The gale of his punch churned fiercely within the 200x Gravity Domain. The muscle fibers, infused with the power of faith, shimmered with a faint golden light, like polished metal. Every contraction and expansion naturally exuded an immense, unmatched strength.

He was merely tempering his cultivation, not deploying his Domain power, thus the Fist King techniques weren't integrated. What he practiced now were the six sets of conditioning exercises originally taught by Yan Long. Each repetition brought a stinging, numb soreness to his entire body, followed by a wave of profound comfort. With each set, the fusion between the golden light and his flesh advanced by another fraction.

The six movements were executed with flawless precision, seemingly etched into his very memory, requiring no conscious thought whatsoever.

Crack, crack...

Chen Feng stamped his foot on the ground, leaping upwards instantly. His waist twisted sharply backward, forming a perfect circle in the air. He snapped both legs out simultaneously, delivering seven consecutive kicks!

Each kick struck the adjacent wall with unerring accuracy, leaving behind a series of indentations over two inches deep.

However, the footprints vanished within five seconds of appearing. The interior of the Gravity Domain was reinforced with protective magic arrays; otherwise, it would have collapsed long ago after so many years of use.

This maneuver was the final move in the set of six exercises, notoriously difficult. Chen Feng had spent no less than six days just mastering this single technique. Although he was proficient, practicing it under such immense gravitational pressure remained quite challenging.

Landing on the ground, he wiped the sweat from his brow and exhaled. This sequence of movements was excellent for developing physical flexibility and endurance.

The pressure in the 200x Gravity Domain was enormous. If he focused solely on building raw strength, his muscles would lack suppleness. Only through complementary development could his musculature achieve true progress and growth.

"Senior Yan Long’s routine is truly remarkable. I wonder how he devised it!" he mused, unable to help but think, "I wonder how the Dragon race scions train when they enter here. Do they practice this set too?"

He continued training while pondering these thoughts for another full day before finally stopping.

While the high-gravity environment was highly beneficial for training the body, my physique, nourished by the Yan Long bloodline and 'that energy,' seems to have reached a point where further rigorous training yields diminishing returns!"

This day of sustained effort made him realize that pushing further would only result in increasingly meager gains.

In any endeavor, the initial stages yield the best results. When he first began training in the 200x Gravity Domain, it certainly increased his strength and toughened his body. Yet, "that energy" was too miraculous; in just two days, it allowed him to adapt to such a powerful gravitational field. Silvery threads of golden light now permeated his muscles.

With this golden radiance, his muscle power multiplied exponentially. Practicing the six movements further fused this golden light perfectly with his flesh. Now, his physical strength was at its absolute peak. Factually speaking, the power unleashed purely by his body surpassed what he could achieve using his Domain alone!

It could be said his physical conditioning had reached its zenith; further increases would prove exponentially harder.

"It seems simple gravity training can no longer meet my needs," Chen Feng concluded. "I'll need to find alternative methods going forward!"

"But even without utilizing the Fist King techniques now, any Dou Zun below the Fifth Tier would likely be no match for me! Furthermore, with improved physical conditioning, where I could previously only absorb the energy from Purple Fire Crystals for twenty pieces a day before my body rebelled, I can likely absorb hundreds now! My cultivation speed will increase by more than tenfold!" Chen Feng felt a thrill of excitement at the thought.

Only now did he fully grasp the meaning behind Yan Long’s words. Back then, Yan Long had said: "Whether cultivating Dou Qi or Magic, the body is the container that stores this power. To advance in cultivation and possess strength beyond the ordinary, physical conditioning is indispensable! Mortals only know Dou Qi as the source of power, but without the body as the medium, how can that Dou Qi ever be unleashed!"

Did Chen Feng’s ability to reach the Dou Zun realm within three years—through constant brushes with death and the Fist King techniques—not also owe a debt to his formidable physical constitution?

Consider an extreme hypothetical: If a person possessed a God-tier physique, would the journey from Dou Shi to Dou Zun not be far swifter?

As the saying goes, a craftsman must first sharpen his tools.

Both Dou Qi and magic are built upon the physical frame. When the body is strong, cultivation naturally becomes twice as effective with half the effort!

Now that Chen Feng’s physical quality had improved further, his rate of absorbing the energy from Purple Fire Crystals would accelerate. His perception had sharpened, and his body had strengthened. The only remaining bottleneck was the sheer volume of internal energy. Provided he had sufficient energy, achieving rapid advancements would certainly not be difficult.

Wiping the sweat from his body, he took a fresh set of clothes from his flask and dressed. Since his physical training had hit a bottleneck, it was time to leave!

He walked to the circular gate, opened it, and stepped outside.

The magic doors of the 100x and 200x Gravity Domains were almost always set to auto-close. He hadn't deliberately sealed the gate, so he was unaware that this automatic closure had caused widespread panic, leading the Great Elder and the others to expend tremendous effort smashing the door open to enter.

