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Chapter 174 Great improvement in strength
A month passed quickly.

In the canyon.

Wu Ming was physically strong and had abundant blood and energy. He wielded the crimson-black gold spear with ease.

After fully entering the fourth stage of blood coagulation and stabilizing his realm, the 120-pound spear became as light as a feather in his hands, and he could wield it without any hesitation or awkwardness.

Compared to the three times he had coagulated blood, his physical strength had increased several times over. More importantly, the tempering of his body from the fourth coagulation had penetrated through the muscles and skin and into his bones, strengthening his entire skeletal system.

The tempering of bones further enhances the body's ability to withstand stress.

If a martial artist who has achieved three blood coagulations can exert tremendous force with their arms when they go all out, then a martial artist who has achieved four blood coagulations, if they were to unleash a powerful attack, would likely have a force exceeding ten thousand jin. With such immense force, a tree as thick as a bowl could be easily swept away and snapped in two, and ordinary houses could be destroyed with just a tremor.

Most importantly, once you reach this level, your blood and qi become more refined and powerful, and your strength is no longer limited to your body. When you swing your spear, your blood and qi become one with your will, and the force you unleash can even extend several feet from the tip of the spear!
Three times of blood clotting, with the skill combined, can only strike an inch from a distance at most; but four times of blood clotting, it can strike a ruler from a distance.

Swish! Swish! Swish!!!
Wu Ming brandished his spear, unleashing the Thunderclap Spear Technique move by move. The spear flashed like lightning, and the spear itself was like thunder. He executed the technique from the first move all the way to the ninth, and then the tenth.

The ninth and tenth moves, which were difficult to master during the three stages of blood clotting, are now easily mastered and executed by Wu Ming with ease, as if he had practiced them thousands of times. Wu Ming's movements did not stop, and he continued to unleash the eleventh move of the Thunderclap Spear Technique.

"Eleventh move, Thunder Strike!"

This is a technique of thrusting forward with a spear. It looks very simple, but it combines the strength of hardness and softness into one, and integrates the martial will and the blood and qi of the whole body into one strike.

The spear thrust out like a bolt of lightning, instantly piercing through the air and penetrating the rock wall in front of it.

puff.

The spear tip barely touched the rock wall, but the effect was like a thunderbolt, penetrating it and creating a hole nearly three feet deep inside the rock wall!

During the month or so that he completed the four blood clotting processes, Wu Ming had been honing his marksmanship skills. He was already very talented in marksmanship, and after his physique underwent a transformation, he naturally mastered the tenth move. Now, he has finally mastered the eleventh move as well.

"call."

After completing the eleventh move of the Thunderclap Spear Technique, Wu Ming let out a soft breath and put away his spear.

He glanced at the damage caused by the shot and nodded slightly.

“I mainly cultivate Taoist magic, so it’s impossible for me to achieve the unity of spirit and body like those who specialize in martial arts. But this Thunderclap Spear Technique is not bad. If I can master the first twelve moves, my martial arts strength will be quite respectable.”

"With the millennium stone heart milk available for my use, mastering this twelfth move should be a piece of cake. However, the path of this skill, from unity to perfection, is simply too difficult. With my current depth of understanding of the skill, I am still far from reaching the perfection."

Wu Ming murmured to himself.

Martial arts skills, from unity to perfection, represent another qualitative change.

According to what he learned from Liu Muyuan, even among experts who have reached the fifth level of blood coagulation, very few can hone their skills to the highest level, let alone those who have reached the fourth level of blood coagulation, which is extremely rare in the entire Yong Kingdom.

If a martial artist who has undergone four stages of blood coagulation achieves the unity of spirit and body, becoming a top-tier expert, then someone who can further refine their skills to the highest level will experience a leap in strength, making them capable of fighting even a master who has undergone five stages of blood coagulation.

However, there have been very few martial arts prodigies of this caliber throughout the entire Yong Kingdom's thousand-year history.

Wu Ming knew that he could not achieve the unity of spirit and flesh, merging his primordial spirit into his physical body and abandoning the cultivation of the Daoist lineage. However, in terms of skills, after he entered the fourth stage of blood coagulation, he could focus on studying higher levels of the realm of transformation.

Don't be fooled by his current martial arts strength, which is far inferior to his primordial spirit cultivation. If he can truly comprehend the principles of strength and gentleness and reach the pinnacle of skill, it's hard to say whether his martial arts or his cultivation will be stronger.

call.

Wu Ming cleared his mind of distractions and practiced his marksmanship for a while longer. After repeatedly mastering the eleventh move, he finally stopped his martial arts training and walked towards the cave, arriving at its depths.

He flipped his hand and took out the Thunder Essence Stone. Then, with a thought, his primordial spirit left his body and cast several spells. The Thunder Essence Seal manifested, and then patches of lightning sprang up from the heavens and earth and were drawn in.

Since he mastered the sixth thunder talisman of the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Talisman, his efficiency in cultivating the second level of the Thunder Essence Dharma Form has increased significantly. In the past month or so, he has been practicing martial arts spear techniques during the day and condensing the Thunder Essence Dharma Form at night, hoping to master the second level of this Dharma Form as soon as possible.

Previously, when he was underground, he used the Thunder Origin Dharma Form in combination with the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Talisman to suppress most of their power. However, this was because the seven demons each had their own agendas and did not truly unite. Otherwise, with only his first-level Thunder Origin Dharma Form, even if he controlled it with the Fighting Word Technique, it would have been difficult to suppress seven peak fourth-level demons at the same time.

