Chapter 51

Zhang Ruochen channeled his true qi to his right arm, clenched his fingers into a fist, and punched the ground.

"Boom!"

A loud noise echoed, and the ground shook violently, forming a large pit three meters in diameter!

Around the large pit, there were numerous cracks.

Observing the damage caused by this punch to the ground, Zhang Ruochen roughly estimated his current strength and muttered to himself, "Without using the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm, I can unleash a force of 78 newtons! If I use the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm, I should be able to unleash a force of 88 newtons."

"I have just reached the Great Perfection stage of the Yellow Apex Realm, and there is still considerable room for improvement. Perhaps I have a chance to reach the ultimate strength of 100 newtons."

In the Yellow Apex Realm, no one can surpass the ultimate strength of 100 newtons.

However, as long as one's martial body is sufficiently extraordinary, one can approach 100 newtons, or even reach 100 newtons.

In his previous life, Zhang Ruochen's strongest burst of power in the Yellow Apex Realm reached 94 newtons. In the era 800 years ago, this represented invincibility in the Yellow Apex Realm.

Since he has already reached the Great Perfection stage of the Yellow Apex Realm, it will be very difficult to further enhance his strength. Increasing his strength by even one newton is not an easy task!

"With my current strength, I should be able to sweep through those Yellow List martial artists!"

"I will try the power of the Soul Meridian!"

The Soul Meridian is the most special of the thirty-six meridians, connecting the physical body and the soul.

For ordinary martial artists, the soul is a mysterious thing, truly existing but invisible and intangible.

Zhang Ruochen sat cross-legged on the ground, breathing in and out, calming his mind, and focusing his entire being on the sacrificial power in the qi pool.

This sacrificial power, separated from the blood essence, flowed like a thin, blood-red river through the qi pool.

This is the Soul Meridian!

"Whoosh!"

Injecting true qi into the blood-red Soul Meridian, the Soul Meridian began to vibrate, bursting through the top of his head like a red light pillar seven to eight meters high.

A soul shadow identical to Zhang Ruochen appeared above his head, completely enveloped in red light, seemingly also breathing and exhaling.

Of course, only Zhang Ruochen could see this scene.

If an outsider were to look, they would only see Zhang Ruochen sitting cross-legged in meditation, unable to see the red light pillar or the soul shadow.

Influenced by the soul power, a cold wind swept through the courtyard, making a whistling sound.

"Amazing, I can actually communicate with my soul, it's too incredible!"

"Only martial artists at the Heaven Apex Realm can project their souls out of their bodies, and I have already achieved this at the Great Perfection stage of the Yellow Apex Realm!"

Zhang Ruochen's physical body and soul are connected by the Soul Meridian. The longer the Soul Meridian, the farther the soul can leave the body. Martial artists at the Heaven Apex Realm have no such restriction.

Zhang Ruochen's current cultivation is too weak, and his Soul Meridian is only eight meters long. This means his soul can leave his body by a maximum of eight meters.

In contrast, the souls of martial artists at the Heaven Apex Realm can leave their bodies by up to 100 miles. With just a thought, they can know what is happening tens of miles away.

Moreover, martial artists at the Heaven Apex Realm can mobilize true qi to refine their souls, making them stronger and transforming them into martial souls.

By mobilizing the power of the martial soul, they can control the elements and use the earth's spiritual energy to attack their enemies.

Therefore, every martial artist at the Heaven Apex Realm is a martial legend!

Zhang Ruochen was once a powerful martial artist at the Great Perfection stage of the Heaven Apex Realm, naturally refining his soul into a martial soul. Moreover, it was a rare lightning martial soul.

He could convert the earth's spiritual energy into lightning power.

This means that Zhang Ruochen can now mobilize the earth's spiritual energy to unleash lightning power. However, he can only mobilize the spiritual energy within an eight-meter radius. He cannot mobilize the spiritual energy from farther away!

"Lightning Spear!"

Zhang Ruochen attempted to mobilize the earth's spiritual energy to unleash lightning power, using the technique from his previous life.

Unfortunately, he failed!

"How can this be? Although I have been reborn 800 years later, my soul's power has not diminished. Why can't I unleash lightning power?"

Zhang Ruochen fell into deep thought, then suddenly, as if he had an idea, he said, "Could it be... my Divine Martial Mark has turned into a Temporal-Spatial Divine Martial Mark, and my martial soul has also changed?"

To resolve his doubts, Zhang Ruochen released Little Black, who was sealed in the Qiankun Divine Tree Map, and asked him about his doubts.

"Can you project your soul out of your body at the Great Perfection stage of the Yellow Apex Realm? And you have even refined your soul into a martial soul? Who are you trying to fool?" Little Black did not believe Zhang Ruochen.

Then he added, "Only martial artists at the Great Perfection stage of the Heaven Apex Realm can refine their souls into martial souls. Do you think I don't know this?"

Zhang Ruochen did not explain, but sat cross-legged on the ground and injected true qi into the Soul Meridian.

"Whoosh!"

A red light pillar eight meters long burst out from Zhang Ruochen's head.

The soul shadow, identical to Zhang Ruochen, floated in the light pillar.

Soul projection!

Other martial artists could not see Zhang Ruochen's soul shadow, but Little Black was different. His eyes were extraordinary, and he could see the soul shadow floating in the light pillar.

