Chương 172: War God — Chapter 172 - True Spirit Bloodline, Beast Bloodline

Wang Xian finished changing into the soft suit. It was a specially made close-fitting combat garment. From the material, he could tell it would provide significant insulation against violent energies like Spirit Malevolence. As for the Star Marrow Essence Liquid, no need to guess. It had to be formed from some special cosmic energy. Xiong Kuohai led the group of martial artists from the island plaza, boarding large elevators in batches that descended straight to the island's base.

The elevator dropped at least ten floors before slowly grinding to a halt. They stepped out. A pool of water shimmering with starlight spread before them. Silver ripples danced across the surface, reflecting off the surrounding rock walls and transforming the entire chamber into a galaxy. It had an almost dreamlike quality. The pool was massive, divided into sections. Even so, it couldn't hold a hundred people at once. Twenty at most per session.

Staff in white research uniforms stood stationed around the perimeter, constantly monitoring the pool's condition to prevent accidents.

"Star Marrow Essence Liquid is extremely special." Xiong Kuohai's expression turned solemn.

"After you enter, the powerful energy will pass through your soft suit's filtration, weakening by half. Once absorbed into your body, use your talent to guide it."

"But every hour, come up and rest."

"Give your body time to adapt."

"Otherwise, if too much energy accumulates at once, it may weaken your talent."

"The staff here will explain the remaining precautions." He walked off to one side. As one of the top performers, Wang Xian was in the first batch to enter. The instant he stepped into the water, he sensed it.

"As expected. This Star Marrow Essence Liquid must be a special resource the Martial God brought back from the Alien Star Battlefield, then refined with high-concentration essence liquid."

"This is... Star Marrow Stone?"

"Good stuff." Wang Xian nodded to himself. He glanced at his feet. Through the training at Thousand-Jun Cliff, the Stellar Bones in his feet were only a sliver away from perfect fusion. Now with this Star Marrow Essence Liquid cultivation...

"In three days, my foot Stellar Bones will completely fuse with my body."

"Then I can cultivate Star Trace Step."

"My life force should rise to around 5, 000." Once the Stellar Bones fully fused and became one with his body, their power could circulate throughout. His life force would naturally rise to its proper level. Wang Xian plunged headfirst into the pool. Without the soft suit, he could absorb the entire pool in one breath directly into his divine meridians and slowly refine it. Of course, that would be draining the pond to catch the fish. Absorbing the whole pool wouldn't increase his life force much.

It would just be stored as backup energy for Spirit Malevolence. If he wanted his current life force to increase, he could only do it through the Stellar Body Refinement Art, cultivating Stellar Bones section by section. This book's true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience. Besides, the Star Marrow Pool's effect on him was mainly to help the Stellar Bones fuse completely with his body. For other martial artists, the enhancement was actually greater.

This Star Marrow Essence Liquid was gentler than cosmic energies like Spirit Malevolence, yet more advanced than vitality. If martial artists could absorb even a bit, the boost would be immense. So Wang Xian planned to just cultivate normally. He only needed the foot Stellar Bones to perfectly fuse with his body. That alone would achieve his goal. On the other side.

"Xiaoying, how do you feel?" Chiba Ryuzaki spoke in a low voice.

"This Star Marrow Essence Liquid truly is extraordinary. We have nothing like this in East Sakura."

"Teacher said Dragon Country's military has a transcendent energy that can help our bloodline break through..."

"Allowing talent to evolve..."

"It must be this Star Marrow Essence Liquid." The white-haired girl nodded slightly.

"Still, we need to be careful. The energy in the Star Marrow Essence Liquid feels too strong. We must control the time well, or it could be dangerous." Chiba Ryuzaki glanced around.

"If you and I can use this to awaken our East Sakura 'True Spirit Bloodline,' we'll make the Chiba family stand at the pinnacle of the Empire when we return!" A flame of hatred ignited in his eyes.

"And I'll slaughter that beast!" The white-haired girl frowned at her brother's expression but said nothing. She only reminded him: "We're only making an attempt. Brother, don't be too reckless."

"Dragon Country probably only recently developed this Star Marrow Essence Liquid. They likely haven't fully researched it yet."

"Don't worry. Nothing will go wrong." Three days passed in a flash. Star Marrow Pool. Today was the final day of cultivation. Barely anyone remained in the water. Most martial artists had left the pool after absorbing the Star Marrow Essence Liquid and entered deep cultivation. Someone like Big Sister, at early fourth realm, had already begun deep cultivation after the second day ended.

A minority, like Chu Xiao who was near peak fourth realm, had sufficient strength and talent to stay in the Star Marrow Pool longer. They could still absorb a bit more. Three foreign martial artists also remained. Wang Xian's lower body was completely submerged. He closed his eyes, feet lightly tapping the water, causing faint ripples across the surface. Both feet emitted a peculiar starlight. Now visible, now hidden, as if existing within space yet also seeming to vanish.

"Perfectly fused." Wang Xian opened his eyes and exhaled softly. Too fast. In his previous life, it had taken several months to fully integrate. This time, from start to finish, it hadn't even taken a week. Suddenly, Wang Xian's feet tapped lightly on the water's surface. His body flickered with afterimages. A wave surged in the pool, slowly rippling outward. In the blink of an eye, Wang Xian's body showed no change. He was still in the pool. Yet on the shore, a clear footprint had appeared.

The staff constantly monitoring the pool didn't notice. In that single blink, Wang Xian had left the pool and returned from the shore. This wasn't something a third-realm martial artist could achieve with pure speed. It was the spatial power of the foot Stellar Bones.

"If I cultivate Star Trace Step, I could even achieve brief aerial wind-stepping."

"Having this movement martial art at third realm... for other martial artists, it's a dimensionality-reducing strike." Aerial flight was a basic ability of seventh-realm martial artists. For others wanting to walk through the air, aside from relying on talent, they could only rely on technology. The supporting martial art left by the Martial God, this Star Trace Step, could achieve brief spatial displacement, stepping through the air like a star's trace leaving no mark, learnable at third realm.

That would probably baffle many martial artists.

"Just... the consumption is high."

"With my current divine meridian intensity, I can't sustain Star Trace Step for long."

"But even without the movement martial art, relying solely on the spatial power of the foot Stellar Bones, even some fourth-realm martial artists can't match my speed." This enhancement was massive. Not to mention after he later mastered the Flying Star Piercing Void Secret Skill. Wang Xian smiled slightly. Just then, a cry of alarm rang out nearby. The next second, waves churned in the pool.

"Quick, lift them up!"

"What's going on?"

"These two East Sakura martial artists have fainted!" Wang Xian turned his head. The two East Sakura martial artists were already being carried to shore. Their faces were pale, yet strange blood-pattern designs surfaced on their bodies. Their bodies seemed to harbor some terrifying power about to burst free from its cage. But their life aura was rapidly plummeting. The staff gathered around, carrying out emergency measures. The two's life aura continued to drop.

"They absorbed too much Star Marrow Essence Liquid! Their bodies have mutated!" The blond man Karen shrieked.

"This is bad!" The staff in research uniforms paled. The atmosphere instantly grew oppressive. These two were martial arts prodigies exchanged from East Sakura. As part of the international military martial exchange plan, they were symbols of cooperation between the two nations. If they died here just like this, it would be very troublesome. Wang Xian stood up and walked over, frowning as he glanced at them. Inwardly, he marveled:'Oh, True Spirit Bloodline?'

'These two actually have beast bloodlines?' ➤ Next: The Bloodline Power of Eastern Sakura