Immortal Martial: Starting from Reality, Pushing Across the Two Worlds

His entire soul seemed on the verge of tearing away from his flesh.

"Whew..."

Jiang Shu breathed heavily. His eyes were cold, yet held a trace of alarm. He had never expected that after fusing forty-nine Blood Crystals, fusing the fiftieth would prove so difficult.

His face contorted, completely beyond his control. Blood mist billowed from his entire body. Fortunately, he was inside the Nine Universes Merchant Alliance.

If this had happened outside, he would undoubtedly have been plunged into an extremely dangerous situation.

At that moment, he had no ability to fight back at all.

Even if he wanted to stop the fusion, it was impossible. He seemed to have lost control of his body. All he could do was feel the surging power within the Blood Crystal wash over every corner of his body.

"Pfft!"

Jiang Shu endured it all by sheer force. With his peak Selflessness Realm Spiritual Power, he struggled to keep his soul from separating from his body. Then, at the very last moment, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

His face was deathly pale.

Blood streamed from every pore. His bones cracked one after another, his meridians snapped, and his injuries were severe.

The Blood Crystal in his hand had gone from nearly transparent back to its original scarlet. The color churned, and then the entire crystal exploded.

"I failed..."

He circulated the Immortal Acupoint Technique. Immortal energy poured from all three hundred and sixty-five acupoints, healing Jiang Shu's body. Within just a few hours, his injuries had mostly recovered.

"This Blood Crystal is no different from the ones before. It contains the same surging energy and the embryonic form of the Blood Soul Great Dao. But when I tried to fuse with it, not only did my body fail to improve, it