God Emperor - Chapter 858

Chapter 858: 858

Refining a ninth drop of divine blood was far more difficult than the eighth drop . Even with Zhang Ruochen’s Five Elements Chaotic Body, he still found it taxing . His face alternated between red and pale .

Qi of the Five Elements Chaotic Body surged out of him . It spread out, covering the entire ravine . One could see the five-colored light burst from the ravine even from hundreds of miles away .

Following that, Zhang Ruochen continuously absorbed the divine blood’s power into him . His saint soul and physical body both started changing slightly . He was subtly evolving .

His saint soul was more consolidated . It hovered in the sky, radiating like the sun . There were even bits of starry light rotating around the saint soul . It seemed to have become one with the sky .

Hundred-meter-long tentacles of Holy Qi sprouted from Zhang Ruochen’s body . Like tree roots, they dug into the dirt and connected with the ground . His saint soul had become the sky while his body had become the earth .

This strange feeling grew stronger . The deity prints in his Sea of Qi grew more active .

Whoosh!

The deity prints had absorbed enough spiritual power . They peeled off of the sea’s wall and flowed out along the meridian like fireballs . Finally, the two deity prints reached the bottom of Zhang Ruochen’s feet and stopped . They were above the two meridians on the soles of his feet .

Just as Zhang Ruochen wanted to do it in one fell swoop and reach a higher cultivation plane, he discovered that he’d completely refined the ninth drop of divine blood .

Thus, he immediately took out a tenth drop . He wanted to take advantage of the momentum . However, this time it failed .

Zhang Ruochen’s body was already filled . When he started absorbing the tenth drop, he couldn’t withstand the strong spiritual power anymore . His skin and muscles ripped and tore .

His body was about to explode .

Thankfully, Zhang Ruochen quickly cut off the connection with the divine blood and stopped, saving himself .

So risky .

Zhang Ruochen let out a long breath . He immediately swallowed a healing pill . He used Holy Qi to refine the pill and heal his internal injuries .

After completing the Five Elements Chaotic Body, Zhang Ruochen’s physical body became extremely strong . He also had strong healing powers . A while later, the injuries caused by the spiritual power were all healed .

I’m very close to the Tenth Change of the Fish-Dragon Realm . If I refine the tenth drop, I might enter it .

Zhang Ruochen was disappointed . He was only one step away, but he still couldn’t cross over it .

It could be said that he was the closest Monk to the Tenth Change since the middle ages . However, even the Five Elements Chaotic Body couldn’t refine the tenth drop of divine blood . How could he raise his physique to take that last step?

Zhang Ruochen sank into deep thought . There were two ways that could help him refine the tenth drop .

The first was to cultivate the ninth palm of the Dragon and Elephant Prajna Palm . This was the top martial technique for Buddhist Monks . Cultivating it to the highest level could definitely boost his body’s strength .

Using pills and medicine could only fortify his strength . It was “nurturing” one’s body . But cultivating palm techniques was “training” one’s body .

Zhang Ruochen had taken many pills, allowing him to cultivate the Five Elements Chaotic Body . However, he was still a bit weak on the aspect of “training” his body .

If he could make up for this deficit, his body would be even more perfect . However, the difficulty of the Dragon and Elephant Prajna Palm increased exponentially after the seventh palm . He had to use multiple times more Yang Qi .

Cultivating the ninth palm of the Dragon and Elephant Prajna Palm was comparable to cultivating a divine spell . It required immense energy and time .

The second was to use a god’s power through a ritual .

Zhang Ruochen had always been using his own power to refine the divine blood . He rarely used outside help . However, the other Monks of the Fish-Dragon Realm all had to use a god’s power in a ritual to succeed .

Thus, Zhang Ruochen wanted to try it too . Perhaps the god’s power could give him the boost he needed to enter the Tenth Change of the Fish-Dragon Realm .

He decided to undergo both methods at once .

First, he obviously had to cultivate the ninth palm of the Dragon and Elephant Prajna Palm and transform into a dragon .

However, he also needed many outside forces to help him succeed . He needed to drink a lot of dragon and elephant blood . Zhang Ruochen could use the dragon emperor’s blood, but elephant blood wasn’t as easy to find .

The blood of regular elephants obviously wouldn’t meet his requirements . It should at least be from the Silver Moon Dragon-Elephant or the Celestial Divine Elephant .

The saint stores by those old clans should sell elephant blood . I can go look after I reach the Central Region .

The Silver Moon Dragon-Elephant and Celestial Divine Elephant were all sixth level beasts—equal to a Half-Saint .

Zhang Ruochen would have to spend a lot of time if he had to search for them by himself . Sixth level beasts were also foxy and could escape much faster than a human Monk . Even if he found one, he might not be able to capture it .

Thus, Zhang Ruochen didn’t hurry to go look for elephant blood . Instead, he worked on fortifying his newly improved cultivation .

The Central Region had more resources than the Eastern Region . It would be much easier to find high-level elephant blood there .

Zhang Ruochen didn’t reach the Tenth Change of the Fish-Dragon Realm, but refining two drops of divine blood was still extremely rewarding .

Firstly, there were 18 new Ways in his saint soul—the rules of three Major Ways and 15 Minor Ways . Furthermore, four deity prints on the wall of his Sea of Qi had peeled off and gathered at his two ears and feet .

Zhang Ruochen hadn’t checked the functions of these four deity prints, but they must be powerful .

There was something else . The divine blood’s strength had pushed his spiritual power to the 46th level . One must know that upgrading one level of spiritual power was harder than reaching the next martial level . It was a bigger difference in ability as well .

Now, Zhang Ruochen could counter a third level Half-Saint by using only his spiritual power . He didn’t even cultivate it purposefully . Spiritual power was only an auxiliary tool for him .

Next, Zhang Ruochen started testing the power of the four deity prints at his ears and feet .

The two by his ears weren’t very significant . They’d only improved his hearing a bit . Even the vision formed by his spiritual power was more sensitive than his hearing .

However, the two by his feet had surprises for him .

Zhang Ruochen moved his Holy Qi to his feet . The two deity prints hovered in the air and started spinning quickly .

They formed a blue luan bird and a phoenix . They were ancient divine beasts that were known for their speed .

With a flare, hot flames surged out from Zhang Ruochen’s feet, transforming into two fireballs . He flew into the air as if he had two divine birds under his feet .

Whoosh

Next, Zhang Ruochen disappeared in the ravine with impossible speed .

By the time he stabilized himself, he was already at the Flame Mountain where Blackie was working on the battle corpse . The flames on his legs gradually died down .

With these deity prints and the boost from the Shooting Star Invisibility Cloak, my speed can probably be equal to that of a ninth level Half-Saint .

Zhang Ruochen was quite excited .

With these two deity prints by his feet, it meant that he could escape from powerful figures like Wan Ji even without winning or using a saint decree . Speed was capital for staying alive .

“Luan Phoenix Deity Print Speed,” Zhang Ruochen named this physical technique .

Now, he’d only started grasping this extreme speed . He had to continue trying it and practicing to perform the technique to its full potential .

In the following month, Zhang Ruochen continued to practice the Luan Phoenix Deity Print Speed . At the same time, he also deepened his cultivation of the Saintly Ways, palm techniques, and swordsmanship . He could reach the Half-Saint Realm with a single thought .

However, he repressed his realm . He wanted to accumulate more and reach the Tenth Change of the Fish-Dragon Realm .