Wu Pifu had been boxing for a full two days, without day or night, without rest or sleep, and he had been in a state of explosive qi and blood for two days straight, only then did he completely absorb the effects of the Phoenix Gallbladder.
This was simply exaggerated.
The human body was still just a human body.
Even though Wu Pifu now possessed both National Martial Arts and Human Immortal Martial Dao, with a physical quality that reached the limits of humanity, he still needed to sleep, eat, and rest.
Exercising and boxing for five to six hours was already his limit; if he were to force himself to continue, it would only harm his fundamental health, causing hidden injuries that would damage his physical foundation.
Yet, Wu Pifu had fought for two days and nights, and it was not merely a training style of fighting, but rather a full-on effort, with dark energy erupting from time to time.
In such a state, even half an hour of fighting could be fatal, but he remained unscathed, even feeling refreshed after more than forty-eight hours of continuous effort.
Once he had absorbed all the effects of the Phoenix Gallbladder, no more black or gray qi emerged from him, and his skin color returned to normal.
Yamada and Xu Shilan had been by his side the entire time, wanting to speak to him, but Wu Pifu suddenly closed his eyes and stood still, his body motionless.
To outsiders, Wu Pifu appeared to be silently standing, but in reality, his flesh was constantly trembling.
From his skin to his muscles, dark energy erupted at his surface, yet it did not manifest outwardly.
All the insights from over three days of boxing converged and erupted at this moment, and Wu Pifu felt a peculiar understanding surge within him.
Bit by bit, place by place, Wu Pifu felt a certain fog dissipating before him.
Following that, he was struck by inspiration and suddenly raised his hand in a claw.
This claw was incredibly swift, yet silent; Yamada and Xu Shilan only felt a flash before their eyes, and they did not even perceive that Wu Pifu had struck.
At this moment, Wu Pifu finally opened his eyes and revealed a smile.
"Transformation of Strength... accomplished!"
Wu Pifu said to the two, stretching his body, which cracked and popped all over, feeling sharp and invigorated.
Xu Shilan immediately said, "Check your body information."
Wu Pifu nodded and said, "Mainframe, display my personal information template."
"Wu Pifu, human, pureblood."
"Level 2 maintenance personnel, low-level employee."
"Physical Body Level 3 Initial (Potential +1) (Muscle Strength 1.5 + 0.6 = 2.1, Genetic Strength 1.1 + 0.5 = 1.6, Neural Reaction Speed 1.6 + 0.4 = 2.0, Hematopoietic Immune Function 1.8 + 1.0 = 2.8, Self-Healing Ability 1.3 + 1.5 = 2.8), Soul Level 1 (can be expanded), Inspiration Level 2 (Eerie Perception 2.2, Barrier Perception 1.4)."
"National Martial Arts: Dark Energy Great Accomplishment (51.3%) — Transformation of Strength (11.27%), Tiger Demon Technique: Pinnacle (0.03%) — Pinnacle (2.74%)."
"Human Immortal Martial Dao: Skin Training (0.1%) — Skin Training Great Accomplishment (93.7%), Flesh Training (4.42%), Green Python Shedding Technique: Initial Threshold (3.3%) — Transcendental (62.8%)."
"Virtual Persona, can absorb self-fragments to solidify into reality, consciousness sea negative reflux rate 4%, consciousness sea negative total ???."
This information was directly displayed before the three of them, and they all gasped in astonishment.
"Level 3 physical body!"
Xu Shilan exclaimed first, "You actually reached a Level 3 physical body just from these techniques?"
Wu Pifu and Yamada both looked at her, and Wu Pifu asked, "Is there any significance to a Level 3 physical body?"
Xu Shilan nodded and said, "Let’s not talk about Level 1 physical bodies. The definition of a Level 2 physical body is the utmost limit of human flesh. This is not merely the limit of physical training, but rather the utmost limit on the physical and genetic levels of the human body. According to the mainframe's definition, it’s roughly between 1.8 and 2.0, which means a comprehensive performance that surpasses ordinary humans by sixteen to thirty-two times. Even during the Four Wars, only the core elite security personnel of major corporate groups could reach this level."
"As for the definition of a Level 3 physical body, it surpasses the limits. If one were to use a biochemical body or mechanical body, it could easily reach this standard, but maintaining it in a human body state is extremely difficult. So far, only the third company within the Thirteen Singularities Group has occasionally achieved this."
Wu Pifu and Yamada nodded after hearing this, not finding it particularly rare, as biochemical and mechanical bodies could surpass it in an instant.
Seeing their expressions, Xu Shilan immediately understood their indifference and said, half amused and half exasperated, "Your expressions could really infuriate that group of old geezers back then... The body and consciousness are closely linked. As the physical body undergoes biochemical modularization or mechanical transformation, consciousness will change rapidly over time.
Even if the various hormones and stimuli during the simulation of the physical body are perfectly achieved, it is still useless. Various experiments have shown that after five years, the deviation of their mental consciousness from that of a normal human body is at least twenty percent. Over time, this essentially ceases to be human."
Wu Pifu's heart stirred, as if he had gained some intuition, and he instinctively asked, "So this is one of the reasons for the outbreak of the Four Wars?"
Xu Shilan was taken aback for a moment and nodded bitterly, "Yes, this is one of the reasons, and it is a very important one."
