Chapter 307: Battle Power Enhancement, Burst Effect!

Chapter 307: Battle Power Enhancement, Burst Effect!

As the chariot came to a halt, Jiang Ning opened his eyes, emerging from his meditative state.

At this moment, he felt his inner breath surging through his body, and his meridians no longer showed any signs of strain.

"Let's go home!" Jiang Ning said.

He wasn't particularly concerned about the changes in Lu Yi after she absorbed his blood.

He only wanted to see how much more efficient his inner breath burst had become compared to before.

Lu Yi, upon hearing this, hurriedly followed in Jiang Ning's footsteps.

After both of them alighted from the chariot, the two white snow and crimson flame steeds instinctively made their way to the Wang family's stable, as if they understood human nature.

A moment later, Jiang Ning arrived at the edge of the Chaotic Beach alone.

Due to the heavy snowfall, a thick layer of snow had accumulated on the ice, reaching a depth of forty to fifty centimeters.

Looking at the white, snow-covered world before him, Jiang Ning couldn't help but smile.

Then, his body leaped into the air, soaring like a mighty roc spreading its wings, as if riding the wind and cleaving the sky.

The howling wind roared in his ears, and the biting cold wind felt like knives slicing through his face.

Jiang Ning narrowed his eyes slightly.

A moment later, his body seemed to float down like a feather, gently landing on the snow-covered ice.

If someone had witnessed this scene, they would have recognized the excellence of Jiang Ning's movement technique.

"A hundred zhang leap!" Jiang Ning turned back to glance at his trail, feeling extremely satisfied.

Compared to before, his movement technique had improved significantly.

His speed had increased by less than ten percent, but with this slight improvement, his hundred zhang leap was more than twice as effective as before.

The reason for this was the opening of the Great Zhou Tian cycle in his body's meridians.

The eight extraordinary vessels and the twelve main meridians had been widened.

The expansion of the eight vessels and twelve meridians also allowed his inner breath to burst forth without obstruction, greatly enhancing the efficiency of its output.

With this inner breath empowerment, his movement technique naturally improved significantly.

Then, he closed his eyes slightly, scanning his dantian.

He found that compared to before, the total amount of inner breath had visibly decreased by a significant portion.

"The consumption has increased significantly."

"Of course, with the improved burst efficiency, it's like having a water reservoir with a ten-centimeter drain pipe and a one-meter-wide outlet. The time it takes to drain the reservoir is naturally completely different."

After observing that his dantian still had sixty percent of its inner breath remaining, Jiang Ning opened his eyes again.

The next moment, he slightly gathered his energy.

Boom—

An invisible burst of energy erupted from within his body.

The shockwave caused the snow around him to swirl in all directions.

The falling snow above him instantly changed direction, rising from below and soaring into the sky.

Then,

Crack—

Crack—

Under the burst of energy, the ice beneath his feet, several centimeters thick, couldn't withstand the pressure, and cracks began to spread across its surface.

The next moment,

Boom—

The ice collapsed, and the water surged, along with broken ice, spreading in all directions.

Waves rose, and ten zhang away, a one-zhang-high wave formed, then crashed heavily onto the distant ice and snow.

At this moment,

The ice shattered completely, and beneath Jiang Ning's feet was the azure lake water.

But he stood on the water without sinking.

The unrestrained burst of inner breath at this moment was enough to support his weight, allowing him to stand on the water's surface.

After five breaths,

Gurgle—

The burst of energy within Jiang Ning's body suddenly vanished, and he sank into the water.

"Six-tenths of my inner breath remained, and I lasted for five breaths."

"In other words, even if I recover my inner breath to its full capacity, I can only maintain this full-power burst for less than ten breaths."

Through this experiment, Jiang Ning deeply understood the greatest limitation of martial artists.

It was the total amount of inner breath.

With nearly thirty years of cultivation, like him, one could only maintain the full-power burst of inner breath for less than ten breaths.

Even if one reached the level of having an ocean of inner breath and possessed thirty years of cultivation, they could only sustain a full-power burst for slightly over ten breaths.

