200: Chapter 200 Brain Bro, you understand PUA.

In reality, Jiang You was ruled to have lost due to exceeding the time limit.

But deep within his consciousness, a crazy experiment, worthy of being recorded in the "annals of human cultivation history," had just reached its climax.

"Blocking me?"

"Locking me?"

"The harder I hit, the harder you get, is that it?"

Jiang You's consciousness floated in that vast universe of blood energy, staring at the grey barrier that lay across the vital meridian path like a Dragon-Severing Stone.

He had tried brute-force charging dozens of times just now.

As a result, every time he struck, the barrier not only didn't loosen, but instead seemed to absorb his impact, becoming even thicker and firmer.

That feeling was like going all out against a non-Newtonian fluid—the harder you pushed, the harder it became.

"Hoo..."

Jiang You forced himself to calm down.

That pair of deep blue Eye of Tianshu bloomed with unprecedented brilliance within his conscious space.

"Since it's an SSS-rank Supernatural Ability..."

"Then let me see what the underlying logic of this wall of yours really is!"

"Hum—"

Under the analysis of the Eye of Tianshu, the grey barrier was instantly "deconstructed."

It was no longer a solid slab, but had turned into countless dense spiritual energy circuits operating at high speed.

"So that's how it is..."

Jiang You's pupils contracted sharply.

He understood.

This restriction was extremely cunning.

It utilized a principle of leveraging force; as long as blood energy flowed and impacted along the conventional meridians, it would automatically absorb that kinetic energy to reinforce itself.

This was practically a dead loop!

"Normal cultivation involves blood energy flowing forward, like a great river entering the sea."

"But if I follow the flow, I'll never break through this door in my lifetime."

A thought popped into Jiang You's mind—one that was extremely crazy, one could even say suicidal.

"Since going with the flow doesn't work..."

"Then I'll just... go against it!"

"Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. A river entering the sea is following the trend, but a tsunami flowing backward... is destruction!"

"Turn back... for me!"

"Boom!"

With a roar from Jiang You, relying on the Eye of Tianshu's precise control over every inch of his meridians, he forcibly controlled that surging, massive blood energy, making a 180-degree turn within his meridians!

This was a huge taboo in martial arts!

Reversing blood energy usually leads to qi deviation at best, or severed meridians and exploding to death at worst!

[Internal Chat Group]

[Heart (scared into skipping a beat)]:

"Holy crap! What is he doing?!"

"Reversing blood energy? Does this Slacker Ruler not want to live? He's going to blow himself up!"

[Kidneys (trembling)]:

"It's over, it's over! It's going to leak! It's going to leak!"

"Brain! Stop him quickly! This isn't creating a spirit technique anymore; this is suicide!"

However.

[Brain], sitting on the throne, suddenly stood up at this moment.

It did not stop him; in those rational eyes, it actually revealed a rare trace of... fanatical appreciation.

[Brain]:

"Shut up! Everyone watch!"

"He isn't messing around..."

"He is using those eyes... to walk a tightrope."

In his real consciousness.

Jiang You was indeed walking a tightrope.

The reversed blood energy was like a furious mad dragon, tearing wildly through his meridians.

But within the field of vision of the Eye of Tianshu, Jiang You precisely found the tolerance limit of every meridian node, and a millisecond before the blood energy was about to burst through the blood vessels, he guided it into the next rotation.

"This is the feeling..."

"Not releasing power outward, but collapsing... inward!"

"Absorb for me!"

Jiang You gripped his hands tightly in his consciousness.

The blood energy that was originally surging outward instantly formed a terrifying internal vortex.

That immense suction force was no longer striking the grey barrier, but... directly grabbing the energy foundation of the barrier and pulling it back hard!

You like absorbing my power, don't you?

Then I will pull you out by the roots and turn you into my power!

"Sizzle—"

That grey barrier, originally indestructible, finally let out a groan of being unable to bear the load in the face of this extremely domineering reverse suction.

It was like a pond targeted by a pump; the originally thick energy was forcibly swallowed and assimilated by Jiang You's crazily spinning blood energy vortex!

"This is..."

Jiang You had a flash of inspiration, and a spark of insight exploded in his mind:

"Inverse Blood Flow Technique!"

"Everything can be reversed, all power can be absorbed!"

"Whether it's the blood energy and spiritual energy inside the body, or the enemy's attacks..."

"As long as I can see through your flow trajectory, I can make you... lay down your arms and surrender!"

"Rumble!"

With a final loud noise.

The grey barrier that had troubled Jiang You for so long collapsed with a bang!

The long-suppressed golden divine blood energy, like a bursting flood, instantly washed through Jiang You's limbs and bones!

This time, it was no longer a fake 7.9.

It was a genuine leap in life level!

Peak Second-Order... broken!

Early Third-Order... broken!

Mid Third-Order!!!

Jiang You's aura surged crazily at this moment, finally stabilizing steadily at the Mid Third-Order realm.

Although there was still a big gap from Xie Fuyao's Peak Fourth-Order.

But don't forget, Jiang You's Mid Third-Order was a "compressed version" of blood energy that had fused with that strange golden blood!

The quality was so high it could crush others of the same rank several times over!

[Internal Chat Group]

[Kidneys (looking at the data on the screen, gasping in cold air)]:

"Holy crap... This Slacker Ruler actually figured it out?"

"Reversing blood energy, forcibly swallowing the seal... This move has some substance! It even has a bit of our style from back in the day!"

[Heart (beating violently, expressing shock)]:

"Not only that! Look at his blood energy purity!"

"The Azure Marrow, Dragon Blood Pill sent in by that old man Pang before, and the other tonics—most of them were still settled in the corners undigested, but after being stirred by his reverse vortex, they actually fused perfectly!"

"This efficiency... is faster than me!"

[Right Hand (scratching its head in confusion)]:

"However... Brother Brain, something is not right."

"Logically, once that barrier broke, with all the foundation accumulated for so long erupting, plus those powerful tonics, he should have taken off right on the spot, right?"

"Why did he only stop at Mid Third-Order?"

[Brain]:

"Heh, did you think I only set up one door?"

[All Organs]:

"???"

[Brain (adjusting glasses, tone calm)]:

"If I let him break through too violently at once, reaching Fifth-Order or even higher..."

"Given this Slacker Ruler's nature, he would definitely think, 'Wow, I'm so strong, I'm invincible,' and then turn around and find a more comfortable position to continue slacking off and sleeping."

"To prevent such a tragedy from happening, I've set quite a few restrictions!"

"What he just broke through was only the first major barrier."

"As long as I let him think that although he has become stronger, he isn't strong enough to be invincible yet, and still needs to work a little harder to win... he will maintain this state of being forced to work hard."

[Legs (raising a big toe)]:

"High! Truly high! Brother Brain, you really know how to manipulate!"

[Heart (curiously leaning in)]:

"Then Brother Brain, to be honest, after this purification from the Inverse Blood Flow Technique and the previous accumulation..."

"How much is our Slacker Ruler's true blood energy value now, when converted?"