ryethenovel Chapter 917 Combat Power Comparable to True Immortals!
Chapter 917 Combat Power Comparable to True Immortals!
As dawn broke.
A thin layer of mist still lingered in the wilderness.
Heaven and earth were still in a state of hazy indistinction; they were not yet completely distinct.
in the wilderness.
Jiang Ning reached deep into the Heavenly Soldier's chest and abdomen, and grasped the fist-sized Immortal Essence Stone that shimmered with a faint white light.
It feels warm to the touch, yet slightly cool.
Although the energy within was almost completely depleted, with only a small amount of immortal essence remaining and fused with the stone body, he could sense that the energy contained within was of an extremely high grade, far surpassing ordinary natural treasures.
"I wonder if I can refine and absorb this Immortal Essence Stone and use it for myself?" He thought to himself, and without hesitation, he put the Immortal Essence Stone into his mouth.
Snap—
humming—
The incredibly hard immortal stone made a crisp cracking sound between his teeth.
Even when its energy is depleted, its texture remains extraordinary, far surpassing that of ordinary refined iron. Ordinary sword hilts that fall on it will only break and shatter.
However, Jiang Ning's physical body was already extraordinary, far surpassing the peak of the first-grade martial arts, and his teeth were the most durable part of the human body. He forcefully bit them to pieces and then ground them into powder.
After the fragments entered his stomach, a pure and vast energy was absorbed within him.
Although the total amount of this energy was not much and was extremely weak, existing only in wisps within the fragments of the Immortal Essence Stone, it was completely extracted from his stomach, and the quality of the energy within it was extremely high.
After being squeezed out of the abdomen, it flowed through the limbs and bones like sweet spring water, nourishing every inch of flesh and bone, and every inch of flesh and bone was in a state of ultimate relaxation.
"Such powerful energy!" Jiang Ning was shocked and dared not delay, immediately activating the Black Dragon Devouring Whale Technique.
A powerful and domineering force rose from his abdomen, like a dragon traveling through his body, and quickly merged with that immortal energy.
Although the energy remaining in the fragments of the Immortal Essence Stone is small, it is extremely concentrated.
Under the influence of the Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique, it transformed into a surging heat current, tempering his muscles, bones, flesh, internal organs, limbs, and bones.
In just a moment, a notification appeared before his eyes indicating an increase in experience points.
[Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill Experience Points +1287]
"A single increase of over a thousand points!" Jiang Ning's expression flickered slightly, before he continued to focus his mind and refine the material.
[Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill Experience Points +1355]
[Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill Experience Points +1321]
【…】
After about an incense stick's time, the energy of the entire Immortal Essence Stone was completely refined and absorbed.
Jiang Ning opened his eyes, his gaze sharp and bright. His blood surged, and his body faintly glowed with a silvery sheen—a temporary phenomenon resulting from the tempering of his body by immortal energy.
After this tempering, the muscles, bones, and flesh are now full of power.
"The Immortal Essence Stone is indeed extraordinary!" He clenched his fist, feeling the abundant and full power within his body, and sighed in admiration.
[Source Point +5.3]
Just then, a notification appeared before their eyes.
“The source points have also increased by 5.3.” His gaze narrowed slightly, and he was somewhat shaken.
Because the immortal essence stone he had just refined was a product whose energy had been exhausted, with only wisps of immortal essence remaining and fused with the stone.
If he didn't possess the ability to devour everything, he wouldn't have been able to extract the remaining energy.
Even in this state, the Immortal Essence Stone can bring him a 5.3 increase in Origin Points.
If it were replaced with a complete Immortal Essence Stone, how vast would the Immortal Essence Stone contained within it be, and how much increase in Source Points could it bring him?
In his view, the terror level could exceed one hundred points, or even more!
At this moment, he recalled the Silver Armored Heavenly Soldiers. At their peak, the Heavenly Soldiers were known as half-step immortals, and their movements were powered by immortal essence stones.
"The Immortal Essence Stone is the real treasure!" Jiang Ning exclaimed in his heart, then looked at the panel.
[Skill]: Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique (Six times breaking the limit 48756/70000) (Traits: Whale Swallowing (Dark Purple) Dan Sea (Light Purple) Dragon Tendon (Light Gold) Dragon Body (Dark Purple))
"This Immortal Essence Stone has increased my progress by more than 8,000 experience points. If I get another one, I won't be far from breaking through the Black Dragon Devouring Whale Technique!" With that thought, he looked at the other remains of a Heavenly Soldier.
Then, he picked up his silver halberd and walked toward another celestial soldier's remains.
next moment.
The Dragon-Tiger Golden Core within his body trembled, purple and gold mingled, and the dragon roared and the tiger howled.
In an instant, a powerful force erupted from within him.
Subsequently, the power of the Heart Calamity Fire also erupted from the heart.
In an instant, his entire body was bathed in crimson flames, and even his black hair was enveloped in crimson flames.
Clang——
He swung his silver halberd, mobilizing the power of his entire body.
