Reversing the Milky Way

When Bai Cheng activated the power of the fragment, the spiritual energy within his body also began to circulate, a situation that was quickly noticed by the cultivators in the special seats.

Man Chong stood up directly from the VIP seats. He looked at Bai Cheng on the arena with excitement, because Bai Cheng's current state was very similar to the physical manifestation of a cultivator after reaching the Qi Condensation Realm.

These patterns attached to the surface of the skin are called spirit patterns. After cultivators reach the Qi Condensation Realm, they continuously use rare and precious materials to temper their bodies, allowing their physical bodies to break through the limits of the Great Perfection Realm and enter the next stage. This stage involves using one's own spiritual power in conjunction with rare and precious materials to forge one's body. This method was developed by Huang Tianmu, the founder of the Overlord Sect. His inspiration came from the fact that when forging weapons, weapons of spiritual quality or higher would have spirit patterns accompanying their surface.

He then had a sudden inspiration to forge these spiritual patterns onto the surface of people's bodies. Subsequently, a series of body-tempering techniques for various physiques were written by Huang Tianmu. However, these body-tempering techniques were not suitable for people who could not cultivate spiritual energy, so Huang Tianmu developed a censored version of the body-tempering techniques that could be practiced by everyone: the Body Refining Technique. As for how much it was censored, only the members of the Overlord Sect probably knew.

Back to the present, the cultivators in the VIP seats also sensed the spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from Bai Cheng. From the light emanating from Bai Cheng's face and hands, it was clear that he was extremely familiar with the circulation of spiritual energy within his body, practically at the point of releasing it externally. This caused all the cultivators present to widen their eyes and stare intently at Bai Cheng.

Guo Yanyang: "This Bai Cheng can actually unleash such spiritual power within his body?! He's only in the mid-stage of Body Refinement, without the foundation of those inherited cultivation families. How is he able to withstand such spiritual power within his body at the mid-stage of Body Refinement?!"

Upon seeing this, Xu Lie immediately said, "His name is Bai Cheng. Do you think he might be a member of the Bai family from Baifeng City?"

Upon hearing this, all the cultivators present immediately denied the possibility.

Sun Jianxin: "Most of us come from cultivation sects in Baifeng City. We all know that there is no one in the Bai family named Bai Cheng."

Xu Lie: "That's right, but the problem is that even though he's a member of the Bai family, why is his physical cultivation only at the mid-stage of the Body Refinement Realm at the age of twenty-one?" Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Su Boran, watching from below the stage, was somewhat surprised to see Bai Cheng like this. He now understood why He Tangyue had been so insistent on Bai Cheng participating in the competition. The audience, witnessing this scene, quickly fell silent.

On the arena, Bai Cheng launched the first attack. As he ran, faint golden lightning crackled around his body. Seeing this, Xue Qin also decided to fight with all his might. He then released his spiritual power to envelop his entire body, just like Qin Ming had done before, but with a slight difference: his spiritual power was green.

Bai Cheng's eyes narrowed upon seeing this. "As expected, he can also project his spiritual energy!"

Immediately afterward, Bai Cheng swung his right fist, aiming for Xue Qin's head. Xue Qin, seeing this, also became serious and swung his right fist to meet Bai Cheng's attack. Their fists collided violently, and a massive surge of spiritual energy erupted between them. After several seconds of impact, Bai Cheng involuntarily staggered back a few steps. Xue Qin, on the other hand, slid backward for dozens of meters before coming to a stop.

The audience, witnessing this scene, gasped in amazement. Even the cultivators in the VIP seats were shocked.

Sun Jianxin: "Unbelievable! Xue Qin has actually fallen into a disadvantageous position?!"

Xu Lie: "The Xue family's inheritance is based on the wood attribute spiritual power physique. Although it is not as good at offense as the metal attribute spiritual power, if it can make Xue Qin fall at a disadvantage, then the spiritual power output must be greater than his. However, such a large amount of spiritual power is impossible for him, who is only in the mid-stage of body refining. Could it be that his body has also been tempered by a secret method?"

Sun Jianxin: "This is indeed somewhat surprising. Even if you said he was a member of the Bai family, I would probably believe it."

At this moment, Guo Yanyang looked at Bai Cheng on the field with a solemn expression and said, "Strange, why can't I see through Bai Cheng's spiritual power attribute? His spiritual power fluctuations don't seem to belong to any attribute I've ever seen. It's as if the original spiritual energy was absorbed by him and then released in its original form."

