Chapter Nineteen: Minor Success in Refining Blood

  This is a purple air-filled void, beautiful and resplendent, only on the top of the vault, a few black gullies appear, dividing the sky.

  "This is..."

  "This is the world of Soulbreaker," said a middle-aged man's voice, "also a world that belongs to me."

  Standing in this purple air void, Xiao Yi's expression was solemn. He could feel that the purple air all over the sky was stained with the breath of a middle-aged man, which was his battle aura.

  "Ten zhang away, a middle-aged man said in a low voice: 'The Soldier's Lock Heaven Fist is the secret transmission of our clan, and only those with our clan's bloodline can practice it. It was created by our ancestors specifically to restrain the Xian clan. Although later generations have continuously derived stronger secret techniques from this method, this method is indeed the foundation. The creator of the fist is no longer verifiable, but my Lock Heaven Fist lineage has been passed down in a single line. If you want to obtain the transmission of this soldier's method, you must accept the trial of inheritance set by our ancestors.'"

  "This inheritance trial is, no matter what means are used, I'll take you down in three moves."

  What!

  Xiao Yi's heart skipped a beat, this was not just a simple inheritance trial. The middle-aged man's cultivation before his death was that of a strong Human Tribe Fused Soul Realm cultivator, with a powerful existence condensed from the war soul. Even if he was about to disperse now, he would absolutely not show mercy because of it. A Fused Soul Realm strongman could take down three moves, let alone now, even if Xiao Yi had advanced to the true Blood Refining Small Cycle Completion, he would still be unable to withstand it.

  It seems that he had sensed Xiao Yi's thoughts, and the middle-aged man said: "When our ancestors decided on the inheritance trial, they also considered the difference in cultivation between the two of you. So next, I will take action, but I won't use the power of the Fusion Soul Realm. However, it will absolutely not be lower than the Tempering Bone Realm. You, are you ready?"

  "Please go ahead, senior!"

  Xiao Yi took a deep breath, if he was in the Tempering Bone realm, he still had the strength for one more battle. No matter what, there were only three moves left, and he might not be able to withstand them. However, the art of war was an existence that absolutely surpassed the technique of war, it was the method of using military force, which was completely different from the technique of war. The technique of war was just a form, but the art of war touched the soul, tracing back to its fundamental origin.

  Twenty-six heavenly veins converged, the fierce energy of the barbaric elephant condensed in an instant, and it galloped violently on the celestial orbit. At the same time, Xiao Yi stirred up the spirit of the barbaric elephant, transforming into a cyan-colored heavenly pillar that suppressed the spiritual world's heaven and earth. He took a deep breath, and his combat strength reached its peak.

  "My name is Qing Suo, this is the first move."

  A middle-aged man slowly raised his right hand, pointing at Xiao Yi with his index finger. The purple air fluctuated, and a crystal-like purple energy beam, about 15 meters long, shot out with a whistling sound. A terrifying battle aura spread out, accompanied by an equally terrifying willpower oppression. This was the technique of unifying one's vital energy, spirit, and body, which could only be initially grasped after achieving the Great Circle of Refining Blood. After reaching the Tempering Bone realm, its mighty power reached a new level.

  Faced with this finger, Xiao Yi's spiritual world was violently shaken, the blue sky pillar thundered, and fine cracks appeared on it, as if it would collapse completely at any time.

  Boom!

  He suddenly punched out a fist, and the sound of an elephant's trumpet echoed. A faint blue battle aura appeared on his body. In his mind, his future self also punched out a fist. This punch was the first move of the Barbarian Elephant Gun Technique: Barbarian Elephant Flip.

  After going through these days of life and death, Xiao Yi finally managed to barely turn the first style of gun technique into a fist technique, but the power had to be discounted. The third style of the Barbarian Elephant Gun Technique, he has not fully grasped it yet. If not for his future self, even if he were to turn this first style into a fist technique, who knows how long it would take.

  As Xiao Yi made his move, Qing Suo's eyes lit up and he exclaimed: "Good intuition! This is a top-notch shooting technique that even touches the threshold of the law. If you transform it into fist techniques, although there are still some rough edges, with time, it may not be impossible to develop a top-notch fist technique."

  Rumble!

  After the first punch, Xiao Yi's movements didn't stop. He continuously threw out dozens of punches, each one a mighty elephant overturning, the sound of the elephant's trumpet overlapping, and it actually transformed into rolling thunder, exploding in the purple air. The majestic battle energy within the 26 heavenly veins was quickly drained, until the last punch, which was completely executed relying on his sturdy physical body, without any fancy moves, condensing pure physical strength.

  These dozens of punches all landed on the purple finger energy, and the fierce punching force burst out. However, the purple finger energy was as solid as a substance, unstoppable, and the punching force was torn apart, shattering dozens of times before the purple finger energy faded for a few minutes. It still carried an astonishing aura, heavily falling towards Xiao Yi.

  His body violently retreated, and a hint of madness flashed in Xiao Yi's eyes. This was only the first move, and also the weakest one. If he couldn't even withstand this first move, then what was the point of talking about inheriting martial arts? Not to mention repairing the stone mirror to perfection, reversing time and space, and returning to the era of great technology. Before that, he must not die!

  A fake soul pill appeared in the void, surrounded by a red misty light, crystal clear like jade, without hesitation, Xiao Yi opened his mouth and sucked it in, swallowing it into his abdomen.

