Chapter 59: Devouring Metal and Tempering an Unbreakable Body

"The Vajra Indestructible Divine Art... tempering the physical body, using the body as a weapon..."

Luo Feng was immersed in the contents of the secret manual. A moment later, he opened his eyes, a flicker of pleasant surprise flashing through them.

Why is there such a massive gap between a God of War equipped with the Black God Set and one without it?

Isn't it entirely a matter of survivability?

An ordinary high-level God of War without the Black God Set could be killed instantly by a Planet-level Tier 1 martial artist with a single blow, having zero ability to resist! Meanwhile, a peak God of War equipped with the Black God Set usually requires a Planet-level Tier 1 martial artist to expend considerable effort, transmitting force through the Black God Set to continuously worsen the opponent's injuries, ultimately wearing them down until they die.

In the original timeline, Luo Feng, who had reached the strength of an Invincible God of War, fought against the high-level God of War Li Yao. Originally, he could have killed his opponent in just a few rounds, but precisely because Li Yao was protected by the Black God Set, Luo Feng was reduced to beating against a turtle shell, ultimately having to watch helplessly as the other party escaped with minor injuries.

Furthermore, why do monsters of the same tier hold an advantage over humans?

Aside from the massive size of the monsters, isn't it because their bodily strength far surpasses that of humans? Which of those thick hides and tough scales on monsters could ever compare to the thin skin of a human?

...Whether martial artists or spiritual readers, their physical body strength is actually quite mediocre.

Among the force amplification methods, defensive amplification is actually just a special, highly sophisticated skill for discharging force; it does not directly reinforce physical strength.

"Once I learn this Vajra Indestructible Divine Art, coupled with the version 1.0 enhanced Black God Set, attacks of the same tier will probably feel no more than an itch to me. Even if someone's strength far exceeds mine, they won't be able to kill me in a single blow, leaving me with enough time to fight back and escape." Luo Feng took a deep breath, slowly exhaled, and a brilliant light continued to dance in his eyes.

"Let me see how to cultivate this secret technique." Just now, Luo Feng had only briefly skimmed the contents of the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art; he still wasn't quite clear on how to actually practice this secret method.

"To cultivate this secret method, one must consume metals of various grades, combining the purest metal-attribute origin within the metal with the physical body to forge an indestructible Vajra body..."

"Make me eat metal?" Luo Feng's expression turned somewhat startled. This secret method... isn't it a bit too bizarre?

"Bai, what is going on here... Do you really expect me to eat metal?" Luo Feng couldn't help asking, "I'm a human, won't eating metal cause some kind of problem?"

Inside the internal space, Bai辰, who was busy tinkering and creating various metals, chuckled and said, "There's nothing to worry about. It's just eating a bit of metal; many powerful races in the universe grow up eating metal."

Take the Golden Horned Beast, for instance.

Letting Luo Feng get used to the habit of eating metal in advance would also prepare him to 'open his appetite' later when he took over the Golden Horned Beast through possession.

Without waiting for Luo Feng to speak again, Bai辰 cut him off first, "Alright, I've already prepared the metal exchange table for you here. Just look at what metals you like based on your personal appetite and exchange them."

Luo Feng had no choice but to close his mouth. With a thought, he summoned the exchange table.

[Gold (Grade A3 metal), exchange price 1 contribution point (per ton)]

...

[Blue Gold (Grade A6 metal), exchange price 8 contribution points (per ton)]

...

[Dark Iron (Grade A8 metal), exchange price 32 contribution points (per ton)]

[Purple Light Iron (Grade A9 metal), exchange price 64 contribution points (per ton)]

There were only Grade A metals.

"You are currently only at the Planet-level. Running the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art, the highest you can swallow and digest is Grade A9 metal. Even if you forced yourself to swallow and digest Grade B metals, the efficiency would be extremely low," Bai辰 explained.

"Also, the contribution points required to exchange for these metals are the prices for creating them out of thin air using energy without raw materials, so they are a bit more expensive. If you have raw materials—such as spaceship wreckage or waste alloys—the price will be much, much lower, cheaper by several hundred to a thousand times."

Luo Feng had actually anticipated this beforehand and was already used to it.

"I previously exchanged for over 160,000 tons of spaceship wreckage materials from Hall Master Hong. That should be enough for me to successfully cultivate the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art, right?" Luo Feng asked.

"Consuming them earlier to manufacture the No. 1 fighter jet and other items used up a little over 10,000 tons, leaving about 150,000 tons... Well, it's enough for your cultivation," Bai辰 estimated, nodding slightly.

After all, a human body is not large, unlike the Golden Horned Beast which would devour an entire steel city like a snack at any turn.

It was mainly because the quality of these spaceship wreckage materials was relatively high, with Grade B alloys accounting for a large share, along with some Grade C alloys.

However, alloys are different from pure metals. Alloys are manufactured from two or more types of lower-grade pure metals in varying proportions. Therefore, even with a Grade C alloy, separating it would, in all probability, yield only several types of Grade B pure metals, or perhaps a mixture combining Grade B and Grade A pure metals.

This was also the standard material used for spaceships in the universe. A pure metal spaceship is not something just anyone can own; it is a luxury item, the ride of the wealthy and powerful. The spaceships ridden by ordinary people are all manufactured from alloy materials.

"Then let's start with a ton of gold." Luo Feng felt reassured in his heart. It seemed that the cultivation consumption of the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art secret method was not too exaggerated.

Because he used alloys as manufacturing materials, a ton of gold only cost Luo Feng 0.001 contribution points, which was almost negligible.

The next moment, palm-sized gold bars fell from thin air like rain.

Bai辰 thoughtfully divided the gold into small pieces convenient for Luo Feng to consume.

Looking at the small pile of gold bars in front of him, Luo Feng took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and began to try running the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art secret method.

Once the secret method completed a full circulation within his body, a sudden craving for metal surged from deep within his body.

At this moment, Luo Feng did not hesitate. He casually picked up a gold bar from the pile and began chewing it in his mouth. Like eating 'marshmallows,' he swallowed down a gold bar in just a few bites.

The physical fitness of reaching Planet-level Tier 1 was sufficient for Luo Feng to chew ordinary metals and alloys with his teeth, and bathe in magma pools.

After the gold bars entered his stomach, driven by the operation of the secret method, the metal blocks within his body were rapidly digested. A trace of extremely faint golden mist followed a peculiar circulation trajectory, passing through Luo Feng's limbs and bones, reinforcing his physique.

In less than ten seconds, a gold bar was completely digested. Luo Feng opened his eyes, a look of astonishment crossing his face.

The whole process... though it had a somewhat indescribable and strange feeling, it seemed to be just like that?

With the first time out of the way, for the second time, Luo Feng chewed a dozen gold bars in one go, then continued to operate the secret method to digest them.

Time slowly passed.

The small pile of gold bars piled up in front of Luo Feng was quickly swallowed and digested by him.

Afterward, Luo Feng successively exchanged for Grade A6 Blue Gold, Grade A9 Purple Light Iron, and various other Grade A metals, testing the effects of different metals.