books44 Chapter 298 - 159: A Surge in Strength, the Strongest Gang Condensation Realm in History
Chapter 298 - 159: A Surge in Strength, the Strongest Gang Condensation Realm in History
Going from nothing to something is the hardest part.
But going from something to more is much easier.
It was like tipping the first domino. The birth of that single grain of golden sand inside his Dantian triggered a massive chain reaction.
The specks of Innate Qi, scattered like interstellar dust, would be assimilated and completely transformed whenever they neared the golden grain.
Lin Ye didn’t pause for a moment. He grabbed more Source Crystals and frantically shoved them into his mouth.
’I have to strike while the iron is hot!’
The caustic, violent torrent of energy once again scoured his meridians. It was all guided toward his Dantian, viciously applying pressure to the dense sea of stars within.
A second grain, then a third...
Under his inner sight, solid grains of Primordial Gang Sha, each the size of a speck of sand, condensed one after another.
They attracted each other and merged.
Eventually, that first tiny grain of sand gradually coalesced into a brilliant golden crystal the size of a mung bean.
Lin Ye could feel that the Innate Qi in his body, which had previously been at a critical state and purified to its absolute limit, had now been completely converted into this new, higher-level energy.
However, besides the mung bean-sized, solid golden Gang Sha at the very center of his Dantian Qi Sea...
In the layer beyond that, a small pool of liquid golden energy flowed slowly, like molten gold.
A realization dawned on Lin Ye.
’This must be the "Flowing Gang" that Lin Hanshan mentioned.’
Its volume was minuscule, though—only about a bottle cap’s worth.
As for the outermost regions, misty, golden Primordial Gang Sha began to permeate the edges of his Qi Sea.
Solid, liquid, and gas.
’Three states of energy existed simultaneously inside my Dantian!’
With a mere thought, Lin Ye could easily extract a tiny portion of the solid Primordial Gang Sha and break it down into Flowing Gang.
The Flowing Gang could then expand further to form Fog Gang, which could fill the empty meridians in his body.
Lin Ye estimated that even if he broke down all his Primordial Gang Sha into its most basic Fog Gang state, he would only be able to fill half of one of the twelve major meridians.
His current energy reserves were less than one percent of what they had been at his peak in the Vein Opening Realm.
According to the Gang Condensation Realm divisions Lin Hanshan had told him about, when a Martial Artist’s Dantian Qi Sea and the meridians in their torso and limbs were all filled with liquid Flowing Gang, they were considered to have reached perfection in the Late Stage of the Gang Condensation Realm.
’Then what level am I... having just broken through and already able to condense solid Gang Sha?’
’Could it be that I’ve already surpassed Gang Condensation Realm Perfection?’
This absurd idea had only just surfaced when Lin Ye immediately dismissed it.
He pondered for a moment and quickly figured it out.
’It must be the same principle as when I was in the Vein Opening Realm and was able to possess Pseudo-Gang Sha-level Qi and Blood by refining it with Source Crystals.’
Thanks to the Source Crystals’ ultimate compression and purification abilities, the quality of the Gang Sha in his body now far exceeded the Flowing Gang that ordinary Martial Artists painstakingly cultivated.
’Perhaps true Gang Condensation Realm Perfection for me will only be achieved when my body is completely filled with this type of Gang Sha that can be solidified.’
Having figured this out, another question popped into Lin Ye’s mind.
Dongfang Zhen’s Gang Sha had an attribute.
A violent Thunder Attribute Gang Sha.
Over the past week, he had also sparred with Zhang Daoxuan and the others.
Zhang Daoxuan’s Gang Sha was incomparably sharp—a Metal Attribute.
It was by leveraging his Gang Sha’s attribute that he was able to achieve his miraculous Sword Control and weapon manipulation abilities.
’So, what attribute does my Gang Sha have?’
Lin Ye focused on the feeling for a moment. He didn’t sense any distinct elemental characteristics.
None of the violence of Thunder, none of the sharpness of Metal, nor any other inclination.
It was just pure, ultimate energy.
’Is my Primordial Gang Sha attributeless?’
’Or perhaps...’
’All Attributes?’
Lin Ye couldn’t figure it out.
Just then, a series of system notifications chimed once again in his mind.
[DING! Attribute adjustment complete!]
[DING! You have been promoted to LV.31!]
[You have gained 2 free attribute points!]
[You have gained 1 skill point!]
’I even leveled up?’
Lin Ye was momentarily stunned before realizing it must have been the experience he had accumulated over the past fifteen days of intense cultivation.
After he broke through his realm’s limits, the system had compensated him, not simply swallowed up the fruits of his previous training.
As the system’s attribute adjustment completed, Lin Ye felt the Primordial Gang Sha inside him suddenly increase by a large amount out of thin air!
The mung bean-sized golden Gang Sha at the center of his Qi Sea abruptly swelled to the size of a date pit!
More Fog Gang emanated from it, instantly filling all the withered meridians throughout his body!
The feeling of emptiness that had persisted for more than half a month was swept away!
In its place was an unprecedented sense of terrifying power, as if he could punch a hole through the heavens and the earth!
Lin Ye eagerly opened his system panel.
[Host: Lin Ye]
[Race: Orc Warrior]
[Level: LV.31 (362,144/520,000)]
[Evolution Tier: 1.41]
[Life Value: 5,000/114,514]
[Energy Value: 12,400/12,400]
[Physical Strength Value: 36,200/36,200]
[BOSS Mechanics: Healing out of combat (White), Soul Furnace (Green), Crush (Green), Taotie (Purple), Phase Shift (Green)]
[Current Phase: P1, P2, other phases not yet unlocked]
[Strength: 1,864.3]
[Agility: 1,901.1]
[Stamina: 2,049.7]
[Spirit: 1,522.3]
[Free Attribute Points: 2]
[Skill Points: 1]
[P1 Skills: Normal Attack (Level MAX), Thick Skin (LV.5), Charged Strike (Level MAX), Polearm Arts (LV.5), Spear Arts (Level MAX)]