Return of the King, Dominating the City

Chapter 2095: Chapter 1866: Natives (Part 2)

In other words, those I sensed just now were the natives.

Both he and Dubian Zhenjian are sss-level, and the natives have the special ability to sense sss-level individuals, which is why they pursued us.

Song Yun thought to himself, "Thankfully, I’ve advanced to sss-level; otherwise, I wouldn’t have sensed these people approaching."

"However, according to the information, there are many native tribes throughout the Himalayas. The ones who came just now are likely from one of those tribes. If all the tribes were to gather, then wouldn’t sss-level individuals be as numerous as cattle?"

The more Song Yun thought about it, the more alarmed he became.

He even wondered if there were any Foundation Establishment individuals within the Himalayas.

But what’s strange is, if the natives are so strong, why don’t they come out of the mountains?

...

Ten minutes after Nine Stars left, a group of people wearing black bear skin clothes appeared at the site of the earlier battle.

There were a total of thirteen individuals, all of whom were sss-level.

Moreover, they didn’t appear to be very old, at most around thirty years old.

The leader among them was a young man with an ominous aura.

After arriving at the scene, he extended his hand, and a moth fluttered down from a tree, landing on his fingertip.

He brought the moth to his ear, seemingly listening to what it had to say.

After a moment, he addressed the people behind him, "There was a battle between two groups of outsiders here just now, with casualties on both sides, and one group spotted us approaching and already fled."

"Young Master Chong Li, since there were casualties, why are there no bodies here?"

"You ask me, who should I ask?"

The young man named Chong Li, with a look of displeasure, pondered, "Unless I advance, I can only communicate simply with insects."

"Huh, the deceased were all blasted to bits!"

Suddenly, someone inspecting nearby exclaimed.

Upon hearing this, everyone wore an expression of surprise.

"It seems this group was not weak. Heh, I’d really like to meet them."

Chong Li let out a cold laugh, appearing quite excited.

Someone nearby said, "Just now, we sensed that the other side had two sss-level individuals. One of them disappeared, presumably dead. Another one moved too quickly and already disappeared from our sensing range."

Chong Li said, "That group seems to have some strength; maybe we’ll encounter them on our way to the Daxia Ruins."

Someone behind him shook their head, puzzled, "This time the main gate of the Daxia Ruins was opened, only the Beast Spirit Clan knows. But it’s puzzling why so many outsiders suddenly appeared this time."

Chong Li laughed, "Isn’t it great? We have prey now, so we won’t be so bored."

"Haha, that’s true. Those outsiders are really so weak, coming here is basically just seeking death."

"In the past, they would sneak around the outskirts of the Daxia Ruins, taking a few things here and there, and nobody paid attention. But this time the main gate of the Daxia Ruins opened, they came in such numbers, it’s really audacious."

"It’s a pity we can’t leave the mountains, otherwise they’d all be dead by now."

After a brief discussion, Chong Li urged, "Let’s go, head to the Daxia Ruins, I don’t want to fall behind the other Beast Spirit Clan. The treasures inside the ruins belong to us, the Insect Spirit Clan."

The group moved on, heading deeper into the mountains.

"Hey, there’s a grave here."

Chong Li suddenly stopped, looking at a simple tombstone beside him, he read aloud, "X Squad, Lin Xiang, Seven Stars. What a mess, what kind of nonsense is this."

With a curse, Chong Li directly dug up the grave, pulling out Lin Xiang’s corpse.

"Outsider, wait for the beasts to feast on you."

Chong Li sneered and turned away.

...

After catching up with the main group, Song Yun saw that Dongfang Yun was gravely injured and struggling to move. Without a word, he stepped forward and wrapped his arm around Dongfang Yun’s waist, saying, "I’ll carry you."

Dongfang Yun trembled slightly, obediently leaning against Song Yun, letting him hold her.

Nearby, Gu Zi saw this, and gave Dongfang Yun a meaningful smile, causing Dongfang Yun to blush furiously.

