Horrible Aman

"A'man, what happened to you just now? Why did your power suddenly erupt like that?"

After returning home, Long Chen couldn't help but ask about the situation at that time; A'man had given Long Chen a feeling of palpitations.

"I don't know either. When I saw that person about to hit you, my head buzzed, my whole body felt hot, and it was as if I had endless strength," A'man said, scratching his head.

Long Chen placed a hand on A'man's shoulder and released his Divine Sense. When Long Chen's Divine Sense entered A'man's body, he was greatly shocked.

A'man's body was different from everyone else's. An average person's body has complex, dense networks of meridians.

However, inside A'man, there were only four, extending from the Dantian to his four limbs. This was the first time Long Chen had ever seen such meridians.

What shocked Long Chen the most was not his strange meridians, but his Physical Body. A'man's Physical Body had most of its cells closed off; simply put, those cells were like dead ones.

But they weren't truly dead. Long Chen could feel that once heat flowed past, those feigned-death cells would immediately devour the passing energy and then continue their feigned death.

This A'man was simply a monster. Long Chen couldn't figure it out, but he thought of a possibility.

"A'man, let me ask you, have you ever truly felt full?" Long Chen asked suddenly.

"Yes, at home, I eat very full," A'man shook his head and said.

"Tell the truth." Long Chen's face darkened.

"Um, at least I can get half-full. I am very content with that," A'man didn't dare to hide it.

"A'man, remember that I am your Big Brother Long. From now on, you must never lie to me, understand? Otherwise, I will be angry," Long Chen said very seriously.

"Big Brother Long, I… I understand." Seeing Long Chen's serious expression, A'man said somewhat nervously.

"Let me ask you, what kind of food makes you feel full of energy?"

"Meat."

"What kind of meat?"

"Any meat is fine, but beef is the best. I've had it once."

Long Chen nodded. A'man's Physique was special; 99% of his cells were in a state of feigned death.

That was because there wasn't enough energy to feed them; they needed to protect themselves and reduce their consumption.

Even with the Fusion of the Pill Emperor's memories, Long Chen had never seen such a bizarre Physique. Such a powerful body, yet only 1% of the cells were functioning.

If all the cells were activated, how terrifying would that be? Long Chen felt a jolt of fear just imagining it, but A'man was one of his own, and the stronger his power, the better.

"Let me ask you, how much beef can you eat in one meal?"

"One hundred catties…" A'man hesitated for a moment and held up one finger.

"Tell the truth."

"One cow…"

"Tell the truth."

"I can eat five cows."

"Tell me the truth!" Long Chen's voice was almost a roar.

"I don't know, but if there were ten cows in one meal, I think I could get full," A'man said with a bitter face. He had never eaten that much, so he didn't know how big his appetite really was.

Long Chen shook his head and said speechlessly, "Fine, I'll go buy you a farm tomorrow. You can just eat to your heart's content."

The next day, Long Chen had Bao'er find a farm in the suburbs. It wasn't very big, but it had over a thousand cows.

Long Chen sent A'man over by himself. As it turned out, by that afternoon, everyone at the farm had run away.

They later ran to Bao'er to complain, saying that A'man was like a savage; he would grab a cow, kill it with a single punch, tear off a bloody leg, and start eating.

They were all terrified watching him, fearing that if A'man got carried away while eating, he might eat them too.

Long Chen was helpless and had Bao'er hire dozens of chefs to specially cook beef for A'man, so A'man finally started eating cooked food.

However, what shocked Long Chen was that at first, A'man could indeed only eat the meat of ten cows a day, but as the days went by, his appetite began to rise rapidly.

However, a cow only cost two or three gold coins. Long Chen wasn't afraid of being eaten into poverty; instead, he was overjoyed.

A'man's increasing appetite indicated that the cells in his body were beginning to awaken. Once all his cells awakened, A'man would inevitably undergo earth-shattering changes.

After resolving A'man's situation, Long Chen began his own seclusion. The battle with the scarred man that day had given him a great sense of crisis.

That day, he could sense that the scarred man had been holding back his strength. Although he was stopped later, Long Chen always felt that this matter wouldn't end so simply.

After the Fusion with the Pill Emperor's Soul, his sense of danger had become increasingly sensitive. Perhaps this time, the other party hadn't been prepared.

Once the other party was prepared, Long Chen would very likely only have his death waiting for him, but Long Chen did not regret it at all.

Even if it happened again, he would still do the same thing that night. Otherwise, the whip lash A'man took that day would have left a knot in his heart, preventing his heart from becoming flawless and pure, which might have become a Heart Demon in the future.

Long Chen was ruthless during this seclusion and began to absorb the Fengfu Pills with all his might. Seven days later, the Fengfu Star beneath Long Chen's feet finally emitted another explosive sound.

The Fengfu Star, which had originally been like a bean, underwent a huge change after Long Chen absorbed countless medicinal powers.

The plump outer shell began to detach. What shocked Long Chen was that after the shell fell off, the inside had surprisingly turned into the appearance of a star.

Although that star was somewhat blurry, it was full of the rhythm of life, which was shocking.

That was the first star of Long Chen's Nine Star Hegemon Body Art—the Fengfu Star. Now, Long Chen could no longer sense its actual size, and his heart was filled with shock.

"Boom."

