Practice a Little

Su Hao had learned for the first time just how formidable an Elite Warrior was. Getting grazed even once would basically mean death.

Now Su Hao understood why nearly every warrior he had seen wore a full suit of armor. Elite Warriors were a group of fighters with high attack and low defense.

Su Hao sheathed his Short Blade and found that not a speck of stone dust had clung to it. He could not help but ponder, "After the Short Blade is coated in Elite Blood Qi, it gains tremendous attacking power. That power no longer comes from the blade itself, but from the Elite Blood Qi. Elite Blood Qi is also a form of energy. Once it leaves the control of consciousness, it reveals its violent side. And the blade's Sharpness helps Elite Blood Qi unleash its power. So what if I use my hands directly?"

Su Hao returned the blade to its sheath, coated his fist in Elite Blood Qi, and punched the ground.

Bang!

A basin-sized crater immediately appeared in the ground, though his arm had not actually exerted any force.

Su Hao's fist was numbed by the recoil. Raising it, he saw that it was bright red. "At the instant my fist struck the ground, Elite Blood Qi surged out of it and erupted with a powerful Impact, shattering the ground. The force of the recoil was offset by the remaining Elite Blood Qi in my fist, so my fist was not injured, though it still hurt badly from the shock."

After all, flesh and blood were truly fragile compared to steel.

After experimenting for a while longer, Su Hao prepared to get up and head outside to test the effects of improvements in other areas. But the moment he stood, he realized that the muscles all over his body were weak and sore, leaving him utterly exhausted.

After sensing carefully, he found that his muscles felt completely empty. Only then did he realize that he had used up all his ordinary Blood Qi to convert it into Elite Blood Qi.

Su Hao could not help but feel speechless. "The two kinds of Blood Qi aren't interchangeable?"

After careful study, Su Hao discovered the relationship between ordinary Blood Qi and Elite Blood Qi.

Once one successfully advanced into an Elite Warrior, one's fighting style changed. Most offensive methods relied on Elite Blood Qi, while ordinary Blood Qi became almost negligible.

Ordinary Blood Qi had only two purposes. One was to sustain normal movement, and the other was to be converted into Elite Blood Qi.

Next, he understood what he needed to do: replenish ordinary Blood Qi as quickly as possible, then convert it into Elite Blood Qi energy. He would repeat this cycle until he reached the limits of his body.

A month later, Su Hao had successfully replenished everything to the fullest. The Elite Blood Qi in his body had reached an astonishing amount, and the nine special locations within his body were now stuffed full of Elite Blood Qi.

Su Hao found Wu Yuntian and told him that he had converted all his ordinary Blood Qi into Elite Blood Qi.

After years of training, Wu Yuntian's heart had clearly become much more resilient. He did not seem particularly surprised. After all, this was his son. It was normal for him to be monstrously talented. Others took two or three years to accomplish it, so what if his son had taken only one year? Normal.

Wu Yuntian merely nodded calmly. "Then take some time to adapt first and master all the characteristics of Elite Blood Qi.

"You needn't rush either. Converting ordinary Blood Qi into Elite Blood Qi is rather inefficient. It is water grinding through stone and requires a great deal of time. Once you fill all Nine Palaces with Elite Blood Qi, you will have reached the peak. By then, you can be considered a High-Rank Elite Warrior."

Su Hao said in astonishment, "But Father, I've already filled all Nine Palaces!"

Wu Yuntian seemed not to have heard clearly and asked again, "What?"

Su Hao raised his voice again. "I've already filled all Nine Palaces. I can't continue converting Elite Blood Qi now. Does that make me a High-Rank Elite Warrior?"

Wu Yuntian was completely stunned.

"You said you've filled all your Blood Qi? You aren't joking?"

"When have I ever joked with you? Father, did I train wrong?" Seeing Wu Yuntian's expression, Su Hao became slightly uneasy.

Wu Yuntian took a deep breath and tried hard to calm the indescribable emotions in his heart, repeatedly telling himself, Normal. This is only natural. It's not a big problem!

Then he told Su Hao, "You didn't train wrong!"

Only after Wu Yuntian explained did Su Hao learn just how outrageous his Blood Qi Strengthening Function and Centrifugal Force Conversion Method truly were.

