Lou Yi looked at the Attribute Panel, and the talent column was filled with a myriad of new talents; the scrollbar had to be pulled very long to see them all.

There were strength-related talents, such as physique, mountain lifting, brute force, bear strength, etc.

There were defense-related talents, such as crystallization, rock armor, vine armor, divine hump cushion, etc.

There were speed-related talents, such as shadow snatch, falcon dive, Chasing Wind, wall glide, etc.

At the same time, these talents of the same type were all flickering madly, reminding the host that fusion could be performed.

Among them, the number of defense-related talents was the largest, with more than two hundred; Lou Yi planned to fuse this type of talent first.

As soon as this thought appeared in his mind, a new prompt appeared on the Attribute Panel:

’Spend eighteen thousand energy points to fuse these two hundred and thirty-four talents into the Golden Body Divine Skill, refining the essence and discarding the base, will you fuse?’

So much energy?

Lou Yi felt a bit of heartache, but fortunately, the demons that did not explode with talents also provided him with a large amount of energy, with a thick base that could be completely consumed.

’Yes.’

Next moment, more than two hundred newly acquired defense-related talents, along with the words Golden Body Divine Skill, started to turn blurry.

’Hmm...’

Lou Yi even heard some slight strange sounds, similar to a processor operating under high load.

Apparently, with the current ability of the Attribute Panel, it was not easy to fuse these more than two hundred talents at once.

After sixty breaths of time, that strange noise finally disappeared completely, returning to tranquility.

Meanwhile, the wording in the column for Golden Body Divine Skill changed:

Divine Skill: Golden Body (Minor Achievement/?) → Divine Skill: Golden Body (Perfection)

Skipped the Great Success Realm, directly reaching Perfection.

Unfamiliar memories appeared in his mind.

Continuing from the previous memory segment.

He was still the invincible Monkey King in the world without magic, who came to the Cultivation Realm seeking progress, only to face covetousness and capture by many cultivators.

He was caught by the ancestor of a cultivation sect and trapped in a cauldron for refining.

But unexpectedly, by coincidence, a golden glowing body was forged, leading to a reversal where he forced the cultivators to continue refining his body, making his strength even greater.

At the same time, the news of the monkey demon cruelly slaughtering the entire sect of the Human Race spread widely in the Cultivation Realm.

The cultivators of the Cultivation Realm were furious and came to capture the monkey demon.

By now, the monkey demon’s strength was extraordinary, killing many transgressors and discovering some body refinement secret techniques from the Human Race.

’These humans use demon beast blood to assist in body refinement, but I already have powerful qi-blood, and my meridians are not much different from the Human Race. Can I also practice these secret techniques?’

Thinking it, he did it; the Monkey King began experimenting with these seized secret techniques and found most were effective.

Furthermore, he had a unique advantage, which was that his body strength far exceeded that of ordinary cultivators.

Ordinary cultivators have to spend all their efforts to cultivate one secret technique, but he could practice three, five, or even more at the same time!

Thus, an abnormal entity that defied common logic began to rapidly grow in strength like a snowball in the Cultivation Realm.

In the end, even the Sect Leader of the first sect in the Cultivation Realm was brutally slapped to death by him!

"Invincibility is truly lonely..." the Monkey King lamented.

The memory stopped abruptly at this point, and Lou Yi opened his eyes in reality.

Unprecedented overwhelming energy engulfed him, starting to frantically transform his body.

Due to the total amount of energy exceeding his tolerance limit, Lou Yi’s body suddenly ’puffed’ and ignited, emitting blazing white flames!

His skin, blood, flesh, and meridians evaporated at this moment, leaving only an empty skeleton.

Even the white bones began to melt, turning into a pool of black liquid floating in mid-air.

Until a certain moment, a point of light brightened in the void, the first dragon bone was reformed, crystalline like jade, shimmering with soft light.

It even brought a sacred aura, and on it were engraved numerous complex natural patterns.

Next was the second bone, the third, the fourth... as if ancient deities were molding a person, the complete outline of the skeleton reappeared.

On the basis of the skeleton, flesh filled with spiritual qi, extremely tenacious meridians, and newly defined skin with some extraordinary features were added...

The newly transformed Lou Yi stood naturally in the void, resurrected from death.

At first, his eyes seemed a bit bewildered, but in an instant, he regained his clarity.

’This time, it truly was a remarkable transformation.’ Lou Yi thought in shock; his physical body was completely remolded, nearly unrelated to the previous one.

Additionally, the description of the Golden Body Divine Skill on the Attribute Panel had undergone some changes.

