Chapter 556: Body Domination Initially Formed

Qin Mu watched his retreating back and suddenly said, "Zhe Huali, don't you want me to see your master's saber techniques?"

Zhe Huali stopped, tilted his head, and replied, "No, I want you to see my saber techniques."

Qin Mu smiled and calmly said, "Earlier, when you told me you wanted me to see Luo Wushuang's saber techniques, I knew you wouldn't be my match. That's because those techniques belong to Luo Wushuang, not you. No matter how perfectly you master them, they will always be his. Now that you want me to see your own saber techniques, you are finally qualified to be my opponent. Very well, I'll wait for you!"

Zhe Huali departed, his voice trailing back, "Don't die. My master, Furiro, has issued a bounty, and many disciples of demon gods are waiting for you on the path ahead."

"This fellow is much more endearing than his master, Luo Wushuang. His saber techniques have indeed greatly improved, progressing at an astonishing speed."

Qin Mu watched him disappear, feeling immense pressure. His muscles vibrated, shattering the saber intent in Zhe Huali's gaze, even producing sharp, ringing sounds, as if Zhe Huali's gaze had materialized.

Such a pace of improvement was terrifying!

Zhe Huali had made enormous strides in the Way of the Saber. He possessed the physical body and primordial spirit of a young True God. If he were to reach the pinnacle of saber techniques, defeating Qin Mu would be effortless for him.

And now, he had already stepped to the brink of the saber technique's ultimate realm. If he advanced further, he would forge his own saber techniques, just as Qin Mu's sword art had approached the Dao after he created the Calamity Sword. He too would create his own saber art, thereby bringing saber techniques close to the Dao!

Zhe Huali's rapid progress was due to the pressure Qin Mu put on him. Now, it was Qin Mu's turn to feel the pressure Zhe Huali exerted.

"My greatest physical weakness," Qin Mu mused, "is that everything is trained separately: hands are hands, legs are legs, eyes are eyes, heart is heart. I can't unify my physical strength. If I could unify my physical strength, my body wouldn't be weaker than these so-called young True Gods and True Devils; it would even be stronger!"

As he walked toward the sun, he meditated. The reason Zhe Huali, Yu He, and others had strong bodies was that their cultivation techniques were passed down by gods and devils. These techniques had been refined over countless years, allowing every aspect of the body to be trained to its peak.

Young masters like Zhe Huali and Yu He didn't need to ponder why their cultivation techniques operated in a certain way; they only needed to cultivate systematically to achieve extremely high levels of physical mastery.

Qin Mu, however, was different. The Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique he learned from the Village Chief originally only had the first level, and it was a technique without methods or divine arts. Later, he pieced together and integrated a vast array of techniques, some good, some bad. His Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique could be described as a king of scraps, a beggar's patchwork robe, covered in patches and constantly needing repairs.

Even later, he learned the Grand Dao Heavenly Devil Scripture, from which he realized a unified cultivation method. He also learned from Qin Hanzhen that the Grand Dao Heavenly Devil Scripture was the very method of the Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique.

Only then did Qin Mu's cultivation method tentatively take shape.

When Qin Mu obtained the True Dragon's Lair and merged the True Dragon Lord's cultivation technique with the Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique, his own technique acquired even more significant "patches."

With too many patches, his fist techniques were separate from his leg techniques, and his divine eyes were separate. Ultimately, it was an issue with his cultivation method that made his physique inferior to Yu He, Zhe Huali, and others, and even slightly inferior to Sang Hua.

His mind was unconstrained; he thought what others wouldn't, dared to think what others wouldn't, and was not bound by tradition. This allowed him to create various unique cultivation techniques and divine arts, such as the Primordial Spirit Guiding Spell, the Eighteen Forms of the Sword, and the Three Primordial Spirit Gathering Art, and to forge massive metal artifacts like the Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge, which connected two realms.

However, it was precisely because his mind was so unconstrained that his cultivation method suffered from shortcomings.

"I have already resolved the issue of my sword art entering the Dao," he thought. "By continuing to study the Calamity Sword, the next problem to solve is how to make my cultivation method enter the Dao!"

Qin Mu continued walking without pause, yet his expression became somewhat blank, lost in thought.

