Chapter 5

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“Young Master, I’ve placed a basin of ice beside your bed. It’ll be cooler when you rest at night. Rest early. If there’s anything, call me. I’ll sleep next to you.”

After taking care of Song Ankang, Qiu Shi left. Song Ankang felt his heart warm as he watched the girl leave quietly.

After confirming that Qiu Shi had fallen asleep, Song Ankang carefully got out of bed and prepared to use the Seven Wound Demon Sutra again.

Even though it was painful to do so, just the thought of it made one feel apprehensive. However, when he thought of the dangers of this world and the current situation, Song Ankang gritted his teeth and used the Skin Wound Fist.

“Boom boom boom…”

Song Ankang quickly punched three times with a twisted expression as he grit his teeth. He felt as if all the skin on his body was about to break, causing him to faint from the pain. He lay on the bed.

“You have used the Seven Wounds Demonic Sutra. Because of the side effects of the Seven Wounds Demonic Sutra, your entire body’s membrane has been damaged… the Life-Defying Heavenly Manual has taken effect. It is currently absorbing energy from the outside world and is about to transform into a side effect. Please wait a moment!”

At this time, Qiu Shi had already fallen asleep. She didn’t hear any movements here. Otherwise, she would have definitely come to check on the situation.

To be honest, Song Ankang didn’t expect the three consecutive punches to hurt so much. Even though his spirit and willpower had increased significantly, he still fainted from the pain.

Could it be that his mental strength and willpower weren’t that good back on Earth, so even though there was a lot of increase, the total amount was still limited. Next time, he would just have to punch him.

A few hours later, the Fate-Defying Heaven Manual began to transform the side effects of the Seven Wounds Demonic Sutra. It rapidly increased Song Ankang’s skin.

“The Fate-Defying Heaven Manual has accumulated enough energy and is beginning to play a role… your wounds are being healed, your blood vitality is increasing, your skin is strengthening!”

In just a few minutes, Song Ankang’s skin membrane was raised to the peak of the Skin realm. After a short pause, he broke through the bottleneck of the Skin realm and advanced to the Flesh Realm.

Even so, the side effects of the three punches had not disappeared. A portion of the side effects still came back, stabilizing Song Ankang’s current realm.

In just two days or so, Song Ankang walked the path that other cultivators would take months or even longer to walk.

It was said that the most powerful genius in the history of the human race took three days to break through from the Skin Realm to the Flesh Realm. However, Song Ankang only took two days.

No, to be precise, it had not even been two days since Song Ankang transmigrated. It had only been more than ten hours since then. If this matter were to spread, who knew what kind of waves it would cause.

It was already five in the morning when he woke up again. The time in the Mysterious Desolate Continent was about the same as on Earth. There was also 24 hours in a day. To be precise, it should be 24 o’clock, but Song Ankang was used to calling it by the hour.

Qiu Shi, who was next door, had already gotten up and was cleaning the courtyard. Song Ankang got up from the ground. The first thing he did was to sense his current strength.

The turbulent Qi and blood of the Seven Wounds flowed through his body. After circulating, all his skin turned black. Even his muscles were more balanced.

This was the Flesh Realm!

Song Ankang was speechless. He did not expect the three punches to be so effective. The side effects allowed him to break through to the pinnacle of the skin realm and reach the flesh realm.

Such a physique was really too strong. He would come again next time!

The pain from last night was instantly forgotten by Song Ankang. Compared to the benefits he received now, that bit of pain was nothing.

Furthermore, he had fainted at that time and did not feel much pain.

How fragrant!

Song Ankang tidied up his room and body before happily heading to the training room. He carefully experienced the feeling of his strength increasing exponentially.

His strength, speed, and reflexes had already surpassed that of Song Ankang on Earth. He was at least twice as strong as Song Ankang. If he were on Earth, he would definitely be able to compete for the title of champion in many Olympic games.

He had only just broken through to the Flesh Realm, yet he was already able to obtain such great benefits. If he were to continue cultivating, who knew how much his strength would increase? He should be comparable to Superman in the movies.

