152: Refining true blood to rival the divine realm

Glancing at the barbarian youth, Han Li’s gaze fell upon the Vicious Beast corpse before him. With a wave of his hand, Han Li collected the corpse.

“Whoosh—!”

Taking a step, Han Li’s figure vanished into the Void Realm, disappearing from the barbarian youth’s sight.

“This Human Race is quite formidable…”

Watching Han Li’s disappearing back, the barbarian youth’s eyes flickered.

He didn't seem like much, but when he made his move, he was incredibly fierce.

To kill a Vicious Beast, an Elementary Yao King, with pure strength alone—this level of power was not to be underestimated.

“Forget it, it doesn’t have much to do with me. I should find a safe place first.”

Withdrawing his gaze, the barbarian youth strode away into the distance.

In the Land of Punishment, every bit of True Qi used meant one less bit remaining. Unless absolutely necessary, True Qi would not be easily employed… On a desolate hillside, only a few sporadic large trees grew. A golden light descended from the sky, landing on this small hillside.

Leaping across the Gobi Desert, traversing thousands of miles, Han Li quickly arrived here.

Along the way, he also encountered some other Vicious Beasts, which Han Li killed one by one and collected their corpses.

Landing on the hillside, Han Li’s Divine Sense scanned the surroundings. After confirming there were no issues, he waved his hand, and a large cauldron appeared before him.

It was a bronze cauldron, ten feet tall.

Immediately, Han Li took out the corpse of a dead Vicious Beast.

It was the corpse of an ordinary Vicious Beast, equivalent to a Peak monster-grade Vicious Beast.

The Tian Shuang Sword appeared in Han Li’s hand. He cut open the corpse, and a large amount of fresh blood poured into the bronze cauldron.

After the bleeding was complete, the bronze cauldron was one-third full of fresh blood.

A strong, bloody scent permeated the air.

“The lower the strength, the less Bloodline Aura there is…” Looking at the bronze cauldron, Han Li could sense a faint Dragon Elephant True Blood.

As he expected, the Vicious Beasts in this Land of Punishment all possessed the Bloodline of the Ancient Dragon Elephant.

“Let’s see if I can refine it!”

Han Li collected himself, then his True Qi stirred within his body, and golden flames emerged.

The Innate True Fire blazed fiercely beneath the bronze cauldron, and the fresh blood within immediately began to boil.

“Gurgle, gurgle~”

Under theCalcination of the Innate True Fire, the fresh blood made bubbling sounds, and a strong odor drifted through the air… In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Han Li had thoroughlyCalcination the fresh blood in the bronze cauldron until it was completely dry.

Hard work pays off. At the bottom of the bronze cauldron, a drop of purplish-gold blood, like a watermark, appeared.

It emitted a purplish-gold light.

One drop, only the size of a normal small water droplet.

From a Peak monster-grade Vicious Beast, he only obtained this single drop of Dragon Elephant True Blood.

Wrapped in True Qi, Han Li looked at this drop of Dragon Elephant True Blood before him.

Inside his body, the Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryo trembled, emitting a signal of craving.

“It seems I wasn’t wrong; it can be refined, but the quantity is too small.”

Looking at this drop of Primordial Dragon Elephant True Blood, Han Li sighed.

However, his eyes were filled with even more excitement.

Taking out a jade gourd, Han Li stored this drop of Dragon Elephant True Blood within it, then sealed it.

“I wonder how much can be refined from this Innate Elementary Vicious Beast…”

Han Li took out the corpse of the silver giant wolf Vicious Beast.

Following the same method, he cut open the corpse and poured all the blood into the bronze cauldron.

Finally, Han Li extracted a crystal-like object, similar to a Yao Core.

Unlike a Yao Core, what was found inside the Vicious Beast was more like a crystal nucleus.

“These so-called Vicious Beasts should be Fiends, right…”

Han Li blinked.

In ancient texts, the Fiend crystal nucleus was described exactly like this, completely different from a Yao Core.

Fiends are naturally powerful. They don't require any Cultivation; their strength increases with time, making them inherently blessed.

However, the one drawback of Fiends is their lack of sentience.

They are still different from the Yao Race.

Monster-grade demons also possess sentience.

Only Fiends that reach the Divine-Grade can possess a certain level of sentience and wisdom.

At this stage, there is basically no significant difference between Fiends and the Yao Race.

However, Fiends are Fiends, and the Yao Race is the Yao Race.

Fiends are primarily driven by bestial instincts and generally do not transform into human form.

Even Fiends who Cultivate to the Divine-Grade will not transform into human form.

