His Spirit Bone and flesh seemed to form a single whole, but now he could clearly sense an invisible barrier separating them.
His astral energy and the power of his Spirit Bone seemed to flow into each other, but that circulation was spontaneous.
To break through to eighth heavenly origin, he had to destroy that spontaneous cycle and establish a more profound one under his own control. Gathering all his power, he slammed it against the Realm Barrier. This time, the Realm Barrier lay precisely at the tail of the great dragon formed by his spine. Boom!
As the soul-shaking impact resounded, dazzling light erupted from Xu Yang's entire body. Surging blood energy spilled from his pores, filling the secret chamber.
The golden blood energy was fiercely Yang Gang and domineering, pressing down on the runes along the walls until they blazed with light.
The great dragon of his spine let out a piercing dragon roar, writhing vertebra by vertebra.
Xu Yang's mind reeled, his head going blank. This Realm Barrier felt far stronger than any he had encountered before.
Only after a long while did his roiling blood energy gradually settle and withdraw into his body.
After briefly calming his blood energy, he marshaled all his strength and charged again.
Once!
Twice!
Only after nine assaults did the Realm Barrier, impregnable as a fortress of iron, begin to loosen and crack.
By now, even his formidable body had suffered injuries from the backlash. His bones and flesh burned, and his blood energy churned.
Xu Yang closed his eyes and began adjusting his condition. Once his essence, energy, and spirit had all returned to their peak, he immediately swallowed the Dragon-Tiger Profound Connection Pill he had exchanged for. The pill dissolved, but the surging sensation of the past was gone.