Chapter 959: The Limit of the Physical Body

Five years later!

Feng Haoyu sat cross-legged in midair, his aura continuously rising. In the end, he let out a soft shout, and the terrifying energy caused waves in the surrounding pressure.

The aura only lasted for three breaths before dissipating.

Feng Haoyu opened his eyes, a trace of helplessness on his face. It had taken two years to progress from the early period to the middle period of the Innate Fourth Realm, which wasn’t slow. But to his surprise, as his strength increased, the pressure of the sixth layer didn’t decrease but instead increased, making it even harder to endure than before.

This meant he could no longer stay on the sixth layer.

Before coming to the Entropy Race, his father had reminded him that if one’s strength broke through in the Thousandfold Secret Realm, they couldn’t continue staying inside.

Because the Thousandfold Secret Realm increases pressure as the entrant’s realm improves.

He had initially managed to stay on the sixth layer with his Innate Fourth Realm strength but now couldn’t anymore.

After entering the Thousandfold Secret Realm, the only way to continue staying after strength improvement is to rely entirely on one’s physical body to endure the realm’s pressure from the start.

Only those who rely purely on their physical body to withstand pressure won’t face increased pressure after a strength boost.

As for why the Thousandfold Secret Realm has such rules, Feng Haoyu didn’t know, neither did his father. Only the clan leader and elders of the Entropy Race are aware of this secret.

Five years in the sixth layer, four months outside.

Four months to break through from the early period to the middle period of the Innate Fourth Realm—this speed was undeniably fast, effectively saving more than four years. He should have been satisfied.

Indeed, without comparison, Feng Haoyu was very satisfied with his gains in the Thousandfold Secret Realm, even meeting his initial goal of reaching the middle period.

But when he looked at Lin Chen, who was walking purely relying on his physical strength, Feng Haoyu’s expression became complex.

Five years!

He had witnessed Lin Chen progress from screaming in pain with each step, to being able to walk normally now.

Over five years, Lin Chen hadn’t done any cultivation. His body was destroyed by the pressure of the sixth layer, but he stopped to operate some cultivation technique to repair it, then continued once restored… a cycle of repetition.

Feng Haoyu knew well that Lin Chen must have mastered a powerful Body Tempering Technique, allowing him to swiftly recover from injuries.

Otherwise, even with resolute willpower, his body wouldn’t allow him to repeat this for five years straight.

As a Wind Breath Race genius, reaching the Innate Fourth Realm by thirty, Feng Haoyu had his pride. Even facing geniuses from the Four Great Upper Races, he didn’t feel inferior, rarely admiring peers.

But now, Feng Haoyu had to admit he greatly admired Lin Chen.

Though the time flow in the Thousandfold Secret Realm is slower than outside, only when returned outside does one feel the difference; entrants are unaware of the disparity.

Five years…

Even given Lin Chen’s Body Tempering Technique, Feng Haoyu wouldn’t necessarily dare to attempt it!

Even if daring, he wouldn’t necessarily persist.

“No wonder he came from the Martial Arts Desolate Land, yet gained celestial pride fame in the Flame Dynasty in just over two years.”

Feng Haoyu murmured softly. Lin Chen reaching the top of Martial Arts Mountain didn’t capture his attention, but Lin Chen taking first at the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda deployed by the royal family of the Flame Dynasty didn’t go unnoticed.

Knowing this, he investigated Lin Chen, uncovering his background and martial achievements.

A martial artist from a low-class family, who even joined the Canglan Sect was immensely challenging to get this far.

Now Feng Haoyu understood why Lin Chen had achieved such success?

This indomitable willpower is incredibly rare!

Feng Haoyu left his original spot, and after a short time, he saw Lin Chen still walking.

“Brother Lin!”

This was Feng Haoyu’s first time actively greeting Lin Chen, calling him “brother.”

Lin Chen raised his eyes to look at Feng Haoyu. After five years of walking, although the first three were painful, the latter two years he could withstand the pressure with just his physical body. But these three years of walking granted him precise control over his body, placing him in an exquisite state the following two years.

The human body is like a treasure. He faintly felt he had touched something but was just shy of a vital breakthrough.

“Brother Feng, do you need something?”

“I’m leaving the Secret Realm.”

Upon hearing Feng Haoyu’s words, Lin Chen paused, carefully examining Feng Haoyu. Noticing Feng Haoyu’s aura strengthened, he realized Feng Haoyu must have made a breakthrough.

“Brother Feng, are you going to the seventh layer?”

Feng Haoyu’s mouth twitched; he didn’t understand why Lin Chen would think that, but quickly realized Lin Chen was likely unaware of the Thousandfold Secret Realm’s implicit rules.

Indeed, Lin Chen had entered to help the Moon Soul Race princess acquire treasures, probably lacking extensive knowledge about the Thousandfold Secret Realm and not informed about the implicit rules was understandable.

“No, I’m exiting the Thousandfold Secret Realm.”

Without waiting for Lin Chen to ask further, Feng Haoyu explained the implicit rules of the Thousandfold Secret Realm.

Lin Chen realized he truly hadn’t known the rules; Yin Yue hadn’t informed him, likely not considering he’d endure pressure here with just his body, or thought reaching the Peak of Innate Third Realm before advancing to Innate Fourth Realm wasn’t easily done.