The Yao Race, once they develop sentience, are not much different from Human Race in terms of wisdom. In fact, Yao Race who have Cultivated for a long time can be even wiser than humans.

Han Li estimated that Vicious Beasts should be a type of Fiend.

It was just a different name.

The Dragon Elephant is a supreme existence, one of the Ten Primordial Fiends.

The Ten Primordial Fiends were colossal beings that existed on the once complete Great Desolate Continent.

In the distant Great Desolate Land, Fiends once held Dominance, ruling the Great Desolate.

And the very first era was the Fiend Era.

However, later, the Yao Race replaced the Fiends and became the Dominators of the Great Desolate.

After that, the Human Race ascended to the Great Desolate Continent and became the Dominators.

But the prestige of the Ten Primordial Fiends, even to this day, still exists, with some of them being household names.

For example, True Dragons, Phoenixes, Qilins, and others are among the Ten Primordial Fiends.

The Ten Primordial Fiends are the source of all Fiends. Fiends, more or less, have a Bloodline connection to the Ten Primordial Fiends.

The Vicious Beasts here all contain varying degrees of Ancient Dragon Elephant Bloodline.

As for why this is, Han Li did not know.

However, the crucial point was that Primordial Dragon Elephant True Blood could be refined, which was good news.

“The crystal nucleus also contains a strong Dragon Elephant True Blood Aura, so I might as well refine it together.”

Han Li immediately threw the Vicious Beast’s core into the bronze cauldron, then activated his True Qi again, and the Innate True Fire blazed fiercely.

—

In the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Han Li successfully completed the refinement.

It took a little more time, mainly due to the crystal nucleus.

However, it couldn't withstand theCalcination of his Innate True Fire.

“At least a hundred drops. It seems Innate-grade Vicious Beasts are more cost-effective.”

Han Li’s eyes flickered as he sealed all one hundred drops of refined Dragon Elephant True Blood into the jade gourd.

Then, with a wave of his hand, he collected the bronze cauldron. Standing on the hillside, Han Li’s gaze swept into the distance.

After this test,

He decided to extensively harvest the Vicious Beasts in the Land of Punishment, especially the Innate-grade Vicious Beasts.

“Whoosh—!”

The Kun Peng Wings manifested. With a flap, Han Li instantly vanished from the desolate hillside… “Sixteen Vicious Beasts, one Intermediate Innate Vicious Beast. Very good.”

Traveling through the Void Realm, Han Li extensively scanned with his Divine Sense.

In the desolate land, a group of Vicious Beasts appeared in his sight.

The larger the Vicious Beast, the stronger its power.

Having detected the tracks of the Vicious Beasts, Han Li flapped his wings and broke through the Void Realm. In an instant, he arrived above the group of Vicious Beasts.

“Roar—!”

The leading Intermediate Innate Vicious Beast immediately sensed Han Li’s presence and let out a roar. The group of Vicious Beasts behind it also roared.

The leading Vicious Beast, seven or eight zhang in size, was a Vicious Beast resembling a wild boar.

However, it had a row of sharp spines on its back.

“Buzz—!!”

True Qi surged, and behind him, brilliant sword shadows, like Divine Swords, manifested one after another.

“Kill!”

The sword shadows moved, instantly sweeping towards the Vicious Beasts like an overwhelming tide.

In one round, they were instantly killed.

Han Li waved his hand, collecting all the corpses.

Then he vanished again.

Soon after, in a certain mountain hollow in the Land of Punishment, Han Li took out the bronze cauldron and began refining.

The refining time for Intermediate Vicious Beasts was a little longer, but still only a bit more than an incense stick’s worth of time.

He successfully refined five hundred drops of Dragon Elephant True Blood.

That was four hundred more drops than from an Elementary Vicious Beast.

“In that case, wouldn’t an Peak of the Acquired Realm Vicious Beast be able to yield a thousand drops?”

Sealing the Dragon Elephant True Blood, Han Li’s eyes shone brightly.

Very good.

Excellent.

With this, he had great hope of significantly improving his Dragon Elephant Overlord Body Art.

Contending against the God Realm was not impossible!

Calming his mind, Han Li immediately broke open the corpses of the other Vicious Beasts, poured their blood into the bronze cauldron, and beganCalcination and refining again… A day quickly passed.

On the Peak of a desolate mountain in the Land of Punishment, Han Li’s figure appeared.

In just one day’s harvest, he had obtained more Dragon Elephant True Blood than what was auctioned at the auction house.

However, Han Li was not in a hurry to use it.

He wanted to accumulate, to continue accumulating, striving to achieve a breakthrough in one go and condense a second Dragon Elephant Divine Symbol.

