CHAPTER 46: CHAPTER 46 INTRODUCTION_1

Chen Mengze... she’s truly my goddess of wealth.

Exiting Guo Zhao’s room, Shen Mo clutched the mid-stage Class II Profound Soul Refining Turtle Demon Core to his chest, thinking this.

Although she hadn’t given it to him directly, Shen Mo, by leveraging his close relationship with her over these past few days, had unknowingly gained so many benefits from Guo Zhao for free.

It was indeed a fortunate thing to have a beautiful childhood friend who was also a female cultivator.

"Listen to me, thank you. Because of you, you’ve warmed the four seasons..." he hummed a tune from his previous life joyfully in his heart as he returned to his room and closed the door.

Let’s get started!

Back in his room, Shen Mo sat on his bed and impatiently took out the first demonic beast’s corpse.

It was a Three-tailed Spiritual Fox, not particularly large; Shen Mo could grip it firmly with both hands.

Then—SWISH! SWISH!

Under his urging, the Bloody Fiend Pearl began to spin rapidly. Simultaneously, strands of blood emerged from his Qi Sea, tightly encasing the corpse of the Three-tailed Spiritual Fox. As the cultivation method activated, the vital essence and blood from the spiritual fox’s corpse flowed along the blood strands, gradually being drawn into the Bloody Fiend Pearl.

Half an incense stick’s time later, the Three-tailed Spiritual Fox corpse in Shen Mo’s hands had visibly shriveled. The demonic beast’s corpse, originally full of flesh and blood, was now sucked dry, leaving only an empty husk.

CRACK! CRACK!

With a slight squeeze of his palm, the empty husk of the Three-tailed Spiritual Fox crumbled to dust.

It works, but the effect is minimal.

He glanced at the Bloody Fiend Pearl. Although the amount of Bloody Fiend essence had visibly increased, showing some effect, the increment was minuscule. It was far less of an improvement than what the previous two Demon Cores had provided.

I’ll keep going. At least there’s a large quantity, and quite a bit left.

Thinking this, Shen Mo once again took out a demon corpse and proceeded in the same manner.

He continued this refining process, and five Shichen later, he had completely drained all the demon corpses obtained from Chen Mengze. The Bloody Fiend Pearl, at this moment, was nearly half-filled with a bloody color.

I still need the other half. Let’s see... if this Profound Soul Refining Turtle Demon Core is enough.

Shen Mo held the sky-blue, round Demon Core to his chest, his eyes slightly closed, and continued to extract the Bloody Fiend essence.

HISS! HISS!

Unlike those Class I demon corpses, this Demon Core was, after all, mid-stage Class II, and the energy it contained was incredibly abundant.

As waves of energy were refined into Bloody Fiend Qi and converged into Shen Mo’s Qi Sea, the Bloody Fiend Pearl suspended there rapidly filled with the color of blood.

It’s full!

After an unknown amount of time, Shen Mo opened his eyes. The Demon Core in his hand had exhausted its energy, turning into a common stone. Meanwhile, inside him, the Bloody Fiend Pearl was finally... completely full.

What’s going to happen next?

Seeing the Bloody Fiend Pearl finally dyed completely red, Shen Mo was filled with anticipation, yet also a touch of nervousness.

He waited silently for about three breaths.

Then, something happened!

ROAR!

Shen Mo’s entire body trembled. From within him, the sudden sound of a dragon’s roar and a tiger’s howl erupted. At the same time, the pearl completely shattered, and endless Bloody Fiend essence surged out of his body, transforming into a blood mist that enveloped him completely.

A moment later, the blood mist gradually solidified, forming a large cocoon woven from Bloody Fiend essence. At this moment, enveloped by the blood cocoon, his entire body was entwined with countless red threads. Vast energy flowed from each red thread into Shen Mo’s body.

As this energy entered him, Shen Mo gradually felt his bones, Chakras, organs, and even his blood undergoing a metamorphosis.

A thorough purification!

Is this... really going to be a complete rebirth?

This last thought flashed through Shen Mo’s mind before he became completely immersed in the process, with no capacity for further thought.

