Chapter 155

Under the effect of the steaming hot water temperature, Feng Mu's body once again welled up with viscous, foul-smelling corpse fluid; they seeped slowly from his pores like turbid streams.

He gripped the stiff brush tightly, exerting all his strength, scraping away the slime on his body stroke after stroke.

In just a moment, the brush was stained with a thick layer of black, while his skin, after a vigorous scrubbing, was washed white with a flush of red.

"Strength and Agility increased by 0.3, 0.1 less than last time; Constitution increased by 0.8, 0.2 less than last time; Spirit increased by 0.2, same as last time."

Feng Mu silently calculated in his heart, reaching a conclusion,

"The Marrow Cleansing Pill's efficacy is diminishing, but still considerable; this one Marrow Cleansing Pill increased attributes by 1.6 in total."

"Of course, whatever attribute grows is just a bonus; the real effect is still turning from corpse back into human." Feng Mu thought to himself, while narrowing his eyes at the prompt box floating on his retina.

Whether it was an illusion or not, Feng Mu felt the prompt box's clarity had improved significantly, as if leaping from 1080p HD picture quality to 2160p ultra-HD, appearing ever more vivid and bright.

【You consumed one Marrow Cleansing Pill; you washed away 1/3 of the filth on your whole body; the corpse poison, nuclear contamination, mutated cells, calamity poison, etc. accumulated in your body have been mostly cleared.】

【You have undergone a second great cleansing of the flesh; your decayed body is slowly awakening; the vitality belonging to a living person is gradually replacing the death qi of a corpse; although a gap remains, the dawn of hope has already appeared.】

【Just persist one more step, and you will completely shake off the entanglement of death qi and be reborn!】

Feng Mu's eyes rimmed with crystalline tears; he could truly feel his body's lightness, like a patient long entangled by illness finally welcoming the dawn of recovery.

His body seemed to have shed heavy shackles; every cell breathed the air of new life; that feeling of struggling back from the edge of death was so intense yet inexpressible in words, transcending the limits of language, only able to be hidden deep in the heart, turning into an indescribable emotion and joy.

"I am now 2/3 of a living person; just one more Marrow Cleansing Pill away, and I can complete the living person?!!"

Feng Mu excitedly clenched his palm; the tactile sensation of his palm skin had even changed subtly, like before his whole body wore a suit, and now his whole body took off the suit — no, not right, it felt like changing into a thin suit.

"One more step forward, and it's the freedom of bareback creampie!"

Feng Mu muttered to himself, infinitely anticipating and yearning for the day of becoming whole again; he had a strong premonition in his heart that when all corpse fluid was expelled, his body might undergo some unexpected metamorphosis, or rather, completion!

"Originally a gift bestowed on each of us at the beginning of life, now it has become a wholeness I must strive with all my might to fight for, hehe—"

Feng Mu's voice carried a trace of bitter self-mockery; for the first time, his heart surged with unprecedented intense disgust and deep hatred toward this world's arrangement, toward that vast shadow shrouding the sky.

He turned off the shower head and began cleaning the filth on the floor, spraying freshener in the Restroom.

This freshener was handmade by Hong Ya, specially designed to isolate corpse stench; the effect was surprisingly good, quickly suppressing the foul odor in the air.

Feng Mu stood quietly before the Mirror, gently wiping away the water drops on the mirror surface, then slicked his hair back.

In the mirror's reflection, his face appeared pale and cold; his facial lines more persevering; every stroke revealed an unyielding will, as if Fate had painted a resilient map on his face.

Beneath that cold face, one could faintly capture a trace of similarity to his previous life's self — that is, the facial outline similar to the game's Fate Ruler Boss — as if with time's passage, two silhouettes were unknowingly merging and converging.

"9.2 Strength value, a mere 0.8 weak gap away from crossing the important threshold of 10 points."

"Inheritance Degree has also climbed to 9%; the next increase will break through the 10% critical point, at which time I can open another Treasure Chest."

"Perhaps the Attribute Points and Marrow Cleansing Pills I eagerly hope for will all burst out at once with the next Treasure Chest opening, thereby unveiling a new chapter of power for me?!!"