By then, with his growing Dragon Elephant Divine Embryo and the second Dragon Elephant Divine Symbol, the combined power would break through a million jin of strength in one fell swoop.

Even if he couldn't defeat the God Realm, he could still contend with the God Realm relying on his superior strength.

“That is the spatial-temporal gate leading to the outside.” Han Li’s gaze turned towards a spatial rift not far away, which appeared in mid-air.

According to the barbarian youth, this spatial rift was the passage to the outside world.

In the entire Land of Punishment, this was not the only one.

The Land of Punishment was vast. In one day, traveling over ten thousand miles, Han Li still hadn't explored the end of the Land of Punishment.

But he was no longer in a hurry. He would thoroughly search for Vicious Beasts, and then, strive to improve himself in one go.

“Boom—!”

Just before Han Li was about to act, suddenly, a violent tremor came from the distant mountains.

It felt like mountains were collapsing and the earth was splitting.

It seemed there was a battle.

It was about a hundred miles away from him.

Although the fluctuations of the Aura couldn't be precisely sensed, the commotion was considerable.

“Something’s happening. It seems the criminals imprisoned here have clashed with Vicious Beasts.”

Han Li’s spirit was roused. Immediately, the Kun Peng Wings moved, tearing through the Void Realm. In an instant, he traversed a hundred miles and arrived at a mountaintop.

Not far away, in an open area, two figures were clashing.

One of the figures was, surprisingly, an Peak of the Acquired Realm Vicious Beast.

The other figure looked like a woman.

Her speed was very fast. Clashing with the Peak of the Acquired Realm Vicious Beast, the woman did not fall behind in the slightest.

She even had the upper hand.

Moreover, she didn't use any Magic Treasure; relying solely on martial arts Divine Ability, she suppressed the Peak of the Acquired Realm Vicious Beast.

Her strength was very formidable.

At least, far surpassing ordinary Peak of the Acquired Realm existences, comparable to someone like Tang Sanzang.

Perhaps even a little stronger.

An Peak of the Acquired Realm Vicious Beast was inherently very strong, even more difficult to deal with than an Peak of the Acquired Realm Yao Race, possessing unparalleled Physical Body.

Although it posed no difficulty for him, it didn't mean an Peak of the Acquired Realm Vicious Beast was weak.

This woman’s strength could sweep through most Peak of the Acquired Realm existences.

“Swish—!”

Han Li’s figure moved, and in the next breath, he appeared out of thin air like a ghost before the Peak of the Acquired Realm Vicious Beast.

“Sizzle~”

Silver-white electric light bloomed, and a Thunderclap Strike was unleashed. With an unstoppable force, it sent the Peak of the Acquired Realm Vicious Beast flying.

The force of thirty-one million jin directly killed the Peak of the Acquired Realm Vicious Beast.

It died on the spot!

The dust settled.

The corpse of the Peak of the Acquired Realm Vicious Beast lay not far away.

Han Li took the lead, waving his hand to directly collect the body of the Peak of the Acquired Realm Vicious Beast.

The Peak of the Acquired Realm Vicious Beast could yield a thousand drops of Dragon Elephant True Blood, and he wouldn't let it go.

After collecting the Peak of the Acquired Realm Vicious Beast's body, Han Li looked at the woman not far away.

She wore a sky-blue dress, her hair styled in a flying immortal bun, with a slightly chubby face, fair and delicate skin, willow-leaf eyebrows, and a well-proportioned, curvaceous figure with prominent peaks; she was truly a beauty.

"She's not a criminal!"

Looking at the woman, Han Li was slightly surprised.

According to the barbarian youth, criminals all had a mark on their foreheads.

However, there was no mark on this woman's forehead, so she wasn't a criminal.

She was likely like him, also here to explore this "Land of Punishment."

Han Li looked at the beautiful woman, and she was also looking at him.

Her bright eyes revealed a look of solemnity.

Killing an Peak of the Acquired Realm Vicious Beast with a single punch just now, such strength had to be treated with caution.

"This level of strength, I'm afraid, is top-tier even in the Holy Land. The Central Earth Holy Land doesn't seem to have such a person; she must be from the Southern Continent."

A thought flashed through the woman's mind.

"Who are you?"

The woman looked at Han Li and asked.

Her voice was very pleasant.

"I am Li Feiyu. Is Fellow Daoist also here for a journey?" Han Li asked the woman.

"Li Feiyu..."

The woman glanced at Han Li, then nodded.

Following that, she turned, transforming into a white light, and disappeared before Han Li.

"My name is Dongfang Jing."

The woman's voice reached his ears.

Han Li looked in the direction she disappeared.

