An even stronger suction force appeared, turning Xiao Ning's entire body three zhang in diameter into a dark black color, even absorbing light.
His face glowed with a serene and majestic light, inspiring awe in those who beheld him.
Unfortunately, apart from Xiao Ning, there was no one else on the cliff top behind the Xiao family's mountain.
After an unknown amount of time, the golden-yellow sea of pure yang liquid that had been in Xiao Ning's dantian had disappeared, replaced by a grain of rice emitting a dazzling light.
The rice grains, almost tangible, evoke a sense of desolation, antiquity, and mystery.
The true essence is transformed into true vital energy.
Although the quantity is nearly a hundred times less than before, its power has increased significantly.
"Buzz!"
A terrifying aura suddenly erupted from Xiao Ning's body, and invisible gusts of wind swept violently around him.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!
A sudden gust of wind arose, and he sat cross-legged on the mountaintop with his eyes closed, his black hair dancing wildly in the wind, and his black robes fluttering in the wind.
After a long time, the wind stopped and the clouds dispersed.
Xiao Ning, who had been sitting cross-legged and motionless, opened his eyes. A divine light shot out from his eyes and disappeared several feet away.
After a while, he returned to his normal self.
"Snap! Snap!"
He stood up, and a crisp sound came from his body.
With a slight clench of his fist, Xiao Ning felt his strength increase more than tenfold. He gently swung his fist, and a sonic boom echoed.
Its body emitted a shimmering, precious light, signifying the completion of the Dragon-Elephant True Form, which possessed the power of an immortal and invincible physical body.
Even severed limbs can regenerate, lifespan can be greatly increased, and one can possess the strength of a dragon weighing ten thousand tons, capable of moving mountains and overturning seas, breaking cities and mountains, and splitting the heavens and earth, almost omnipotent.
At that moment, he felt that he could shatter the entire sky with one palm and turn the entire continent into dust with one punch.
Of course, Xiao Ning knew that this was just an illusion brought about by the sudden increase in strength.
Despite breaking through in essence, energy, and spirit simultaneously, Xiao Ning knew that a Grandmaster martial artist was nothing special in this vast and boundless Dou Qi Continent.
If someone truly believes that they have mastered divine skills and can be invincible, then they are not far from death.
"Perhaps, my current strength is comparable to that of a peak Dou Huang!"
The Dou Huang powerhouses on the Dou Qi Continent possess wings formed from Dou Qi, and can mobilize large amounts of external energy of the same attribute, allowing their bodies to remain suspended in the void for short periods without external assistance.
However, in terms of physical and mental aspects, they have not made any substantial breakthroughs compared to those below the Dou Huang level; they are only at a higher level than Dou Wang in terms of energy.
Therefore, Xiao Ning believed that with his strength in all three aspects—essence, energy, and spirit—all having broken through to the Grandmaster realm, he could easily defeat ordinary peak Dou Huangs, and even take down a Dou Huang kid with a single punch.
"However, this Nine-Aperture Golden Pill doesn't last very long!"
Looking at the Nine-Aperture Golden Pill deep within his heart, which had shrunk considerably to the size of a peanut, Xiao Ning was rather speechless.
Not only that, even the dazzling golden light on the Golden Core seemed to have dimmed.
"I was hoping to use it to become an immortal or a god, but it seems that's impossible now!"
"Okay, I was greedy!"
Xiao Ning shook his head with a wry smile, then remembered that today was the Xiao family's annual testing day.
"Speaking of which, it's been a year since I came to the Battle Through the Heavens world. Today is the 365th day of signing in. I wonder what good things will come!"
Thinking of this, Xiao Ning had a sudden thought and connected with the sign-in system deep in his mind's Niwan Palace, silently saying, "I want to sign in!"
The next moment.
[Check-in successful! Currently on a 365-day consecutive check-in streak!]
[Congratulations, host! You have received the reward: The Yellow Court Classic!]
[The prize has been sent to your system space. Please check it!]
The system's mechanical voice rang out, but what it said made Xiao Ning's expression freeze.
"Huh? The Huangting Jing? What's that?"
Xiao Ning's eyes widened in disbelief.
Then, he entered the void and saw that there was indeed a thread-bound book inside. It looked ordinary, like a cheap item from a modern street market, without anything unusual about it.
"Could this thing be a Taoist classic?"
"No, what use is this thing to me?"
"What have I been working so hard for, signing in every day for a year? Don't you have any idea?"
"Today I finally made it to 365 days, and then, as a reward, I get a book like this?"
"I only paid 19.9 yuan for one on Pinduoduo, and they're just going to fob me off like that?"
"System, you're so stingy!"
After venting for a while, Xiao Ning let out a long sigh and accepted the reality with a helpless expression.