After saying this, Mo Yan said with a hint of doubt, "In my opinion, he should not have a cultivation physique with spiritual power attributes. As for the spiritual power on the surface of his body, it should be a manifestation of attribute-less spiritual power. Among many cultivators, there are also such physiques. Because there is no suitable cultivation method, even after reaching the Qi Condensation Realm, the spiritual power attack will be greatly reduced."

Mo Yan said this because when he used his divine sense to examine Bai Cheng, the spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from his heart were the most obvious, but he couldn't discern the type of spiritual energy fluctuations. Everyone who heard this couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Sun Jianxin: "Alas, what a pity. Such talent can be called genius. To be able to use spiritual power so skillfully at the mid-stage of Body Refinement Realm is probably comparable to even the genius disciples in the middle sect."

Man Chong said, "Among the many physiques, apart from the basic five-element physique, the other physiques all have practical uses. But this cultivation physique without attributes, even if you charge it with a spirit-storing pearl, I'm afraid no one would want it. Fortunately, this kid seems to have excellent talent for body refining. Otherwise, I'm afraid no one would really take him in." Everyone's interest in Bai Cheng immediately decreased by more than half.

On the arena, after their exchange, Bai Cheng understood his current level of power when activating the fragments. Meanwhile, Xue Qin, after the clash, looked shakily at his fist; the spiritual energy shield on its surface had developed cracks. Xue Qin was greatly shocked by this sight.

Then, he clasped his hands together in front of him, and instantly, a green spiritual energy shield slowly gathered from his body between his palms, tightly enveloping his clasped hands and forming a sphere. Then, he slowly separated his palms, and at the same time, his right hand grasped the edge of the sphere of light and slowly pulled it outward.

Amidst the gasps of amazement from the crowd below, Xue Qin grasped a spirit sword formed from condensed green spiritual energy in his hand.

Upon witnessing this scene, the cultivators in the VIP seats began to flatter Xue Qianfu, who was standing on the floating platform, their words filled with praise for Xue Qin.

Upon seeing this, Bai Cheng also exclaimed in surprise, "Holy crap, bro, that's cool!"

Xue Qin didn't take it to heart, but this was the best he could do at this level.

Xue Qin: "I've heard you're tough? I'd like to see if you can really stop the weapon I conjured with my spiritual power!" With that, Xue Qin drew his sword and attacked Bai Cheng.

Seeing this, Bai Cheng dared not be careless. At first, he kept dodging Xue Qin's attacks. Every time Xue Qin swung his sword, the trail of the blade would leave a long trace of spiritual energy.

Seeing Bai Cheng constantly dodging, Xue Qin said, "What's wrong? Aren't you able to block attacks of the treasure level? I have a sword formed from my own spiritual power. Although it can't compare to the trident that Shui Ning'er formed from the moisture in the air, its quality is at least comparable to the strength of a low-grade treasure level weapon."

As they spoke, Xue Qin continued to attack Bai Cheng, his sword flashing as it sliced ​​through Bai Cheng's clothes, revealing faint blue stripes on his skin. Bai Cheng, in a panic, dodged back and forth.

However, when he heard Xue Qin say that the sword he had condensed was of the low-grade treasure level, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Bai Cheng: "What? I thought it was something special, making me so nervous." Bai Cheng said this because he had never directly confronted a weapon formed from spiritual energy. However, from what he understood, weapons condensed from spiritual energy varied depending on the amount and attribute of the spiritual energy within the cultivator. At the Qi Condensation stage, the highest strength of a weapon condensed from the cultivator's spiritual energy would be at the mid-grade treasure level, while at the Meridian Opening stage, the highest quality a cultivator could condense would reach was the quasi-spiritual weapon level.

At this moment, Bai Cheng stopped dodging Xue Qin's slashes. The next time Xue Qin slashed at Bai Cheng, Bai Cheng suddenly stretched out his right hand to grab the incoming spirit sword.

Xue Qin was shocked upon seeing this. 'Has he gone mad? You must know that even ordinary swords and blades, cultivators wouldn't dare to directly block them with their bare bodies, let alone the spiritual sword I can condense, which is comparable to a low-grade magic weapon. Even with a spiritual energy shield, it's impossible to remain unscathed.' Thinking of this, Xue Qin suddenly remembered what Manager Wen had told him: Bai Cheng could use his bare body to withstand attacks from high-grade magic weapons.

Thinking this, Xue Qin's expression hardened, and he slashed down fiercely with his spirit sword. However, the next second, to his astonishment, he saw Bai Cheng actually grab his spirit sword with his bare hand. In fact, at the moment he grasped the blade, sparks flew from Bai Cheng's skin, the kind of sparks that only appear when weapons clash.

