“Pfft!” Helen Spencer couldn’t hold back her laughter.

“What, are these moves really that ugly?” Henry Spencer’s face darkened slightly.

“Hehe, it’s not that they’re ugly, just a bit odd, kind of like—”

“Like what?”

“A bit like dancing. A grown man dancing, pfft…”

By the end, Helen Spencer was laughing so hard she was doubled over.

“Dancing? Then you give it a try.”

Henry Spencer didn’t mind, giving a faint smile.

The essence of the first transformation, the “Softness Technique,” in “Dragon Snake Nine Transformations” lies in the word “soft,” making the body extremely flexible and resilient.

“Fine, I’ll try. Who’s afraid of whom?” Helen Spencer snorted lightly.

Henry Spencer then demonstrated the moves for her to imitate.

As a result, after trying for a while, Helen Spencer couldn’t even perform a single move correctly.

“Is it really dancing? It seems like you girls’ bodies should be more suited for dancing.”

Henry Spencer struck a victor’s pose.

“How… how is that possible?”

Helen Spencer was left speechless. She clearly remembered that her brother had never been as dexterous as she was since they were kids.

It wasn’t that Henry Spencer was clumsy—dexterity is naturally an advantage for girls.

Speaking of which, it’s worth mentioning that Helen Spencer had once studied array crafting with an array master in town.

That array master claimed that Helen Spencer was meticulous and intelligent, far above the average person, and had a good talent for array crafting, so he took her as an apprentice.

But ever since the mine explosion last time, the family had fallen on hard times, and Helen Spencer had to come back to help her mother weave magic garments to make ends meet.

……

About half an hour later, Henry Spencer finished performing all the moves of the first transformation, the “Softness Technique.”

When these highly flexible and difficult moves were completed in one go, his body appeared exceptionally coordinated and supple, like a spirit snake gracefully dancing.

Henry Spencer only felt a soreness and swelling in his limbs and body.

But at the same time, a strange, tingling warmth, like an electric current, flowed through his entire body.

“Mmm!”

Henry Spencer almost let out a soft moan; the sensation was just too wonderful and pleasant.

That strange, tingling warmth lasted only a moment, coinciding exactly with the completion of the first transformation of “Dragon Snake Nine Transformations.”

Henry Spencer’s body immediately froze, as that electric, tingling warmth spread throughout his body—thirty percent numbness, thirty percent ecstasy, and forty percent exhilaration.

This feeling lingered with him for a long time, almost like an illusion.

He vaguely sensed that when that strange current flowed through his body, it stimulated and enhanced him physically.

“Again!”

Henry Spencer’s eyes flickered as he practiced the “Softness Technique” over and over.

Because in his consciousness space, the moves of this first transformation were even more perfect than what he could do now.

Every time Henry Spencer linked all nine moves of the “Softness Technique” together, that strange sensation would arise.

His physique also began to change as a result.

Finally, after two hours—

Henry Spencer was drenched in sweat, and as the setting sun cast its glow, he completed all the moves in one perfect, continuous flow.

During this process, his body was like a spirit snake, and just before the last ray of sunlight vanished, his limbs, torso, head, and eyes all completed each precise movement as smoothly as flowing water.

Helen Spencer happened to witness this scene, her mouth agape, a nameless shock rising in her heart.

It was at the very moment the sun fully set.

She seemed to see a spirit snake dancing gracefully in the sunset, swallowing the last rays of the sky and ushering in a world of darkness.

……

“I did it.”

Henry Spencer was overjoyed. That strange, tingling warmth was even stronger than before, flowing through his entire body and dispelling much of his fatigue and soreness.

“Brother, where did you learn these dance steps? I didn’t expect them to look so good.”

Helen Spencer asked excitedly, stars shining in her eyes.

“Dance steps?” Henry Spencer almost choked, emphasizing, “These are body-tempering techniques.”

“Hehe, I get it.” Helen Spencer covered her mouth and laughed, unable to resist adding, “What kind of body-tempering technique is this soft and graceful?”

Henry Spencer rolled his eyes, too lazy to explain further.

In fact, the early stages of “Dragon Snake Nine Transformations” mainly train flexibility, and only later does it shift to strength and power.

Just think, if the body isn’t flexible enough at first, practicing forceful body-tempering techniques can easily cause injuries, and over the years, hidden ailments are inevitable.

More importantly, having a flexible body in the early stages lays the foundation for later body-tempering, giving greater potential for breakthroughs.

Most body-tempering practitioners in this world start with hard, forceful training. The advantage is that it’s simple and powerful, but it makes progress increasingly difficult later on, leading to invisible limitations.

Henry Spencer understood the cultivation process of “Dragon Snake Nine Transformations”—the power of the later transformations would be absolutely astonishing!

That night, Mr. Spencer dragged his tired body home.

“Father’s back.”

Henry Spencer quickly stood up.

Seeing his son so lively, Mr. Spencer was a bit surprised. After asking a few questions, he finally felt at ease.