Song Ankang should have no problem dealing with three or four strong men. It would be easy for him to defeat Taichi Grandmaster Ma. Cultivation was a happy thing.

After adapting to the sudden increase in strength, Song Ankang heard Qiu Shi’s call outside and went out to enjoy a sumptuous medicinal cuisine breakfast.

After the meal, Song Ankang began practicing the second level of the Seven Wounds Demonic Sutra, Flesh Fist. Song Ankang could clearly feel his muscles rapidly strengthening as he executed each movement.

Correspondingly, the qi and blood of the seven wounds that came from the side effects was even more vigorous and condensed, as well as stronger consciousness.

When cultivating the Seven Wounds Demonic Sutra, the side effects were continuous. For a short period of time, the side effects weren’t too great. Thus, the Fate-Defying Heaven Manual was able to effectively absorb energy from the outside world, turning the side effects into positive effects. There was no need to wait any longer.

Song Ankang’s overall strength was soaring, far surpassing the imagination of any cultivator of the same level. In just half an hour, the energy of the medicinal cuisine was completely exhausted, and Song Ankang’s muscles became well-proportioned.

This feeling was unprecedentedly good!

Song Ankang nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the muscle blocks that had already taken shape. The world that he could cultivate in was really great. In just a short period of time, he could obtain a physique that would take many years of training on Earth. It was a physique that he might not even be able to train in his entire life.

The heavens treated him extremely well, so he definitely had to cherish this life well. He definitely couldn’t die so easily again.

No one knew what was going on. After experiencing life and death, other people would usually be more open-minded. However, after experiencing life and death, Song Ankang realized that he was much more afraid of death than before.

If he had to return to Earth and make another choice, he would never rush out to save that child.

For example, if Song Ankang’s fear of death was 1 in the past, it had now risen to more than 10. It could also be 100.

It turned out that not all people who had faced life and death had become brave warriors, but they could also become afraid of death.

After adapting to his current strength, Song Ankang left the training room. He did not absorb the side effects of the Seven Wounds Demonic Sutra to increase his cultivation.

Now that his strength had increased by so much, it was time for him to relax a little. At the very least, he could take a stroll around the manor and go to the storeroom to see what Liu Yuanqing wanted to do. He even dared to take away his monthly allowance. Song Ankang was no longer afraid of any big goose.

Upon hearing that Song Ankang was going out for a walk, Qiu Shi was overjoyed. She followed him out of the courtyard and strolled around the village.

The Chaoyun Manor occupied more than 1,000 acre of land. It was surrounded by the walls of the village and was one of the few large-scale farms owned by the Imperial merchant Tang Clan. It mainly produced food and some basic herbs.

There were more than 100 tenant farmers who relied on Chaoyun Manor to earn a living, and there were more than 1,000 people in total. Song Ankang was the owner of this place, and theoretically, he could manage everything in the farm.

Its power was far greater than the CEOs and directors of companies on Earth. It could basically decide the fate of everyone in the farm.

However, most of the people in the Chaoyun Manor were not convinced by him because he was new here, especially the higher-ups. Some of them had connections with the leaders of the Tang clan, so it was a little troublesome to manage them.

Liu Yuanqing was one of the representatives. He was in charge of the storeroom with a lot of power in Chaoyun Manor. He was basically ranked in the top five. It was no wonder he dared to disrespect Qiu Shi and Song Ankang.

The food grown in the farm was mainly a strange plant called Red Wheat. It was somewhat similar to the wheat on Earth. Each tree was the size of a small tree and was covered with red wheat fruits.

Currently, the wheat fruits had yet to ripen. One of them was only the size of an apricot. When it matured, it would be about the size of an adult’s fist. The amount of energy it contained was quite considerable, and one of them could feed an adult.

At this moment, there were many farmers catching insects in the fields. Those were the villagers of Chaoyun Manor who relied on it for survival.

Some discussions drifted into Song Ankang and Qiu Shi’s ears while they were busy with the farm work.