Chapter 974: Chapter 649: Sacred Body Achieved, Blood Dipping Technique, Master of Self!

The warm spring water soothed his fatigue, and wherever his mind directed, the greyish-red miasma rapidly exuded from his opened pores.

After a moment.

Thunderous cracks reverberated continuously from his joints, and his physical body rose progressively.

Heaven and earth, human and nature, the energy harmonized and complemented each other.

His physical body had largely recovered, and Meng Chuan’s perception focused to the extreme as he took a step out of the pool.

Five fingers grasped, gathering the demon-subduing force.

His forearm supported the halberd body, drawing back the wrist before his chest, then abruptly thrusting out, a chilling cold light pouring forth into the world!

Each spear strike stronger than the last, each spear strike faster than the last, the powerful Thunder True Qi surged violently, the demon-subduing spearhead descended like dense rain, crescent moon blades casting arcs of light.

The "Chaotic Strikes of the Celestial Palace" previously difficult to execute with the halberd, now controlled effortlessly single-armed!

After a long while, the delighted Meng Chuan adjusted his breath, closed his eyes for introspection.

[Trait: Blood Flower (Intermediate)]

Effect One: Vitality, the physical body as a blood furnace, boiling continuously, greatly enhancing blood production capacity, affecting coagulation, bruise expulsion, and various aspects;

Effect Two: Arterial Perception, one’s blood can be maneuvered at will, while also sensing the flow of blood within others, judged by the strength of one’s mental power to determine the ability to manipulate others’ blood;

Effect Three: Blood Steeping, blood coalesces, boiling through the five viscera and six bowels, breaking the shackles of the physical body for a short time, with the duration influenced by bodily resilience, and strength influenced by the amount of blood evaporation.

"Not bad..."

Meng Chuan’s eyes gleamed.

This self-created blood training finally did not disappoint his expectations, yielding the desired effect beyond limits.

Just by observing, with his current martial understanding, he could largely comprehend it clearly.

Scanning through again and gaining some insights, Meng Chuan couldn’t help but sigh:

"This Blood Flower is indeed incredibly sinister..."

The first two effects, aside from the "normal" usage on the surface, can also serve as a recovery method during fierce battles.

In combination, it allows manipulating others’ blood to replenish oneself, reinforced by the vitality effect...

Simply put, it’s like hitting people and absorbing blood...

Combined with his various "Tetanus" traits, once an enemy’s defense is broken, the blood will flow "gushingly," truly making them suffer...

With such an exchange, it provides absolutely mighty practical combat abilities!

Humans measure the strength of controlling energies, forces, and other intangible means by their mental intensity, and the cosmos has its own nomenclature.

Once he grows to be a top-tier powerhouse, if Shanghao’s mental power is inferior to his own, even taking a punch would mean getting absorbed by me!

Much like the flower of flesh and bone.

These traits that can alter the body’s "source code," fundamentally mutating the body towards "metamorphosis," won’t fall behind even in the late stages!

Not long after, Meng Chuan suddenly thought of someone...

[Blood-Drinking Demon Sword·Li Xiao].

How can the effects brought by Demon Skill compare to one’s own traits?

In the future, Li Xiao would also be called Little Meng Chuan!

No matter if he’s a Demon Path Grandmaster, and I am a Righteous Path Master.

If a fight indeed occurs, winning or losing is another matter, and whose blood gets absorbed by whom is still uncertain...

Apart from these somewhat "inhumane" usages, the effects of vitality and arterial perception are equally superb.

Aside from enhancing the recovery ability, when acting, blood is fortified in relevant body parts, which may also be applied to enemies.

Manipulating others’ blood flow can interfere with their attack or prevent escape.

Facing a large group of minor characters, it can be like Li Xiao’s technique.

One thrust of the halberd draws out blood, instantly massacring and clearing out the field, turning bodies into desiccated corpses...

The last [Blood Steeping] is akin to a variant of [Release].

The difference is that the former already highlights the side effects, burning the blood to boost explosiveness for a period.

Meng Chuan’s thought stirred, observing the palm hovering above the water with wisps of red mist emanating.

The river in the inner realm roared, a small amount of "water flow" swirling back into the sky.

A faint rumble came from the viscera, a surge of heated blood rushed to his heart, and Meng Chuan felt a wave of heat throughout his body.

He had only evaporated less than one percent of his Qi Blood, using it as an experiment.

How did it feel?

Due to the limited evaporation, Meng Chuan just felt that the state of "immersion in battle" improved.

The actual explosive force enhancement wasn’t deeply felt, indicating it was minimal.

"But it is indeed useful; even with such little evaporated blood, it still brings a noticeable change to the body.

If half were evaporated in one go, it could be deemed a desperate strike..."

According to Meng Chuan’s understanding, once Blood Steeping is activated, it means securing a decisive victory with one strike.

Once the state fades and the body falls into weakness, it surely won’t withstand a foe requiring Blood Steeping for countering.

However...

"Facing a strong enemy, one can also control the evaporation amount of Blood Steeping, using the first two effects of [Blood Flower] to absorb back the lost blood through absorption.

Then, activate Blood Steeping again for a second stage of outburst, repeating this cycle endlessly, playing a persistent snake tactics..."

Meng Chuan’s battle IQ is exceedingly high, quickly understanding the most enduring usage of [Blood Flower]...

He certainly won’t use the abilities of the Blood Flower during friendly spars in the future.

Harming others for one’s own benefit isn’t something to do to one’s own kind...

When truly confronted with a formidable adversary, activating the final release and Blood Steeping simultaneously.

Whether a punch or a thrust, the power is unimaginable, certainly a lethal comeback weapon in desperate situations.

The synergy between traits isn’t merely as simple as one plus one equals two.

Ripples arose on the water’s surface as Meng Chuan lowered his head to look at the lotus mark on his chest, which had greatly changed in appearance.

The trait, not yet activated, originally radiated a jade-like cold light, with half-closed bone-patterned lotus buds becoming plump.

Only turning a blood-like crimson all over, others could not gaze directly at it for even a moment.