Nie Li invited his friends to the library to discuss the issue of increasing their strength. Lu Piao couldn't help but voice his skepticism.
"Nie Li, you were too rash back there. How can you expect to reach Bronze rank in just two short months? That's impossible!" Lu Piao exclaimed, frustration clear in his voice.
Nie Li, however, remained calm, flashing a mysterious grin as if holding onto a secret. "It's not difficult. We just need a bit of money."
Nie Li already knew the attributes and soul forms of his friends, but to keep his secrets hidden, he went through the process of assessing their abilities again. Just like in his second life, they decided to hunt horned sheep to raise money. This method would help his friends, but Nie Li had a deeper plan in mind for himself. Every second was precious.
In his second life, Nie Li had stumbled upon a technique even more mysterious than the Heavenly God Technique: the Dragon Transformation Technique. This new method was unlike anything he'd encountered, relying on a foreign concept of cultivation that didn't belong to this world. At first, it didn't make sense to him. However, when this technique neared the Heavenly God Technique, something incredible happened—they merged, giving birth to a far superior method: the Heavenly Dragon God Transformation Technique.
This new technique could do what the original did, allowing Nie Li to fuse with more than one demon spirit. However, instead of just seven spirits, the limit was now ten. Moreover, it had additional advantages, allowing him to absorb the blood essence of unique monsters and inherit their bloodline skills. The technique simultaneously strengthened both the body and the soul, and its cultivation speed was far greater than the Heavenly God Technique. Even better, because this technique was not from this world, it couldn't be detected by the Sage Emperor.
Nie Li found a secluded spot, ensuring no one could see him, and began revolving the technique. As soon as he started, he could feel his spiritual sea expanding and his body strengthening. That was the might of a technique from a different world. After one hour of circulation, he felt three times stronger. Deep in his soul sea, a vague shape of a dragon mark had begun to form. He sensed that by the time he reached Bronze rank 1, it would take full shape.
After a while, he could sense that his strength had increased from the original 5 points to at least 50. Indeed, he could feel that he was at least five times stronger than before.
The strange thing about the technique was that it raised all of his attributes simultaneously—speed, strength, endurance, and soul power—bringing them to the same level. This meant he never had to worry about any bottlenecks until he reached the Dao of Dragon level. If he was to estimate his level then Nie li is as strong as someone of the 2 stars of bronze level .
Nie Li estimated that he could reach the same level of strength he had at his peak within 20 years. Of course, he planned to use all the memories from his past life as shortcuts to power. Those who say there are no shortcuts to power are simply people who have never been born three times.
Nie Li thought that was enough for now. He stood up, knowing he had many more important things to do and a treasure he had to retrieve at all costs, as it would prove crucial in eliminating the Demon King early on.