bioinnovel Chapter 8: The Nine Wheels of Muscles and Bones in Transmission
Chapter 8: The Nine Wheels of Muscles and Bones in Transmission
The first round of quenching lasted about half an hour.
When the effects of the medicine finally subsided, Lin Yuan felt a slight warmth throughout his body, as if his bones had been reforged.
[Muscle and Bone Tempering: Completed in 1 rounds]
He took a few breaths and picked up the second one.
The second round was more than twice as painful as the first.
The medicine penetrated deeper into his bones, and he could clearly feel some kind of change taking place inside them—making them denser, harder, and more resistant to impact.
[Muscle and Bone Tempering: Completed in 2 rounds]
The third one.
[Muscle and Bone Tempering: Completed in 3 rounds]
The fourth one.
[Muscle and Bone Tempering: Completed in 4 rounds]
By the fifth one, Lin Yuan's hands were shaking.
It wasn't out of fear, but because the pain from the previous four rounds had combined to the point that his body was almost numb.
But he still swallowed the fifth pill.
This round is completely different from the previous four rounds.
The medicine no longer flowed evenly throughout his body, but instead, as if it had come alive, precisely concentrated at every weak point in his bones.
The gaps and edges that were not tempered in the first four rounds were completely filled in this round.
The moment the medicine penetrated the last crevice, Lin Yuan's entire skeleton emitted a slight resonance.
hum!
The sound wasn't loud, but it made the windowpanes tremble.
[Muscle and Bone Tempering: Completed in 5 rounds]
Lin Yuan opened his eyes and clenched his fist.
Not the same.
It's completely different now.
He could feel his skeleton transforming into a more solid foundation, capable of supporting even more supernatural abilities.
If his body was a stream before, it is now at least a river, with the amount of water that can flow more than double.
He glanced at the system panel and found that although the upper limit of lightning-type abilities had not changed, the speed of energy flow had obviously increased.
This means that at the same level of ability, he can now unleash greater power than before.
Previously, Lin Yuan had broken through to the fourth level of the first tier with his own comprehension of lightning-type abilities.
With his five-wheeled physique, combined with his first-tier, fourth-level lightning-type ability, and the added support of his spacetime ability, he was confident that he could face any opponent below the second tier head-on.
But Lin Yuan had no intention of stopping.
Five wheels are not enough.
He wants nine wheels. Even—
Ten wheels combined into one.
For the next four days, Lin Yuan's life entered a near-crazy rhythm.
Hunt monsters in the wasteland during the day to earn ability points and money.
Back in the cabin at night, I used the money I earned to buy more Bone Tempering Pills, then used my Ability Points to upgrade them to the highest grade, and then gritted my teeth and kept pushing myself upwards.
On the sixth day, he completed the sixth round of bone tempering.
This round cost him three top-grade Bone Tempering Pills, and the medicinal power consumed was more than the previous five rounds combined.
After the tempering was completed, a very faint silver luster appeared on the surface of his bones, as if they had been coated with a film.
The seventh day, the seventh round.
After taking four top-grade Bone Tempering Pills, his bones changed from silver to light gold.
At the same time, his lightning-type ability broke through to the fifth level of the first tier.
On the eighth day, he attempted to reach the eighth round.
Failed.
The medicinal effects suddenly dissipated halfway through its penetration, failing to complete the tempering process and instead causing him to vomit blood.
Lin Yuan lay on the ground, panting for half an hour before he could catch his breath.
The system's prompts were very concise.
[Muscle and Bone Tempering: 7 Rounds]
[Note: A more solid physical foundation is needed to attempt the 8th round. It is recommended to upgrade your lightning-type ability to E-rank before trying.]
Lightning element upgraded to Rank E.
Lin Yuan glanced at his remaining ability points.
He's practically been living in the wilderness these past few days.
They fought from dawn till dusk, without even taking a midday break. When thirsty, they drank from the stream; when hungry, they ate dry rations.
Demon hunters on the outskirts of the wasteland now avoid him—not because they're afraid of him, but because they're afraid of stealing monsters from him.
This madman kills more monsters in a day than a small team kills in a week.
[Special Ability Points: 647]
Upgrading a Lightning-type weapon from F-rank to E-rank requires 500 points.
Lin Yuan did not hesitate at all.
"upgrade."
[Consuming 500 Energy Points, Lightning-type Energy has been upgraded from Rank F to Rank E]
[Detected an increase in ability level; lightning-type ability power increased by 40%, ability reserve increased by 50%]
A force far more powerful than any previous breakthrough exploded within his body.
Lin Yuan's lightning-based supernatural abilities surged wildly, and the originally thin, thread-like lightning became thick and solid, crackling all around him.
He could sense that his lightning-based superpower had undergone a qualitative change.
At F rank, the lightning he releases can only temporarily paralyze monsters; it requires proper marksmanship to be fatal.
Now, the electric arcs dancing at his fingertips alone are enough to turn a Tier 1, Level 1 monster into charred remains.
More importantly, the "anchor" of the lightning system is now more stable.
The range of the spacetime ability's perception has expanded from a radius of five meters to ten meters.
Day 9.
Lin Yuan used his E-level lightning ability to sweep through an area deep in the wasteland that he had previously dared not approach.
That place was inhabited by a group of first-tier level 8 to 9 Ironback Porcupines, with thick hides and extremely aggressive nature, so ordinary demon hunters dared not approach.
He spent an entire day knocking down each and every one of the porcupines.
When I finished work in the evening, my Ability Points balance returned to 312 points, and my wallet had more than 10,000 Huaxia Coins.
Then he returned to the city, went straight to the Superpowered Individuals Association, and swept away all the low-grade Bone Tempering Pills on the counter—a total of twelve.
The way the female shop assistant looked at him changed.
"Are you... sure you want this much?"
"Sure."
Back in the cabin, Lin Yuan upgraded all twelve low-grade Bone Tempering Pills to top-grade, spending 600 ability points.
To make up for the shortfall, he made another trip to the wasteland and killed three level 9 first-tier monsters overnight.
Then he swallowed the eighth round of Bone Tempering Pill.
This time, there was no failure.
The medicinal power of the top-grade elixir surged wildly into the depths of the bones, and fine patterns began to appear on the surface of the pale golden bone.
It's not a crack, it's a natural bone pattern, and each line contains amazing power.
[Muscle and Bone Tempering: Completed in 8 rounds]
Lin Yuan stood up, stretched his shoulders, and his bones made a series of crisp sounds.
He could feel that his strength, speed, reaction, and even the flow of his supernatural abilities had reached a completely new level.
But not enough.
The ninth round.
He swallowed the remaining four top-grade ultimate bone-tempering pills.
This time, the pain exceeded the sum of all the previous tempering sessions.
His consciousness blurred countless times from the pain, and each time he survived only by clinging to his last shred of willpower.
I don't know how much time has passed.
The sky outside the window changed from black to deep blue, and then from deep blue to white.
Lin Yuan opened his eyes as the first rays of dawn shone into the room.
A golden bone pattern flashed briefly in the depths of his pupils.
[Muscle and Bone Tempering: Completed in 9 rounds]