Blood Qi Doubled, First Level of the Blood Dragon Secret Method, Forging the Dragon Subduing Lock

That evening, inside the Vital Essence chamber, Wang Yue sat cross-legged on a prayer mat. The crimson Blood Qi around him had condensed into a tangible cocoon of light, wrapping his entire body within.

Unlike half a month ago, his aura was no longer steady. Instead, it resembled boiling magma, surging at times and contracting at others. Every fluctuation made the Vital Essence within the chamber tremble violently.

He was attacking the final stance of the Blood Dragon Secret Method—the ninth stance.

This stance was not a simple stacking of moves, but a condensation of the core principles behind the first eight stances. Its difficulty had skyrocketed.

The one hundred and eight variations of the first eight stances had been compressed and fused into ninety-nine fundamental transformations. The ninth stance itself had only nine transformations; nested together, they formed a complete cycle of one hundred and eight forms.

"Hah!"

Wang Yue formed the opening hand seal of the ninth stance. The seventeen strands of Blood Qi within him instantly surged like mad, rushing through his meridians according to the method of the ninth stance.

The moment it began circulating, an indescribable pressure arose from the depths of his meridians. It was as if countless dull blades were slicing through his blood vessels, and as if a huge boulder were crushing down upon him, making his bones creak under the unbearable strain.

Wang Yue clenched his teeth, veins bulging at his temples. Cold sweat slid down his cheeks and dripped onto the cocoon of light, instantly evaporating into white mist.

If not for the Undying characteristic constantly taking effect, with golden glimmers continuously repairing his damaged meridians and muscles, he would have suspected that this tyrannical cultivation method would cripple him outright. The agony of torn meridians crashed over him like