However, if one cultivates this Dharma Form to the second level, the situation will be completely different.

The Thunder Element Dharma Form is inherently more powerful than the Earthly Fiend Element Dharma Form. Reaching the second level would guarantee top-tier fourth-order power. With further amplification and control using the Fighting Word Technique, it could even surpass top-tier fourth-order power, making it absolutely easy to suppress seven peak fourth-order demons! "I estimate that in another two or three months, I should be able to complete the second level of my Thunder Element Dharma Form."

"By then, the sixth thunder talisman of the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Talisman will be almost fully refined, and all my spells will be able to reach their peak... In addition, relying on my current physique, I can also refine a portion of the blood energy to nourish my soul, allowing my soul to grow even further. Even if I cannot leap into the realm of the fifth refinement, I will still be able to fight against those masters of the fifth blood."

Wu Ming's eyes were deep and profound.

of course,

This kind of five-blood master refers to the weaker five-blood martial artists such as the sect leader of the Black Fiend Sect and the sect leader of the Profound Jade Sect. If it were Yan Yuntian, the head of the Demon Suppression Division appointed by the imperial court, then he would be very difficult to deal with.

As for his master, Liu Muyuan, needless to say, he was the undisputed number one in the Jingye City region in terms of martial arts alone. It is said that his skills may have reached the pinnacle, making him a top-tier figure among the five-blooded martial artists.

And this is only Liu Muyuan's apparent strength. Wu Ming is very clear that Liu Muyuan also cultivates Daoist arts, and he cannot see through Liu Muyuan's Daoist cultivation at all, which means that he is at least at the fifth level of the Primordial Spirit Refinement.

In short, it can only be described as unfathomable.

cough,
That's thinking too far ahead.

Wu Ming coughed lightly in his heart and continued to focus on cultivating the second level of the Thunder Origin Dharma Aspect. However, he felt very relaxed. As his strength and realm continued to improve, there were fewer and fewer beings in the Jingye City territory that could threaten him. Naturally, he became more and more confident and composed.

Now that he has reached the fourth stage of blood coagulation in martial arts, he has more abundant blood energy to nourish his soul, which means that the fifth stage of primordial spirit refinement is not far away from him. Once he can refine his primordial spirit to the fifth stage, he will naturally be able to suppress everything in this small Jingye City.

……

Several months passed in the blink of an eye.

In the canyon.

Wu Ming sat cross-legged deep in the cave. His expression became more and more composed, and his aura became more and more profound. Although he still looked like a young man of twenty-three or twenty-four, he gave people a sense of maturity that had experienced many vicissitudes. His eyes were as calm as still water.

Before him, a ball of lightning intertwined and converged, like a heart beating continuously. With each beat, dense arcs of lightning surged forth, creating ripples in the void.

This primordial embryo, formed from the power of thunder, has reached an extreme in terms of soul power, spiritual power, and thunder power. Visible to the naked eye, every bolt of lightning within it is imprinted with densely packed magical patterns. The entire primordial embryo is like a woven fabric even finer than the most precious silk in the world, with layers upon layers of fabric intertwined.

"Congeal!"

After an unknown amount of time, Wu Ming's heart was as still as water, his eyes were deep, and he uttered a Daoist phrase.

Then,

His primordial spirit successively cast dozens of intricate hand seals. These intricate hand seals were condensed from soul power, intertwined in the void, and surrounded the Dharma body in a circle. Then they merged and connected with each other, eventually forming a mysterious pattern.

These mysterious patterns converged inwards, instantly imprinting themselves on the surface of the Dharma Body, causing the Thunder Heart, which beat like a human heart, to jolt suddenly and briefly stop beating.

Glug! Glug! Glug! Glug!

Immediately following, accompanied by a dazzling burst of lightning, the Dharma Body trembled violently, emitting fluctuations completely different from before, and bursting forth with muffled thunderous sounds. These thunderous sounds were still similar to the sound of a heartbeat, but they were even more muffled and mysterious. For a moment, even the flesh and blood heart inside Wu Ming's body, which was not far away, began to beat along with it.

The physical response Wu Ming received was a violent, uncontrollable pounding of his heart, as if it were about to leap out of his chest. However, his expression remained unchanged, and he merely let out a soft groan to forcefully suppress the discomfort in his body.

Splat! Splat!

Immediately afterward, the lightning on the Dharma Embryo shone brighter and brighter, while at the same time it contracted further inward. Wu Ming's primordial spirit was now casting spells with all its might, using its powerful soul force to maintain the seal and firmly restrict the power within the Dharma Embryo.

After an unknown amount of time, the dazzling bolt of lightning suddenly trembled and transformed into a smaller Dharma Embryo than before. It shrank by a whole size from the original size of a human head, but the lightning power contained within it was far more powerful than before.

"I've finally mastered it."

Wu Ming watched this scene and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

For ordinary people, it is extremely difficult to cultivate the second level of the Thunder Element Dharma Form. The first attempt to condense it may even fail directly, which would require spending time to accumulate thunder power again and consolidate the foundation once more.

But for Wu Ming, success was no surprise. After all, his primordial spirit was based on the Linzi Technique, and its level of refinement far surpassed that of ordinary Dao cultivators. Moreover, in the past few months, he had used the blood and qi of his body to nourish his primordial spirit, and now his primordial spirit soul power had increased significantly, and was not far from the limit of the fourth refinement!

(End of this chapter)