I Can Strengthen Everything

On the surface, nothing seemed out of the ordinary, but under the Golden Eyes of Truth, everything was laid bare.

"These beasts! They don’t have a shred of humanity!"

Chen Yan gritted her teeth, her eyes blazing with fury.

"The Vampire Horse Thieves are already half-human, half-demon. What humanity would they have left?"

Bahuang Yi let out a sigh.

"There are no survivors in this town. The Vampire Horse Thieves have likely moved on. We can’t delay; let’s check the next location."

Fang Xing spoke up.

The others nodded. The group quickly passed through the small town and vanished into the surrounding wasteland.

...

As the sky gradually darkened, Fang Xing’s group, following their intel and tracking the Vampire Horse Thieves, arrived at the second location.

Beiyuan Town!

It was another small border town.

However, it appeared that this place had not yet been plundered by the Vampire Horse Thieves.

Fang Xing used his Power of Mental to scan the area, getting a perfectly clear picture of the entire town.

"This town is safe for now. But it seems due to the threat of the Vampire Horse Thieves, every household has shut its doors. They’ll likely be targeted soon."

Fang Xing said.

Upon hearing this, the other three all turned to look at him.

"Brother Fang, you know this without even entering the town?" Bahuang Yi stared at him, stunned.

Fang Xing’s expression was calm. "I was born with a strong Power of Mental and was fortunate enough to achieve the Yin God. I knew after a single scan."

"..."

Yin God!

At Fang Xing’s words, the three of them froze, their gazes sharpening.

’Fortunate enough to achieve the Yin God? Since when was that something you could achieve through fortune?’

’No wonder he’s on the Hidden Dragon List. Cultivating a Yin God while still in the True Qi Realm... he’s simply a monster.’

’Forget the True Qi Realm; it’s rare for even someone in the True Gang Realm to cultivate a Yin God.’

’Normally, one can only cultivate a Yin God after stepping into the Realm of True Essence.’

After a brief silence, Zhou Yu looked at the small town, then back at Fang Xing. "This is within the Vampire Horse Thieves’ area of activity. Brother Fang, your natural Pupil Power is astonishing. Can you see any traces of them?"

Fang Xing’s gaze swept the area. Under the Golden Eyes of Truth, everything appeared before him.

Fang Xing shook his head slightly. "No traces of them for now. However, this is their active territory. It’s getting late, so let’s set up camp here for now. The Vampire Horse Thieves usually move at night. We might get lucky and run into them by waiting."

Hearing Fang Xing’s analysis, the others had no objections.

It was late, which was indeed not ideal for taking action.

Besides, the Vampire Horse Thieves’ trail couldn’t be definitively tracked; after all, they weren’t a stationary group.

They roamed over a very large area.

They mostly moved between smaller towns and villages. They were also smart enough not to launch a frontal assault on any County Town.

Having reached a consensus, Fang Xing’s group made their way to an abandoned temple outside the town to stay for the time being.

The townspeople were already in a panic, with every door bolted shut. To avoid alerting their quarry, the group could only stay outside the town for now.

Night fell, and a chilling cold swept through the air.

Inside the abandoned temple, the four of them ate a small meal before each settling into a corner. They did not light a fire.

With their physical conditioning, they would have no problem with a cold autumn night, let alone the freezing depths of winter.

Fang Xing began to cultivate, refining the Purple Flame Pills as he did.

Traveling didn’t stop him from his Refinement of the Purple Flame Pills.

In the span of two or three days, he had used all but the last of the eight Purple Flame Pills.

As his Cultivation and Martial Arts improved, the speed at which he could perform Refinement on the Purple Flame Pills also increased.

After about an hour, the last Purple Flame Pill was completely refined.

’I’ve reached my limit. Unless I can break through all at once, no amount of Purple Flame Pills will have any more effect...’

Fang Xing opened his eyes, sensing the change in his Martial Arts.

His Red Fire Divine Skill had advanced to the limit of the Ninth Layer.

He was only one step away from Great Perfection, but that single step was a massive leap.

He pinned his hopes on the Demon King Core.

However, enhancing the Demon King Core would require a substantial number of Enhancement Points.

Five hundred thousand Enhancement Points were needed to enhance the Demon King Core.

By achieving Fiery Flame Formless and attaining Divine Skill Perfection, he would be able to completely dominate the True Qi Realm.

Even when facing a True Gang expert, he could use Fiery Flame Formless to escape.

As for actually fighting a True Gang expert, Fang Xing was self-aware enough to know it was impossible. Even with his heaven-defying Divine Skill, he couldn’t contend with that kind of leap between realms.

It was a leap in the very tier of life.

The gap was even greater than that between the Neutralizing Force and the True Qi Realm.

Having confidence in himself was one thing, but he wasn’t arrogant enough to believe he could cross such a colossal chasm.

"Hm?"

Just as he was about to close his eyes to continue his cultivation and rest, Fang Xing suddenly looked up at the night sky outside the temple.

VMMMM—!

An invisible Power of Mental swept out, and Fang Xing’s gaze sharpened.

Under the probe of his Power of Mental, a large group of figures appeared ten li outside the town.

"The Vampire Horse Thieves!"

Fang Xing shot to his feet. The sudden movement startled Zhou Yu and the other two.

"Brother Fang, what’s wrong?"

Bahuang Yi asked, noticing the grave expression on Fang Xing’s face.

Fang Xing nodded slightly. "Yes. The Vampire Horse Thieves are ten li out, heading toward the town. There are about one or two hundred of them."

"Ten li..."

Hearing Fang Xing’s words, the expressions of the other three turned serious.

"Get ready. This might get messy," Fang Xing said, then stepped out of the temple.

Seeing this, the others followed close behind, leaving the temple.

The moon was bright, the stars few.

A late autumn wind blew, chilling them to the bone.

Under the night sky, the small town was deathly quiet.

The darkness was like an abyss, swallowing everything in its path.