The high-frequency vibrating sword in his hand was not put to use.

Or rather, the current Basic Swordsmanship Level isn't high enough, using it only gains an advantage from the weapon itself, making him somewhat clumsy, so he simply sheathes it during the pursuit.

Once there's an opportunity, he must focus on advancing his Basic Swordsmanship Level.

As fists and feet clashed, the two became entangled together, Kong Qiu remained relentless and aimed a knee at Lu Ren's lower body.

Lu Ren didn't dodge or evade, having previous experience, he moved forward towards it.

Clang!

A sound akin to a great bell rang out, Lu Ren seemed indifferent to it, despite a slight pause in his movement, his legs tightly clamped onto Kong Qiu's right leg, then his hand like a bird's beak, darted towards Kong Qiu's eyes.

This strike instantly broke the sound barrier, the airflow stirred in such a confined space formed an airflow layer on his hand, enhancing his killing power.

In the Overlord Body State, Kong Qiu managed to grasp Lu Ren's wrist at the last moment, the sharp airflow on Lu Ren's hand rushed forward across the space, injuring Kong Qiu's eye, causing blood to flow profusely.

Despite this, Kong Qiu showed no signs of relaxing, appearing completely insensitive to the pain.

He raised his right fist and swung it heavily at Lu Ren.

Lu Ren's expression remained icy, he raised his left hand and grabbed the opponent, surprised by Kong Qiu's strength, so overwhelmingly perverse, that even when gripping him, his arm slightly sank.

Taking advantage of this, Lu Ren aimed a heavy headbutt at Kong Qiu's face.

Thud!

Kong Qiu groaned.

In the midst of a muffled sound, Lu Ren, having seized this opportunity, couldn't possibly let it slip, Kong Qiu's unresponsive body finally trembled, his grip on Lu Ren's hands slightly weakened.

A rounded radiance suddenly lit up behind Lu Ren's head, his already over three meters tall body grew a few inches taller at this moment.

Dark golden lines appeared on his dark bronze skin.

His arms trembled violently, muscles contracted and rebounded, generating strong shock forces that made his arms swim like fish, giving Kong Qiu no chance to hold on.

Lu Ren pulled his hand away forcefully, then extended his fist heavily striking Kong Qiu's waist, the terrifying strength almost bent Kong Qiu sideways.

Seizing this chance, Lu Ren grabbed Kong Qiu's forehead with one hand, then exerted force with a single arm lifting him easily, then leaped powerfully with both legs, directly jumping off a cliff halfway up the mountain.

Given his current physique, his arm span was quite exaggerated, dragging Kong Qiu downward towards the ground, no matter how Kong Qiu attacked, Lu Ren remained completely unmoved.

Kong Qiu roared, his fists and feet fiercely attacking Lu Ren's body, producing resounding clashes of gold and iron.

"Let go of me! Bastard!"

Lu Ren's expression did not change, despite feeling quite uncomfortable from Kong Qiu's attacks, even sensing some pain.

However...

"Ding, your Ten Lands Great Accomplishment Golden Body Bodhisattva Path has been stimulated, Skill Level has increased."

"Ding, you're..."

The continuous attacks caused the system notifications to make him somewhat relish in the pain.

Sharp-eyed Kong Qiu distinctly noticed Lu Ren's face showing a hint of pleasure mixed with pain, his gaze revealing a trace of disbelief, seemingly unable to comprehend Lu Ren having such a peculiar taste.

No wonder this guy's physique could change so drastically.

This thought flashed through Kong Qiu's mind.

"You, why are you like this?"

Lu Ren said nothing, after all, such things are quite embarrassing to talk about, should he say he gets stronger by being beaten?

He'd surely be considered a lunatic!

At a height of three hundred meters, Lu Ren fell directly with momentum, pressing Kong Qiu beneath him, under such tremendous impact, Kong Qiu's body, maintaining the Overlord Body State, crumbled and his entire body began to crack.

Bang!!

The soil and rocks below surged like waves, as if a massive boulder had fallen, splashing soil waves everywhere.

All the trees within a forty-meter radius trembled slightly, rustling and shedding leaves.

Phoenix Beak, Unite, Phoenix Falcon Flapping Wings!

The True Phoenix Intent soared in his spirit, his extended arms like phoenix wings, muscles lightly quivered, and fists rapidly descended.

Bam bam bam bam!!

The surrounding airflow began to frantically stir under Lu Ren's fist large as a millstone, the visible airflow layer on his fist was strong enough to break mountains and rocks.

The ground where Kong Qiu lay sunk at least four meters deep, his head almost burst open, brain matter splattered everywhere.

Yet despite this, Kong Qiu remained full of vitality, constantly trying to block Lu Ren's fists, every attempt to raise an arm was precisely deflected by Lu Ren's fists.

As Lu Ren retracted his force from his punch, a sudden surge of power appeared on Kong Qiu's body, unexpectedly catapulting Lu Ren away, while Kong Qiu darted off like a swift snake.

