Chapter 83: Terrifying Harvest

Shen Chen was indeed spitting out large mouthfuls of blood, and it was several mouthfuls in quick succession, instantly dyeing the surrounding waters red.

Very soon, while his entire body was burning, Shen Chen felt his eyes and nostrils become somewhat moist. He urgently used his hand to gently touch them, and when he spread his fingers to look, he gasped... it was blood!!

Before long, not only were his nostrils and eyes bleeding, but even his ears and the pores on his skin were oozing blood. In the blink of an eye, he had turned into a complete blood-soaked figure!

This scene was too terrifying, simply horrifying!

Even more bizarrely, the blood seeping from Shen Chen's seven orifices and skin was so scorching that it began to "sizzle" and boil. Soon after, a layer of blood mist slowly evaporated around him, eerie and shocking!

"Damn it! You damn heavens are playing me again. I didn't feel anything while eating, but now you want to take my life after I've finished?!"

Amidst the intense burning, Shen Chen couldn't help but shout out in anger. This time was too terrible; even his blood was boiling. This was the rhythm of being over-supplemented to death!

In fact, if Shen Chen hadn't already refined his body's bloodlines to an almost perfect degree before, he would have exploded into a cloud of blood mist without any doubt!

The Black Stone Fish could be listed among the world's rare treasures for a reason. The miraculous effects of "activating meridians and invigorating blood" were well-known. An ordinary Black Stone Fish could have such miraculous power, so a fish king that had cultivated to the Condensing Aura realm was naturally even more terrifying!

If Shen Chen had to blame anyone, it was himself for not recognizing the value. The sea bowl-sized, lustrous fish brain he had consumed earlier almost contained the essence of the fish king's bloodline. Even a top-tier Condensing Aura realm cultivator would need several days to refine it after just one bite, let alone a mere Blood Fusion realm cultivator like him.

As for why there was no reaction when Shen Chen first ate it, in fact... Shen Chen had overlooked a point. Such an extremely potent divine medicine was far beyond his current cultivation level to digest. Initially, there was no reaction because the medicinal power had not yet dissolved. Once a bit of the medicinal power dissolved, it triggered a chain reaction, and now Shen Chen was on the brink of extreme danger, at risk of exploding at any moment!

"Brother Mirror, save me! I'm about to be refined into a cloud of blood mist by that thing..."

In the darkness, Shen Chen could no longer open his eyes, as they were surrounded by blood. He was enveloped in a cloud of blood mist, as if his flesh was melting and evaporating, in an incredibly miserable state. His consciousness was already blurred, and he desperately shouted out a weak voice, seeking help from the ancient mirror in his mind.

"Humming..." In his mind, the ancient mirror emitted light, several times in a row, seemingly quite dissatisfied with Shen Chen's reckless actions.

Fortunately, although the ancient mirror was angry, it didn't want to watch Shen Chen turn into a cloud of blood mist. As it emitted divine light, a series of obscure texts and images also appeared in Shen Chen's mind.

"That is... the second chapter of the 'Spiritual Inquiry Technique'—'Transforming Qi into Aura'..." In extreme pain, Shen Chen quickly focused his mind and began to accept the information transmitted by the ancient mirror. Seeing the obscure and profound content, he was utterly shocked.

What the ancient mirror presented to him was actually the second chapter of the 'Spiritual Inquiry Technique'—'Transforming Qi into Aura'!

However, the content was too profound, completely beyond the comprehension of a cultivator at his current level. It was something only a Condensing Aura realm expert could understand.

Why did the ancient mirror suddenly give him the profound content of the 'Spiritual Inquiry Technique'?

Shen Chen was bewildered!

However, he seemed to have no choice at the moment. Without hesitation, he began to follow the content transmitted by the ancient mirror, starting to practice it.

"Transforming Qi into Aura, using Qi to penetrate the dantian, fusing with the bloodline, refining the true soul, endlessly and continuously..."

The second chapter of the 'Spiritual Inquiry Technique' was extremely difficult, and for Shen Chen at his current level, it was like reading a heavenly book. Although the ancient mirror presented him with the essence of the second chapter, the best shortcut for cultivation, after practicing for a long time, he still only grasped the surface.

