Chapter 529: Chapter 506: Martial Saint – Middle Stage Next moment. The three-stage Breathing Technique rapidly operated at a speed a thousand times or even ten thousand times faster than usual, causing a massive ’rumbling’ sound within him, like a thousand-foot waterfall cascading down. The flesh and blood near the Baihui point at the top of his head, the Tanzhong point in his chest, and the Weilu point at the base of his spine suddenly became somewhat transparent, emitting a dazzling red light, as if they had completely transformed. A large amount of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi came rushing in from all directions, pouring directly into these three spots. A huge milky-white Qi tornado even formed above Lou Yi’s head. This was the purest Primordial Qi between heaven and earth, which could be directly absorbed by the internal Gang Qi. The total amount of Gang Qi in Lou Yi’s body began to rise rapidly. Not only did it fill the lower Dantian, it even filled every part of his flesh, so full that his body ached, and every pore emitted a bright light. As the Gang Qi surged, Lou Yi’s body was simultaneously being transformed, with body cells continually dividing, dying, and regenerating at billions of times the normal speed. Some previously unseen impurities were expelled, making his body increasingly light and resilient. In the end, the total amount of Gang Qi soared to an extremely terrifying level. If the original Gang Qi was as much as a large lake, now it was like a great river, more than ten times the previous amount! This meant that the Companion Martial Skill such as Body into Sword, which originally consumed a lot of Gang Qi and could only be used as a trump card, could now be used extensively as a regular technique. Similarly, the power of the high-level martial art Surging Tide, inherently related to the amount of Gang Qi, had once again been upgraded. Furthermore, the thickness of the Glazed Gang Armor became several times thicker than before. The Dao patterns engraved on it became more complex and dense, greatly enhancing its defensive power. Although he had not seen a Top-grade Spiritual Artifact, Lou Yi felt that its defense was not much inferior. The enhancement of Qi-Blood also spurred progress in Divine Sense. The size of the eagle in Lou Yi’s mind increased from the previous thirteen zhang to twenty-five zhang, with a density so rich it was almost like a real being. This meant that Lou Yi’s Divine Soul strength had also entered another level. Not only could he easily resist Divine Soul attacks from opponents, but his body’s reaction speed, various senses, and intuition for danger had greatly improved as well. Of course, the changes brought by the mid-stage Martial Saint were not limited to these. Lou Yi looked at the Attribute Panel: [Name: Lou Yi] [Age: 27/352] [Realm: Mid-stage Martial Saint (0/600), Three-star Body Cultivator (288/600), Eighth Qi Refining Layer (158/600)] [Cultivation Technique: Yellow Extreme Breathing Technique (Three-stage, Mastery 0/1000+Five-color Lingzhi)...] [Skills: Surging Tide (Perfection), Lou’s Axe Law (Perfection), Light Body Technique (Major Achievement), Companion Martial Skill·Body into Sword, Companion Martial Skill·Glazed Gang Armor, Companion Martial Skill·Ascending Dragon, Secret Skill: Dragon Piercing Technique - Fragment (I)] [Magic: Corpse Control Technique (Perfection), Yin Qi Arrow (Perfection), Array Initial Solution (Perfection)...] [Talent: Petrification (Perfection), Ride the Wind (Minor Achievement 0/5000+1 Wind Walking Fruit)...Monster Power (Proficient 0/500+1 Blood Bodhi), Poison Venom (Proficient 0/300+1 Soul-Corrosion Flower)...Divination (Introductory 0/500+1 Millennium Turtle Shell), Clone (Introductory 0/600+1 Blood Jade Lotus)] [Detection: Yes/No] [Simulation: Yes/No] [Energy: 23383] Starting with lifespan. When he first broke through to Martial Saint, it was 302 years, now at mid-stage Martial Saint, it reached 352 years, an increase of fifty years. It’s imaginable that if he continues to break through to late-stage Martial Saint, it would still bring about an increase in lifespan. Then there was the addition of a new Companion Martial Skill, named Ascending Dragon. Ascending Dragon could be seen as an enhanced version of Body into Sword. When activated, it first transforms into a humanoid sword, but instead of merely firing in place, it rushes forward in a spiral drilling motion, continuously accelerating. When it contacts the enemy, it instantly releases all the energy, creating a shattering impact! The power compared to Body into Sword is at least five or six times higher, if not more. Of course, the consumption of Gang Qi is also extremely astonishing. Even with Lou Yi’s currently abundant Gang Qi, he can only use it twice, with each move consuming around forty percent of the total Gang Qi. From now on, Body into Sword and Surging Tide will become Lou Yi’s regular tactics. Ascending Dragon will be the trump card, not to be used lightly. Of course, Lou Yi’s strength changes over the past years are far more than this. Firstly, Lou’s Axe Skill, after accumulating enough energy, was upgraded and elevated to Lou’s Axe Law. From skill to law, the power and operability were naturally greatly enhanced. From now on, he could freely control the axe, allowing it to travel heaven and earth like a Flying Sword, at speeds much faster than an ordinary Flying Sword. Added an advanced axe skill called ’Phantom’. When the axe is launched, it can simultaneously generate several illusionary attacks that are difficult to distinguish from reality, making it hard for the enemy to identify the real one. Retained the Soul Devouring skill, the axe can store or burn the consumed enemy’s essence blood during flight, allowing its power to continuously increase, with a maximum reaching five times the initial state. Retained Chasing Life skill, achieving adaptive tracking. Retained Armor-Piercing skill, capable of dual physical and spiritual attacks... Then there are some spells with significant combat impact, which he has elevated to a higher level. Wind Walking Technique was upgraded from Minor Achievement to Major Achievement, making his speed increasingly swift. Ghost Shoulder Slap was advanced from Introductory to Minor Achievement, and the late-stage Qi Refining Spiritual Power was enough to use this powerful magic. Also, the Yin Light Shield was elevated to Perfection... Of course, talent is also one of Lou Yi’s focus for enhancement over the years. Strength-related talent, Earth Escape talent, Poison Venom talent, Silk Spitting talent, and other talents have achieved various improvements. As for Array, the auxiliary corpses in the Hundred Corpse Array have reached one hundred and eight, exceeding the array’s limit. With Lou Yi’s current late-stage Qi Refining cultivation, combined with the already perfected Hundred Corpse Array, its power has completely stepped into Foundation Establishment Level. Over the years, even though other Human Race sects joined the human-demon battlefield, improving the situation in the Zhao Kingdom. Lou Yi always had a faint sense of crisis in his heart, pushing him to continuously enhance his strength. Up to now, he can be said to have enhanced himself in all aspects. The exact extent of his strength, without a point of reference, even he himself is unsure. But it can be confirmed that he is much stronger than at the initial stage of Martial Saint. Even the clone he has now split off is not much weaker than his previous main body. ’Is it time to go out and have some fun?’ Lou Yi just birthed this idea in his mind. When a familiar voice came from outside the cave abode. "Lou Woodblock, Lou Woodblock!" Bi Yaoyao came bouncing over. She had a ponytail, apricot eyes, peach cheeks, eyebrows like new moons, with two shallow dimples at the corners of her mouth when she smiled, coupled with her undulating form, she carried a unique attraction. "Qingyi has emerged from seclusion, already at the ninth layer of Qi Refining! She wants to head to the human-demon battlefield for trials, saying she needs to seek opportunities for a breakthrough. It’s quite dangerous, why don’t we go with her?" ...