Path of Alchemy Mastery-Chapter 320 - 321: Strengthening the Body

"Do you really think doubling their numbers will bother me?" Although the second wave of demon beasts numbered twice as many as before, Mu Can felt no fear at all. Even if they were to increase tenfold, what would it matter? To Mu Can, peak-level Martial Arts Sect demon beasts posed no threat whatsoever.

The Flame Giant Dragon and Wind Dragon made their appearance once again, with the same process and the same outcome, only this time Mu Can controlled them with even more focus. When eighty demon beasts were once again burned to ashes, scattering across the sky, a red gleam reappeared above the platform before Mu Can’s eyes.

This time, Mu Can was prepared. He communicated with the Reincarnation Pearl in his Sea of Consciousness to protect his body. With the increase in his strength, his ability to control the Reincarnation Pearl grew stronger. He could now exert a bit of control over the Reincarnation Pearl without Wang Cai’s assistance.

Utilizing the power of the Reincarnation Pearl to shield his soul was a method Mu Can had slowly developed. With the Reincarnation Pearl’s protection, no amount of Soul Power could harm Mu Can in the slightest.

"I want to see just what you are." Mu Can coldly scrutinized the red light. There was no escaping it; the last time Mu Can tried to speed away, it was to no avail. Escaping was futile; thus, he had to face it head-on.

When the light drifted towards Mu Can, he even reached out a hand to touch the red glow.

But the red light, as if sentient, slid past his hand and directly entered his body through his shoulder.

This time, despite being shielded by the Reincarnation Pearl, Mu Can felt a slight fluctuation. But this minor ripple did not trigger any response from the Reincarnation Pearl, as if the red light simply didn’t exist.

"Damn it." This was the first time Mu Can encountered such a phenomenon. In this land of trials, the emergence of a strange red light after annihilating demon beasts was already bizarre, more so was the fact that the Reincarnation Pearl had no reaction to it.

One should know that when Mu Can received the Dragon Clan’s heritage, the Dragon Ball within his body nearly couldn’t stand the Reincarnation Pearl’s oppression. Yet, faced with this red light, the Reincarnation Pearl had no response whatsoever.

"Forget it. Since the Reincarnation Pearl isn’t reacting, I’ll just assume that you’re harmless to me." He stopped pondering over it; if the Reincarnation Pearl had no reaction, perhaps the power of the light was beyond Mu Can’s ability to comprehend.

"Wang! Have you undergone the first trial?" At that moment, Mu Can’s familiar voice reached him from within his Sea of Consciousness.

Just now Mu Can was puzzled. This dog had suddenly mentioned an opportunity and then lost contact with him, only to reconnect now.

"Have you also undergone the first trial?" Upon hearing Wang Cai’s words, Mu Can knew that Wang Cai must have undergone the same first trial as himself.

"Wang! I was just about to tell you, you must persevere until the end. With each trial passed, a surge of red light will appear, and this is a great fortune." Wang Cai barked excitedly while also making a sound that seemed like a pained moan.

"Damn, what’s wrong with you? You sound so lewd." Mu Can was full of curiosity; Wang Cai rarely ever suffered any setbacks. The most recent one was when it got burned by the Divine Beast’s fire, yet it was unharmed. Now, why would it emit such contradictory sounds of pain and pleasure?

"You’re the lewd one, I’m in pain and pleasure here. Enough, I won’t say more. You must hold on until the end; this red light is greatly beneficial for you too." After finishing, Wang Cai cut off the conversation, presumably to enjoy the suffering.

"It seems this red light really is a substance that’s harmless to the body. Fortune, in the eyes of this greedy dog, only something very precious would be called a fortune. I just don’t know whether the trial he faces is the same as mine."

"Congratulations, you have successfully defeated the second wave of enemies. The third trial will begin shortly, please prepare."

The mysterious voice in the sky interrupted Mu Can’s thoughts. This time, Mu Can didn’t bother to ask; asking would be pointless. The voice seemed to follow a set program, devoid of any consciousness.

The proceedings that followed were familiar to Mu Can. Different from before, this time there were one hundred sixty demon beasts, all still at the peak of the Martial Arts Sect.

Having defeated one hundred sixty demon beasts, Mu Can felt a tinge of fatigue. Despite the suppression of levels, fighting a hundred sixty ferocious demon beasts that knew no fear still took a toll on him. The combination of the Fire Dragon and Wind Dragon was effective, but not as obviously so as before, as several demon beasts were now able to get close to Mu Can.

Although all were defeated by the strength of Mu Can’s body, transformed into half-dragon form through Mystic Dragon Nine Revolutions, they managed to wear him out.

A thicker beam of red light once again entered Mu Can’s body. This time he didn’t resist at all, instead intensely feeling the changes within his body.

"This...this is unbelievable." This beam of red light, as big as the previous two put together, split into tiny red specks upon a focused and undistracted observation by Mu Can. These specks scattered into every corner of his body.

It was these tiny dots of red light that were slowly changing Mu Can’s constitution. The change was minuscule, but it was real and genuinely occurring.

Mu Can’s body was truly at the Martial Saint Level, and his soul strength had already surpassed that of an ordinary Immortal Venerable. Now, Mu Can’s combat abilities had reached the level of the previous Purple Cloud.

Without any accidents, only by becoming Void Level would his physique undergo another transformation, resulting in a complete overhaul.

But here and now, these specks of red light were slowly changing Mu Can’s body. Mu Can could even feel every cell, every inch of skin, every blood vessel, every bone meticulously undergoing a transformation, growing stronger and even improving the speed at which they could channel nature’s spiritual energy.

The change was incredibly subtle, but it was indeed happening.

"Holy shit, it’s actually this kind of treasure; no wonder the Reincarnation Pearl didn’t intervene." Mu Can fought to quell the fervor in his heart.

He must acquire more of this red light to enhance his physical condition to Void Level strength even while still at Martial Saint Level.