novelraw Chapter 397 - 317: Crushing the Black Smoke, Qi and Blood Tides, Lifeform Metamorphosis (Part 2)
Chapter 397 - 317: Crushing the Black Smoke, Qi and Blood Tides, Lifeform Metamorphosis (Part 2)
Su Mu’s lips curled slightly with satisfaction; in such a short moment, he had gained nearly ten thousand pounds of Spirit Marrow from thin air, how could it not bring joy?
It was unclear how much time had passed.
The first Immortal Cell finally felt satisfied and momentarily ceased its energy absorption, causing the golden blood flood to reverse and flow back.
After being devoured by the Immortal Cell, the Qi and Blood within Su Mu now appeared pitifully weak, with only a dozen or so Qi Blood Flood Dragons meandering inside.
"Currently, my Qi and Blood are less than twenty percent, not even a fifth of my peak state..."
"According to this world’s division of Martial Artist realms, I am now considered to be in a state of Qi and Blood decline, with a great drop in realm, but this is only on the surface."
Su Mu slowly opened his eyes, his previously ruptured skin and flesh had already healed.
He stood up, stretched his body, and reflected a look of anticipation.
"Let’s give it a try."
Su Mu turned around and gave a punch towards an empty space.
As the punch was thrown, Su Mu’s eyes glowed. This punch did not employ the Fixed Star Body Refining Technique nor activate the Secret of Power, yet it shone with golden brilliance.
The color of the brilliance was dimmer compared to the light of the Fixed Star Body Refining Technique and the Secret of Power, but it emitted a divine aura that gazed down upon all beings, like a deity descending to earth.
At the very moment he threw the punch,
the dwindling Qi and Blood within him suddenly surged crazily. The Immortal Cell burst into radiant light, unleashing a torrent of Qi and Blood surpassing his peak period.
This feeling was quite mystical...
It was no longer about merely activating Qi Blood Power directly, but rather like a Great Sun triggering tides, a butterfly flapping its wings triggering a storm.
Su Mu found his control and utilization of Qi Blood Power elevated by more than just one level suddenly.
Boom!
Rolling white mist surged into a sea, forming a terrifying tempest whirlwind with a punch, instantly drawing in the surrounding snow, forming a sandstorm with the stirred yellow sand.
"The decline of Qi and Blood didn’t make me weaker..."
"Instead, I’ve become stronger. Once I replenish the current deficiency in Qi and Blood, I will be much, much stronger than before."
"If the previous human martial arts realm divisions were only partially unsuitable for me, then the current existing realms now only serve as a reference for me."
Su Mu looked down at his right fist, shocked himself.
Just now, he did not fully activate the Immortal Cell, using only a portion of the immortal force, yet the power of this punch was comparable to the explosive force when using the Fixed Star Body Refining Technique or the Secret of Power.
Su Mu glanced at the sandstorm whirlwind created by his punch, the crystal human form opened its eyes. He quickly sensed the peak-level Sword Momentum, Fixed Star Body Refining Technique, Secret of Power, Qi and Blood, Perfect Realm Great Perfection Sword Technique, Fist Technique...
Everything about him, Su Mu, was fused into the Immortal Cell, this immortal aura was actually the furnace of Su Mu’s martial arts.
Thinking of this, Su Mu fell into an Introspection state.
He carefully observed the Immortal Cell located within the Mud Ball Divine Palace between his brows. This cell was now totally different from the others, having transformed entirely to a faint golden color, becoming a golden cell.
At this moment, Su Mu saw a higher-level life form in this cell.
Its name is Immortal!
Suddenly, an understanding dawned on Su Mu—it was precisely because the life forms were different that the attack method triggered by the Immortal Cell just now was entirely distinct from before.
Even in the illusion of the Overlord Blade Martial Saint, Su Mu had never felt such an attack method.
"Perhaps the level of attack method from the Immortal Cell surpasses that of this world’s Martial Dao Civilization, even including Martial Saints!"
At this thought, Su Mu’s breathing became rapid as he continued to observe the Immortal Cell.
Every breath of the Immortal Cell would mobilize Qi Blood Power.
