Chapter 378: Chapter 377: I felt a deep malice
Handing Xu Lingjun the Jade Pendant Tomorrow was originally intended to establish good relations with him.
If used correctly, throwing this Jade Pendant at an enemy is almost equivalent to a full-strength strike from a Grandmaster of the Upper Realm, a lifesaver in critical moments.
As long as it serves its purpose once, Xu Lingjun will owe Tomorrow a big favor.
Unfortunately...
Tomorrow’s goodwill was always there, but Xu Lingjun kept letting them down.
He never properly used these things.
Last time, he used it to power a Mecha, and this time he directly channeled all the True Qi from the Jade Pendant into his own body.
It was only because he had great confidence in himself. If it were any other Profound Realm Martial Artist, they might have exploded and died instantly.
But Xu Lingjun endured it.
Not only did he endure it... at this moment, the "Infinite Divine Demon Body Refining Technique" began to operate.
Starting from the Huichuan Realm, he possessed the ability to absorb the enemy’s True Qi for his own use.
It depended on whether the intensity of this True Qi exceeded his limit. If not, it could passively enhance his True Qi limit.
But if it surpassed his tolerance, he could use his formidable meridians to merge this True Qi with his own, then unleash it with a reversed momentum.
This could unleash power several times beyond his limit...
Its exact power depended on the strength of the enemy.
But now.
When Tomorrow’s True Qi surged into his body, it was akin to Tomorrow attacking him with seventy percent of his power.
And for Xu Lingjun, this was not even the limit.
In other words...
Not only can I transfer this True Qi and unleash it in my next strike, but I can also absorb this True Qi.
As long as I can retain it.
Xu Lingjun didn’t use the "Reversed Tao Qiankun," but instead relied on the terrifying strength of his meridians to forcibly hold onto this True Qi, and the "Infinite Divine Demon Body Refining Technique" began to devour this True Qi, like a young tiger ripping into the corpse of a Tyrannosaurus.
Though the dinosaur was strong, it was merely a dead thing; the young tiger might not be much larger than a cat, but it was truly the king of beasts, full of ferocity.
Piece by piece, the flesh was torn off, turning into nourishment for the young tiger.
Blood slowly dripped down from the corners of Xu Lingjun’s lips.
The sheer volume of Tomorrow’s True Qi was too vast to be absorbed immediately, but while he could contain it for a time, holding it long-term would place a tremendous burden on his meridians.
In just a few moments, he had sustained significant internal injuries.
But I can still hold on.
Xu Lingjun closed his eyes, striving to retain this powerful True Qi within him.
The longer he held it, the more he could absorb, and the greater the benefits he would gain.
The recently broken-through second layer of the Profound Realm was visibly improving, having absorbed only a tenth or twelfth of Tomorrow’s True Essence.
It seamlessly broke into the third layer of the Profound Realm.
The bones throughout his body crackled and popped, even strengthening the meridians that were already under strain.
Originally planning to give up, Xu Lingjun was stunned and persisted a bit longer.
The intensity of the True Qi within him increased once more...
Triple Peak.
Now just a fine line away from another breakthrough.
Can’t take any more...
Xu Lingjun suddenly opened his eyes with a low roar.
Raising his hand, he unleashed a palm strike into the sky, a chilling blade Qi soared upward.
Majestic blade Qi surged like a storm.
It directly lifted off the rooftop, and then the blade Qi continued unabated, with the nearly hundred-meter-long True Qi blade standing majestically within Wang Qingya’s dormitory. Just gazing at it, one could feel the intense sharpness within the blade Qi, sending shivers down the spine.
Indeed powerful!
Xu Lingjun couldn’t help but feel a shock in his heart, knowing that his previous limit was only a forty-meter-long blade, and even then, the blade Qi vanished so quickly it was almost like an illusion.
But this time, the blade Qi extended a hundred meters, and it could linger in the air for such a long time, becoming a truly unparalleled divine weapon.
Almost two tenths of Tomorrow’s seventy percent True Essence had been absorbed, and the remaining fifty percent still held such power!
He stood up with pleasant surprise, watching as the blade Qi slowly disappeared between heaven and earth...
Yet the chilling air spread out, instantly triggering alarms across the Zhanzheng Academy.