"Dongfang Jing..."

"It seems she must also come from a major power."

Thoughts flashed through his mind, and Han Li quickly recovered.

Taking a step, he too disappeared from the spot.

Whether she came from a major power or not wasn't important to him.

It was merely a chance encounter.

The most pressing matter was to intensify his efforts and eliminate more Vicious Beasts... A month passed in a flash.

Land of Punishment.

Inside a dilapidated temple building somewhere.

Han Li's figure appeared again.

His Divine Sense scanned the surroundings, confirming that there were no issues. Han Li waved his hand, summoning the Silver Armor Puppet.

Immediately, he came to the center of the temple.

A flash of light, and a huge bronze cauldron appeared before him.

He took out several jade gourds, all containing refined Dragon Elephant True Blood.

A month of frantic slaughter, tens of thousands of Vicious Beasts killed, some areas were completely cleared of Vicious Beasts by him.

The amount of Dragon Elephant True Blood extracted was also very large.

He poured it all into the bronze cauldron, filling it about two-thirds deep.

There was no pungent smell; instead, there was a faint fragrance.

"This much Dragon Elephant True Blood should be enough for my Dragon Elephant Overlord Body Art to reach the next stage, condensing the second Dragon Elephant Divine Symbol. And the accumulated Blood Qi is also enough. First, I'll absorb the True Blood, then use the Blood Qi to improve."

Looking at the Dragon Elephant True Blood in the bronze cauldron, Han Li immediately stripped off his clothes and, with a splash, jumped into the bronze cauldron.

Immersed in the Dragon Elephant True Blood, Han Li immediately activated the Dragon Elephant Overlord Body Art, and a purple-gold light radiated.

The Dragon Elephant True Blood in the bronze cauldron rapidly surged into his skin.

Deep within his flesh and blood, the Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryo and Divine Embryo let out excited roars.

Bursts of Dragon Elephant roars emanated from his body.

Within his flesh and blood, the Dragon Elephant Divine Symbols all shone with brilliant light.

Continuously absorbing the Dragon Elephant True Blood, Han Li's Aura also rapidly increased.

After this wave of improvement, he would be able to contend with God Realm experts.

His own strength would also completely join the ranks of Dominators.

"Rumble—!!"

Thunder rumbled, Dragon Elephants roared within his body, emitting sounds like rolling thunder.

On his skin, purple-gold light shimmered, and as the Dragon Elephant True Blood was continuously absorbed, the purple-gold light became even more intense.

One Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryo after another was cultivated, and under the powerful True Blood's enhancement, Han Li also quickly cultivated one Dragon Elephant Divine Embryo after another.

His skin, flesh, and bones, every inch, were undergoing tremendous changes.

Veins pulsed, and in the light behind him, an Ancient Dragon Elephant appeared.

Its fierce might spread, sweeping through the temple.

Outside the temple, the Silver Armor Puppet stood quietly in place.

Time also passed by little by little.

—

A day passed quietly.

"Roar—!"

In the silent temple, a roar burst forth, and above the temple, a real Ancient Dragon Elephant appeared.

It was as if a true Ancient Dragon Elephant Vicious Beast had crossed time and space to descend.

A majestic Aura swept out like ocean waves.

The entire temple trembled, and the air was pushed by an invisible force.

From within the bronze cauldron, Han Li's figure suddenly flew out, standing before the cauldron.

Eight feet tall, muscles bulging, filled with explosive power.

With black hair draped over his shoulders, Han Li stood in place like a humanoid Vicious Beast, exuding the fierce might of an Ancient Dragon Elephant.

Donning his clothes, Han Li's Aura also receded.

Everything returned to calm.

With all the Dragon Elephant True Blood absorbed, his improvement was enormous. Without surprise, Han Li condensed the second Dragon Elephant Divine Symbol.

Beneath his robes, within his flesh and blood, a surging power coursed, giving him a feeling that he could tear through anything.

His Blood Qi was profound to an unimaginable degree.

This wave of improvement elevated him to a terrifying level in one go.

The Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryos in his body increased to a full one thousand.

Among them, his Dragon Elephant Divine Embryos also reached four hundred.

The improvement was greater than the combined improvements he had made in the Lion Camel Country and Baoyue Country.

Absorbing Dragon Elephant True Blood, and then enhancing with demonic Blood Qi.

It exceeded his expectations by three parts.

Coupled with the second Dragon Elephant Divine Symbol he condensed, his strength suddenly surged by forty-one million six hundred thousand, bringing his total strength to an astonishing seventy-two million catties of force.

A full one million eight hundred thousand tripods of force.