The group pushed forward for over a hundred miles, only then did they find a cave to stop and rest.

After disguising the cave, Song Yun lit a bonfire inside.

Everyone was exhausted from being injured and then having to run; they were all lacking energy at this moment.

Song Yun took out the healing Elixir Pills he had previously refined and distributed them to everyone. Afterward, they began to heal their injuries.

Gu Zi was uninjured, and he sat by, taking care of Dongfang Yun.

Song Yun’s injuries had been severe, but as he advanced to sss-level, the medicinal power converted and healed some of his injuries. Thus, he was not in a bad condition now.

At this moment, he leaned against the wall, pondering how his body suddenly absorbed the medicinal power like a vortex at that time.

He could assert that he definitely had some sort of special physique.

But the exact nature of his physique was unknown.

He consumed another Vast Essence Pill, hoping to experiment, but the phenomenon of frantically absorbing medicinal power did not occur again.

This mystery remained unresolved.

"It seems I’ll only find out the answer when the next Chapters unfold."

Song Yun shook his head, stopped dwelling on the issue, and began searching for any manuals that could hide one’s realm.

The natives could sense sss-level individuals, so for safety, he needed to hide his realm.

He looked for a while, but couldn’t find a suitable manual, yet a manual caught his eye.

"Strange, this manual wasn’t here before, could it have appeared only after I advanced to sss-level?"

Song Yun brightened, and began reading the manual.

Song Yun flipped through it mentally, to his surprise, the first page contained a message from Master Yin Xi.

"Apprentice, the fact that you’ve obtained this means you’ve reached sss-level. Although you’re still quite weak, you can barely count as an entry-level cultivator now."

Seeing the words "barely," Song Yun couldn’t help but twitch his mouth.

The impressive sss-level in the Hermit Realm was just "barely" in Master Yin Xi’s eyes.

Fortunately, the next sentence made Song Yun feel a little better.

"Reaching sss-level, True Qi condenses in the Dantian, infusing the body, now you can cultivate powerful Cultivation Techniques."

"However, not Cultivation Techniques for True Qi; it’s a Body Refining Techniques."

"In other words, cultivating this technique is to forge a formidable body."

"Do not underestimate the human body; when cultivated to the extreme, it is definitely not inferior to True Qi."

"However, Body Refining Techniques are incredibly rare."

"But you are very fortunate, I can say without exaggeration that among all Body Refining Techniques, this certainly ranks in the top ten."

"Of course, Body Refinement is grueling; it’s a process of physically battering the body, not sure if you can endure it."

"Moreover, the difficulty of cultivation far exceeds other Body Refining Techniques."

"You might expend a lot of time, possibly delaying your cultivation of True Qi."

"After all, it’s the expansion of True Qi that allows for realm elevation."

"However, if you succeed, your combat power will greatly increase."

"By then, solely with physical strength, you could dominate the same rank, challenge beyond your level."

"Even, physical strength can be used in conjunction with True Qi."

"You can imagine how strong your combat power would be."

"Of course, everything is predicated on your ability to cultivate."

"I’ve had this Body Refining Technique for many years, but unfortunately, I couldn’t cultivate it. Now I’m passing it to you, hoping you can carry it forward."

Master Yin Xi’s message concluded here.

Song Yun summarized that Master Yin Xi was saying that it was a very powerful Body Refining Techniques, and instructed him to cultivate it.

He continued reading, carefully going through the manual.

After reading it, Song Yun was stunned.

Being able to traverse voids tens of thousands of meters away, forming a True Qi hand that moves with one’s thoughts, was already impressive.

But cultivating to the extreme, being able to shatter a planet with sheer physical strength...

This...

Left Song Yun speechless, feeling as if he were in a dream.

To know that, with just physical strength, Song Yun might be able to smash a ten-meter diameter boulder now.

It’s far from shattering a planet.

But after witnessing it, Song Yun did not doubt its authenticity.