi Tetsu's lips.

No wonder his stamina recovered so quickly; it turns out he not only increased his physical strength by three points, but also completed the Xuanrou stage.

Now, we're one step closer to climbing the mountain of the Palace of Flesh.

Just over ten seconds later, Uesugi Tetsu's cloudy and confused vision became exceptionally clear again, and he could now even manipulate the flow of Qi in every muscle fiber.

Naturally, the Qi no longer encountered any obstacles when passing through the muscles.

The thought arrives instantly, the integration is deeper, the loss is less, and the efficiency is higher.

"Thankfully, nothing was wasted..."

Ririko's intermittent, sticky murmurs drifted into my ear.

Uesugi Tetsuya then remembered that he was carrying such a small backpack on his back—the close contact over the past few hours had made him subconsciously forget about it.

He rolled his eyes helplessly: "Next time you do something like this, at least say something first."

The girl murmured as if in a dream, "The situation was urgent, there was no time to talk... Anyway... wasn't the outcome good..."

With a few quick movements, he pried open Ririko's sticky, wet body and placed her on the rooftop. Uesugi Tetsu stood up and used his mind to summon Flame Armor.

In the shimmering, black and red flames, all the sweat vanished in an instant.

Uesugi Tetsuya stretched his body with a sigh of relief.

Lying on the ground, Ririko forced her eyes open and gasped softly.