Creating Triple Penetrating Power! Compressing Xiantian True Qi Further-True Qi Liquefaction?

Ye Wudao toyed with the wooden spear in his hand. Suddenly, a spark of inspiration flashed through his mind.

He hurriedly asked Qin Tianlong in a low voice, "Great Master, what if I use my body to activate Penetrating Power, then channel it into a weapon, and finally channel it into True Qi? Wouldn't that make it more powerful?"

"I couldn't activate Penetrating Power with my body before because I was only at the Houtian Initiation Realm back then. My body couldn't withstand it."

"But I'm already in the Xiantian Realm now. My body can completely withstand the power of Penetrating Power."

At his words, Qin Tianlong froze. He had been researching Double Penetrating Power, but had never considered the method Ye Wudao was describing.

If he first used his body to withstand Penetrating Power, then channeled it into a weapon, could he use Double Penetrating Power himself?

It was difficult to channel Penetrating Power from a weapon into Xiantian True Qi, but channeling it from the body into a weapon shouldn't be hard.

He knew how to use Penetrating Power through a weapon, and he knew how to use it through his body. He just had to combine the two!

He said to Ye Wudao in a low voice, "You can give it a try! But no one's ever used this method before, so be careful not to hurt yourself."

Ye Wudao nodded, gripped the spear, and followed his idea. He activated Penetrating Power, then channeled it into the spear.

"Bzz..."

The next second, the spear let out a violent hum. The power of Double Penetrating Power was almost too much for the wooden spear to bear.

With that jolt, Penetrating Power failed to travel from the spear into the Xiantian True Qi at its tip.

He pressed his lips together and glanced at the shattered spear shaft. "This spear's not up to it!"

At that, Qin Tianlong said gravely, "Wait here. I'll get you a Meteorite Spear!"

Ye Wudao froze. Where was Great Master going to get a Meteorite Spear at this hour?

The Rift World?

A Meteorite Spear cost ten thousand points to redeem through the Demon Slayer Guard's system. It was one of the finest weapons currently available on Blue Star.

The key thing was that weapons from the Rift World were strictly forbidden from being brought out. That was an ironclad rule.

Yet after saying that, Qin Tianlong walked straight out of the cell.

Before long, Qin Tianlong really did return with a black Meteorite Spear.

Ye Wudao looked at the spear in his hand and asked softly, "Great Master, where did you get it? Can you bring weapons from the Rift World out after all?"

"Wait, it's only been a little over three minutes. Even if you could fly, you couldn't have gotten back this fast!"

Qin Tianlong laughed. "What, you think only the Demon Slayer Guard has Meteorite Spears?"

"This is my family's heirloom. It's even better than the Demon Slayer Guard's Meteorite Spears."

"The Demon Slayer Guard's Meteorite Spears are only half meteorite iron. Mine is made entirely of Meteorite Iron."

"Feel it for yourself and you'll see!"

With that, he handed the spear to Ye Wudao.

The moment Ye Wudao took it, he could feel the difference.

A chill traveled from the shaft into his palm, and the spear seemed heavier.

Complex patterns had been carved into the shaft to improve his grip.

A faint, cold gleam shone from the spearhead, the result of years of disuse.

Once it was used again, that hazy sheen would vanish in an instant.

"Give it a try!"

Qin Tianlong watched Ye Wudao admire the spear and spoke softly.

Ye Wudao nodded and continued layering Penetrating Power as before.

This time, the spear made no sound at all. Even the shaft didn't tremble.

But he still failed.

When Penetrating Power reached the spearhead, the Xiantian True Qi dispersed on its own.

It wasn't that the spear couldn't withstand Double Penetrating Power. It was that the Xiantian True Qi couldn't withstand Triple Penetrating Power!

Ye Wudao shook his head. "It won't work! The Xiantian True Qi can't withstand this kind of force. It scatters as soon as it comes into contact with it!"

Qin Tianlong gave a slight nod. He pondered for a moment, then said, "Then try gathering more Xiantian True Qi."

Ye Wudao nodded and activated his Xiantian True Qi again, gathering it at the spearhead.

This time, he gathered three times as much Xiantian True Qi as before.

Since it was Triple Penetrating Power, he used three times the amount of True Qi.

But the result was the same. The Xiantian True Qi still dispersed.

He looked at Qin Tianlong and said, "It's not a matter of quantity. It has to do with the strength of the Xiantian True Qi."

"The Xiantian True Qi isn't strong enough. The moment Triple Penetrating Power touches it, it scatters."

"Great Master, is there any way to increase the strength of Xiantian True Qi?"

Qin Tianlong shook his head. "The strength of Xiantian True Qi can't be changed. Whether you're at Xiantian Entry Level, Xiantian Minor Accomplishment, or Xiantian Great Accomplishment, its strength is the same."

"The only difference is that the higher your realm, the more True Qi you have."

