Chapter 41: Peak Level 95-Tuoba Xi Breaks Through to Peak Level 92? They Can Finally Hold Their Heads High!

Tuoba Xi's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly.

"Good!

What a remarkable Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid!

I've been stuck at level 91 for years. Every time I tried to break through, I ran out of steam. My body couldn't sustain another surge in soul power.

If it truly can strengthen my foundations and awaken my potential as you say, then tonight I'll give it everything I've got!"

Ever since Tuoba Xi had formed his soul core, he had felt a breakthrough approaching.

Now, with the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid as well, it was practically certain!

Yin Changqing's expression turned serious as he gave them detailed instructions.

"Father, when you take the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, moisten its petals and swallow its stem.

Then calm your mind and guide its medicinal power from your Shanzhong Acupoint through your Meridians. Don't rush it. Let the power slowly soak into your bones."

"Grandfather, taking the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid is simpler. Hold the flower's center beneath your tongue and gently draw out its juice, then slowly chew and swallow it.

While refining it, remember to stay calm. Don't force your soul power against your Meridians. Let the herb's gentle properties naturally merge with your White-Armored Earth Dragon Martial Soul."

Yin Yu and Tuoba Xi exchanged a look. Each saw the same resolve and excitement in the other's eyes.

Yin Yu said firmly,

"In that case, there's no time to lose. Father, let's enter seclusion here tonight and refine them!"

Tuoba Xi laughed.

"Just what I had in mind!

Let's see what fortune this Immortal-Grade Herb, renowned since ancient times, can bring me!"

With that, Yin Yu picked up the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, while Tuoba Xi took the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid.

They sat cross-legged in separate corners of the Secret Chamber.

Yin Changqing withdrew to the entrance and quietly stood guard over them.

Yin Yu put the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone into his mouth. In an instant, a warm, jade-white glow rose around him.

Then the phantom of a colossal black dragon, radiating boundless, savage menace, silently appeared behind him.

It was his Martial Soul: the Dark Demon Dragon!

The Demon Dragon let out a low Dragon Roar, but soothed by the herb's gentle power, its once-rampant aura of destruction gradually grew calm and focused.

Layers of translucent, jade-colored light seeped through Yin Yu's pores, steadily tempering his bones and meridians.

On the other side, Tuoba Xi swallowed the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, and an exceptionally pure white mist enveloped him completely.

His Martial Soul, the White-Armored Earth Dragon, manifested on its own. Under the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid's cleansing power, impurities were forced from its earth-yellow dragon scales.

The once-coarse, heavy scales took on a soft luster like polished jade, while the soul power within him climbed steadily, with a force that could not be stopped.

Time passed quietly in the stillness of the Secret Chamber.

Standing nearby, Yin Changqing clearly sensed both men's transformations with his keen spiritual perception.

About four hours later,

The jade-colored light around Yin Yu, on the left side of the Secret Chamber, suddenly drew inward. An overwhelming pressure burst from him like a tidal wave!

Had Isolation Formations not covered the Secret Chamber, that pressure would have shaken the entire Holy Dragon Mountain!

Yin Yu opened his eyes. Two fathomless black gleams flashed and vanished, and the phantom Demon Dragon behind him threw back its head and roared.

The scales along its body had grown extraordinarily tough and thick, gleaming coldly like metal.

He slowly breathed out, his eyes filled with undisguised shock and delight.

Yin Changqing smiled and cupped his hands.

"Congratulations, Father. Your soul power has risen tremendously!"

Yin Yu clenched his fists, rose, and strode over to Yin Changqing, his face alight with excitement.

"Incredible!

Simply incredible!

Changqing, the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone was far more potent than I expected!"

Yin Changqing asked,

"How do you feel now, Father?

What level has your soul power reached?"

Yin Yu took a deep breath and answered solemnly,

"I was at the early stage of level 95. If I'd trained the usual way, it would have taken at least another ten years of patient effort just to reach the threshold of level 96.

But the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone has cleared every one of my meridians. They're several times more resilient, and the hidden injuries I've carried for years are completely gone!

My soul power has leaped straight to the peak of level 95. I'm just one step away from level 96 and becoming a true Hyper Douluo!"

Yin Changqing nodded and analyzed the change.

"Level 95 is the great divide between an ordinary Titled Douluo and a Hyper Douluo.

At that stage, every level demands vast stores of soul power and a deeper understanding of one's Martial Soul.

The Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone didn't just cleanse your body and marrow. It raised the limits of your potential, too. As for that last step,

perhaps a life-or-death battle or a period of deep meditation will give you the chance to break through naturally."

Yin Yu sighed.

"Exactly.

More importantly, I feel my physical strength has increased by at least thirty percent. Both my Demon Dragon Martial Soul's explosive power and its endurance have improved enormously.

If I faced an opponent at my level now, I'm confident I could completely suppress them within a hundred moves!"

As father and son spoke, a violent surge of soul power came from the other side of the Secret Chamber.

Boom!

A dense, earth-yellow pillar of light shot upward, and the White-Armored Earth Dragon's roar echoed through the Secret Chamber.

The white mist around Tuoba Xi dispersed completely, replaced by a mantle of concentrated Dragon Armor Aura.

Tuoba Xi's face glowed with health. Streaks of black had even appeared in his graying hair and beard, making him look ten years younger.

The weariness of age had vanished from him, replaced by surging vitality and a formidable draconic presence!

Tuoba Xi sprang to his feet and threw back his head in laughter.

"Wonderful!

What a feeling!

I feel like I've got strength to spare!"

Yin Yu and Yin Changqing went over to him. Yin Yu asked with a smile,

"Father-in-law, it looks like the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid brought you quite a windfall?"

Tuoba Xi's hands trembled with excitement. He grabbed Yin Yu's arm and exclaimed,

"Quite a windfall? Far more than that!

It's changed my fate!

I'd been trapped at level 91 for years. I thought that was as far as I'd ever go.

But when the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid's power spread through me just now, I felt heat in the marrow of every bone, and the blockages inside me broke apart in an instant!

Not only did I break through to level 92, my soul power kept soaring until it reached the peak of level 92!"

At that, Tuoba Xi turned to Yin Changqing, his eyes full of awe and pride.

"Changqing, you truly are the Holy Dragon Sect's lucky star!

Not only has my soul power reached the peak of level 92, I can feel a tremendous amount of the herb's power still lying dormant within me. And I've formed a soul core on top of that!

At this rate, I'm fully confident I can push for level 93 before the year is out!"

Yin Changqing cupped his hands in congratulations.

"Congratulations on your new lease on life, Grandfather!

The Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid is known for its long-lasting effects. It will gradually improve your constitution and make your future cultivation far more effective."

Overcome with emotion, Tuoba Xi sat beside the stone table, drained his tea in one gulp, and said wistfully,

"I used to think that, apart from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, our Holy Dragon Sect counted as a major power in the Heaven Dou Empire.

But deep down, I knew I was the only level 91 expert holding us up. Our foundations were far too thin.

Everything changed when Yin Yu became a Titled Douluo.

And after tonight, my strength has risen sharply, along with my potential. Even becoming a Hyper Douluo no longer seems out of reach.

Now I can finally hold my head high!"