Golden Body (Effect One): Physical and magical defense strengthened by 800%, doubling the resistance to negative effects like evil and curse, offering a slight law resistance.

Golden Body (Effect Two): No fatal weak points or vital gates; any damage received externally or internally is evenly distributed across the entire body.

Golden Body (Effect Three): Within the limits of defense, physical damage can be reflected at 99%, magical damage at 90%. When conscious, this effect can be selectively used, currently maintainable for ten breaths; the duration will extend as the Qi-Blood increases. This effect can only be used once in a short period.

’The Golden Body Divine Skill has reached perfection, indeed quite a transformation.’

First is Effect One; the enhancement multiplier increased from 300%→800%, nearly tripling.

Previously, Lou Yi’s physical strength already exceeded the limits of a Spiritual Artifact, nearing the Treasure Artifact level; what realm has it reached now?

"Mo Yuan."

In the next moment, a three-inch-long black flying saber appeared in Lou Yi’s hand, its surface emitting a faint multicolored glow, evidently beyond the scope of Spiritual Artifacts.

It was none other than the Treasure Artifact embryo Mo Yuan owned by Lou Yi, originating from the cave abode of Master Han Yue, with the other blade Zhu Yan still in Bi Yaoyao’s possession.

Lou Yi fully controlled the black flying saber, ’Whoosh,’ it flew out, soon reversing back to fiercely slash at the back of his left hand.

Divine skills differ from talents, constantly maintaining themselves, so when the black flying saber approached, a faint golden light had already formed on the surface of his hand.

Only a crisp ’clang’ could be heard, as Mo Yuan bounced off Lou Yi’s hand back easily without even making a scratch.

’After all, Mo Yuan is only a Treasure Artifact embryo; let’s try a real Treasure Artifact.’

Lou Yi summoned a jade-white Sword Pill from the True Monarch’s treasury, which instantly drained all the Spiritual Qi within him.

The Sword Pill sliced through the void, shooting towards Lou Yi’s hand, almost indistinguishable.

As it approached, Lou Yi suddenly found himself in a vast, boundless icefield, surrounded by snowy whiteness; he felt small and powerless to resist.

However, the Golden Body Divine Skill inherently carries a buff to remove negative effects, so the illusion realm was just a fleeting moment, unable to continue affecting Lou Yi.

’Clang!’

Just like the previous Treasure Artifact embryo, the Treasure Artifact Sword Pill was also launched away by a tremendous force, even piercing through a giant mountain ahead.

’Boom!’

That giant mountain was instantly enveloped by a thin layer of frost, then exploded with a boom, transforming into countless fine ice shards.

This is the effect of a Treasure Artifact, possessing not only strong penetrative power but also overwhelming magical effects.

Yet encountering Lou Yi’s current Perfection Level Golden Body Divine Skill, it still couldn’t break through the defense.

"My defense power has finally surpassed the Second Realm completely."

"Even if the Qi Cultivation Nine Level Controller only unleashes part of the Treasure Artifact’s power, I haven’t exerted my full strength. Faced with opponents at the Golden Core or Great Demon level, they can’t knock me down instantly."

"From now on, encountering experts at the Golden Core or Great Demon level in the Third Realm, I truly gained a shred of self-preservation capability."

Lou Yi felt very satisfied; the blow from the Treasure Artifact flying sword just felt like a tickle to him.

His defense power progressed from nearing the Treasure Artifact to actually entering the Treasure Artifact level, achieving a qualitative leap.

Not to mention, Effect One of the Golden Body also carries a slight law resistance.

Lou Yi understood that at the Golden Core level, practitioners begin to interact with laws, every action carrying the might of the universe, possessing unfathomable special bonus effects, difficult to measure purely by numbers.

The Golden Body Divine Skill can now resist laws, equivalent to possessing part of the Third Realm cultivator’s power advance.

Furthermore, Effect Three of the Golden Body Divine Skill, the damage reflection.

Not only have the percentages of reflection increased, but also the reflection time has stretched from a brief moment to ten breaths, essentially transforming from a single-target skill to a group battle skill.

Lou Yi realized that just the enhancement of one Golden Body Divine Skill led his strength to undergo a tremendous transformation.

Next, he turned his gaze to the newly added strength-related talents.

This category of talents is only slightly fewer than the defense category, counting over a hundred.

As soon as the thought arose, the Attribute Panel showed a new prompt:

’Spend thirteen thousand energy points to merge these one hundred fifty-one talents with the Divine Power talent, refine them, retain the essence; proceed with the fusion?’

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