Suddenly, his vital qi overflowed, rapidly sketching his Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure before him, outlining the shape of the Spirit Embryo, constructing the sun and moon. Then, the vital qi flowed outward, expanding to raise the five stars of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. His Spirit Platform expanded, transforming into the shape of the earth, establishing the Six Directions. The five stars of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, along with the dual stars of the sun and moon, rotated together, forming the Seven Stars.

Using this as a foundation, Qin Mu's ten fingers danced, refining vital qi into threads, constantly constructing his vital qi circulation paths around the Spirit Platform, Five Stellar Systems, and Six Directions.

After a moment, he had built an incredibly complex vital qi circulation network. This network resembled blood vessels, forming the shape of a human body around the three great divine treasures.

This was the vital qi circulation path of his Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique!

His cultivation method was extremely complex, and thus the vital qi network he constructed was equally intricate.

Qin Mu measured it, correcting some errors. Immediately, vital qi continuously flew out, shaping bones, heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys within this immensely complex human network, and then forming flesh, tendons, and blood vessels.

He spread his five fingers, and his vital qi expanded. The human body before him instantly grew to over three zhang (approx. 10 meters) tall, yet remained perfectly clear.

As Qin Mu advanced, he simultaneously removed superfluous and redundant details, merging some vital qi circulation paths to make his Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique less complex. Then, using his divine sense, he added areas where the vital qi circulation couldn't reach during physical refinement.

He made more and more modifications and removed more and more parts.

Qin Mu grew increasingly excited. His Spirit Embryo rapidly traversed his body, examining his physical structure, while he himself continuously modified and adjusted the vital qi human body.

After a long time, the Spirit Embryo returned to the divine treasure, resting in the Spirit Platform. Qin Mu separated his hands, and the flesh and bones of the vital qi human body completely dispersed, leaving only the vital qi circulation network and the three divine treasure structures.

His demonic vital qi flew out, constructing the demonic Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure, corresponding to and mirroring the original Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure, and he continued making modifications.

Once he believed it was perfect, Qin Mu immediately activated this new Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique, which he had drastically revised. He meticulously observed its flaws during operation, then modified the vital qi human body, constantly experimenting to achieve even greater perfection.

His vital qi circulation gradually became less complex, but far more efficient. After the improvements, one cycle of vital qi circulation could essentially temper every corner of his physical body.

"My cultivation technique isn't perfect yet!" he realized. "There are still many areas related to demonic vital qi circulation that can be further improved! And the vital qi circulation within the divine eyes is also an extremely complex aspect."

Through his own experimentation, he discovered many more shortcomings and immediately dedicated himself to perfecting them.

"Qin Mu!"

Suddenly, several devil tribesmen appeared ahead and immediately spotted him. One of the devil god practitioners was overjoyed, laughing loudly, "I searched high and low and found nothing, but now you've appeared without any effort! Today is my day to make a name for myself, Tuoshu! Qin Mu, fight me!"

Qin Mu paid no attention, his ten fingers dancing as he continued to refine the vital qi human network before him, all while continuing to advance.

Tuoshu frowned, leaped into the air, and two massive black wings suddenly unfurled behind him, beating as he flew forward.

Qin Mu remained oblivious. Tuoshu shrieked, closing in to within dozens of meters of Qin Mu. Suddenly, he twisted his body, and countless feather-swords shot out from between his wings, piercing toward Qin Mu!

"Tuoshu, disciple of Demon God Xiuqi, Asura Division, allow me to experience your power!"

Tuoshu announced his name, but saw that Qin Mu's steps hadn't stopped, and he seemed to ignore the feather-swords. However, when the rain of swords reached Qin Mu, Qin Mu's steps suddenly shifted strangely, dodging through the countless feather-swords. Tuoshu's sword art hadn't managed to harm him in the slightest.

Whoosh—

Qin Mu walked past him, his eyes still fixed on the vital qi human network in front of him, bright and focused. He lightly tapped his five fingers, and the vital qi human network dispersed, leaving only two divine eye formation networks constructed from vital qi.

At the center of that divine eye formation network was a star cluster composed of countless stars, with the sun at its core, and the outer layer of the cluster was the Celestial Formation System.

This was the divine eye cultivation technique created by the Blind Old Man, by merging his Nine Heavens Eye Opening Method with the formation of Sister Qing's First Divine Eye.

