I Can Strengthen Everything

"ROAR!!!"

The roar shook the mountain forest. The Demon Tiger violently raised its paw to meet the attack, unleashing a formidable Power.

CRACK—!!

In the next instant, the sound of breaking bones rang out. A paw was instantly snapped, its tendons and bones shattered.

The Demon Tiger let out a pained roar.

Fang Xing shot out a hand and grabbed the Demon Tiger’s tail. His arm strength erupted as he brutally swung its massive body around, smashing it into the ground like a madman.

BOOM!!!

The mountain forest trembled as if a massive earthquake had struck.

Cracks split open across the ground.

He smashed it again and again.

Demon Blood immediately started to flow from the Demon Tiger’s head.

Even with its astonishing Defense Power, it couldn’t withstand Fang Xing’s terrifying strength.

"Is... is he even human?!"

Not far away, a man and a woman watched the brutalized Demon Tiger, their hearts pounding wildly.

The sheer display of overwhelming power was terrifying to watch.

BOOM!!

With a tremendous crash, the Demon Tiger’s body slammed heavily into the ground, creating a deep crater and sending dust flying.

BUZZZ!!!

Dragon Qi swirled as a powerful Palm Force tore through the air, landing a strike on the Demon Tiger’s body.

The Vast and Majestic Divine Power shattered the Demon Tiger’s tendons and bones.

Lying on the ground, it was almost completely still, on the verge of death with only its last breath remaining.

Fang Xing drew his Demon Suppression Treasure Saber, sliced open the Demon Tiger’s belly, and brutally ripped out its Inner Core.

"Give... give it back."

The Demon Tiger’s eyes were filled with unwilling resentment, its voice weak.

Fang Xing held the Inner Core in his hand and whispered softly, "Don’t move. It will all be over soon."

SHLICK—!

The moment he finished speaking, the cold glint of the blade flashed. A strike as fast as lightning plunged into the Demon Tiger’s heart.

Hot blood spurted from the blade.

A crimson wisp of energy rose and entered his body.

Fang Xing pulled out the saber and emotionlessly wiped the blood from the blade.

"It’s... it’s dead!"

The pupils of the man and woman in the distance shrank as they watched the beheaded Demon Tiger.

An Initial Realm Great Demon, dead just like that.

It had almost no room to resist.

The entire time, it had been pinned to the ground and utterly dominated by this young man.

The smell of blood filled the air as the pair staggered to their feet.

Fang Xing placed the Demon Tiger’s corpse into his Storage Pouch and looked at the man and woman who were walking toward him.

"Th... thank you."

The two spoke, looking weak.

Their target had been killed, meaning they wouldn’t get the bounty, but they still had to offer their thanks.

If this person hadn’t intervened, they would likely be the ones lying on the ground.

This Great Demon’s strength was even more terrifying than they had anticipated.

Fang Xing glanced at the two and said, "You should head down the mountain soon."

After speaking, his figure flickered and vanished from their sight with the speed of a thunderclap.

As they watched Fang Xing’s disappearing figure, the two gradually came back to their senses.

"This time, we really suffered a double loss," the man sighed.

The woman’s face was also grim.

This was their first time hunting a Great Demon, but they never expected this to be the outcome.

Not only did they gain nothing, but they also nearly lost their lives.

It was completely different from slaying Demons and Monsters or Spirit Monsters.

"It seems a Great Demon is beyond what we can handle right now. We’ll have to wait," the man said. The woman nodded silently.

This time, the lesson was a profound one.

The feeling of truly facing a Great Demon was completely different from that of facing ordinary Demons and Monsters or Spirit Monsters.

When killing Demons and Monsters or Spirit Monsters, they were always successful, but against a Great Demon, they fell far short.

They exchanged a look, then each took out an Elixir and swallowed it before disappearing into the forest.

「Leaving Yun Wu Mountain, Fang Xing returned to his room at the Post Station as quickly as possible.」

After rinsing off and changing his clothes, Fang Xing sat on the bed and took out the Demon and Monster Core.

[Inner Core of an Initial Realm Demon. Contains a violent, demonic aura and a Demon’s Residual Thought. Enhancement cost: 10,000 points.]

’Will it be enhanced into Dragon Essence this time?’

Fang Xing’s eyes flickered as he stared at the prompt before him.

The last time, the Profound Flood Dragon Core was enhanced into an Initial Realm Dragon Essence. Fang Xing wasn’t sure if it would work this time.

After all, the two were from completely different species.

’Even if it’s not Dragon Essence, it won’t be too bad.’

With a thought, Fang Xing began the enhancement. A crimson light enveloped the Demon and Monster Core.

A moment later, the enhancement was complete, and the crimson light faded.

A radiant Inner Core appeared, and a faint, unusual fragrance wafted to his nose.

[An Initial Realm Demon and Monster Core was successfully enhanced. Acquired one pure Initial Realm White Tiger Essence.]

’White Tiger Essence...’

’Last time it was Dragon Essence, this time it’s White Tiger Essence. Could it be that the enhancement path for Demon and Monster Cores is toward Divine Beasts?’

Fang Xing blinked, the thought flashing through his mind.

White Tiger Essence.

’This shouldn’t be any worse than Dragon Essence, right?’

Looking at the enhanced White Tiger Essence and smelling its faint, unusual fragrance, Fang Xing swallowed it in one gulp. The Longevity Technique and the Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt began to operate simultaneously.

A layer of white light covered his entire body.

The White Tiger Essence also possessed a Vast and Majestic power.

The power of the White Tiger Essence seeped into his limbs and bones, spreading an extremely comfortable sensation throughout his body.

’This feels good.’

Feeling the power of the White Tiger Essence, he realized its effect was in no way inferior to the Dragon Essence Power.

His two Martial Arts absorbed the power of the White Tiger Essence.

Fang Xing immersed himself in the process.

A night passed silently.

「The next day, as the morning sun rose, Fang Xing slowly opened his eyes.」

After a full night of absorption, he had still only taken in a portion of it. However, the process felt somewhat faster compared to when he absorbed the Dragon Essence.

With his Cultivation having grown and his Martial Arts having improved, it was normal for the absorption to be faster.