Chapter 164: Freakish Instant Recovery!

Realizing the extent of his own strength, Su Yi felt a surge of excitement. Suddenly raising his head, he stomped fiercely onto the ground beneath him, causing spiderweb-like cracks to burst open instantly. Propelled by the powerful recoil, Su Yi did not dodge or evade; instead, he met the challenge head-on, his body hurtling like a cannonball straight toward the pool beast!

"Bang—!"

Struck by Su Yi, the massive body overturned and crashed to the ground. Su Yi leaped forward instantly, pinning the creature's head down with all his might. Following closely, he threw a wind-breaking punch, smashing it fiercely down onto the beast's head!

With a soul-shaking wail, half of the pool beast's head was driven deep into the ground! Faint sounds of cracking skull bones could even be faintly heard. Even Su Yi had not anticipated such astonishing results. It seemed that with the assistance of the mutated Qiankun Rotation, he was now capable of unleashing effects close to double his battle power!

At this thought, Su Yi chuckled softly. His double fists immediately began to pummel the beast's head wildly and furiously like beating drums, accompanied by the roaring sound of rushing wind!

Amidst frantic screams and wails, the pool beast struggled desperately with its body, trying to shake Su Yi off. It probably never expected that a human who was completely no match for it a month ago could possess the strength to suppress it within such a short period!

However, because its physique was rather bulky, once knocked to the ground, it was truly not easy to get back up. Moreover, with its head firmly pinned down, turning over was difficult. Suddenly whipping its body around, as if remembering something, that giant tail finally lashed toward Su Yi!

Although the tail was massive, it was extremely flexible, wrapping around Su Yi's body in an instant. Then came the constriction and compression. Immediately, an immense binding force was exerted upon Su Yi, as if trying to squeeze him completely into a bloody pulp!

Su Yi was startled at first, but realizing the situation, his mind relaxed slightly. His formidable physical body—already comparable to the combat strength of a seventeenth-grade fighter—combined with the mutated Qiankun Rotation that could rebound a certain amount of attacks, meant that the powerful compressive force exerted on him was not as painful or agonizing as he had imagined. Although there was a sense of pressure, it had not reached the point of causing Su Yi injury!

Uncertain whether to be glad or not, Su Yi ignored the giant tail coiled around him and continued to smash the beast's head with his fists like howling gales. Even though the creature's head was exceptionally hard, it could not withstand such frenzied blows. What was more, the power in Su Yi's hands not only showed no sign of weakening, but instead grew stronger and stronger with each strike!

After an unknown passage of time, the pool beast's head had been completely hammered into the ground, leaving only its body exposed outside. Crimson blood oozed from its head, spreading across the earth. As the blood flowed out, the pool beast's body twitched intermittently. The giant tail that had been tightly coiled around Su Yi also slowly slid off, dropping to the ground with a thud...

"Whew, it's finally out of breath..." After beating a second-tier demonic beast—comparable in strength to an eighteenth-grade human fighter—to death with his bare hands, Su Yi panted and raised his eyes to look at his own fair and frail-looking hands. If not for the undeniable reality before him, it would be hard to believe that these seemingly delicate hands had accomplished all this; he looked entirely like a scholar who lacked the strength to truss a chicken.

"However, the physique of this demonic beast is truly formidable. If it were an ordinary powerful fighter, their head probably would have been blown apart by a single punch, right?" Shaking his somewhat sore hands, Su Yi stood up and surveyed his surroundings before furrowing his brows slightly. "This should be the central region of the Luojia Mountain Range... Third-tier demonic beasts frequently appear here. I'd better leave this place first..."

Even though Su Yi's strength had greatly increased at present, he probably would still find it hard to gain any advantage in front of a third-tier demonic beast. Conversely, however, the opponent might not necessarily be able to kill him either. Furthermore, as long as he didn't die, once his wounds recovered and strengthened, an attack of the same magnitude would likely no longer be able to harm him! In a sense, this was also a great method to enhance one's strength!

It could even be said to be the only method! Unlike cultivating Dou Qi, where entering closed-door meditation would bring improvement or even a breakthrough, for Su Yi, who cultivated his physical body, sitting motionlessly would yield zero increase in strength! Only through continuous slaughter and combat, relying on the recovery and reinforcement abilities of the Blood of Heaven and Earth, could his strength grow!

Moreover, it couldn't be just any ordinary battle; it had to be a battle where he sustained injuries! If he killed an opponent without getting hurt, his physical body would not receive the opportunity to be reinforced; he would merely gain some combat experience and the thrill of bullying weaker foes. Su Yi even anticipated that the heavier the injuries he suffered, the stronger his strength would become after recovery and reinforcement!

However, despite this, Su Yi had no intention of using the mutated and reinforced Profound Dragon Tendon to slice himself. Although it did possess the effect of reinforcing the physical body, he always felt a slight tendency toward self-harm and masochism... Besides, even Su Yi himself did not dare to underestimate the sharpness of this Profound Dragon Tendon. What if he messed up and accidentally chopped off his hand?

Su Yi had no idea whether the Blood of Heaven and Earth possessed the ability to regenerate severed limbs...

