Limit Breakthrough

Refining a demon beast corpse could open four meridians.

Two demon beast corpses allowed Lu Chen to open eight meridians.

Meridian Opening Realm, first to third level, Meridian Opening Grand Perfection.

After absorbing and refining another ten drops of bone marrow, he gained a total of 34 units of Bull Strength.

His total strength surpassed 260 units of Bull Strength, exceeding Martial Dao Cultivators of the same level by 50 units of Bull Strength. It was terrifying.

The second day, the third day...

Until the tenth day, he appeared every single day.

Starting from the third day, he brought all the demon beast corpses he killed into the prison.

On average, five per day, all high-grade mortal grade.

This was his request to the organizers, made in front of all the spectators.

Because of him, Luo Tiansheng earned a fortune, so he readily agreed to these demands with a wave of his hand.

A good-for-nothing who had his bloodline stripped away, could he possibly eat his bloodline back just by eating?

Besides, Martial Dao Cultivators could naturally eat; after all, their combat relied on Bloodline Power, not spiritual energy.

He didn't think of anything else.

Little did he know, Lu Chen was accumulating power.

He stored all the energy from the demon beast corpses into the Myriad Manifestations Furnace.

Yesterday, he had opened all his meridians, a total of one hundred and eight.

His meridians were smooth and clear, his qi and blood surged like a long river.

He had also consumed all the extracted bone marrow.

With his Bloodline Power combined with his physical strength, his current power reached a terrifying 850 units of Bull Strength.

This was entirely due to the ninth level, where the increase in strength was geometric. Just the twelve meridians of this level added 360 units of Bull Strength.

Although he knew it would double, such a massive increase still shocked him immensely.

The accumulated energy was preparing for the next breakthrough.

Opening the Dantian Furnace, also known as the Qi and Blood Furnace.

Once the Qi and Blood Furnace was formed, it meant he had broken through to the second major realm of a Martial Dao Cultivator, the Qi Surge Realm.

At that point, his strength increase would be even more terrifying.

That was a stage for refining meridians and tempering qi and blood, far more potent than opening meridians.

"I've accumulated the essence of fifteen demon beast corpses, that should be enough!"

Lu Chen prepared everything. After midnight, he summoned the Myriad Manifestations Furnace, buried it in a small pile of ashes in the corner, and with a flash, vanished from his spot.

The Myriad Manifestations Furnace was a supreme treasure. Not only could it refine all things, but it could also contain people and change its size.

He did this, of course, to prevent his breakthrough aura from alerting the guards.

The energy within the furnace had almost condensed into liquid.

It was gentle, smooth, and brimming with blood energy.

Lu Chen sat on a stone platform, adjusted his state to its peak, activated the Myriad Manifestations Furnace Art, and channeled the energy towards his Dantian sea of qi.

The surging qi was like rolling giant waves, carrying immense force.

With one impact, the backlash caused him to spit out a mouthful of blood.

He hadn't broken through.

He continued.

Once, twice, three times...

Each time he spat blood.

Finally, the impacts left him feeling dizzy and groggy.

With a soft "click," Lu Chen shivered uncontrollably.

He quickly gathered his focus, channeling the energy within him and the energy in the furnace for a violent surge.

With a loud "boom!"

It was like a thunderclap.

Boundless qi and blood surged into a dark space like wild horses breaking free.

The Dantian sea of qi.

The surging qi and blood began to spin violently at the center of his Dantian.

As more and more qi and blood poured in, it gradually formed a terrifying, boundless vortex of blood.

The very center had turned deep purple.

and transformed into a spherical shape, accompanied by streaks of purple blood patterns.

Each blood pattern consumed a massive amount of Qi and Blood.

These purple blood patterns formed the skeleton of the Qi and Blood Furnace.

Nine were sufficient to complete the framework.

This process was extremely draining and could not tolerate even the slightest disturbance.

However, in the dead of night, no one would come to check on him, a miserable beast tamer.

Everything was progressing in an orderly fashion.

One, two, three...

