After leaving that hundred-mile oasis, Li Hai flew straight south into the horizon without looking back.

During this time, he rarely landed, like a footless bird, except when he occasionally saw Sand Bandits passing by below, at which point he would specifically fly down to kill a few, just to relax a bit.

However, after flying continuously for over ten thousand miles, Li Hai, whose aesthetic senses were thoroughly fatigued by the overwhelming golden expanse in his vision, finally found a small oasis to land and decided to rest temporarily.

Taking advantage of this short rest, he pushed all the Cultivation Techniques and Divine Abilities he had learned from Knife Soul Valley to their Peak.

And as soon as he did so, Li Hai's entire body, especially his face, suddenly underwent an extremely drastic change.

First, his body, which had been so robust and burly as to resemble a monster, instantly became slender and lean.

Then, his skin, which had been a bronze hue, surprisingly turned incredibly fair, almost like jade, to the point where describing it as 'skin like congealed fat' would not be an exaggeration.

Next, Li Hai's wild, dishevelled hair, as if a top hairstylist had suddenly appeared to give him a complete, high-end treatment, also abruptly became incredibly soft and smooth, almost like black silk.

Finally, Li Hai's facial features, which had been rugged, wild, and extremely fierce, suddenly transformed into something exquisitely delicate and incredibly handsome.

So much so that his refined handsomeness transcended gender, and could be fully described as having an 'immortal's grace and jade-like complexion'.

And lastly, his temperament also dramatically shifted from a domineering, unruly, demon-like style to an incredibly enchanting and magnificent aura, like an otherworldly elf.

It can be said that Li Hai's current appearance and temperament were no longer a question of beauty or lack thereof, but rather something that simply shouldn't exist in the human world.

This was because he had surpassed the limits of the mortal realm, reaching an extraordinary level, akin to a Prodigy.

While someone at this level might not cause an ordinary person to faint just by looking at them, it was still terrifyingly extreme.

If an ordinary Earthling possessed such looks and temperament, let alone working in the entertainment industry or becoming an idol or celebrity,

even if he were to go on Xiaohongshu or Weibo to bewitch a large number of followers to establish a religion, or to campaign and run for President,

it would be more than enough.

If a quantitative comparison were absolutely necessary, his appearance would be at least a thousand times better than that of General Quan.

However, Li Hai, who had undergone all these physical transformations and possessed such peerless looks, was plunged into a state of extreme bewilderment.

"H-how could this be?!"

Li Hai slowly stood up, looking dazed, "How did I turn into this?!"

Upon seeing his clear reflection in the oasis lake nearby, he became even more utterly confused and his eyes glazed over.

Clearly, Li Hai found it a bit difficult to accept at the moment.

But just a second later, he suddenly said, "Damn it! It's that female Grandmaster from Knife Soul Valley's 'Heavenly Charm Profound Cultivation Technique' that's behind this!"

Indeed, after Li Hai sorted through all his Cultivation Techniques and skills, he discovered that the female Grandmaster had not cultivated the enchanting Cultivation Technique, which raised her 【Charm】 attribute to Level 2, to its Perfection.

And that extremely difficult-to-Cultivate 'Heavenly Charm Profound Cultivation Technique', when truly cultivated to Perfection, could actually raise the 【Charm】 attribute to Level 4.

One must know that merely Level 2 【Charm】 was enough to make that female Grandmaster a super socialite who captivated all ages and genders throughout Knife Soul Valley.

Therefore, it made sense that Li Hai, possessing Level 4 【Charm】, would undergo such significant changes in his physique, appearance, and temperament.

It was just that Li Hai himself was very unaccustomed to it.

"Damn it!"

He looked at his reflection in the lake and complained angrily, "I'm a butcher—how did I turn into a sissy?!"

Actually, the term "sissy" wasn't entirely appropriate for Li Hai; words like "Prodigy" or "elf" might have been more fitting.

However, for Li Hai, a person with a relatively simple mindset from a wet market background, "sissy" was the only word he could think of at the moment.

Of course, if he had more exposure to niche communities on the internet, he might have known that there was also a term called "male cross-dresser" in this world.

Traveling eighteen thousand miles directly south from the oasis in Knife Soul Valley.

This was the border between Xia Meng (Chivalrous Alliance)'s Northern Wilderness and the Western Wilderness, and also where the Jiao Lan Desert met the Red Soil Forest.

Generally speaking, although deserts are vast, severe problems with quicksand and wind erosion make them unsuitable for merchant caravans. However, if there are large forests providing vegetation cover, they can stabilize sandy soil and reduce the impact of quicksand.

Thus, this narrow region, located on the edge of the Northern Wilderness and Western Wilderness, and bordering both desert and forest, has for millennia become a vital transportation route, similar to the Hexi Corridor in ancient China—the Jiao Hong Lu Gorge.

And along this vital route connecting various places, there was a small town named Jin Fu.

Although Jin Fu Town had little arable land and relatively barren resources in its surroundings,

because it was precisely located at a certain point in Jiao Hong Lu Gorge, large and small merchant caravans passed through it every day.

Therefore, for thousands of years, this small town grew increasingly prosperous by serving the many merchants and travelers passing through.

And now, Li Hai himself was in the market of this small town, on the bustling snack street...

eating and drinking heartily.

Surrounded by the strong aroma of street food and delicious scents, Li Hai sat alone, grandly, in front of a barbecue stall, holding a plump roasted lamb leg in each hand, gnawing at them with big bites, each bite sizzling with oil, making the children gathered around him swallow their saliva repeatedly.

"Crunch, crunch, crackle... Snap, snap, snap..."

Amidst a series of startling bone-crushing sounds, Li Hai quickly devoured both large lamb legs in his hands, skin, meat, and bone.

Immediately after, he chugged half a bottle of wine, then without pause, picked up two more roasted lamb legs from the large platter on the table and began to gnaw at them again with big bites.

Li Hai's fierce eating manner not only made the children gathered around him stare wide-eyed, but even the adults passing by in the vicinity were secretly amazed and astonished.

However, what surprised these pedestrians on the street even more was Li Hai's appearance, which was truly stunning, even breathtaking.

Especially the young women, married women, and older ladies who were out strolling; after seeing Li Hai from afar, they simply stopped walking, standing there and staring at him in a trance, their eyes watering and cheeks flushed, lost in who knows what thoughts.

But Li Hai, the subject of these intense, burning gazes, paid no attention to what these people were thinking, only focusing on his eating and drinking, as it had been a long time since he had had a good, hearty meal.

Just then, a strange bell sound came from behind Li Hai:

"Ding-a-ling~ Ding-a-ling~"