Listening to this, Yamada impatiently said, "Let’s get to the point. What should we do now? Three days have passed. Should we immediately return to Gaia, or stay a few more days? After all, Brother Wu has not yet learned the Iron Refining Record."
The three of them turned their gazes to the gray-black Iron Refining Record placed on the table.
The entire book was about the size of a grinding disc, consisting of seven pages, crafted entirely from refined iron, with seal script inscribed on it, and detailed diagrams of the human body, meridians, and acupoints.
This was the original Iron Refining Record, the item designated by Yamada.
Fortunately, the mainframe had a translation function that could translate all text or information carriers into comprehensible information for everyone; otherwise, it would be quite ridiculous if this item was designated but rendered useless due to incomprehension.
Wu Pifu opened the Iron Refining Record and looked at the explanations of the techniques, saying, "This set of techniques is extremely difficult to master at the entry level, and its content is entirely different from the effects you directly receive from the mainframe. Either this is another set of techniques also named Iron Refining Record, or the mainframe has transformed it based on your personal characteristics. In any case, we miscalculated; this set of techniques cannot be mastered in two or three days."
Xu Shilan comforted him, "At this point, thinking more is useless. Just consider it a lesson learned, so let’s not attempt the Iron Refining Record. After we get through this crisis, we can discuss it again. Yamada, how many N5 bombs have you manufactured?"
Yamada brought over a burlap sack from the corner and said, "One thousand for each person, a total of three thousand. In fact, the materials could make about five hundred more, but there isn’t enough time."
Wu Pifu and Xu Shilan both nodded.
Wu Pifu said, "The Peace Hotel world is the baseline reality of the 0.9 Dream World. If we only consider the deviation, the power of the N5 bombs should be greater here. At that time, you all need to be careful not to blow yourselves up."
Xu Shilan said with a worried expression, "What I fear is that the world environment rules might change, causing the power of the N5 bombs to become very weak, rendering them unusable, or even causing spontaneous combustion... But at this point, there are no other options. Let’s take everything with us, and we will return to Gaia now."
The three of them silently distributed the three thousand N5 bombs, and along with the ones they had not used before, each person had about one thousand two to three hundred.
Xu Shilan then solemnly said to Wu Pifu and Yamada, "You must be careful. In Gaia, you absolutely cannot use any area-effect technological weapons, including early gunpowder bombs. This is absolutely prohibited. Once used, the mainframe will immediately activate the underlying permissions and use super magnetic nanobots to eliminate you. Do you understand?"
Both of them nodded, and then the three of them looked at each other and simultaneously activated the mainframe command to return to Gaia.
In the next moment, the three of them appeared simultaneously in the Gaia sleep chamber.
The next second, Wu Pifu flipped over and soared into the air, grabbing one person and landing them against the wall of the sleep chamber.
He directly stood in front of the two and began to look around, even examining the ceiling carefully before slowly relaxing.
"The sleep chamber is safe."
Xu Shilan and Yamada also stood up at this time.
Xu Shilan said, "I can split my shadow, but when I do, my physical body will have no reaction, so I need you to watch over me."
Yamada also said, "I need to absorb the alloy from Gaia immediately, and I need someone to watch over me while I absorb it."
They both looked at Wu Pifu, who naturally nodded, "Alright, I will guard you here."
The two nodded, Xu Shilan slumped to the ground, while Yamada placed one hand on the metallic floor, watching as metal flowed out from his body, while metal from the deck was absorbed into him.
At the same time, a shadow flowed out from beneath Xu Shilan's body and quickly swam toward the medical base station area, moving at an astonishing speed, estimated to cover a hundred meters in just three to four seconds.
This was the content of Xu Shilan's Shadow Puppet Technique, which allowed her to manipulate her own shadow and then control the shadows of other beings.
Further, it involved the manipulation of souls.
According to Xu Shilan, this technique even included various methods for refining soul artifacts.
The three of them silently waited by the wall of the sleep chamber.
After several minutes, Xu Shilan was the first to open her eyes.
She exhaled and said, "Everything is normal on Gaia. I even checked some corners that the physical body cannot enter and confirmed that there are no bizarre or strange existences."
Wu Pifu breathed a sigh of relief but remained quietly guarding in front of the two.
After another ten minutes, Yamada also opened his eyes.
He silently struck his fists together, producing a sound of metal clashing, and he laughed, "The intensity has increased tremendously! Compared to the ordinary iron and copper I absorbed in the Dream World, my physical body's toughness has at least doubled!"
At this point, the three of them finally relaxed.
Wu Pifu said, "It seems that the Nightmares have not penetrated yet. Now... should we immediately head to the Peace Hotel Dream World?"
Wu Pifu and Yamada both looked at Xu Shilan.
Undoubtedly, after these days of interaction, the two had begun to trust Xu Shilan's opinions and believed in some of her speculations.
Xu Shilan glanced around and said, "Then let’s go immediately. Time is of the essence. Do you remember the instructions I gave you before? Do not leave the protective range of the Peace Hotel for any reason, not even a hundred meters. Be cautious in your probing and confirm the situation. Three days... at least three days to confirm, until we are completely sure there is no danger, then we will slowly leave the range of the Peace Hotel, and let Jiu Jiu search for the Huanglian fragments, collecting them all before bringing them back to the mainframe for assessment."
"If any danger is discovered during this period, then use Plan B!"
"Forcefully bring back a weaker anomaly, ghost, or paper person to Gaia!"
"Destroy the Peace Hotel shelter!"
(End of Chapter)