Cohabitation with Sword Spirit-Chapter 213 - 180: Even 100 Years Is Worth It!

Li Wanqing's Seven-Word Technique possesses the overwhelming power to instantly suppress a cultivator at the early stage of the Cloud Flipping Realm.

Although this first round of the Seven-Word Technique is primarily a collection of True Words focused on control and weakening, the accumulation of seven rounds is sufficient to cause most tournament contestants to collapse outright.

Li Xinyu's True Essence Realm is not up to the average level of tournament contestants; he was originally just a one-round wanderer. It was already lucky for him to win two rounds in a row, but when faced with this desperate situation like a mountain pressing down, Li Xinyu instantly broke into a cold sweat.

From Li Wanqing's release of the Seven-Word Technique to Li Xinyu's collapse, this process definitely does not exceed two breaths in time.

Li Xinyu knew the situation was urgent, gritted his teeth, and brought out his last and only trump card.

He operated his divine sense to circulate the True Essence within his body recklessly and furiously.

This True Essence, which far exceeded the capacity limit of his meridians, instantly made him feel the pain akin to being skinned alive, as if he could clearly feel every piece of flesh being sliced and melted by the True Essence like a blade.

For an ordinary cultivator to circulate True Essence in such a manner would only lead to complete self-destruction, obliterating both flesh and True Essence together. However, Li Xinyu's True Essence and flesh possessed a unique nature; as his flesh melted, his True Essence grew even stronger, and its tier continued to rise.

Early stage, middle stage, late stage of the Cloud Surge Realm... the level of power skyrocketed, expanding explosively like a newborn star.

The bindings formed by the seven True Words were instantly shaken and on the verge of collapse by this suddenly burgeoning force. Accompanied by Li Xinyu's heart-wrenching roar, the expanded True Essence exploded once again, dispersing the remaining Seven-Word Technique like smoke.

The Seven-Word Technique, capable of toppling a cultivator of the Cloud Flipping Realm, was ultimately shattered by Li Xinyu's self-destructive method.

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After one round of eruption, Li Xinyu was completely exhausted.

He forced a slight smile on his face, appearing utterly satisfied.

To him, achieving this level was already enough. The idea of defeating Li Wanqing was simply too far-fetched; even in the wildest, most extravagant dreams, he never entertained the thought of targeting Li Wanqing.

In fact, when he learned yesterday that his opponent was Li Wanqing, he had completely given up on the competition. Just being able to display his strongest power on the arena today left him with no further desires.

However... amidst the joy of victory, Li Xinyu was also curious about one question: why didn't Li Wanqing come to finish the job?

In fact, being able to break free from the Seven-Word Technique through True Essence eruption was already somewhat surprising to him.

For Li Wanqing, although the Seven-Word Technique was an extremely difficult True Word technique to master, once mastered, it could be released continuously, with actually very limited consumption. One ineffective round should immediately be followed by another, leaving him with no room to fight back.

Sister Wanqing was never someone who showed mercy during a match.

With a hint of doubt, Li Xinyu forced his eyes open, and what came into view was a beautiful face filled with shock.

Next, he heard a heartfelt exclamation.

"My goodness, what have I done..."

At the same time, a chilling cry of surprise also came from the audience area, although separated by an array, making it difficult to hear the specifics, but the overall sentiment was identical to Li Wanqing's.

"Wha-what's going on?" Li Xinyu was somewhat uncertain, looking as if something earth-shattering had happened to him...

Looking down, there were no bloody wounds, nor was there the embarrassing sight of being barely clothed. It seemed that things weren't as bad as they could be. However, strangely, his clothes seemed to have become looser, and his exposed hands and feet seemed to have shrunk somewhat...

Li Wanqing sighed and clapped her hands, "Alright, look here, this is your current appearance."

Saying so, she extended a finger, a crystal-clear droplet appeared at her fingertip and quickly spread into a water mirror that descended to the ground, reflecting Li Xinyu's present appearance.

A handsome young man with long black hair, gentle and elegant features.

Aside from wearing the same attire, this young man bore no resemblance to Li Xinyu, but... without a doubt, this was indeed Li Xinyu himself.

"Is-this me?" Li Xinyu incredulously touched his own face, looking at the young man in the water mirror who mirrored his actions, feeling increasingly dreamlike.

"Burning fat to strengthen True Essence, quite a creative idea." Li Wanqing sincerely praised, "Able to lose weight and fight simultaneously, how did I never notice you were this clever before?"

"Hehe, far-fetched, far-fetched." Li Xinyu chuckled foolishly; as the familiar smile expanded, a bit of the temperament from his plump days showed in his eyes and brows.

Yet it was the same silly, indecent smile, and now, on Li Xinyu, it seemed somewhat... pleasing to the eye.

"Not bad, truly not bad." Li Wanqing nodded, clapping her hands, and then stepped forward and pushed the exhausted Li Xinyu out of the arena boundary.

"Now you can get lost, little brother."

