Chapter 457: Chapter 455: Innate Martial Arts The main changes are in the previous few columns. One is longevity, breaking through three hundred, reaching the same level as a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator. From this perspective, in terms of rank, a Martial Saint is indeed on the same tier as a Foundation Establishment Cultivator. However, Lou Yi cultivates both martial arts and Qi. When his Qi Cultivation reaches Foundation Establishment, his longevity will surely increase, surpassing that of a regular Foundation Establishment Cultivator by a considerable margin. Furthermore, at the early stage of Martial Saint, the progress surpassed one-third immediately, thanks to the previous accumulation in the Breathing Technique, Skin Refining Technique, and Demon Summoning Scripture. The flesh on top of his head continuously absorbs Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, assisting in the growth of his Astral Qi. Lou Yi pointed to the asterisk behind the early stage of Martial Saint, where a prompt appeared: Entry into the three-segment Breathing Technique allows an increase in proficiency by one point every ten days. From this perspective, does advancing to the mid-stage of Martial Saint require four thousand days, equivalent to eleven years? Compared to the Martial Saint’s three hundred years of longevity, or the speed at which Foundation Establishment Cultivators often take five or six decades to break through a minor realm, this progress is very fast indeed. Not to mention, many Foundation Establishment Cultivators are forever stuck at the early stage without making any progress. But Lou Yi remains unsatisfied. The search for the key item to upgrade the three-segment Breathing Technique has already been prioritized to the highest level. The second major change is that after the Breathing Technique advanced to the third segment, it naturally brought along two accompanying martial arts. So-called accompanying martial arts are closely linked to one’s own strength. The higher Lou Yi’s realm, the stronger the power of the accompanying martial arts. Although there is already extensive information about these two major accompanying martial arts in his mind, as if he has practiced them for many years. For safety, Lou Yi still wants to test the quality of these two martial arts on the spot. "Glazed Astral Armor." As he silently recited the name in his heart. The next moment, Lou Yi’s entire Astral Qi erupted from his body, forming a thick layer, then surged, condensed, and combined swiftly, even emitting a sound akin to metal clashing. A crimson, semi-transparent glazed treasure armor of Astral Qi appeared prominently on his body surface, enveloping his body tightly without any gaps. The glazed treasure armor looks like a thin layer, but the surface flows with extraordinary Dao charm, seemingly containing heaven and earth’s ultimate principles, making its appearance quite exceptional. Tiny dust particles in the air bounced off lightly when they got close to the armor, unable to adhere to it. Lou Yi took out a black bone spike, poured all his spiritual power into it, and then fiercely stabbed towards the Glazed Astral Armor! ’Bang!’ With a dull collision sound ringing. The point of impact on the Astral Armor slightly dented, then wave-like patterns spread around, making the Astral Armor seem to sway in the wind. Soon, the dented point automatically recovered, and the bone spike, whose power rivals a Middle Grade attacking Spiritual Artifact, could progress no further. ’The defensive power of the Glazed Astral Armor is stronger than that of an ordinary Middle Grade defensive Spiritual Artifact, with a significant force-dissipating effect.’ ’With the Petrification Talent, it’s equivalent to having two layers of defense better than the Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts. In the late Foundation Establishment stage, even with Upper Grade attacking Spiritual Artifacts, it’s difficult to cause me severe injuries now, isn’t it?’ ’Even if not completely blocked, tenacity can absorb 80% of the damage...’ ’Even if the damage is too great, injuring the body, I still have the regeneration talent and the healing function of the Attribute Panel...’ Lou Yi himself is amazed at his current defensive capabilities, thinking it’s too abnormal, and surely will surprise his enemies immensely. Of course, facing those tough and thick-skinned monsters, having enough defensive power alone is not enough, the attack power must also be strong enough to be threatening. Lou Yi looked at the second accompanying martial art, Body into Sword, with a look of anticipation in his eyes. He found a nearby small hill, tens of zhang high, entirely made of naturally hard rock. "Body into Sword." Immediately, Lou Yi’s entire Astral Qi began to surge violently, as if burning, becoming ever denser and more substantial, continually collapsing inward and compressing. Lou Yi clasped his hands above his head, his whole body temporarily flattened, seemingly hammered, transformed, temporarily becoming a humanoid sword. The flesh is the sword body, the two legs are the sword hilt, the clasped hands are the sword blade, and the raging Astral Qi burning around is the sword edge that breaks the enemy! ’Buzz buzz buzz!’ His body trembled ceaselessly in place, ready to soar, but forcibly restrained by thought. When no longer wanting to restrain, the sword aura moves as the heart desires. The humanoid sword disappeared from where it stood, transforming into a brilliant crimson rainbow. It left a straight, slender, indelible white trace in the air, like a brand, followed by a sharp screech that tore through the eardrums. ’Bang!’ A small hill, dozens of feet high, of incredible thickness was easily pierced by the rainbow light, which then flew into the distant forest, breaking countless towering trees. The extreme penetrative power was thus highlighted. When Lou Yi appeared, his hair wildly fluttered, and an incredibly sharp aura emanated from his body, causing one’s skin to chill and scalp to tingle. ’This power is much stronger than the strongest punch previously combined with the Blood Feeding Spirit Transformation Technique!’ ’Transforming the body into a sword, the Gang Qi burns, exceeding the previous speed limit by who-knows-how-much, five times the speed of sound, or six?’ ’The only flaw is the enormous consumption of Gang Qi. Just that one strike consumed a full thirty percent of the Gang Qi, and unlike the Glazed Gang Clothing, which can recover Gang Qi anytime, it can be used at most three times in one battle, and can only be regarded as a trump card...’ Lou Yi was astounded by the power of this innate martial skill of body into sword. Is this the martial art of the Martial Saint level? It has already transcended simple punches and kicks, seeming more like a transformation into a higher mystical level... After advancing three levels in the Breathing Technique, my cultivation firmly stands at the Martial Saint level. Lou Yi recalculated the basic strength. Due to the significant increase in Gang Qi quantity, it’s equivalent to a substantial growth in Qi-Blood. His basic strength also rose from six hundred and sixty thousand jins to nine hundred thousand jins, just a step away from a million! This is just basic strength, not to mention the bonuses from Wolf Bone, Great Strength Talent, Dragon-piercing Technique, Blood Shadow... His heart filled with heroic spirit, he looked far ahead, eyes flashing with an indescribable light. ... Eight days later, outside Huai City. A vast horde of monsters, numbering in the tens of thousands, surrounded the enormous Huai City, making the city tower, dozens of feet high, seem helpless like a solitary island. On the city tower stood cultivators and burly soldiers armed with specially made bows and arrows, each with a grave expression, their eyes not daring to wander. The pressure brought by the monster army made everyone feel heavy-hearted, unsure of whether tomorrow or death would arrive first. Fortunately, the Corpse-Driving Sect sent many elders to support, otherwise they might have lost the will to resist. Besides the two original elders who guarded Huai City, there were also Elder Chen from Pan City, and Elder He from Ru City... a total of ten Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators! However, the number of Demon Generals on the opposite side who could contend with Foundation Establishment was more than double! Among these Demon Generals. There was a Tiger Demon over ten feet long, with fiery red fur as if made of steel; a gigantic toad taller than a six-story building, covered in gray particles capable of releasing poisonous smoke. There was a black Centipede Demon with a thousand legs, each as sharp as a sword; a giant eagle hovering high above, its wingspan covering half of the city tower; a six-tailed demon fox capable of spitting flames... Of course, the most eye-catching were three monsters. One was a mysterious monster shrouded in white mist. Upon its appearance, the white mist flowed towards the City Defense Array, seemingly destabilizing it. It was a Mirage Demon, naturally a master of arrays in the Demon Clan. Another was a Hill Giant, over a hundred feet tall, with the city tower only reaching its chest. Fortunately, it seemed wary of harming other Demon Clan members, staying a bit farther away, otherwise many might not have dared to stand on the tower. The third was a black Water Demon with a size comparable to the Hill Giant. Its body had an irregular shape, densely covered with tentacles, forming a large water puddle beneath it. Though it was only a mid-tier Demon General, its aura was no weaker than the Hill Giant. The swarm of monsters gathered, with demonic power soaring to the sky, each Demon General’s aura as dazzling as a blazing sun in the night, making it hard for low cultivation cultivators to breathe just sensing it! "Hand over the Red Hero, and you may avoid death! Otherwise, the city will be slaughtered for three days after it falls!" The six-tailed demon fox, representing the attacking demon clan, shrieked crazily below the city. It was merely about a foot in length and not noticeable among the Demon Clan. Its whole body snow-white, with a patch of red flame pattern on its forehead. Its six large fluffy tails, each larger than its body, intertwined like a peacock tail with an enchanting glow. "We do not have Red Hero here, and even if we did, we wouldn’t give them to you beasts!" an elder with half-white hair, originally guarding Huai City, stepped forward, loudly rebuking the demon fox. "Hmph, courting your own doom, hope you won’t regret it after the city falls!" The demon fox sneered cruelly. "Kill all these weak humans!" "Human flesh is tender and juicy, today we feast, hahaha!" "Break the city and massacre it!" As the demon fox cried out, issuing commands. Tens of thousands of monsters charged at Huai City’s tower, causing the ground to shake and dust to fill the sky! ...