"While this fellow's physical strength is also fairly decent, he is far too old and unsuited for my heritage."
The Great Strength Demon God glanced at Elder Zhong, shook his head, and spoke.
Boom!
The moment his words fell, a terrifying Gravity Restriction erupted from the altar, slamming into Elder Zhong's body like a heavy hammer.
With a loud bang, Elder Zhong's body was sent flying like a cannonball, shooting out of the palace and crashing to the ground outside its great doors.
Next—
Bang! Bang!...
All the other Barbarian God Sect members were similarly blasted out by the sudden explosion of gravity force, tumbling to the ground outside the palace doors.
Boom!
The palace doors closed automatically.
Only Ye Yunfei remained inside the palace.
"What is going on here!? Kid, open the door!" Elder Zhong shouted from outside, repeatedly ramming against the doors.
"Join forces and smash through this door! We can't let that kid swallow the Great Strength Demon God's treasure alone!" Elder Zhong roared, his rage driving him into a frenzy.
Boom! Boom!...
Under Elder Zhong's lead, all the Barbarian God Sect members began desperately attacking the palace doors. Elder Zhong himself even activated a body enhancement divine ability, transforming into a giant and pounding the doors with his fists and feet until they groaned and rumbled.
"How dare you!" Inside the palace, the Great Strength Demon God's expression darkened.
Boom!...
A surge of terrifying restriction energy erupted, directly sending Elder Zhong and his subordinates flying far into the distance. Several Barbarian God Sect members' bodies exploded on the spot, utterly annihilating their physical and spiritual forms!
"Too terrifying! Elder Zhong, my body is cracked from head to toe, even my Soul Body is fractured! I dare not approach that palace again!"
"My Soul Body was nearly shaken to pieces!"
...
The surviving Barbarian God Sect members paled, their faces filled with terror.
Elder Zhong himself was thrown to the ground, then scrambled to his feet, his eyes fixed murderously on the palace doors. He ground his teeth, infinite killing intent blazing in his gaze.
"Dammit... Could it be that the Great Strength Demon God has already acknowledged that kid?" Elder Zhong's face was dark as storm clouds.
He recalled the words Ye Yunfei had suddenly spoken atop the altar earlier. At the time, Ye Yunfei had called out to a 'senior'. Elder Zhong had roughly guessed what was happening. For a terrifying existence like the Great Strength Demon God, it was perfectly normal that even after death, a remnant Soul Clone or Soul Power imprint might linger here.
"Damn it all... I am a respected elder of the Barbarian God Sect, yet before such an incredible opportunity, I lost out to a mere junior brat! That kid must die. I want him dead!" In that moment, Elder Zhong's killing intent toward Ye Yunfei reached its absolute peak.
Yet he also knew that if Ye Yunfei truly had won the Great Strength Demon God's acknowledgment, then the demon god would surely protect him. Trying to deal with Ye Yunfei inside that palace would be impossible.
"Elder Zhong, what should we do now?" A middle-aged man gathered beside Elder Zhong with the others, seeing his expression and understanding his mood, asked cautiously.
"We likely cannot re-enter that palace. That kid has a high chance of obtaining the Great Strength Demon God's heritage and treasure. But we cannot just let this be. We cannot let that kid benefit freely. Here's what we'll do: we'll guard this place. Wait until the kid comes out, then join forces to kill him and seize the Great Strength Demon God's heritage and treasure! No matter what, we must bring that heritage back. That is the promise I made to the Sect Master before setting out!" Elder Zhong thought for a moment before saying grimly.
"Good, we'll wait here!" The other members nodded in agreement.
Meanwhile, inside the palace.
On the altar, Ye Yunfei had now sat down cross-legged. The Great Strength Demon God stood before him.
At this moment, the Gravity Restriction within the palace no longer affected Ye Yunfei in the slightest. This was naturally because he had gained the Great Strength Demon God's acknowledgment. The restriction had been laid down by the demon god himself; of course he would not use it against Ye Yunfei.
"Young man, let me now explain some basic principles of body tempering to you." The Great Strength Demon God said to Ye Yunfei.
"Body refiners in the world are divided into three tiers.
The lowest tier uses various pills to temper the body. They absorb and refine body-strengthening pills, merging them into their flesh to enhance physical power and resistance. Worse still, some resort to unorthodox methods to forcibly increase bodily strength, such as taking pills that temporarily stimulate physical potential, or evil cults using witchcraft like spirit summoning to temporarily boost power.
The middle tier involves seeking rare treasures or material essences from the world, merging them with the body to become one, thereby enhancing the body's power and quality. For example, some absorb Geng-metal type treasures to cultivate a Geng-metal body; others absorb Wood-attribute source energy to merge with the body, cultivating a Wood-attribute treasure body; yet others absorb Water essence to refine into an Ocean treasure body.
The superior tier returns to the body itself, delving deep within to unlock the body's profound potential. In truth, a living being's body is itself a treasure trove! If one can fully excavate the treasures hidden within their own flesh, they will achieve astonishing results in body tempering!
Young man, I can see you have cultivated several middle-tier body tempering techniques."
"Your vision is profound, Senior. This junior has indeed practiced several middle-tier body tempering techniques," Ye Yunfei hurriedly nodded in reply.
According to the Great Strength Demon God's classification, the several body tempering techniques Ye Yunfei had cultivated all belonged to the middle tier.
For instance, the Greenwood Emperor Body was refined by specifically absorbing Wood-attribute energy treasures, making it a type of Wood-attribute treasure body.
The Profound Magnet-Glazed Body was refined by absorbing Profound-Magnet type treasures. The Thunder God Tyrant Body was refined by absorbing lightning energy. And the Heavenly Demon Blood-Refining Body Art cultivated a demonic body by absorbing and fusing the bloodline essences of various creatures along with numerous heavenly and earthly treasures.
This Great Strength Demon God was truly an expert proficient in body tempering, able to see through all the different body tempering techniques Ye Yunfei had practiced with just a glance.
"Hmm?" Suddenly, the Great Strength Demon God looked slightly surprised. "You have practiced a body tempering technique focused on developing the body's internal treasures? Show it to me!"
"A technique for developing the body's internal treasures? Oh! Right, the Taishang Cycle Forging Art!" Ye Yunfei was momentarily stunned, then suddenly realized.
"Understood! I will demonstrate it now." Ye Yunfei nodded.
Boom!...
Ye Yunfei immediately activated the Taishang Cycle Forging Art. Within him, five palaces simultaneously materialized at the positions of his five internal organs, radiating torrents of divine light.