In reality,

the magic door had absolutely no impact on the Gravity Domain itself. When the Domains were initially designed, they were identical to the 5x settings, without such complications. However, later, a clan member at the Saint Domain Mid-Stage was in seclusion, on the verge of a breakthrough in the 20x Gravity Domain, when a trespassing clan member startled him. This shock caused the internal magic power to violently backlash, crippling his future advancement potential permanently and even causing him to regress a level.

Because of this incident, the clan subsequently decided to seal the high-level training areas with 'enter-only' magic doors, allowing entry freely only when the chamber was unoccupied.

Had this design not been in place, the Great Elder and the others wouldn't have faced the trouble of having to smash the door down.

……………………………………………………………………

Xiao Hu stood rooted to the spot, deeply bored. He was naturally playful, but now that his boss and Luo Bo were in seclusion, he had no companions for amusement. His large eyes held a hint of melancholy.

"Hey, Little Tiger, when do you think your Dragon God will emerge?" Xiao Zhao was also getting anxious. The Dragon God Altar Ceremony was approaching soon; it was natural for her to worry if the Dragon God hadn't appeared yet.

"Stop calling me Little Tiger! My name is Xiao Hu!" Xiao Hu retorted irritably.

"Fine, I won't call you that. There, happy now, Little Tiger?" Xiao Zhao said mischievously.

Xiao Hu shook his slender fists in the air, his teeth clenching with a kaka sound: "If you call me Little Tiger one more time, I’ll fight you to the death!"

Seeing his serious expression, Xiao Zhao burst out laughing, her smile as radiant as blooming flowers: "If you fought me, could you win?"

Although Xiao Zhao appeared young, she was already over 300 years old. At the Dragon race age scale, that was comparable to a human sixteen or seventeen. Her cultivation had reached Level 7 Magus, just one tier above Xiao Hu.

"I can't beat you... but I'll still fight!" Xiao Hu declared ferociously.

However, he was exceptionally lean, with a baby face accentuated by those large eyes. Despite his fierce demeanor, he presented a comical sight.

Xiao Zhao couldn't help but laugh out loud again.

"Stop laughing! If you keep laughing, I'll truly get angry!" Xiao Hu grumbled.

"Alright, alright, I won't laugh anymore!" Xiao Zhao immediately clamped her mouth shut.

At this moment, Luo Bo strode out from the entrance of the 50x Gravity Domain.

"How was it? How do you feel after cultivating for so long?" Xiao Zhao asked.

"I solidified my cultivation inside for three days, but the pressure was too great. I simply couldn't bear it anymore, so I came out," Luo Bo explained.

"50x? You couldn't handle it? Look at my Boss, he's been in the 200x Gravity Domain for so long and still hasn't come out?" Xiao Hu scoffed, his tone dripping with the same pride as if he himself had been training in the 200x Domain.

Luo Bo shook his head, his eyes filled with reverence and worship: "How could I compare to the Dragon God? He is my idol!"

Seeing Luo Bo’s expression, Xiao Zhao stuck her tongue out and made a face at Xiao Hu.

Hiss... hiss...

The magic door of the 200x Gravity Domain began to hiss, and Chen Feng emerged.

"Dragon God, you are out!" Xiao Zhao was the first to rush forward.

Xiao Hu hopped over excitedly: "Boss..."

Chen Feng nodded and looked at Xiao Zhao: "Is the sacrificial ceremony about to begin?"

Xiao Zhao nodded: "Yes, Dragon God, everyone has been waiting for you..."

Before she could finish speaking, a series of urgent dragon roars suddenly echoed throughout the entire Dragon Domain.

Hearing the roars, the expressions of both Xiao Zhao and Luo Bo instantly turned grim: "Something has happened... Hurry to the plaza!"

"Something happened?"

"That is the urgent summons—the sound used only during emergency battle readiness!" Luo Bo explained briefly, awaiting Chen Feng's command.

"En, let's go quickly then!" Chen Feng shot upwards instantly, flying toward the plaza.

The Dragon Domain was protected by an enormous illusionary formation. Such a battle readiness alarm hadn't sounded in tens of thousands of years—how could trouble arise now? Moreover, given the Dragon race's might, which power on the continent would dare provoke them?

Chen Feng only paused for a moment before seeing tens of thousands of figures densely filling the sky, all converging on the central plaza.

As the Dragon God, everywhere Chen Feng passed, the Dragon race members yielded the path. Soon, the small group arrived at the very center of the plaza.

The Great Elder and the others were already standing there. The two Elders who had been sent to eliminate the Purple Courtyard Demon Territory had also returned to the Dragon Domain and stood at the rear.

Seeing Chen Feng descend, they simultaneously cupped their fists and said: "Greetings, Dragon God!"

Chen Feng acknowledged them and asked, "What has happened?"

The Great Elder replied, "It is the Xuan Hu race. Upon hearing of the Dragon God's return, they sent envoys. We forbade them entry, but they insisted on forcing their way in!"