Chapter 150: Advancing to the Fourth Realm (Please Subscribe)
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At the break of dawn, atop a hill by the Tianxiang river, Lin Rui practiced the "Rising Sun Stake" beneath the sunlight.
He had mastered this self-created intermediate stake skill, and not long ago, he spent 2000 points of Soul Power to elevate it to the level of a Great Grandmaster.
At this moment, Lin Rui's limbs stretched out, light yet powerful, every movement flowing like clouds and water, drawing beautiful arcs in the air, effortlessly guiding the surrounding light, electricity, and heat.
The air within a thirty-foot radius seemed to move with his breath, forming a subtle energy field, and his entire being seemed to merge with the surrounding sunshine, becoming one with nature.
About half an hour later, right after Lin Rui finished practicing the stake skill for the fifth time, his spirit abruptly shuddered.
"Success! The blood cultivation progress has reached 90.08%! I can now use the Blood Cultivation Elixir."
This was the moment he had long anticipated—
Lin Rui immediately stopped practicing the stake skill and took out the "Blood Cultivation Elixir" from his sleeve, injecting it directly into his neck.
Because it was injected into the carotid artery, the effects of this million Federation dollars' worth elixir were particularly quick.
The power of the medicine was extremely fierce and intense, flooding his body like a surging tide, and even with Lin Rui's immense willpower, he frowned and felt the urge to sing.
A thin layer of golden flame ignited all over his body, but at the same time, his blood rapidly transformed under the effect of the elixir.
This transformation and intense pain lasted for about half an hour.
When the pain in Lin Rui's body subsided half an hour later, he discovered that the pale golden threads in his blood had fully turned to a crimson gold.
Lin Rui took a deep breath, feeling an unprecedented surge in strength and True Yuan coursing through his body.
He activated the monitoring module of his biochip and glanced at his bodily data, his pupils dilating in astonishment.
Lin Rui's eyes sparkled with excitement as, according to the biochip's monitoring, his strength index had reached an impressive 750 points! His spiritual power index had even achieved an astonishing 860 points!
All other bodily data had also improved explosively.
While the biochip's measurements indeed have significant errors and cannot be wholly trusted, the deviation would not exceed plus or minus 50 points.
In the upcoming month, he would enter a rapid growth phase! All aspects of his qualities would reach the standard of a Fourth Realm Martial Cultivator, which is equivalent to the rank of a Major.
However, the greatest enhancement was his affinity with the elements, as Lin Rui's connection with the ether elements between heaven and earth had become much closer. If it seemed like there were at least three layers of separation before, now there was only one left.
"This is what they call 'Blood Cultivation Completion'!"
Lin Rui's lips curved into a slight smile, and he resumed practicing the stake skill right where he had left off.
He had only practiced for half an hour, there was still another half to go, his body could absorb even more ether elements, attempting to condense a Golden Core.
As Lin Rui continued practicing the "Rising Sun Stake," with time passing, a tiny speck of crystal began to form at the Dantian located in the center of his chest and abdomen.
The so-called "Golden Core" of the pole star was different from the Golden Core of ancient Chinese Daoism.
This speck of crystalline structure was extremely tiny, not even half the size of a rice grain. Although the Core Formation progress was only a little over 0.03%, it caused Lin Rui's True Qi, blood, and ether elements' circulation speed and utilization efficiency to skyrocket.
The effect of a nucleus was not the same as without.
Additionally, his physical condition appeared to have been strengthened a lot more.
By now, Lin Rui's body had gradually started to show a rejection reaction, and he had to stop, much to his regret.
"Swallow a Golden Core into the belly, only then do I realize that my fate is not dictated by heaven!" Wang Sen had been watching all along, and he said with envy, "Congratulations, Twelfth Brother, on entering the Fourth Realm Golden Core Stage!"
Wang Sen's first two lines were derived from ancient Daoism and were very far from the actual situation. The Core Formation Stage of the pole star had not yet reached this level.
But once Lin Rui began Core Formation, wouldn't his strength increase by more than ten times?
Experience tales at empire
The thought of Lin Rui's freakish physical condition, his super-king-level bloodline, and his pinnacle martial arts skills made Wang Sen's scalp tingle.
With Lin Rui's current standard, in the Martial Arts League, he could already serve as the Deputy General for some of the weaker teams.
"My fate is not dictated by heaven? It's too early to say that, others will laugh if they hear it."
Upon hearing this, Lin Rui laughed: "You should also keep pushing, Twenty-Seven. With your pace of cultivation, you'll probably catch up with me in a month. Core Formation is slow. I have perfected the stake skill, practiced for half an hour, and only had a Core Formation progress of 0.08%. At this rate, it will take at least four and a half years to complete the Golden Core."
So I still have to rely on the main body on the other side. As long as the main body implants a top-tier 'Artificial Golden Core', under the effect of heterologous assimilation, my Core Formation progress will increase several times faster.
Furthermore, I can collect various medicines. Some of the top treasures on the pole star can also accelerate the condensation of the Golden Core.
Wang Sen heard this and couldn't help but smile bitterly, thinking the path of cultivation allows no room for relaxation.
If Lin Rui needs four and a half years to complete Core Formation, he doesn't even know how long it will take for him.
