Chapter 571: Nine Transformations Bone-Changing, Martial Master Perfection

After the news of a powerful martial artist's fall spread, Fucheng was in an uproar.

The war of the Witch People invasion involved hundreds of thousands of people, yet the number of fallen powerful martial artists on both sides combined did not exceed a handful.

At the level of a powerful martial artist, life-saving methods are endless; if one cannot win, one can flee, and cutting off a tail to survive is a common occurrence.

Unless one has no desire to live, a gap of at least three minor realms is required to cause a death.

This time, in the siege of the Myriad Poison Secret Workshop, the Thousand Faces Hall returned empty-handed and even lost a powerful martial artist assistant, losing all face.

The arrogant aura of Du Taiyue spread in all directions, and many began to lose faith in the Thousand Faces Hall.

When Zhou You heard this news, he had already returned to Fucheng; after waiting for Liu Tianxian to deliver the Jade Lotus Seeds, he found an excuse to leave Chongguang Cheng.

Long before the news spread, he already knew the outcome of this battle.

Du Taiyue hid poisonous insects in the Poison Nest and unexpectedly intercepted and killed a powerful martial artist; seeing the situation was bad, Chi Ri Qianli and the others quickly withdrew from the Ten Thousand Mile Swamp, tacitly accepting this defeat.

Fighting against many with few and still managing to cut off an enemy's finger, Du Taiyue's fierce reputation became even more intense.

The greatest credit for this was the Poison Nest that Zhou You customized for him, the Taiyue Poison Nest, which was manufactured using the skin of a powerful martial artist as material.

The eyes and ears of the noble families in the Myriad Poison Secret Workshop also heard this news, and the treasure known as the 'Taiyue Poison Nest' became famous because of it.

Interested parties guessed that this object must be related to Moyunzi and even went to Chongguang Cheng to ask Guo Liuhe.

The result, however, was that the place was empty.

Guo Liuhe was frightened by Du Taiyue and moved his entire family away; the Guo family members remaining in the city knew nothing.

Du Taiyue's great victory made him even more arrogant and reckless, and the Thousand Faces Hall was unwilling to admit defeat, currently gathering more and stronger helpers.

Everything was within Zhou You's plan, proceeding in an orderly manner.

Once both sides were locked in an inextricable struggle and Du Taiyue's reliance on the Poison Nest grew, he would step by step fall into the quagmire, putting all his wealth into it...

At that time, Zhou You would activate the anchor and transport everything in the internal space into reality.

If Du Taiyue were about to unleash a finishing move against an enemy and reached into an empty space, his expression would surely be very spectacular.

This was a plan to cut off all escape; the preliminary preparations were almost complete, just waiting for the situation to brew and develop.

Moreover, Zhou You had another advantage: his undercover agent was still in the Myriad Poison Secret Workshop, ensuring normal operations.

Suddenly, he discovered that the undercover situation was not looking good.

The temperature in the Desire Immortal Cauldron where 'Lu Zhigang' was located rose sharply, and the venom crazily attacked his physical body, biting, dissolving, and steaming; various injuries piled up incessantly.

Originally, his physical body had just undergone one molting and was like a tender little crayfish, waiting for its outer shell to grow completely.

This sudden change directly disrupted the original steps, forcibly driving the fifth and sixth transformations.

Rip!

A complete human skin was forcibly torn off, floating on the surface of the venom along with flesh and blood.

Lu Zhigang's tender flesh was turned inside out, his blood vessels exposed, and he was almost pained to death; he gritted his teeth and channeled the Nine Transformations Bone-Changing Method.

What he faced now was a crisis, but also a rare opportunity; if he did not want to melt into this vat of poisonous water, he had to hold on, absorb all the benefits, and leap to break through to the high-level Martial Master level.

Human skins floated one after another on the surface of the liquid in the Desire Immortal Cauldron...

Lu Zhigang's appearance was no longer what it used to be; his skin was smoother and denser, his pores shrunk to the size of needle tips, soft and smooth like silk.

