Tribulation of Myriad Races-Chapter 1335: Consuming Blood Essence (2)

"Not bad at all."

Su Yu nodded with satisfaction. This was quite a decent result. It was clear that Zhan Wushuang had worked hard to kill so many cultural researchers. He was now only 70 apertures away from completing his 360 apertures.

Additionally, he had also learned some new racial abilities and cultivation methods. He had never consumed the blood essence of these races before.

For example, a minor race known as the tetherworm had a unique racial ability. This was not a powerful race, but its racial ability allowed one to latch onto someone else's body undetected. Furthermore, it also allowed one to consume the source qi and willpower of one's target stealthily.

"Not bad at all."

Su Yu was quite pleased. Things had been going decently for him as of late. He had also completed seventy-one body forgings. He was only one forging away from completion. He had taken one whole month to reach the seventy-first forging from the sixty-ninth forging.

He had nearly exhausted his supply of heavenearth profound light doing so.

His remaining heavenearth profound light was probably enough to help him complete his final forging, but the final forging also felt exceptionally difficult. He had been working very hard recently with a large amount of heavenearth profound light, but he hadn't been able to complete the final forging.

Nevertheless, he was in no rush. Back when he had completed the thirty-sixth forging, he had received a new unique ability. A layer of light had appeared on the surface of his skin. It granted him a defense that was one forging stronger than his offensive strength. That was why those in the same cultivation level could hardly damage him in combat. That was also why the iron devourers were so well-known for their defensive prowess.

However, Su Yu was also aware that the iron devourers were very powerful offensively as well. With Void Devourer and Skyshaking as the names of their racial abilities, could they really be weak offensively? What nonsense was that?

Su Yu was expecting to receive another special ability after completing his seventy-second forging. After completing the final forging, he would probably be a peak Skysoar or even a Cloudbreach.

After all, he had completed the transformation of 144 acupoints. In a way, he could already be considered a pseudo Cloudbreach. Naturally, he wasn't happy with his transformation. He would only be a proper Cloudbreach after completing the transformation of his 360 acupoints.

"I'm still too weak..."

Su Yu mumbled to himself. At present, his offensive strength had surpassed 1.6 million acupoints. If it wasn't for his sealed yang acupoint, his offensive strength would probably be doubled. That would be enough to fight even seventh-stage Sunmoons.

And if he added some powerful blood essence on top of that, his combat strength would probably surpass that of what the other young geniuses had demonstrated during the battle in the Human Realm.

"I guess my strength has reached a barely acceptable level."

Without the yang acupoint, his strength would be similar to a fifth or sixth-stage Sunmoon. With the yang acupoint, he would reach the level of a seventh-stage Sunmoon. That was actually extremely terrifying. One ought to remember that his physical cultivation was still stuck at the Skysoar Realm.

Of course, it hadn't been cheap for him to cultivate to such a level. He had consumed more than a thousand strands of heavenearth profound light so far. Not even the wealthiest of races could easily afford such expenditure. Perhaps even a Pseudo Emperor would go bankrupt trying to raise several Skysoars like him. Furthermore, not everyone could open 360 acupoints and complete 72 body forgings.

"At the Cloudbreach Realm, I will probably start needing a proper grand cycle cultivation method. I can't afford to transform my acupoints separately each time or it will result in a messy composition of source qi."

This was not an issue he had considered before. Only when Xia Longwu's saber qi helped transform 144 of his acupoints did he realize that he had no way of transforming all his acupoints at once.

"I need to think of a way to get a grand cycle cultivation method."

He did not place much hope in obtaining a completed version to cultivate. Nobody was sure if the version used in the ancient past was still around. It was likely that he had to derive the cultivation method himself.

He knew a large number of cultivation methods. That was especially true for source qi cultivation methods. Through a rough calculation, he noted that he now knew more than a thousand source qi cultivation methods. He knew all sorts of circulation and utilization methods.

The cultivation methods of the various races might be very different from each other, but there were some similarities. A trial-and-error method with his 360 acupoints would not be likely to succeed.

But he had a rough idea of what he needed.

Cycle.

A sense of completion, just like a cycle.

Of the 360 acupoints, almost all of them would correspond perfectly with a different acupoint. As for the few that were exempt from this rule, they ran along the central axis of his body. Thus, he was confident that the so-called grand cycle cultivation method involved linking all the acupoints in a complete cycle.

That was his hypothesis.

Su Yu was no illiterate fool. He was a well-read person who had derived a large number of cultivation methods before.

"If I really need to, I can rebuild the Source Soul Research Center to create a suitable cultivation method. It will only take some time."

A long time had passed since Su Yu had started consuming blood essence.

Just as he was deep in thought, Senior Wang's voice rang out from outside the room, "Mayor, morning has arrived. The competition will start soon. The various powers are waiting for you to kickstart the competition. Additionally, Mayor Tian He and the others are here with their selected combatants."

Hearing those words, Su Yu exhaled and shook his body as he circulated his breathing method to remove the stench of blood from his body. He had previously asked Grandstar about the breathing method.

During the ancient past, breathing methods were meant to strengthen one's talent and abilities. However, this breathing method was only slightly useful to Su Yu. That was mainly because he cultivated the 72-Forged Iron Devourer. It had granted him an incredible boost in his comprehensive strength. Thus, the breathing method was not able to do much for him.

However, it would be very helpful for everyone else. For example, someone only capable of completing thirty body forgings might be able to make a push to thirty-one forgings after cultivating the breathing method.

However, Su Yu still enjoyed using it every now and then since it was very easy to use. It would also help slightly in his body forging.

***

Inside the ancient city.

