Chapter 199: Firm Body

Over the next two days, Li Luo lived an especially full and busy life. First, his practice of the Material Refining Art could not stop—lately his success rate in refining Third Rank Spirit Water Extraordinary Light had begun climbing higher and higher, and once he broke through at some point, he would surely be able to refine a Third Rank Spirit Water Extraordinary Light for the very first time. At that moment, he would officially count as a genuine Third Rank Material Refiner.

Besides practicing the Material Refining Art, his own cultivation had to be maintained as well. Moreover, he didn't know if it was to temper him, but Jiang Jiang Qinge now forcibly dragged him into the training room every day, and then... pummeled him for an hour.

The noble justification: to promote his cultivation.

And every time, Li Luo walked out of the training room with trembling legs, bracing himself against the wall.

How effective this tempering was, he couldn't say, but Li Luo could clearly feel that his physical body's resistance to blows had improved somewhat...

After being pummeled, Li Luo also had to begin mastering the healing effects of the Water Aspect and Wood Aspect.

In a workshop.

On the table before Li Luo lay a wounded little beast, a visible bloodstain running across its body. His expression calm, he reached out both hands and covered the wound.

The Aspect Power within his body surged, and the forces of Water Aspect and Wood Aspect formed an extremely brief convergence in his palms, yet released a powerful healing force.

In just a dozen or so breaths, the bloodstain on the little beast rapidly began to heal.

The healing effect was quite good.

But Li Luo wasn't particularly surprised by this. Both Water Aspect and Wood Aspect forces possessed healing abilities, and moreover, his Water Aspect force also contained some Light Aspect Power.

Light Aspect Power, in fact, was likewise adept at healing.

It was only that within the Water-Light Aspect, the Light Aspect was after all merely a secondary aspect, so its force wasn't as strong as the Water Aspect. Otherwise, with all three healing effects erupting at once, Li Luo felt that as long as he wasn't killed in a single strike, he would probably be able to recover rapidly.

Li Luo released the healed little beast, a thoughtful look on his face. He had been practicing this healing force for a full day now, healing many wounds during that time.

So he had gained some preliminary understanding of this healing force.

To be honest, he felt that his former self seemed to have somewhat overlooked this healing force. In the past, he had only valued the sense of power these Aspect Powers brought, forgetting that healing itself could also produce some wondrous effects.

"Looks like it's worth developing..."

The third day. The training room.

Jiang Jiang Qinge casually picked up a wooden long spear, her golden eyes fixed on Li Luo opposite her, and smiled: "Ready for today's portion?"

"I keep feeling like you've been deliberately beating me up to vent these past two days. You're not still angry about hiding the lifespan thing earlier, are you?" Li Luo said helplessly.

"Not at all."

Jiang Jiang Qinge put on an innocent smile and said: "I'm really just tempering you. In this kind of combat, your Aspect Power will be mastered more skillfully."

Li Luo stared at that devastatingly beautiful face. Pretty women were all adept at lying, and with Jiang Jiang Qinge's looks, even her lies would probably be taken as heartfelt, sincere words.

In the end, he could only nod and concede defeat, while saying: "Today I won't fight back..."

He tossed down the weapon in his hand, walked to a spot about ten meters from Jiang Jiang Qinge, and said: "Today, try attacking my body with dense Aspect Arts."

Li Luo pressed his palms together. The two Aspect Palaces within his body trembled, and Water Aspect and Wood Aspect forces surged out, mixed in among which was also Light Aspect Power.

All three healing forces were activated simultaneously, guided by Li Luo into his flesh and blood.

At this moment, the surface of Li Luo's skin actually bloomed with a faint glow, and this faint glow seemed to form some indistinct light patterns, flickering in and out of view.

Seeing this, Jiang Jiang Qinge's elegant brows lifted slightly. She could sense that Li Luo's body seemed to have become brimming with vigorous vitality at this moment.

"It's the healing force of Water Aspect and Wood Aspect?"

"After two days of research, you've actually applied it to yourself?"

She said with great interest, then her slender jade hand lifted gently. Brilliant Light Aspect Power erupted from within her body, like a blazing sun.

The next instant, she struck out with one hand. Countless streams of Light Aspect Power transformed into needle-like lights that whistled forth, blanketing the sky as they descended upon Li Luo.

Hiss! Hiss!

Facing those Aspect Power needle-arrows, Li Luo did not dodge, but instead let them land on his body. Instantly, bloodstains appeared all over his body as skin and flesh were torn open.

Intense pain surged in, but Li Luo didn't make a sound.

He watched his own body. Though wounds kept appearing, his flesh and blood were displaying an extremely active state, repairing those injuries at a remarkably astonishing speed.

A flash of pleasant surprise crossed Li Luo's eyes. As expected, in this state, his body possessed an extremely tenacious and powerful recovery ability. If this were a life-and-death struggle with someone, he would gain a tremendous advantage from it.

The sky-filling light arrows finally dissipated. Jiang Jiang Qinge walked up to Li Luo, looked at his body—though covered in blood, he was completely unharmed—and nodded lightly. "Worthy of the dual Water and Wood Aspects. Even though this healing force has only been initially triggered, it can already raise the body's recovery to this degree."

She was a little surprised. Although the dual Water and Wood Aspects possessed healing effects, the effect shouldn't be this strong, should it? Her earlier offensive had only used a little force, but for Li Luo's level, that was already considered not weak.

"I call this state 'Firm Body.' It can boost the body's recovery in a short time, but because the consumption of Aspect Power isn't small, it can't be maintained for long." Li Luo said with a hint of smugness.

Jiang Jiang Qinge smiled and said: "Actually, many strong practitioners of Water Aspect and Wood Aspect use this method to strengthen the body, so it's not that special. It's said that some truly powerful experts can push this force to its extreme—at that level, their bodies are practically equivalent to an undying body."

"However..."

"For some reason, the healing and recovery properties of your Aspect Power seem especially unique. Could this be the advantage of dual aspects?"

Li Luo grinned. The reason the healing effect was relatively strong was, of course, because he also possessed a Light Aspect. Although it was only a secondary aspect and its force wasn't as strong as the two main Water and Wood aspects, it could still provide an amplifying effect.

Jiang Jiang Qinge nodded slightly and said: "Let's stop here for today. Also, today is the first assessment for those Material Refiners at the branch, isn't it? How have they performed these past two days?"

"From Elder Zheng Ping's report, they all seem to have been diligently refining Spirit Water Extraordinary Light, and haven't caused any trouble." Li Luo said.

But this calm actually caused Jiang Jiang Qinge's elegant brows to knit slightly. She would rather the other party's schemes be exposed sooner—having to be on guard at all times like this left one feeling uneasy.

"No point overthinking it. Just play it by ear." Li Luo said calmly upon seeing this.

"Let's head to the main headquarters of Xiyang House first and complete the first assessment."

Li Luo had been plotting these three assessments for a long time. They would determine whether he could ultimately win over those branch Material Refiners, so today's assessment deserved some attention and... a heavy hammer of devastation.