novelraw Chapter 40! It's not Thursday, but I'm still eating chicken!
Chapter 40! It's not Thursday, but I'm still eating chicken!
[Mountain-Shaking Strength (Level 4)] + [Breathing (Level 4)] = [Mountain-Shaking Strength (Level 5)]
The muscles are swelling, and the bones are groaning!
[Mountain-Shaking Strength (Level 5)] + [Frog Croaking (Level 5)] = [Mountain-Shaking Strength (Level 6)]
Fang Yuan emitted a deep, croaking sound, somewhat like the beating of a drum.
Fang Yuan felt like a balloon being constantly inflated, compressed, and inflated again. The rapid increase in power brought not only pleasure, but also an excruciating pain as if his body was about to burst.
But he didn't stop.
That's not enough! That's still not enough!
This world is too dark, this strangeness too ferocious. Can a mere six levels of hard skills withstand swords and blades, can they withstand the terror that devours an entire city?!
Caw! Break it!
[Mountain-Shaking Force (Level 6)] + [Tiger Roar Blade Technique (Level 6)] = [Mountain-Shaking Force (Level 7)]
Fang Yuan stared intently at the panel, and that familiar branch selection appeared once again.
[Note: You have reached the theoretical limit of your current body's Shaking Mountain Strength cultivation and cannot break through further. You need to choose a direction as the focus of your next breakthrough!]
【Direction 1: Mountain-Shaking Force (Seventh Floor)】
[Introduction: Pure, ultimate external training. Abandoning all fancy variations, it transforms the application of force in "Mountain-Shaking Strength" into the extreme compression and strengthening of muscles, bones, and skin. The body becomes like black iron, the strength to lift a cauldron, transforming into a path to physical immortality.]
【Direction 2: Mountain-Shaking Blade Qi (Junior High Level 1)】
[Description: Influenced by the sharp edge of the 'Tiger Roar Blade Technique,' the body has undergone a mutation. The muscle structure has been specialized into 'qi-generating' organs, capable of converting all physical strength into detached blade energy. Although defensive capabilities have decreased, the ability to attack from a distance has been gained.]
Quack?
As expected!
This was Fang Yuan's third time arriving at the seventh floor.
The seventh level always seems to offer two directions for breakthrough.
The previous "Frog Roar Thunder Sound" turned into "Frog Talk" because he used "Tiger Roar Blade Technique" as a foundation and chose the "Junior High" level.
"Junior High" seems to represent a change in nature and philosophy. While retaining the original concept of the main technique, it tries to get as close as possible to the concept of the mat technique, thus integrating them and causing a change.
However, staying at the seventh level of the primary school is the ultimate deduction and reinforcement of the original cultivation method concept!
It's like laying a solid foundation!
If he chooses option two, he might turn into a frog that spews sword energy, which would indeed increase his attack power, but that's not what he urgently needs right now.
and……
A thought suddenly occurred to Fang Yuan: since the "cushion" can determine the direction of mutation, what if he finds a skill related to "human anatomy," "bone shrinking," or "disguise" to use as a cushion, and then chooses to break through to "junior high" or even "high school"...
Could this transform this frog-like body back into human form?!
quack!
It could even transform into seventy-two transformations!?
That must be it!
There's hope that I, the Great Sage, can transform back into human form! Rib!
Quack quack! This Great Sage is saved!
Since that's the case, he absolutely cannot make a random choice this time! He's currently a fragile frog, and facing those unseen and intangible monsters, he can only survive by stacking up his health bar and armor!
What sword energy? That's all external stuff!
Only by training my body properly can I be fully prepared to transform back into human form in the future! Ribbit!
Let's go!
Om-! ! !
Once the choice was made, the remaining Daoist energy instantly burned away.
A torrent more violent and intense than ever before instantly overwhelmed Fang Yuan's reason.
"Croak—!!!"
Fang Yuan couldn't help but let out a miserable scream as he looked up at the sky.
pain!It hurts so much!
This isn't practicing martial arts; it's like smashing all the bones in your body, grinding them into powder, and then recasting them with molten iron!
"Little Frog?!"
Nan Nan, who was standing to the side, was terrified. She watched as the frog on the table, which was originally the size of a small stool, suddenly swelled up violently like a balloon.
On the surface of that dark green, jade-like skin, lines resembling those cast in steel began to appear, and then—
Sizzle—!
The cracking sound was like tearing silk.
The tough membrane that had just healed was torn open again because it could not withstand the rapidly growing muscles and bones inside the body!
Before the blood could even flow out, it was evaporated into a cloud of red mist by the scalding body temperature.
Within the red mist, a massive black shadow is slowly rising.
Click, click!
That was the popping sound of bones growing.
Nan Nan covered her mouth in terror and backed away step by step until her back was against the door frame.
She saw that after the red mist dissipated, a... a giant... a small beast that looked like it had crawled out of a nightmare appeared on her desk.
Wow, it's huge!
That can no longer be called a frog.
Originally, the frog was only the size of a palm... well, it should be considered one and a half palms. In a short period of time, it first grew to the size of a small stool, and now it has grown to the size of a large stool...
It was squatting there, and its height had reached Nan Nan's waist!
You should know that although Nan Nan is only six years old, she is already over a meter tall, which means that this giant frog is more than half a meter tall when it is sitting down!
A giant frog half a meter tall!?
