Chapter 195: Imported Balls and Whips

Only thirty meters from the bottom of the water, Ren Yidao could already clearly see the house not far away that looked completely out of place with the surrounding environment.

Is that the Cave Abode of the master of this place?

Thinking this, Ren Yidao suddenly realized one thing.

Arriving here so suddenly and visiting without saying hello, would it be a bit presumptuous?

Hmm... forget it, let it be!

It doesn't matter if we don't know each other before; we will know each other later, so don't be petty about such trivial matters in the future.

He thought this with a bitter sense of humor in his heart, but his physical body in the outside world could not escape reality.

Two hundred and seventy meters underwater.

The pressure here is not as simple as being nine times that of the thirty-meter mark.

It is far, far more terrifying.

Completely berserk Evil Qi and Sword Intent shuttled back and forth across his body, stripping away his flesh and blood time and time again.

"Cough—"

Ren Yidao wanted to cough, expecting to cough up fresh blood, but after opening his mouth, he found he could cough up nothing at all.

There was no longer any blood in his body.

In the struggle of repeated shattering and repairing, his body had finally lost to the external environment.

The speed of replenishing water lost to the speed of draining water.

Supply could not meet demand.

The blood-producing capacity of his reinforced bone marrow had also reached its limit.

Feeling the sensation of being at the end of his rope, Ren Yidao clearly sensed that the Purple Crystal Creation Liquid was truly about to be exhausted this time.

"... Is it reaching the limit?"

Without the support of a massive amount of life energy, Ren Yidao simply could not adapt to the environment here in a short time.

Forcing his way to this point, Ren Yidao's body had already reached the edge of collapse.

Should he go back?

At this moment, although Ren Yidao's exterior was a bloody mess and his specific features could not be seen.

But from his physique, one could actually see that he had already recovered to a size no different from an ordinary person.

As long as he recovered his flesh and hair, no one would be able to see the difference in him.

Looking down, Ren Yidao sighed with regret:

"Sigh, so there really is no way to keep a single part at its previous size..."

What a pity!!!

Moreover, after this inhuman tempering, his physical body had also reached a terrifyingly astonishing level.

If he were to encounter that middle-aged female cultivator from Wanhua Valley again, Ren Yidao felt he could make her cry with a single punch.

If this were combined with fist techniques, it would be nothing short of terrifying.

And now, the initial goal had been achieved, and with extra gains to boot, it seemed there was no longer any need to persist.

At this moment, two paths lay before Ren Yidao.

Either leave now and come back after his abilities improved later.

Anyway, this isn't a test, and no one is forcing him.

He can come when he wants and leave when he wants; no one will be gossiping about it.

Or, continue to find a way and insist on reaching the limit this time.

"Does this even need a choice?"

Retreat?

"I refuse!"

Actually, at this point, it was no longer a question of whether to leave or not.

Cultivation is about striving.

Striving with people, striving with Heaven, striving with oneself!

By not striving, one can indeed retreat unscathed.

But striving is not as simple as just seeking a glimmer of survival.

Sailing against the current, if you do not advance, you retreat!

Advance and be sharp, retreat and be ruined!

Even Li Qiushui understands the way of cultivating momentum, so how could I, Ren Yidao, not understand?

"And besides, the sunk cost is too high; there is no way to turn back now."

Thinking of the top-grade Purple Crystals he had already spent more than half of, Ren Yidao felt a dull ache in his heart.

These are top-grade Purple Crystals after all.

The value of just one was enough to make his heart ache.

Not to mention that, up to now, he had already spent a full three hundred and fifty of them!

Hiss...

Like a gambler who has gone down the wrong path, Ren Yidao really could not easily turn back now.

Next time, there wouldn't be so many Purple Crystals for him to squander.

"Things have reached this point; there is only moving forward."

Quickly adjusting his mindset, Ren Yidao cast aside the distracting thoughts in his heart and took out all the remaining Purple Crystals.

This time, he did not put the Purple Crystals in his mouth to hold them, but held them loosely in his trembling hands.

Crack, crack, crack...

Under the terrifying force, fifty top-grade Purple Crystals were forcibly compressed to the size of a ping-pong ball.

But because it was subjected to external forced compression, the Purple Crystal ball was in an extremely unstable state, ready to explode at any moment.

Yet Ren Yidao did not care, nor did he need it to be preserved for long.

Laboriously stuffing the Purple Crystal ball into his mouth, Ren Yidao suddenly had a strange feeling.

"The size of this thing... it just feels weird..."

An imported ball?

Before his thoughts could wander, the Purple Crystal ball emitted a crisp sound inside his mouth.

Crack.

His eyes flickered, and Ren Yidao swallowed hard.

Now is the time!

Borrowing this violent power that exploded within his body, Ren Yidao launched another assault downward.

One meter, two meters, three... ten meters!

After wastefully consuming all the top-grade Purple Crystals, Ren Yidao reached a new height.

Two hundred and eighty meters!

A surge of Purple Crystal Qi erupted within his body, actually forcing out the Sword Qi and Evil Qi inside him for a brief moment.

But at the same moment he stepped here, the Purple Crystal Creation Liquid remaining in his body was completely exhausted.

This time, there really wasn't a single drop left.

No matter how healthy a sponge is, it cannot withstand the cruel squeezing of being used seven days a week.

The water in the sponge had been thoroughly squeezed dry.

It really couldn't be squeezed out anymore.

This meant that every minute and every second he spent in the water from now on would consume Ren Yidao's own origin energy.

It was time to start dipping into his reserves.

However, before truly risking everything in a desperate struggle, there was one more thing to do.

Reaching his hand behind his back, Ren Yidao tremblingly grasped one of the Tail Stars and pulled hard.

Pop.

He dragged a Long Whip out from behind him.

Pausing for a moment, Ren Yidao swung the Long Whip and lashed it hard against his own body.

Slap!

"Oh..."

The Long Whip left a sharp pain where it struck his body, but at the site of the lash, a cool, life-giving force like silk brushing past was injected into him.

"Silk Touch," the weapon transformed from the second Tail Star; it could increase life force with every lash.

Ren Yidao had previously used this function on prisoners who refused to talk, conducting interrogations full of humanitarian spirit upon them.

And now, he was tasting the flavor of it himself.

It hurt a little, but it also felt a little good...

How strange!

He gradually began to understand everything.

A more critical point.

Prisoners could confess when they couldn't hold on anymore.

But damn it, he had nothing to confess!

Since there was no one around and it was pitch black here anyway, Ren Yidao simply let go completely.

The power recovered from a single lash was too weak?

Simple.

Just give himself a few more lashes.

Slap!

"Ah!"

Slap, slap, slap, slap, slap, slap!

"Aoooooo—"

Accompanied by cries of pain mixed with pleasure, Ren Yidao's body actually showed signs of gradual improvement.

The shattered flesh began to heal, and his body became increasingly powerful.

But no matter how he lashed himself, his position still did not change any further.

Reached the limit?

Heh.

How could this be my limit?

Ren Yidao did not stop the motion of the whip in his hand and spoke softly:

"Dao God, emerge."