Dao Law Runes! Blood Qi Condensing Weapon!

Star Iron was a type of Spirit Ore formed after stars fell from the heavens. It contained the power of the stars and was an excellent material for forging Spirit Weapons.

The Star Iron in the Taishu Family's warehouse had been discovered by Clan Members in the Cloud Dream Mountain Range long ago. When it was found, it had been a full two cubic zhang in size; now, only half a cubic zhang remained.

To the Taishu Family, Star Iron was an extremely precious Spirit Ore. Only the successive family heads were qualified to use a portion of it when forging Spirit Weapons—not even the elders could.

"Father, will the elders agree?" Taishu Yun asked.

"Our precious children are so outstanding. What could they possibly disagree with?" Jingyun said carelessly.

Taishu Feng nodded, agreeing with his wife. Once they saw Yun'er and Jing'er's strength, they would probably worship the two of them like ancestors.

"Yun'er, Jing'er, your strength has surged tremendously. You need to master it as quickly as possible and turn it into your true strength," Taishu Feng instructed.

"Yes, Father," the two answered.

"My darlings, Mother has something else to tell you. Beyond the Great Marsh of Cloud Dream, there are geniuses who begin Enlightenment before even cultivating to the Dao Foundation Realm. There are even peerless prodigies who begin comprehending their own Dao from the Spirit Vein Realm, or even the Blood Bone Realm. Do you know what that means?" Jingyun smiled mysteriously.

The two brothers shook their heads.

Jingyun did not keep them guessing. "It means their combat strength far surpasses their own cultivation realm. They can strike upward against the current and Battle Across Realms."

"Really, Mother?" Taishu Yun found it hard to believe.

"Of course!"

There was such a thing?

Striking upward against the current—he could actually pull off something this ridiculously high-profile? As expected of a fantasy world. Wouldn't that mean he could casually play the pig to eat the tiger from now on? Taishu Jing thought happily.

Back in the courtyard.

Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing stood face-to-face, their big eyes locked in a stare.

"Brother, did you awaken the Divine Body?" Taishu Jing's tone was utterly certain.

Taishu Yun was startled. "That's right. Don't tell me you too, Jing..."

"Mm." Taishu Jing nodded.

"That's wonderful! I never expected you to awaken the Divine Body too, Jing." Taishu Yun was delighted.

Brother, it was all thanks to you!

And System Master too. If not for System Master, I wouldn't have awakened the Divine Body either, Taishu Jing thought cheerfully.

"Brother, let's get control of our suddenly increased strength first. Otherwise, it'll be easy to hurt someone."

"Alright."

To gain control over their own power, the two began sparring. This would allow them to stabilize their strength more quickly.

For a time, dragon roars rose and fell throughout the courtyard.

A few days later.

Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing could already control their strength properly.

Neither of them had gone to their cultivation lessons these past few days. Taishu Feng had already spoken with Taishu Yong.

At the Martial Arts Arena.

Taishu Yong distributed Fierce Beast Treasure Blood to the youngsters and had them refine and absorb it on the spot.

Whenever the young ones of the clan began cultivating, they would be given some Fierce Beast Treasure Blood to promote their cultivation.

The cultivators in the family would form teams to enter the outskirts of the Cloud Dream Mountain Range, hunt Fierce Beasts, and bring their corpses back. They would extract the Precious Blood and store it for cultivation, then distribute the Fierce Beast Meat among everyone.

Once every few days, they would enter the mountains to hunt.

The Four Great Families had all developed to their present state by hunting Fierce Beasts.

Besides Fierce Beasts running rampant in the Cloud Dream Mountain Range, there were also countless mountain treasures, precious herbs, and Spirit Ores. Many cultivators entered the mountains to hunt Fierce Beasts, search for precious herbs, and obtain cultivation resources.

Thus, there were an enormous number of cultivators in the Cloud Dream Mountain Range.

Several dozen li from here stood Cloud Dream Ancient City, built against the Cloud Dream Mountain Range. It had existed since long ago.

Within the Great Marsh of Cloud Dream, the vast majority of cultivators gathered in Cloud Dream Ancient City.

Cultivators entered the Cloud Dream Mountain Range from there, and they also sold precious herbs, Spirit Ores, Fierce Beast Treasure Blood, and even more valuable items within Cloud Dream Ancient City.

This place was too far from Cloud Dream Ancient City and lay in a rather remote area. Few cultivators came to this small town. Instead, many ordinary peddlers came here to sell cheap little trinkets.

However, sometimes there were good things among those little trinkets too!

Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing put away the Precious Blood they had received without refining or absorbing it.

The two had already reached the limit of the Blood Bone Realm. Simply refining Precious Blood could no longer raise them further; this Precious Blood could be used to open their Spirit Veins.

