*Hiss!*
Once Yoichi's feet came in contact with the bubbling mixture, he sensed the looming dread filled with tension.
Normally, any kind of boiling water felt fine.
However, the crimson shade of compounds alongside the turbid viscosity exuberantly implanted a sense of apprehension in his face.
Come on! If I don't enter hell, who will?!
Yoichi paused, then took a deep breath.
Slowly but surely, his entire body was immersed in the gurgling tonic.
"GRRRAAAHHH!!"
As if they found a suitable host like a parasite, the sanguine mixture deliberately crept into his skin and passed into the protective layer, making Yoichi scream in an instant.
What Yoichi felt was scalding warmth from the boiling water as well as the compounds penetrating deeply, seeping through the skin pores with overwhelming pressure.
In other words, he was like soaking in a miniature volcano, filled with lava.
The compounds then bashed the muscular fibers, wreaking havoc on his feeble physique.
Then, in a matter of seconds, Yoichi's constitution abruptly let out the potent burst of energy. Qi Blood gushed forth between the gaps of muscles, rivalling the disastrous effects of the said compounds.
"GRAAHGGAHHAAGGG!"
Due to his unrestricted scream, the resounding reverberations came out of the bathroom as if someone were being tortured to death.
Pills! I must endure this goddamn thing!!!
*Crack!*
With a loud crack, Yoichi's teeth ate the Qi Blood Pill wildly before he clenched his jaw as the trembling craze went out of control, bringing up the muscle spasm all over his body.
Thanks to the Qi Blood Pills, the spasm slowly subsided until it worsened over time.
At this point, his face went extremely ashen. The eager outburst of Qi Blood and overwhelming mixes raged endlessly without a conclusion.
Slumping on the tub, Yoichi felt his stamina being sapped away from his body. Deep fingermarks etched at the edges of the hot tub signified his true misery within his sanity.
Breaking through the Muscle Tempering Stage required extreme tenacity and willpower. Back then, many Martial Artists failed to conclude the advancement as a result of demanding resolve to end the refinement in a single session.
Anyone could carry out their refining process but how they withstand the refinement process was different based on the person's pain threshold.
"I'll finish it no matter what!" Yoichi roared, blazing with hardheadedness.
Once more, he cracked another pill and submerged himself including his head as if the raging fire within him detonated the long-lost feeling of thrill and undisguised craziness.
For a long time, Yoichi's eyelids fluttered, bathing in misery as the incorporation of both mixture and his muscles came to a halt.
Suddenly, the muscle fibers began to regenerate at a frightening speed.
Then, Yoichi hovered up to catch sight of the mixture melding throughout his entire physique. The sanguine water is slowly being drained by his voracious skin pores like a human-sized sponge.
"Hooohh..." Yoichi was stunned until he sighed, feeling glad that it was completely over.
While the soaking eventually ceased, the muscle fibers became fortified and stiff as the transparent film shockingly incorporated itself into his skin, latching firmly like an adhesive.
After posing with emphasis on pressure, Yoichi's pale face lit up.
"Heck yeah!" He shouted out of his lungs, roaring with echoes that resounded.
Now, Yoichi headed out and looked at the nearby mirror, seeing the progress right before his eyes.
Whitened scars and burn marks remained. Callous skin on his fingers and soles stayed the same. Bones and joints hadn't been reinforced.
His overall figure did not change but the densely loaded muscles and powerful sensation within his current state were truly out of this world.
Aside from that, the microscopic layering of fibers in each intersected muscle felt brimming with active energy.
Momentarily, Yoichi measured his own current strength simply: by punching.
*Swoosh!*
Once his arms arched backwards, the entire arm tightened before he shot a punch in a phenomenal swiftness and overwhelming might.
[Congratulations on the host's successful breakthrough!]
[Reward: +1 Prismatic Ticket]
"What the heck?!" Yoichi blinked, stunned for a while.
After a long period of thinking, Yoichi couldn't help but jump with joy.
In a synchronic event, his punch force was roughly gauged around 520 jins or 312 Kilograms, doubling his previous punch force.
Similarly, he gained another Prismatic Ticket for his advancement to Muscle Tempering Stage.
"I'm feeling good tonight! Let's pull!" In a state of peak satisfaction, Yoichi materialized a ticket, shining through the lights in its rainbow glow.
[Do you wish to draw for (Prismatic Roulette)?]
Yep!
Soon, the same scenario once more happened as the two dazzling wheels of fortune appeared magically.
「Prismatic Ability Roulette」
[Energy Efficiency]
[Tenacious Heart]
[Whetstone]
[...]
「Prismatic Resource Roulette」
[Intrinsic Soul Artifact]
[Unlimited Spirit Stones]
[Secret Technique: Burning Heavens]
[...]
'What in the fuck am I looking at? Is that really unlimited spirit stones? I mean, the spirit stones of the immortals?!' Yoichi was stupefied before he fell silent, in a pensive state.
What Prismatic Resource Roulette felt undoubtedly tempting but what he really needed right now was a great divine ability to be utilized. The probability of taking the unlimited rations felt slim so he took his chance to pull for the divine abilities.
"Sorry, but I think passive must be preferably prioritized."
With only two Prismatic Tickets left, Yoichi inclined toward the one who would benefit him in his current state.
[Drawing...]
Without any regrets, Yoichi's face hardened and locked in.
[Congratulations on winning (Soul Eater)!]
[Soul Eater](Prismatic)
—Every lifeform killed will be devoured and increase the soul power to 1, improving perception and spiritual power. Can be stacked indefinitely.
After coming back to reality, Yoichi took a deep breath and laughed, noticing the description of the newly obtained divine ability.
"Hahaha! A stacking type passive! Thank goodness! I've been waiting for this for a long time!" Yoichi grinned.
Among the best types of abilities, stacking proved to be one of the god-tier. Envision a Nasus with 2K stacks hitting a tower or a Veigar launching his R with over 3K stacks.
Now, imagine Yoichi who had a Soul Eater passive, killing through the battlefield without mental exhaustion.
"Yahoo!" Jumping constantly, Yoichi felt exhilarated for a while until he suddenly stopped. The details were uncertain yet Yoichi couldn't resist raising an eyebrow in curiosity.
「Soul Power +1」
Eeeeehhhh?!
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(Current Progress)
[Realm: Muscle Tempering Stage]
[Heavenly Demon Posture: (Perfection) 48/1000]
[Mountain Crushing Fist: (Small Success) 250/300]
[Lightning Spear Thrust: (Small Success) 247/300]
[Phantom Steps: (Great Success) 1/500]
[Secret Technique: Face Changing (Small Success) 0/300]
[Tickets: 1 Prismatic, 0 Gold, 0 Silver.]
「NEW!」
[Soul Eater](Prismatic)
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