The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS

"The Strongest, terrifying indeed!"

Inside the underground palace beneath the Imperial Palace, a six-year-old child sat cross-legged, floating above the Blood Pool, clutching a Blood Crystal Stone with a furrowed brow.

The intimidation left behind by Yin Tianxia before his departure had been fully received by him, which is why he was able to utter such words.

"The Strongest, they are practically at the peak of Divine Communication."

If one were to define the Realms from Postnatal to True Pill as the stages before transcendence, that range would be from zero to one hundred.

And for the Strongest, who move between entering Divine Communication and the peak of it, their range would be from one hundred to ten thousand.

The upper and lower limits of both are the same, one percent to one hundred percent, but the difference between them is immeasurable.

"Fortunately, I now possess the body of the Saint and Demon Embryo, catching up to them is merely a matter of time."

He directed his Qi into the Blood Crystal Stone, drawing out the essence blood within.

The crimson Blood Crystal Stone filled the air with blood Qi, dripping beads of essence blood. Although the volume of essence blood was not large, once it fell into the Blood Pool, the surface level of the Blood Pool quickly rose.

After the essence blood finished dripping, the Blood Pool was more than half full.

"Next, the main event begins."

The Xuanyin Sword Snake flew out from his sleeve, opened its mouth, and spewed out He Fengsa and essence blood from two individuals at the True Pill Realm. Once these streams of essence blood joined the Blood Pool, bubbles formed on the surface of the pool, which quickly rose to the very top, and the golden Dragon Energy moving within became even more lively.

"With the constructed Blood Pool, and the Dragon Vein Qi, my body..."

Qing Yu could clearly feel that his Saint and Demon Embryo, innately lacking in nutrition at birth, was instinctively swallowing Essence Qi and Dragon Vein Qi. There was no need for deliberate control, as the embryo's instincts were driving his body towards rapid growth.

Seven years old, eight years old...

His body visibly grew at a pace discernible to the naked eye, and it showed no signs of adverse effects from being overly hastened. It was as if he were traversing through time, with Qing Yu's body experiencing six years of growth within just three two-hour periods.

"Crackle—"

His garments burst open, and the torn pieces of cloth fell into the clear blood water below. The life Essence Qi contained in the essence blood was also completely absorbed, turning the blood water into pure Qingshui.

"Crackle and pop..."

Amid a sequence of sounds, Qing Yu stretched his muscles and bones, stood arrogantly in the air, with his long hair trailing behind his back, surrounded by a powerful aura of intimidation.

"It's not over yet, is it?"

Qing Yu raised his hand and took out Phoenix Blood and Qilin Demon Blood from the system space, ingesting these two types of essence blood.

"Glug—"

"Howl—"

A bright red color emerged on Qing Yu's body, and two vague silhouettes darted within him, as if intending to infiltrate his body.

However, leaving aside Qing Yu's current Power for the moment, the Saint and Demon Embryo was not something that could be easily tainted.

The cries of the Phoenix and Qilin turned into wails in an instant, and soon after disappeared completely, with Qing Yu's skin returning to its pale complexion.

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After today, Phoenix Blood and Qilin Demon Blood will no longer exist; they have both become the nutrients for the Primordial Fetus, unable to leave even a trace within Qing Yu's body.

Qing Yu's eyes were tightly closed, continuously absorbing these two powerful Essence forces, allowing them to integrate into his body and causing his physical form to grow once more.

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was deep into the night. There were no apparent changes within the underground palace; it was still the same dark scene.

However, above the Blood Pool where Qing Yu was, the transformation was nothing short of astonishing.

At this moment, he was dressed in the adult clothes prepared earlier. His visage was fixed in the golden age of eighteen and would remain unchanged until death.

"Such potent potential, with a path ahead that knows no bounds..."

The air hummed, buzzing with the rapid growth of power that was involuntarily leaking outward, causing the air to vibrate with a low rumble.

Seeing this, Qing Yu silently operated his True Skill, melding the Yin Yang Qi into his body, drawing a vast amount of Earth Essence Qi to propel a leap forward in Realm.

Gradually, Qing Yu's body began to emit a golden radiance; the two forms, Four Symbols, Five Elements, and Eight Diagrams all emerged around his body, as Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi continuously flowed into him.

"Heaven has four seasons, Five Elements, nine resolutions, and three hundred and sixty days; man has four seasons, five viscera, nine acupoints, three hundred and sixty joints. Heaven and Earth the two forms breathe and interconnect; Yin Yang and Five Elements generate and inherit each other, conforming to Heaven and Earth, refining the body of Heavenly Gang, this is—Heavenly Gang Qi Decision."

Qing Yu's Power completely turned golden, connecting within and without Heaven and Earth, cultivating the Heavenly Gang Qi Decision within the Heaven and Earth Supreme Skill, and making a charge towards the highest level of the Fu Xi Divine Skill.

At the same time, his form appeared to momentarily separate and recombine, another figure flickering in and out of existence. That figure's eyes were deep with concealed Devil Light, the Extreme Demon Energy settling within him as if the Demon King had come to life.

The Saint and Demon Embryo was inherently a coexistence of Saint and Demon, and as Qing Yu cultivated the Heaven and Earth Supreme Skill, the Dark Ice and Fire Seven Heavens also advanced into the realm of the Fifth Layer Heaven.

This Dark Buddha's enemy technique, along with several other Demon Path Martial Arts, converged and condensed into an equally Extreme Demonic Qi.

Saint and Demon combined, unleashing infinite momentum.

"Boom—"

In the skies above the Divine Capital, following the Red Thunder of August fifteenth, another phenomenon manifested; Pure Saint's Energy and Extreme Demon Energy mingled, forming a saint and demon coexistence phenomenon of gold-black Qi soaring into the sky.

This duality of colors, without any hint of strangeness, astonishingly exuded a specific sense of holiness. Since the Saint and Demon Embryo was created as a vessel for Emperor Qi Tian's descent, naturally, it bore not the slightest impurity.

This first Martial God of the Heavenly Realm, though self-styled as a demon, held the strongest aversion towards that kind of dark filth; the revealed Saint and Demon Energy, therefore, bore no trace of eeriness but was filled instead with a holy and sublime purity.

"The leakage of Saint and Demon Energy is indeed a problem."

Qing Yu stood in the air, lightly lifting his hands, with two pale golden track wheels spinning and tumbling externally, intertwining ceaselessly. This was the manifestation of the dual-layer Protective True Qi unique to the Saint and Demon Embryo.

Although Qing Yu had previously used both Visible and Hidden Meridians to stimulate two layers of Protective True Qi, those layers were merely forms; to actually form the strongest Protective Qi, it was best to merge the two layers.

But now, both layers of Protective Qi outside Qing Yu's body were in their strongest state, with no compromise. His combat prowess surged once again, moving yet another step closer to that unparalleled level.

"Tomorrow, I'll have to think of an explanation to round off tonight's phenomenon. Being the Director of Imperial Observatory is indeed troublesome; it seems I should retire as soon as possible."

Qing Yu silently operated his Mysterious Technique, reining in the leaking Qi, completely retracting it within his body.

The Saint and Demon Coexisting Phenomenon in the sky also gradually faded due to his active withdrawal, disappearing into the night.

The night sky of the Divine Capital returned to darkness, but the Saint and Demon Coexisting Phenomenon that had occurred would remain forever in the eyes of all.

Among them, some with astonishing strength could already perceive the mystery behind the phenomenon, fostering deep wariness towards the one who caused it.

Inside the Divine Capital, an even greater storm was brewing.

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