Chapter 120: The Sudden Appearance of Advanced Martial Arts

"Begin!"

Ke Bei exhaled slowly and whispered to himself. The rewards for completing this ultimate primary martial arts mission were truly immense; the successive shocks had left his mind feeling numb.

Boom!

As Ke Bei’s consciousness stirred, a brilliant golden beam of light suddenly erupted, enveloping his entire body.

*Sizzle, sizzle.* As the golden light slowly merged into his body, Ke Bei could almost hear the sound of his muscles devouring the energy. Every muscle fiber in his body writhed and pulsated, constantly absorbing the light to grow stronger.

"Fifteen hundred men's strength!"
"Seventeen hundred men's strength!"
"Two thousand men's strength!"
"Twenty-five hundred men's strength!"

Feeling his physical strength skyrocket at a terrifying speed, Ke Bei was left completely stunned, his mind blank. He had no idea to what extent the latter volume of the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Sutra would push his physical power; he no longer dared to speculate, fearing his heart might not withstand the excitement.

"Three thousand men's strength!"
"Four thousand men's strength!"
"Five thousand men's strength!"

His physical power surged as if launched by a rocket, increasing frantically! This terrifying fortification only began to slow down once it reached the strength of ten thousand men.

Eleven thousand, eleven thousand five hundred... Even as the rate of increase slowed, the golden light continued to reinforce his physique until his strength reached fourteen thousand men, at which point the light finally dissipated.

"Nine times!"

Ke Bei, who had closed his eyes in shock, snapped them open, his gaze filled with disbelief. He had never dreamed that the body-tempering effect of the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Sutra would become increasingly powerful and terrifying.

A colossal strength of fourteen thousand men—even looking across the entire Earth, including all humans, all members of the God Race, and all mystical beasts, there was absolutely no one with a physical physique more monstrous than Ke Bei's.

Half an hour had passed unnoticed as Ke Bei received the inheritance of the Indestructible Vajra Body and the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Sutra. At this moment, a mid-tier God King of the God Race and their greatest prodigy were less than three hundred kilometers from the valley where Ke Bei was located. In just two or three minutes, they would descend upon this silent valley.

Ke Bei was completely unaware of this, his mind entirely focused on the mysterious gift package he had received upon completing the ultimate primary martial arts mission.

Closing his eyes slightly, he sank his consciousness into the system disc in his mind. Now, six of the gray slots on the disc were glowing with a faint, hazy golden light.

"What is inside the mysterious gift package?" Ke Bei looked at the six gift boxes floating within the golden slots and asked after a moment of silence.

"The mysterious gift package contains martial arts manuals. Four of the slots contain low-tier martial arts, one contains two of the top-tier primary martial arts, and the final slot contains a single high-tier martial art!" the crisp voice of the system sounded slowly.

Upon hearing the prompt, Ke Bei’s already numb heart began to race violently once more.

"High-tier martial arts? There is actually a high-tier martial art!"

The words "high-tier martial art" echoed repeatedly in his mind. When he first obtained the system, he had learned the common knowledge regarding martial arts. He knew exactly how terrifying the power of a high-tier martial art was. Even though the Nine Yang Manual, the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Sutra, and the Indestructible Vajra Body he had obtained were powerful, they were nothing compared to a true high-tier martial art.

Even with the full volumes of the Nine Yang Manual, the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Sutra, and the Indestructible Vajra Body, his strength was already formidable. Yet, if he were to face a God King-level powerhouse again without relying on the Netherworld Purple Flame, Ke Bei was not confident in his ability to win.

After the tempering of the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Sutra, his physical strength was undoubtedly the most monstrous on Earth. He had absolute confidence in defeating anyone below the War God realm, but when facing a War God-level powerhouse, he still felt no confidence in a direct confrontation.

His physical strength was immense, but the bodies of those in the War God realm were entirely transformed into divine energy!

Using raw, brute physical force to contend with a body composed of pure energy felt unreliable to Ke Bei. If it were a purely physical attack, he would not fear it at all, as his body was as hard as diamond inside and out thanks to the Indestructible Vajra Body. However, having fought a God King, he knew their terror did not lie in their physical attack power, but in their bizarre energy attacks.

