The subspecies Qilin howled miserably, its racing figure suddenly came to a halt, followed by a tremendous force from its tail that lifted its entire body into the air. Then, with a swing of Lu Ren's arms, it traced a half-arc mid-air before being slammed hard onto the ground.

Boom!

The excruciating pain transmitted through its body caused the subspecies Qilin's eyes to immediately turn red, fully unleashing the ferocity hidden within.

The subspecies Qilin roared, its limbs thrashing repeatedly, desperately trying to flip over and let its sharp claws reach Lu Ren.

Sharp claws continually scraped a series of sparks on Lu Ren's body, leaving streaks of marks.

Lu Ren appeared unmoved, as his skin layer was almost entirely covered by an exceptionally hard keratin layer, comparable in texture to steel, with some tiny, almost invisible scales growing on his skin, significantly enhancing his defensive capability.

Furthermore, the evolution of the skin layer made it incredibly thick.

Yet, under the chaotic clawing, Lu Ren did suffer some scratches, almost drawing blood.

Feeling a bit of pain, Lu Ren's gaze hardened, and he exerted his full strength to suppress the subspecies Qilin's struggle, quickly straddling the creature. With both arms driven by the Phoenix Falcon Fist, he unleashed Phoenix Beak Fist techniques at the subspecies Qilin's head.

It was as if operating a piling machine; each punch landed with a force that made the surrounding ground slightly tremble, causing leaves hanging on nearby trees to rustle and fall.

As his fists blasted forth in rapid succession, the air exploded, and fierce air currents danced like giant pythons.

Each hammering punch produced visible ripples spreading in all directions, flattening the surrounding grass.

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

Seeing the subspecies Qilin's head hammered flat with no further movement, Lu Ren slowly withdrew his hand, looking down at his own thick arms still steaming from the intense friction with the air due to the high-speed punching.

Lu Ren exhaled a deep breath, his powerful lung capacity allowing him to easily blow out a visible air arrow.

Glancing again at the motionless subspecies Qilin, Lu Ren stood up, surveyed his surroundings, and then, as casually as lifting a needle, picked up the High-Frequency Vibrating Sword.

After carefully dissecting the subspecies Qilin, Lu Ren cut a piece of meat, brought it to his face, and sniffed it.

It had a very fragrant aroma, completely without the gamey smell of ordinary meat, stirring a rising desire from his heart to devour it.

Lu Ren tentatively extended his tongue to lick it, and after smacking his lips, his eyes brightened. He then abruptly swallowed the piece of flesh.

Delicious!

It didn't feel raw at all, the flesh was tight, and the more he chewed, the more flavorful it became.

Indeed, the ingredient itself is the best seasoning.

Busy for a while, Master Lu, while chewing, continued to disassemble the entire subspecies Qilin.

This terrifyingly gory scene frightened some creatures attracted by the smell of blood, causing them to quickly flee.

Lu Ren chewed carefully, then swallowed, immediately feeling the flesh rapidly being digested by stomach acid, and surges of heat spreading into his limbs and bones.

"Ding, because you've consumed the flesh of a subspecies Qilin, your physique has slightly strengthened."

Lu Ren's expression brightened, his eyes fervently fixed on the subspecies Qilin's body on the ground.

An hour later, Lu Ren looked at the large intestines and other inedible parts on the ground, hesitating slightly.

Would it be exciting to clean them and prepare a large intestine sashimi like they suggest online?

After pondering for a while, Lu Ren ultimately dismissed this rather extreme flavor suggestion.

Eating raw meat was already quite adventurous for today, and if the subspecies Qilin's meat wasn't so delicately aromatic, he wouldn't have been able to stomach it.

Thinking of this, Lu Ren suddenly sighed.

Human limits are continuously broken step by step.

Looking at his own body, Lu Ren could reaffirm that the transformation of the Ten Lands Great Accomplishment Golden Body Bodhisattva Path wasn't about simply expanding one's physical body to great success, but causing the cells to undergo intrinsic changes for a deeper reflection from within.

With this, can it really still be considered within the human realm?

Looking at his own skin resembling ancient bronze.

It seemed that the Ten Lands Great Accomplishment Golden Body Bodhisattva Path wasn't really as Ji Quanzhen observed, with much deeper mysteries to explore.

With the Fourth Land being like this,

just what sights await in the final Tenth Land.

Could this be a skill humans created?

So, back then, to what stage of Bright Awakening did that monk cultivating this skill arrive?

Did they comprehend the skill of transformation?

After a long silence, Subodhi finally opened his mouth with some difficulty.

"Is this a skill of the Buddhist sect?"

"Don't you know?"

Subodhi was silent for a long time, suddenly feeling that in comparison with Lu Ren, he might seem a bit childish.

"The martial art of Buddhism is not like this. Throughout the ages, Buddhist martial artists who enter the Bright Mind State are not like you."

"Is that so?"

Lu Ren was slightly taken aback and said with some surprise: "No one changes as much as I do? This is your Buddhist skill, the Ten Grounds Great Achievement Golden Bodhisattva Path, and I am at the Fourth Ground."

