CHAPTER 237: CHAPTER 225 ENTANGLED NOSE

Zhou Leng took a deep breath. If visualizing Ceres fails, then he might just have to visualize some space rocks.

So, he closed his eyes and started visualizing Ceres.

Half an hour later, it failed.

Zhou Leng was unwilling to give up because if he visualized a smaller celestial body, even if successful, the effect on cultivation would be negligible.

An undying stone body is not worth cultivating.

After another half hour, he still failed.

So, Zhou Leng stepped out into the beast world at night and cultivated on Ruge Mountain, theoretically bringing him closer to Ceres.

The result was that theory was useless.

He tried visualizing the moon, other celestial bodies, even Earth, all to no effect.

Helpless, Zhou Leng returned under Elder Tree.

He cleared his mind of distractions and began the visualization anew.

He would not give up until he drew Ceres into his Will World.

Zhou Leng was in a trance, continuously visualizing.

He rested when tired, ate when waking, and resumed visualizing Ceres after eating.

After five days and nights, his will suddenly stirred lightly.

Then, a dust-sized, cratered, barely planet-like phantom appeared above the Will World.

The connection was successful.

Zhou Leng immediately focused his will, attaching it to Ceres.

Little by little, he slowly increased it.

When his will covered about 3% of Ceres’s surface, Zhou Leng felt mentally exhausted and his mind numb.

He opened his eyes, vision blurred.

He fell asleep.

Upon waking, he entered the Will World.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Ceres was still in place, a small, gray, and broken sphere.

About 3% of it was covered in a faint white will.

Next, once 100% is covered, he could complete the process of drawing a star into his body and cultivate the Undying Star Body.

Zhou Leng glanced up at the crown of the Frost Giant Tree, its leaves like snow, covering the sky.

Though the Frost Giant Tree said nothing, over time, Zhou Leng had more or less figured it out.

For some unknown reason, the Frost Giant Tree imposed a powerful restriction on him, preventing him from spreading the Golden Page or related information.

Elder Tree clearly did not want any information about this place known to the outside world.

It was akin to a secret sect, unwilling to let their sect’s information or techniques be known to the whole world.

As for other things in the beast world or medicinal fruits, the Frost Giant Tree couldn’t control it, but Zhou Leng wasn’t foolish.

Occasionally giving something to Zhang Xinglie was fine.

But giving too much might lead to being discovered it was sourced from the beast world. Once investigated, the consequences would be unimaginable.

That would be akin to betraying the sect.

Anyone with sense wouldn’t reveal too much information.

Especially in a digitized yet insecure era.

"However..."

Zhou Leng checked himself, discovering that within just a few days, his body had absorbed much of the Ancestral Protection’s power, reducing his height by another 2 centimeters.

In the hazy Martial Arts perception, once his height dropped below two meters, the Giant Body of Wonders would be fully integrated.

He packed away the Star Conch and headed towards Mammoth Lake.

Huang and Xiaoba were surprisingly not there.

He opened the herbal bath barrel, filled it with water, scattered the herbs, heated it, and placed the Star Conch around the bath barrel.

Soon, the boiling water and white medicinal powder bubbled together.

Zhou Leng didn’t manipulate Qi, just placed his hand in it.

It was hot but not scalding.

The Giant Body of Wonders could easily withstand boiling water.

Zhou Leng entered it, and Ceres’s image naturally surfaced in his mind.

Ceres emitted an invisible pull, causing a slight movement in his body.

All his pores opened, each becoming a tiny vacuum cleaner nozzle.

Tiny vortices formed outside his pores.

Vast amounts of medicinal powder adhered to his body, and the wisps of steam entered through his pores, integrating into his entire body.

An indescribable delight simmered within his body.

Microscopic enhancements and transformations occurred within.

After a dozen seconds, his pores closed, and the powder dispersed.

After a while longer, his pores absorbed the powder again, drawing in the medicinal power.

By the fourth time, the intake of medicinal power sharply decreased, to barely a tenth of the original.

By the fifth time, only about 1% remained.

By the sixth, he felt no more medicinal power.

Zhou Leng stopped cultivating, stood up, and looked into the herbal bath barrel.

The water was no longer white, now grayish.

This was a sign of depleted medicinal power.

In Martial Arts perception, the Undying Star Body’s herbal bath cultivation was not complete.

Zhou Leng poured in ten packets of bone powder in one go.

He continued visualizing Ceres, channeling the medicinal power into his body.

The odd power once more induced bodily tremors, pores opened all over, forming tiny vortices, absorbing the medicinal power.

After thirty-three pore absorptions, the herbal bath was exhausted.

His body had temporarily absorbed adequate power, completing the first cultivation of the Undying Star Body.

Zhou Leng stood up, looked at the bone powder in the bath barrel.

"The bone powder from the Innate Eight-toothed Mammoth was increased to absorb 11 portions directly, with medicinal power roughly fifty times that of ordinary Body Refining Bone Powder. This growth speed... truly worthy of Elder Tree’s Martial Arts."

"Wooa..."

"Woof woof..."

Huang circled the bath barrel excitedly, while Xiaoba wagged its trunk with joy.

Zhou Leng walked out of the bath tub, with Huang jumping into his arms and writhing around.

"Where have you two been? Haven’t seen you for days."

Huang paused, then stuck out its tongue and chuckled.

"Be careful," Zhou Leng put down Huang.

Xiaoba suddenly tilted its head to look at Zhou Leng, extended its trunk, and wrapped it around him.

Thinking it was just playing, Zhou Leng didn’t mind, but Xiaoba didn’t loosen its grip for a long time and gradually increased its strength.

Zhou Leng guessed that Xiaoba wanted to test strength, took a deep breath, his Qi blood surged, and power flowed, slowly spreading his arms wide.