I've never heard of such a thing before!
Is this... this really the Monkey King?!
Nan Nan gasped in shock!
Terrifying! Absolutely terrifying!
Its limbs were as thick as temple pillars, with bulging muscles and smooth lines that exuded explosive power. Its once smooth, jade-like skin was now somewhat rough, displaying a dark, iron-like blackish-green hue that gleamed with a chilling light under the candlelight.
On its broad back, several hard, shield-like layers of keratin rose faintly...
creak-
The once sturdy mahogany desk groaned under the weight.
Fang Yuan slightly adjusted his posture.
Click!
One corner of the desk snapped off, sending wood chips flying everywhere!
"Little...Little Frog?" Nan Nan called out tentatively, her voice trembling, "Are you...are you alright? You didn't explode, did you?"
Fang Yuan slowly turned his head.
He opened his mouth and exhaled a breath of hot white air.
"Croak..."
The sound was deep and resonant, no longer like the croaking of frogs, but rather like a cowhide drum, echoing in the room like muffled thunder, making Nan Nan's eardrums itch.
Are you ok?
Fang Yuan felt the surging power within his body, and he felt that he could slap Zhao Wu so hard that he would be stuck in the wall and unable to be pried out!
but……
What followed was an unprecedented sense of emptiness that almost burned away all reason.
hungry.
So hungry.
I'm starving!
This hunger is no longer just a contraction of the stomach, but a frantic roar from every cell in the body, demanding energy!
This evolution was too drastic, almost depleting all of his reserves.
Fang Yuan subconsciously looked out the window.
A few oblivious flies were buzzing around.
But... I have no appetite!?
quack!
Could it be that mosquito and fly worms are no longer enough for him?
Caw! ?
Looking at those flies, Fang Yuan even felt a surge of disgust.
That little bit of meat isn't even enough to fill a tooth gap; it's like a starving person looking at a pile of sunflower seed shells—it only makes them more irritable.
quack!
He wants to eat.
He wants high-calorie foods!
Fang Yuan's nose twitched twice.
A fragrant aroma.
A rich aroma, carrying the scent of charred fat and the distinctive fragrance of meat, wafted in through the crack in the door.
That's... the smell of meat!
It's meat!!
quack!
Could it be that I can eat meat now?!
Quack!!
Could it be that I can eat human food?!
She can feed herself now!?
Thinking of this, Fang Yuan couldn't help but feel anxious!
quack!
Jianbing guozi (Chinese crepes), xiaolongbao (soup dumplings)!! Dumplings!! Rice bowls with toppings!! Zhajiangmian (noodles with soybean paste)!! Youpomian (noodles with hot oil)!! Fried chicken legs!! Fried dough sticks!! Soy milk…!
Quack!!
Fang Yuan squeezed out a hoarse and urgent voice from his throat.
"Food! Nan Nan, I'm hungry, food..."
quack!
Fang Yuan's huge eyes were fixed on Nan Nan.
Rich lady, I'm starving, time for food!
Nan Nan was startled by the sudden sound, but she quickly realized what was happening.
Although this big guy looks scary, it's just a little frog!
It turned into this right before my eyes!
"Huh? Food? You want to eat?" Nan Nan was taken aback. "But...but frogs eat insects, right? You can't eat rice..."
"That was before!" Fang Yuan sighed, looking up at the sky at a slightly melancholic 45-degree angle. "Ribbit! Before, I had no choice but to eat those things! Now, now I want to be a good person..."
Oh, I've switched channels.
"Right now, I want to eat roast chicken!"
"Okay, I'll go get it for you!" Nan Nan didn't ask any more questions, quickly ran away, and soon ran back!
"Little frog! The meat's here!"
Nan Nan laboriously placed the wooden basin on the ground.
Before she could loosen her grip, before she could even see what had happened—
Snapped!
A piercing explosion rang out in the air, like a whip shattering the air itself!
A pink afterimage shot out at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, instantly sticking to the huge roast chicken in the pot.
That's a tongue!
A terrifyingly long tongue, as thick as a child's arm, covered with powerful muscle fibers and mucus!
Whoosh-!
A powerful rebound force bursts forth instantly.
The roast chicken, weighing at least two or three pounds, along with its broth, was lifted into the air, arcing through the air before plummeting straight towards Fang Yuan's gaping maw.
His mouth was wide open, even wider than his body, with the corners of his mouth stretching all the way to behind his ears!
Quack!!
It's delicious!!!
How long has it been? Just how long has it been since we've eaten anything edible?!
Quack!!
Fang Yuan chewed the roasted chicken into his mouth with his tongue. Although he had no teeth, he still chewed it unconsciously.
fuck!
good to eat!
It's fucking delicious!
quack!
I'm so glad I got to eat roast chicken again!
quack!
Alas!
Cool!
Fang Yuan was so moved that he almost burst into tears.
It's been five months!
Five whole months!
God knows how he survived those five months! Eating flies, mosquitoes, and beetles every day... Is that a human life?!
Now, he can finally eat meat again!
This is the joy of carbohydrates and fats!
If today were Thursday, that would be even better!
Ideally, there should also be two bottles of soda!
Fang Yuan was immersed in happiness, but Nan Nan hesitated for a moment, then mustered her courage and asked:
"Um... Great Sage Fang Yuan, um, could you teach me martial arts? I... I also want to help my brother and mother share some of the burden..."