After dispelling the insignificant drowsiness and fatigue and downing the pre-prepared Healing Potion in one go, the stinging pain within gradually dissipated.

After all, catalysis is not incineration; the key lies in the subtle control of heat and progress, which naturally fell into place with the cooperation of Ji Jue and Isis.

Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, medium rare!

It's right at the moment when it's tender and juicy.

After catching his breath for a moment, Ji Jue was eager to feel the effects. Although the fatigue and stinging pain remained, his body felt unbelievably light, and his reaction time and balance had undergone a substantial leap.

With a simple exercise, even without the assistance of Mechanical Descent, he easily recreated many stances he had learned from taking hits from his teacher.

He already had the form.

Every move emitted a sharp sound cutting through the air...

But if he truly wanted to test progress, more intense measures were required.

He beckoned to the mechanical arm, signaling Isis to bring it on, then held his breath, spread his arms, exposing the vulnerable spots on his chest.

"..."

People often smile in speechless situations, but unfortunately, Isis had no intention of smiling.

Instead, she operated the mercury mechanical arm to lift, aiming.

The revolver's trigger was pulled.

Without mercy, six bullets were fired at Ji Jue's throat, heart, liver, and other vital areas. Amid the roaring sound, sparks flew, and each bullet embedded itself into the suddenly iron-gray skin.

Blocked!

Although not completely blocked.

Ji Jue staggered back two steps under the bullet's impact, looked down at the bullets embedded in and stuck at the outer layer of his skin, and reached out to pull out the deformed, hot bullets one by one.

Revealing the hardened skin underneath.

A faint sheen of steel was visible, the metallic components integrated into Ji Jue's body—in the hastened Material Enhancement, the soft skin hardened into a structure akin to ceramic bulletproof plates.

The effect was remarkable.

Of course, if prior preparation could be made, the effect would be even better.

In less than a second, from visually and perceptively discerning the position of the muzzle, to applying Material Interference · Hardness Enhancement effect, to bullet impact, and completion of collision.

The efficiency and speed of Material Interference had improved significantly compared to before.

It was as if his body was an exceptional material.

At this moment, on the split parts, the raised skin showed faint crystal-like shimmering—the insights once gained from Minerva were applied by Ji Jue to the catalysis of his flesh, enhancing material properties and load.

This change, beyond the realms of biology and medicine, was precisely the transformation encountered by a Chosen One at the Transformation Rank.

However, there was still room for improvement, and not just a little...

Not just the body, but also the consciousness and his skills.

Ji Jue pondered, tapping on the skin, and a piece of dead skin peeled off again, bringing a wave of stinging pain.

He had 'overexerted'.

Following the Blood of the Melting Furnace, the blessing of the Unquenchable Firewood had enhanced and strengthened alchemy, making his Material Interference operations far surpass previous days. The gentle gestures in his consciousness were like stirring monstrous waves in actual operation.

Both his body and Ji Jue's consciousness needed time to adapt.

"Should we continue, sir?" Isis asked.

"Next week, then, it's overdoing it, I still need some time to adapt and observe."

Ji Jue waved his arm and twisted his wrist, feeling the changes in his body: "A few more times, and it should be complete."

The spiritual substance flowed unwaveringly within the body, operating.

Flesh, nerves, bones, lymph, internal organs, fascia, and connective tissue—all seemed renewed and different from before.

More importantly, it was the vulnerable points themselves.

They still existed, but were not as crucial as before.

Even if his heart was damaged at this moment, Ji Jue could forcibly re-fuse the crack through Material Interference. The Non-attack on his hands had already crawled up from the upper arm elbow, along the spine and chest, spreading in thousands of threads, it was foreseeable that it would eventually cover the entire body.

Now, even if his head were chopped off, even losing his body, his head would still manage to linger on for half an hour.

And once the enhancement and strengthening by the Unquenchable Firewood gradually completed, with his body and soul strengthened to the extreme, the final qualitative change brought by the Heavenly Gifted Spirit, by then, Ji Jue in the Rebirth Stage would no longer have any vital points.

Look at the distant Jian Yuan, everyone.

——Even if the inside of his body was riddled with holes, long excavated by all sorts of destruction and curses, he remained unharmed, continuing as usual with just a layer of skin.

Even if not reaching that level, he wouldn't worry about being taken away by a burst from a nearby Great Group or White Deer of the same rank.

He could at least flounder and resist a couple of times.

"Congratulations, sir."

Isis rarely expressed congratulations: "However, there's one thing I must remind you of."

"Hmm?"

Ji Jue was shocked, instinctively tense: "Are you planning to harm me again?!"

"Rest assured, not this time."

Isis reassured: "However, I wonder if you've noticed—from just then to now, you've been stark naked for over half an hour.

Indeed, I've captured quite a lot of rare footage and materials, but watching it too much inevitably harms the eyes, so can I ask you to put on some clothes now?"

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