With further advancement, even with a full cycle of sixty years of cultivation, one could only maintain it for slightly over twenty breaths.

This was the level of having an abyss of inner breath, which only a master could typically attain.

After all, a full cycle of sixty years is a long time, and how many sixty-year cycles do ordinary people have?

Without the longevity of a master, accumulating a full cycle of cultivation is no easy task.

As for talent, anyone who can enter the Fifth Rank, condensing their inner breath, was once considered a genius.

So, at this stage, the gap between practitioners is not as exaggerated.

To have a total amount of inner breath far surpassing those of the same level, one must either have abundant opportunities, blessed with extraordinary encounters, or possess unparalleled talent, like an immortal descending to the mortal realm or a divine being incarnating in the world.

"Inner breath is the key to a warrior's ability to fight against an army alone!" Jiang Ning sighed deeply.

Then, a smile appeared on his face.

Because, for him, it was different.

At this moment, in the water, the inner breath in his dantian instantly gathered like flowing water, forming wisps of smoke and mist that quickly accumulated into a river.

As long as he was in the water, his inner breath would be inexhaustible and endless.

The recovery efficiency was astonishing.

After a dozen breaths,

Jiang Ning opened his eyes, and the divine light in his eyes dimmed.

Then, his body, like a swimming fish, sped through the water.

Boom—

The calm lake water exploded, and a figure leaped out from the water.

Suddenly, he turned mid-air, instantly crossing a span of several zhang above the water's surface and landed on the ice beside it.

At this very moment, a body of water six zhang wide appeared before him, and within a twenty zhang radius, all the accumulated snow was swept away in an instant.

"What a world of difference!"

Witnessing this scene, he couldn't help but marvel.

This was the result of his purest inner breath surging forth.

Previously, he couldn't have achieved this. Merely unleashing his inner breath to blow away the snow in the courtyard was already pushing his limits.

Moreover, the full force of his inner breath not only swept away the snow within a ten zhang radius around him but also crushed the thick ice beneath. The powerful recoil even allowed him to stand on the water's surface.

Especially this last point filled him with delight.

The fact that he could now stand on the water's surface by relying on the surge of his inner breath meant that one day in the future, with a further breakthrough in the total volume of his inner breath, he might be able to traverse the void or soar through the azure skies of the nine heavens.

Flying through the heavens and earth was a dream that countless people had cherished.

It had appeared in his dreams countless times.

Soaring through the skies and diving into the earth.

This not only represented an extraordinary divine ability but also a life of freedom and ease.

"There will be such a day!" he muttered to himself, his voice firm.

Then, his body leaped into the air, swiftly gliding over the snow-covered ground.

In the blink of an eye, he returned to his eastern courtyard.

Swish, swish, swish—

Lu Yi was sweeping the snow in the courtyard, gathering it into a corner.

"Young Master!" Upon seeing Jiang Ning's appearance, she paused and greeted him.

Noticing Lu Yi, Jiang Ning suddenly remembered that he had just been experimenting on her, testing the effects of the completed divine descendant authority.

He waved Lu Yi over.

"Come here!"

As he spoke, Jiang Ning raised his hand and unleashed his inner breath.

The surge of his inner breath swept through the courtyard like a raging storm, like a surging river.

In an instant, the snow in the courtyard was completely cleared away.

"Amazing!" Lu Yi exclaimed, her eyes sparkling with wonder as if stars were flashing within them.

Seeing this, Jiang Ning couldn't help but smile.

In daily life, Lu Yi also brought him emotional value.

This was one of the things he liked about her.

He was already feeling a bit bored, and if the people around him were as bored as he was, wouldn't it be too dull and uninteresting?

"Young Master!" Lu Yi put down her broom and ran over to Jiang Ning.

"How did it feel just now?" Jiang Ning asked.

Lu Yi understood the meaning behind his words.

She nodded repeatedly, "Compared to the last time, the effect is more than ten times stronger! I can feel my strength has increased significantly, and the qi and blood within my body are even more powerful, at least one level higher."

"I have a hunch that I'll be able to complete the skin-toughening soon and enter the ranks of the eighth-rank Martial Dao."

Hearing this, Jiang Ning's face showed surprise.

