This High Martial World is Too Crazy!!!

’Relying on just the brain to think is too much trouble,’ Fang Can thought.

The human body is simply too fragile. Once it’s on the verge of death, the brain instantly disconnects and falls into a coma.

For instance, the back of the head, the vagus nerve near the jaw, the cervical spine...

A blow to any of these areas could cause a loss of consciousness.

Previously, Fang Can had tried cultivating after ingesting arsenic. But because the poison was too potent, he fell into a death-like coma, even though he didn’t die.

In some respects, a body like this was truly inconvenient.

So Fang Can pondered whether there was a way for him to remain active even if his brain’s core was damaged.

Seven or eight days had passed. It was time to modify the Great Sun Undying Demon Body and upgrade his body’s hardware.

Since the brain’s configuration was the problem, he would just abandon thinking with his brain and let his body act on its own.

In Fang Can’s vision, the Great Sun Undying Demon Body was supposed to represent the ultimate life force, capable of resurrection from even a single remaining cell or a fragment of his body.

If that was the case, he should just infuse his will directly into every cell and not rely on the so-called brain to think.

He would be an existence that could fight to the last drop of blood, even if his heart was pierced, his brain blown apart, or his spine shattered.

’So, I need to give my body the ability to think, just like the brain. I need to make every cell capable of transmitting information like a neuron.’

’Even if my brain is destroyed, my body will still be able to make the right choices and continue battling the enemy until the end of time!’

Fang Can pondered, refining and modifying some of the details.

For other Martial Artists, this function was actually trivial, serving only to prevent them from falling unconscious.

But for Fang Can, with his unyielding nature, he could slowly recover as long as he had enough energy, even if his body was blown to bits. This was why he was considered unmatched in immortality within the Transcendent Body Realm.

Therefore, preventing enemies from incapacitating him was crucial.

Just as Fang Can was about to explore this idea further, Ye Qingshi’s aggrieved voice sounded by his ear. "Are you done yet? You’ve been holding me for ages, and now I’m hungry."

Ye Qingshi’s words snapped Fang Can out of his brainstorm. Only then did he remember that the young woman before him was just an ordinary person and couldn’t photosynthesize for energy like him.

Taking a step back and getting off the young woman, Fang Can nodded. "Miss Ye, my apologies for just now..."

Before he could finish, Ye Qingshi had already fled like a startled fawn. As she turned her head, the ends of her hair whipped across Fang Can’s face, leaving behind a faint, pleasant scent.

Silently watching her disappear from sight, Fang Can walked out of the house and began to slowly practice his fist forms under the midday sun, further enhancing his flesh and blood.

Before long, he could feel his Realm improving at a visible rate. At this pace, Fang Can was confident he could reach the Profound Gate Ninth Layer within a month.

"A new layer every three days?" The corners of Fang Can’s mouth curled up slightly as he began to practice methodically.

As he practiced, he tried to extend the vibrating effect of the Taming Tiger and Dragon Golden Body from his skin to his flesh, bones, and spinal marrow.

If every inch of his body could vibrate and pulse, it would bring immense benefits for both body tempering and combat.

The Tiger Slaughter Sect was, after all, just an upstart sect established less than a hundred years ago. Compared to the imperial families and ancient clans with their deep foundations, its accumulated knowledge was severely lacking.

Its secret manuals, whether for combat or training, were vastly inferior.

The techniques the disciples of the Martial Arts Hall had practiced were probably just the kind of worthless junk those great clans used to prop up wobbly tables.

And what Fang Can was doing now was relying on his own superhuman talent and intellect to single-handedly surpass the millennia of accumulated knowledge of those clans and imperial families.

And then, he would crush all his enemies underfoot.

’I’ll start with the basics, like surpassing the so-called number one on the Hidden Dragon List in the Transcendent Body Realm!’ Fang Can thought confidently.

If he couldn’t even beat his opponent while using cheats, then what was the damn point of having cheats? What was the damn point of practicing martial arts? He might as well go back to his room and sleep with Ye Qingshi.

...

「At the same time, within the capital of the Great Chu Kingdom.」

A youth with a boyish face, yet standing two-and-a-half meters tall with the back of a tiger and the waist of a bear, sat cross-legged in the cold, grand hall, his eyes closed in meditation. He exuded the aura of a fearsome deity.

His enormous frame, just by sitting there, radiated a terrifying sense of pressure.

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps echoed from the distance. An exceptionally beautiful young woman dressed as a scholar in white robes and a tall cap strolled over with a smile.

"You’re quite composed, Imperial Brother. Didn’t you see who’s at the top of the Ascending Dragon List?"

The white-robed young woman clasped her hands behind her back, her smile radiant. "After seeing the list, your tens of thousands of followers are preparing to act and protect your path."

"Hah." The youth opened his eyes, a slight smirk playing on his lips. "What good is high talent? That guy is already at a massive disadvantage against me."

"How so, Imperial Brother?" the young woman asked, puzzled.

"That guy only started on the Martial Dao at eighteen. His bone structure is already completely set. His height is two meters at most. How could he possibly compare to this shocking physique of mine?"

The youth grinned. "In the Transcendent Body Realm, all combat power resides in the flesh. At the same Profound Gate Ninth Layer, there’s no difference in the strength of our sinews. With my greater weight against his smaller frame, killing that Fang Can will be as easy as crushing an ant."

"Besides, the All-Kingdoms Grand Tournament begins in two months. Unless that Fang Can can reach the Profound Gate Ninth Layer and meet me on Fangcun Mountain within that time..."

"...otherwise, by the time of the tournament, I will have advanced to the First Turn. We will be separated as an Immortal is from a mortal, and the gap between us will only grow wider."

"What you say makes sense, Imperial Brother." The young woman agreed with a smile. "Then allow me to congratulate you in advance on taking first place in the tournament."

"Cut the crap." The youth completely ignored the flattery, snorting coldly at the woman before him, his tone harsh.

"Get back to your cultivation. It took you two years of dawdling just to reach the Profound Gate Ninth Layer, and you’re cultivating that sissy scholarly aura. When I was at the Fifth Layer, I could have killed the current you with a single punch. You’re a complete waste of the Great Chu’s Blood of Domination."

"Don’t run into me during the upcoming tournament. Otherwise, it won’t matter that you’re my sister. I’ll still kill you with one punch."

Hearing his words, the woman’s lips couldn’t help but twitch as she looked at his demonic, god-like body with its knotted muscles.

’If I ended up looking like my brother,’ she thought, ’I’d rather just die.’

’Besides, what’s the use of being all bulked up? It only makes a difference in the Transcendent Body Realm. The true path for a Martial Artist only reveals itself after the Heaven-Ascending Road.’

"Well then, Imperial Brother, please continue your cultivation. I won’t disturb you any longer." After saying this, the young woman turned and left the grand hall.

In an instant, only dead silence remained in the room.

「Meanwhile, at the Lieyang Martial Arts Hall.」

Fang Can stopped his movements, his gaze fixed on the cold, stunning woman before him. "And who might you be?"

"You’re Fang Can?" Liu Qingmeng sized up the youth in front of her. "It seems my luck is quite good. I just happened to be strolling around and ran into you."

Hearing her words, Fang Can’s brows furrowed tightly.

’This increased luck of mine is really getting out of control.’

’First it was Jiang Ning’an, and now it’s this unknown woman.’

’What the hell is with this luck? It shouldn’t just bring anyone and everyone to my doorstep! It’s not like I’m short on women! Why is my luck with the ladies so ridiculously strong?’