Blood God Art! Grandmaster Realm!

"Ding! Detected that the host has slain a Beast Emperor-level Blood Demon. Reward: thirtyfold amplification!"

"Congratulations, host, on obtaining the Blood God Art!"

"Congratulations, host, on obtaining Twenty Years of Cultivation!"

As the system's two consecutive notifications rang in his ears, Qin Yang's expression brightened.

Another massive haul!

Previously, with Fifty Years of Cultivation, he had directly reached the Innate Realm Peak and had already vaguely touched the threshold of the Grandmaster Realm.

Now, with the cultivation boost brought by this reward—

Breaking through to the Grandmaster Realm was no more than a single thought away!

"Not bad."

Qin Yang nodded in satisfaction.

Along the way, he did not seem to have seriously cultivated much at all. He was practically traveling eighty thousand li a day while sitting still, leveling up while lying down.

After looking over the Twenty Years of Cultivation—

Qin Yang turned his attention to the new technique, the Blood God Art.

According to the memories in his mind—

The so-called Blood God Art—

Was actually a technique derived from the Blood Demon Main Body.

Those who cultivated this art could comprehend the secrets of flesh and blood, using the blood essence of powerful beings to uncover the mysteries of their bloodlines and enhance their own strength.

Even if they suffered grievous injuries, they would not die. They only needed to devour flesh and blood to nourish their wounds, replenishing form with form.

Moreover—

Its most heaven-defying aspect was—

This technique could even, like a Bloodthirsty Leech, condense Blood God Doppelgangers, transforming into countless selves that could emerge into the world and absorb blood essence for the main body to store.

"Damn, this is way too overpowered. It should count as a demonic art, right?"

Qin Yang was somewhat astonished.

But after giving it some thought, he quickly accepted it.

After all, all living things used blood as their foundation to nourish their internal organs.

If he did not want to seek out human blood... couldn't he just find some Dragon and Phoenix Blood instead?

In this world, there were countless powerful star beasts. Soaring dragons and flying phoenixes—if he devoured dragon blood, then used the Blood God Art to strengthen himself—

Could he not possibly transform into a dragon and ascend directly?! "Hiss, this wave is a straight-up takeoff!"

Thinking of this, Qin Yang was overjoyed.

If drinking blood could make him stronger, he would find time to go out and hunt star beasts for their blood.

Then he could pair the raw ingredients with tripe and celtuce, drizzle on some glistening red chili oil, and make a pot of fragrant, spicy Mao Xue Wang.

Just imagining that mouthwatering scene—

Mm... perfect with rice!

Buzz! At that moment, the Ziwei Divine Sword returned. Accompanied by a joyful sword cry, it was clearly still immersed in the lingering thrill of slaughtering the Bloodthirsty Leeches.

"Come back. I'll let you out to play again when I have time."

Qin Yang chuckled. With a thought, he guided the Ziwei Divine Sword back into his body, when he suddenly sensed several unfamiliar auras drifting over from afar.

"Hmm? These are?"

Qin Yang sensed those auras and discovered that they belonged to Jianghai City's Three Innate Realm Experts, along with several Acquired Realm Late Stage companions.

"Did they follow the trail of Ziwei here?"

Qin Yang frowned slightly. Judging the time, he had no intention of meeting them.

After all, he had just received the amplification reward and needed to find a quiet place to absorb it alone.

How could he have time to waste on these cultivators? Whoever wants to deal with them can deal with them. It's not like they can drop rewards for me...

With that thought, Qin Yang curled his lips, turned, and left, using the Seven Stars Step to flee into the distance.

A few breaths later—

Old Li appeared above the building.

"She's gone again, that senior..."

Old Li looked at the empty rooftop, his white brows lowered as he sighed helplessly.

His tone carried deep regret.

He had thought he was already fast enough, following the divine sword's trail as he crossed between towering buildings.