Feng Mu's pupils flickered with burning ambition; he shook his head, water drops from his hair splashing onto the mirror; his body's flesh and skin trembled, shaking off large drops of water.

Feng Mu left the Restroom, put on his Clothes, sat cross-legged on the bed, drank a mouthful of "Latte" from the Thermos, then slowly closed his eyes.

"The new chapter is in the near future, and this moment is the time to advance 【Blood Flesh Initial Solution True Art】." Feng Mu murmured in his heart, "Add Points!"

【Year one, you began practicing Forest Finger.】

【Relying on the deep foundation of Crane Claw Technique, your progress was god-speed; by the fifth year, you had already cultivated Forest Finger to the minor achievement realm, fingertips harboring power not to be underestimated.】

【Until the tenth year, your ten fingers had become like ink jade, pitch-black; finger joints thick and hard; a light press of a finger could easily bore through hard stone, marking Forest Finger's attainment of major achievement perfection.】

【However, in the fifteenth year, you were unsatisfied with the status quo, painstakingly researching and refining; with extraordinary willpower you forcibly broke all ten fingers, using this as an opportunity to re-cultivate Forest Finger, hoping to reach a higher level.】

【After three years of bitter cultivation, the broken finger joints regrew, becoming more delicate and smooth like jade than before. At this time, your fingertips' lightest touch could penetrate iron and stone as easily as tofu.】

【You comprehended from this the Limit Break Technique · Seeking Meridians: whenever employing finger techniques, your fingers can keenly probe out the subtle meridians between muscle and bone, allowing you to be more adept when exerting force, easily breaking through obstructions one by one, like a butcher dissecting an ox with effortless skill.】

【PS: Seeking Meridians can act on not only Forest Finger but all finger-type techniques!】

【Forest Finger · Perfection → Forest Finger · Limit Break!】

【Normal Skill Point deducted 1 point.】

【Normal Skill Points remaining: 3】

【General Skill Proficiency deducted 8000 points.】

【General Skill Proficiency remaining: 8730】

Feng Mu didn't even open his eyes, merely repeating two words faintly in his heart: "Add Points!"

【Day after day, month after month, year after year...】

【In a flash, ten years of time flew by like a shuttle.】

【Your cultivated Blood Flesh Initial Solution True Art grew ever more consummate; each swelling of cancerous flesh beneath the skin was a trial of your will, and you could always condense them one by one, feeling the power contained within grow ever deeper, ever more surging.】

【Time flowed, nineteen years like a dream; you persevered ceaselessly operating Blood Flesh Initial Solution True Art. Tonight will be the final chapter of these long years, and also an important node on your cultivation path.】

【You feel that breaking through to Three Solutions State is separated by only a thin membrane.】

【Blood Flesh Initial Solution True Art breakthrough to Three Solutions requires meeting the following prerequisite conditions (choose one of two):

1, Three Third Grade Martial Arts Perfection (Achieved)

2, Shedding Skin Major Achievement (Not Achieved)】

【Nineteen years of precipitation and accumulation erupt in one morning; you broke through the fleshly limit; as the saying goes, membrane shatters and merit is achieved; your Blood Flesh Initial Solution True Art broke through to Three Solutions State!】

【Blood Flesh Initial Solution True Art · Second Unraveling → Blood Flesh Initial Solution True Art · Third Unraveling (1/10000)】

【General Skill Proficiency deducted 5000 points.】

【General Skill Proficiency remaining: 3730】

Feng Mu's flesh and blood seemed to have ignited an inner flame; surging power roared between skin and periosteum like a violent storm, but was immediately suppressed by his resilient will, like an evil dragon tightly bound by countless chains and locked deep within his body.

Deep in flesh and blood, Qi and Blood surged like a mad tide; beneath his skin, flesh lumps surged like waves, layer upon layer, then gradually calmed, returning to tranquility.

The breath Feng Mu exhaled from his nose seemed boiling hot; he abruptly opened his eyes, shooting out two beams of sharp light, muttering: "Next is the moment to witness the miracle!"

(End of Chapter)