As Li Xinyu flew out of the arena as if riding clouds and fog, he still felt somewhat dreamlike upon landing, and his legs were turning to jelly.

In the arena, the referee's voice announcing the result of the competition sounded so indistinct, and irrelevant.

What mattered was that in his mind, the handsome young figure that lingered for so long.

That, could it really be... himself?

Burning fat, unleashing True Essence, who would have thought this trump card could have such an effect?! This, this is truly unbelievable! He originally just wanted to leave an unyielding image in front of thousands of young girls, showing he would never back down even when facing the Great Demon King Li Wanqing!

Actually, long ago, Li Xinyu often heard girls talking about how 120 pounds and 100 pounds were two different worlds... but back then, he thought they were talking about cup sizes and perky hips!

Unexpectedly, the effect of losing weight is so magical! Shedding all that fat, what he gained was not just a dignified victory in a competition, but a whole new life!

Thinking of this, Li Xinyu immediately turned around to face the audience—now that the competition was over, the isolating array had been lifted—and blew a passionate kiss to a few still dazed girls in the front row.

And immediately got in return a pile of fresh tomatoes, potatoes, and eggs.

This made Li Xinyu ecstatic.

It's really different now!

If this were before, it would definitely be rotten eggs plus rotten tomatoes! But now he's receiving fresh produce! The girls have really changed their opinion of him!

Ah, praise this superficial world! From tomorrow onward, I, Li Xinyu, can once again openly express my love to beautiful girls!

And just as Li Xinyu was brimming with confidence, ready to embrace the peak of his life, suddenly, a highly familiar chill came from behind.

This instantly froze his boiling blood.

No need to turn around, he already knew what was waiting for him.

"...Mother?"

Behind him, Zhao Yan's voice trembled slightly with anger, "Do you know what you're doing? Melting your body and fueling your True Essence, have you lost your mind?!"

Li Xinyu hurriedly explained, "I wasn't being reckless, using it as an excuse was just a cover, I had it planned for a long time!"

In fact, this trump card was certainly not the result of mere whimsy.

Preparing for this moment, Li Xinyu had been planning for many years.

In his childhood, he didn't have the problem of being excessively overweight; it only started during the Barrier-Breaking phase that his body began to swell rapidly.

The reasons behind this are rather long.

Li Xinyu's mother Zhao Yan was a woman determined to be a virtuous wife and good mother, and she had enough drive to turn her ideals into reality. As a good mother, supervising and managing her children's cultivation endeavors was her duty.

Li Xinyu's aptitude in cultivation was only passable, whether it was the speed of Barrier-Breaking, or his understanding of the cultivation technique... from an average person's perspective, he deserved the title of a genius cultivator, but for Zhao Yan, with her high standards and strict requirements as a virtuous wife and good mother, this was far from enough.

In terms of cultivation, others can't do it for you, but Zhao Yan could at least do her part—providing high-quality logistical support for her children. Since Li Xinyu began Body Refining, all his nutrition was managed by Zhao Yan. After the Barrier-Breaking phase, Zhao Yan went to great lengths to personally select nutritionally rich ingredients from various markets and used her skills to make gourmet meals for him.

From the perspective of Immortal Cultivation Theory, Zhao Yan's dietary plan was flawless, calculating precisely the energy Li Xinyu needed for his cultivation progress and providing a 100% efficiency support.

The only issue was that Li Xinyu couldn't fully adhere to his cultivation plan. His aptitude was average, his mindset was ordinary, and he couldn't be compared to his diligent mother Zhao Yan in terms of enthusiasm; he would slack off, get distracted, throw tantrums, and rebel like any adolescent, so the nourishment Zhao Yan provided was actually excessive and transformed into a version of cultivator-specific fat, stored all over his body.

Regarding this, Zhao Yan had no intention of changing the menu, as cultivation is about doing one's own part, she did her part, and Li Xinyu also needed to do his. Not being able to fully digest three meals a day, growing fatter, that was Li Xinyu's own choice.

But in reality, Li Xinyu had no other choice...

On the bright side, because Li Xinyu consumed an abundance of pure energy daily, over time, his considerable body fat had far greater plasticity and explosive potential than ordinary fat; using it the right way, its power could not be underestimated.

This problem began to occupy Li Xinyu's thoughts ever since he was first rejected from playing by a group of girls who previously got along with him due to his excessive obesity.

It wasn't until a few months ago, after witnessing in person his sister Chaolu's rapid advancement at Mr. Wang Jiu's special training class at the cost of coughing blood non-stop, that Li Xinyu suddenly had an epiphany.

After that, he spent several more months perfecting his theory and conducting partial tests, ultimately achieving great success in the actual combat arena.

"Success?!" Zhao Yan, boiling with anger, grabbed Li Xinyu's arm and felt his pulse.

"Guess how many years of your lifespan you just chopped off with that stunt?!"

But Li Xinyu couldn't hide his excitement and said, "It's worth 100 years!"