Qin Mu was highly excited and deeply concentrated, continuously improving the vital qi circulation trajectory, completely oblivious to Tuoshu, who had just brushed past him.

Tuoshu's wings were like blades, swinging in continuous slashes. In the blink of an eye, he delivered hundreds of blows, his body rolling and flipping, sometimes leaping with continuous slashes from both wings, sometimes rotating horizontally with continuous cuts, and at other times sweeping like a top. His saber techniques were incredibly exquisite.

Feather-swords also whistled through the air, whizzing and dancing around Qin Mu. His sword art was also extremely subtle.

Demon God Xiuqi was originally known as a master of both saber and sword. As his disciple, Tuoshu also cultivated both.

However, Qin Mu's body twisted, and his footwork became increasingly strange, moving out of Tuoshu's attack range. Tuoshu couldn't land a single blow and was stunned.

The other devil tribesmen quickly arrived, launching deadly attacks together. These devil tribesmen were all masters, favorite disciples meticulously trained by various devil gods. One devil tribesman roared, transforming into a lava giant, his body engulfed in raging demonic flames. Balls of demonic fire danced around his form. He threw a punch, and the demonic fire suddenly exploded with earth-shattering power.

Another devil god practitioner was entwined by a demonic dragon. The dragon moved like lightning, covering dozens of meters in a flash, coiling and uncoiling, its attacks bizarre and unpredictable.

And an eight-armed woman opened her mouth, spewing out a vast net of heaven and earth. Each strand of spider silk was incredibly sharp, forming a formidable array.

A moment later, the group was dumbfounded. They hadn't even touched Qin Mu's body. They watched as Qin Mu, swaying on the spider silk, entered the killing array, evaded the spider woman's furious barrage of attacks, then walked out of the array, leaving the bewildered spider woman behind. He then approached the lava giant, stepped onto his fist, walked from his arm to his face, and then down his back.

As for the devil tribesman who cultivated the demonic dragon divine art, he hadn't even grazed Qin Mu. He simply watched as the excited human boy walked right past him.

Cold sweat streamed down their foreheads. Tuoshu chased after Qin Mu, shouting, "Notify the other masters!"

The lava giant roared, punching the sky. A ball of demonic fire exploded in mid-air, transforming into a demonic eye dozens of acres (tens of thousands of square meters) in size, burning fiercely.

In the distance, devil tribesmen masters were alerted and rushed over.

Not long after, over a hundred devil tribesmen masters were seen pursuing Qin Mu. A great river surged in mid-air—it was the water of the Yellow Springs, refined into a spirit weapon by a devil tribesman master, rushing towards Qin Mu. Yet, Qin Mu merely stepped on the tip of the river, being carried far away.

"Earth Tremor Celestial Star!"

A devil tribesman powerhouse raised his arms, and meteorites rained down from the sky, accompanied by billowing smoke, causing the earth to rumble and tremble. Qin Mu walked among the meteorites, completely unharmed.

"Specter's Life Requisition!"

An old woman shook a bone banner, and countless specters flew out from it, weaving through the air, engulfing Qin Mu. But then, Qin Mu simply walked out.

"Blood Skull!"

Another person opened a gourd, and countless blood-red skulls flew out, lunging at Qin Mu, but still failed to stop him.

"A bunch of idiots!"

Suddenly, a devil tribesman master sneered, "Attacking him is useless! He's currently in a state of Dao comprehension. That peculiar vital qi eye in front of him is where his comprehension lies. Destroy that vital qi eye!"

Everyone's spirits soared. Divine arts blasted forward, and the large vital qi eye structure in front of Qin Mu was instantly shattered into pieces.

Everyone was delighted, but then saw Qin Mu, who had been walking in a daze, stop and slowly raise his head.

"You all..."

A trace of bewilderment still lingered in Qin Mu's eyes, but it gradually morphed into anger. He looked as if he was smiling and crying at the same time: "You dare to interrupt my cultivation comprehension..."

The devil master who had enlightened the others and made them interrupt Qin Mu's comprehension immediately became excited and shouted, "His Dao comprehension state has been broken! He's no longer within the Dao realm, and both his movement techniques and divine arts are much weaker. Kill him!"

The crowd surged forward with a roar.

Sword light flared.

"You're asking for death!" Qin Mu's enraged voice echoed from within the sword light.