137: Chapter 137 Upgrading Magical Artifacts and Physical Constitution.

Half an hour later.

A wild wind swept through the reed marsh, emitting a "rustling" sound.

Qin Feng stood up unhurriedly, casually pulling the black robe that had been draped over a reed stalk and throwing it over his broad, solid shoulders.

Just at this moment, a crisp and pleasant System notification sounded in his mind, bursting forth like celestial music.

[ Ding! Congratulations to the Host for completing the task. ]

[ A mysterious gift package has been issued. Would you like to open it immediately? ]

"Open it."

Qin Feng curled his lips into a satisfied arc, mentally whispering.

[ Ding! Gift package opened successfully! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining: One Magical Artifact upgrade opportunity! One Physique upgrade opportunity! ]

Upon hearing the two rewards, a flash of undeniable ecstasy erupted in Qin Feng's deep, black eyes.

This reward could simply be called Heaven-Defying.

"System, upgrade the demon-binding vine immediately!"

Qin Feng's thoughts shifted, and he turned his wrist.

"Hum—!"

The demon-binding vine, which had previously been wrapped around his wrist like an ordinary dark green vine, instantly erupted with a brilliant, emerald green Spiritual Qi.

Violent Spiritual Qi formed a visible vortex centered on Qin Feng, madly pouring into the vine.

Only three breaths of time passed.

The light dissipated.

The brand-new demon-binding vine lay quietly in the palm of Qin Feng's hand.

Its color had become deeper and more restrained, presenting a hue close to ink-green.

The originally fine barbs now shimmered with a chilling metallic cold light, and the surface was densely covered with mysterious array pattern streams of light.

A Low Grade Tier 3 Magical Artifact!!!

It had crossed an entire major threshold.

Holding this vine, Qin Feng could clearly feel the terrifying binding power contained within.

In other words, if Qin Feng could perfectly activate this Magical Artifact now, relying on this demon-binding vine, even a high-and-mighty Cultivator at the Early Foundation Establishment Stage could be tied up into an immovable dumpling.

"Good stuff. With this thing, it's equivalent to having an extra absolute trump card to save my life."

Qin Feng couldn't help but praise inwardly.

Immediately, he didn't hesitate and issued the command again.

"System, use the Physique upgrade opportunity!"

"Boom—!!!"

The moment the command was issued, Qin Feng felt as if a dormant volcano that had slept for ten thousand years had been instantly detonated within his body!

A domineering, extremely violent purple-gold blood energy surged madly from the depths of his limbs, bones, and internal organs.

"Crack! Crack!"

Accompanied by a series of bone-popping sounds that made one's scalp tingle, like roasting beans.

Qin Feng's muscles became tighter and more perfect at a speed visible to the naked eye, and a layer of dark golden light faintly emerged on the surface of his skin, as if he had donned an invisible, indestructible armor.

The strength of his Heavenly Tyrant Body soared straight up on its original foundation!

If his Physical Body had been a piece of hard fine steel before, now it had been tempered into an unrivaled divine iron.

Qin Feng took a deep breath and clenched his fists tightly.

"Bang!"

The air in his palm was actually crushed by his pure physical strength, emitting a harsh sonic boom!

"Satisfying!"

Feeling the violent power in his body that seemed inexhaustible, Qin Feng cracked a rebellious smile.

...

Meanwhile, under an ancient tree less than ten zhang away from the reed marsh, Gou Changgen was pacing back and forth anxiously, like an ant on a hot pan.

"Damn it, what's going on? It's been more than half an hour; the medicinal effect of the Joyous Union Powder should have reached its peak by now?!"

Gou Changgen gritted his teeth, staring fixedly at the silent reed marsh.

Logically speaking, having been hit by such a potent aphrodisiac, Zhou Qingzi should have lost her mind long ago, searching for a man in a state of insatiable hunger.

However, that reed marsh was eerily quiet.

"Could it be that the dosage wasn't enough? Or did something unexpected happen?!"

The more Gou Changgen thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, his lecherous heart pounding wildly.

He could no longer suppress the evil thoughts and worries in his heart, pulled out the long sword on his back, and like a thieving rat, held his breath and tiptoed toward the reed marsh.

One step, two steps, three steps...

Gou Changgen carefully pushed aside the reeds, which were taller than a person, poked his head out, and looked in the direction where the stone had fallen earlier.

