Chapter 27: Breaking Through to the Seventh Segment
Time flows like water, quietly slipping through the fingers when you least expect it. The novel is all here.
The hot summer has been replaced by the cool autumn, and the lush green branches are starting to mix in some yellowing.
It」s still that tidy little house, with sunlight streaming in, casting spots everywhere.
Inside the room, the young boy had his eyes closed, hands forming seals, and with each breath, he seemed to be in a trance.
After more than half a year of hard training, the young boy's delicate and youthful face now bore a touch of determination, his tightly pressed lips revealing a hint of stubbornness, and his skin, as pale as a woman's, had slightly yellowed from months of brutal training, while his seemingly frail body concealed the fierce explosive power of a cheetah.
From any angle, it seemed the boy was undergoing a terrifying transformation at an alarming speed, and once this transformation was complete, it would leave everyone in shock!
As the boy's extremely smooth breathing continued, wisps of air tinged with a hint of green slowly seeped out from the wooden basin, ultimately flowing into his body with each breath.
"I」m definitely going to break through to the seventh level of fighting spirit today!"
During his training, a sudden confident thought sprang into Xiao Yan's mind. The thought seemed to come out of nowhere, yet it appeared in his heart as if it was the natural result of things coming together.
In the past month, Xiao Yan had attempted to break through to the seventh stage of Dou Qi several times, but without exception, all ended in failure.
Perhaps it was because today」s training added the final drop to a nearly overflowing basin that the long-anticipated spark of inspiration suddenly appeared.
The unexpected thought made Xiao Yan's hand seal tremble, almost causing him to lose his focus and exit his training state, but fortunately, Xiao Yan had good composure and forcibly suppressed the surge of excitement in his heart, holding his breath and concentrating, trying to calm his mind.
As his breathing gradually steadied, Xiao Yan began to greedily absorb the external energy to prepare for the breakthrough to the seventh stage.
In the wooden basin, the blue liquid ripples gently, shimmering with various colors, and a stream of mild energy flows out from the liquid, rushing eagerly into Xiao Yan's body.
The pale blue energy streams surged increasingly, and in just a moment, not only did they completely envelop Xiao Yan's body, but even the large wooden basin itself became only vaguely visible, appearing quite strange from a distance.
Under Xiao Yan's endless demand, the color of the blue liquid in the basin began to fade at a visibly rapid pace.
Due to the massive influx of energy, Xiao Yan's small face turned slightly flushed, and a faint blue glow subtly radiated from him.
As Xiao Yan was breaking through to the seventh level of Dou Qi, he undoubtedly transformed into a giant magnet, rapidly drawing in the Dou Qi from the surrounding space, and even the pale blue liquid in the basin began to swirl into small water vortices.
The first level of Battle Qi, levels one to three are considered low-level, levels four to six are mid-level, and levels seven to nine are high-level.
Level seven Battle Qi can be seen as a watershed for beginner Battle Qi; once you step into level seven, you enter the high ranks of beginner status. By this point, the amount of Battle Qi stored within will be several times that of level six, so level seven Battle Qi is generally regarded as the first key to becoming a fighter, and its importance is self-evident.
With the rapid surge of blue energy, the color of the blue liquid in the wooden basin became lighter and lighter, until, at a certain moment, the blue liquid transformed back into a basin of clear, transparent water.
Without the energy support from the Foundation-Establishing Liquid, the pale blue on Xiao Yan's face gradually faded as well. Now, he could only draw a thin amount of Battle Qi from the surrounding air to maintain his momentum.
Although absorbing the fighting spirit from the air can support Xiao Yan in completing the breakthrough, it takes a longer time, and even if he manages to break through, the fighting spirit within him will need to be nurtured for a month before it can return to its full state.
Right now, what Xiao Yan lacks the most is time!
At the moment the medicinal effect of the spirit liquid vanished, the black ring on Xiao Yan's finger flickered with a faint light, and a drop of emerald-colored top-tier foundation-building spirit liquid was projected into the wooden basin once again, instantly turning the transparent water into a deep blue color.
With the support of a fresh drop of spirit liquid, Xiao Yan's spirit was lifted; after thanking the medicine elder in his heart, he kept his hands in a seal while controlling his breathing with his mind, crazily absorbing the rich energy that surged toward him.
The endless craving continued for a full half hour before finally starting to slow down, and by this time, the deep blue liquid had faded a few shades more.
When the last wisp of gentle energy flowed into his body with his breath, Xiao Yan's body fell into a brief stillness, then suddenly shook violently, his lower abdomen contracting slightly. Xiao Yan's eyes snapped open, and in his pitch-black pupils, a flash of blue and white light raced across, his mouth slightly agape as a mouthful of murky gas was expelled...
As the murky gas left his body, Xiao Yan's little face instantly looked a bit more spirited.
After staring blankly with his eyes open for a moment, Xiao Yan finally twisted his neck, producing a series of crisp cracking sounds, his palm slightly clenched, a feeling of solid power making the corners of his mouth curl up in delight.
"Finally at the seventh segment..."
With his eyes half-closed, feeling the abundant fighting spirit within him, Xiao Yan chuckled softly and murmured.