DRAGON EMPEROR

CHAPTER 33 Extraordinary Blood Meridian Ability

The blood meridians were categorized into nine Levels, and each Level had its own number of meridian focal points.

The First Level blood meridians would have one meridian focal point whereas the Second Level blood meridians would have two focal points. The number will increase based on Level.

However, there was not a single meridian focal point in Lu Ming's blood meridians.

Could it be that Zero Level blood meridians? No one has ever heard of such a thing before.

Moreover, Lu Ming had tested it before. The absorption rate of Spirit Energy around his blood meridians was comparable to that of the Fourth Level blood meridians.

'I also shaved off half of the Sword Qi when my blood meridians erupted. Could it be that my blood meridians have special skills?' Lu Ming pondered as his eyes shone with excitement.

This skill was truly terrifying if it could completely block half of one's attacks. Lu Ming could not wait to test it out.

At that moment, he came out of the Supreme Temple and entered the forest in search of demonic beasts.

Not long after that he found it.

The Fire Wolf was a demon beast in the First Grade Seven Level. With the ability to spit out fireballs, he possessed incredible strength.

Roars!

The Fire Wolf opened its gaping mouth and roared as it realized Lu Ming. The fireballs gathered and flew towards Lu Ming.

“Time to test the strength of my blood meridian when it erupts!”

Thinking of this, a source of strength surged from Lu Ming's spine into his body. His body began to emit a brilliant dark hue that exuded a devouring aura.

Lu Ming did not dodge but instead let the fireball land on it.

At that moment, he could clearly feel the power of the fireball being continuously consumed by the dark gleam of his body until only half of his strength was left.

He took a step back and avoided the rest of the fireball.

'So, apparently, the attack was not blocked, but rather devoured. Half of his strength had been eaten up!' Surprise flashed in Lu Ming's eyes.

Just then, the power from the blood meridians within Lu Ming's body disappeared without a trace.

'Real ones? It was just one breath. It was deactivated too quickly!' She's speechless.

That was when the Flame Wolf shot out another fireball.

However, Lu Ming was unable to make his blood meridians erupt at another time despite having tried to do so. He understood that it was because the power of his blood meridians had been exhausted and it took him some time to slowly recover.

However, isn't the duration too short?

He was aware that the average Warrior Realm martial artist could withstand the blood meridians erupting for approximately one minute.

The power of the blood meridians would be depleted after approximately one minute and require time to recover.

The power of the blood meridians would increase in the Master Realm, allowing it to erupt for approximately two minutes. Its duration will increase along with the growth of cultivation since then.

However, Lu Ming could only draw out his blood meridians in a single breath!

The average breath only takes two seconds. That's a thirty-fold difference compared to the others!

It seemed that although the ability to block half of the attack power seemed to be mastered, it could only be used at a crucial moment.

Also, just how strong was the attack he was able to withstand? Everything had its limits, and Lu Ming did not believe that his blood meridians would be able to withstand an attack from someone who was several leagues above him.

He needs to find out about all this.

No matter what the outcome was, Lu Ming remained satisfied. This skill is able to turn things around in crucial moments, so it can definitely be used as a trump card.

Bam!

He took a step with the Dragon Serpent Step and dodged the Fire Wolf's attack before replying with a single strike himself.

Poof!

A sword pierced through the heart of the Fire Wolf, and it thrashed as it breathed its final breath.

'I wonder how long it will take before my blood meridians fully recover.'

His black worm-shaped blood meridians appeared as he thought about it, but Lu Ming wanted to observe them even longer.

At that moment something strange happened.

The black worm-shaped blood meridian suddenly widened its mouth towards the corpse of the Fire Wolf and created a powerful suction.

In the next moment, great strength surged from Lu Ming's backbone. His strength fused with Lu Ming's Essential Qi, causing his cultivation to surge erratically. He instantly rose from the beginner of the Sixth Grade Warrior Realm to the beginner peak of the Sixth Grade Warrior Realm.

