Legendary Clan Chief
Chapter 996 - 979: Blood Essence Battle Body, Divine Lotus Protection!

Chapter 996: Chapter 979: Blood Essence Battle Body, Divine Lotus Protection!

On one side, he was compressing and refining the flesh within his body, while on the other, under the dense vitality, new flesh was regenerating, creating a tug-of-war inside Xiao Chen’s body.

"Condense! Condense! Condense!"

Upon his massive body, thick blood vessels protruded like coiling blood dragons, and in the blink of an eye, large swaths of flesh within his body were torn and compressed by an incredibly powerful force.

Finally, Xiao Chen’s body stopped growing taller, not because the calamity of vitality within him had disappeared, but because Xiao Chen was condensing Blood Diamonds, and the speed at which he used up his flesh had reached an equilibrium with the speed of vitality regenerating new flesh.

The white vitality qi wandered inside his body, but at this moment, Xiao Chen had adapted to its presence, and the blocks of bright red flesh seemed to be dried out, turning into glistening diamonds.

Now, his body, over a hundred zhang tall, comprised mostly of flesh, with the Blood Crystal Diamonds accounting for less than one-tenth of it—his body was simply too gargantuan now.

"Vitality, the essence of life." Xiao Chen introspected as he gazed within himself, pondering continuously.

He could feel the vitality within him, emanating from the deep blood marrow, as if it shared the same origin. The blood marrow was indeed the true source of blood generation, naturally replete with exuberant vitality, but now each Blood Diamond possessed the same level of vitality.

"Is this a transformation?"

At that moment, a trace of surprise flashed in Xiao Chen’s eyes because he realized that while refining his body, the diminishing of the flesh wasn’t solely due to forced compression, but also because the flesh was undergoing a metamorphosis.

Impurities within the flesh, and some that had lost vitality, almost instantaneously annihilated into nothingness, only the most vitally exuberant flesh could eventually turn into Blood Diamonds, ensuring their vitality.

This was a transformative process that looked simple, but to condense the energy of a large chunk of flesh into a particle in the blink of an eye was not very easy.

The practice of Ancient Body Cultivation was to constantly compress, to make the flesh purer, and Blood Crystal Diamonds are merely the first stage of transformation. It is said that after several transformations, the body is powerful enough to match the divine beasts from the Desolate Wilds era.

At last, Xiao Chen’s War Body began to shrink gradually, though it was not very obvious, within the span of a quarter of an hour, he had shrunk by about one zhang in height.

Clearly, the calamity of vitality had begun to weaken. The frenzied absorption of Chaotic Airflow and metabolism had not caused his body to burst; instead, it completely cleansed Xiao Chen’s body with the Chaotic Airflow.

After the baptism of Chaotic Airflow, his entire body exuded a chaotic, vast, and profound aura.

One hundred fifty zhang... one hundred forty-five zhang... one hundred thirty-three zhang...

As Xiao Chen continuously compressed the flesh within his body, his stature began to diminish at a rate noticeable to the naked eye, but the energy he emitted became increasingly condensed and grew ever more vigorous!

While Xiao Chen continually compressed his flesh, at the center of this space, upon the towering ancient stele that reached the clouds, a seemingly illusory figure eerily emerged, observing Xiao Chen’s every move.

This was an immensely vast countenance, though only the features could be vaguely discerned.

"What a fortunate young fellow, his calamity of vitality has actually become a means to enhance his strength, not at all becoming a calamity for himself."

The illusory figure watched Xiao Chen, and none of his actions had escaped its scrutiny.

"Ancient Body Cultivation, forging the Three Realms Path, crystallizing all flesh—this is the right way to continue. Now let’s see how you proceed. My inheritance isn’t so easily succeeded!"

"Body metamorphosis, the true crossing of emptiness with one’s body, fists that break the stars, this is the most ancient path to becoming an emperor, rivaling the spiritual beings of the Desolate Era. After such a long passage of time, finally, a warrior of later generations has retaken the ancient road. Spiritual beings aside, step by step reaching the pinnacle, you become the god!"

Quickly, the countenance within the great ancient stele faded away, as if it had never appeared.

And Xiao Chen’s body had shrunk to a hundred zhang, the energy surrounding him more consolidated than ever, even as the Chaotic Airflow was again absorbed into his body, continuously permeating into his flesh and transforming into Blood Crystal Diamonds.

