Chapter 726: Moving Blood

Chapter 726 -722: Moving Blood

The Dragon Transformation Ancient Realm was boundless, but as far as the eye could see, there was only a vast sea of mountains.

Here, ancient trees towered toward the heavens and strange peaks pierced the clouds, suffused with a Primordial Aura.

On this day, a terrifying ripple of power emanated from a place near the edge of the Dragon Transformation Ancient Realm.

A giant bird, over a hundred meters long, appeared without warning before plummeting toward the earth.

Its outstretched wings blotted out the sky, terrifying to behold.

They seemed less like wings and more like peerless divine swords or heavy Spiritual Artifacts.

When the wings swept past, the towering ancient trees were sliced clean through.

And as it landed, the remaining tree trunks crumbled and disintegrated under the crushing weight of its wings.

Its prey was two young men.

The young man in the lead took a single step, crossing more than ten meters as he threw a punch.

His arm cracked loudly as it swelled in size, striking with the speed of lightning.

BOOM!

With a deafening roar, the giant bird was blasted apart in mid-air.

One clump of flesh and blood remained intact, flying off toward a mountain gorge.

A hand shot out and snatched it from the air.

Then, with practiced ease, the owner of the hand plucked a Demon Pill from the bloody mass.

The Demon Pill then vanished into thin air.

This young man was not the same one who had attacked. He wore nothing but an animal skin skirt, but a closer look would reveal a ring on the middle finger of his left hand.

“Brother Lin, it’s getting late. Should we rest or keep moving?” the young man in the animal skin skirt asked the one who had just attacked.

These two were none other than Lin Hao and Xu Zihao.

Counting from the day Lin Hao had two more of his meridians severed, they had already been deep within the Dragon Transformation Ancient Realm for half a month.

During this time, Xu Zihao had been stunned by Lin Hao time and time again.

Xu Zihao had seen it many times before: Lin Hao obliterating a Devil Beast, one with strength comparable to a Spirit Transformation Realm First Layer Martial Artist, with a single punch.

As a result, his shock had turned to numbness.

Lin Hao’s physical strength grew every single day, as if it were endless.

What was even more terrifying was that, a few days ago, Lin Hao had created a powerful physical technique of his own—the Blood Shifting Skill!

The so-called Blood Shifting Skill involved channeling all the qi and blood in his body to one spot and then unleashing it in a concentrated burst.

Take the previous punch, for example. Lin Hao had no cultivation and couldn’t use his True Essence. Normally, his arm shouldn’t have been able to swell up like that.

But the Blood Shifting Skill made the impossible possible, and its power was peerless and terrifying.

By channeling all his qi and blood into his right arm and unleashing it with his full power, the blow was unstoppable!

The giant bird from moments ago was clear proof of that.

The bird had detected no cultivation fluctuations from Lin Hao and thought he would be an easy target, never imagining it would be blown to bits by a single punch.

Lin Hao had also explained this physical technique to Xu Zihao, but Xu Zihao was completely incapable of replicating it.

Although Lin Hao had lost his cultivation, the abundance of his qi and blood was simply astounding.

Not only was it abundant, but it flowed at an unbelievably fast speed.

The moment Lin Hao made a move, his qi and blood would surge, shifting to any part of his body he desired.

Over the past few days, Lin Hao had become increasingly adept at using it.

It was no exaggeration to say that even a Third Layer Spirit Transformation Realm Martial Artist would face certain death if they stepped within ten feet of him!

It was simply too difficult to defend against.

Who would ever expect a Martial Artist who had lost all his cultivation to be able to channel his qi and blood to make his arm swell?

“We’ll rest tonight. Brother Xu, spar with me later.”

Xu Zihao had expected as much, but he still couldn’t help but smile wryly. “Brother Lin, you’re truly a madman.”

Over the past half a month, they had crossed more than ten great mountains, and every time they stopped to rest, Lin Hao would drag him into sparring.

