The Wine Shop of Eternity
Round 82 Body Enhancer
“Old thing, you have to stop fighting. My men may have killed the fourth prince and the fifth princess by now. Hahaha!” The black-robed man laughed mockingly as he looked at Defender Duanmu with mocking eyes.
The latter's eyes reddened as he let out a wild howl filled with hatred and anger. After consuming the Berserk Pill, Duanmu Defender's strength was temporarily enhanced to the next level. Even though he was only at the initial stage of the 8th ranked celestial realm at the moment, he believed that he had enough strength to defeat the man before him.
“Prepare to die, !” Defender Duanmu held his spear in front of him and pointed it at the black-robed man.
“Push Spear of Heaven Splitting!”
Defender Duanmu's biceps bulged out and his feet sank deeper into the ground as he thrust his spear forward.
His attack produced a blade of vibrating wind that sliced towards the black-robed man. The blade of wind left a crack in the ground showing just how destructive it was.
The man who received such an attack was still smiling contemptuously. “If only I could use my true form, this old man should have died earlier. But it doesn't matter, he will still die at my hands today! Hahah!” The man laughed insultingly.
The training method of demons was not much different from humans. It was just that the former improved their bodies largely through body strengthening, while nearly eighty percent of humans improved themselves by cultivating their true essence.
Those demons were extremely talented in the art of body strengthening so it was easier for everyone in their kind to improve themselves just by practicing physically. Of course, their development would continue to become more difficult as their levels increased.
A cultivator can control ‘true essence’, while a body strengthening expert can control ‘anma’. The difference between these two energies lies in their ability to control the power of the elements.
With sufficient true essence, a cultivator could freely control the power of the elements once they reached a high level of cultivation, but a body strengthening expert could only use their anma to maximize the hidden potential in their body.
The black-robed man gathered the anma on his body and swung his sword against the attack that came towards him. ‘Ck! I can't control my anma well with this weak body, but it's more than enough to block the old man's attack.’
“Haaa!!” The black-robed man forcefully split the blade of wind with his sword.
“Proudly!”
Duanmu Defender's eyes widened as he felt the energy from the black-robed man. “You! You are a body enhancer! Whoareyou?! There are no body enhancers in our Silver Wing Kingdom. You must be from one of our neighboring kingdoms.” He looked at the black-robed man.
The latter ignored Defender Duanmu and started his attack.
“Now it's my turn, old!” The man raised his sword and dashed towards Defender Duanmu at an extremely high speed. His movements were so fast that he left a shadow behind him.
After closing his distance with the old defender, the man raised his sword and slashed it towards Defender Duanmu.
Defender Duanmu raised his spear with two hands to block the slash.
Defender Duanmu's legs were further submerged on the ground after receiving the attack.
‘Omong empty! The physical strength of this man was at the 8th rank heavenly realm! I can't keep fighting him in close combat or I'll just be defeated.’ Defender Duanmu thought to himself as he controlled more of the true essence of his dantian.
The black-robed man smirked after sensing the actions of his opponent. “Do you think I will allow you to gather more true essence? Keep dreaming, old!” He sneered as he added more power to his sword.
Defender Duanmu gnashed his teeth while holding his spear tightly. He then turned his spear and retreated several meters away.
The black-robed man refused to give him time to gather himself and quickly rushed towards the panting Duanmu Defender.
The black-robed man tipped back in the air and slashed his sword with both hands.
Just as Defender Duanmu was about to lift his spear, he felt his body weaken at high speed. He spat out a mouthful of black blood and knelt on the ground with one knee. He then raised his head and glanced at the approaching enemy with tired eyes. “Is this the end of my old life?” He muttered as black blood continued to flow out of his mouth.
“Diii!!” The black-robed man shouted with an evil look.
Just as his sword was about to split Defender Duanmu's body, a short sword with a white hilt blocked his attack.
“Shiing!”
The black-robed man hurriedly distanced himself after feeling a serious danger. His eyes widened as he glanced at the graceful figure standing in front of the old defender. “Who are you?! Why did you put your nose on someone's business ?!” He shouted while looking at Hestia vigilantly.
Hestia ignored him and turned to look at Defender Duanmu who was now looking at him with a dumbfounded look.
“Yo-Young Mi-Miss Hestia..” The old man muttered with great difficulty. He wasn't really injured, but the effects of the Berserk Pill slowly came into effect. If he is not treated immediately, he may become disabled.
“Sst... Stop talking and drinking this.” Hestia smiled and inserted the healing pill into the old man's mouth.
Defender Duanmu did not reject the offer and absorbed the effect of the pill in his mouth. He was very grateful for his help, but he was too weak to continue speaking.
Hestia turned to look at the black-robed man and shook her head gently. “Huh. I don't want to kill guests from our store, but your presence could ruin my master's business.”
The black-robed man laughed at his words. “Do you really think that I'm afraid of you? You are only a mid-level rank 8 heavenly realm cultivator. Let me show you my true form!” He then grabbed the jade necklace tied to his neck and pulled it.
The man's body slowly turned into a two meter tall humanoid with a deep purple skin. There were also two long black horns attached to his head. His appearance looked strange as he let out a crooked smile that revealed two rows of sharp teeth. “Little girl, I'm looking forward to eating your body. Your taste shouldn't be so bad, right? Hahaha!”