Almighty Genius

Chapter 2279 - 1773: Explosive Surge in Power!

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Generally speaking, for martial artists below the Great Grandmaster level, taking the Azure Dragon Pill has a mortality rate of over ninety-nine percent…

Without a sufficiently strong physique and meridians, it's simply impossible to contain the terrifying spiritual energy unleashed by the Azure Dragon Pill… When this massive amount of spiritual energy has nowhere to discharge, exploding the body becomes its only option.

Even for a Great Grandmaster-level expert, there's a certain chance of mishap...

However, Qin Fang, after consuming the Azure Dragon Pill, showed no signs of body explosion!

It even seemed that Qin Fang had anticipated this outcome long ago and was waiting for this moment!

"Awesome! Really awesome! It's too awesome..."

Terrifying and massive spiritual energy was released from the Azure Dragon Pill, rushing into all of Qin Fang's meridians, causing them to swell as if they could collapse at any moment.

However, Qin Fang's meridians were extremely resilient, having been repeatedly cleansed by the peerless elixir Golden Dragon Saliva…

While the properties of the Azure Dragon Pill were terrifying, they were still within what Qin Fang could endure!

This was a significant advantage for Qin Fang; although Chen Zhi was familiar with the Azure Dragon Pill, he clearly couldn't know the secrets of Qin Fang's body.

"How is this possible?"

Chen Zhi still found it incredible, feeling that it was too unreal, even subconsciously rubbing his eyes, suspecting that he was seeing things or hallucinating... It was impossible for a Grandmaster-level expert to withstand the effects of the Azure Dragon Pill.

Yet, the aura around Qin Fang was becoming increasingly fearsome, nearly rivalling his own, surrounded by a faint energy aura similar to the protective Gang Qi of a Great Grandmaster.

As someone who's been there, Chen Zhi certainly knew what this meant!

This was the embryonic form of the protective Gang Qi that a Great Grandmaster-level expert comprehends before fully mastering it… Perhaps because Qin Fang's realm hadn't reached that level, this Gang Qi was merely in form without being completely consolidated.

Chen Zhi's expression was quite gloomy, observing the changes on Qin Fang's side, intending to disrupt, yet hesitating to act rashly…

Just as he knew, at this moment Qin Fang was like a powder keg, either blowing himself up or others…

If he couldn't fully withstand the Azure Dragon Pill's potency, naturally he would explode himself and die!

And now, he needed a release point. If Chen Zhi rushed in recklessly to attack Qin Fang, in case Qin Fang used it against him... Although it might not blow him, a Great Grandmaster-level expert, to pieces directly, the impact of the terrifying spiritual energy could still potentially injure him.

Qin Fang's strength was already formidable, and with the Azure Dragon Pill's power, his True Qi was no less potent than that of a Great Grandmaster-level expert. If Chen Zhi were injured, Qin Fang might very well counter-kill him.

Rather than putting himself in such danger, it was better to wait quietly… Perhaps Qin Fang would end up playing himself to death without requiring Chen Zhi's intervention!

"Roar~~~"

The power of the Azure Dragon Pill was even more frightening than Qin Fang had anticipated.

Despite Qin Fang shouting in exhilaration, his internal meridians were enduring a severe test, where even the slightest mistake could lead to unimaginable disastrous consequences... Qin Fang's Blood Replenishing Pill and Spirit Revitalizing Pill were already prepared. In the event of an emergency, he would immediately mend his own damaged areas!

He was willing to lose part of the Azure Dragon Pill's effectiveness rather than accidentally perish in Chen Zhi's hands...

At this moment, Chen Zhi was like a lurking viper, although yet to make any moves, merely waiting for an opportunity!

Qin Fang's body was like a balloon, while the spiritual energy of the Azure Dragon Pill was like the air in the balloon, continuously inflating it, making the balloon expand, expand, and expand again… But once it exceeded the critical point, the balloon would instantly explode.

Meanwhile, Qin Fang was fully circulating all his True Qi within, hastily trying to assimilate the spiritual energy in the shortest possible time and make it his own... However, Qin Fang was shocked to find that even at such a pace, it was still below his expectations, leaving him on the brink of extreme danger.

"That's right, the Azure Dragon Qi Cultivation Technique…"

Qin Fang rummaged through the Props Box, seemingly finding something to alleviate the crisis, unexpectedly discovering a secret technique, making his eyes light up immediately, which turned out to be the Azure Dragon Qi Cultivation Technique he obtained from the Underground Palace.

The Four Symbols Qi Cultivation Technique: Qin Fang had acquired three of the manuals, but only the Azure Dragon Qi Cultivation Technique was compatible with his physique; the other two had to be reluctantly abandoned…

Qin Fang intended to thoroughly study the Four Symbols Qi Cultivation Technique only after gathering all of them, but now he couldn't wait… He quickly slapped the Azure Dragon Qi Cultivation Technique, and instantly, a stream of light surged into Qin Fang's body.