“You’ve seen the situation these past two weeks. The deeper we go, the more dangerous it gets, and my punches still aren’t fast enough. Besides, the Blood Shifting Skill isn’t perfect yet.”

Lin Hao’s expression grew serious.

At Lin Hao’s words, Xu Zihao’s expression changed as well.

Over the past two weeks, they had seen mountain after mountain laid to waste. Those places were littered with dried bloodstains, discarded Divine Weapons, and even Spiritual Artifacts shattered into pieces.

Of course, they made use of these materials, which were ultimately reforged into the storage ring on Xu Zihao’s finger.

Within the great ravines, there were countless skeletons. The enormous ones belonged to Devil Beasts, while the smaller, shattered remains were those of human Martial Artists.

One could only imagine the great battles that had once taken place in the regions they now traversed.

It had been a war between human Martial Artists and the Devil Beasts of the Dragon Transformation Ancient Realm.

In the end, the terrifying Devil Beasts in the regions they passed through were slain, but countless human Martial Artists had fallen in battle as well.

Afterward, the corpses became food for the remaining Devil Beasts, leaving only skeletons behind.

It was only because of this that they had been able to venture so deep.

If those terrifying Devil Beasts had not been annihilated, only death would have awaited them.

“Alright,” Xu Zihao replied. “Later, Brother Lin, please don’t hold back. I want to try breaking through to the Fourth Layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm today.”

Over the past two weeks, his cultivation had progressed, and he had long since reached the Third Layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

As he spoke, Xu Zihao tossed a handful of medicinal pills to Lin Hao.

The Spirit Grass in the Dragon Transformation Ancient Realm was as common as weeds, unimaginably abundant.

Along the way, they had been Refining countless medicinal pills. Pills that could once be traded for an entire city were now being eaten like common snacks.

Of course, due to the scarcity of Alchemy Masters, these pills remained immensely valuable, not just in the outside world but even within the Dragon Transformation Ancient Realm.

For the two of them to be eating pills like snacks was the very definition of extravagance.

“No time to waste. Let’s start now.”

Lin Hao downed the pills in one gulp and immediately attacked Xu Zihao.

Lin Hao’s punch was so fast that only an afterimage was visible amid the sharp crack of air.

Xu Zihao froze for an instant before throwing a punch of his own.

THUMP THUMP THUMP!

In the end, he was forced back several steps, while Lin Hao’s body merely swayed.

However, Lin Hao was not satisfied with this outcome.

To him, that sharp crack was a fatal flaw.

Although the sound’s impact on his punch was negligible, Lin Hao knew that against a true expert, it would lead to his defeat and death.

That fraction of a second was enough to alert an opponent and give them time to react.

Xu Zihao’s momentary hesitation was proof enough.

He had heard the crack, and his initial instinct had been to retreat, but he ultimately chose to strike back instead.

The imperfection Lin Hao spoke of in his Blood Shifting Skill was precisely this cracking sound produced when he channeled his blood and qi.

He wanted to cultivate the Blood Shifting Skill until it was as silent and traceless as a technique manifested from True Essence.

There were no shortcuts to achieving this. The sound was proof that the muscles in his arm had not yet been trained to a state of perfect, fluid control.

Furthermore, it meant his arm muscles could still withstand a greater flow of qi and blood.

In short, Lin Hao had discovered that his physical body held limitless potential, and his task was to unearth it and put it to use.

“Again.”

As the word left his lips, Lin Hao threw another punch.

Instantly, the area began to tremble, and the air filled with a sky of phantom fists.

Lin Hao and Xu Zihao sparred, their battle growing more intense with every exchange.

A fierce gale whipped through the air as both of their bodies blurred into afterimages.

Xu Zihao’s Palm Force grew increasingly terrifying, and the very air seemed to tremble with his every strike.

But even so, Lin Hao met his attacks head-on, not at the slightest disadvantage.

With his physical strength alone, Lin Hao could already clash with a Third Layer Spirit Transformation Realm Martial Artist.