It was as if truly triggering the tides...
Qi Blood Power was rhythmically moving along with the Immortal Cell.
Once activated, the tides in front of him would suddenly explode in multiples, dozens of times, or even more terrifying surges, while in ordinary times they were in ebb state.
In the ebb state, Su Mu’s Qi and Blood within were only slightly stronger than that of a Martial Arts Grandmaster, due to the Qi and Blood deficiency, leaving Su Mu quite shocked until now.
The birth of an Immortal Cell required such a terrifying amount of energy, almost akin to the energy needed for a second transformation of the flesh.
The consequence of doing so was.
The Immortal Cell nearly devoured his entire golden sea of blood, leaving him only a sparse, pitiful dozen strands of Qi Blood Flood Dragon.
This was somewhat uncomfortable for Su Mu to adapt to.
Even a single Immortal Cell nearly drained Su Mu dry. To continue refining more is akin to an energy black hole; no amount seems to be enough.
"Fortunately, I still have some Battle Zone Points on hand, which can be entirely used to exchange for Spirit Marrows, plus there is the Dreamland to swallow the black smoke for refining Immortal Cells."
At this thought, a terrifying idea couldn’t help but arise in Su Mu’s heart.
Currently, there’s only this one Immortal Cell, yet the strength has improved so terrifyingly.
What if he managed to refine five, ten, or even more...
What an extraordinary scene would that be?
Now Su Mu feels that once he fully activates the Immortal Cell in the Mud Ball Palace, he confidently believes that without using more means, he can directly heavily wound the Overlord Blade Martial Saint illusion of that day, or even kill on the spot.
"If I could now have five, ten Immortal Cells, what level would my combat power reach?"
"Could it rival the Ninth Level Martial Saint?"
A flash of brilliance erupted from Su Mu’s eyes, if ten were not enough, he could go on refining, what about one hundred?
Or even one thousand?
"One thousand..."
"Martial Saints would be like ants in my presence, annihilated with a snap of the fingers."
Su Mu shook his head, no longer indulging in unrealistic fantasies, because, at least in the short term, he couldn’t achieve that, even if there was the will, there wasn’t the power, the energy required for a thousand Immortal Cells is simply astronomical.
"Let’s temporarily name the Immortal Cell’s utilization of Qi and Blood as the Tidal Technique..."
"My grasp of this Tidal Technique isn’t adequate yet and can only be used when activating the Immortal Cell, but a complete mastery in future would result in a qualitative change in my strength."
"At the same time, I need to find a way to stably enter the Dreamland to procure more black smoke to satisfy the energy required for flesh transformation and Immortal Cell refining."
By analogy, after the birth of the Immortal Cell, and upon deploying the Tidal Technique with a punch, Su Mu had a revelation from which he was inspired—and vaguely saw how to integrate the three flowers of the Three Flowers.
The Tidal Technique might also be applicable here.
"First, return to the War Zone to trade for a batch of Spirit Marrow, and then use the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pool to complete the last Refining of the Root Bone, to truly perfect the foundation..."
"Afterwards, you can start advancing to Martial Arts Grandmaster."
Just thinking about it, Su Mu couldn’t suppress the excitement bubbling in his heart; he had waited long and long for this moment.
Since his cultivation journey began, he had always heard of the formidable existence of Martial Arts Grandmasters, even now Su Mu could effortlessly crush a Martial Arts Grandmaster.
Yet, Su Mu eagerly anticipates achieving Grandmaster status himself!
Su Mu is well aware that his Martial Arts Grandmaster will be completely different from any Grandmaster in this world.
That will be an unprecedented strength!
"It’s time to leave."
Su Mu tore off the tattered clothing on his body, briefly hesitated as he formed a ball of water to clean himself.
He was surprised to find no bloodstains on him, all traces of blood vanished under the sacred luminescence of the Immortal Cell.
The Immortal divinity is holy, common filth cannot taint it.
"Though not greatly impactful, it’s still convenient."
Su Mu finally bowed towards the Tower of Power, donned a set of clothes, and turned to leave.