Ordinary people were not very efficient at converting ordinary Blood Qi. They needed to accumulate it day after day, grinding water through stone, making the process exceedingly difficult. Converting ordinary Blood Qi into Elite Blood Qi was even less efficient. After painstakingly accumulating a large amount of ordinary Blood Qi, they could obtain only a little Elite Blood Qi from conversion, then had to spend another great deal of time converting ordinary Blood Qi again.

Thus, it took ordinary people an extremely long time to accumulate a large amount of Elite Blood Qi.

But Su Hao, this special existence, never had to worry about lacking ordinary Blood Qi. When his ordinary Blood Qi ran low, he simply ate a hearty meal, adjusted the variables of the Blood Qi Strengthening Function, and it would be full again before long.

Then he piled together a large amount of ordinary Blood Qi and spun it at high speed. The powerful centrifugal force could quickly convert the ordinary Blood Qi into Elite Blood Qi. One full cycle took less than a day.

From Wu Yuntian's description, Su Hao realized that his speed really was a little too fast.

"But knowledge is power. Who told me to be good at mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology?"

"Father, then what level is my current strength at?" After figuring out his present cultivation state, Su Hao asked curiously.

Wu Yuntian thought for a moment, then rose and walked outside. "Come with me. Spar with me, and you'll know."

Su Hao froze. Spar? With Wu Yuntian? He quickly came to his senses and immediately followed. Though he did not have much confidence, an inexplicable excitement welled up within him.

"It seems... I've never truly fought anyone before!"

Su Hao followed Wu Yuntian out of the village and found an open patch of ground. The two stood facing each other.

Having discarded their armor and weapons, they simply stood there casually facing one another. Anyone unaware of the situation would have thought they were about to chat.

At this moment, the sunlight hung over the distant treetops, stretching both their shadows long.

The two began to hold their breath and focus their minds.

Suddenly, Su Hao moved his feet. Blood Qi flooded into his legs, and his figure swiftly closed in on Wu Yuntian, his momentum unstoppable.

It was the combat skill Wu Yuntian had taught him—Charge. However, Su Hao did not go all out from the very first move, instead holding back most of his strength and preparing to adapt as circumstances demanded.

He was not even one and a half meters tall, while Wu Yuntian stood nearly two meters. Using Charge, he clearly held no advantage. It was merely an opening move to build momentum. What he excelled at more was finding a break in his opponent's defenses the instant they moved and defeating them with a single strike.

Wu Yuntian knew Su Hao extremely well and seemed to have guessed his intentions, yet he did not care. He stepped his right foot back and lashed out with a fierce kick.

Su Hao did not slow down. Just as he was about to crash into Wu Yuntian's incoming foot, he suddenly leaned backward and slid along the ground. At the moment he evaded the kick, he braced both hands behind his head, and his body sprang like a coiled spring. His feet shot up first, kicking upward at Wu Yuntian's chin.

The attack was both swift and urgent. Even Su Hao himself was not confident that he could block such a sudden assault.

Yet Wu Yuntian's combat experience was incomparably rich. He had long since passed the stage of fighting through conscious thought, relying entirely on bodily instinct.

He merely tipped his head back, causing Su Hao's attack to miss.

Then he drove his elbow forward.

Bang!

Su Hao, still suspended in midair, was sent flying by Wu Yuntian's elbow strike.

Su Hao twisted slightly in the air to adjust his center of gravity, then landed on the ground and rubbed his butt. That strike had landed right on his backside. That special area had cushioned most of the Impact, but it still left a faint ache.

Su Hao discovered that as long as he coated the attacked area in Elite Blood Qi, he could offset an attack from an opponent coated in Elite Blood Qi. It was equivalent to a powerful defensive skill.

But the Impact generated when fists collided still had to be defended against by the physical body.

Now that he understood the key to it, Su Hao was relieved. Facing Wu Yuntian, it seemed he had nothing to fear at all.

He could squander Elite Blood Qi as he pleased. He did not need to worry about Wu Yuntian's attacks carrying Elite Blood Qi, and his body had been strengthened over a long period by the Muscle Strengthening Function, making it exceptionally tough.

In other words, when fighting an old hand like Wu Yuntian, if he could not outplay him with Mind Eye, then he could just engage in hand-to-hand combat.

Hand-to-hand combat? He was not afraid of that at all!