Yet he had still arrived a step too late.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Several other martial artists arrived shortly afterward. Seeing Old Li standing alone on the rooftop, they hurried over to ask:

"Old Li, where is that senior? Why are you the only one left?!"

"She left. This old one did not see the senior either. It seems her temperament is rather unusual, and she does not enjoy interacting with people like us."

Old Li gazed toward Lishui Lake. During the battle to execute the Blood Demon, its water level had already dropped by several meters, while white mist from the evaporation billowed through the air.

"I wonder when this old one will next witness that senior in action..."

After leaving Lishui Lake—

Qin Yang followed his usual practice and found a spot in the outskirts to stay.

A brook murmured beside him, its pebbles clearly visible beneath the water. Fish darted back and forth in the stream, and there was no sign of habitation for miles around.

"First, let's try condensing a Blood God Doppelganger."

Qin Yang extended his right thumb and cut a small wound about a centimeter long.

Immediately afterward, a drop of blood surged out from his body, burst through the wound, and fell onto the ground like a seed taking root.

The moment that drop of blood essence touched the ground, it began to spread and multiply, expanding until it formed a human shape.

Very soon, it condensed into a brand-new "Qin Yang."

Its appearance and clothing were identical in every detail. An ordinary person looking from the outside would be utterly unable to distinguish the real one from the fake.

"This doppelganger looks pretty good. It perfectly inherited my handsomeness."

Qin Yang stroked his chin and circled around the Blood God Doppelganger, repeatedly examining it as though admiring a work of art.

After admiring it for a moment, Qin Yang directly gave the doppelganger an order.

"Give me One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate."

As soon as he spoke—

The doppelganger immediately raised its right hand, using its fingers as a sword, and pointed toward the nearby stream.

Boom!!

The rushing stream was severed on the spot, exposing the riverbed before quickly returning to normal.

"Not bad. It's weaker than me, but it's enough."

Qin Yang nodded slightly.

This doppelganger had been condensed from his blood essence. Its strength was only one-tenth that of his main body, but it also possessed every martial art he had mastered.

Supported by those martial arts, killing Acquired Realm experts would be effortless.

Moreover—

After this Blood Demon doppelganger left his body, he could share its vision as the main body. Even if it was killed, it would not affect him.

However—

Even such a powerful doppelganger had certain flaws.

For example, abilities such as the Undying Body and Enlightenment Space were unique.

A mere doppelganger was not qualified to possess them.

Furthermore, once the True Essence energy bestowed upon them was exhausted, they would vanish from the world in an instant.

Still, those were minor issues.

He had only just begun the Blood God Art.

Once he cultivated it to mastery in the future, transforming one body into ten thousand forms would not be a problem.

"Disperse."

After playing around with it for a while, Qin Yang gradually lost interest. He dismissed the Blood God Doppelganger and instead began advancing to the Grandmaster Realm.

As Qin Yang knew, the difficulty of advancing through this stage was immense. Even a genius like the Dean of Jianghai Martial Arts Academy had toiled for an entire lifetime, only to remain at the Innate Realm Peak.

"I have to be careful."

With that thought, Qin Yang sat cross-legged and gently stirred his mind.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Twenty Years of Cultivation surged into him, like floodwaters released from a dam, crashing against the boundaries of his True Essence realm.

His cultivation, already at the Innate Realm Peak, rose once more. Like piercing a thin sheet of paper, he easily broke through into the Grandmaster Realm.

"Hmm?"

"That's it? It was that easy?"

Qin Yang froze for a moment, then slowly opened his eyes.

The difficulty seemed much lower than he had expected.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

He raised his hand and felt the vast Protective Gale Energy covering his body. He no longer feared humanity's thermal weapons and could easily withstand human missiles head-on.

He took a step forward.

Crack! His figure instantly appeared a hundred meters away, casually crossing through the air.

This was the terror of the Grandmaster Realm.

With a mortal body, one could stand shoulder to shoulder with gods!