And on the detector, the combat power of the intruder had clearly reached the Upper Realm!
"An Upper Realm Grandmaster has invaded Zhanzheng Academy."
Zhang Zhiheng said seriously, "Dispatch the automated defense... wait..."
He paused, looking through the monitor, seeing Xu Lingjun emerge from the house, and after the blade Qi dissipated, there was no further movement. Could it be...
A look of bewildered shock appeared on his face.
He thought to himself, could it be that this kid has already reached this level?
He couldn’t help but be deeply amazed, thinking how soon this kid had already nearly reached the legendary Upper Realm Grandmaster?
No wonder Liu Zhiyuan was so persistent with this kid... his talent in the Martial Tao is no less than his intelligence.
He shook his head and said, "Forget it, he’s not an enemy, it’s just Professor Xu testing his Martial Skills, deploy the automated repair robots to help fix the roof... and also, help disperse those who want to watch the spectacle, let’s not disturb him."
"Understood."
Someone responded, then quickly went down to make arrangements.
Meanwhile, Xu Lingjun couldn’t care less about the rooftop being pierced above his head.
He was overjoyed, never expecting the Jade Pendant given to him by Tomorrow could be used in this way.
Aside from recklessly unleashing its force for a mighty strike, he could also expend most of it and permanently retain a small portion within himself.
Now he had two choices.
One was to keep the Jade Pendant, allowing himself to deliver a strike surpassing the Upper Realm Grandmaster; after this experiment, Xu Lingjun was sure he could fully absorb this True Essence, then unleash it using "Reckless and Irresponsible", which even at only seventy percent power, would definitely surpass Tomorrow’s full-force strike.
The other possibility was to continue using the Jade Pendant, trying to permanently retain part of its True Essence within, thereby raising his strength by at least one realm level.
Maybe two.
Xu Lingjun thought to himself that moving from the initial second layer to the current triple peak, if it happened again, relying on his further strengthened meridians, he might at least start from the fifth layer.
More importantly, Tomorrow’s True Qi was not pure True Qi, but purified True Essence.
After being devoured and digested by Xu Lingjun, even his own True Qi’s purity significantly improved.
This purity might still not compare with a Grandmaster’s, but it far exceeded that of the Profound Realm, and if further enhanced with the "Ninefold Thunder Tribulation", Xu Lingjun’s current True Qi purity would be no different from real True Essence.
In other words... although his quantity of True Qi still lagged far behind, in terms of quality, he was now truly standing on the same starting line as those Grandmasters.
Xu Lingjun didn’t hesitate much, deciding against the option to directly increase his cultivation.
Knowing that this was an all-out strike surpassing an Upper Realm Grandmaster, it was precious, something he himself couldn’t unleash easily.
And cultivation is something that with a little time, through casual cultivation and eating, he could improve.
Compared to that, keeping this strike could save his life at a critical moment.
It shouldn’t be lightly wasted.
"I just don’t know if this Jade Pendant is precious, if possible, I can request Sect Leader of Tomorrow to bring a few more, maybe three or four more, and I might directly ascend to the Upper Realm, saving me the trouble of cultivating and eating."
At this moment.
On a plane thousands of miles away.
Tomorrow couldn’t help but shiver, suddenly opening his eyes, vigilantly looking around.
Liu Peiyun, sitting beside him, asked concernedly, "Senior Brother, what’s wrong?"
"Nothing, I just sensed a deep malice, probably someone plotting against me. Could it be news of my depleted True Essence from making the Li chen Jade has been leaked?"
Tomorrow sneered, "Unfortunately, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse, even with considerable loss, not just anyone can bully me, if they have the guts, let them come."
"Senior Brother is mighty!"
Zhanzheng Academy.
Xu Lingjun knew everything was ready.
His eyes fell on the phone call from Li Jingjun.
Since she returned to the family, he had been sending messages or calling every few days, but regrettably... nothing ever came back.
"Maybe I should go and see."
Xu Lingjun thought to himself that to reach the Polar Star Battlefield, the only passage was through the exclusive Star Ring Passage at the Biluo District.
And it seemed to conveniently pass through Yuzhang City.
Maybe I’ll just stop by.