Chapter 15: Senior Brother Zhang Wu, You

Qin Yu entered Leize and immediately felt the surroundings change dramatically, as if stepping into a brand‑new world.

"Congratulations on your first entry into Leize; if you can endure ten breaths, you will receive a hundred spirit stones and a fragment of Thunder Dao law, and also advance to the second outer checkpoint."

"After three breaths, the Thunder Punishment will descend; be prepared."

A cold, indifferent voice echoed in his mind.

Qin Yu looked around and found himself standing in a desolate hollow; there was no vegetation, only a pervasive aura of ruin.

The power of thunder flowed through the air, everywhere.

Panic rose in Qin Yu's heart, as if he had fallen into deathly silence.

This was certainly not where he was supposed to be; a deathly aura constantly shrouded him.

He swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

At that moment, another prompt appeared in his mind.

【You have accepted the Extreme Cultivation suggestion, gaining the Nirvana trait; you are now almost immortal, and each time you exhaust your life force you can rebirth through Nirvana, fully restored.】

【This trait will persist until the Sect Grand Competition.】

Qin Yu's complexion relaxed slightly.

With the Nirvana rebirth trait, he can not only endure ten breaths but may even surge into the inner arena!

"Diamond Sutra, activate!"

Qin Yu whispered inwardly, and a surge of powerful qi and blood erupted from every part of his body, coating his surface as if ready to soar skyward.

A faint golden glow also appeared; the Diamond Sutra can boost his flesh strength, and using it in battle can further enhance it.

In the muscle‑refining stage, he has already reached a flesh strength of ten thousand jin, and the Diamond Sutra can raise it by 30%.

This is only the beginning.

This technique is extremely powerful.

Rumble—!

Dark clouds crowded the sky, and thunder roared deafeningly.

Thunder Punishment churned within the clouds, containing terrifying destructive law.

Suddenly, it formed a massive thunder serpent that shot down from the heavens, striking the ground fiercely.

Clack!

The qi and blood around Qin Yu vanished instantly, spewing countless black plumes of smoke.

His whole body seemed to fall into numbness; no spiritual energy could be felt in his meridians.

His consciousness began to blur.

Collisions racked his interior; Qin Yu felt his flesh undergoing metamorphosis, becoming stronger.

Boom!

But before he could react, another terrifying thunder serpent fell, slashing him again; silver‑white lightning burst outward, his flesh blackened and emitted thin black smoke.

Qin Yu forced the spirit energy in his dantian to surge, channeling the destructive energy of the Thunder Punishment into the bones of his right hand.

His right‑hand bones were completely numb, with lightning coiling around them.

Qin Yu was tempering his right‑hand bones with thunder power.

Refining skin and tendons can use spirit energy, spirit pills, or ferocious beast blood for tempering.

This method works very well.

However… to refine bones requires raging energy laws, the impact of ferocious beast blood, or prolonged accumulation.

Thunder power happens to be just right.

Yet for a practitioner of the Tempered Body realm, this would only lead to death.

At the entrance of Leize Guangchang, not only the newcomer Zhang Wu and his companions but even the inner‑sect disciples were stunned.

Watching the scene, everyone was dumbfounded.

"Is he… tempering his bones? This kid seems to want to die, thinking he has innate constitution and supreme divine power? He actually uses the destructive force of thunder to temper his bones!"

"Even if he activates the teleportation jade pendant now, he won't survive; the destructive force has already penetrated his right‑hand bones—certain death."

"I thought he was a genius who would rise in the outer sect, but he turned out to be a fool."

"He crossed four minor realms in three days, must have grasped an extraordinary opportunity; to die like this is such a waste."

Many inner‑sect disciples shook their heads, angry at his lack of resolve.

Others who have tempered their bodies to the ninth layer, reaching the pinnacle of flesh, enter Leize only to push further, breaking limits.

Or they directly comprehend the rules of heaven and earth, wandering between life and death, thereby stepping into the Foundation Establishment realm.

In the end… this person came straight to temper his bones?

Simply refining skin and tendons cannot bear this thunder power.