This power already greatly surpassed the strength of a newly entered Divine Aperture Realm Dominator.

Even within the Divine Aperture Realm, his strength was extremely potent, approaching the limit of the Divine Aperture Realm's power.

Closing his eyes, Han Li could feel the vibration of the acupoints within his body.

This improvement gave him a feeling that he could impact the Divine Aperture Realm.

Opening the human body's acupoints, communicating with the power of heaven and earth, with his strength, stepping into the Divine Aperture Realm, he could sweep through everything.

He was only one step away from the God Realm.

Opening his eyes, Han Li stepped out of the temple and looked up at the sky.

He spread his five fingers, and infinite power gathered in his hand.

"Boom—!"

Raising his hand, Han Li unleashed a punch.

Dozens of miles away, a barren mountain instantly exploded, causing the sky to collapse and the earth to crack.

Destructive fluctuations swept all around.

A hundred-zhang tall mountain Peak was directly shattered by his punch from a distance.

Thick dust and smoke billowed.

With one million eight hundred thousand tripods of force, even from dozens of miles away, Han Li could still shatter a mountain Peak.

Divine power had already transcended the scope of ordinary Martial Artists.

If he were to communicate with and be empowered by the power of heaven and earth, its might would be even more terrifying.

"This trip wasn't in vain..."

Han Li looked up at the sky and let out a turbid breath.

Calming his mind, Han Li opened his panel.

Dragon Elephant Overlord Body Art [Transcendent and Holy 1%]

"I wonder how many more stages there are until it reaches its limit..."

Looking at the panel, Han Li pondered slightly.

With the stage-by-stage improvement of the Dragon Elephant Overlord Body Art, his strength would also improve to varying degrees.

Transcendent and Holy, this was a new stage.

The credit for the Dragon Elephant True Blood was undeniable!

"However, Vicious Beasts are becoming harder and harder to find. I'll search a bit more to see if there are any left; if not, then I can leave."

After some thought, Han Li immediately put away the Silver Armor Puppet and disappeared from in front of the temple.

This trip was a Great Perfection.

Han Li was no longer in such a hurry.

The change between before he came out and now was like heaven and earth.

Now, he could kill his past self a hundred times over without a problem.

Contending with God Realm experts!

He had enough confidence to clash head-on with God Realm experts.

Although he didn't have the empowerment of heaven and earth, his other aspects could compensate for this. His True Qi was comparable in quality to divine power, and his strength surpassed it. In a head-on clash, he wouldn't be as miserable as he was before.

—

Half a month passed.

Deep within the Land of Punishment, a violent roar echoed.

A Vicious Beast, like a small mountain, fell to the ground.

Han Li's figure appeared before the dead Vicious Beast.

He waved his hand and collected the body.

"It's hard to find them now; I only encountered one in several days... It seems it's time to leave."

Han Li looked up at the sky.

In half a month, he had almost traversed the entire Land of Punishment.

However, he hadn't gained much.

The accumulated Dragon Elephant True Blood was barely a single gourd.

He had killed too fiercely before, almost wiping them out.

Looking around, Han Li's figure moved, disappearing among the mountains... Refining Dragon Elephant True Blood, absorbing Dragon Elephant True Blood.

The increased strength was now negligible for him.

After thoroughly absorbing the Dragon Elephant True Blood, Han Li headed towards the nearest spatial-temporal gate.

—

On a mountain Peak in the Land of Punishment, golden light descended from the sky, and Han Li's figure appeared there. Not far away was a spatial-temporal gate.

"Hmm?"

Just as Han Li was about to enter, a sound of tearing through the Void Realm came, and he looked back to see a white light approaching from a distance.

"It's her."

Looking at the white light figure, Han Li recognized her at a glance.

Dongfang Jing.

He still had an impression of this woman.

After their last encounter, he had seen her two or three more times, but they had never exchanged words.

Her figure descended from the sky, and Dongfang Jing appeared not far from him.

"It's you again."

Looking at Han Li, Dongfang Jing was also a little surprised.

"We meet again, Fellow Daoist Dongfang." Han Li greeted her.

"Why haven't you left here yet?" Dongfang Jing asked.

"I was just about to leave, and then I met Fellow Daoist Dongfang again." Han Li replied.

"..."

"I'm also preparing to leave." Dongfang Jing said.

"Then let's go together." Han Li smiled.

With the Great Perfection of his gains in the Land of Punishment, Han Li was in a very good mood.

Dongfang Jing nodded, and then the two of them simultaneously stepped into the spatial-temporal gate in mid-air.

After a brief darkness, light reappeared.

Han Li and Dongfang Jing's figures appeared inside the temple.

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