Chapter 269: Complete Version of Crippled Bull Self-Sacrifice Art

"...Immortals and Buddhas press down, the masses like grass... bones shatter, sinews break, blood dries, marrow withers..."

"...Though dying nine times without surrender, sacrificing the body without regret, only then can the primordial spirit return to the homeland of flesh."

Zhang Yu read the lines of blood-red mantra in his mind intermittently, and in an instant, various insights surfaced in his heart.

The first appearance of this blood-red mantra was when Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen fought Wang Yin together, and he battled to the very last moment, with the Remnant Ox Body-Sacrifice Mind Technique also operating at an unprecedented peak.

But later, when Zhang Yu read these lines of mantra, he still could not comprehend them and failed to understand their mystery.

It was not until the second time he fought Wang Yin alone, after a desperate struggle and continuously pushing his physical body to an unprecedented limit, that Zhang Yu gradually understood the mystery of the mantra.

It was like a thunderbolt flashing through his mind. The original Remnant Ox Body-Sacrifice Mind Technique, the mysteries of the mantra, and his feelings from each desperate battle all pieced together and combined, ultimately forming a more complete and more profound Remnant Ox Body-Sacrifice Mind Technique.

Zhang Yu closed his eyes and began to circulate this brand-new Remnant Ox Body-Sacrifice Mind Technique.

The update of this mental method made Zhang Yu feel as if he were slowly correcting his own thoughts and changing his own will.

This was originally an extremely difficult thing.

But after a series of confrontations with Wang Yin, especially the successive fierce battles today, and after repeatedly struggling to find life in death, Zhang Yu's own mentality and thoughts had already undergone great changes.

At this moment, his conversion to the complete version of the Remnant Ox Body-Sacrifice Mind Technique came naturally and smoothly, without any obstruction.

And as Zhang Yu gradually converted the old version of the Remnant Ox Body-Sacrifice Mind Technique into the complete version, a roar came from deep within his mind.

Roar!

The white cow, which had been struggling bitterly in the mud pit and crawling with difficulty, now saw the wounds from knife cuts, sharp spikes, fire burns, and lightning strikes gradually disappear.

Even its originally completely broken limbs began to regenerate and grow after a series of twists.

Its blind eyes opened again, and its deaf ears became agile once more.

Roar!

After another roar, with the surrounding mud pit boiling, the white cow, its injuries fully healed, let out a long cry, stepped into the void with all four hooves, and stood erect above the mud sea.

The vast mud sea below roared and surged continuously, as if turning into countless black hands reaching for the white cow, but the white cow let out a single angry shout and firmly suppressed them beneath its hooves.

Visualizing the white cow in his mind, standing proudly above the void and suppressing the mud sea, Zhang Yu felt his mind sink completely into his physical body, as if he had turned into every piece of flesh and blood, controlling his body in an unprecedented way.

Every piece of his flesh and every bone seemed to have absorbed his thoughts and become "alive."

If before, when Zhang Yu was injured, his body healed according to the instincts within his flesh and blood.

Now, the "revived" body would heal according to his will.

How the wound healed, whether the immune system was on or off, how broken bones thickened and grew... Zhang Yu could feel that all of this was controllable by his will.

This was the physical activation brought by the Remnant Ox Body-Sacrifice Mind Technique.

And Zhang Yu could sense that as the Remnant Ox Body-Sacrifice Mind Technique continued to improve, in the future, external injuries would leave no scars, blood vessels would clear themselves, organs could be switched on and off at his command, and nerves could be rebuilt according to his will...

"If I continue to improve this true Remnant Ox Body-Sacrifice Mind Technique, my self-healing ability can be several times stronger than before."

"Even those severe injuries that were originally difficult to heal on their own and required treatment could be healed by self-recovery in the future."

Feeling the true power of the Remnant Ox Body-Sacrifice Mind Technique, flashes of understanding crossed Zhang Yu's mind: "The true Remnant Ox Body-Sacrifice Mind Technique was not created merely to encourage disabled people to work."

"The so-called 'Remnant Ox Sacrifices the Body' means to fight until the last moment. Even if severely wounded, with broken limbs and severed arms, one must still resist, sacrifice the body to fight again, and die a hundred times without surrender."

"To be able to fight again and again, sacrificing the body, one needs a powerful self-healing ability to seek survival amid death."

"Otherwise, one sacrifice would ruin the body, leaving no strength to fight again."

Zhang Yu sighed inwardly: "The Remnant Ox Body-Sacrifice Mind Technique I practiced before could also enhance recovery somewhat, but it is far too inferior compared to the complete version."

"Did the cultivation platform deliberately castrate this mental method into an incomplete version?"

Recalling the remnant ox he had previously visualized, Zhang Yu thought: "Castrating the technique... is like cutting off the ox's limbs, stabbing out its eyes, and deafening its ears."

Just then, Fuji spoke up: "Zhang Yu, I feel a change in your aura. Have you learned a new mental method?"

Hearing Zhang Yu describe the power of the complete Remnant Ox Body-Sacrifice Mind Technique, Fuji was slightly startled and evaluated it: "According to what you say, this complete version of the Remnant Ox Body-Sacrifice Mind Technique seems to be close to a military-grade cultivation method."

"Even if it's not military-grade, it should be a pre-military grade."

