"Heavenly Fire Body Refining Mantra." It is a top-grade profound level external magic! Cultivating it, however, is far more extreme than ordinary Body Refinement cultivation methods. This cultivation method treats one’s own body as an Artifact Embryo, supplemented with specially made spiritual medicine, while constantly devouring refining materials like ores and spirit gold. Then, using special flames such as Earthly Fire and Spiritual Fire, the body is burned, melding the physical form with spirit gold and other materials, refining it as if it were an entire magic artifact to strengthen one’s vitality! Li Zhong charged toward the sword mountain, his physical body shattering it instantly. Then, without stopping, he quickly continued to rush towards Heavenly Demon Wan Wu. In the next instant, Li Zhong appeared before the demon head, his fist, fierce and ruthless like a hammer, smashing down. "Senior Brother Li is mighty!" Shen Mo cheered. The Demon Slaying Sword in his hand paused, allowing Li Zhong to display his martial prowess. There are not many disciples in the Riverside Sect who choose to cultivate the Heavenly Fire Body Refining Mantra. Those who can cultivate this magic to Li Zhong’s level are even rarer! Shen Mo evaluated in his heart: Wouldn’t it be a pity to miss out on observing such an example closely? Li Zhong’s physical body is no less sturdy than a top-grade profound level magic artifact. Even if I have cultivated both the Dragon Elephant Blood Fiend Body and the Three-Heads Six-Arms True Immortal Technique, when it comes to physical strength, I probably can’t compete with Li Zhong! After all, the Dragon Elephant Blood Fiend Body cultivation method has a flaw; I only acquired the cultivation methods for the Elephant Body and the Dragon Body. I never obtained the crucial Bloody Fiend Body method for the later stages. As for the Three-Heads Six-Arms True Immortal Technique, I’ve just started cultivating it and am still at the Primary level! Even with the "Performance Martial Arts" Destiny, trying to cultivate this to Senior or even Perfection is not a matter of a day or two. Shen Mo believed that once this cultivation method was raised to the Senior standard, which was the "Entering the Hall" level, his physical strength should be enough to compete with Li Zhong! Li Zhong moved freely within the Formation. Every punch and kick held enormous power! Even every part of his body could be used as a top-grade magic artifact to attack Heavenly Demon Wan Wu. Clearly, before being Demon-corrupted, Wan Wu rarely encountered such a fighting style! This method involved using a Formation to limit the area, relying on strong vitality—not magic artifacts, magic, or talismans—to get in close for a brutal beatdown! Therefore, the demon head, having obtained Wan Wu’s memories, was caught off guard at first! He was completely suppressed and brutally beaten by Li Zhong! "Senior Brother Li must have suffered a lot to cultivate this technique, right?" Seeing Li Zhong gaining the upper hand, Shen Mo was no longer anxious and spoke leisurely, starting a conversation with Song Fang of the Profound Moon School. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⁂𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⁂𝓷𝓮𝓽 Upon hearing Shen Mo, Song Fang, who was maintaining the operation of the Formation, shook her head and replied, "He has never mentioned the cultivation of this technique in front of us. However, I’ve heard a bit about this cultivation method from your Riverside Sect. Senior Brother Li has to consume iron and gold and burn his body with Earthly Fire. The pain is naturally unimaginable for ordinary people. But, he has also gained tremendous combat power. Perhaps he finds fulfillment in it!" Shen Mo nodded and continued to watch the fight. Soon, he found that although Senior Brother Li Zhong had amazing physical strength, he lacked other techniques. For example, once Heavenly Demon Wan Wu created distance, Li Zhong had to use his Flying Sword to chase, lacking other means to hit this demon head. Indeed, it’s understandable. He was able to cultivate an external magic to a point that astonished even me. Li Zhong naturally wouldn’t have the spare energy to master other magic or martial arts. As time passed, Heavenly Demon Wan Wu also seemed to have noticed this. He stopped confronting Li Zhong head-on and instead maneuvered within the Formation on his Flying Sword. He even once attempted to attack Song Fang, intending to kill the one who set up the Formation to break its Prohibition. Shen Mo was ready to protect her. However, Song Fang’s figure flashed, and she had already moved outside the Formation. Meanwhile, Heavenly Demon Wan Wu was heavily struck by a sword from Shangguan Jie, who was lying in wait. Even the inner armor under his robe showed a gash. No wonder Li Zhong would partner with Song Fang and Shangguan Jie for training expeditions. With Song Fang’s Formation and Shangguan Jie’s swordsmanship, Li Zhong could unleash his greatest strength! I’ve observed enough, Shen Mo thought. Feeling that Li Zhong’s group of three wouldn’t be able to slay the demon head quickly, Shen Mo flew into the battle. "Senior Brother Li, I’ll lend you a hand!" As soon as he spoke, a radiant Sword Light swept towards the demon head. Having been chased for so long, it’s impossible for me not to bear some Resentment Qi. Now with strong reinforcement, he naturally didn’t hold back, freely attacking Heavenly Demon Wan Wu with various techniques. Aside from the Soul Refining Flag, Shen Mo hardly held anything back. Even using the Three-Heads Six-Arms True Immortal Technique, another head and two arms had regrown on him! These boosted his vitality and strength while also having unique uses. From his wide-open robe and inner armor, the newly grown arms on his sides poked out from his chest, each holding talismans or a Flying Sword, unleashing endless killing moves. Meanwhile, his other head surveyed the surroundings, reciting seals to bolster his offensive power. Heavenly Demon Wan Wu’s power was on par with Li Zhong’s! However, on Li Zhong’s side, with the assistance of Song Fang and Shangguan Jie, and now with Shen Mo—an expert not weaker than a regular late-stage Qi Gathering cultivator—joining in, it only took about a hundred breaths for Heavenly Demon Wan Wu to be covered in countless new wounds. Even the Flying Swords in his hand had shattered one after another; now he could only use a low-grade profound level Flying Sword to engage them. "Do you really think you can kill me, Wan Wu, without paying a price?" At his wit’s end, the demonic nature hiding beneath the cultivator’s skin was now fully exposed. His expression became unspeakably twisted and horrific, truly living up to the name of a demon head! Its body, like a pufferfish that had sucked in a massive amount of river water, began to swell crazily. "Watch out! He’s about to use my Heaven Sword Sect’s Secret Technique, the Self-sacrificing Sword!" Shangguan Jie’s face changed drastically. As a disciple of the Heaven Sword Sect, he naturally knew how terrifying the "Sacrificial One Sword" was. This self-damaging and self-destructive magic was created by the Sacrifice Sword Master in the history of the Heaven Sword Sect. It was said that with it, a Qi Gathering cultivator could slay a Spirit Sea realm opponent, and a Spirit Sea realm cultivator could slay a Golden Core realm one! The Sacrifice Sword Master back then had used this very technique, at the early-stage of the Spirit Sea realm, to kill a peak Class III Big Heavenly Demon. But the moment he executed that sword strike, he had consumed all his essence blood and Lifespan. He died of exhaustion, perishing even before the peak Class III Heavenly Demon he had slain! And the number of Heaven Sword Sect disciples who had perished using "Sacrificial One Sword" to take down demons was not small. The Secret Technique created by the Sacrifice Sword Master in ancient times to slay powerful Heavenly Demons... now, for it to be used by a Heavenly Demon against Human Cultivators, was an utter blasphemy against this Secret Technique. "Soul Curse, Destruct Soul!" Shen Mo uttered a low incantation, and invisible soul power spread out from his Mind Sea. With profound and obscure fluctuations, it stirred silent ripples, surging towards Heavenly Demon Wan Wu, whose body was rapidly expanding.