The encounter with Baili Yanran was just a minor interlude.

Back at his residence, Fang Xing took out the Body Refining Pills he had redeemed.

He didn’t use all of his six hundred Merit points.

He redeemed forty Body Refining Pills, leaving him with two hundred Merit points.

"Enhance!"

With a thought, a crimson glow engulfed them, and the forty Body Refining Pills quickly transformed.

The rich, medicinal fragrance of forty Upper Grade Yellow Dragon Pills filled the room.

Gazing at the Upper Grade Yellow Dragon Pills, Fang Xing checked his panel.

Name: Fang Xing

Cultivation: Peak of Neutralizing Force!

Enhancement Level: Three-Star (14%)

Enhancement Points: 3,728

’I’m down to less than four thousand points...’

Looking at the remaining Enhancement Points on his panel, Fang Xing took a deep breath.

He had just spent eight thousand Enhancement Points all at once.

It was the first time he had spent so lavishly.

If he hadn’t gained several thousand Enhancement Points from the mission, he might not have had enough.

He closed the panel, took out one Yellow Dragon Pill, and swallowed it. Immediately, he began circulating the Dragon Roar Heart Method, channeling the Dragon Qi in his body to absorb the pill.

The Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt was incredibly resource-intensive, but the changes after breaking through a layer were also immense.

This qualitative leap was well worth the cost.

As he absorbed the medicinal energy of the Yellow Dragon Pill, his Dragon Qi nourished his flesh, muscles, and bones, and the Power within his body steadily rose.

...

Time flew by, and a month passed in the blink of an eye.

During this month, Fang Xing hardly took a single step outside the Observatory.

After completing two outstanding missions back-to-back, he was in no rush to meet his quota.

His days were uneventful.

He spent most of his time each day focusing on the cultivation of his Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt.

However, Fang Xing didn’t neglect his other martial arts.

He practiced his other martial arts in his spare time.

His focus was mainly on two top-level martial arts: the Longevity Technique and the Red Fire Divine Skill.

He had already mastered his Demon Suppression Fist and Wind God Step.

They no longer required arduous practice.

His mastery of these two martial arts was already ingrained in his very bones. As his overall power increased, they would only grow stronger.

...

The moonlight was like fine gauze.

In his room at the residence, Fang Xing sat cross-legged, his body shrouded in a faint red glow.

Within his body, Dragon Qi surged.

His Dragon Qi was now several times more potent than before.

By taking a Yellow Dragon Pill every day, the changes in his Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt had been astonishing.

He had already fully comprehended the third layer of the Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt. With his heaven-sent talent for comprehension, even grasping top-level martial arts was not difficult.

Three days ago, he had reached the peak of the second layer of the Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt.

For the past few days, his focus had been on breaking through to the third layer of the Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt.

Dragon roars echoed within his body.

His blood and qi surged like a mighty river, the Dragon Qi weaving through it like a True Dragon swimming in its currents.

The dragon roars were accompanied by peals of thunder.

The crimson light around him condensed, growing deeper and deeper until it seemed to form a layer of red armor covering his entire body.

BOOM—!!!

As he pushed the Dragon Roar Heart Method to its limit, a sudden roar erupted. In an instant, his aura skyrocketed.

A powerful, oppressive presence swept through the entire room.

The very air seemed to grow heavy and still.

Dragon Qi burst from his body with a low roar. As it converged around him, the Red Armor on his skin seemed to instantly solidify.

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!!!

Within him, his bones and sinews chimed together as a vast, majestic power shot through the great dragon of his spine, flowing unimpeded throughout his entire body.

The swirling Dragon Qi faintly manifested as an illusory dragon shadow behind him.

Every inch of his flesh and blood pulsed with astonishing power, feeling as if it could tear anything apart.

Veins bulged and writhed on his forehead as a powerful pressure washed over everything.

The dragon shadow behind him seemed to come alive, letting out a low roar.

The Dragon Qi washed over his body, causing every inch of his muscles, bones, flesh, and even his internal organs to undergo a subtle transformation.

The Red Armor covering his body seemed to be composed of individual crimson scales, making it incredibly solid.

Fang Xing remained seated cross-legged, seemingly lost in a wondrous state.

Within him, his Primordial Power broke through to a new peak, astonishingly doubling in strength.

A vast Divine Power seemed to surge within him, capable of tearing anything apart.

...

「Dawn broke.」

In the room, Fang Xing opened his eyes.

The powerful aura dissipated into nothingness.

’Third Layer of Dragon Roar...’

Fang Xing clenched his fists, a look of joy on his face.

After a month of relentless training, he had successfully broken through to the third layer of the Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt.

Clad in Red Armor!

This was the first stage of defensive transformation for the Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt.

Dragon Scale Red Armor!

His defense increased explosively.

It was like wearing a layer of real armor.

But its Defense Power completely outclassed any physical armor.

He was confident he could even withstand a blow from a True Qi Realm expert.

Upon reaching the third layer of the Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt, his Physical Strength had also increased astonishingly.

It had increased by Ten Thousand Jin of Divine Power!

With his pure Physical Strength alone, he could unleash fifteen thousand jin of Divine Power!

The strength of fifteen oxen!

The strength of one tiger and five oxen!

With his Physical Strength alone, he could crush someone at the Peak of Neutralizing Force.

Now that he had reached the third layer of the Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt, the true power of this Horizontal Refining Divine Skill was finally on full display.

With this Three Layer Divine Skill, he was now unrivaled within the Neutralizing Force realm!

The defense of the Dragon Scale Red Armor was simply unshakable by anyone in the Neutralizing Force realm.

They couldn’t even break through it.

’I wonder how the Demon Suppression Treasure Saber would fare against the Dragon Scale Red Armor...’

Fang Xing glanced at the Demon Suppression Treasure Saber on the table. He channeled his Power, and the saber flew from across the room into his hand.

SHIIIING—!

As he drew the Demon Suppression Treasure Saber, the blade hummed.

A Hundred-refined Divine Saber forged from Profound Iron.

Unstoppable!

It could slay Demons and Monsters with ease.

Even the toughest defenses of Demons and Monsters could be pierced by the sharp edge of the Demon Suppression Treasure Saber.