bookbashuk Chapter 90 Peak of Grade 3
Chapter 90 Peak of Grade 3
1 month 4 day.
Magic Martial Arts Academy, Freshman Dormitory Area, Room 1.
At this moment, Lu Hao's entire body was trembling. Under the tempering of his blood and qi, impurities were expelled for the last time. Afterwards, Lu Hao felt a tremor throughout his body as his bones, tendons, and flesh fused together.
Lu Hao could feel that his overall stats were improving, not only his blood and qi, but also his mental strength, the integration of his physical defenses, and the smooth flow of blood and qi.
Even an ordinary third-rank martial artist couldn't break through Lu Hao's defenses now; only those martial artists who had mastered Qi and Blood could break through this layer of defense.
The transformation is still in progress.
One hour, two hours
……
Five hours later, Lu Hao's body stopped trembling, and the complete transformation was over.
With a thought, Lu Hao brought up the control panel.
[Kill Point Allocation]
[Host: Lu Hao]
[Qi and Blood: 107/1406 calories]
[Mental Strength: 48/399 Hz]
Storage space: 1000 cubic meters
Kill Points: 6254
Compared to the high-level third rank, his Qi and blood increased by nearly 300 calories. Fortunately, only 100 calories of that increase occurred during the recent transformation, while the remaining 200 calories were slowly increased during the tempering of his skin, tendons, and flesh.
Otherwise, this sudden increase of 300 calories would have caused Lu Hao's Qi and Blood Control to drop below the ultimate skill level. He is still at the ultimate skill level now, but it has dropped quite a bit.
You can't break through any further now. You need to improve your Qi and Blood Mastery first, otherwise your Qi and Blood Mastery will definitely decline if you directly advance to the fourth rank.
Looking further down, his mental strength has increased by 20 Hz. He is estimated to reach 400 Hz when he breaks through to the fourth rank. Without the help of external objects, he is estimated to reach the fifth rank before he can release his mental strength. After that, he may also get stuck on mental strength at the sixth rank.
Lu Hao now misses the days when he could increase his mental strength before reaching the second rank. Why didn't he think of forcibly increasing his mental strength back then? As a result, his mental strength is now far behind his physical strength and combat power.
After all, Lu Hao's ultimate move has now reached over 460 cards, which is basically the same as the first time he went down into the underground cave, when King Jin Yang unleashed his ultimate move.
After all, Wang Jinyang had just broken through to the lower level of the fourth rank at that time, and his qi and blood were probably not much different from Lu Hao's now, or even lower, since Lu Hao had the foundation of three bone temperings.
If he were to unleash a full-force attack now, he could potentially kill a mid-stage fifth-rank cultivator instantly. However, his advantage over Wang Jinyang lies in his ability to directly recover his health and mana.
Even a peak fifth-grade cultivator who has mastered Qi and blood would find it difficult to withstand the continuous use of a technique that consumes over 400 calories.
However, if the opponent has a trump card, Lu Hao will only be able to deal with those at the peak of the fourth rank, since the burst of blood and qi brought by the trump card is incomparable to ordinary things.
The consumption of killing points was within Lu Hao's expectations, amounting to nearly four thousand killing points. He still had six thousand killing points left, enough for him to build five Heaven and Earth Bridges at once and reach the middle stage of the fourth rank.
After Lu Hao emerged from seclusion, he first informed Lü Fengrou, and then headed towards Qin Fengqing. When they had just contacted each other, Qin Fengqing had said that he had already emerged from seclusion and had been honing his combat skills and improving his control over qi and blood.
Arriving at the martial arts training room, they found the one run by Qin Fengqing.
As soon as I entered, I saw Qin Fengqing practicing combat techniques in front of a wooden puppet. I could feel the burst of blood energy that Qin Fengqing unleashed with a single slash, which was about 220 calories of blood energy. It seemed that he had mastered his trump card.
"Lu Hao, you've finally come out of seclusion! I came out a few days ago, but when I asked around, I found out you'd gone down into the underground cave again and then immediately went into seclusion. I bet you've obtained some good stuff, haven't you?"
"We've been through thick and thin together, let's show our brothers what's what!"
Qin Fengqing's eyes lit up the moment she saw Lu Hao enter.
"What good stuff is there? I'm not as familiar with the underground world as you are. I just went to the meat grinder to hone my combat skills," Lu Hao said with a smile.
"Going to the meat grinder to hone your combat techniques? Lu Hao, you really are a monster. What ordinary person would dare to hone their combat techniques in the meat grinder?"
"Hmm?...Wait, Lu Hao, what level has your cultivation reached? I can't see through you anymore, and why do you have such a powerful aura?"
As Qin Fengqing spoke, she stopped wielding her sword, intending to observe Lu Hao's progress, only to find that she could no longer see through him.
"I just broke through to the peak of the third rank."
Lu Hao said with a smile.
"Huh? That's not right! This doesn't make sense! Last time I was only at the mid-stage of the third rank, how did I suddenly jump to the peak of the third rank?"
Qin Fengqing looked at Lu Hao in disbelief. After all, it had taken him two months to go from the high level of the third rank to the peak of the third rank, while Lu Hao had caught up with him in just two months.
"Lu Hao, tell me, did you find some rare and precious treasure and then break through to a higher level? Tell me quickly, it must be like that, right?"
Qin Fengqing preferred to believe that Lu Hao had obtained some rare and precious treasures, which enabled him to break through so quickly, rather than believe that Lu Hao had broken through through his own cultivation. After all, in comparison, Qin Fengqing would seem quite mediocre.
"No, what rare and precious herbs are there? You know what a meat grinder is like. Why would you look for rare and precious herbs there? Is it so hard to admit that you're not as good as me?"
Lu Hao said with a smile, but no one knew how much of that smile was genuine.
"Ah! I don't believe it, I don't believe it! Lu Hao, you broke through so quickly, your control over your Qi and blood must be insufficient, your combat strength must not be strong now."
Qin Fengqing looked at Lu Hao with anticipation, as if she wanted to defeat him from this angle.
"Guess why I went on a side trip to the underground dungeons to hone my combat skills?"
"..."
Qin Fengqing was utterly desperate. Was she really that inferior to others? She had been surpassed so quickly by someone who was still a freshman.
However, Qin Fengqing quickly realized that Lu Hao was no ordinary person. Others were geniuses and prodigies, but he was just a freak. So, it was better not to compare with him. Compared with others, I am also a true prodigy. Qin Fengqing instantly understood.
Seeing Qin Fengqing's silence followed by a sudden realization, Lu Hao gave up on trying to persuade her.
"Hmph, although we have the same cultivation level now, I entered school two years earlier than you, so you have to call me Senior Qin."
Lu Hao rolled his eyes at him. He was already being polite by calling him "Senior Qin" instead of "Little Qin".
"Also, what's that aura about you? It feels incredibly powerful."
Qin Fengqing changed the subject.
"Invincible power, don't you even know that?"
Lu Hao said calmly, as if it were a very ordinary thing.
"What? Invincible Path? When did you go on the Invincible Path? How come I didn't get any news about it? Don't tell me that in the past two months, you not only broke through to the peak of the third rank, but also went down into the underground cave and walked the Invincible Path."
Qin Fengqing said with a look of utter disbelief.
"No, the so-called 'invincible path' just means making you firmly believe that you are invincible, and making others believe that you are invincible. I don't need others to believe me. I am invincible, so naturally I don't need to walk this invincible path."
Lu Hao recounted what he had said to Lü Fengrou to Qin Fengqing, essentially hypnotizing himself into believing he was invincible, though in terms of actual strength he was indeed truly invincible.