Next, they could only continue increasing their strength through other means, such as Dao Law.

Roar!

In the courtyard.

The two sat cross-legged, divine radiance blooming around them. The sound of blood surging through their veins was like ocean tides crashing wildly, accompanied by unknown beast roars. Their appearance was solemn and sacred, like deities.

Taishu Jing's blood qi was platinum-white, while Taishu Yun's was pure gold. Though both possessed Divine Bodies, there were still differences after awakening them. Just as System Master had said, it varied from person to person.

They were both comprehending the Divine Body Inheritance and grasping the Killing Art within it. Only then could they bring their combat strength fully into play.

Heaven and Earth Essence continuously gathered above their heads, forming two whirlpools.

An indescribable sound of scripture chanting arose from their bodies. Both seemed to have entered a state of Enlightenment.

Behind each of them stood a blurry figure in the void, shrouded in hazy light. Their features could not be seen, yet they radiated an invincible aura that shook the cosmos and ruled over all under heaven.

Where the two figures appeared, even the surrounding space seemed to have frozen. Insects flew past, only to be crushed into powder by an invisible pressure and scattered as ash.

Divine Body Phenomenon! Heavenly God's Descent!

The Divine Body Phenomenon had only begun to awaken and had yet to fully take shape, yet it already possessed such might. It was hard to imagine what kind of scene Heavenly God's Descent would create at its peak.

Opening their eyes at the same time, Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing exchanged a glance. Seeing the Heavenly God Shadow behind each other, they were somewhat surprised.

"Jing, there are still some differences between your Divine Body and mine."

Taishu Yun looked at Taishu Jing's platinum-white blood qi, which was clearly different from his own.

Taishu Jing withdrew the phenomenon and smiled. "Brother, it can only be said that Divine Bodies vary from person to person. Perhaps our inheritances will differ too."

Easy for him to say!

Two days ago, when Taishu Jing saw his blood turn platinum-white, he had thought he had leukemia!

It had scared him half to death!

"Indeed," Taishu Yun agreed.

"Brother, look at this." Taishu Jing stretched out his hand. A platinum-white rune emerged in his palm, shaped like an arrow. It was not yet fully solid and looked somewhat illusory.

An exceptionally sharp aura emanated from the platinum-white rune, even sharper than the edge of a sword.

He shot Taishu Yun a smug look. "Hehe, what do you think, Brother?"

Unexpectedly, Taishu Yun merely smiled calmly and raised his hand as well. A golden rune appeared in his palm, also somewhat illusory, but a little more solid than Taishu Jing's rune.

The golden rune flickered with a powerful fighting intent, overbearing and endless, as though the Path of Battle itself was represented by this rune.

Damn!

This young master had racked his brains and comprehended it for ages before managing to create this one rune. It would not be an exaggeration to say he had poured out his heart and blood.

Brother, you really knew how to surprise me. As expected of the protagonist!

"As expected of my brother. You're amazing," Taishu Jing said with a smile.

"You're not bad either, Jing." Taishu Yun showed not the slightest hint of pride, remaining utterly calm.

Fine then!

The protagonist's State of Mind really was on another level. So calm!

Taishu Jing grumbled inwardly, then looked at Taishu Yun. "Brother, let's go take a look at the Martial Arts Arena. We haven't gone in days."

"Alright."

The two brothers arrived at the Martial Arts Arena.

On the grounds.

All the youngsters were practicing fist and palm techniques with decent form. Judging from their flushed faces, they were likely absorbing and refining Fierce Beast Treasure Blood.

Taishu Yong smiled upon seeing the two brothers. A few days ago, Taishu Feng had come to tell him about Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing's situation. It had shocked him for half a day before he slowly digested it all.

"Why have you come? You shouldn't need to cultivate with them anymore, should you?"

"We came to practice. There's more room here," Taishu Jing explained.

Walking to one side, Taishu Jing's blood qi surged. Platinum-white blood qi gathered in his palm, and a platinum-white longbow slowly took shape.

Taishu Jing drew the bow with his right hand. Then, an arrow formed from condensed blood qi appeared on the string, while a rune materialized from thin air and fused into the arrow.

In an instant, a clear arrow cry rang out as a sharp aura erupted. Taishu Jing raised his bow toward the sky, his eyes gleaming like morning stars in the heavens. His fingers released, and the platinum-white arrow shot straight into the clouds. Its whistle resounded across the sky, directly shattering the clouds overhead.

"Blood Qi Condensing Weapon!"

Taishu Yong's mouth fell open. Who knew how vast one's blood qi had to be to accomplish this, yet Taishu Jing had done it. This showed that the blood qi within his body was exceptionally abundant.