"Xiantian True Qi is formed when Houtian True Qi transforms. It's produced when Houtian True Qi is refined in the dantian."

"If Xiantian True Qi were too powerful, the dantian and meridians wouldn't be able to withstand its impact either."

Ye Wudao nodded. Qin Tianlong's explanation made sense.

It was impossible to make Xiantian True Qi stronger inside his body!

Then what if he made it stronger outside his body?

He thought of the process by which Houtian True Qi transformed into Xiantian True Qi: the enormous vortex in the dantian!

The vortex's rotation compressed the Houtian True Qi, forming Xiantian True Qi.

So what if he made the Xiantian True Qi rotate and compress at the spearhead?

With that thought, he immediately put it into practice.

True Qi slowly gathered at the spearhead. He used the True Qi on the outside to set the True Qi in the inner circle spinning.

As the True Qi gradually rotated, the True Qi at the center of the vortex began to feel the pressure.

Qin Tianlong watched Ye Wudao's movements, stunned for several seconds. When he saw the True Qi at the spearhead change from white to transparent, he suddenly understood.

"Wudao, be careful!"

"If the True Qi loses control with this method, you could get hurt!"

He couldn't help warning Ye Wudao softly.

He had a feeling that under this process, the Xiantian True Qi had already gone beyond the bounds of True Qi.

A word suddenly came to mind: "True Qi Liquefaction," something Ye Wudao had mentioned to him a few days ago.

He felt that the Xiantian True Qi at the spearhead was beginning to sublime into a liquid.

Ye Wudao nodded and sensed the strength of the Xiantian True Qi at the spearhead.

He felt it too. The Xiantian True Qi seemed to be transforming, growing stronger and stronger.

"Bzz..."

Suddenly, the meteorite iron spear began to tremble.

Ye Wudao knew he couldn't wait any longer. The True Qi's strength had already exceeded what the meteorite iron could withstand.

The next second, Penetrating Power traveled from his body into the shaft, then from the shaft into the Xiantian True Qi at the spearhead.

"Whoosh..."

A sharp sound rang out inside Cell No. 1. The True Qi at the spearhead transformed into a streak of white light and shot straight toward the ground.

"Boom..."

A violent roar echoed through Cell No. 1. Ten meters in front of Ye Wudao, a hole the size of a washbasin and about ten meters deep appeared in the concrete floor.

"It worked! Triple Penetrating Power!"

Ye Wudao looked at the hole, exhilarated.

"Holy crap! He actually pulled it off?"

Qin Tianlong, standing nearby, was so shocked that he kept shaking his head, murmuring under his breath.

He hadn't even figured out Double Penetrating Power, and Ye Wudao had already created Triple Penetrating Power.

As far as he knew, hardly anyone in the entire Martial Dao World could use Double Penetrating Power, let alone Triple Penetrating Power.

He looked at Ye Wudao and said softly, "Wudao, did you notice that strengthening your Xiantian True Qi that way seemed a bit like 'True Qi Liquefaction'?"

Ye Wudao nodded. "I did!"

"Just now, I felt like the True Qi was only a tiny step away from turning into liquid."

"But I was afraid it would get out of control. Your family's spear was trembling too, and I was worried I'd break it, so I didn't keep compressing it."

"Master, what do you think of the power of that attack?"

Qin Tianlong nodded and looked at the hole the size of a washbasin. He said gravely, "Even an ordinary Grandmaster Realm expert might not be able to pull off an attack that powerful."

"Grandmaster Realm experts still use Xiantian True Qi. They just have mental power, which lets them control it."

"If you're saying they're strong in battle, it's only because they have more True Qi. Its strength is actually no different from that of the Xiantian Realm."

"But the Xiantian True Qi you gathered just now had clearly gone beyond the bounds of ordinary Xiantian True Qi."

After speaking, he paused, then said gravely, "But I'm curious. If that really is 'True Qi Liquefaction,' how can True Qi of that strength circulate through the body?"

Ye Wudao shook his head and said softly, "Once I reach Peak Grandmaster, I'll have all the answers!"

"But compressing True Qi for that move takes too long. I can only use it as a trump card, not over and over."

"I wonder if it'll be easier to use Triple Penetrating Power once I reach the realm above Grandmaster."

Qin Tianlong rolled his eyes at that. "You should be satisfied! I haven't even mastered Double Penetrating Power, and you're already using Triple Penetrating Power. What more do you want?"

"Move aside. I found a shortcut to Double Penetrating Power in the way you used it just now. Let me try!"

With that, he took the spear from Ye Wudao and tried using the shaft as the second stage of Penetrating Power.

And sure enough, following that approach, he succeeded. The only difference was that it turned a ranged attack into a close-combat one.

Penetrating Power could only be channeled out once the spearhead touched the enemy.

He had given up the advantage of range, but he had gained another trump card!