"You... your soul... has actually reached the level of a martial soul! How is this possible?" Little Black's eyes flickered, and he said, "You must be hiding some secret. Normal people cannot refine a martial soul at the Great Perfection stage of the Yellow Apex Realm."

Zhang Ruochen said, "Don't ask about other things. Just tell me, what kind of martial soul do I have?"

"You have activated the Temporal-Spatial Divine Martial Mark, so naturally, you have refined a Temporal-Spatial Martial Soul!" Little Black shook his head, finding Zhang Ruochen's talent too extraordinary, making it hard for him to accept.

"Temporal-Spatial Martial Soul?" Zhang Ruochen repeated.

Little Black said, "Take out the 'Temporal-Spatial Secret Canon' and turn to the third page. There is an explanation of the Temporal-Spatial Martial Soul."

Zhang Ruochen immediately took out the 'Temporal-Spatial Secret Canon' and turned to the third page, seeing the four ancient characters at the top: Temporal-Spatial Martial Soul.

The third page was filled with dense, small text, recording much information about the Temporal-Spatial Martial Soul.

After reading for the entire afternoon, Zhang Ruochen finally memorized all the content.

However, he could understand less than one-tenth of it.

"By refining the Temporal-Spatial Martial Soul, I can begin to cultivate the spatial domain and the temporal mark." Zhang Ruochen closed the 'Temporal-Spatial Secret Canon' and continued to think about the knowledge he had just memorized.

Little Black said, "Young man! I must remind you, your current cultivation is still too weak. With the amount of true qi in your body, you cannot support a spatial domain, nor can you form a temporal mark. It's best to wait until you break through to the Profound Apex Realm before cultivating the spatial domain."

Zhang Ruochen said, "I understand this without your reminder. The power of space and time is too profound and too strong. With my current cultivation, it is difficult to control these two forces."

Zhang Ruochen put away the 'Temporal-Spatial Secret Canon' and said, "I will cultivate the spatial domain after breaking through to the Profound Apex Realm. My cultivation has already reached the Great Perfection stage of the Yellow Apex Realm, and I have only cultivated two palms of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm. I can start cultivating the third palm!"

Balancing the cultivation of techniques and skills is essential.

Only by successfully cultivating the third palm of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm can its power be enhanced to the upper-grade human level.

In the following days, Zhang Ruochen spent most of his time cultivating the third palm of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm.

At the same time, he also spent a lot of time practicing the "Zhang-shaped Mark" and the "Shrinking Mark," hoping to learn all eight basic spatial marks as soon as possible.

By learning all eight basic spatial marks, he could create a spatial ring with a larger internal space. Selling the spatial ring would solve his financial problems.

Then, he could use a large amount of silver coins to buy medicinal pills and quickly enhance his martial cultivation.

He had spent all his savings on a refining furnace and was now so poor that he couldn't even come up with a thousand silver coins.

If he couldn't learn all eight basic spatial marks in a while, he wouldn't even be able to afford to take blood pills!

One day, the Ninth Princess came to the Jade Washing Palace.

Seeing Zhang Ruochen practicing his palm in the garden, she immediately rushed over and said, "Ninth Brother, you still have the mood to practice your palm? Don't you know that the Lin family's prodigy has become engaged to Seventh Brother?"

Zhang Ruochen retracted his true qi, stopped, and asked, "Which prodigy of the Lin family?"

The Ninth Princess showed a speechless expression and said, "Of course, it's your cousin, Lin Nanshan! The news just spread from the palace. It is said that Father and the Empress have already agreed, and the wedding is set for next year's Danqiu Festival!"

"Oh!"

Zhang Ruochen lightly nodded, showing no emotional change, and walked towards his room.

"Hey? What do you mean? Nanshan is going to marry Seventh Brother, and you're not even sad? In the future, you will have to call her sister-in-law!" The Ninth Princess chased after him.

Zhang Ruochen changed into a new martial uniform and put on the Ice Fire Qilin Armor inside the uniform, saying, "Their engagement with the Lin family and Seventh Prince has nothing to do with me. Why should I be sad? Ninth Sister, since you're here, let's go to the Yellow Apex Martial Arena together."

"Go to the Yellow Apex Martial Arena for what? Could it be..."

The Ninth Princess's beautiful face showed a hint of surprise, and she covered her lips with a delicate hand, trembling slightly, "I heard that you practiced in the Savage God Pool for twenty-four days. Could it be that your cultivation has broken through to the Great Perfection stage of the Yellow Apex Realm?"

Zhang Ruochen smiled and nodded.

"Truly a freak, how can your cultivation speed be so fast?" The Ninth Princess's beautiful eyes widened, and her jaw almost dropped.

She was also a martial genius, reaching the middle stage of the Yellow Apex Realm at the age of sixteen. Compared to Zhang Ruochen, she felt like an ordinary person.

Zhang Ruochen and the Ninth Princess rode in a luxurious ancient carriage, leaving the palace and heading towards the Yellow Apex Martial Arena.

The Yellow Apex Martial Arena is a good place to earn money. If they could win ten consecutive matches, they would receive a reward of one million silver coins.

Such a large amount of silver coins would be enough for Zhang Ruochen to buy a large number of medicinal pills to break through to the Profound Apex Realm.

As for the eight basic spatial marks, he would learn them gradually.

Rushing is not the way to success. The more anxious one is, the harder it is to succeed in carving the marks.

"Prince Ninth, you have finally left the palace