Vital Blood
Prisoner of the Divine Realm!Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Vital Blood |
| Original Name | 气血 |
| Classification | Cultivation attribute and consumable combat resource |
| Associated With | Martial artists; prominently cultivated and used by Yang Ling |
| First Appearance | 23 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Unlocked — 10 points | 23 62 67 | Granted by the second layer of the Vajra Wisdom King Art; Yang Ling’s initial pool is 10 points. |
| 100 → 200 | 115 | The art’s third layer adds 100 Vital Blood, doubling Yang Ling’s reserve. |
| 300 → 500 | 150 | Three-hundred-year Frost Lingzhi raises maximum Vital Blood by 200. |
| 500 → 1,500 | 180 181 | Water Bodhi triples Yang Ling’s Vital Blood. |
| 1,800 documented | 242 | Yang Ling has consumed Water Bodhi and a three-hundred-year Crimson Blood Vermilion Fruit; his reserve is already considered unusually high. |
| 1,800 → 2,500 | 266 | A first-place Divine Realm ranking reward grants 700 Vital Blood. |
| 2,500 → 3,000 | 270 | A Great Evolution Blood Qi Pill adds 500 points, reaching the Middle Sixth Grade Vital Blood standard. |
| 3,000 → 6,000 | 316 | A Vital Blood Tai Sui is refined with the Vajra Wisdom King Art, doubling the reserve. |
| 6,000 → 8,000 | 326 327 | A minor Gene Mutation during the Life Tribulation adds 2,000 points. |
| 8,000 → 11,000 | 331 | A second Vital Blood Tai Sui raises Yang Ling past the 10,000-point Upper Sixth Grade qualification line. |
| 11,000 → 11,500 | 333 | Grand Azure Dragon Force reaching Perfect Mastery adds 500 Vital Blood. |
| 11,800 → 13,800 | 356 | Twenty White Bone Vital Blood Pills add 2,000 points. |
| 13,800 → 16,800 | 375 | A third Vital Blood Tai Sui adds 3,000 points. |
| 16,800 → 18,800 | 385 | Redwood Ghost Ginseng initially adds 2,000 Vital Blood while also improving internal arts. |
| 18,800 → 19,999 — Near-Perfect | 386 387 | The ginseng’s total increase reaches 3,000 points but stops one point short of perfection. |
| 19,999 → 20,000 — Perfection | 428 | Vajra Wisdom King Art reaching Advanced Mastery supplies the final point required for perfect Vital Blood. |
| 30,000 documented | 478 | Following advancement, Yang Ling notes that the changed quality of his Vital Blood may make 30,000 points comparable to his former 40,000. |
| 45,000 → 50,000 | 480 | A Gene Mutation adds 5,000 points and further improves Flesh Derivation. |
| 55,000 → depleted | 529 530 | The Sacred Qilin Martial Dao Tinder rapidly devours Yang Ling’s Vital Blood, consuming at least 60,000 points in total with support from Fire Spirit Pearls. |
| 70,000 capacity | 531 532 | Dragon Blood Bodhi and stored reserves replenish Vital Blood while the tinder feeds; the tinder ultimately reaches saturation after consuming 70,000 points. |
| 90,000 documented | 604 | Yang Ling calculates that his then-current pool would only sustain roughly 300 uses of the former 300-point Double Critical Hit. |
| 190,000 → over 200,000 | 705 | A Great Genetic Mutation raises Vital Blood beyond 200,000 points. |
| 260,000 → 460,000 | 806 | Vajra White Bone Wisdom King Art reaching Return to Simplicity causes a 200,000-point increase. |
Characteristics
Vital Blood is a cultivated resource comparable to internal energy. Yang Ling can consciously direct it through his body, producing a blood-red aura around his fists while striking. His Vajra Wisdom King Art can restore depleted Vital Blood even after that art’s experience has reached its limit; his initial 10-point reserve recovered fully in roughly an hour. 62
Martial artists ordinarily begin nurturing Vital Blood at Eighth Grade. It becomes useful for offense and defense by Seventh Grade, while newly advanced Sixth Grade martial artists begin to develop substantially stronger reserves. Vital Blood declines with age, making early accumulation important for higher-grade advancement. 238 242 243
Defensive Use
- Vital Blood can coat the user’s entire body and absorb damage from powerful crossbow bolts. At five zhang, Yang Ling loses 100 points from blocking a single Seventh Grade powerful-crossbow bolt. 242
- Yang Ling withstands eighteen such bolts before his Vital Blood is exhausted, demonstrating a reserve far beyond that of an ordinary Lower Sixth Grade martial artist. 243
- Coating a weapon with Vital Blood helps protect it during direct exchanges; Yang Ling relies on it to keep the Jiao Bone Saber from being destroyed. 195
- Vital Blood sustains Indestructible Vajra Body, allowing Yang Ling to trade blows with Lu Yunchen without losing Health while the defense holds. 196
- Vajra Wisdom King Body can consume 5,000 Vital Blood to offset a powerful saber or sword strike. 457
Technique Fuel
