We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

Chapter 44 Choice
According to the scattered knowledge Shen Bailian had previously learned online, divinity possesses unpredictability, memetic contamination, and distortion. It is a firewall placed within the scattered source of power when the gods fell.

Anyone who comes into direct contact with its divine power will become its agent, commonly known as a puppet.

Humans are the gods' favorites, but what if the gods also fall?
Then there is a very high probability, no, a 100% chance, of humanity becoming usurpers!
The gods of the past could not have been clearer about this.

Therefore, a second firewall was created: the primordial curse, a curse etched into the bloodline of the race.

All races that benefited from the fall of their gods harbored malice towards humanity. The lower their rationality, the greater their malice, which is the root cause of the great catastrophe.

A few minutes later~
Just as Shen Bailian was lost in thought, a pleasant notification sound suddenly rang in his mind.

[The divine substance has been purified. Do you wish to absorb it?]

As a line of golden text appeared on the panel, the entire panel seemed to shine brightly once again.

The familiar feeling is back.

"absorb."

Shen Bailian looked at the massive body of the alpha wolf in his hand and muttered to himself.

In an instant, with a slight ripple, the alpha wolf's glossy fur turned like withered autumn grass, losing its former vitality and luster, and its entire body gave off a sense of decay.

but.

[Divine Matter: 6]

"Only five points?"

Shen Bailian frowned slightly as he looked at the divine substance displayed on the panel, then relaxed.

The last time I obtained Qingyu, it took three or four hours to purify it. This time, it only took a few minutes, so the small quantity is understandable.

There is also the possibility that there is something unusual about the Azure Scale Snow-Treading Beast that attacked the city.

Considering the strange events that have recently occurred in Bozhou City—the influx of the Worshiping God Cult into the city after the Azure Scale Snowstorm attack, the water stains appearing in the corner of the Xingyi Martial Arts School, and the sudden expansion of the Eight Schools Joint Martial Arts Tournament—it's clear that these events have become increasingly unusual.
There's a 70-80% chance it's related to that Azure Scale Snow-Treading Beast. After all, with the Great Xia's overall strength, it's impossible that they haven't conducted research on divine power.

Of course, this is just Shen Bailian's speculation, and the actual situation is still unknown.

He had an even more important matter to attend to: the alpha wolf's mate, the female Alpha.

Wolves are monogamous and extremely loyal in their relationships. Even after evolution, their primitive habits have not changed much. While other wolves might abandon a dead alpha wolf, the Alpha female wolf will not.

If they don't eliminate the opponent, they will continue to follow Shen Bailian, waiting for him to weaken so they can deliver a fatal blow.

Shen Bailian could not tolerate such a thing happening. Now that he had taken action, he was determined to kill them all.

He swiftly traversed the mountains and forests, soon discovering the wolf pack's gathering place. The wolves had already scattered, leaving only a scene of devastation.

Shen Bailian cautiously observed his surroundings as he walked carefully through the settlement.

Finally, in a crevice in the rocks on a small hillside, he heard some faint sounds. Although he tried his best to conceal them, he still noticed them.

Shen Bailian's parched lips twitched slightly as he looked up at the sky. As the soft light shone down, he took a few steps forward, using the mirror-like blade of his sword to reflect the moonlight.

but.

When he saw the situation inside, he was stunned.

Under the moonlight, a somewhat thin coyote lay painfully on a pile of hay, its fur soaked with cold sweat from the pain, which gleamed with an eerie green light in the moonlight.

Inside its lower abdomen, several newborn pups were crying for milk, and another pup was only halfway out, still struggling. This was an Alpha wolf in the process of giving birth.

The mother wolf had a stone tightly clenched in her mouth, which she used to suppress the pain and prevent herself from making a sound. Even so, her teeth were cracked, and the smell of blood was strong as she made a faint whimpering sound.

Looking at everything before him, Shen Bailian's doubts were all resolved.

Why did those wolves ambush him so far from their hideout? Why was the alpha wolf in such a hurry to subdue him? It turns out it was to protect the Alpha female wolf who was giving birth.

A hint of human-like pleading appeared in the mother wolf's eyes. When the boy's gaze met those yellow-green eyes, he heard the struggling cries of the unborn pups.

A hint of hesitation flashed in Shen Bailian's eyes. He gripped the hilt of the Dragon Slayer Sword tightly with his right hand, but then slowly released his grip.

Finally, he sighed helplessly, stepped aside, and quietly waited for Alpha the wolf to finish giving birth before sending her on her way.

Shen Bailian looked up at the bright jade disc in the sky and immediately felt much more relaxed. His inner energy surged, his metabolism accelerated, and a wonderful feeling arose spontaneously, as if he were being baptized by moonlight, or as if he had broken through some barrier.
Congratulations! Your Spirit attribute has been improved!

Six days later, at sunset, the sun was as red as blood.

boom! boom! boom!
In a mountain forest, two figures, one tall and one short, moved swiftly among the treetops. Their speed was so fast that ordinary people could not even keep track of them. Their fists and feet collided continuously, as if thunderclaps were exploding in the forest.

Startled, birds took flight in droves.

Despite the many injuries on its body, the old ape moved swiftly. In mid-air, it grabbed a branch for leverage with both hands and used its remaining leg to swing its long, black-furred leg in a rounded arc, like a falling battle axe, directly smashing towards the boy's spine.

This is not a martial arts technique, but rather comes from the old ape's survival experience.

boom!
With another dull thud, Shen Bailian used the force to fly out, then landed steadily on the ground, while the old ape crashed into a tree trunk, its body shaking violently before slamming to the ground, causing leaves to rustle and fall downwards.

He shook his numb hands. Although they were in pain, fortunately, the web between his thumb and forefinger was not split open, and there were no internal injuries.

This is only the level 2 [Iron Body] skill, which is enough to show how terrifying it is.

Sudden.

Buzz~buzz~
The smart bracelet on his wrist started vibrating. Shen Bailian glanced down and realized that it was time for the supply point to refresh, and this time the location wasn't too far from him.

"It's time to end the battle."

As Shen Bailian thought to himself, he moved with his will, suddenly accelerating and increasing his speed. His fists and palms were fierce, and his power was fully unleashed. In the end, he crashed into the old ape's arms, causing the ape to cough up blood.

Bang bang bang!
Take advantage of his illness and kill him.

Shen Bailian landed on the already exhausted old ape and violently punched its face and heart, splattering blood and punching a bloody hole in its body.

finally.

"Woo~!"

The old ape let out a mournful roar that echoed through the mountains and forests for a long time before crashing to the ground with a loud thud, sending dust flying.

Your Five Elements Fist skill has been upgraded; experience points +12.

Your basic swordsmanship skill has been improved; experience points +1.

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(End of this chapter)