At this point, Lin Rui took out a blood bag and began to draw blood from himself.
As he did so, he took a "Blood Nourishing Pill."
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Lin Rui's artificial blood serum would simultaneously fuse both alien and Ji Xueying's serums to achieve optimal enhancement effects while significantly reducing the rejection response and psychic burden.
Extracting one-fourth of his blood from his body would leave him weak and deficient for the next few days.
However, even in a state of weakness and deficiency, his combat power would still be several times greater than before.
At this moment, Lin Rui saw Ji Xueying gazing eagerly at the blood bag in his hand, her tongue unconsciously licking her lips.
Lin Rui shook his head and, after drawing blood, squeezed out a few more drops for Ji Xueying.
Upon tasting the blood, Ji Xueying's face immediately revealed an expression of intoxication.
She thought the blood tasted delicious, much more so than last time; the Qi and Aether elements within it were incomparably dense and rich, almost frighteningly so.
Ji Xueying felt that these few drops alone could keep her bloodthirst at bay for two or three months.
Furthermore, after Lin Rui entered the Fourth Realm, her own power limit had been completely unlocked.
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Four days later, Yu Feicui, who was arranging entry permits for students from Tianjing Martial Arts University and Future Science and Technology University in her office, suddenly received a message from Lin Rui.
Gu Ying Tiandao (Lin Rui): Sister Feicui, I am preparing for the artificial blood serum implantation now. Just letting you know, Professor Si Ma said it would take about two days, and it should be completed before the martial arts exchange competition starts.
Yu Feicui was slightly startled after reading the message.
Jade Heart (Yu Feicui): Lin Rui, have you completed the blood training for your alien body?
What kind of pills has this guy been taking down there? His cultivation progress is so fast.
Gu Ying Tiandao (Lin Rui): It's completed. The serum from my alien body was already sent up three days ago. Professor Si Ma's team has already prepared the complete artificial blood serum for me.
Yu Feicui's eyebrows deeply furrowed as her gaze turned grave.
Jade Heart (Yu Feicui): Isn't that too fast? Lin Rui, shouldn't you slow down a bit and enhance your spiritual power a little more? I don't think there's any rush, especially since the artificial blood serum you're implanting is of the Four Realms Overlord level, SS+ grade! You do know the enormous burden such a serum places on one's spiritual power, right?
Yu Feicui had learned long ago from Professor Si Ma and Guan Biran that Lin Rui had brought back a Four Realms Overlord blood serum from Tianji Star.
The creation of the serum required the assistance of many high-tech biological apparatuses from Tianlan Group and several departments, so there was no way she could have been kept in the dark about it.
It was, after all, the Four Realms Overlord!
It is known that there is no 'Emperor tier' in the Core Formation Stage of the Four Realms. Even the most talented Martial Cultivators of Tianlan Star start from King tier bloodlines.
As they enhance their spiritual power, they awaken their bloodline powers step by step.
At the Four Realms level, the highest record ever was the Overlord tier, originating from records of 'Southern Abyss' in the ancient history of Tianji Star.
That means the Overlord tier represents the strongest bloodline power within the Four Realms!
Yu Feicui didn't know where Lin Rui had acquired such a high-tier serum, but she was very happy for him.
A month ago, she and Fang Ranran had already been considering the matter of the serum for Lin Rui and had prepared a plan.
They had planned to use the power of Tianlan Group to find at least an S+ grade serum for Lin Rui, otherwise they would feel they had let down Lin Rui's hall-level talent.
If Lin Rui himself had managed to find an Overlord blood serum, then that was more than ideal.
The issue was that the burden of the serum on the spiritual power was truly immense! Astoundingly so.
Meanwhile, in the laboratory, Lin Rui couldn't help but touch his nose.
He could sense Yu Feicui's good intentions, but the serum, originating from his guardian demon, had the most suitable Yuan force properties for him, and it might require less than a third of the spiritual power compared to what others needed.
Gu Ying Tiandao (Lin Rui): Don't worry, Sister Feicui. I feel my spiritual power should be strong enough. Anyway, I am currently undergoing a pre-implantation checkup. If you come over, you'll understand.
Upon seeing the message, Yu Feicui didn't hesitate to set aside what she was doing and hurriedly walked towards Professor Si Ma's laboratory in her high heels.
Lin Rui was the hall-level contender she had found in half a lifetime of fortune; if this Si Malin dared to be reckless and risk the blood serum implantation for Lin Rui, leading to irreversible consequences, Yu Feicui would surely tear him apart.
Three minutes later, Yu Feicui arrived at the experimental building of the affiliated hospital.
As she stood at the entrance of Professor Si Ma's laboratory verifying her identity before pushing the door open, she just happened to hear a voice from inside.
"— Spirit power measurement complete, 910 points, almost at Marshal level! Starting physical fitness test."
Lin Rui, standing in the checkup booth, was slightly surprised. Over the past few days, he had pushed his Core Formation progress to 0.21%, and his physical fitness had improved slightly.
Yet, the spirit power value detected by these special instruments was much higher than what his biological chip measured, the discrepancy reaching as high as 50 points.
At the same time, Yu Feicui was gaping, frozen in her tracks, her eyes filled with disbelief.
She thought she was experiencing an auditory hallucination.