"First Soul Skill: Innate Origin Metal Qi!"
Two soul rings—one yellow and one purple—rose beneath Dai Chengfeng's feet.
The next second, a mass of golden-red Innate Origin Metal Qi appeared in his palm, swirling faintly.
After a brief moment of sensing it, Dai Chengfeng frowned slightly, a hint of confusion rising in his heart.
"Other than the sharpness and defense brought by ultimate metal, there's no change?"
However, he soon noticed subtle differences between the current Innate Origin Metal Qi and its previous state.
Though its appearance and abilities hadn't changed, its flow rate had increased more than tenfold compared to before.
"I knew there shouldn't be absolutely no changes…"
Dai Chengfeng nodded with satisfaction, a smile appearing on his face. "This way, if I face an ambush or need instant defense in the future, the Innate Origin Metal Qi will react faster, giving me the upper hand in battle."
"And…"
As he spoke, a metallic sheen, completely different from the golden-red killing intent of the Innate Origin Metal Qi, spread across Dai Chengfeng's skin—ancient and heavy.
"Combined with the indestructible body granted by the Heavenly Condensed Mystic Gold Ginseng King, even attacks of ice, fire, light, wind, poison, and other attributes will struggle to deal half damage to me unless the opponent is exceptionally strong…"
"In the future, as I continue to develop my indestructible body and my soul power grows stronger…"
"It's not impossible to achieve complete immunity to these attribute attacks while in the indestructible body state!?"
At this thought, Dai Chengfeng's eyes were filled with anticipation and excitement.
It was as if he could already see his invincible figure dominating the battlefield in the future.
But he didn't linger too long in his reverie. Instead, he refocused his attention on his second soul ring.
"So next is…"
Dai Chengfeng took a deep breath. "Second Soul Skill: White Emperor Domain!"
Roar—!
In an instant, an ear-splitting tiger roar exploded, brimming with endless majesty and dominance.
At the same time—
Though still inside the wooden cabin, a mysterious gale suddenly howled.
Turning around, Dai Chengfeng saw a towering white tiger with wings on its back, standing dozens of meters tall, radiating a sacred and awe-inspiring presence, appear behind him.
It was none other than the form of the Heavenly Holy Spirit White Tiger!
Boom—!
Dugu Bo's wooden cabin, which had already been under immense strain, was now completely torn apart by the fierce winds, reduced to a pile of rubble, sending dust flying into the air.
"Stage Two: White Tiger Holy Spirit Transformation!"
A sudden flash of insight struck Dai Chengfeng's mind.
As soon as he finished speaking, the Holy Spirit White Tiger suddenly leapt toward him, transforming into a streak of gold-blue light mid-air and rushing into his chest.
Boom!
In that instant, Dai Chengfeng joyfully realized—
His strength, defense, and even resistance to abnormal states had all increased by more than double.
And his speed, likely due to the awakening of the wind essence within his White Tiger martial spirit, had received the most dramatic boost!
It had increased by about three times—300%.
Simultaneously, the enhancement provided by the White Emperor Domain within a kilometer radius for both Dai Chengfeng and his allies remained intact!
Moreover, it had increased from the previous 5% to 10%!
"Enhance allies by 10%, but enhance myself by 110% and speed by 310%?"
Dai Chengfeng clenched his fist slightly, feeling the surging power within him, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
"I never expected the changes to the Innate Origin Metal Qi to be just the appetizer—the White Emperor Domain is the true transformation!"
Just as Dai Chengfeng was marveling at this—
Rip~
Suddenly, the sound of fabric tearing rang out.
Dai Chengfeng looked down, surprised to find that his muscles had swollen more than twofold due to the White Tiger Holy Spirit Transformation, causing his upper garments to tear under the strain.
The next second, they shattered into countless strips.
Fortunately, his quick reflexes allowed him to stabilize his pants with soul power; otherwise, they too would have met the same fate.
Dai Chengfeng let out a sigh of relief.
Though it was said that a gentleman bares all while a petty person hides…
Dai Chengfeng considered himself no petty man, but now that the wooden cabin had collapsed—
He could clearly see Dugu Bo, Zhu Fan, and Ye Renxin curiously staring at him.
Especially Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan—they looked at him with intense focus, astonishment, and a hint of shyness, as if they were seeing him for the first time.
"Luckily, luckily… Otherwise, I might have scared them…"
Thinking this, Dai Chengfeng shook his head and chuckled.
"Lingling, Miss Dugu Yan, what are you looking at so intently?"
He prepared to step out of the rubble and ask them what had surprised them.
But,
Bang!
"Ah~"
A collision and a woman's startled cry sounded.
Dai Chengfeng felt himself collide with something soft before realizing that Ye Lingling had been knocked over.
Instinctively, he reached out, hooking her waist with one hand.
However, Dai Chengfeng didn't pay attention to Ye Lingling's flushed cheeks and shy eyes.
Instead, he stared in disbelief at his current position.
Although he had known that the White Tiger Holy Spirit Transformation would increase his speed by 310%, he hadn't truly grasped the extent of it until now.
Now…
"I only meant to walk up to Ye Lingling. She wasn't far from where I was standing earlier, but there was still a distance of about seven or eight meters!"
"But in an instant…"
Dai Chengfeng's eyes sparkled with excitement. "This is the true Heavenly Holy Spirit White Tiger, not the previous Beast Emperor White Tiger! Let's see who dares to say the White Tiger is slow or inferior to the Netherworld Spirit Cat!"
"Hey, hey, hey!"
"You little punk, how long do you plan to keep holding my granddaughter?!"
At this moment, Ye Renxin's jealous voice suddenly rang out in Dai Chengfeng's ear.
"Uh…"
Looking at Ye Renxin, Dai Chengfeng gave an awkward smile. Though unintentional, he had still ended up taking advantage of his granddaughter right in front of her grandfather.
Why did it feel a little thrilling?
Still, Dai Chengfeng quickly released Ye Lingling.
"Master Ye, just now, my speed surged too much—I couldn't quite control it…"
Meanwhile—
After being released by Dai Chengfeng, Ye Lingling remained motionless, her eyes fixed on him.
"Lingling, are you alright?"
Seeing her like this, Dai Chengfeng couldn't help but ask, "Did I hurt you when we collided?"
Hearing Dai Chengfeng's concerned words and feeling his warm breath…
Ye Lingling's cheeks grew even redder, her beauty radiant, with even the tips of her ears tinged with an enchanting blush.
A wave of shyness rippled through her heart, layer upon layer.
She lowered her head in fluster, unconsciously tugging at the hem of her clothes, her voice as faint as a mosquito's whisper: "I… I'm fine."
Her voice trembled slightly, laced with undeniable nervousness and shyness.
"Fine?"
"Then why are you looking at me like that?"
As he spoke, Dai Chengfeng turned his gaze to Dugu Yan.
He noticed that, just like Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan's cheeks were also flushed. When she saw his gaze, she shyly lowered her head, lightly kicking the grass with the tip of her shoe.
"Is there something on my face?"
Dai Chengfeng was momentarily baffled.
"You brat, isn't there a water barrel nearby?"
"Go look at yourself instead of harassing my granddaughter!"
Seeing his granddaughter's bashful expression, Ye Renxin hurriedly scolded Dai Chengfeng with feigned anger.
Meanwhile, Dugu Bo quietly stepped in front of Dugu Yan.
He then said, "Prince Chengfeng, go take a look for yourself—you'll understand."