The increased strength of the dragon tendons also gave him greater explosive power.
A piercing, sharp metallic clang rang out.
A scratch, more than ten centimeters long and about an inch deep, appeared on the chest of the silver-armored celestial soldier.
His gaze sharpened slightly as he glanced at it before striking again, wielding his silver halberd.
Clang——
Clang——
Clang——
With three consecutive swings of the silver halberd, a large piece of silver breastplate shattered and flew into the air with the final swing.
He raised his hand and grabbed a palm-sized fragment of silver armor, which fell into his palm.
On the chest of the celestial soldier's mangled body, the depleted immortal essence stone was completely exposed.
He raised his hand and made a grasping motion, and the luminous white immortal essence stone embedded in the chest of the silver-armored celestial soldier flew up out of thin air and landed in his hand.
"After refining this one, my accumulation of Source Points will be almost complete." He thought to himself as he looked at the Source Points section on the panel.
[Source Point]: 82.3
next moment.
He put the immortal essence stone in his mouth and bit into it like he was biting into an apple.
Snap—
click-
The incredibly hard immortal stone made a crisp cracking sound between his teeth.
He took bite after bite, and soon all the immortal stones in his hand were gone.
He immediately stopped delaying and continued to practice the Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique.
[Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill Experience Points +1322]
[Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill Experience Points +1412]
[Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill Experience Points +1373]
【.】
About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
Jiang Ning slowly opened his eyes.
call--
As the turbid air was expelled, the waste residue from the immortal essence stone in his abdomen was also expelled completely.
[Source Point +5.5]
After the prompt flashed before his eyes, he looked at the panel.
[Source Point]: 87.8
[Skill]: Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique (Six times breaking the limit 58337/70000) (Traits: Whale Swallowing (Dark Purple) Dan Sea (Light Purple) Dragon Tendon (Light Gold) Dragon Body (Dark Purple))
"They're almost there!"
"However, based on efficiency estimates, the Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique should be progressing faster and accumulating to perfection one step ahead."
He glanced at the panel, a thought flashed through his mind, and then closed it.
next moment.
He held several pieces of silver armor that he had just chopped off in his hand and put them into his mouth.
As he gulped, fragments of silver armor fell into his abdomen like stones.
He then entered a state of meditation once again.
time flies.
A red sun rises from behind the eastern mountain ridge and then slowly climbs upward.
As the altitude increases, the temperature between heaven and earth also continues to rise.
9:00 AM (巳时).
Under the scorching sun, the air was stifling and the open field was still.
call--
Jiang Ning opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air, which immediately stirred up a gust of wind across the open field.
The wind and sand raged, and the gravel rolled.
[Source Point]: 100.3
[Skill]: Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique + (Six Limit Breaks 70000/70000) (Traits: Whale Swallowing (Dark Purple), Dan Sea (Light Purple), Dragon Tendons (Light Gold), Dragon Body (Dark Purple))
"Everything was met, and it was even faster than expected!"
"It seems that the increase in efficiency is also related to the volume swallowed. Swallowing more silver armor fragments at once and refining them at the same time will ultimately be more efficient!"
A thought flashed through his mind. His gaze returned to the panel.
"I hope it turns out the way I want it!"
next moment.
A thought suddenly occurred to him.
The source point instantly decreased by one hundred points.
On the panel, the section for "Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique" also became blurry.
in vivo.
A dragon's roar resounded.
He was completely absorbed, feeling the surging changes within his body.
Every meridian in his body at this moment seemed like a giant dragon awakening, surging within him.
Every inch of flesh and blood is being washed by the power, becoming more vibrant.
Muscle fibers become denser and more explosively powerful through continuous tearing and healing.
The tendons are repeatedly stretched and trained, which improves their elasticity and toughness.
"It seems that it's not a change in the Devouring trait!"
A thought flashed through his mind.
Then, he felt his physical strength continuously increasing and skyrocketing.
The distracting thoughts that had been arising in my mind instantly vanished.
thump—
thump—
thump—
My heart was pounding, deep and powerful like a drumbeat.
Each beat generates a large amount of new blood, which is then transported throughout the body.
He could clearly feel that his physical body was being strengthened in every way.
The whole process lasted about half an hour.
As the roaring dragon's cry within him gradually subsided and the surging energy returned to calm, he slowly opened his eyes.
His eyes shone with an inner brilliance, radiating a divine aura, as if the sun, moon, and stars were floating within them.
He gently moved his hands and feet, and a series of crisp popping sounds came from his joints, as if they contained boundless power.
He looked down at his hands and exerted a little force.
Beneath his skin, his muscles were taut, and he could feel the explosive power within them.
Snapped--
He clenched his fist again, and the air exploded in his hand.
"Strength increased by about 50%, and physical physique improved significantly!"
He instantly made the corresponding judgment in his mind.
Then, on a whim, he summoned the control panel.
