Chapter 139: Breaking Through the Eighth Rank Martial Dao

Chapter 139: Breaking Through the Eighth Rank Martial Dao

In the courtyard.

Jiang Ning clenched his fist.

He instantly felt a change in his body.

His strength had clearly increased.

Just by clenching his fist, he could noticeably feel that the power he could unleash had reached a new level.

"The skin has transformed, as tough as bronze, increasing my strength by several hundred jin. My strength should be close to two thousand jin now!"

He muttered to himself.

Then, he picked up a piece of broken stone from the ground and held it in his palm, exerting force with his palm.

Crack!

The sound of the stone shattering echoed in his hand.

After a few breaths.

Jiang Ning opened his right hand, and only a pile of white powder remained in his palm.

Huff!

A powerful breath was exhaled from his mouth, and the white powder in his palm was instantly swept into the air, revealing his clean and new palm.

There was not a single trace of a wound on his palm.

"The strength of the skin is indeed higher than before! I wonder if it can withstand ordinary blades and swords solely through the toughness of the body."

Jiang Ning muttered to himself, speaking to himself.

He turned and walked towards the corner of the courtyard.

The ebony longsword he had previously cut in half was now lying in a corner of the courtyard.

Upon reaching the corner, Jiang Ning quickly found the broken sword he had discarded earlier.

"Let's use this sword to test the toughness of my skin! According to the Invincible Body Technique, even if both skin tempering and skin transformation are achieved, reaching the level of skin like bronze."

"But the skin transformed by this technique is generally three to five times stronger than skin of the same level."

Thinking of this.

Jiang Ning picked up the broken sword and aimed the sharp blade at his arm, then made a quick cut.

He immediately saw his arm's skin sinking inward, and at the same time, he felt a faint pain from the skin.

After the blade passed through the skin.

The sunken skin instantly returned to its original state, leaving no wounds behind.

Only a faint white mark appeared on his arm.

He then used his finger to wipe the mark on his arm, and the white mark instantly disappeared.

"It's truly different!"

Jiang Ning looked at the change on his arm, and his expression turned joyful.

Then, he held the sword and cut his arm again.

This time, he used much more force than before.

In an instant.

He felt a sharp pain in his arm.

This was the sensation of his skin being cut by the sharp blade.

But the next moment.

He felt a layer of resistance, an extremely strong resistance, on the blade.

In the face of this resistance, the blade couldn't move forward at all.

"This is the skin's toughness!" Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

Then he moved the blade away from his arm and immediately saw a thin scratch on his left arm.

This was obviously the mark left by the broken sword on his arm.

But at this moment, the thin scratch was still not bleeding much. Only a few strands of blood slowly appeared.

"It seems that the toughness of the skin is much stronger than that of the skin."

"From my test, holding a hundred-forged fine iron weapon and exerting a force of a hundred jin can break my skin, but it's clear that it can't damage the skin membrane beneath."

At this moment, Jiang Ning also roughly understood how high his physical defense was after achieving skin transformation.

The skin membrane covering his entire body was now like a layer of iron protecting him.

In this state, even ordinary people holding weapons would find it difficult to damage his skin, let alone the skin membrane beneath it.

"Skin transformation is indeed a qualitative change!"

Jiang Ning was secretly delighted.

Then, he casually threw the broken sword back into the corner.

Let's see if the Invincible Body Technique can continue to gain experience.

According to Lin Qingyi's explanation and the records in the incomplete Invincible Body Technique.

The Invincible Body Technique is a supreme martial art of the Vajra Temple.

If cultivated to perfection, one can refine an indestructible body.

Practitioners at this level are known as Vajra Indestructible, fearless of all weapons and divine martial arts.

That is the true pinnacle of skin transformation.

The incomplete Invincible Body Technique I possess is intentionally spread by the Vajra Temple, as it only records up to the level of skin transformation and skin like bronze.

Now, my skin transformation progress can be said to have reached the highest level in this incomplete supreme martial art of the Vajra Temple.

Normally, to progress further in skin transformation, one would need to join the Vajra Temple, become a disciple, and then have the opportunity to receive the subsequent inheritance of the Invincible Body Technique.

