Translator: Silavin
After breaking through the sixth wordless stele and entering the next stele’s space, Qin Yichen’s eyes narrowed. A familiar figure appeared before him.
“You aren’t that slow! Haha!” Li Yuanba was currently seated before the stele. Seeing Qin Yichen arrive, he grinned.
“Hehe!” Qin Yichen chuckled but noticed several lacerations on Li Yuanba’s body.
Evidently, condensing six stacks of force proved taxing even for Li Yuanba.
At this moment, he understood more deeply why the Demon Subduing Great Saint had summoned an entire river of Golden Sea Lightning Concentrate to guide everyone.
Indeed, ascending Towering Mountain was not particularly difficult.
People like Gu Feitian could utilise their Yuan Energy, Martial Soul, or even join forces to reach the summit.
However, even if they climbed up, their Physiques received no enhancement whatsoever.
Like now. Their Yuan Energy or Martial Souls provided no advantage or assistance in this trial!
The reason naturally stemmed from being physically too weak. Currently, Mu Yanzhen had stagnated before the fifth wordless stele, while Gu Feitian and Yao Yue could not even pass the fourth.
Qiao Linlang fared even worse, unable to condense even triple the force.
This did not indicate their inadequacy. Rather, they had focused too heavily on cultivation advancement, neglecting their Physique.
Their Physiques could still be regarded as formidable. After all, their Yuan Energy and Martial Souls surpassed ordinary people. However, when stacking multiplied force, their physical deficiencies became pronounced.
Qin Yichen understood clearly that had he chosen the same path as Gu Feitian and others during the Golden Sea Lightning Concentrate tempering, he could at most shatter three wordless steles right now.
At this moment, vague understanding dawned regarding many matters. He comprehended more profoundly the strength of Gu Feitian and the others.
Though he could currently unleash six stacks, he remained merely an Early Stage Martial Emperor, while Gu Feitian and others stood at the Late Stage Martial Emperor Realm!
“How strong one’s physical body is determines how powerful one can become!” Previously, Qin Yichen had somewhat blindly pursued advancement, like in Alchemy in his previous life. Now, however, he grasped this principle.
If the physical body proved too weak, like now, merely erupting six times his strength already strained his body to its limits.
This explained why, despite obtaining a Heaven Earth Spirit Pearl in the Lu Clan, he dared not refine it.
His body simply could not withstand it. Forcing the refinement would result in an explosive death!
Similarly, the same principle applied now. Gu Feitian and Yao Yue were blocked before the fourth wordless stele. If they stacked quadruple the force, their bodies would likely rupture from their inability to endure.
“Here.” Observing Li Yuanba’s unhealed wounds, Qin Yichen retrieved several Pills and tossed them over.
Li Yuanba swallowed one. The injuries covering his body healed at visibly rapid speed.
His ability to advance his cultivation realm these years, akin to flying, stemmed not only from innate talent but also from Qin Yichen’s amazing Pills.
Each time he left home, Qin Yichen prepared abundant supplies for him. Otherwise, regardless of Li Yuanba’s exceptional talent, injuries and setbacks would naturally occur.
Qin Yichen’s Pills rapidly healed his wounds, enabling him to fight without worry.
Therefore, regardless of circumstances, Li Yuanba would always stand before Qin Yichen!
“Let me test how many more walls I can smash!” Li Yuanba bared his teeth, raising his massive hammer. Immediately, thunderous roars resonated from within his body. With each reverberating boom, his aura surged exponentially.
Simultaneously, his muscles swelled. Blood vessels like vines coiled across his body, appearing extremely terrifying.
*Boom boom boom…* Upon the sixth thunderous sound, several fissures opened across Li Yuanba’s body, blood flowing forth. Watching from aside, Qin Yichen’s expression grew solemn.
At this moment, Li Yuanba’s face appeared somewhat ferocious. Clearly, condensing six stacks of force had reached a critical threshold.
“Ahhh!…” Suddenly, Li Yuanba roared. From within his body, another tremendous *boom* erupted…
*Crack crack crack…* As his momentum escalated, his skin and flesh split like ancient tree bark, curling back. Instantly, he transformed into a blood-soaked figure.
“Break!” Subsequently, he raised his hammer and smashed it against the wordless stele.
“Boom!…” A tremendous force exploded forth. The stele shattered on impact, and Li Yuanba’s form disappeared.
“Truly worthy of the title, Unstoppable Barbarian!”
Amazement filled Qin Yichen’s eyes.
That strike just now was something even Gu Feitian and the others would struggle to withstand.
If Li Yuanba broke through to the Mid Stage Martial Emperor Realm, he could very likely completely dominate over Gu Feitian and the others.
Similarly, if Qin Yichen did not employ his True Dragon Martial Soul, even condensing six stacks of force, he was not a match for Li Yuanba.
“Hah!…” Qin Yichen exhaled deeply. He did not rush. Instead, he sat cross-legged to recover. Only after sufficient restoration did he stand again.
“Seven stacks!” His expression grew solemn.
Even Li Yuanba struggled a lot to condense seven stacks of force. Though Qin Yichen’s Golden Sea Lightning Concentrate tempering yielded substantial improvements, the difference from Li Yuanba would not be that vast.
Fortunately, he employed his own Yuan Energy to stack the force, not even utilising his Taotie Martial Soul. Naturally, it could not compare with Li Yuanba in terms of raw power.
If Qin Yichen used his True Dragon Martial Soul… forget five or six stacks, three would prove challenging!
The True Dragon Martial Soul’s overwhelming potency previously inflicted bodily trauma with each use. Though his Physique had improved tremendously, he believes three stacks was his limit.
*Boom boom boom…* Subsequently, six consecutive explosive sounds erupted from within Qin Yichen’s body. His condition resembled Li Yuanba’s earlier state, though not quite as dramatically ruptured.
“The seventh stack!” Qin Yichen gritted his teeth. Within his body, another stack of force condensed, surging forth. Immediately, his frame expanded considerably. His arm swelled as if inflated, reaching absolute limits. At a certain moment, one muscle section suddenly split. Then fissures spread in four directions, even showing signs of spreading further.
*Boom!* Without hesitation, his fist struck directly against the wall.
The seventh wordless stele shattered before him!
“You little…” Watching Qin Yichen appear before him, Li Yuanba, seated in recovery, opened his mouth wide, eyes filled with astonishment.
He genuinely had not anticipated Qin Yichen’s Physique to rival his own.
“Hehe.” Qin Yichen grinned at him, then rapidly stuffed a Pill into his mouth.