"More than ten times stronger?"

"Yes!" Lu Yi nodded.

Then she added, "Young Master, come with me. I just tested it out."

A moment later, the two of them arrived at the stone lock.

The five-hundred-jin stone lock was effortlessly flipped and waved around in Lu Yi's hands as if it weighed nothing.

It was a sight to behold, a young lady from the neighborhood displaying such strength, pulling the stone lock with ease.

If this power were in the mortal world, it would astonish everyone.

It would make people question their own existence.

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Even in the immortal world, this was an extremely exaggerated display of strength.

Being able to wield a five-hundred-jin stone lock with such ease meant that Lu Yi's strength was at least a thousand jin.

It was common knowledge that ordinary ninth-rank Martial Dao practitioners at the peak of their cultivation had a strength between seven hundred and a thousand jin.

Yet Lu Yi had only just begun her skin-toughening journey, and her strength far exceeded that of an ordinary ninth-rank Martial Dao practitioner.

She was already capable of competing with eighth-rank Martial Dao practitioners in the Divine Strength Realm.

With such strength, one could only imagine how terrifying her power would become once she started strength training.

"It seems that my flesh and blood have a very obvious effect on enhancing others' physical bodies, no wonder the Blood God Sect could develop so rapidly!"

"Once one gets used to this simple method of enhancement, it's bound to become addictive and highly reliant."

"The Blood God has such means, so the Blood God Sect is not to be underestimated!"

"With the Blood God's stronger means and more complete authority, mass-producing Martial Dao practitioners might not be a difficult task."

In this moment, Jiang Ning's mind raced with countless thoughts.

Then he turned to Lu Yi.

"In the coming days, don't bother with so many trivial matters. Focus all your energy on cultivation and see how efficient it is."

"Yes, Young Master!" Lu Yi replied.

Meanwhile, Xie Xiao Jiu had completed a round of tempering her meridians.

She raised her hand and struck the air with a palm.

Crack!

The air shattered in response.

Her face immediately showed surprise.

"Such a noticeable improvement?"

"Are you a celestial deity? The blood alone has such astonishing effects; even the best elixirs can't compare!"

At this moment, Xie Xiao Jiu felt the gap between her and Jiang Ning even more keenly.

The next day—

"What a beautiful day!"

As Jiang Ning opened the door, he saw the clouds dispersing at the horizon.

Overnight, the heavy snow had stopped, and the clouds had vanished.

It was clear that today would be a sunny day.

Seeing the fine weather, a smile appeared on his face.

The arrival of a sunny day meant he was one step closer to reaching the level of inner breath like a gale.

With greater strength, he would be able to face future crises with ease.

Several hours later—

Dongling City.

"Miss Xiao, your arrival is quite timely!"

Stepping out of the inn, Bai Luoyu couldn't help but smile upon seeing Xiao Emei in a snow-white skirt.

Xiao Emei, in turn, revealed a faint smile.

"With the master's orders, how dare I be slack?"

"Miss Xiao, if you're heading to Luoshui County, how do you plan to convince Jiang Ning to come to the Wanyue Sword Palace?" Bai Luoyu opened the folding fan in his hand with a 'swish', gently fanning himself in the cold morning breeze.

Normally, if someone saw a person fanning themselves with a folding fan in the midst of winter, they would undoubtedly consider that person insane.

However, no one dared to think so upon seeing this young man.

The reason was simple.

In the harsh winter, wearing only a thin spring and autumn outfit, and still fanning himself with a folding fan—this couldn't be an ordinary person.

He must be an extraordinary martial artist, impervious to the cold and heat, to possess such composure.

Just then, a middle-aged woman with a fish-tail wrinkle at the corner of her eye, dressed in court attire, approached.

Upon seeing her, Bai Luoyu closed his fan and bowed respectfully.

"Su Fuzhu!"

"Greetings, Bai Xunsi!" The woman in court attire smiled.

Although she was the deputy lord of the Inspection Office in Dongling Prefecture, with the responsibility of overseeing officials, local magnates, and military forces throughout the prefecture, she was also a sixth-rank official, a position that only a few could claim in the entire prefecture.