This is probably why the Vajra Temple chose to spread the incomplete version of their supreme martial art.

Normally, with my cultivation efficiency of the Invincible Body, passing the trials of the Vajra Temple and becoming a disciple would not be difficult.

But it's understandable to have such thoughts.

As the number one sect in the world, the Vajra Temple is truly exceptional.

Even with my performance, obtaining the inheritance of this sect's supreme martial art is not an easy task.

After all, it is the supreme martial art of the sect, and it would not be so easily passed down.

Moreover, the Vajra Temple has numerous strict rules and regulations, so Jiang Ning did not have the slightest thought of joining the temple in his heart.

Unless one day he is left with no other choice, he might be able to join the Vajra Temple based on his cultivation progress of the Invincible Body and receive its protection.

Jiang Ning secretly thought, "Now, at this level of Skin Tempering, whether I can continue or not depends on whether I can gain experience points of this technique."

"It should be possible! After all, with the Inner Alchemy Vitality Technique, I only had the introductory chapter, and even after reaching the introductory level, I could still gain experience points."

With this in mind, Jiang Ning decided not to waste any more time.

He stood in place and executed the first move recorded in the incomplete manual of the Invincible Body, channeling his inner strength to drive his blood energy and temper his skin membrane.

Time passed slowly.

[Invincible Body Experience +1]



[Skill]: Invincible Body (Minor Accomplishment 1/5000)



Seeing the change in his skill, the stone that had been hanging in Jiang Ning's heart finally settled.

"With this, there's no problem."

"After achieving Minor Accomplishment, the manual only has vague records."

"Since I can still gain experience points from this technique, as long as I wait for the right time and accumulate 5000 experience points, I can smoothly break through to the next level, getting one step closer to perfection and the Indestructible Body."

Jiang Ning's heart was filled with determination.

After a moment, he stopped tempering his skin membrane.

This was because, in his eagerness to break through, he had already pushed his skin membrane to its limit.

Now, to test the possibilities, he continued to temper his skin membrane, and the continuous strain made his entire body's skin membrane ache slightly.

[Skill]: Invincible Body (Minor Accomplishment 2/5000)



"Two experience points are enough!"

Jiang Ning completely put his mind at ease.

[Water Proficiency +1]



[Water Proficiency +1]



[Water Proficiency +1]



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Soaking in the cool lake water, Jiang Ning felt his fatigue gradually dissipate, and his water proficiency experience points continued to increase.

"It seems that coming to the Luo Water Lake is indeed a better choice."

"Not only can it relieve physical exhaustion, but it can also increase the experience points of this skill."

Half an hour later, Jiang Ning emerged from the lake and returned to his room.

He looked at the Dragon Tiger Power Pill placed before him, and his eyes lit up with anticipation.

The Dragon Tiger Power Pill was, in his eyes, the fastest way to enter the Eighth Rank Martial Dao.

The Eighth Rank Martial Dao, the Divine Strength Realm, is achieved by channeling inner strength to drive blood energy and temper the whole body's muscles, causing them to transform and unleash greater power.

At this level, the most significant improvement is in strength.

Hence, the Eighth Rank Martial Dao is also known as the Divine Strength Realm.

The most challenging aspect of this realm is mastering inner strength.

Only by mastering inner strength can one temper the whole body's muscles.

Without mastering inner strength, there is no way to temper the muscles.

Whether it's the power of spiritual fruits or pills like the Dragon Tiger Power Pill, they can only barely help ordinary Seventh Rank Martial Artists reach the threshold of the Eighth Rank.

The further one advances, the finer the muscles that need to be tempered.

Without relying on one's own abilities, it's impossible.

But Jiang Ning had already mastered inner strength, so the Eighth Rank Martial Dao, the Divine Strength Realm, was not a challenge in his eyes.

Action: Just give him some time, and he'll smoothly complete this realm.

Moreover, this realm is simple, unlike Skin Tempering, which has many twists and turns.

Tempering the body's muscles, an increase of five hundred jin in strength is the entry to the Eighth Rank.

Most Martial Practitioners who reach this step possess strength above fifteen hundred jin, with the majority falling between fifteen hundred and two thousand jin.