Speaking, Lu Ren flexed his muscles, revealing youthful knotted tendons, then touched the flesh tuft on his head.

This is something only Buddha would have.

"I know of the Ten Lands... but I haven't seen Ten Grounds like yours."

Subodhi slowly said: "Bright Mind masters can indeed change their bodies, but... the degree of change is not this much."

Not only is it more, Subodhi had seen similar avatars of Bodhisattvas, but only in the Spiritual Realm could one transform into a Bodhisattva or Arhat likeness, never like Lu Ren with such shocking transformations throughout the body.

This was forcibly bringing the Bodhisattva likeness manifested in the Spiritual Realm into reality!

Even Subodhi felt a bit numb, thinking Lu Ren was practicing not Buddhist martial arts but a kind of demon skill.

"Doesn't your Buddha undergo changes?"

"What is Buddha, I am Buddha."

Subodhi's indifferent reply.

"Hehe."

Not able to pry any useful information from Subodhi, Lu Ren didn't dwell on it too much, he trusted only three parts of Subodhi's words, and the remaining ninety-seven parts he would just listen to casually.

During this thought, he suddenly remembered if he could integrate the Lamp of Freedom with the Fourth Ground Flame Wisdom Land from the Ten Grounds.

Flame Wisdom Land and the Lamp of Freedom both express the meaning of integrated spiritual light; under the two contemplation methods, Lu Ren already had some ideas. Although the Flame Wisdom Land is a manifestation of a state of spiritual realm, another name.

But the spirit inherently belongs to the meaning of integrated spiritual light, like a bright lamp lit up, why not as a flame.

If the Lamp of Freedom, which shows small insights, is integrated into the Ten Lands Mahayana Golden Body Bodhisattva Path, combined with the Ten Lands Bodhisattva Mind that illuminates all realms, both internally and externally, wouldn't that be great?

"Ding, you vaguely have an insight into the Lamp of Freedom, it seems you think it can be integrated into the Ten Lands Mahayana Golden Body Bodhisattva Path."

"..."

Lu Ren's spirit lifted, it seemed it was really possible, but it also seemed to require some time, or perhaps some mechanism needed to be triggered.

The corresponding system panel could be further developed, surely there are many hidden functions waiting for his development.

With his current Spirit Realm, perhaps he could learn multiple fist techniques and martial paths to impact his body.

Previously, due to limited energy, he had only meticulously practiced one fist technique, now that he has entered the Bright Mind State, the practice of fist techniques would be quite easy.

Or rather, martial artists in the Bright Awakening Realm, although primarily relying on their fist technique philosophy, can draw analogies and have great insights, whether it's enhancing one's capabilities in all areas or integrating into one's path, it's all a new idea.

How to integrate?

The thought slightly moved in Lu Ren's mind, then he focused on the skill level panel, and then willed to integrate the Lamp of Freedom with the Flame Wisdom Land.

"Ding, you seem to want to integrate the Ten Lands Mahayana Golden Body Bodhisattva Path with the Lamp of Freedom Observation, but vaguely feel the accumulation is insufficient."

Accumulation insufficient?

Lu Ren raised his eyebrows, understanding the system mechanism, it seems only by practicing fist techniques to perfection can one do it?

Need to find two trash fist techniques to try it later.

Given his current condition, can he temporarily compress and transform, otherwise, with such extensive transformations each time, the massive consumption each time is huge, just this transformation has made him consume nearly a month's supply of super concentrated nutrient pills and water cannon reserves.

If he didn't have a subspecies Qilin as a food supplement, the energy needed would be even more.

More importantly, he was not sure if the cells within his body could withstand such a surge in transformations, crazy division, proliferation, this would accelerate the death of cells.

There is a limit to the number of times a cell can divide.

For normal people, this is indeed the case, but Lu Ren faintly feels that the cells in his body, although the division times would be more, it's also limited.

He feels he could keep this state, but would he still be considered human?

Lu Ren unconsciously glanced at his hands, unable to get past the barrier in his mind.

Most importantly, he vaguely feels that if he maintains this state for a long time, he may really not be able to return to a human form.

Perhaps it's because he has only practiced to the Fourth Ground, if he enters higher realms, with the continuous promotion of the Ten Lands Mahayana Golden Body Bodhisattva Path, perhaps there would be a new solution.

Lu Ren sat cross-legged, closed his eyes slightly, then his will surged, the magnetic field around him also began to gently move under his thoughts, according to Ksitigarbha, his 'Qi' is drilling into the muscles, skin membranes, bones, and viscera, then coherently harmonizing with the will and magnetic field, and with ultra-strong control at the cell level, slowly impacting the body.

Immediately, his muscles began to tighten visibly, his bones made a creaking sound, and the cells within his body were being forcibly compressed, the cells were being folded and squeezed between one another.

A full half-hour later, with the flesh tuft on top of his head gone, the now almost two-meter-tall Lu Ren slowly stood up, cautiously moved around before pausing, his left leg was swelling uncontrollably, wanting to revert to the Fourth Ground Bodhisattva likeness, then the transformation was forcibly stopped, followed by contraction, restoration, and recovery.

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