Xiaoba’s eyes suddenly widened.

Previously, once Zhou Leng was caught by the trunk, even with all his strength, the trunk wouldn’t budge.

But now, the trunk was actually forced open a little.

Although he couldn’t completely break free yet, he was able to slip out.

Zhou Leng, with his arms against the trunk, ducked down and slipped out, then gestured to Xiaoba with open hands.

From now on, the trunk could no longer bind him.

Huang suddenly jumped back, glaring with big dog eyes, carefully sizing up Zhou Leng, with a hint of awe in his dog eyes.

Xiaoba was also stunned.

Then Xiaoba made a snort, shook its head vigorously, and extended its trunk again to wrap Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng forced open the trunk and jumped out once more.

Huang suddenly understood, grinning, and excitedly ran around on the ground, running for a while, glancing at Zhou Leng, running some more, stopping to look again.

Xiaoba suddenly started laughing too, moving its six legs, dancing and stomping on the ground, thundering with noise.

Zhou Leng said, "You guessed it right, my strength has increased a bit more."

Xiaoba rolled Huang onto its back, called out to Zhou Leng, and ran forward.

Zhou Leng followed in a run.

It was in the direction of the Orange Blossom Fruit Tree.

Running all the way to the orange blossom fruit grove, Xiaoba lifted its trunk and let out a loud call.

Soon, five Black Bone Tigers that were seen before approached.

The smallest Black Bone Tiger looked at Xiaoba fearfully, then eyed the little Furless Fierce Ape, let out a low growl, and charged straight ahead.

As before, when it got close, the Black Bone Tiger leaped, paws forward, lunging directly.

Its eyes were wide open, teeth bared.

This time, it was determined to have its revenge!

Zhou Leng took a deep breath, set his foot in a bow stance, body slightly lowered, and slowly pushed both palms forward.

Two Dragons Emerging from the Water.

Boom...

Within his body, Qi blood surged forth like a great river breaking its banks.

Then, his heart gave a heavy throb, and the Qi blood stored within the Qi Blood Heart Armor magically merged with the Qi blood, suddenly speeding up its flow.

In an instant, the power of Qi blood flooding into his palms increased by thirty percent.

Zhou Leng’s arms abruptly swelled thicker by a whole circle.

Bam!

His palms collided with the tiger’s paws.

Zhou Leng’s feet sank into the dirt, sliding backward half a meter, furrowing a deep trench.

The Black Bone Tiger let out a howl, its body flying backward, crashing down at an angle.

The four Black Bone Tigers behind were shocked.

The Body Refining Stage Black Bone Tiger lay on the ground, puzzlingly watching Zhou Leng, before feeling ashamed and angry, charging again, and attacking once more.

Zhou Leng stepped forward quickly, grabbed one of the Black Bone Tiger’s front paws, spun his body, hoisted the tiger leg over his shoulder, and slammed it down hard.

A massive over-the-shoulder throw.

The huge Black Bone Tiger arced 180 degrees through the air, landing heavily on its back.

Dust flew everywhere.

The Black Bone Tiger lay on its back, limbs up, twitching slightly, eyes gazing blankly at the sky.

Defeated by the Furless Fierce Ape.

The shame of the Black Bone Tiger race was born.

"Awoo..."

The Black Bone Tiger flipped over again, charging at Zhou Leng for the third time.

Zhou Leng sidestepped, dodged, and kicked the Black Bone Tiger in the side of the waist.

The Black Bone Tiger flew sideways, crashing into a large tree.

Crack...

The tree broke, tilted down, crashing through many branches, and fell to the ground with a thud.

Unfazed, the Black Bone Tiger repeatedly attacked.

But Zhou Leng could resolve it with one or two moves.

Previously, he couldn’t defeat it because the difference in power was too great.

Now that the power disparity was smaller, combined with martial arts techniques, the Black Bone Tiger was just a slightly larger tiger.

The Black Bone Tiger fell more than thirty times, finally casting a teary glance at Zhou Leng, wailed, and cried bitterly before the Innate Black Bone Tiger.

Huang and Xiaoba paused, burst into laughter, holding their stomachs, rolling on the ground.

The other three Vitality Stage Black Bone Tigers turned their heads to snicker.

Only the Innate Black Bone Tiger extended a paw, gently patting in comfort.

After comforting the little Black Bone Tiger, the Innate Black Bone Tiger picked thirty whole Orange Blossom Fruits.

As before, Xiaoba gave all the Orange Blossom Fruits to Zhou Leng.

After leaving the Black Bone Tigers, Huang and Xiaoba barked and growled, chatting about something.

It seemed like Xiaoba wanted to do something, but Huang stopped it, and Xiaoba eventually gave up.

Returning to Mammoth Lake, Zhou Leng entered the water and began practicing punches underwater.

First slowly practicing Overlapping Waves Palm, one set, two sets, three sets...

After a full fifteen minutes, Zhou Leng felt fatigued, swam to the surface, and looked down at the pores on his arms.

The skin’s breathing capacity had significantly improved.

If it were just normal swimming underwater, he might never end up suffocating.

After further cultivation underwater, he lay in the water, slowly falling asleep.

He didn’t know how much time had passed; Zhou Leng opened his eyes, feeling invigorated, with his body more at ease than ever.

The process of forming the Giant Body is one of continuous destruction and repair.

With the ability to heal hidden injuries at Mammoth Lake, the effects were even better.

Zhou Leng walked ashore, seeing a leaf similar to a banana leaf spread on the sand, with three items on it.

One looked like a big yam, gray and over a foot tall.

Another resembled a half-coconut shell container, filled with a golden-glowing viscous liquid.

Finally, there was a peculiar bug, with a body resembling a large green caterpillar, ten centimeters long, and atop its head, a red flower was blooming.