The moment the ninth purple blood pattern took shape, the Qi Sea in his Dantian trembled violently.

A boundless vortex of Qi and Blood, like a flock of birds returning to their nest, vanished instantly, absorbed into the Qi and Blood Furnace constructed by the nine purple patterns.

Immediately, energy surged within the Qi and Blood Furnace, unleashing boundless vital energy that spread into the Myriad Manifestations Furnace, where it was blocked.

The Qi and Blood Furnace was complete, reaching the first level of the Qi Surge Realm.

The energy within the Myriad Manifestations Furnace was also completely depleted.

A crimson furnace now floated in his Dantian Qi Sea.

Blood Qi spewed forth from its opening.

"Sigh!" Lu Chen let out a soft sigh and opened his eyes.

The first level of the Qi Surge Realm required one hundred and eight compressions to liquefy the Qi and Blood within the furnace.

Moreover, the compression process demanded a massive amount of energy for support.

Otherwise, insufficient energy would prevent liquefaction.

One hundred and eight compressions... the thought alone gave him a headache.

At least one compression would require a furnace full of Qi and Blood, totaling one hundred and eight furnaces.

How much energy would that take?

He could only take it slow.

And the most urgent matter was to escape the beast-taming arena.

With the first level of the Qi Surge Realm, he now possessed the ability to wreak havoc in the beast-taming arena.

Especially if caught off guard.

But as he emerged, his expression changed.

It was nearly afternoon.

Furthermore, the prison gate was ajar, and screams echoed continuously from the corridor.

Clearly, his disappearance had brought disaster to other beast tamers.

"Seeking death!" Lu Chen's eyes turned cold, and he immediately dashed out.

"What? You... Ah!"

The guards by the door sensed movement and turned to look. Before they could finish speaking, their heads exploded from a punch by Lu Chen.

Their bodies hadn't even fallen before they turned into streams of light and were absorbed into Lu Chen's body.

Seeing this, the other guards recoiled in terror, as if they had seen a ghost.

Being killed was normal, but absorbing the killer into one's body was not.

They had no time to think as Lu Chen was upon them.

His blade flashed like lightning. The two guards couldn't withstand a single blow and fell dead.

The minor leader who had been interrogating beast tamers in the prison heard the screams and had just emerged when a cold glint descended.

He was cleaved in two.

Buzz buzz buzz...

The Myriad Manifestations Furnace vibrated joyfully within his body. Both the corpses and the items they carried were refined into pure energy.

As his strength increased, the Myriad Manifestations Furnace's refining ability also improved.

The gate at the end of the corridor was shut tight, and there were no other guards. Lu Chen's mind stirred, and he dismantled the prison door.

The beast tamer inside was stunned.

Lu Chen ignored him and moved on to the second cell.

Clang clang clang, he dismantled everything from top to bottom.

All were absorbed into the Myriad Manifestations Furnace.

Creak...

Lu Chen pulled down the lock chain and opened the heavy iron gate.

The sunlight streamed in with deafening cheers, suffocating.

"Whether you can escape in the chaos depends on your skill!"

A beast tamer was right behind him; the others were all fighting on the scene.

The beast tamer, now wearing a guard's uniform, clenched his fists fiercely and said hoarsely, "Whether I live or not, thank you!"

"Fight for yourself!" Lu Chen clenched his fists fiercely.

"Fight for yourself!"

Lu Chen charged forward, lunging towards one of the iron cages.

Inside was a Blazing Lion.

The only second-tier demonic beast on the scene, the beast that held the arena together.

It was equivalent to the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm for humans.

"Stop him!"

Upon seeing Lu Chen's actions, the guards roared and lunged at him.

But without any defenses, they couldn't match Lu Chen's speed.

His blade suddenly erupted with a meter-long blade aura, and with a bang, three iron bars of the cage were cleaved apart.

Crack, crack, crack...

When the guards were still more than ten meters away, Lu Chen cut the cage in half at the waist. The upper part was directly removed, revealing the ferocious and violent Blazing Lion.

Roar!

The beast's roar shook the heavens, resounding throughout the entire venue.