The collapse of the bloodstone thoroughly jolted him awake. He rose from the flames, feeling that every part of his body brimmed with immense power. Every gesture he made contained enough force to knock down stars.
He looked at the ashes all around him. In the distance lay the ashes of other mighty experts as well. He could not help feeling fortunate. Luckily, he had received the help of the Blood World Heart; otherwise, the bloodstone would not have inexplicably poured energy into his body.
Without the energy from the bloodstone to sustain him, he would have long since been burned alive by the scarlet flames. As for using bloodfire to temper his true body, that would have been utterly impossible.
He had chosen to take the risk, and the facts proved that he had not chosen wrongly. His gains were enormous!
His physical body had risen to another level. He could even feel that he might be able to take a blow from a Top-Grade Divine Artifact barehanded. Compared to before, he had truly climbed an entire tier higher.
Although he had yet to reach the absolute limit, it was already exceedingly rare for him.
Most of the scarlet energy had been used over these years to temper his physical body, but a great portion still remained, all contained within his flesh. As long as he mobilized it, he would likely be able to truly break through into another realm.
It would not be a breakthrough in combat strength, but a rise in his true body's combat strength to the Late Imperishable Realm. Once he fully unleashed his Cultivation Vest, it was simply unimaginable how much his strength would increase.
"Could I smash a divine kingdom with one punch?" Ye Xiwen grinned. The scarlet flames around him still burned,