[Source Point]: 0.3
[Skill]: Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique (Seven times breaking the limit 37/80000) (Traits: Whale Swallowing (Dark Purple), Dan Sea (Light Purple), Dragon Tendons (Light Gold), Dragon Body (Light Gold↑))
"As expected, this time the attribute growth did not fall on the Devour attribute, but on the Dragon Body attribute."
The thought flashed through his mind, but he wasn't surprised.
Because when he felt the changes in his physical body, he had a general idea in his mind.
Looking at the panel now, the actual changes were exactly as he had guessed.
"Not bad at all!" He clenched his fist again, feeling the immense power within his body.
Compared to before the breakthrough of the Black Dragon Devouring Whale Technique, its power has increased by about 50%.
Compared to the previous two days, and compared to the battle with the heavenly soldiers, the Black Dragon Devouring Whale Technique has made consecutive breakthroughs, and its power has more than doubled.
If he were to face those two heavenly soldiers again now, he was confident that he could fight them both head-on, not only holding his own but also suppressing them.
Even without using the combined power of the dragon and tiger or any one of the powers of the Heart Tribulation Fire, he was confident that he could at least put up a fight against the heavenly soldiers.
Because of the successive breakthroughs in the Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique, not only was his strength increased.
It also enhances the strength of the physical body.
The same attack force, when it lands on his body now, is far less effective than before.
"If I were to go all out now, using every means at my disposal, perhaps my combat power could barely reach the level of an immortal!" The thought flashed through his mind.
Thinking about this, I felt a surge of emotion.
Being able to reach the combat power of a true immortal means that he has gone further in the martial arts than any other martial artist in the world today.
"I still have these two celestial soldier remains to digest!" he thought to himself, his gaze falling on the two celestial soldier remains before him. "Once I have completely refined the combat power of these two celestial soldiers, the burst of the dragon and tiger's convergence, the burst of the Heart Tribulation Fire, and the enhancement of my ten-zhang golden body divine power, I might truly reach the combat power of an immortal!!"
At this moment, feeling the immense power and robust physique within him that far surpassed his previous strength, his confidence soared.
After a few breaths, he suppressed his turbulent emotions, stood up, picked up his silver halberd, and walked toward the remaining remains of the heavenly soldiers.
He unleashed once more the combined power of the dragon and tiger, along with the power of the Heart Tribulation Fire, and swung his silver halberd.
Clang——
A much clearer and louder metallic snapping sound rang out.
At the same time, a piece of silver armor, about the size of a palm and an inch thick, fell to the ground with a smooth, clean break.
"Strength, explosiveness, and control over power are completely different from before the breakthrough!"
As he looked at the huge fragment of silver armor in front of him, a thought flashed through his mind.
Now, with his current strength and explosive power, he no longer feels any difficulty in cleaving through the fragments of silver armor.
If necessary, he could cut off even larger pieces of the silver armor.
"It's about the size of a palm, but it's a bit too big!" he thought to himself.
Then, gripping the silver halberd, he swung it once more.
Clang——
A metallic snapping sound rang out, and the silver armor fragments in front of him split in two, the break clean and smooth, clearly indicating that there was still some strength left.
He picked up the two pieces of silver armor and put them in his mouth.
The throat throbbed, and it was swallowed.
Immediately, he activated the Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique.
The flames of the furnace visualized in the abdomen burned even more intensely, and the blood and qi flowed like molten lava.
Yangyan True Fire rose within his abdomen.
He instantly felt the hard silver armor fragments soften and melt at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The pure energy was rapidly extracted.
The refining efficiency is much faster than before.
"As expected, although my Devouring ability hasn't improved, the enhancement of my physical body and blood energy can still bring a considerable increase in efficiency!"
Feeling the changes within his body, he felt even more exhilarated.
Compared to the previous two days, he has improved in every aspect.
Soon, he became completely absorbed in the refining process.
This time, he no longer activated the Black Dragon Devouring Whale Technique simultaneously.
Because he needs a more efficient refining process.
Even in simple refining, the silver armor fragments still enhanced him.
Without activating the Black Dragon Devouring Whale Technique, the energy within the silver armor fragments primarily strengthens his bones.
[Source point +1.8]
After a long while, a prompt flashed before his eyes.
He slowly opened his eyes.
"Sure enough, the efficiency is far greater than before."
"At this rate, the accumulated source points should reach 100 by tonight."
"At that time, directly upgrading the grade of Whale Devouring will inevitably lead to a leap in refining efficiency."
"Furthermore, the enhancement of the Devouring property will not only help me refine the remains of the Heavenly Soldiers, but will also help me refine any resources and materials in the future."
"Efficiency is equally important to me."
"If the ability to devour everything can double my efficiency, I will save several days this time alone. If it can double it, I will save even more time."
"Time, for me now, is life!"
"Moreover, delay may lead to complications!"
Having made up his mind, he continued wielding his silver halberd, cleaving off a palm-sized fragment of silver armor, splitting it in two, and then swallowing it, continuing to devote himself entirely to the refining process. (End of Chapter)