Using Dragon Blood

After bidding farewell to Jiang Fang, Chen Yuan returned to Jiangnan Pavilion. He first entered Virtual Space to update his force exertion data, then exited and called the number reserved in the contract.

The call was connected quickly.

"Hello." A deep voice came through the phone.

Chen Yuan said directly, "I'm Chen Yuan from the Elite Training Camp. My Combat Power Amplitude now meets the second condition of the martial arts hall contract."

There was a brief silence on the other end, as though they were verifying it. Then the deep voice spoke again. "Verification complete. Trainee Chen Yuan's Combat Power Amplitude is 22.08, meeting the second clause."

Although Chen Yuan's Force Exertion Level had risen to 4.6, his Trial Tower level remained 4.8. This was because the C stage only had three levels—4.7, 4.8, and 5.0. So long as one had not cleared it, it was uniformly counted as 4.8.

At present, Chen Yuan could kill every Monster in the C stage, but it took him fifty-four minutes, exceeding the fifty-minute limit.

Chen Yuan estimated that once his Force Exertion Level reached around 4.8, he should be able to clear it within the time limit. However, he was in no rush and merely treated the place as a training ground to hone his swordsmanship.

Until the Gale Sword Art reached completion and his Force Exertion Level reached 5, he would find it difficult to meet the third condition as well.

At that moment, the voice on the phone continued, "According to the terms, your reward is: an SS-class combat uniform, a complete set of weapons, one Black God Set, one portion of Dragon Blood, and any three secret manuals."

"Please provide the detailed specifications for the combat uniform and weapons you require, as well as the names of the three secret manuals."

Chen Yuan quickly gave the specifications for the combat uniform and weapons. As for the manuals, he casually chose three SS-class ones, manuals created by Planetary Level experts.

"The information has been recorded. Your rewards will be delivered to the Training Camp within one hour. Please wait patiently." After saying that, the person on the other end hung up.

Chen Yuan thus waited in Jiangnan Pavilion while reading the manuals.

An hour later, the truck transporting the resources arrived on time. Chen Yuan went to the entrance of the Training Camp, collected the resources, and returned.

It was still that same basement.

Opening the combination cases, Chen Yuan ignored the combat uniform and weapons this time. His attention was focused on two things.

The Black God Set and the Dragon Blood.

"With the Black God Set, who cares about a combat uniform?" Chen Yuan stroked the box containing the Black God Set, a smile appearing on his face.

The so-called Black God Set was Earth's name for it. Its official name was the First-Order Force Battle Suit, a cosmic battle suit worn by Planetary Level experts.

Its material was extremely tough, and ordinary Planetary Level experts found it difficult to damage. More importantly, its greatest feature was that it could change shape at will.

It could turn into everyday clothing, become all kinds of accessories, or extend to cover the entire body, forming an all-encompassing protective layer over the skin.

Most astonishing of all was its defensive capability. It could offset 90% of an impact. If a punch carrying one hundred thousand kilograms of force struck it, the actual impact endured would be only ten thousand kilograms, and that force would be evenly dispersed throughout the body.

This meant that after a War God put on the Black God Set, experts of the same level would almost be unable to kill them. They could only rely on brute force to slowly wear them down and shake them to death.

But that was difficult to accomplish as well. After all, the other party would not foolishly stand still and wait to die.

"With the Black God Set, no one below the Planetary Level can kill me, including Psychic Masters." Chen Yuan opened the box and took out the black glove inside—this was the Black God Set's true form.

After putting on the glove, Chen Yuan waited patiently.

According to the manual, once the Black God Set came into contact with a human body, it would automatically penetrate the skin and absorb blood, completing the "master recognition" process.

Before long, Chen Yuan felt a faint sting in his fingers. The Black God Set was absorbing his blood.

Chen Yuan waited quietly. About fifteen minutes later, he suddenly felt that he could control the "glove." With a thought, the glove immediately changed, forming a pitch-black film over his body, as if he had gained another layer of skin.

Chen Yuan picked up the SS-class Streamer Battle Sword and slashed hard at his own arm. It was like cutting into incredibly tough cowhide, leaving behind not even the slightest mark.

"Not bad, truly not bad." Chen Yuan praised it twice, then stored it away with a thought, turning it into a pitch-black wristband.

Next, he opened the box containing the Dragon Blood.

Like Jade Marrow, it was liquid stored in a test tube. However, unlike the bluish-green Jade Marrow, Dragon Blood was golden.

"So this is Dragon Blood worth eighty billion." Chen Yuan held the test tube up to the light and watched the golden liquid gleam with a captivating luster, unable to help sighing.

