High Martial Arts: Grinding for the Supreme Talent

Chapter 509: Chapter 488: Bone Marrow Cleansing and Blood Exchange

The black-robed Mu Hong continued,

”Once you practice a High-Level Source Energy Technique and break your body’s shackles, your Power will also transform.”

”Once you master Vigorous Power Gang and condense Gang Power, you’ll be able to fully unleash the power of your Mental Realm.”

”During the Global Martial Arts Tournament, Shen Heng and Ivan Petrov from the Bear Country had only just broken through to the Seventh Realm.”

”They didn’t have time to practice a High-Level Source Energy Technique, so they were unable to condense Gang Power.”

”They had only completed one Blood Exchange. While their physical strength increased, the power of their techniques saw only a limited boost.”

”Otherwise, winning wouldn’t have been so easy for you.”

Lin Qi nodded to himself. ’Gang Power, huh?’

That was something for him to consider after breaking through to the Seventh Realm.

Mu Hong swung the long spear in his hand and continued his explanation.

”As for your second question!”

”You’re currently at the stage of Mental Realm Communication with the Divine. Your Mental Realm doesn’t just integrate with your every technique; it can also affect your surroundings.”

”The Third Tier of our Spear Technique is mastering all the body’s muscles and how they generate power.”

”The Fourth-stage Spear Technique, on the other hand, is about using your Mental Realm to project a Domain, enabling every part of your body—muscles, the Six Viscera, bones, bone marrow, and even your blood—to exert force in unison.”

”We each have our own personal field. When all those parts exert force in unison, the power of your Mental Realm, which is connected to your will, can influence your Life Energy Field.”

”Mental Realm Communication with the Divine is the state where your Life Force becomes highly condensed and begins to radiate outward.”

”But that’s not enough. You have to control an even more subtle power of the body—your cells.”

”Controlling the movement of your cells, making them fully active, and fusing them with your consciousness creates a special field. That is the so-called Domain.”

Lin Qi couldn’t help but nod. A flood of ideas surfaced in his mind after hearing Mu Hong’s explanation.

He had drunk the Pu’er tea Dean Liu brewed yesterday, and his mind still felt sharper; the tea’s effects lingered.

Mu Hong pointed to his chest and said,

”To break through your current Mental Realm and comprehend the Fifth Order Gun Skill, you must once again return to your own body.”

”Unearth its deeper potential.”

”This is a realization I’ve come to over more than a decade!”

”Of course, a Domain is still a long way off for you.”

”Most geniuses only break through to Mental Realm Communication with the Divine *after* they reach the Seventh Realm, undergo the transformation of Blood Exchange, and gain a deeper understanding of their bodies.”

”You’re already way ahead of the curve. For now, just focus on breaking through to the Seventh Realm.”

”Once you break through, everything will be different.”

Lin Qi nodded. Everything revolved around the Seventh Realm.

Reaching the Seventh Realm meant learning more secrets. It meant he could graduate and finally step onto the battlefield.

Once he broke through to the Seventh Realm, everything would be different.

Everything was waiting on his breakthrough to the Seventh Realm.

After that, Mu Hong demonstrated his Spear Technique, once again giving Lin Qi pointers.

This continued for over half an hour.

When the lesson was over, they returned to Star Residence and had a meal together at Lin Qi’s luxurious villa.

In the spacious living room, Mu Hong began describing the surprise attack by the Tenth-Level Calamity Beast.

”The Ice Power wielded by the Polar Ice Rhinoceros is far too strong. Even we Eighth Realm Martial Artists would get frostbite just by getting close.”

”Only a Ninth Realm Martial Artist can withstand the ice and launch an attack.”

”Xia Country has explicit battlefield regulations: if you face a Calamity Beast stronger than you, you are permitted to retreat. There’s no shame in it.”

”The first principle on the battlefield is to preserve your own life. This is especially true for High Realm Martial Artists; every single one is exceptionally precious.”

”The second principle is to kill as many Calamity Beasts as possible.”

”When facing a Ninth-Level Calamity Beast, never get close. You’ll just be throwing your life away for nothing.”

Lin Qi listened quietly, committing everything to memory.

This material hadn’t been covered in his Martial Arts General Education Course yet; he figured it was part of the fourth-year curriculum.

Next, Lin Qi asked about his senior brother, Liang Tai.

Mu Hong finished his last bite before answering,

”The battlefield was too chaotic. Liang Tai was struck by a Seventh-Level Calamity Beast, an Earth Shield Elephant, and was gravely wounded.”

”He took a Top-Grade Healing Potion, but he’ll need some time to rest and recover.”

Lin Qi nodded. For most families, a Top-Grade Healing Potion was the absolute limit.

The Water of Life was something reserved for Eighth Realm or even Ninth Realm Martial Artists.

For example, when the North River Sword King was gravely injured fighting the Polar Ice Rhinoceros, he had to use the Water of Life.

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After the meal, his teacher, Mu Hong, had other matters to attend to and took his leave.

Lin Qi returned to his Martial Arts Room, ready to begin his daily cultivation.

”Master, your rewards from the Disaster Beast Trial Tower have been credited to your account.”

Little Chan, dressed in black, suddenly spoke from beside him.

She then projected a green screen into the air.

[Student Lin Qi, ... for ranking first on the overall leaderboard of the Disaster Beast Trial Tower, you have been awarded a prize of 180 million Xia Country Coins, 5,000 kilograms of Level 7 Disaster Beast Flesh and Blood, and 800 kilograms of Level 8 Disaster Beast Flesh and Blood.]

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Lin Qi let out a breath of relief when he saw the rewards.

’The rewards have finally arrived.’ He had already consumed all of his Level 7 Disaster Beast Flesh and Blood.

The Level 6 Nutritional Meals he had been eating recently were far less effective than the Level 7 Disaster Beast Flesh and Blood.

’Now everything is ready. All I’m waiting for is the Bone Marrow Cleansing Potion.’

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「Martial Arts Calendar, Year 2048, June 17」

The weather at the Celestial Vault Institute was clear and sunny, as it was year-round.

On this day, the third-year students attended a Martial Arts General Education Course in the Celestial Dome Tower.

After class, the students filed out of the academic building in a bustling crowd.

Standing in the spacious elevator, Wan Ming suddenly spoke up.

”Did you guys hear? Zhang Tianyang successfully broke through to the Seventh Realm.”

Pei Jiu said in surprise, ”That fast?”

”I heard from my sister that even most SS-level geniuses don’t break through to the Seventh Realm until about a year after graduation.”