"Defeating someone who is at the Martial Grandmaster realm when I am only in the Martial Master realm? Just with my raw strength?" Leon asked just to be confirmed. Because what the demon had just explained was too wild to be true.
"Yes, Master." The demon nodded.
Leon looked totally dumbfounded. ’Just with raw strength, I can cross a whole realm? Then what will happen when I use my weapons? What will happen when I use my bloodline or the berserk mode then?’ he wondered. Leon fell silent for a while before asking again. "But I never intended to condense my Qi. So how did it happen automatically?"
"The Blood Dantian Pill is a mysterious pill, Master. There are only legends about what it can do. But how it came into existence was never found. I think the pill forces perfection. While you were cultivating, did you notice a black sticky substance pouring out of your body like sweat?"
"Yeah. It had a very bad odor. Good thing it evaporated due to the fire."
"Yes, Master. That black sticky substance is called impurities. Everyone is born with them. Some with a huge amount, while some with very little. The talent of cultivation. It depends on how much impurities we have in our body. The more impurities we have, the less talented we are. Because the impurities block the meridians and mana channels. They dull our senses as well. There are rare herbs that can forcefully extract impurities, but the amount extracted is not that much. The highest-grade herbs can extract sixty percent of impurities at best. But you, Master, during the reformation of your body, all your impurities were extracted. Don’t you feel any noticeable change?" He asked with a grin.
Leon had to focus for only a second before something clicked in his mind.
"Yeah. I noticed a huge change. While swallowing the monster cores, I was automatically absorbing fire energy. Without any breathing technique."
"Yes. That’s the charm, Master. And when you use the breathing technique, just imagine how great your cultivation speed will be now that you are already absorbing energy without a technique."
The suggestion was so tempting that Leon immediately sat down into a lotus position again and followed the Mystic Monarch Ascension technique.
The air whistled as a short vortex materialized around him. Waves of fire slammed against him, pouring through all his pores.
[You have absorbed a great amount of Qi.]
[You have absorbed a great amount of Qi.]
[Qi: 1000 / Trying to determine the breakthrough limit....]
[Qi: 2000 / Trying to determine the breakthrough limit...]
Leon snapped his eyes open. "What the fuck????? One thousand Qi per second? And that’s only from fire energy? But..." He almost shouted in disbelief.
"But what’s with this ’Trying to determine the breakthrough limit’????"
"Hahahahahaha." The demon couldn’t help but burst into laughter seeing Leon’s shocked expression. "See, Master? That’s what I was talking about. Perfection. No impurities. So I think it’s the effect of the pill that intentionally forced you to condense your Qi. Though it hasn’t turned fully liquid, it still has condensed to a great extent. In the same realm, your strength is now way beyond imagination."
"In the same realm, strength way beyond imagination?" Leon whispered in repetition. Then...
’Status bar,’ he said inwardly.
[Host: Leon Bale]
[Status Bar]
[Damage: 257]
[HP: 84]
[Perception: 82]
[Speed: 320]
[Mana: 2000]
[Soul Strength: 11]
"That’s...." Leon started speaking but couldn’t. His damage earlier was 197 even when he was at the third level of the Martial Master realm. Yet, now it was 257 even though he was only at the first level of the Martial Master realm. His speed? It had also increased by sixty. HP, which normally wouldn’t increase if cultivation was raised by consuming cores, had increased as well. It was very little, though. Only ten. But his perception? It had also increased by thirty. That was because his impurities had been extracted, though.
Leon could barely believe his eyes.
"I... I am finally an S-Class knight even without any boost or support." His heart was thumping with excitement. After staying silent for a while, Leon looked at the demon. "How do I condense my Qi fully?"
The demon chuckled. He knew this question was on the way. "You need to suppress your breakthrough to the point where you can’t suppress any more. If you do that, your Qi will automatically continue to condense, Master."
"But how do I do that? The moment I absorb enough Qi for a breakthrough, I automatically achieve it. How do I suppress it?"
"There is no special technique to do it, Master. During breakthroughs, the dantian reaches a limit of how much Qi it can store in terms of volume. And as a result, it grows in size. You have to feel that pressure when your dantian is about to enlarge and force the Qi to be compressed so that the volume doesn’t increase. It may sound difficult, and comprehending it may be even harder. But for you, Master, I don’t think it would be a problem." The demon said mysteriously with a grin.
And Leon caught on. Of course he wouldn’t face a problem. It was due to his Demon Monarch’s bloodline. Absolute comprehension.
Leon immediately started consuming monster cores again and tried to condense his Qi. As he swallowed one core after another, his Qi reserve continued to increase. Finally, after seven hours, Leon felt that he was close to a breakthrough. He tried to suppress his breakthrough and condense his Qi but failed.
[Congratulations, Host. You have absorbed enough Qi for a breakthrough.]
[You have reached the second level of the Martial Master realm.]
For the first time, a breakthrough annoyed Leon. Though he had comprehended how to condense his Qi, an immediate breakthrough had become one of his instincts.
He again resumed his swallowing. After another fifteen hours, Leon reached that crucial point again.
He tried to suppress his breakthrough and succeeded to a great extent. He could finally condense his Qi. But only after condensing it for a while, he again mistakenly achieved a breakthrough.
[Congratulations, Host. You have absorbed enough Qi for a breakthrough.]
[You have reached the third level of the Martial Master realm.]
His brows furrowed, but he resumed his consumption.
After one full day, he reached the breakthrough line once more.
And this time...
Finally...
He didn’t achieve a breakthrough immediately.
He began condensing his Qi.
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