After reading the manual and confirming that the method of using Dragon Blood was the same as in the original work, requiring only that it be applied to the body, Chen Yuan got to work.

Chen Yuan took off his shirt, lay flat on the ground, then pulled out the test tube stopper and poured the Dragon Blood into his hand. The golden blood was incomparably viscous, like mercury.

Chen Yuan spread the Dragon Blood in his hand over his body.

There was not much Dragon Blood in the test tube, filling only one-third of its capacity. Chen Yuan only applied it to a few spots before the blood in his hand was used up. Then he lay on the ground and waited.

Not long afterward, Chen Yuan felt the places where he had applied the Dragon Blood begin to heat up. He knew that the Dragon Blood was taking effect.

"They say Dragon Blood causes extraordinarily intense pain while it takes effect. Even Luo Feng was knocked unconscious from the pain back then. I wonder how painful it is." Chen Yuan believed his pain tolerance was fairly good. After all, he had endured those agonizing movements while cultivating the Muscle Tendon Changing Classic.

However, as time passed, the energy of the Dragon Blood seeped through his skin and into his body, spreading through his limbs and bones.

"Hiss—" Chen Yuan sharply sucked in a breath. The intense pain made him clench his teeth. "That really hurts."

Not only that, but as time passed, the hot current flooding into his body continued to intensify, its temperature constantly rising, as if all the blood in his body were boiling.

"So this is the agonizing pain brought by using Dragon Blood? How did Luo Feng endure it back then?" Chen Yuan clenched his fists, his face pale. "Oh, right, I remember Luo Feng eventually passed out from the pain. Ha ha."

Chen Yuan thought about City Lord Luo's embarrassing past to find amusement amid the suffering.

Yet as time passed, the pain in his body not only did not lessen, but grew increasingly intense. It penetrated deep into his bones, making Chen Yuan's body begin to twitch involuntarily.

"Why haven't I passed out yet?" Chen Yuan had forcibly endured for a long time. Seeing the pain grow more and more severe while he still had not fainted, he felt puzzled.

"Could it be because the Meditation Method increased my willpower? That's right, willpower is linked to consciousness strength."

Thinking of this, Chen Yuan endured the intense pain and opened the panel, checking the status of the Meditation Method.

"Hm? Its proficiency is at 81%. It was clearly only 74% just now!" Enduring unbearable pain, Chen Yuan focused on the panel and pondered, So it's because my consciousness strength has reached the Planetary Level that my willpower is stronger, preventing me from passing out.

"But it really hurts." Chen Yuan gritted his teeth in pain and endured bitterly. "Since the Meditation Method's proficiency is increasing because of this... fine. I'll treat it as tempering. It's a good chance to improve the Meditation Method."

Having made up his mind, Chen Yuan closed his eyes and tried to enter a meditative state amid the agony.

But this was extremely difficult. The most important thing in meditation was concentration, yet in Chen Yuan's current condition, it was difficult for him to maintain his focus.

He needed to resist the pain while gathering his will and cultivating through meditation.

In this extreme state, the Meditation Method's proficiency began to rise rapidly.

83%... 86%... 89%... 92%... 96%... 98%...

Gradually, Chen Yuan's expression suddenly calmed, as though no pain could affect him. He focused solely on meditation, with nothing else in his mind. He even forgot that he was using Dragon Blood.

On the panel, the progress bar belonging to the Meditation Method had remained at 100% for quite some time.

Second by second, time passed. Suddenly, the panel flickered faintly, and the information regarding the Meditation Method quietly updated...

Two hours later, Chen Yuan opened his eyes. His entire body felt warm and comfortable, and the pain from before seemed like an illusion.

"The effects are over?" Chen Yuan looked at his body, which was covered in a layer of black grime. Then he opened the panel and took a look.

Name: Chen Yuan

Age: 19

Strength: 75,483 kg

Realm: Elementary War God

Consciousness Strength: Peak Planetary Level

Life Gene Level: 1.1

Brain Domain Width: 21

Neural Reaction Speed: Intermediate War God perfect score, Advanced War God excellent

Speed: 577 m/s (limit 3,600 m/s)

Hibernation Method: Crystal Meditation: Cultivation-type secret technique, rated B-class. Current progress: Complete (Entering Stillness). Brain Domain Width +2 levels. Consciousness Strength leaps forward.

Gale Sword Art: Combat-type secret technique, rated Ultimate. Current progress: Major Success (83.28%). Speed increase 85%. Neural Reaction Speed increased by 1 level.

Combat Technique: Conception Level

Force Exertion Level: 4.6

Kill Points: 40896