Upon seeing this, Xue Qin was utterly bewildered. However, Bai Cheng's actions did not stop. With a sharp clench of his hand gripping the blade, the spiritual sword Xue Qin had condensed with his spiritual power shattered instantly. The fragments of the sword grazed past the two of them before dissipating into scattered green light in the air.

At this moment, Xue Qin could hardly believe what was happening before his eyes. This was the first time he had ever seen such an outrageous operation up close. The last time he had seen something like this was when his grandfather, Xue Tianmu, performed it for him. Although it was done bare-handed, Xue Tianmu was a cultivator at the late stage of the Meridian Opening Realm. But Bai Cheng in front of him was only at the mid-stage of the Body Refinement Realm.

The cultivators on the field stared wide-eyed in disbelief at this sight.

Man Chong exclaimed, "This... Could this person really have practiced some kind of body-forging secret technique?! And it seems that his body isn't just covered by a layer of spiritual energy shield, but rather his entire skin is glowing!"

Sun Jianxin: "This, this is truly unbelievable, that someone could actually turn their skin into something like steel!"

Guo Yanyang: "That's right. Even if we wanted to achieve that, it would be impossible unless our bodies were covered with spiritual energy strong enough to rival that of a treasure-level weapon! Not to mention that this kid's body wasn't covered with spiritual energy at all; those blue stripes were more like light emanating directly from his flesh."

At this moment, Zhu Mingxuan, who hadn't spoken for a long time, slowly said, "If we have to put it in perspective, it's as if the blood vessels in this boy's body are glowing, which makes him look like he's covered in a layer of runes." Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Lianrong: "Using blood vessels to emit spiritual energy?! Is that even possible?"

Mo Yan, standing to the side, kept stroking his beard. As an outer sect elder of the Cangxuan Sect, he had read almost all the sect's records, but he had never seen anything like Bai Cheng's situation. He also had the idea of ​​taking Bai Cheng into his sect, not for any other reason than to see how Bai Cheng would change in the future.

On the arena, Xue Qin was stunned for a few seconds after witnessing the scene, then he quickly leaped backward, putting distance between himself and Bai Cheng. Looking at the spirit sword he had formed with his spiritual power, its blade broken in the middle, his expression hardened. He then channeled his remaining spiritual power from within his body into the spirit sword.

Immediately afterward, a new blade grew from the broken part of the spirit sword. Bai Cheng, seeing this, was filled with envy. 'That's so cool! When can I be like him, able to forge a sword in my hand using my own spiritual power?'

Actually, when Bai Cheng was on Blue Star, he watched things like "Battle Through the Heavens" and some 3D animations about cultivating immortality. Although the characters in those shows were created using computer special effects, Bai Cheng was still excited whenever he saw them casually flick their wrists and send arrows flying everywhere. Thinking about this, Bai Cheng wanted to try it out himself and see if his body could reach the level of projecting spiritual energy.

Then, he also held his breath and focused. After taking a deep breath, he followed Xue Qin's example and put his hands together in front of his chest.

Upon seeing this, Xue Qin was also greatly shocked: "What!? Does he still have a trump card he hasn't used yet!?"

Then, to his astonishment, apart from a few golden lights shining from Bai Cheng's hands, nothing else materialized.

Xue Qin: "Damn! You scared me. I thought he could release spiritual energy like me."

These subtle changes naturally did not escape the eyes of the cultivators in the VIP seats.

Sun Jianxin: "Huh? What was that just now?"

Lianrong: "It looked like metal-elemental spiritual energy? It disappeared too quickly, I didn't see it clearly."

Man Chong was also extremely excited upon hearing this news. "I knew it! This kid is a perfect match for our Xuanwu Hall's cultivation method! Since he not only has the most basic spiritual energy cultivation physique but also a metal element cultivation physique, that's something else entirely."

Guo Yanyang: "That's right. Cultivation physiques with more than two attributes are rare. But Bai Cheng's case can only be considered one and a half, since the other attribute-less cultivation physique is far less useful than the attribute-based one after reaching the Qi Condensation Realm."

Xu Lie: "Alas, what a pity. It's very difficult to find a mentor who can guide dual-attribute cultivation during the Body Refining stage. If there were, there would be no need to fight using the most basic original spiritual power attribute."

Man Chong responded, "Hmph! It's not too late now, after all, he's only in the mid-stage of Body Refinement!"

After he finished speaking, everyone realized what he meant.

Guo Yanyang: "That's right, he's only at the mid-stage of Body Refinement. You know, for most people at the mid-stage of Body Refinement, being able to circulate spiritual energy throughout their body is already considered genius."

After he finished speaking, everyone looked towards the arena.