Buzz!

The focal point of the pale red meridian then appeared on the black worm-shaped blood meridian. It shone extremely brilliantly in Lu Ming's eyes.

Lu Ming was stunned, he took a moment before reacting.

“Yes... My blood meridians can devour the blood essence of a demonic beast and turn it into Essential Qi? And more importantly, my blood meridians could increase in Level?”

Lu Ming muttered to himself as his eyes shone brightly. His heart was wild with joy.

It was hard to believe that the blood essence could be eaten and converted into Essential Qi.

However, the level increase was unprecedented.

Everyone knew that the blood meridian Level had been set. Except for exceptions in special cases, blood meridians are usually unable to raise Levels.

However, his blood meridians had broken all the rules for being able to raise Levels.

Lu Ming could clearly feel that the blood essence he had consumed from the Fire Wolf earlier was split in two.

His half was converted into Essential Qi, while the other half was absorbed by his blood meridians.

That was why it caused an increase in the Essential Qi and blood meridians.

If he continued to devour the blood essence of the demonic beast, would his blood meridian Level continue to rise?

Progress to the Fifth Level, Sixth Level... Level Eight and Level Ninth, or even beyond that. It's not impossible.

Lu Yao's Fifth Level blood meridians were nothing!

Ahaha!

Lu Ming laughed out loud.

“Time to hunt demon beasts!”

Lu Ming could not wait to hunt some demonic beasts and began testing them.

It wasn't long before Lu Ming found another demon beast in Class Eight Level One. Moreover, there was a metal tablet worth two points on that demonic beast.

Lu Ming defeated the beast and stored the metal tablet. He circulated his blood meridians and once again took out the nine drops of blood essence from the demonic beast.

Blood essence was the accumulation of the soul of a living being and contained a large amount of energy.

Legend has it that no matter man or beast, there were only nine drops of blood essence in one body.

The blood essence once again split into two after being consumed by the dark worm-shaped blood meridian. Half of it was converted into Lu Ming's Essential Qi. At that moment, Lu Ming made a breakthrough in his cultivation and reached the middle Sixth Grade Warrior Realm.

As for the focal point of the blood red meridian on the blood meridian, although it did not level up, its color was deeper.

Sure enough, the blood essence of a demon beast in Class Eight Level One had an effect that was stronger than the blood essence of a demon beast in Class Seven.

“Call you a Spirit-Eating Worm. I'm after you, your Duan Family! Time to continue!”

Lu Ming dubbed the dark worm-shaped blood meridian the Spirit-Eating Worm. Then, he started hunting down the demonic beasts in the Midnight Hill in a panic and absorbed their blood essence.

His cultivation increased at an insane speed. In just one day, his cultivation rose to the Seventh Grade Warrior Realm, successfully breaking through the peak peak of the Eighth Grade Warrior Realm after three days.

Sure enough, his blood meridian Level had risen by then. Another meridian focal point appeared when it turned into a Second Level blood meridian.

After relentlessly hunting demonic beasts for three days, Lu Ming finally discovered a part of the countless mysteries that his blood meridians possessed.

The first thing was the existence of a limit on the blood meridian skill to absorb half the attack power. He discovered that it only worked against demon beasts that were at most five Classes above him. It was ineffective against more than five Classes.

For example, if Lu Ming were in the First Grade Warrior Realm, it would only succeed against someone under the Sixth Grade Warrior Realm. It would be useless if he met someone in the Seven Grade Warrior Realm or higher.

The initial blood meridian eruption only lasted for one breath. It takes three hours after the eruption before it can be reused.

However, there was a change after the blood meridians rose by one Level. For each Level that the blood meridian advanced, the duration of its eruption would increase by one more breath span.

The duration of Lu Ming's blood meridian eruption had increased to three breaths when his blood meridians rose to the Second Level.

Similarly, the time it took to recover the strength of his blood meridians was slightly reduced.

All of this further motivated Lu Ming.