But once he operated his Poison Martial Arts fist techniques, a large amount of stratum corneum would immediately proliferate, sprouting dense steel scales, and his skin would turn into an incredibly tough soft armor.

This protective Hard Qigong, the Thousand Snake Myriad Scale Garment, had already reached perfection and was covered by the body's own innate defense. The bones and tendons in his body had their flexibility increased to dozens of times their original state, allowing him to twist his body into any shape at will.

He could also manipulate his Qi and blood, channeling it to the ends of his hair, causing them to turn into steel wires and easily strangle an adult man's neck.

"One, two... eight in total."

Zhou You counted the human skins; adding the one he shed when he broke through to Martial Master at Moyun Stronghold, there were 9 skins in total.

The Nine Transformations Bone-Changing Method, after nine transformations, caused the body to be reborn, leaping into the peak realm of a Martial Master.

At this point, the potential of this auxiliary technique was exhausted, and the path ahead required switching tracks.

"You've broken through; come out, put on your clothes, and follow me."

Lao Chainu arrived before him like a ghost and threw him a set of clothes; his original clothes had long since been discarded.

Zhou You put on the clothes silently; all the important things on his body were packed into the Storage Pocket and held in his mouth, not afraid of the other party searching or even playing tricks to swap things out.

Now that he was a high-level Martial Master, he was no longer the same; his body was both hard and soft, and with a single breath, he could switch between two completely different states: an iron-willed man of bronze or as soft as cotton.

Such characteristics brought unpredictable power to his fists and palms, and his defensive capabilities were also greatly improved.

For Poison Martial Arts, the body of a high-level Martial Master could contain more and fiercer toxins, and his lethality increased linearly.

When Zhou You was brought to the palace by Lao Chainu, he discovered that this was not a private meeting.

Many Poison Martial Artists had already arrived, and the only one among them he was familiar with was Fu Manlun.

When this Senior Brother looked at him, his gaze carried a chilling threat, but he turned his head and switched to a gentle smile, discussing something with other fellow disciples.

Zhou You understood; those present today were not nobodies, and starting from Fu Manlun, they were all the most capable inner disciples under Du Taiyue.

He also knew there was a Xizhong, who had been killed by Chi Ri Qianli in Fucheng; if he were still alive, he would certainly have appeared as well.

"Oh my, this young little brother's skin is delicate, smooth and without scars, like my favorite little white snake; come here to Senior Brother, let Senior Brother take good care of you."

A white fatty flicked his tongue and reached out toward Lu Zhigang impatiently.

The other Poison Martial Artists did not stop him upon seeing this, laughing and joking, looking on with schadenfreude.

Manlun laughed and said, "Zhigang, you are lucky; Ha Rugou has taken a fancy to you. He is the connoisseur of male romance among our fellow disciples; he will surely cherish you well!"

What a disgusting thing!

Without a word, Zhou You raised his hand and slapped the fatty's face.

After he broke through to high-level Martial Master, his Seven Step Poison Sand palm had reached the perfection of the Poison Flood Dragon realm, with infinite power; the moment his thought moved, his palm followed the wind and instantly hit the white fatty's head.

The Poison Palm was formidable, instantly flattening the white fatty's head and sinking deep into his skull.

The touch was soft and slippery, like sinking into a puddle of mucus.

Suddenly, a muffled voice came from the white fatty's navel, "Spicy temper, got kick, I like it."

The next moment, the white fatty named Ha Rugou spat a bright red tongue from his navel, which struck Zhou You square in the chest.

Puchi—sparks flew in all directions as if a powerful bow and sharp arrow had collided with a steel plate; Zhou You retreated a few steps, his chest scales and soft armor merging into his skin and vanishing, and he exhaled a breath of turbid Qi.

Ha Rugou sat down on the ground with a thud, his flattened head inflating like a balloon as it quickly recovered that fat-laden pig face. "Cough, cough, Master is here, don't cause trouble."

(End of chapter)