Among the sixth-rank officials in the prefecture, only a handful held higher positions higher than hers.

Moreover, the Inspection Office wielded special privileges, serving the will of the Martial Sage Bureau, with the authority to act first and report later, effectively outranking officials of the same level.

Thus, in the entire Dongling Prefecture, she was among the top few in the hierarchy.

Furthermore, having entered the fourth-rank, she gained an even stronger sense of confidence.

Even so, when facing Bai Luoyu, she still maintained a smiling face.

It wasn't because Bai Luoyu's martial prowess or official rank surpassed hers, but due to his position as a Xunsi, an inspector.

The county inspector oversaw the entire prefecture, from officials to the common people, all falling under their jurisdiction.

Although the county inspector was only a sixth-rank official, they held the power to report directly to higher authorities.

If necessary, they could even summon higher-ranking inspectors.

If the Inspection Office in Dongling Prefecture was like a sword hanging over the heads of all its residents, then the county inspector was like a sword hanging over the heads of the Inspection Office.

Bai Luoyu, while directly under the Inspection Office in Dongling City, was also independent of it.

When needed, he could freely travel throughout Dongling Prefecture and act on his own.

Only the inspector possessed such authority, able to intervene in the Inspection Office of any county within the prefecture.

They could mobilize troops and command the Inspection Office in any county.

Among the sixth-rank officials in Dongling Prefecture, only the county magistrate held a higher position.

For such officials, they had the power of supervision.

As for the officials below them, they held the power of command.

Bai Luoyu's status as a county inspector, with special privileges, was the reason why the woman in court attire, despite being the deputy lord and a sixth-rank official, treated him with such respect.

Bai Luoyu's unique status allowed him to freely travel throughout Dongling Prefecture, which was why he was heading to Luoshui County.

Throughout Dongling Prefecture, the most free and leisurely individuals were the inspectors.

A woman in a tight-fitting martial outfit, standing behind the woman in court attire, also bowed to Bai Luoyu.

"Greetings, Inspector Bai!"

The woman in the martial outfit was recognized by those nearby.

She was the grand commander of the Inspection Office, a seventh-rank official, known as the Iron-Faced Judge.

In Dongling City, she was a figure of great importance.

"So, it's Judge Zhu!"

The woman in the martial outfit remained composed upon hearing Bai Luoyu's playful remark.

Then, Bai Luoyu turned to the two women.

"Su Fuzhu, what brings you here?"

"Jiang Ning accomplished another great feat, so I came early this morning to reward him. I didn't want to be late!" The woman in court attire, with a fish-tail wrinkle at the corner of her eye, spoke.

"Another great feat?!" Bai Luoyu's expression turned to surprise, then he continued, "This Jiang Ning is no ordinary person! Keeping him in a small county like Luoshui is a waste of his talent."

"Indeed!" The woman in court attire nodded.

Then, she glanced around and said, "This isn't the place to talk. Let's go inside!"

"Good!" Bai Luoyu nodded.

At the same time, Xiao Emei had already quietly stepped aside.

As the eldest senior sister of the Wanyue Sword Palace and the third-ranked person on the Dragon Ranking, a strong contender for the next palace master, her reputation was formidable.

However, in front of the woman in court attire, it was insignificant.

The woman in court attire, having entered the fourth-rank, was like a towering tree in Xiao Emei's eyes.

Xiao Emei had no qualifications to converse with her.

Only if her master came, with the reputation as the first person under the Martial Sage in Dongling Prefecture, would she be considered worthy.

But even then, they dared not provoke the Inspection Office, which was currently in its heyday, brimming with momentum.

For the lord of Dongling City was a Martial Sage, one of only two in the entire prefecture.

If he took action, he could overturn the Wanyue Sword Palace and erase it from history.

"Jiang Ning's great feat is giving me a headache!"

Xiao Emei sighed as she recalled the palace master's orders.

She had to bring Jiang Ning back to the Wanyue Sword Palace as a guest, even if it meant using force.

"Is it really possible to use force?" She muttered, her voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz, filled with hesitation.

(End of Chapter)

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