Chapter 54

In the valley, the sun rose and the moon set, and the cold came and the summer went.

Su Chen was completely immersed in the practice of the "Heavenly Tian Gang San Shi-Six Axes," completely forgetting the passage of time.

Every day, except for the most basic meditation to restore magic power, all his time was spent on practicing the axe.

In the center of the valley, a figure, holding a giant axe, moved and turned, constantly swinging and slashing.

Every time he swung the axe, it carried a domineering will to forge ahead.

The axe blade tore through the air, emitting a dull whistle, as if it could tear through space.

The ground was already riddled with holes, covered with huge cracks crisscrossing, and the terrain of the entire valley had been forcibly changed by him.

From the beginning, Su Chen could only barely slash out the first style.

Later, he gradually grasped the knack of it.

He discovered that the most important thing about this set of axe techniques was not the amount of power, nor whether the moves were standard.

It was the "Intent."

It was that supreme will originating from the Great God Pangu opening up the world!

As long as that "Intent" was grasped, the power of the axe technique could increase exponentially.

And as his understanding of the axe technique deepened, he also gradually comprehended the subsequent moves.

After three years of bitter cultivation, Su Chen finally comprehended all the first six styles of the Heavenly Gang Axe Techniques.

These six styles of axe techniques were harder to practice one after another, and more domineering one after another.

Every time Su Chen comprehended a style, it was like opening a door to a new world.

His understanding of power and his insights into physical cultivation were both improving rapidly.

Of course, this process was also full of hardships.

The burden of this set of axe techniques on the physical body was simply too great.

Every time he finished practicing, Su Chen felt as if he were about to fall apart; there wasn't a single place on his whole body that didn't hurt.

Muscle tearing and bone groaning were common occurrences.

If it were ordinary cultivation, suffering such heavy injuries, it would be impossible to recover without ten days or half a month.

But Su Chen discovered an astonishing phenomenon.

The more severely he was injured, the faster his recovery speed actually became!

Moreover, every time after recovery, his physical body would become tougher and sturdier than before!

This is because as he constantly practiced the axe techniques, the "Heavenly Tian Gang San Shi-Six Axes" would draw Star Baleful Aura from the stars in the sky, constantly tempering his physical body.

That pure baleful aura was like the most efficient catalyst, constantly stimulating every cell in his body, carrying out the deepest level of transformation and evolution.

His muscles became increasingly dense, full of explosive power; his bones became increasingly hard, flashing with a faint jade-like luster.

His blood became increasingly viscous, like boiling magma, flowing endlessly, containing vast blood and Qi power.

Recently, Su Chen discovered that his height seemed to have grown a bit, and his entire figure looked more upright and well-proportioned than before.

Although he still looked like that delicate Daoist priest on the outside.

Only Su Chen himself knew what kind of terrifying physical body was hidden under that Daoist robe.

"Almost there..."

On this day, Su Chen finished practicing the first six styles of axe techniques and stood with his axe.

He could clearly feel that the blood and Qi in his body had boiled to a peak.

Muscles, bones, meridians, internal organs...

Every part of his body had reached the limit of this stage.

If physical cultivation wanted to go further, it could only undergo a thorough transformation!

Over these three years, the "Star Baleful Aura" drawn and accumulated by constantly practicing the "Heavenly Tian Gang San Shi-Six Axes" had reached a critical point.

It was time to undergo the first physical transformation.

"Come on!"

A flash of determination crossed Su Chen's eyes.

He did not hesitate at all and raised the Mountain-Opening Axe in his hand again.

This time, he was no longer practicing the six styles separately.

He linked the first six styles of axe techniques together and practiced them like flowing water.

Six styles of axe techniques, completed in one go!

As Su Chen perfectly completed the practice of the first six styles of the "Heavenly Tian Gang San Shi-Six Axes."

His physical body seemed to communicate with the stars in the sky, and a powerful Star Baleful Aura was drawn in, penetrating into his physical body.

This massive Star Baleful Aura triggered the Star Baleful Aura accumulated in his body, and the two powerful forces echoed each other, instantly erupting within his body.

"Ugh, ahhh!"

An indescribable, excruciating pain instantly swept through his entire body.

Su Chen couldn't help but let out a painful roar.

He felt as if his body was in a huge furnace; every inch of flesh and blood, every inch of bone was ignited.

His skin began to crack inch by inch, and strands of black, foul-smelling dirty blood seeped out from the cracks.

This was the deepest level of impurities and filth in his body, being forcibly expelled from his body under the scouring of the Star Baleful Aura.

"Crack... crack..."

He could even clearly hear the sound of his bones shattering and regenerating.

That kind of pain was simply ten thousand times more intense than being sliced by a thousand knives.

Even though Su Chen had a firm will, he almost fainted from the pain on the spot.

"Hold onto your mind!"

Su Chen recited the meditation mantra silently, keeping himself awake.

He knew this was the most critical moment.

Once he couldn't hold on and lost his mind, that violent Star Baleful Aura would immediately lose control and ravage his body, and his physical body would be finished.

He used the method in the "Hunyuan Jin Dan True Explanation" to protect his Primordial Spirit.

At the same time, he tried his best to guide that violent baleful aura to temper his physical body according to the method of the "Heavenly Tian Gang San Shi-Six Axes."

Time, at this moment, became incomparably long.

Every minute, every second, was a kind of torment for Su Chen.

It is unknown how much time passed before that heart-wrenching pain gradually began to weaken.

Replacing it was a feeling of unprecedented comfort and power.

Su Chen slowly opened his eyes.

He looked down at his body.

He saw that his originally cracked skin had completely healed, not even leaving a single scar.

The new skin was as white as jade, delicate and smooth, yet full of astonishing resilience.

Under the skin was the surging blood and Qi, as well as the muscles and bones cast like divine iron.

He slowly raised his right hand and squeezed it gently.

A crisp explosion burst in the air.

Even the surrounding space seemed to distort slightly because of this squeeze.

"Is this the power after transformation?"

Su Chen felt the surging power in his body, as if he could punch a mountain to pieces, and was overjoyed.

He felt that his current physical strength was at least ten times stronger than before!

Su Chen felt that even without using any magic power, relying solely on this physical body, he could easily crush demon immortals of the same realm.

Even facing a demon king at the Earth Immortal level, he would dare to go up and have a go!

"Awesome!"

Su Chen couldn't help but roar at the sky.

The roar shook the sky, rushing straight into the clouds, shattering the clouds in the sky.