Particle by particle, the Blood Crystal Diamonds glistened like a rosy dawn, with sharp edges and angles, shimmering with a nine-colored brilliance. Meanwhile, the formerly white vitality qi within him gradually merged with the condensing Blood Crystal Diamonds, turning into the purest essence of life within the Blood Diamonds.

Seventy zhang... sixty zhang... forty-five zhang...

The proportion of Blood Crystal Diamonds, as Xiao Chen’s body shrank and as he continuously congealed more Blood Diamonds, returned to a state of four-tenths.

In actuality, the calamity of vitality had given Xiao Chen another opportunity to refine his flesh, compressing his body from over a hundred zhang tall to less than one zhang.

This compression did not change the total amount of Blood Qi contained within his body; as his body shrank, it allowed Xiao Chen to compress his body to the ultimate extent!

Each Blood Diamond was a complete world of life essence, containing immense power, a mere thought could unleash a hundredfold destructive force!

In the Desolate World, where days and months were unknown, Xiao Chen was enshrouded by the Chaotic Airflow oblivious to the passage of time. His body had diminished to under five zhang, and the Blood Crystal Diamonds within him had condensed to a state of ninety-nine percent.

His entire body was supported by purple gold battle bones, and each Blood Crystal Diamond clung to them, forming the War Body that Xiao Chen now possessed!

He was just one step away from having a true Blood Essence Battle Body!

Ancient Body Cultivation, Blood Essence War Body!

This was the first level of physical transformation!

Unlike other martial artists who focused on surface-level body refinement, this was an ultimate transformation conducted from the deepest part of the body’s flesh and blood!

Hum!

One zhang!

From a colossal body one hundred and sixty zhang tall, he compressed to a height of one zhang!

An astonishing compression of more than one hundred and sixty times!

This meant that every inch of his flesh had one hundred and sixty times the explosive power!

To other warriors, this was unimaginable.

This belonged to the ultimate transformation!

Ah!

All of a sudden, Xiao Chen’s eyes opened and closed, sending out sharp, electric gleams, as he opened his mouth wide and roared!

"Blood Essence consolidates, War Body forms!"

Accompanying the roar, like a dragon, Xiao Chen’s body shrank once more in an instant, returning to his original height!

Hum!

Consequently, the last piece of flesh within his body turned into a Blood Crystal Diamond at this moment!

Boom!

In an instant, thunder blasted within Xiao Chen’s body, and a nine-colored divine light emerged, shooting straight from his crown and transforming into a nine-colored Divine Lotus!

Divine Lotus Guard!

A Martial Arts God Technique derived from the ultimate physical transformation!

At this moment, Xiao Chen had a revelation; this Divine Lotus possessed strong defensive power, fully known as the Chaos Nine-colored Divine Lotus Guard!

Although it was suspended above Xiao Chen’s head for the moment, in reality, the Divine Lotus was incredibly heavy, so much so that even other warriors in the Legendary Realm would struggle to withstand its weight, comparable to that of a mountain.

Only Xiao Chen, who had undergone Ancient Body Cultivation, could support it!

This Chaos Nine-colored Divine Lotus Guard could be considered the pinnacle of spiritual power that one could obtain from practicing Ancient Body Cultivation and transforming the whole body into a Blood Essence War Body!

This was thanks to Xiao Chen’s War Body being entirely forged with Chaotic Airflow, inherently imbued with the essence of Chaos, which was infinitely heavy. If Xiao Chen did not use this Divine Lotus to protect himself and instead unleashed it, it was enough to crush other warriors to death!

The Blood Essence War Body had nine levels, and likewise, Xiao Chen’s Golden Battle Body had reached the ninth level to perfection. The Golden Battle Body was merely a means for Xiao Chen to embark on the path of Ancient Body Cultivation; the true Golden Battle Body could not refine his body to such an extent.

Hisss!

Using his hand as a knife, Xiao Chen cut a blood-red gash on his own body, but no fresh blood flowed out. The flesh was tightly congealed together, healing instantly!

Every Blood Diamond within his body was like a seed of the origin of life. Although he had not reached the level of Blood Rebirth, there was an abundance of vitality. Even if he suffered severe injuries, he could quickly heal back to normal.

Even if his arm was severed, he could still stimulate the vitality within his body in a short amount of time, allowing the arm to grow back. The only consumption was the explosive vitality within and some energy!

This was also why some powerful warriors were difficult to kill—because of their abundant vitality. Even if part of their limbs’ vitality was ground away, as long as there was enough energy, they could still recover completely!