Martial Master

As Qin Chen's strength increased, his wariness of the golden parasitic seed in his mind also grew greater.

Now, with no news from the Zhenjie Pearl mentioned by the big black cat, he knew that to break free from the control of the golden parasitic seed, he had to elevate his soul power to the level of separating his soul from his body.

And to achieve that, his physical body first needed to be raised to the Wulu level.

However, at this moment, Qin Chen's Immortal Body was merely at the peak of the Sixth Stage, still a bit away from the Seventh Stage, and even further from the Wulu level.

This left Qin Chen feeling somewhat anxious.

Now that he had the opportunity presented by the source beast's essence, he certainly wouldn't let it slip away and had already decided to break through his Immortal Body to the Seventh Stage.

Gurgle!

Rich blood energy flowed through his body as Qin Chen absorbed the blood crystals in the stone chamber. At the same time, he took out the blood-colored crystals he had previously obtained, quickly absorbing them.

According to Qin Chen's estimates, at his absorption speed, a blood crystal the size of a fist would take him only a day to completely absorb, but to use that to break through his Immortal Body to the Seventh Stage, he still needed a bit more.

However, if he combined this blood crystal with the large number of ordinary blood crystals he had previously, it might be different. Such a vast amount of source beast essence was enough to allow his Immortal Body to undergo a transformation.

One!

Two!

Ten!

Twenty! As Qin Chen rapidly absorbed the power of the blood crystals, in another stone chamber, the Skeleton Helmsman was also quickly absorbing the source beast essence in front of him. Its speed was even faster than Qin Chen’s. Under the influence of the Devil Blood Great Art, large amounts of blood crystal power swiftly entered its body. Its aura immediately became more serene; although it still had a sinister vibe, it felt increasingly calm, and its vitality grew fuller. Even Qin Chen couldn’t discern that the Skeleton Helmsman was from the Demon Tribe.

"This blood crystal... seems to..."

During the absorption process, it muttered to itself, as if noticing something strange, but its gaze flickered, and it chose not to dwell on it, continuing its absorption.

In less than two days, the blood crystal in front of it had been completely absorbed and turned to powder.

The Skeleton Helmsman continued sitting cross-legged, starting to refine its physical body.

In the adjacent stone chamber, Qin Chen was at a critical moment. The blood energy was driving the power of the blood crystals, merging into his limbs and bones.

Crack, crack, crack!

A series of crisp sounds emanated from various parts of Qin Chen’s body, as his marrow, bones, muscles, organs, blood, and skin all underwent transformation.

Finally, after nearly three days, the blood crystal in front of Qin Chen was completely absorbed, and the blood crystal powder around him had fallen to the ground, remnants of nearly two hundred ordinary blood crystals.

A large amount of blood crystal power reached an extreme in his body.

"The success or failure hinges on this one moment."

Qin Chen's mind stirred, and his blood surged rapidly; his heart's capacity gradually approached its limit, the pounding sound continuous.

"Almost there!"

"Almost there!"

Hot mist swirled around Qin Chen. Within the mist, a faint red glow appeared, indicating severe evaporation of moisture and the release of blood energy— a sign of the body undergoing transformation.

In his inner view, Qin Chen could see that the power of the blood crystals had nearly formed a perfect cycle within him, missing only a small segment, which was crucial for the success of breaking through to the Seventh Stage of the Immortal Body.

"Break through for me!"

Taking a deep breath, Qin Chen pushed his body into an overloaded state. His organs and intestines suffered slight damage in an instant, with many meridians breaking as well.