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At the same time, a new skill, the Azure Dragon Qi Cultivation Technique, appeared in Qin Fang's skill bar... Without the slightest hesitation, Qin Fang spent a substantial amount of experience points, gained from defeating Gagarin and Wei Feng, on this skill.

In an instant, the level of the Azure Dragon Qi Cultivation Technique directly advanced to Grandmaster level.

Buzz~~~

As Qin Fang silently operated this mysterious Azure Dragon Qi Cultivation Technique, he immediately felt a very peculiar change in his body... This was a method entirely different from the usual True Qi circulation routes.

However, the spiritual energy released by the Azure Dragon Pill seemed to be summoned by some mysterious force. Instead of continuing to run amok within Qin Fang's body, it started to circulate obediently.

Qin Fang had cultivated various True Qi circulation methods, but even with all of them combined, he could only merge a small portion of the spiritual energy for his own use... The rest, while significantly boosting Qin Fang's strength, was not truly his to control.

Yet, the Azure Dragon Qi Cultivation Technique was entirely different. The spiritual energy released by the Azure Dragon Pill seemed to be inherently prepared for it... It obediently complied, and a little mysterious "elemental energy" gradually began to form as well.

This spiritual energy slowly transformed into "elemental energy" and moved into Qin Fang's dantian... Though the quantity was not large, the quality was remarkably terrifying, claiming half the territory previously occupied by all of Qin Fang's other True Qi combined!

"This must be a more profound method of cultivation..."

Qin Fang, not being foolish, quickly realized the power of this Azure Dragon Qi Cultivation Technique.

He ignored the changes in the outside world, even momentarily forgetting about his rival, Chen Zhi. His only focus was to completely convert the spiritual energy from the Azure Dragon Pill into "elemental energy" for his use.

Meanwhile, his True Qi wasn't idle... As the spiritual energy continuously grew wild and restless, the True Qi could more easily merge with part of it, growing stronger as well.

By this point, the tumultuous energy aura within Qin Fang also gradually calmed down... No longer like a bomb ready to explode at any moment!

Simultaneously, Qin Fang's strength was also increasing rapidly...

Qin Fang clearly felt that his power seemed to have crossed that critical bottleneck, entering a completely new realm...

Even though Qin Fang understood that this explosive growth in strength was only temporary, once the effects of the Azure Dragon Pill wore off, he would return to his original level... Of course, there were unimaginable benefits within this.

At least with the experience of breaking through the grandmaster-level bottleneck, when Qin Fang truly needed to break through, it would be much easier... Perhaps this bottleneck might not even exist at all!

It's just like when Qin Fang rose from Level 1 to Level 5; all that was needed was for his strength to accumulate to a sufficient degree, and the advance would proceed very smoothly!

"Whew~~~"

The spiritual energy released by the Azure Dragon Pill slowly calmed down, and Qin Fang's energy aura gradually stabilized as well. At this point, Qin Fang could finally heave a long sigh of relief, as the most dangerous moment had essentially passed.

Opening his eyes and looking at the dumbfounded expression on Chen Zhi's face across from him, Qin Fang's taut expression finally relaxed, "Now, we can be considered truly standing on the same starting line..."

Qin Fang's energy aura had completely stabilized. Although the effects of the Azure Dragon Pill hadn't been fully released yet, more than half had been released, with some residual effects slowly being absorbed by Qin Fang's body.

It wasn't until this moment that Qin Fang could truly breathe a sigh of relief.

Although he was confident there wouldn't be any problems from taking the Azure Dragon Pill, the fear of that one percent chance of accident still lingered... Luckily, no such accident occurred, and Qin Fang successfully merged with the terrifying power of the Azure Dragon Pill.

Looking at Chen Zhi across from him, Qin Fang's face was filled with confidence as well...

"Hmph... Even so, I can still kill you with ease!"

Chen Zhi's expression was quite grim, but upon noticing the unformed protective Gang Qi on Qin Fang's surface, he slightly relaxed... Protective Gang Qi is a trump card for a Great Grandmaster-level expert. Without it, a Great Grandmaster-level expert is at best only slightly stronger than a peak grandmaster-level expert.

It was undeniable that Chen Zhi missed the best opportunity to kill Qin Fang...

Qin Fang had absorbed a lot of the Azure Dragon Pill's released energy, greatly boosting his strength.

However, the extent to which this inflated strength could exert real power was unclear not only to Chen Zhi but possibly even to Qin Fang himself...

Especially since Qin Fang, though temporarily stabilizing his realm at the Early Stage of Grandmaster Level, was equivalent to Chen Zhi's realm at this moment...

Yet, without the protective Gang Qi, Qin Fang was like a character in an online game having the same level but lacking in gear and skills compared to the other party... Such a disparity in strength clearly put him at a disadvantage!

"Hmph... I don't think so!"

Chen Zhi had a well-laid plan, but Qin Fang was not to be underestimated either... (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation.)