Chapter 155: Chapter 131: Dragon Elephant

「The next morning.」

Li Dayao entered the Inner Courtyard.

The nine of them watched him with rapt attention.

“Using the Day and Night Breathing Technique to open the bloodline channels throughout your body is only the first step in cultivating Inner Strength. Starting today, I will teach you the true secret to this Breathing Technique, helping you resonate with it and maximize your Qi Power,” Li Dayao said.

“Thank you, sir,” everyone said in unison.

“I need to know the limits of your Qi Power. Go, lift the Stone Locks.”

Li Dayao pointed to a pile of Stone Locks in the Inner Courtyard.

That pile of Stone Locks had always been there, but none of them had paid it any mind. They never expected to use them today.

The group exchanged glances and walked toward the Stone Locks.

During the South City Martial Arts Examination, Chu Lingguang had taken first place with a Qi Power of 470 jin. Now, over twenty days later, his Qi Power had increased substantially with the help of the Day and Night Breathing Technique and his fully opened bloodline channels.

Although the others had not yet fully opened their bloodline channels, their Qi Power had also clearly improved during this time. Their previous scores from the Qiao Pass portion of the Martial Arts Examination no longer represented their peak strength.

“I’ll go first.”

Qi Shiwei walked toward the 620-jin Stone Lock.

During the Jin City Martial Arts Examination, he had taken first place in the Qiao Pass with a Qi Power of 590 jin, overpowering all his rivals. Nearly a month later, his Qi Power had now broken through 600 jin.

Everyone watched Qi Shiwei.

Qi Shiwei was skilled with a hundred-jin Fangtian Halberd. Gao Yimu had only barely managed to defeat him with his Two-Handed Sword, and even Chen Jin was wary of him.

In front of everyone, Qi Shiwei grabbed the Stone Lock with both hands and let out a sharp cry. Using the Day and Night Breathing Technique and channeling his Heavenward Force, he hoisted the 620-jin Stone Lock to his chest. Then, sinking into a squat and straightening his back, he lifted the 620-jin Stone Lock over his head.

Everyone was stunned.

A Qi Power of 620 jin was an incredible feat that left others in the dust. Even Chu Lingguang felt he couldn’t compare.

Beside them, Emperor Yue Xuan also wore a grave expression.

In the North City Martial Arts Examination, he had placed first in every stage, crushing Hu Yanlin along the way, but his Qi Power was only 560 jin—thirty jin less than Qi Shiwei’s.

Now, with the help of the Day and Night Breathing Technique and opening his bloodline channels, his Qi Power had grown, but he was still some distance from 600 jin. In the end, Emperor Yue Xuan lifted the 590-jin Stone Lock. He had tried the 600-jin one but failed to lift it.

Chen Jin’s Qi Power had been 550 jin during the Martial Arts Examination. This time, he lifted the 580-jin Stone Lock, but with great difficulty. It wasn’t a clean lift over his head like Emperor Yue Xuan had done with the 590-jin lock.

Gao Yimu lifted the 570-jin Stone Lock.

Hu Yanlin lifted the 570-jin Stone Lock.

As Noble Family Disciples, they had abundant resources and no shortage of meat to replenish their Qi Blood, so their Qi Power was particularly outstanding.

The other three had Qi Power ranging from 510 to 530 jin.

Finally, everyone’s gaze fell on Chu Lingguang.

Chu Lingguang knew his Qi Power had grown significantly. However, since he had only won the Qiao Pass in the South City Martial Arts Examination with 470 jin, he decided to play it safe and start by attempting to lift the 510-jin Stone Lock.

He easily lifted the Stone Lock over his head.

The others frowned.

Less than a month had passed since the Qiao Pass competition, yet Chu Lingguang’s Qi Power had already increased by forty jin, and he clearly hadn’t reached his limit.

His rate of improvement had already surpassed theirs.

’Of course, the lower you start, the more room you have to improve,’ they told themselves, trying to find some comfort.

Chu Lingguang felt that he had lifted the 510-jin Stone Lock using only eighty percent of his strength. He took a step forward and stood before the 560-jin Stone Lock.

Seeing this, everyone was in disbelief. They felt Chu Lingguang was being overconfident.

“Hah!”

Chu Lingguang paid them no mind.

With a powerful shout, he activated the Day and Night Breathing Technique and channeled his Heavenward Force. With his bloodline channels completely open, a current of Qi seemed to surge up from the soles of his feet, gathering in his arms all at once. The 560-jin Stone Lock lifted easily from the ground, and he successfully raised it over his head.

Three breaths later, BANG!

Chu Lingguang threw the Stone Lock to the ground.

Emperor Yue Xuan, Chen Jin, and the others felt a suffocating pressure. ’Is this the advantage of having one’s bloodline channels fully open?’ According to legend, every bloodline in the body possessed Dragon Elephant Power. If a Practitioner could awaken this power, once their channels were completely open, their Qi Power could reach over ten thousand jin, or even tens of thousands of jin.

These Noble Family Disciples were well-informed and had heard many stories from the older generation of Martial Artists about god-like Qi Power. Although they didn’t believe Chu Lingguang could possess that kind of strength, having fully open bloodline channels was an enormous advantage in cultivation.

Chu Lingguang’s growth in power made every one of them burn with the desire to open their own bloodline channels and gain control over the power within each one.

“Continue!” Li Dayao said to Chu Lingguang.

He could see that Chu Lingguang still had strength to spare; the 560-jin Stone Lock was not his limit.

“Yes.”

Chu Lingguang nodded. Looking at the Stone Locks that Chen Jin and the others had lifted, he carefully considered how much strength he had used just now.

He may not have been much of a scholar in his past life, but his math skills were still decent.

Finally, he walked up to the 600-jin Stone Lock.

At that moment, Emperor Yue Xuan, Chen Jin, Gao Yimu, and even Qi Shiwei—who had lifted 620 jin—all froze. It felt as if a heavy stone was pressing on their chests, making it hard to breathe.

If Chu Lingguang could lift the 600-jin Stone Lock, it would mean that in less than a month, he would have increased his Qi Power by a full 130 jin, relying only on his fully open bloodline channels and the Day and Night Breathing Technique.

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