"You absolutely must not reveal the effects of this technique to outsiders. In the future, if someone asks why your injuries heal so quickly, just say you have a special constitution."

Fuji sighed, "As for the platform castrating the technique… that's perfectly normal. But the complete version of this technique is close to military-grade—meaning this terrifying self-healing ability, if it were widely spread… wouldn’t it destabilize the medical market?"

"If everyone could heal their own injuries, how would medical companies make money? Pills, medicines, even protective gear and magical artifacts would likely suffer a huge blow."

Zhang Yu nodded slightly. Both the astonishing self-healing ability of the Residual Ox Self-Sacrifice Heart Method and the platform’s castration move made him decide not to casually reveal the secrets of this technique.

"Aside from Azhen, I won’t tell anyone else."

"I just don’t know if Azhen can learn it."

Zhang Yu recalled his own process of comprehending the Residual Ox Self-Sacrifice Heart Method, and a trace of doubt rose in his mind: "Since this technique has already been castrated into a defective version, how did I manage to comprehend it?"

"Could it be that the creator of this technique, the Great Sage Desolate Ox, hid the mysteries of the complete version within it? So that even if someone cultivates the defective version, they still have a chance to comprehend the complete version?"

But no matter how much Zhang Yu thought, he couldn’t figure out how such an incredible thing could be done.

He then tried searching online for the Great Sage Desolate Ox, only to find that information about this technique’s creator was pitifully scarce. Most of what existed were workers cursing the founder of the Desolate Ox Soul-Calming Heart Method and the Residual Ox Self-Sacrifice Heart Method.

Zhang Yu curiously asked Fuji about it, but even this seasoned evil god didn’t know anything about the Great Sage Desolate Ox.

"Someone who could create a technique like the Residual Ox Self-Sacrifice Heart Method shouldn’t be an ordinary person."

"But why does it feel like his information has been erased?"

"It seems that in the Chain Method Diagram, the set of the Great Sage’s successor will also be very hard to collect."

Zhang Yu shook his head, knowing that thinking about it now would be pointless, so he temporarily pushed aside his distractions and focused on cultivating the complete version of the Residual Ox Self-Sacrifice Heart Method.

In the blink of an eye, a night passed.

Residual Ox Self-Sacrifice Heart Method: Level 10 → Level 11 (3/110)

Dao Heart: Level 11 (0.3%)

Physical Strength: Level 10.01 → Level 10.02

As the first rays of sunlight outside the floor-to-ceiling window streamed in, Zhang Yu slowly opened his eyes.

Zhang Yu slowly stood up, his whole body cracking and popping, giving him a feeling of being completely renewed.

After this night of cultivation, the complete version of the Residual Ox Self-Sacrifice Heart Method had been thoroughly stabilized by Zhang Yu. Like his previous heart method, it could now run continuously with his thoughts, operating 24/7 as long as he didn't lose consciousness.

His body, after this night of activation, was constantly being finely adjusted according to his will—its structure becoming more reasonable, more suited to his cultivation and combat, and even his physical strength had increased as a result.

Zhang Yu thought to himself: "If I keep cultivating and running the Residual Ox Self-Sacrifice Heart Method like this, my physical body will remain in an activated state, gradually adjusting and growing according to my will. That would be a long-term enhancement and optimization of the body."

At this moment, Zhang Yu felt more and more the overwhelming power of this technique.

Then Zhang Yu picked up his phone, which had been on silent.

Ever since he defeated Wang Yin yesterday, this phone had been vibrating nonstop.

People were almost constantly sending him messages.

Some were congratulatory, some were flattering, some were friend requests.

There were also calls, video calls, requests to borrow money, reminders to pay loans, @-mentions in group chats, demands for red envelopes, selfies, explicit pictures… all sorts of things, letting Zhang Yu know for the first time that he actually had so many friends in Kunxu.

At first, Zhang Yu enjoyed reading them, savoring the rare mental massage, but later he couldn’t keep up, so he had to mute them.

Now, Zhang Yu picked up his phone again, glanced at it, and saw rows of red dots—messages from all sorts of apps.

Too lazy to read them one by one, Zhang Yu just randomly clicked on a few messages from acquaintances.

Yu Xinghan: "Bro, do you still need money? Want me to lend you some more? No need for 1.3 times, just pay back 1.1 times."

Qian Shen: "Do you know Wang Yin’s college entrance exam and competition scores? I’ve searched everywhere and can’t find them."

Le Mulan: "You’re no longer bound by the Oasis Group contract, right? I want to ask you for something. Meet me at the usual place."

He Dayou: "Old classmate, Songyang High School is proud of you. We know you must be very busy lately, so the school has already asked for leave on your behalf. The principal asked me to find out when you’ll be free to come back and give a speech—to encourage the senior students and inspire the juniors."

Zhao Tianxing: "(Message retracted)"

Zhao Tianxing: "(Message retracted)"

Zhao Tianxing: "Congratulations! May you rise step by step, and may your Dao path shine!"

Xiong An'an: "Thanks to you, I won’t be laid off! The entire demon-blooded community in the reserve thanks you."

Mo Tianyi (away, working overtime): Beautiful move! To watch you smash that rich bastard's head in, I subscribed to the video membership for the first time. It felt like you really struck a blow for all the poor. I'm just excited and wanted to tell you this. You must be busy now, no need to reply.

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Hongta Longdong: Rilong?