Chapter 537 - 340: An Astonishing Four Months
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After reaching this conclusion, Yan Xiaobao had Lan Feng travel all day, while the two of them settled down at night and spent time training their bodies. At first, it was a painful and exhausting process for his body, but over time, as the training became routine, Yan Xiaobao’s physique slowly began transforming. His muscles grew much stronger than before. Lean muscle became easily noticeable, and his healthy body had improved significantly compared to months prior.
Crossing the Divine Domain took an astonishing four months, their speed far slower than even traveling within sacred dungeons. This was mainly due to Yan Xiaobao training his body every night. Although the journey took longer and required more time before he could reunite with his friends, his burning desire to bolster his strength swelled within him. He knew that it was crucial to enhance his power while he had the chance. If Wan Qiao refused to assist them, then he would need to be as strong as possible when facing the Forest King.
One reason Yan Xiaobao committed himself fully to body training was the aforementioned goal, but another was that he felt some changes within himself. The stronger his body became, the better it was able to process inner energy and release more of it at a time. Furthermore, the increase in brute strength also significantly boosted the power of Martial Arts and spiritual arts.
Recognizing this, Yan Xiaobao started to regret not training his body more earlier on. However, thanks to his current inner-strength training, his body had started adapting better than before.
While Yan Xiaobao was completely immersed in training both internal and external energies, Lan Feng focused on their travels. Finally, one day, as they stared at a large stone-built castle, they stopped.
Surrounding the city stood tall walls, and the environment reminded Yan Xiaobao of medieval castle towns he’d read about in the past. This kind of architecture was completely different from the buildings of the Sun Kingdom.
In recent days, humanoid beasts had appeared frequently on the road, all heading toward the city. As they approached, guards clad in red armor patrolled the road, and the constant bandit attacks had long ceased. Thus, Lan Feng had no need to reveal his aura to intimidate those around them.
After observing many beasts, Yan Xiaobao was surprised that no one perceived him as human but rather as a beast. Although his appearance slightly differed from most people, his body showed no signs of being beast-like.
"That’s because you don’t have a human aura," Lan Feng remarked quietly, "Even though I’m maintaining a hidden aura, because we share one body, don’t forgo the human aura."