  Not far away, Qing Suo's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, but he didn't say anything. A hint of appreciation flickered in the depths of his pupils. If someone couldn't be ruthless to themselves even between life and death, let alone when facing a different tribe, then Bing Fa Suo Tian Quan couldn't be passed down to such a person. Even if this person could withstand three moves from him, now it seemed that he had dispelled his concerns.

  However, the blood gas spirit contained in this fake soul pill was condensed from the blood bones and souls of countless people. Even if it were to be refined by the Great Blood Refining Circle, it would likely take several days to slowly refine and transform into a battle spirit. But Xiao Yi swallowed it in one gulp, which seemed extremely reckless to Qing Suo. Even if his physical body was strong, he would still not be able to withstand it and would have to suffer greatly.

  The fake soul pill entered the abdomen, and the medicinal power had not yet been released. The stone mirror at Xiao Yi's chest emitted a faint humming sound, and even a faint golden light appeared on its surface. This golden light was extremely subtle, but it was still captured by Xiao Yi. This was an unprecedented change, which showed that this fake soul pill was absolutely extraordinary.

  The next moment, the fake soul pill was swallowed up by the stone mirror in one gulp. Faintly, Xiao Yi saw that one of the cracks on the surface of the mirror had healed slightly, although it was not a significant change, but it was still the only obvious change Xiao Yi had seen since the stone mirror swallowed the wild dragon's blood essence.

  Then, a strand of crimson red, yet crystal clear and radiant medicinal energy was spat out by the Stone Mirror. This medicinal energy was pure and immense, even though the Stone Mirror had absorbed eight or nine tenths of it. In Xiao Yi's perception, it still far surpassed that thousand-year-old Purple Bamboo he had encountered before. Without any hesitation, Xiao Yi activated the Barbarian Elephant Great Power Technique, using his full strength to refine these highly concentrated medicinal energies and transform them into boundless blood energy that surged into his four limbs and hundred bones. In the twenty-six Heavenly Veins, a large amount of Battle Qi began to emerge. The Battle Qi let out a deafening roar as Xiao Yi's body violently expanded, charging fiercely towards the end of the Heavenly Axis.

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

  This was an astonishing moment, after cultivating until now, Xiao Yi felt the unobstructed flow of his physical heavenly pulse for the first time. Under the medicinal power of the fake soul pill, each of the heavenly pulses did not have any resistance and were brutally opened by the war air. The newly born war air connected with the heavenly orbit, in this brief moment, Xiao Yi felt that the war air had violently surged up to an unknown extent.

  Ah!

  Another fist was thrown out, and the same ferocious elephant overturned, bursting forth with immense power at this moment. Xiao Yi's fists emitted a piercing green light, his aura surging, almost breaking free from his body. The loud trumpet sound of the elephant was several times more violent than before. This punch's fierce dominance made even Qing Suo look sideways in awe.

  Boom!

  The purple air was shattered by this punch, Xiao Yi was shocked to fly several feet, his face turned pale, but the momentum on his body became more vigorous. His eyes were brighter than ever before, at this moment, he seemed to have completed a small stage of cultivation of the "Barbarian Elephant Great Power Scripture" Blood Volume. On his muscles, a faint cyan pattern appeared vaguely, like elephant skin, but not clear, however Xiao Yi could feel that his physical body's solidity had changed again with a rapid and violent progress compared to before.

  Thirty-six Heavenly Pulse!

  A single False Soul Pill, enough to allow him to penetrate all ten Heavenly Veins! Xiao Yi couldn't imagine what kind of astonishing medicinal power a complete False Soul Pill that hadn't been absorbed by the Stone Mirror would possess. However, if it were so, he probably wouldn't be able to withstand it and would suffer severe injuries.

  One hundred and eighty kilograms of strength! This is the power that Xiao Yi currently possesses, and the penetration of the thirty-six heavenly veins also implies that the Xiong Xi Da Li Jue's Blood Refining Volume has reached the realm of minor completion.

  His gaze swept up and down Xiao Yi's body, Qing Suo smiled lightly: "I still underestimated you, this is the second move."

  Boom!

  Qing Suo's fist burst out, and his entire body radiated a dazzling purple aura. The vast purple energy transformed into a crystal-clear pillar of about 70-80 feet long, which crushed towards Xiao Yi.

  This punch seems ordinary, yet it contains endless mysteries. It's not the Locking Heaven Fist, but it has subtly sealed off all eight directions of retreat for Xiao Yi Zhou, leaving him no way to avoid it. The only option is to take it head-on. This is the understanding of a strong practitioner in the Realm of Merging Souls towards fist techniques. Ordinary moves can also give rise to many principles when executed by hand, but this punch, in Xiao Yi's view, is even more profound than his own Wild Elephant Gun Technique.

  With a low growl, Xiao Yi activated the Barbarian Elephant's Great Strength Technique, reaching the Minor Completion of the Barbarian Elephant's Great Strength Technique once again. Suddenly, an astonishing change occurred on Xiao Yi's body; his muscles shone with a faint blue light, and beneath his skin, pale green veins appeared in a semi-transparent state. At this moment, Xiao Yi distinctly felt that his strength had increased significantly, and his physical body had become incredibly solid.

  In the spiritual world, the blue heavenly pillar suppressed the heaven and earth. At this time, it was not just one heavenly pillar, but two heavenly pillars. The two heavenly pillars separately suppressed the two extremes of heaven and earth. In the moment when the "Barbaric Elephant Great Power Technique" reached the small completion of refining blood, Xiao Yi felt that his originally stagnant spiritual willpower, which had reached the peak of the ordinary realm, also took a solid step forward. Everyone come to vote for Ren Huang!