However, even though it was just the surface, over time, the subtleties of the second chapter gradually became apparent. The overwhelming medicinal power in his abdomen, dantian, and bloodline, which he couldn't resolve before, began to show signs of dilution after following the method in 'Transforming Qi into Aura'.

This made Shen Chen ecstatic, as if he saw a glimmer of hope for survival. Then, regardless of how obscure and profound the second chapter was, he focused all his attention and began to practice it diligently, over and over again...

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This process was even more arduous. Shen Chen didn't know how long he practiced in the dark stone room, whether it was several hours or several days.

It had to be said that besides his exceptionally powerful soul, Shen Chen's cultivation talent was also astonishing. The second chapter of the 'Spiritual Inquiry Technique' was still far beyond his reach, but driven by the desire to survive and his strong will, after some time, he managed to practice the techniques of the second chapter quite well, although still only the surface...

When he woke up again, Shen Chen had completely lost track of time. He only knew that he had been in a near-death state for a long time, and the process was very arduous. He couldn't say exactly how long it was.

"Too dangerous, almost refined myself to death. It seems that even precious medicines should not be consumed casually..." In the water at the bottom of the stone room, Shen Chen gradually stopped practicing the technique. The moment he opened his eyes, his face was filled with fear.

If he had to do it again, Shen Chen would never make the same mistake. This time was really too dangerous, and even with the help of the ancient mirror, it was a matter of life and death. Being alive was already a stroke of luck!

After resting for a while, Shen Chen slowly stood up from the water and swam toward the fish king floating in the water. During his unconsciousness, the fish king's body had been washed away by the current, but because the stone room was surrounded by rock walls, it was still inside.

Swimming to the fish king's body, Shen Chen didn't hesitate and began to cut the massive creature with the golden sword.

"My strength, this..."

After a few attempts, Shen Chen quickly realized that this time, cutting the fish king's flesh was much easier than before, no longer as strenuous as when he was inside the fish's belly. In no time, he cut off a large piece of fish meat, as big as a millstone!

After carefully sensing, Shen Chen suddenly realized that his bloodline strength had once again made a huge leap beyond its previous limit, reaching at least 90,000 pounds!

Such a terrifying harvest left Shen Chen speechless with shock, and then a strong sense of joy welled up in his heart.

His cultivation level was still at the sixth level of the Blood Fusion realm, but his bloodline strength had increased by more than 20,000 pounds. With 90,000 pounds of bloodline strength, he was already approaching the limit that some geniuses throughout history could reach.

"Having reached this level now, the rate of improvement in the future has also increased significantly in this great refinement. It seems that at the peak of the Blood Fusion realm, I might even reach 200,000 pounds... Wow!" Thinking about it, Shen Chen was startled and couldn't help but draw a deep breath.

From the memories of the old ghost in the Dark Spring, Shen Chen vaguely remembered that the old man had only gathered about 40,000 pounds of bloodline strength at the twelfth level of the Blood Fusion realm. Even the geniuses in the Netherworld Palace rarely exceeded 80,000 pounds.

By comparison, Shen Chen couldn't help but feel that his foundation at this level was too solid, almost to the point of being unreasonable. Wasn't this too unfair to the geniuses outside?

In this joyful mood, Shen Chen's movements became even more vigorous. Before long, he had completely gutted the entire Black Stone Fish king.

"Clang!"

Just as Shen Chen was about to continue dissecting the giant fish, suddenly, a hard object rolled out from the fish's belly and fell to the bottom of the water.

"Whoosh!" In an instant, the entire stone room was filled with a dark light, the blinding glow almost making Shen Chen unable to open his eyes.

Looking at the large piece of "black crystal" the size of a human head that had fallen to the bottom of the water, Shen Chen was so excited that he almost shed tears.

"Earth Vein Black Crystal!"

Shen Chen pounced on it like a hungry tiger, and when he swam to the bottom of the water and held the large piece of black crystal emitting blinding light in his hands, he was so excited that his brain almost went dizzy, as if he were in a dream!

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..." At the same time, in the stone room, the moment the large piece of Earth Vein Black Crystal appeared, the tens of thousands of Black Stone Fish around it swam toward him like devout believers, forming a dense black mass...

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