The Fengfu Star, having shed its shell, suddenly shook, and a terrifying energy caused the entire house to tremble along with it.

"Damn, such a big commotion."

Long Chen was shocked, but it was already too late to stop it; the entire room exploded into pieces like paper.

At the same time, the energy of heaven and earth surged toward Long Chen like a raging ocean. That force struck, completely ignoring Long Chen's feelings, like seawater backflowing into a riverbed.

"Bang."

Long Chen spat out a mouthful of blood, his body feeling as if it had exploded, and he passed out instantly.

When Long Chen woke up again, his mother was looking at him with worry. Seeing Long Chen wake up, Madam Long couldn't help but be both surprised and happy.

"Chen'er, you really scared Mother to death. What happened to you?"

Long Chen hurriedly said, "Mother, there's nothing to be surprised about. It's common for an Alchemist to explode a furnace."

He could only use the furnace explosion as an excuse to cover it up. After finally comforting his mother and sending her away, Long Chen expanded his Divine Sense to look inside and almost gasped in shock.

He actually had a Dantian! He discovered that his originally empty Dantian had surprisingly sprouted three Qi cyclones, which were slowly rotating.

"What is going on?" Long Chen couldn't help but be greatly shocked.

Seeing that the Fengfu Star beneath his feet was still rotating, he felt much more at ease, but looking at the three Qi cyclones in his Dantian, he fell into deep thought for a moment.

His Spiritual Root had been dug out, and his Dantian was a dead zone; it was impossible to reactivate it, unless…

Could it be that after condensing the Fengfu Star, the Dantian was reshaped?

Thinking of this, a flash of inspiration appeared in Long Chen's mind. He recalled the scene before he passed out; that terrifying energy of heaven and earth was simply not something a normal person could withstand.

That kind of energy was extremely violent and simply couldn't be used by a person. Could it be that that power was used to destroy the original Dantian? And then break and then rebuild?

However, Long Chen was wrong. The Nine Star Hegemon Body Art was even more terrifying than he imagined. If he had originally had a Dantian, he would have already been smashed to pieces.

Although Long Chen couldn't figure it out, looking at the three Qi cyclones in his Dantian, he discovered that he could actually form a connection with those Qi cyclones.

"Did I really reshape my Dantian?"

Long Chen tried to let the energy inside the Qi cyclones flow slowly into his four limbs and found there were no obstacles; he could use it completely.

Moving his feet, the energy of the Fengfu Star also had no obstacles. Long Chen couldn't help but feel puzzled. What does this mean? Giving me an extra storage space for Spiritual Qi?

With a thought, Long Chen channeled the energy of the Fengfu Star into his Dantian.

"Puff."

Long Chen immediately felt as if a volcano had erupted inside his body. The terrifying energy exploded like a tsunami, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, almost passing out.

Long Chen lay on the ground, panting frantically, his eyes full of shock. His internal organs had been shaken and cracked.

He hurriedly took out a healing Medicinal Pill and swallowed it. A moment later, the medicinal power covered his entire body, and Long Chen's complexion gradually turned from pale to rosy.

"Who can tell me what is going on?"

Long Chen let out an angry roar in his heart. He had almost been shaken to death by himself just now. If he had really been shaken to death, it would have been too unjust.

But there was simply no answer to this. In his memory, there was only the cultivation method of the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, but there were no other introductions at all.

No Rank, no origin, no instructions—just like Long Chen, this Nine Star Hegemon Body Art was a typical 'three-no' product.

Long Chen smiled bitterly in his heart. He had no Spiritual Root, no Spiritual Bone, and no Spiritual Blood. These three things had all been taken away, which really matched the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art quite well.

But if he didn't figure out such a bizarre matter, Long Chen couldn't even eat. Gritting his teeth, he continued to trigger the Fengfu Star.

But this time, Long Chen had learned his lesson. He didn't let it operate naturally and carelessly like last time; instead, he carefully channeled a sliver of the Fengfu Star's power.

"Boom."

When that sliver of power surged into his Dantian, Long Chen saw it clearly this time: the original three Qi cyclones instantly grew ten times larger.

What shocked Long Chen the most was that they had originally only been rotating slowly, but after the addition of that sliver of Fengfu Star energy, they instantly turned into rapidly spinning windmills.

As the three Qi cyclones spun crazily, countless energy instantly flowed into Long Chen's limbs and bones, filling Long Chen with power.

"Whew."

Long Chen finally understood a secret of the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art. This discovery was too shocking, too terrifying; even Long Chen himself felt a bit of fear.

"Could this be the Nine Transformations of the Stars in my memory? Now that there are three Qi cyclones in my Dantian, does that mean I have entered the Third Transformation?"

It took a long time for Long Chen to slowly calm his emotions. Now that the three Qi cyclones in his Dantian were operating, according to the terminology of this world, Long Chen was currently just a rookie at the third stage of Qi Gathering.

However, as to whether he was actually a rookie or not, only Long Chen knew. Having made this discovery, Long Chen was shocked, yet at the same time, filled with excitement.

With a swipe of his ring, an ancient animal skin appeared in his hand. It was exactly the item Long Chen had retrieved after bribing that Blood Condensation Realm expert with a Medicinal Pill.

"Heaven Opening, Heaven Opening, hehe, let me see, what secrets are you hiding?"