Then, by continuing to temper the muscles, increasing strength by another five hundred jin, one achieves the initial stage of the Divine Strength Realm.

Most Martial Practitioners who reach this step generally possess strength above two thousand jin, with the vast majority falling between two thousand and two thousand five hundred jin.

As for the completion of the Divine Strength Realm, it means tempering all the muscles throughout the body.

The strength also increases significantly, reaching the limit of this realm.

At this point, the gap becomes more pronounced.

Some people have superior innate roots and well-developed muscle groups. After reaching the limit of this realm, they can possess strength above three thousand jin.

Some, born with divine strength, may even surpass this, achieving terrifying power with strength above four thousand jin.

Such Martial Practitioners are symbols of invincibility among their peers.

The disparity in strength allows them to easily defeat opponents of the same level.

With sufficient accumulation, even a typical Seventh Rank Martial Artist pales in comparison to these innately powerful individuals who have also reached the limit of the Eighth Rank Martial Realm.

This realm, the completion of strength, is a kind of ultimate limit.

Because the completion of strength involves tempering all muscle groups throughout the body.

Therefore, unlike the Ninth Rank, even after achieving the completion of Skin Tempering, tempering the skin membrane to Bronze Skin, there are still two more steps.

At this moment, Jiang Ning's mind is filled with information about the Eighth Rank Martial Dao.

He closes his eyes and visualizes his entire body.

Instantly, he notices significant changes in his muscle groups.

This is because he had previously consumed three Beast Devil Power Fruits.

Each Beast Devil Power Fruit can increase his strength by a hundred jin.

Where does this hundred jin of strength come from?

Naturally, it's not the enhancement provided by the spiritual fruit.

It's merely that the medicinal effects of the fruit have tempered his muscle layers, leading to the increase in strength.

Without tempering the muscles, it's like a blank canvas.

So, at the very beginning, when the medicinal effects of the Beast Devil Power Fruit are at their peak, the strength increase is most noticeable.

The more the muscles are tempered, the weaker the strength increase from the Beast Devil Power Fruit will be.

This is the reason why spiritual fruits like the Beast Devil Power Fruit can enhance strength.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ning can't help but think to himself.

"The Beast Devil Power Fruit gave me a three-hundred-jin strength boost. In other words, I just need to increase my strength by two hundred jin more to officially step into the Eighth Rank Martial Dao."

"In that case, it's almost here!"

Jiang Ning opens his eyes, and his gaze returns to the Dragon Tiger Essence Pill in front of him.

The Dragon Tiger Essence Pill, its effects are undoubtedly far superior to those three Beast Devil Power Fruits.

This pill is renowned for breaking through a minor realm with a single pill.

In other words, a single Dragon Tiger Essence Pill can increase strength by at least five hundred jin.

Moreover, according to the rumors, this increase applies whether one has yet to enter the Eighth Rank or has long cultivated in the Divine Strength Realm of the Eighth Rank, allowing for a breakthrough of at least five hundred jin, akin to transcending a minor realm.

"Today is the day I step into the Divine Strength Realm of the Eighth Rank!" Jiang Ning picks up the Dragon Tiger Essence Pill in front of him.

He removes the pill's outer coating.

Without the sealing effect of the pill's coating, the rich medicinal fragrance instantly fills the entire room.

Jiang Ning's nose is filled with the potent aroma.

"The Divine Strength Realm of the Eighth Rank, it all comes down to this moment."

Jiang Ning speaks, then places the Dragon Tiger Essence Pill on his tongue.

As his throat moves, the pill slides down his throat and into his stomach.

Once in his stomach—

Boom—

Jiang Ning feels as if a small sun has fallen into his body.

The pill instantly releases a terrifying power.

He closes his eyes and visualizes his entire body.

As he does so, Jiang Ning senses the emergence of a foreign inner strength within his body.

A strength that doesn't belong to him.

This inner strength is extremely domineering and filled with a sense of dominance.

Like a dragon, like a tiger, it surges and flows within his body.

It also seems to possess a sense of precision, seamlessly integrating into his muscle groups, and then, with the release of the pill's power, it begins to circulate through his entire body, tempering every muscle group.

(End of Chapter)

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