262: He devoured high-level dragon blood and advanced to level 10, resulting in a massive increase in all attributes!

"This... how is this possible?"

Li Xiaoyao muttered to himself, feeling like his centuries of cultivation common sense were being ground into the dirt. "Is this kid's stomach made of iron? Or is this... the digestive power of a True Dragon?"

Lu Sheng had no time to care about the old man's shattered worldview.

He was currently soaring with ecstasy.

On his retina, the System's ice-blue notification tones were cascading like a waterfall, frantically scrolling!

[Ding! Absorbing high-level dragon blood energy!]

[Five Viscera Golden Body (Level II) is being nourished, evolving... Five Viscera Golden Body (Level III)!]

[Ding! Bone density greatly increased! Dragon Bone (Level III) -> Dragon Bone (Level IV)!]

[Ding! Muscle fiber restructuring complete! Dragon Muscle (Level III) -> Dragon Muscle (Level IV)!]

[Strength +10,000 jin!]

[Strength +12,000 jin!]

...This wasn't drinking medicine.

This was clearly using cheats!

Lu Sheng felt his body undergoing a rebirth-like reconstruction.

His strength, which had already reached a Bottleneck, was soaring like a rocket once again.

Finally.

When the last trace of restless hot energy was also squeezed dry and completely consumed by the System.

[Ding! Physical Body strength has met the standard!]

[Detected that the host's spirit source accumulation is full, and the Physical Body container is a perfect match!]

[Begin advancement to – Level 10 spirit source Practitioner?]

Lu Sheng suddenly opened his eyes. Two beams of golden light shot out three feet like solid substance, distorting the air before him.

He grinned, revealing stark white teeth.

"Then what are we waiting for?"

"For me... BREAK!!"

BOOM——!!!

As Lu Sheng's internal roar fell.

A dazzling, ultimate dark golden light pillar shot up without warning from the crown of his head, directly blasting through the spiritual mist atop Daozi Peak and stirring up the wind and clouds!

At this moment.

It wasn't just Daozi Peak.

Throughout the inner sect of Dengxian Island, all the Spiritual Qi seemed summoned by some monarch, frantically converging towards this direction.

Even Elder Xing Tian, far away and just about to give Luo Tianfei some "special love training," was startled by this commotion, his hand trembling and nearly throwing Luo Tianfei into the lava.

"Holy shit?! Who's breaking through? This commotion... are they trying to poke a hole in the sky?!"

Atop Daozi Peak.

Lu Sheng, at the center of the storm, was suspended mid-air.

The formidable barrier within him, lying between Level 9 and Level 10, was as fragile as a soaked piece of toilet paper in the face of his current body, tempered by dragon blood and unreasonably powerful.

Crack.

Without the slightest hindrance.

Not even a semblance of decent resistance.

That barrier shattered.

Inhale—— Exhale——

With every breath Lu Sheng took, the dense elemental energy around him, as if finding a vent, frantically poured into his body.

No longer stored in the Dantian.

But merging into his blood, his marrow, every single cell.

This was the true essence of a Level 10 spirit source Practitioner – Elementalization!

Mortal shell shed, spiritual body initially formed!

[Ding! Congratulations, host! Successfully advanced to Level 10 spirit source Practitioner!]

[Life level leap completed!]

[All attributes greatly increased!]

[Base Strength: 108,000 jin (~54 tons) -> 180,000 jin (~90 tons)!]

[Normal Speed: 480 m/s -> 650 m/s (close to 2 times the speed of sound)!]

[New permission unlocked: Elemental Mastery (Metal/Fire dual affinity MAX)!]

[Dragon Breath skill upgraded: Elemental Dragon Breath (adds ultimate elemental attribute damage on top of previous effects)!]

Looking at that dazzling series of data, Lu Sheng clenched his fist.

Crackle, pop.

The air was crushed in his palm, emitting a series of crisp sounds like firecrackers.

Strong.

Too strong.

If he was a heavy tank before, now he was a land cruiser!

Normal strength of 90 tons!

And this was just his normal state!

If he activated [Human-Dragon Form] and stacked various skills... Lu Sheng even had an illusion that his current self could punch that old man who was still nattering earlier straight into the ground so deep he couldn't be dug out.

Of course, this was just an illusion.

After all, a Spirit King still has some substance.

The light gradually dissipated.

Lu Sheng slowly landed. With a thought, the dragon scales receded, and the Dragon God-Emperor Armor transformed back into a set of black casual clothes covering his body.

Then, he looked at the old man beside him who had been petrified for a while.

Li Xiaoyao stood there, mouth slightly agape, beard still disheveled in the wind.

He looked at the jade bottle still mostly full in Lu Sheng's hand, then at Lu Sheng's ruddy, glowing face, as if he had just eaten a hearty, nourishing meal.

The old man's eyes were filled with doubt about life.

"That's it... it's over?"

Li Xiaoyao's voice was somewhat hoarse.

The emergency measures he had prepared were useless.

The protective formation he had prepared was useless.

Even the pile of comforting words he had prepared were useless.

This was the great Level 10 barrier!

How many Geniuses were stuck at this step, howling in agony because their Physical Bodies couldn't bear the elements, or even exploding and dying?

Yet this kid, took a sip of dragon blood, burped, and then... broke through?

Even eating and drinking isn't this smooth?!

"It's over."

Lu Sheng moved his neck, producing crisp cracking sounds, feeling the power surging like a great river within him, in an excellent mood.

He shook the jade bottle in his hand, listening to the sloshing of the liquid inside, licking his lips with lingering desire.

"Old man, got any more of this stuff?"

Lu Sheng looked at Li Xiaoyao with a sincere expression. "The taste is a bit strong, but the effect is really good. If I could have another eight or ten bottles, I feel like I could charge straight to Level 11 Spirit Apprentice."

Pfft.

Li Xiaoyao almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Eight or ten bottles?

Do you think this is soy sauce?!

This is Dengxian Island's heritage accumulated over millennia! It's a unique item!

"None! All gone!!"

Li Xiaoyao snatched the jade bottle from Lu Sheng's hand, quickly stuffed it into his robe like guarding against a thief, and even reinforced it with two Seals.

His look at Lu Sheng had completely changed.

No longer looking at a Junior, but at a monster.

A bottomless, gold-devouring beast capable of eating Dengxian Island into poverty.

"Kid, where exactly does your stomach... lead to?"

Li Xiaoyao's mouth twitched madly, finally turning into a weak groan:

"This old man suddenly feels... agreeing to double your resources back then might have been the most reckless decision I've ever made in my life!"

P.S.: Just floating by... is anyone still reading?