[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses":3,"chapter-becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-chapter-283":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Becoming a Saint by Touching Corpses",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},315680,581,"Chapter 283 - 281: Perfection (Part 1)","becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-chapter-283",283,"\u003Cp>Then one by one, they fell off Lou Yi’s body, hit the ground, and their divine souls perished, beyond revival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the energy in the Attribute Panel increased by forty to fifty points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Golden Beetles look only fingernail-sized, but each can provide Lou Yi with two points of energy on average, much stronger than the Centipede’s kind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Skin Refining.\" Lou Yi simultaneously activated the Skin Refining Technique, further enhancing his jade-white skin to prevent being bitten through by other strange insects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Dang!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black ray shot into Lou Yi’s left eye, but he closed it in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black ray struck Lou Yi’s eyelid, enhanced by both petrification and skin refining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Easily deflected to the side, revealing its distinct appearance from the previous two types of insects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a pitch-black insect, half a fingernail in size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many densely moving black fine legs grew under its belly, and a sharp grey antenna rose from its forehead, looking like a small sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the small sword was bent, clearly damaged from collision with Lou Yi’s eyelid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quite sinister.\" Lou Yi pinched the black insect, applying slight pressure with his fingers, and crushed it into puree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued to search the fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strange and peculiar insects constantly fell into the trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none were as troublesome as the earlier Golden Beetles, all were slain effortlessly by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until near nightfall, Lou Yi killed until numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking out from the fields, his Daoist Robe was stained with yellow, white, and red insect fluids, creating a repulsive stench, quite disgusting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Darn, need to buy a new one sooner or later.\" Lou Yi was somewhat troubled, truly penniless now, with no place to gather silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, there’s still a Daoist Robe; he can’t let it get dirty tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, a smile unconsciously crept up as he glanced at the Attribute Panel filled with increased energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Energy: 1986]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just one day today, energy increased by over eight hundred points!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most in Lou Yi’s history, even more exaggerated than beast tides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder it’s from a grand sect of immortals; even a dilapidated Spirit Field can provide such immense energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, Lou Yi wouldn’t appeal to the elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swallowed this ’silent loss’, planning to settle with that Wang Wenbai later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, after finishing a ’Corpse Control Technique’ lesson from some unknown elder, he hurriedly headed to the Spirit Field in Zone Wujiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, a black figure quietly tagged along behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slightly shorter than Lou Yi, plain-featured, with neither hair, beard, nor eyebrows; the eyes a mix of amber yellow and blood-red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barefooted, silent, it was precisely Lou Yi’s spirit corpse, Lou Er.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Must find a way to buy a Spirit Corpse Bag someday.’ Lou Yi thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, it would be ridiculous to have a corpse trailing behind whenever going out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving at the weed-ridden fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Whoosh!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A golden streak fearlessly flew out, the formidable Golden Beetle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Er acted instinctively, stepping before Lou Yi, extending a pale right hand towards the Golden Beetle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Puff!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spirit corpse clearly couldn’t withstand the Golden Beetle’s bite, a bloody slit appeared instantly on its palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark green blood surged out, submerging the Golden Beetle within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, the Golden Beetle lay motionless, evidently poisoned by the spirit corpse’s blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That’s effective?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi refrained from letting Lou Er risk anymore, venturing solo into the fields to continue exterminating bugs for energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seems like the mass slaughter on the first day; energy collected on the second day only exceeded three hundred points, and remained around this number in subsequent days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this day, Lou Yi stood in the clearing outside the fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Attribute Panel under the Realm section, Stone Skin Martial Artist finally reached the Realm of Perfection, a faint ’+’ sign appeared next to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi pressed the ’+’ sign in his mind, and its state instantly transformed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stone Skin Martial Artist (600\u002F600)→Iron Skin Martial Artist (0\u002F600).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, countless energies surged into his body, continuously transforming his skin, flesh, bones, organs, tendons, and blood vessels...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi quickly removed his Daoist Robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body visibly transitioned from bronze to a black-red hue, emitting a deep glow like metal heated at high temperatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Numerous white steam wafted from his body surface, instantly filling several yards around him as if enveloped in a fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Buzzing!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Insects from the fields fluttered their wings, charging towards Lou Yi, attempting to bite him to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The low-intelligence insects failed to comprehend what Lou Yi was doing at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies, upon contact with Lou Yi, crackled instantaneously, each turning into roasted husks, a fragrant aroma wafting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lou Yi opened his eyes, he found himself surrounded by a ring of roasted insect corpses, with energy in the Attribute Panel increased by several dozen points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He activated the Skin Refining Technique, and the skin’s surface color immediately became cinnabar red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightly grazing it with the Meteorite Iron Axe, the skin only sunk but wasn’t compromised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi’s Qi-Blood was astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After breaking through Iron Skin, his skin defense far exceeded ordinary Ping’an Village Iron Skin Martial Artists; even meteorite iron couldn’t breach it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Petrification Talent was further applied, Lou Yi wouldn’t be sure of his defense level’s extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, strength could be quantifiably gauged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Hoo!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi punched, a white airflow appeared before his fist, dispersing in fan-shaped ripples towards the distance, soon vanishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Initial strength, increased from thirty-six thousand pounds to forty thousand pounds, a rise of about ten percent.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Breaking through to Black Skin should result in a significant surge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Skin Refining Technique focuses on tempering endurance, and since Black Skin is the final realm, it must be unique.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Regrettably, after Iron Skin, the proficiency gain from Skin Refining Technique decreases sharply, providing only two points a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this pace, it would take three hundred days to advance to Black Skin.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While operating the Skin Refining Technique, Lou Yi continued with the Breathing Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qi-Blood inside him circulated at a hundred times the usual pace, producing sounds akin to a river rushing: ’splash splash’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the Qi-Blood’s abundance had reached a state beyond the imagination of cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qi-Blood’s circulation accelerated, as if something was ready to burst forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet lacking that critical boost, no transformation occurred ultimately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Cry!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eagle in his mind cheered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The so-called nurturing of flesh and spirit, Lou Yi’s physical enhancement naturally benefited the eagle as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at the mountainside of Disciple Peak, Lou Yi went to the cave residence adjacent to You Qingyi’s and called, \"Miss You, are you there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s the matter?\" Moments later, You Qingyi emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clad in a grey Daoist Robe, unable to conceal her slender figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After cultivating the Profound Yin Technique, her skin became paler, of an extreme cold white, complemented by her icy demeanor, appearing increasingly aloof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Need a favor, would you be able to assist?\" Lou Yi paused, saying, \"Currently, in my cultivation, I’m lacking a crucial item.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1170,"2026-05-30T02:45:59.888Z","2026-06-01T04:30:04.667Z",1,"novelbin.me","f19d34545e44619c99d798904283899bf3da3d793948cfffe38b030837b9f4d5","becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-chapter-284","becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-chapter-282",784,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbecoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-cover.jpg"]