If not for the Netherworld Purple Flame, no matter how strong his physical power was, he would have had no way to counter the God King's strange purple energy, forced to watch helplessly as his life energy was devoured bit by bit. Even though his physical strength was dozens of times greater than before and his life energy more robust, he could only have held out for a little longer.

"Dammit, Heavens, please, you must bless me to draw the high-tier martial art!" Ke Bei pressed his palms together and prayed piously. A high-tier martial art was too important to him now. If he could obtain it, he could confront a God King-level powerhouse head-on without relying on the Netherworld Purple Flame.

"Shall we begin the draw?"

The crisp system prompt pulled him back from his anxiety.

"My luck has always been good; don't let me down at this critical moment!" Taking a deep breath, Ke Bei shifted his gaze to the six gift boxes on the system disc. Externally, they looked identical—plain wooden boxes bathed in a faint golden glow.

"Begin the draw!" Ke Bei stared intently at the silver light spot on the disc, holding his breath as he shouted in a low voice.

*Whoosh!*

As he spoke, the silver light spot began to zip around rapidly. Since he had no idea which slot held the high-tier martial art, he could only leave it to fate. He closed his eyes and waited for the result.

Just as he was waiting in silence, two figures descended from the sky, landing on the outskirts of the valley.

"Swallow this." The mid-tier God King, Han Qi, produced two cyan-white pills. He swallowed one himself and handed the other to Yi Ku, who was clad in crimson armor.

Yi Ku frowned, looking at the pill held by the God King, and did not take it immediately.

"Eat it, or even I cannot withstand that cold current," Han Qi said, observing Yi Ku’s hesitation.

"How did that human get in?" Yi Ku’s thick, black eyebrows arched, his voice low and tinged with indifference.

"I don't know." Hearing the question, Han Qi looked toward the valley, which was radiating a piercing chill, and shook his head slowly. He couldn't fathom how a mere human in the Mortal Transformation realm had managed to pass through that terrifying cold current to reach the crystal palace.

The Ancestor had once said that unless one reached the peak of the God King realm, no one could escape the crystal palace guarded by the cyan-white cold current. Even if one broke through to the God King realm and shattered the transparent walls inside, they would never be able to walk out of the palace.

"Perhaps that human genius has some special means," the mid-tier God King whispered after a long silence.

"Hmph, a super genius among human mortals? I, Yi Ku, will make sure to see his methods for myself!" A disdainful smirk appeared on Yi Ku's face as he took the pill from Han Qi's palm.

"Let's go!"

After swallowing the pill to resist the cold, Yi Ku let out a low growl, stamped his foot, and leaped into the depths of the valley. Han Qi hesitated for a moment before rising and following him into the depths.

Ke Bei remained unaware that the God Race's greatest genius and a mid-tier God King were rapidly closing in, his focus entirely on the system disc.

The silver light spot on the disc gradually slowed down and finally, with a soft click, stopped on the third slot.

"Mysterious gift package draw complete. Does the host wish to claim it immediately?"

"Whew... Claim!" Ke Bei opened his eyes and gasped, staring at the silver light spot fixed on the third slot, trying to calm his racing heart.

*Bang!*

Ke Bei, sitting cross-legged at the top of the crystal palace, pulled his consciousness back from the system disc. With a soft sound, a wooden gift box appeared in his hands out of thin air.

Staring at the ordinary-looking box, his hands trembled slightly; he hesitated for a long time, afraid to open it. The probability of obtaining a high-tier martial art was only one in six.

"Dammit, I refuse to believe I can't get a high-tier martial art!" Ke Bei gritted his teeth, stared at the box, and placed his trembling hand upon it. Just as he was about to open it, the entire crystal palace shuddered, and two clear sets of footsteps echoed in his ears.

"Someone is here?" With a look of confusion, Ke Bei quickly shoved the wooden box into his backpack and stood up abruptly.

(To be continued)