I Can Merge Techniques

Chapter 579: Chapter 168: Twelve True Forms Fist Breaks the Limit Again, Ghost Bone Elder Reveals His True Body

That was why he had dared to try it, leaping into the Vajra Sect’s Body Tempering Pool and spending seven days completely exhausting its energy.

Now, in this pool, the incomparably potent Bone-Eroding Demon Crystal met the extremely resilient Vajra Mother Ore. It was like fire to dry tinder, sparking a violent reaction and causing the energy within to churn.

The Demon Crystal’s corrosive power furiously stimulated the mother ore, managing to forcibly extract a large amount of Vajra Essence Qi in just nine days—a process that would have normally taken years.

This was what gave the pool its color: a black so deep it was terrifying, yet it also contained a tremendous power for Body Tempering.

Unfortunately, even with this, the pool’s efficacy was still a far cry from that of the Vajra Sect’s Body Tempering Pool.

After all, the Vajra Mother Ore in that pool had been releasing its energy day and night for countless years, building up a profound reserve.

The Vajra Mother Ore in this small pool, by contrast, had only been stimulated by the Bone-Eroding Demon Crystal for nine days.

Chu Fan slowly crouched down and dipped his right index finger into the black water to test its power.

"TSSSS..."

The moment his fingertip touched the surface, a plume of acrid smoke rose as if he had dipped it in strong acid. The corrosive power was astonishing.

Chu Fan narrowed his eyes, carefully sensing the power in the water. He already had an assessment.

The purity of the Metal Element Qi in this makeshift Body Tempering Pool was nowhere near that of the Vajra Sect’s orthodox version, which had been passed down for a thousand years. The gap was immense.

’Nine days was simply too short, after all.’

’Time to begin.’

Chu Fan slowly stood. With a placid expression, he untied his long robe and tossed it casually onto a nearby stone bench, his movements fluid and unconstrained.

Then, he hooked his fingers on his belt and, with a gentle tug, removed his upper garments, revealing a powerful, well-defined physique that shone with a bronze luster.

"AH—!"

A shrill cry tore through the air, shattering the tranquility of the Martial Arts Arena.

Everyone cultivating on the other side of the Martial Arts Arena was startled and turned to look.

They saw the bewitching White Snake Xiaoqing, her hands clamped tightly over her eyes...

But a closer look revealed a gap that had opened between her pale fingers.

Through that gap, a pair of large, glistening eyes was staring intently at Chu Fan’s lean, bare torso.

Where was the slightest hint of shyness?

There was only curiosity and an indefinable excitement.

"..."

Not far away, a blush suddenly bloomed on Li Qingxue’s cheeks.

Having always been cool and dignified, she couldn’t bear such a scene and hastily turned her head, not daring to look again.

Mo Yunzi was taken aback for a moment, then a playful smile touched her lips.

Far from looking away, she took several steps forward, as if wanting to get a better look.

"Chu Fan, what are you doing!"

Xiaoqing, still peeking nonstop through the gaps in her fingers, shouted, "In broad daylight! How can you just strip like that! Have you no shame!"

Chu Fan glanced back at her indifferently, offered not a single word of explanation, and leaped.

"SPLASH!"

Black water splashed in all directions as Chu Fan submerged himself completely in the scalding, corrosive water.

The moment he entered the water, it felt as if ten thousand ants were gnawing at his skin.

The pain wasn’t just skin-deep; it burrowed through his pores, seeping into his muscles and penetrating his very bones.

Still, the intensity of this pain was a far cry from that of the Vajra Sect’s Body Tempering Pool.

Chu Fan immediately began to circulate the Vajra Subduing Demon Skill.

Although the pool’s potency was far inferior to the Vajra Sect’s Body Tempering Pool, it could still help his Vajra Undying Body advance.

"Chu Fan, why aren’t you talking! Are you ignoring me?"

Seeing Chu Fan ignore her, White Snake Xiaoqing grew even bolder.

She continued to clamor as she shuffled closer, the hands covering her face gradually relaxing. Her eyes went wide as she stared intently into the pool.

"SMACK!"

A fair but surprisingly strong hand suddenly slapped the back of her head.

The ever-silent Cyan Snake Xiaobai had appeared behind her younger sister at some point.

Caught off guard, Xiaoqing staggered from the blow and nearly toppled over.

After disciplining her sister, Xiaobai walked to the edge of the pool, her face devoid of expression.

When the pool was first dug, everyone knew Chu Fan intended to use it for his training.

He had strictly forbidden anyone from touching the water, not even the Cyan and White Snakes with their demonic constitutions.

This, in turn, only made everyone more curious about the pitch-black water.

Now, curiosity overcame their reservations. The Cyan and White Snakes, Mo Yunzi, and Zhao Tianxing, who had just put away his longbow, all gathered around the edge of the pool, craning their necks to look down.

All they could see was Chu Fan’s head above the surface. With every breath he took, the black water churned violently.

The color of his exposed neck and face shifted unpredictably—

one moment, as crimson as a branding iron, as if a raging fire burned within him;

the next, it gleamed with a golden light, like a Golden Arhat from a temple.

A heavy, majestic aura slowly emanated from his body, forcefully pushing back the corrosive fumes rising from the pool by several feet.

"This pool... it’s this potent?!"

Zhao Tianxing, his longbow slung over his back, asked with a grave expression, "Last time, you said ordinary medicinal baths were no longer effective. Is this extravagant setup the result?"

Chu Fan didn’t open his eyes. "Precisely," he said calmly. "This pool is a fusion of the Blood Bone Sect’s corrosive arts and the Vajra Sect’s tempering methods. It’s just that the time has been too short, so its potency is insufficient. I can’t find a better substitute at the moment, so I have to make do with this."

’Make do with this?’

Hearing those words, the corner of everyone’s eye twitched.

’This black water, capable of melting a person down to their bones, was just something to "make do" with?’

On the other side, Li Qingxue, who had been turned away for some time, found her worry and curiosity finally overwhelming her shyness.

She hesitated for a moment, then, with her head lowered, she took delicate steps and slowly approached.

The closer she got, the more she could feel the violent waves of heat rolling off the pool. Her face grew more flushed, and a flicker of horror flashed in her eyes.

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