Your whole skeleton still belongs to the mortal category.

Once this thunder power infiltrates, it instantly turns to powder.

Not to mention it also carries a sliver of the Thunder Dao's destructive law.

This person is overly confident.

Zhang Wu outside was even more nervous, eyes wide: "Damn… is Qin Yu a fool? Dying right in Leize!"

"How am I supposed to take that bronze sword? How do I claim the opportunity on his body?"

At that moment he panicked a little.

The so‑called opportunity either comes from deep blessings that happen by chance,

or from great strength and exceptional talent; when you meet someone who holds an opportunity, you seize it and make it yours.

But now, Qin Yu is just sending himself to death?

The beggar old man at the entrance, with disheveled hair and furrowed brows, why hasn't he used the transmission jade pendant yet?

According to the rules, without crushing the jade pendant, the elder cannot intervene to rescue.

One must not interfere with the normal operation of Leize.

At this moment, Qin Yu in the Leize basin already felt like he was about to faint, that piercing pain surging through every part of his flesh.

Even his dantian was cracked, on the verge of shattering, unable to withstand the impact of this terrifying lightning.

"Zi—zi—"

But… just then, a warm current emerged from deep within his dantian, flowing along the meridians throughout his body.

Qin Yu felt his consciousness gradually clearing, his meridians and flesh also repairing their injuries at this time.

【When you are cultivating and fall into a life‑and‑death crisis, the rebirth characteristic activates.】

The prompt in his mind flashed, the lightning on his right hand grew weaker and weaker, fading completely into his bones.

Qin Yu felt his right hand possessed endless power, his qi and blood became more vigorous, fully recovered.

【Your right hand bones have been tempered, your bodily strength reaches thirteen thousand catties, breaking the extreme of the body‑tempering realm.】

Just as the beggar old man was torn about whether to intervene, he suddenly stared in shock.

"Success? His right hand bones actually digested the lightning power?"

"And… his qi and blood have become even more vigorous?"

"Is this… breaking the body‑tempering extreme? And even at the seventh layer of body‑tempering?"

The beggar old man's heart also trembled at this moment.

Because, the body‑tempering realm is equivalent to your foundation; the stronger and more solid the body tempering, the farther your future path will go.

In ancient times, the Profound Yang Sect had a heaven‑born divine‑power monster whose bodily strength reached thirty thousand catties, but his talent was ordinary.

However, after receiving the sect's cultivation, among peers he rarely had rivals, could be called invincible, even wandering the Canglan Yu realm and ultimately becoming a grand master, earning the Formless Title.

For he, as a Heavenly Origin Grand Master, overpowered the Venerable!

Unfortunately, due to limited talent, he ultimately could not step into the Venerable realm.

Not only him, many inner‑sect disciples also fell into deep thought at this moment.

Even someone couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile.

"Indeed, geniuses are not fools; this kid surely has confidence, that's why he came to challenge Leize—even if he fell into a life‑and‑death crisis, he still succeeded."

"If in half a year he steps into the Foundation Establishment realm, among the outer sect he will have no rivals."

From this moment on, the sect will pay attention to him.

Zhang Wu also couldn't help but stare dumbfounded, having passed the first gate…

Know that these few outer‑sect disciples at the peak of the ninth layer of body tempering came together, spending great effort to obtain a thread of Lightning Dao Principles for the first gate.

They even pooled funds, spending three thousand spirit stones to obtain a damaged Yellow Rank Formation.

And also Yellow Rank Spirit Armor.

Only then did they dare to challenge Leize.

But Qin Yu actually managed to pass relying solely on himself?

"Senior Brother Zhang… is this the Qin Yu you mentioned earlier? He's this fierce? You still dare to have designs on him?"

The junior brothers beside him all stared dumbfounded at this senior brother.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will become a living powerhouse in the future.

Even the inner sect is not his limit.

He even came to their door, letting the brothers meet Qin Yu and give him a chance to strike.

I couldn't help but give Zhang Wu a thumbs‑up in my heart.

Brother, you're really fierce.

Coming up just to take on such a fierce person.

Too brave.