The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 679 - 384: Wildfires Never End
In this one month, what she did the most was to do her homework diligently and practice Divine Skills. In the Martial Arts Competition one month later, she must secure the Dragon Elephant Fruit for herself.
The reason why Changtian wanted her to spend this precious month here is because, for any demon, this sort of Spiritual Medicine is something they must obtain. Even he hadn’t expected that after tens of thousands of years, the Dragon Elephant Fruit would actually be cultivated within the Hidden Stream.
"As the name suggests, eating this fruit can endow one with the strength of both the dragon and the elephant," he said, pausing. Indeed, he saw a green light shine in Ning Xiaoxian’s eyes, like Qingluan spotting her own jewelry. "Although exaggerated, cultivating Dragon Power and Elephant Power is as difficult as reaching the heavens, where is there such a shortcut? However, it is an undeniable fact that the Dragon Elephant Fruit can make the consumer’s strength rise several levels." 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶
Humans have frail bodies, so Cultivators cultivate Spiritual Power and excel at techniques, Controlling Objects, and various Divine Skills; the Demon Clan, on the other hand, follows another path, they generally have innately strong bodies, and the demonic power flowing within them can amplify their own characteristics. Teeth become sharper, claws more lethal, lifespans lengthen, bodies grow larger, augmented by innate Divine Skills. Conversely, if demons use demonic power to perform human Divine Skills, they get half the result with double the effort, it’s costlier and the power is weaker. The characteristics of demonic power also mean that it’s impossible for humans to use this kind of power.
Such clear-cut distinctions can only be overcome when a Cultivator steps into the God Realm and possesses Divine Power. Divine Power is a neutral force that can not only drive human Divine Skills but also transform into demonic power to nourish oneself. Ning Xiaoxian has shallow cultivation, yet possesses Divine Power, which means there are no barriers for her in learning either various Divine Skills or the Demon Clan’s Cultivation Techniques.
The Demon Clan’s Cultivation Techniques mostly strengthen the physical body, aiming to greatly increase strength, and coupled with the Giant Strength increment effect of the Dragon Elephant Fruit, the results are very impressive. Especially since this fruit also has an extremely special random mechanism. Changtian explained: "After consuming this fruit, the increase in strength varies from person to person, purely based on luck. Some may gain the power equivalent to Five Tigers, while others may only gain Double Bull Power. In ancient times, there was a lucky fellow who obtained the Ten Elephant Power! That was even more massive than the Dragon Power."
I see, eating this fruit entirely depends on luck!
Through her cultivation so far, she has gradually understood the relationship between Divine Power and external forces. If the power on her body’s surface were to be compared to a vehicle, then demonic power would be the gasoline which, without it, the car cannot start. Divine Power, on the other hand, is like the nitrous oxide that can accelerate the car, somewhat akin to a minister helping the Emperor. In this comparison, the conversion ratio of Divine Power to external forces is like the engine of the car—the higher the conversion ratio, the better the engine performs, the faster the car runs.
Conversely, the greater the external power she can easily use, the smaller the consumption of Divine Power. If she can consume the Dragon Elephant Fruit to increase her strength, then her utilization rate of Divine Power can also rise to a higher level.
Changtian particularly pointed out that the Dragon Elephant Fruit also brings a hidden benefit: strengthening the body and solidifying the internal organs. If a demon’s strength is enough to easily cleave steel, but their body can’t keep up, resulting in their fists exploding and bones shattering while breaking steel, then it fundamentally wouldn’t make sense. Therefore, the growth of strength must be accompanied by a steady improvement of various physical abilities such as the skin’s resistance to blows, the toughness of blood vessels, the density of bones, and the robustness of internal organs.
With so many benefits, the Dragon Elephant Fruit has become a treasure that all demons strive for relentlessly. How could she not make every effort to improve herself this month? The good news is, the Dragon Elephant Fruit only works for demons below (not including) the Divine Refining Stage; if one’s cultivation was above the Divine Refining Stage, consumption would be ineffective. Otherwise, with so many hidden experts in the Hidden Stream, she would not stand the slightest chance.
Therefore, Changtian summed up: "In this way, the highest cultivation among the demons competing for the Dragon Elephant Fruit is only the Wanxiang Stage. Among those at the Wanxiang Stage, there should be very few who can defeat you." He didn’t finish his thought, as one must never underestimate the heroes of the world.
Within the vast Ba Snake Mountain Range, a total of sixty-seven martial arts venues have been opened, and they are basically full all the time, which shows the intense aggressiveness among the demons here.
She learned from Qingluan that the Martial Arts Competition is a traditional event in the Ba Snake Mountain Range. In other Immortal Sects, benefits are usually distributed evenly to the disciples based on realm and sect contributions, but here, demons have to fight and win with their fists in the Martial Arts Competition to obtain them. Of course, the quality of the rewards is also top-notch; for example, the prize for the competition one month from now for those below the Divine Refining Stage is twenty Dragon Elephant Fruits, as well as various Magic Artifacts and elixirs, while the prizes for those above the Divine Refining Stage are even more numerous and dazzling.