| Technique | Vital Blood Cost | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Ice Blade | 3 points per blade | Creates an Ice Blade attack; 200 additional Vital Blood permits 67 more uses. 150 |
| Flame Blade | High sustained consumption | While cultivating in flames, Yang Ling’s reserve falls from 1,500 to just over 300 in under a minute. 229 |
| Treading the Void | 5,000 points per 500 meters | Allows sustained movement through the air; Yang Ling scales the cost down to 50 points per 5 meters. 319 |
| Double Critical Hit | 300 points per strike | Used with Wind God Vajra Leg Technique for explosive repeated attacks. 319 |
| Azure Dragon Force | 100 points per second | Grants defense-ignoring true damage while active. 333 |
| Instant Slash | 8,000 points | A powerful Heaven-Devouring Divine Saber technique reserved for critical moments. 691 |
| Heavenly Will Divine Blade + Thunder Blade | 100 points per attack | The Sacred Qilin Martial Dao Furnace can rapidly replenish this expenditure at Fourth Grade. 762 |
Cultivation Thresholds
| Vital Blood Level | Known Significance |
|---|---|
| Eighth Grade | Martial artists begin nurturing Vital Blood. 242 |
| Seventh Grade | Vital Blood can support offense and defense, though a powerful crossbow may still pierce it in one shot. 242 |
| 3,000 points | Middle Sixth Grade Vital Blood standard. 270 316 |
| 10,000 points | Upper Sixth Grade Vital Blood qualification line. 331 |
| 19,999 points | Near-perfect or Lesser Perfection Vital Blood. 386 387 407 |
| 20,000 points | Perfect Vital Blood. 428 |
| ~20,000 points | Yang Ling estimates this is typical for an ordinary Upper Fifth Grade martial artist. 480 |
| 40,000 points | Requirement cited for Top Upper Fifth Grade Vital Blood. 571 |
Near-perfect Vital Blood cannot be raised to perfection by external medicines, including rare herbs and Vital Blood Tai Sui. The final improvement must come from internal cultivation. 387
Perfect Vital Blood substantially improves the benefits of advancing to Lower Fifth Grade. Near-perfect Vital Blood adds 20% to the resulting vitality, while perfect Vital Blood adds 50%; Redwood Ghost Ginseng can provide an additional 50% increase to Gene Mutation benefits. 387
Sources of Vital Blood
| Source | Effect |
|---|---|
| Vajra Wisdom King Art, third layer | Adds 100 Vital Blood and unlocks Indestructible Vajra Body. 65 115 |
| Vajra Wisdom King Art, Advanced Mastery | Adds 1,000 Vital Blood; its breakthrough provides the final point for perfection. 428 |
| Grand Azure Dragon Force, Perfect Mastery | Adds 500 Vital Blood. 333 |
| Water Bodhi | Triples Yang Ling’s Vital Blood from 500 to 1,500. 180 181 |
| Crimson Blood Vermilion Fruit | Primarily increases Vital Blood; it is highly valued despite also increasing cultivation. 238 |
| Vital Blood Tai Sui | Adds 3,000 Vital Blood per use and may be consumed up to three times. 313 375 |
| Great Expansion / Great Evolution Blood Qi Pill | Adds 500 Vital Blood, but cannot be taken repeatedly. 269 270 |
| White Bone Vital Blood Pills | Twenty pills add 2,000 Vital Blood. 356 |
| Redwood Ghost Ginseng | Raises internal-cultivation experience and Vital Blood, but cannot push near-perfect Vital Blood to perfection. 381 386 387 |
| Dragon Blood Bodhi | Raises Vital Blood, Health, attributes, and cultivation level while also supplying the Sacred Qilin Martial Dao Tinder. 531 |
| Great Sun Golden Core | Adds 10,000 Vital Blood and 10,000 Health. 695 |
Interactions with Internal Arts
Yang Ling eventually learns to circulate the Vital Blood of Vajra Wisdom King Art, Grand Azure Dragon Force, and Heavenly Will Hundred Battles Manual simultaneously. Their three distinct currents—likened to a solid mountain, rushing rivers, and a third independent flow—can be balanced without interfering with one another. 327 411
This balance allows Yang Ling to maintain multiple internal-art benefits and activate Indestructible Vajra Body, Azure Dragon Force, Heart of Ferocity, and Double Critical Hit at the same time. 411
Limitations
- Vital Blood is finite and can be exhausted rapidly by high-output techniques, defensive skills, Divine Weapon spiritualities, and repeated direct clashes. 195 229 322
- A larger reserve does not make its use unlimited; Yang Ling notes that 1,500 points would not sustain a hundred head-on exchanges against a stronger opponent. 195
- Powerful equipment may require Vital Blood to offset its burden. The Heavenly Wolf Battle Armor uses it to negate 90% of its weight. 487
- The Sacred Qilin Martial Dao Tinder can consume Vital Blood faster than it can naturally recover, potentially reducing the user to zero and threatening their life. 529 530 532
- At higher grades, Vital Blood’s quality and density can change through Gene Mutation, meaning its practical power is not determined by its numerical total alone. 478