He didn’t dare to waste a single bit, chewing on the Dragon Bone while drinking the Bone Marrow.

The Dragon Bone was brittle and crunchy. CRACKLE, CRUNCH.

In just a short while, Qin Fang had devoured the entire Treasure Fish.

"Unfortunately, I wasted almost all of this Treasure Fish’s blood..."

Qin Fang felt a bit helpless.

He had smashed the fish’s head with an Iron Nail and, fearing it wasn’t dead and might escape into the water, had even used his Silk Thunder technique. Because of this, a massive amount of blood had gushed out.

Then he’d gotten into a fight and had been pursued by Chen Shanhe.

By the time he could check on it again, the Treasure Fish’s blood had completely drained away.

It couldn’t be helped.

After eating the Treasure Fish, Qin Fang sat cross-legged and waited for its effects to manifest.

And after just a short while, he felt a pleasant warmth suddenly surge up from within him.

It was faint at first, but just a moment later, Qin Fang’s eyes shot wide open...

He felt the Qi Blood throughout his entire body begin to boil uncontrollably.

In an instant, he felt as if he was about to catch fire.

His skin, sinews, muscles, even his very bones...

...all seemed to ignite at once, as if they were about to melt!

Qin Fang’s eyes flew open.

A dense, crimson aura seemed to emanate from him, as if a raging fire burned within his body!

’The effect of this Treasure Fish is so much stronger than the Bee Meat?!’

Greatly alarmed, Qin Fang subconsciously glanced over at Xile.

He found Xile looking dazed and dizzy. Its mouth was open, tongue hanging out, as it panted heavily.

Puffs of white mist spewed from its mouth.

It staggered on its feet.

...This was precisely why he hadn’t consumed the Treasure Fish immediately after escaping Chen Shanhe’s pursuit.

He hadn’t forgotten the legend of Xu Ran, the second person to ever eat a Treasure Fish, who had fallen into a coma immediately after doing so.

Although Qin Fang believed his Physique was far stronger than Xu Ran’s, he couldn’t guarantee his own body wouldn’t have a severe reaction after eating the Treasure Fish.

This proved that his caution had been justified!

The potency of this Treasure Fish was even greater than he had anticipated!

He immediately closed his eyes and began to manipulate his Force, trying to absorb and suppress the impact of the Treasure Fish’s potency.

The scorching sensation grew more and more intense, even making Qin Fang feel dizzy.

He felt a wave of heat so intense it seemed about to melt his entire body.

He couldn’t use Introspection, so he was unable to see... The immense medicinal power of the Treasure Fish was triggering an incredibly violent transformation, starting from the very core of his being!

The first to undergo a qualitative change were his bones, the deepest part of him.

It was as if molten lava quietly surged from the very core of his Bone Marrow, silently suffusing and forging every inch of his bones.

His bones, once turned stark white like cold jade by the mysterious liquid, now began to take on a concentrated, blood-red hue from the inside out.

This was no superficial stain, but a fundamental transformation—the density of his bones increased wildly, becoming far more compact and resilient, even taking on the warm, lustrous quality of red jade.

Next, the transformation spread outward, reaching the tendons and meridians that clung to the skeleton and drove his power.

The major tendons and meridians, connecting his joints and running through his entire body, seemed to be nourished by the searing heat from his bones. Like vines, they began to swell, stretch, and toughen.

His tendons grew thicker and more elastic. The channels within them felt as if they’d been widened, polished smooth and firm. As his Qi Blood coursed through, there wasn’t the slightest hint of stagnation; instead, it produced a faint, fluid humming...

It wasn’t just his meridians and bones; his muscles were burning too!

Every single muscle fiber was like a thread being incinerated and reforged in a blazing furnace.

New muscle bundles continuously formed, merging with and replacing the old tissue. Their structure grew more intricate and complex, like layered strands of steel wire folded and hammered a hundred times over!

The size of his muscles didn’t increase dramatically, but their density, resilience, and explosive power skyrocketed.

Qin Fang could feel the flesh beneath his skin becoming as firm as iron, yet possessing the suppleness of flowing water. With every move, power surged through the coordinated contraction and relaxation of his muscles in perfect, seamless harmony.

Finally, the full force of the transformation reached his outermost layer: the skin.

His skin grew intensely hot, as if undergoing an invisible process of quenching and tanning. His pores opened to expel the last traces of impurities, then contracted sharply, pulling taut.

The fascia and dermis underneath fused, forming a tough, protective layer as dense as old cowhide, yet incredibly elastic...

...Everything was undergoing an earth-shattering transformation.

’So this is the power of the Treasure Fish?’

’It’s far, far more powerful than I ever imagined!’

The searing heat enveloped him. Despite his immense willpower, his consciousness began to fade...

...

An unknown amount of time passed before Qin Fang slowly stirred awake.

He opened his eyes to a pitch-black sky...

’I... actually fell unconscious?’

Qin Fang found it unbelievable.

It wasn’t as if he’d never consumed Extraordinary items before—there was the Giant Bee Meat, the mysterious liquid... but none had ever made him pass out.

But this Treasure Fish...

Alarm shot through Qin Fang...

This Treasure Fish was likely far more formidable than he had imagined.

At least, in terms of sheer potency, it was far stronger than the Giant Bee Meat and the mysterious liquid.

He sat up subconsciously. The moment he moved, a dense cascade of cracking and popping sounds erupted from his skeleton, dense and numerous, like rolling thunder.

A feeling of utter comfort and wellness spread through his entire body.

’So comfortable!’

’So powerful!’

The sensation made Qin Fang’s eyes light up.

...He could feel that his absolute physical strength had been massively amplified!

When he had broken through to the Late Anjin Stage, he felt his strength was already around 6,000 jin.

But now, he felt that strength had increased dramatically once again!

It was likely close to 9,000 jin now!

Nine thousand jin!

Qin Fang sucked in a sharp breath.

His eyes shone brightly!

This absolute amplification of his Physique was far more potent than the Bee Meat!

And this wasn’t just an increase in strength. A rise in absolute strength inevitably entailed a chain reaction... involving his muscles, tendons and meridians, bones...

Only by enhancing all of those components could his absolute strength increase by such a margin!

’...So this is a Treasure Fish?’

Qin Fang marveled.

A thought struck him, and he quickly looked to the side for Xile.

He found Xile lying beside him, fast asleep.

His gaze was sharp as lightning, and he immediately noticed that Xile had also undergone significant changes.

Its fur, originally yellow, now had faint hints of red on the sides of its ears.

This red didn’t look sinister, unlike the scarlet fur of the monster he had seen the other day.

Instead, it looked mystical, much closer to the color of the Treasure Fish.

’...Is this the power of a Treasure Fish?’

’Are the effects really this incredible?’

Qin Fang marveled and clenched his fist.

With over nine thousand jin of absolute strength, he felt that if he so much as clenched his fist, the very air would explode!

(An elder in my family passed away, so I have to go out today. I’m not sure when I’ll be back... I’m posting one Chapter for now, and I’ll continue writing when I return. Sigh~)