However—when he saw the scene before him, Gou Changgen's eyes bulged, and he stiffened in place as if struck by a Nine Heavens divine thunder.

In his line of sight, the Zhou Qingzi he had been thinking about, worshiping like a goddess, and even resorting to drugging to plot against, was currently there.

Her hair was disheveled, but instead of showing any pain or struggle from being poisoned, she was kneeling obediently and respectfully at a man's feet like a completely tamed puppy, even carefully smoothing out the creases on the hem of the man's robe!

The crucial part was that he recognized this man; it was that trash Qin Feng who had climbed up from the Servant District, standing high and looking down, enjoying everything with a look of contentment.

"Boom—!"

Gou Changgen felt a heavy bomb detonate in his brain, blowing his seven orifices into smoke and shattering his worldview!

He had calculated everything, used the most potent poison, and even thought about how to exhaust all his efforts to make Zhou Qingzi his obedient Dao Companion afterward.

And the result?!

The peach he had worked so hard to plant had been uprooted along with the tree roots by someone else, and he himself had become a complete pimp and a cuckold...

"Ahhhhh—!!!"

Extreme humiliation, anger, and jealousy instantly broke through Gou Changgen's last line of rational defense.

He let out a shrill roar like a dying beast, and like a mad bull, he leaped straight out of the reeds!

"Qin Feng, you damned animal! I'm going to kill you, I'm going to skin you, pull out your tendons, and grind your bones into ash!"

"Boom!"

The thick True Essence of Qi Refining Level 7 erupted completely without reservation at this moment!

Gou Changgen's face was hideous, his eyes blood-red, and with a flash of light in his hand, he summoned his strongest trump card—the High Grade Tier 2 Magical Artifact, black scale sword!

On the sword body, black scales shimmered with a chilling cold light, spitting out sharp Sword Qi several feet long, carrying a terrifying momentum capable of tearing through the air.

Facing this menacing, furious blow capable of splitting a boulder in two, Qin Feng didn't even lift an eyelid.

He stood there quietly with his hands behind his back, his deep black eyes full of mockery and derision, as if looking at a clown.

Just as Gou Changgen finished his vicious curses and was about to swing his sword down regardless of everything!

"Senior Brother Gou—!"

Zhou Qingzi, who had been kneeling at Qin Feng's feet, sprang up from the mud without any hesitation, as if she had gone mad, opening her arms and rushing toward the sharp Sword Qi regardless of the danger.

With a "thud," Zhou Qingzi hugged Gou Changgen's waist tightly, tears streaming down like broken beads.

"Senior Brother Gou, you've finally come! Wuwuwu..."

She cried heartbreakingly, her beautiful face, slightly flushed, filled with endless grievance and despair.

Gou Changgen was stunned by the sudden change, the black scale sword he had raised high stopping in mid-air, the Sword Qi cutting off a few strands of Zhou Qingzi's hair.

"Junior... Junior Sister Qingzi? You..."

Gou Changgen was bewildered, his angry brain short-circuiting for a moment.

"Senior Brother Gou, you have to make the decision for me..."

Zhou Qingzi sobbed, crying out in a pitiful, trembling voice:

"Senior Brother... I like you, I have always liked you!"

"But just now... I don't know what happened, I suddenly felt hot all over, I couldn't exert any strength, it was like... like I had been poisoned by some strange toxin!"

"Just when I was most helpless, this Qin Feng passed by. He... he saw that I had lost the ability to resist, and forcibly dragged me into this reed marsh..."

"Senior Brother, I'm no longer clean... I have no face to live in this world, kill me, kill me with one sword!"

Every word dripped with blood, every sentence pierced the heart!

Hearing these "truth-revealing" words, Gou Changgen's heart felt as if it were being cut back and forth by a dull knife!

His pupils trembled violently.

So... so Junior Sister liked him!

So... it was the packet of Joyous Union Powder he had used, which, by a twist of fate, had allowed that bastard Qin Feng to take advantage of the situation and pick up a huge bargain for nothing!

It was he himself, he had personally delivered the woman he loved to his enemy!

Extreme guilt, regret, and self-reproach flooded Gou Changgen's sanity like a tide.

Looking at Zhou Qingzi, who was crying her heart out in his arms, Gou Changgen wished he could draw his sword and commit suicide immediately.

"Slap—!"