One day passed, then two, and then three. The moon rose and the sun set; three days went by in the blink of an eye.

During these three days, Shen Mo remained cocooned in blood, deeply asleep. In this period, Chen Mengze and Guo Zhao, noticing his prolonged absence, both came to check on him. When the two of them saw this, they guessed Shen Mo might be cultivating some special technique. Wary of interrupting his cultivation, they didn’t dare to disturb him easily. They let him remain within the blood cocoon, accumulating the power for a complete rebirth.

RIP!

A strange sound suddenly echoed within the silent room.

It was Shen Mo.

Within the blood cocoon, he, who had been asleep for three days, woke up. He used his hand to tear an opening in the large cocoon woven from innumerable blood threads. He finally had a chance to smell the air of the Outer Realm.

PHEW! He took a deep breath, his spirits greatly lifted.

Such sweet air...

For the past three days, enveloped in the blood cocoon and constantly surrounded by things condensed from Bloody Fiend essence, he had nearly been suffocated by the stench. After taking a breath of fresh air, Shen Mo could no longer bear the overpowering bloody stench of the cocoon. Soon, the thick, nauseating smell of blood assailed his nostrils, making him retch repeatedly.

RIP!

Holding his breath, he swiftly tore off the remaining parts of the blood cocoon clinging to his body. Then, he sprinted to the banks of the Lancang River outside his cave mansion. Facing the slightly salty sea breeze, he finally indulged in the luxury of taking deep breaths.

PHEW... I almost suffocated...

After three days of Body Tempering transformation, the first thing Shen Mo did upon waking was not to examine the changes in his body, but rather—to quickly take a bath! The blood and fetid stench on his body were unlike anything he had ever experienced; Shen Mo found it unbearable.

SPLASH!

After a thorough washing, he was finally completely clean. After taking a set of clothes from his Universe Bag and changing, he finally had the leisure to examine the changes in himself.

"My skin," Shen Mo murmured, looking at his reflection on the river’s surface, "seems to have become much fairer. After these three days of tempering and transformation, not only did I not become a muscle-bound brute... on the contrary, I’ve turned into a pretty boy."

He looked at his hands. His new skin was fair and translucent, so delicate it seemed it would break at a touch—even more tender than a woman’s.

However... I’ve grown stronger! Clenching his fists, feeling the surging strength within him, Shen Mo confirmed it internally.

He knew very well what terrifying changes had occurred in the fascia, muscles, and bones hidden beneath his seemingly soft and delicate skin.

The Dragon Elephant Blood Fiend Body... I’ve successfully achieved initial mastery!

Shen Mo glanced at the status information. On his cultivation method and martial arts panel, new information regarding the "Dragon Elephant Blood Fiend Body" had appeared.

[Destined Lord: Shen Mo]

[Cultivation: Body Tempering Realm Layer IX]

[Cultivation Method: "Heavenly Origin Technique" Senior (3,588/4,000)]

[Martial Arts: "Supreme Clarity Sword Technique" Master (254/16,000)]

[Lightness Magic: "Thunderclap Rapid Step" Senior (978/2,500)]

[External Magic: "Dragon Elephant Blood Fiend Body" Elephant Body (1/100)]

Elephant Body, huh? Let’s see how much my strength has increased!

Glancing at it, Shen Mo took out a Power Measurement Talisman.

WHOOSH!

With a slight activation, the talisman instantly transformed into a large, pale blue screen.

RUMBLE!

He clenched his fist. A seemingly infinite power, like an erupting volcano, surged within him as he punched towards the screen.

[Strength: 6,475 jin.]

When this number appeared on the Power Measurement Talisman’s blue screen, Shen Mo’s face was etched with disbelief.

The last time I tested, my strength was only 3,571 jin. In just three days... it has nearly doubled!

The boost from this external cultivation method is immense! Shen Mo thought. Although I haven’t stepped into the Qi Gathering Realm yet, with all my current trump cards, even a cultivator at the First Layer of the Qi Gathering Realm might not be my match!