Thinking of the Profound Dragon Tendon, Su Yi moved a thought and discovered that the Profound Dragon Tendon was right in the earth near his feet. Indeed, it required no deliberate control, feeling just like a part of his own body. Yet, being able to glide through the hard ground as if moving through water, this Profound Dragon Tendon was truly excessively sharp... However, although it could not be worn right against his skin, its sharpness and concealment made it a major killer weapon for sneak attacks!

He believed that even an ordinary third-tier demonic beast would probably find it quite unpleasant if it accidentally brushed against it.

As if to verify Su Yi's words, the jungle beside him suddenly rustled, and the figure of a demonic beast slowly emerged. A chilling aura instantly enveloped Su Yi!

"A third-tier demonic beast?!" Sensing the dangerous aura emanating from the opponent, Su Yi's gaze narrowed slightly, and he thought with a trace of astonishment. Speak of the devil; had it been startled by the sounds of the previous fight, or was it purely attracted by the smell of blood?…

"Judging by this appearance, could it be a Flying Sky Ape?" Clenching his fists slightly, Su Yi secretly sized up the opponent. Calling it a Flying Sky Ape was merely a nickname Su Yi had given it back then; its real name should be the Flying Bat Ape, which was a relatively famous demonic beast among the few Su Yi knew, because it could fly.

Although flying might not be a big deal for a demonic beast, it was not so simple for humans—only Dou Wangs and practitioners above that level could achieve it. To ordinary Huang-tier and Xuan-tier practitioners, a flying demonic beast was a real headache.

The Flying Bat Ape differed from other demonic beasts in another aspect: it could stand and walk upright. At this moment, it was standing there, staring fixedly at Su Yi and the corpse of the pool beast with a ferocious air.

"Uh... Are you here for it or for me..." Although he didn't expect a third-tier demonic beast to understand his words or even reply, Su Yi couldn't help but ask teasingly. Anyway, asking cost nothing, and asking was... well, pointless?

To Su Yi's surprise, whether the Flying Bat Ape understood or simply happened to hit the mark by sheer coincidence, it raised a claw and pointed at both Su Yi and the corpse.

"What the hell! So greedy, you want both?!" Before Su Yi could voice the words in his heart, the Flying Bat Ape let out a strange cry. Its black figure swooped toward Su Yi in an instant, and at the same time, its thick, dark arms, wreathed in fist wind, smashed fiercely toward Su Yi's chest!

"Such speed!" A flash of shock crossed his gaze, and immediately after, a searing pain blossomed in his chest as if it were tearing apart. His body was blasted back four or five steps. But right after, Su Yi noticed that the blood-red filaments of the Blood of Heaven and Earth growing along his blood vessels instantly radiated wisps of cool sensation. Under the wondrous effect of the blood filaments flowing past his chest, the torn muscles right there instantly healed and mended!

True to its reputation as a third-tier demonic beast, it actually managed to injure him even under the effect of the Qiankun Rotation. Su Yi subconsciously licked his lips, feeling a surge of bloodthirst and murderous intent. He crouched slightly, then charged head-on toward the Flying Bat Ape, throwing a punch straight at its face!

Bang!

The Flying Bat Ape let out a bizarre howl as its face was knocked sideways. Instantly jumping up in a rage, it immediately retaliated with a punch of its own! Knocked backward, Su Yi lunged forward once more, delivering a vicious uppercut that forced the creature to look up at the sky! The Flying Bat Ape counterattacked again, and Su Yi returned the favor without showing the slightest weakness!…

Both of them belonged to that stubborn breed of head-on fighters. This exchange of blows went on continuously for several hours! Although Su Yi remained on the defensive end during the clashes, he grew more courageous with every fight. While the power in his hands hadn't increased significantly, the effectiveness of the opponent's attacks gradually seemed to diminish. It appeared that through continuous injury, healing, and reinforcement, Su Yi's physical strength had indeed risen to a certain extent.

After letting out a strange cry, the Flying Bat Ape suddenly stepped back and stopped fighting. It was uncertain whether it had noticed this bizarre phenomenon. On the other side, although Su Yi had been batted away multiple times, he was right in the middle of his enthusiasm. Seeing the opponent suddenly halt, he paused slightly, but did not press the attack.

The opponent seemed to have entered the third tier only recently; otherwise, Su Yi would not have stayed behind to trade blows with it. However, even though the two seemed evenly matched, Su Yi knew that in terms of offensive power, he was still somewhat lacking—after all, he could only graze the opponent, whereas the opponent could blast him flying. If not for his formidable physique and perverted regenerative constitution, he would have been left with only half his life long ago.

Still, this recovery speed left Su Yi immensely satisfied. Several times, deep wounds had appeared, yet they had terrifyingly healed and recovered completely in the blink of an eye. Moreover, those injured parts had become even tougher than before!

Whether the opponent was startled, Su Yi looked up at the Flying Bat Ape only to see it wearing what seemed to be a strangely human-like, eerie smile. Before Su Yi could make sense of it, a sudden dizziness washed over him. By the time he regained his senses, he discovered that he had actually been snatched up into mid-air!