When Su Yu left the room, he noted that Mayor Tian He and the others were already waiting. They did not dare to leave alone. In fact, they had all arrived with their ancient cities. When Tian He saw Su Yu, he smiled and said, "Su Yu, Lord Heavendoom is inviting you to visit Heavendoom City when you're free. He misses you a lot."

"..."

Su Yu laughed in amusement. When his gaze landed on a familiar face, he said, "It has been a while, Commander Tian Men."

Tian Men was the commander in charge of guarding the gates of Heavendoom City. Clad in the same armor, he still looked the same as before. When he heard Su Yu, he bowed and said, "Greetings, Lord."

Tian He said, "Tian Men is a ninth-stage Mountainsea and he's quite strong. We might be lucky enough to win a few more slots through him. As for the first, seventh, and eighth stages of the Mountainsea Realm, I think we should give up on them."

That was mainly because of the Heaven Index geniuses. Zhan Wushuang was an eighth-stage Mountainsea, Ming Yue was a seventh-stage Mountainsea, and Long Yingyue was a seventh-stage Mountainsea.

There were also Mo Duona, who was a first-stage Mountainsea and Dao Cheng, who was a third-stage Mountainsea. All these people were dangerous opponents. It would be better to give up on those stages.

Since the ancient cities were only allowed twenty participants, it wasn't a big deal for them to give up on some stages. In truth, this was what many weaker races would do. They could always make further adjustments if there weren't enough participants to start the competition.

For example, many races would probably give up on the segment involving the ninth-stage Cloudbreaches. There was simply no point in participating.

Su Yu smiled and said, "We'll see. Things might still change. If some stages receive too many participants while other stages receive too few participants, further adjustments will be made. Brother Tian He, I'll be counting on you for the ninth-stage Sunmoon segment. You don't need to win too many slots, but I hope you can at least defend your own slot."

"..."

Tian He stared at Su Yu blankly. After a long while, he asked, "I'm...fighting as well?"

"Yes."

Tian He smiled helplessly and said, "Is that necessary? My strength is quite..."

"You're very strong." Su Yu nodded, "You have survived a slash from Xia Longwu's saber. You are definitely quite strong among ninth-stage Sunmoons."

Bullshit!

As Tian He cursed inwardly, Su Yu asked, "Brother Tian He, are you not interested in entering the mansion? You might be able to affirm your dao in there. At the very least, you will be severed from your death qi for a month. That is enough for you to capture a tri-life body and stop being a regular ninth-stage Sunmoon."

Tian He was still a ninth-stage Sunmoon. He had received a carrier treasure from Su Yu, but he had yet to use it. That was mainly because of the death qi in his body. But in the Luminous Domain Mansion, he would no longer be troubled by his death qi.

A month should be enough for him to advance.

Tian He agreed helplessly, "Fine. In truth, a lot of mayors are feeling the same as me. They really want to enter, but they're also scared. It is very likely that some Invincibles will be entering personally this time. At our age and cultivation level, it can be quite dangerous for us in the mansion. After all, the mansion is only kind toward young geniuses, not antiques like us."

Su Yu asked, "I have been hearing this a lot. Can you tell me more about it?"

"I do know a little about this." Tian He explained, "For example, after entering, the level you will be sent to is decided based on your age, not your cultivation method. Do you understand now, Brother Su?"

Su Yu raised his brow, "Based on age?"

"Yes." Tian He said, "At our age, we might find ourselves on the seventh level or higher. That's too dangerous. Meanwhile, you are young enough to be delivered to the first level. There are only a bunch of youngsters there. Will that be a dangerous place for you? Just imagine an unlucky old Skysoar being sent directly to the seventh level alongside a bunch of Sunmoons and Invincibles. How will that Skysoar survive? What do you think will happen to that Skysoar?"

After a slight hesitation, Su Yu said, "The Skysoar will blast a Sunmoon apart before being blasted apart by an Invincible."

"..."

Bullshit!

Tian He was instantly rendered speechless. Was this kid being serious here? Fine, fine. He acknowledged that things would really unfold in that manner if Su Yu were that Skysoar.

He seriously said, "Therefore, it is not advisable for those who are old yet weak to enter. Even if you have a super Skysoar who has been stuck at the same cultivation level for hundreds of years, things will still be dangerous. It doesn't matter if they are unrivalled among Skysoars. They will be sent to the seventh or eighth level with the Sunmoons and Invincibles. They will probably die after taking a single step."

Understanding dawned on Su Yu. In other words, seniority no longer offered any advantage to those in the same cultivation level. In fact, seniority might prove fatal in the mansion.

"What if someone were sent to the ninth level..."

"Nobody has ever been sent there before. Generally, the seventh level is the limit." Tian He continued his explanation, "Also, don't take the Luminous Domain Mansion for a normal building because of its name. That is actually a world unto itself. A massive world. Or to be precise, each level is an independent world. Do not misunderstand the mansion. Do not assume that the mansion is a small place."

Su Yu asked in surprise, "So it's massive?"

"Yes." Tian He said, "I have never been there, but anyone who has been there will tell you that each level is akin to an entire world. In fact, even reaching the second level from the first level will be extremely difficult."

Su Yu was very surprised. It was much better for him that the mansion was such a massive place. If it were a small place, perhaps a super expert or two would be enough to slaughter everyone else and monopolize the mansion.

Tian He said, "Inside, you also need to worry about the existing dangers inside. Some ancient races, heaven weapons, fractured weapons, and fragmented souls inside are extremely dangerous."

Su Yu nodded. He realized that he needed to collect more information. He couldn't just enter rashly. He should ask for more information from the stone statues.