Watching Kong Qiu, shedding brain matter while moving swiftly into the forest, disappearing in seconds.

Lu Ren: "..."

Feeling a bit helpless, ever since stepping into the Bright Awakening Realm, Lu Ren understood how perverse the life force of an Awakened Martial Arts Family focused on systematic cultivation could be.

Seeing this, Lu Ren hesitated not the slightest, pursuing relentlessly, his massive form causing wind resistance to howl through the mountain forest.

One in front, one behind, both dived into the forest.

The two were no more than three hundred meters apart. Using Subodhi's method of searching with the magnetic field, Lu Ren could clearly grasp the traces of the other's life magnetic field flow, enabling him to track without losing the other person.

To rapidly gather the magnetic field in such a state of swift running, not to mention Kong Qiu, even Lu Ren found it very difficult.

Kong Qiu seemed to realize that Lu Ren was already following closely, not too far, not too near, always trailing him.

So much so that he showed no intention of stopping, instead, his figure grew faster and faster.

He sensed that Lu Ren's distance was rapidly closing in on him.

Realizing this, Kong Qiu's qi began to surge, and arcs of electricity slowly emerged from his body, while the head that Lu Ren had smashed was temporarily held together under his control.

Despite this, he couldn't help feeling a deep shock in his heart.

What on earth was this monster, capable of such drastic changes in its body size.

It was supposed to be a person.

During these three days of interaction, Kong Qiu thought he could easily handle it, but didn't expect Lu Ren to suddenly transform into a man-eating beast.

Things had gone awry.

Even when he devoured Zi Jian and those disciples one by one, and was eventually besieged by them after being exposed, it wasn't this tough.

This guy!

Kong Qiu's eyes flared with fury, yet he did not slow his pace, instead sprinting with all his might.

Indeed!

Lu Ren was convinced that these ancients weren't as exaggeratedly strong as imagined. It was just that, under the conditions of low productivity back then, achieving a state of Bright Awakening was already painstakingly difficult, let alone taking another step forward, which required an enormous price.

Under the technological constraints at the time, advancing further was exceedingly arduous.

This resulted in the widespread practice of spiritual cultivation.

So why exactly did the qi cultivation cultivators engage with this world?

What kind of secret technique did these people use to achieve dormancy and prolonged life?

Even with physical skills near stagnation, they could maintain a slow state of clarity.

Souls exiting their bodies, with physical forms in dormancy.

Lu Ren saw it as an unavoidable compromise.

For a full half-month in modern world calculations, both maintained a high-speed pace without rest.

At this moment, Kong Qiu was emitting smoke all over, his body temperature gradually dissipating through his pores like a moving furnace. The body that was supposed to be muscular at this moment appeared very slender.

On the other hand, there was little change in Lu Ren behind him. Instead, due to the continuous increase in system skill level, his form became more refined.

However, he was significantly more relaxed than Kong Qiu. Even though the stored highly concentrated nutrient pills and water cannon had been mostly consumed, there was still enough to sustain him for quite some time.

Kong Qiu's speed slowed down.

An arduous sprint for fifteen days without sleep or rest; such terrifying physical strength and incredibly enduring stamina was beyond belief.

Yet both achieved it.

Lu Ren steadily closed the distance to the other.

He could have accelerated and quickly caught up to Kong Qiu, but being cautious was always a wise decision.

These past days, having understood and experienced all these transitions, he knew that if Kong Qiu was cornered, he was capable of harm.

Gradually, even Lu Ren lost track of how long he had been running, his mind slightly dazed. The dense forest around began to thin out, and he could vaguely see some signs of human activity.

Surrounding creatures started to grow weaker, with energy levels and life magnetic fields not much different from some beasts found in the reality world.

He even spotted some old, rust-covered traps.

Human traces here?

It's about time.

Lu Ren casually tossed a flesh-cleaned bone in the distance, then powered his legs. The golden markings on his body emitted a radiant glow, muscles bulging, causing a strong air resistance to emerge, with fierce howling sounds echoing through the mountains and forests.

Hearing the commotion from behind, Kong Qiu glanced back hurriedly, only to see a large hand pressing on his face.

The ground under his feet suddenly disappeared, and he was lifted into the air by Lu Ren, who shouted.

"Wait, I am aware of the mystery of immortality, I understand what lies beyond Bright Awakening, I have a route to Jade Capital Mountain; don't you want to know?"

Lu Ren remained silent, his expression unchanged by Kong Qiu's words.

He pressed Kong Qiu into the ground, smashing a rock beneath, then stomped on Kong Qiu's shoulder to pin him down, ignoring his attacks, and grabbed his arm with force.

Riiiip!!

Kong Qiu's incredibly strong arm was ripped away by Lu Ren, blood gushed out violently.

Repeating it thrice, Kong Qiu's limbs were torn off one by one by Lu Ren.

"Ah!!!!"

The sheer pain caused Kong Qiu to howl, attempting to channel his spiritual will to attack Lu Ren. However, due to system interference, it only served to marginally increase his mental skill level with no other effect.

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