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"Bang!"

Xue Jing heavily crashed onto the ground nearly a hundred meters away.

He opened his eyes and muttered to himself:

"This is so enticing, I'm tempted to learn some Neo Martial Arts myself."

"However, I don't want to take any Banned Drugs."

He got up, with a deep fist imprint on his chest, which was healing as small pixelated blocks coalesced.

As he rose, he chuckled:

"But..."

"Who says you can't learn Neo Martial Arts without taking Banned Drugs?"

Xue Jing opened the panel and glanced at the [Twin Lifes] in the Divine Skill column.

After Twin Lifes reached Lv4, he didn't immediately choose to add a new active effect due to his indecision and temporarily set it aside.

[Currently available options: Reaction Speed, Calculative Ability, Concentration, Memory, Body Temperature, Flexibility, Perception Ability, Instinctive Intuition...]

Xue Jing's gaze settled on the [Body Temperature] option.

"To unleash the explosive power of the Red Lotus Volcanic Stream, you need to mutate into a Volcanic Variant... The key lies in a very high body temperature."

"Only a boiling temperature can bring about boiling Power, a condition nearly impossible for an unmutated Natural Person."

The body temperature is directly linked to health, and even powerful Martial Artists have difficulty enduring the terrible consequences of excessively high internal temperatures.

With a body temperature of over a hundred degrees, like that of the Volcanic Variant, your brain would simply melt.

Therefore, only through mutation and acquiring a special high-temperature-resistant body not belonging to humans could one withstand such harsh temperatures.

"However, I am different."

Xue Jing's eyes shifted to the [Physical Defense] that was already activated in Twin Lifes' active effects column.

"The doubled Physical Defense brought by Twin Lifes is conceptual; it can endure exactly twice the damage from any source."

"Naturally, this includes temperature."

He stimulated his Power, utilizing the Channeling Energy method of Shaking Star Fire related to Blood Training, to excite his blood into rapid circulation.

Temperature, after all, is the degree of intensity in the movement of molecules.

His blood, racing at high speeds, began to warm, raising his body temperature gradually.

Little by little, Xue Jing felt his body getting hotter, his skin reddening, and his body temperature rising from the normal thirty-something degrees to over forty.

"Not enough, keep going!"

His blood continued to circulate, and at the same time, Xue Jing began to mobilize his other forms of Power to intensely operate within his body to elevate his temperature.

After a while, he felt scorching hot throughout, dizzy, his vision blurring as if a layer of fog had descended.

By then, his body temperature had reached over fifty degrees.

"...This is my limit."

"Over fifty degrees... Barely bearable."

Xue Jing shook his head, and even breathing out seemed to scorch his lips.

"It should be feasible."

"With Twin Lifes providing double the body temperature and using double the Physical Defense to endure, I can simulate the high temperature of the mutated body of the Red Lotus Volcanic Stream..."

Xue Jing's thoughts flickered, activating Twin Lifes Defense, and then, with his Consciousness, he simulated the state of double body temperature.

"Huh—"

Xue Jing's entire skin took on a faint shade of crimson.

His body temperature, now at the boiling point of liquids, emitted continuous white steam from all over, making him look like he was cloaked in clouds, godly and Immortal-like.

As he opened his mouth, white steam ceaselessly came out with a hissing sound, resembling a steampunk mecha.

His entire body was achingly hot, but he successfully withstood it under the absolute double endurance of Twin Lifes Defense.

Every fluid in his body was truly boiling, like freshly boiled water, bubbling with gurgling noises.

In front of him, little pixelated blocks revolved and coalesced, forming a mirror.

Xue Jing glanced at his reflection in the mirror.

His medium-length black hair moved on its own without wind, his body wrapped in steam, and his skin, with a pale red glow, made him look less than human, but paired with an excessively handsome face, he also had a kind of sinister, exotic charm.

"What is this, Luffy's second gear?"

He spoke.

His voice, compared to usual, was even deeper and huskier.

"Next, it's that inhuman way of channeling energy..."

Xue Jing had Ning Yuantai come in front of him.

Now, neither of them looked human.

One was enveloped in a crimson glow, wrapped in a red mist, and the other was a faint red, surrounded by white steam.

Ning Yuantai continued to throw punches, while Xue Jing would stretch out a hand to block. The moment their fists and palms met, Xue Jing carefully sensed the way energy was channeled inside Ning Yuantai's body.

"Again!"

Just like that, punch after punch, Xue Jing quickly memorized the entire way of channeling energy unique to the Volcanic Variant.

He frowned.

"This is going to be tough... His internal body structure is completely different from that of a normal human. This kind of channeling that simulates the movements within a volcano is extremely awkward without such a mutated body."

Xue Jing let out a slight breath of white steam and began to channel his power, trying to imitate.

Under his forceful control, his flesh and bones twisted and turned, heedless of the risk of injury.

Every fiber snapped, blood boiled and evaporated, his bones emitted mournful creaks, and Xue Jing's eyes sharpened, while blood mist spilled from the corners of his mouth and nostrils.

"Ha!"

With a loud shout, blood mist evaporated from his pores, turning into a crimson wave, and he threw a punch that shattered the air, swinging towards Ning Yuantai in front of him.

"Pfft—"

Without any resistance, the boiling strength behind the punch felt like it hit a block of tofu, not feeling any obstacle. Ning Yuantai's upper body exploded outright, turning into a blood rain that scattered in all directions.

After blasting Ning Yuantai to pieces, the momentum of the punch did not stop there. It carried the air along, turning into a crimson wave, and blasted a trench more than ten meters long into the ground. The high temperature even caused the green grass to undergo black carbonization.

But Xue Jing also went limp, half kneeling on the ground.

A quick introspection revealed his body riddled with holes, his injuries extremely severe, nearly as bad as when he employed Whirlwind Thunder Extreme.

"I forcibly simulated the Volcanic Variant... But with such severe consequences, I definitely can't use it in reality right now. It needs to be improved."

With a thought, Xue Jing restored the injuries to his body, and the pale red luster on his skin dissipated, with no more steam rising.

He looked in amazement at Ning Yuantai's half-body left on the grass and the long carbonized trench.

"This forcibly simulated Red Lotus Volcanic Stream has such an exaggerated burst of power. This punch is even more ferocious than Whirlwind Thunder Extreme..."

Xue Jing pinched his chin.

"Hmm, since it originated from the Red Lotus Volcanic Stream, let's call it 'Red Lotus Mode'!"

"If I could use the Hidden Dragon School's killer moves while in the Red Lotus Mode, I can't even imagine the power. But for now, it's still too difficult. The current priority is to solve how to stably execute Red Lotus Mode... Otherwise, if I force it, I will be dead after one punch."

After pondering, Xue Jing suddenly felt dizzy.

This was a sign of mental exhaustion.

"Consciousness Simulation is really something good... But using it too much isn't great, and I think I'm actually going to pass out this time."

Xue Jing massaged his temples.

He could feel that this time he had truly run dry.

Although [Health Cultivation]'s recovery speed was impressive, his spirit couldn't endure such wear and tear.

He could faintly feel that he really shouldn't use Consciousness Simulation anymore today; otherwise, his spirit would suffer serious hidden damage.

The scene dissolved into countless pixelated squares as Xue Jing exited the Consciousness Space.

He opened his eyes wearily.

"Eh, little junior brother... you're, you're awake."

In front of him stood his senior sister, Zhu Shanying, with hands behind her back and a guilty expression on her face.

The young girl's tender face was flushed with two spots of red, Xue Jing smiled, about to speak, but then noticed something odd.

Having attained a high level of bodily control after achieving Strength Reaching Four Extremities, he could feel any small anomaly distinctly.

His lips, why did they feel slightly wet?

...