After the New Year, Lord Si An once again came to the Snowstone Castle.
"The task is accomplished," Lord Si An said with a smile. "The alchemy master from Dongxiang Lake's alchemy workshop has already received 100,000 gold coins. According to our investigation, your father, Dongbo Lie, has been summoned to the mage tower to do some work. Although the tasks are still somewhat arduous, as a Heaven Rank Knight, your father can easily bear them. After all, the Moyo family's decree is for a hundred years of hard labor. The alchemy master only ensures his life but does not want to violate the decree by making your father's life too easy."
"No problem, as long as his life is safe," Dongbo Xueying couldn't help but say. "Is my father safe in the mage tower? Could there be any accidents?"
"You can rest assured," Lord Si An said. "A mage tower of an alchemy master is an absolute no-go zone! Even if the Moyo family's pseudo-Transcendent wanted to enter the mage tower, they would need the alchemy master's consent and show him sufficient respect. Moreover, the mage tower is filled with traps and dangers, housing the alchemy master's lifelong research. No one dares to enter and cause trouble. What is Moyo Chenbai's status? Not to mention the people he sends, even he himself wouldn't dare to enter! Your father is absolutely safe!"
"Thank you, Lord Si An." A heavy burden lifted from Dongbo Xueying's heart, and he expressed his gratitude.
To him, gold coins were external possessions. The most important thing was that his father's life was safe.
"Fortunately for Lord Si An, otherwise Dongbo would have been in trouble this time," Zong Ling also sighed, and Tong San also felt a bit relieved.
"Haha, it was just a small effort," Lord Si An said. "Dongbo Lie is ultimately a resident of our Yishui City. If I can save him, I will naturally do my best."
Dongbo Xueying felt a bit more at ease. However, he was still unsatisfied with his parents' current situation.
His mother was confined to a solitary place, which was equivalent to a long-term prison sentence. Even in prison, there are usually companions to alleviate the boredom, but this solitary confinement was for one person alone!
His father was also constantly doing arduous and tiring work.
"My strength is still too weak."
"Not even at the Title Rank!"
"There's no hope of getting my father the title of Honorary Marquis. I need to hurry. After my ancient bloodline awakened, my body has made great progress. More cultivation can also help my body improve faster." Dongbo Xueying thought to himself.
Just like the legendary dragons. They are all Transcendent beings. These dragons are Transcendent as soon as they reach adulthood! Among the dragons, those who understand cultivation and research are much more powerful than other dragons.
The same principle applies! Even if both have awakened the 'Strength Bloodline,' those who train diligently and those who sleep all day will naturally have a significant difference in strength.
Dongbo Xueying wanted to make his strength as high as possible!
...
In a clearing beside the bamboo pavilion on the back mountain, two alchemy dummies were fixed. Each dummy was worth 5,000 gold coins, and those below the Title Rank could not harm them at all! Even at the Title Rank, they could only barely cause some damage, and the alchemy dummy's self-repair ability would restore it! Therefore, they are commonly used tools for high-ranking mages to conduct experiments.
These were specially purchased from Yishui City and fixed by a mage. It was very difficult to move them. Just thinking about how Dongbo Xueying's spear techniques could not even shake them shows how stable they were.
"Thud."
"Thud."
The long spear moved like a bolt of lightning, sweeping, striking, chopping, and collapsing. As Dongbo Xueying walked, each move was extremely powerful.
Although he had already reached the Master Spearman level, practicing spear techniques had almost no effect on improving his realm. However, it was very beneficial for his physical conditioning. On one hand, after the Strength Bloodline awakened, his body's recovery ability was astonishing. Each recovery was a small evolution of his muscles and bones. This evolution, accumulated over countless times, resulted in a significant increase in strength. On the other hand, the large amount of energy consumed during recovery meant that when practicing the 'Three Stages of Flame' technique, he could absorb more external flame energy into his body.
Furthermore...
Insights gained from contemplating the natural world could also be tested during spear practice.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..." Sweat soaked his clothes, and Dongbo Xueying's strength was perfectly harmonized. He could feel the fatigue in every muscle and bone of his body. Any areas that were not sufficiently exercised would naturally be strengthened.
Under this intense training, the potential of the Strength Bloodline was continuously being tapped.
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The grass on Snowstone Mountain withers and thrives, marking the passing of a year, again and again...
In the blink of an eye, six years had passed.
The once naive girl Kong Youyue, the mischievous Dongbo Qingshi, and the young man Dongbo Xueying, who was just beginning to show his potential... they had all grown up!
"Rush, rush, rush~~~"
The mountain spring fell into the pond, the sound echoing, making the surroundings even more tranquil.
A young man in black was sitting cross-legged on a large rock with his eyes closed. His face was chiseled, inheriting more of his father's features, and his appearance was quite ordinary, not particularly handsome! However, his demeanor, like a mountain, was clearly extraordinary. At this moment, his breathing was so slow it was almost imperceptible, and his heartbeat was incredibly slow, perhaps only once a minute, with his blood flow also extremely slow.
"Breath~~~ Exhale~~~"
He suddenly opened his eyes, and his breathing made his spine undulate like a dragon. His abdomen slightly bulged as if countless air was being drawn into his body.
Exhale!
When he exhaled, a powerful gust of air rushed out of his mouth, directly impacting the surface of the pond ahead. The previously calm pond exploded with a loud noise, the water surface suddenly caved in, and a large amount of water splashed up and scattered.
With one breath, his entire body's blood and qi, which had been extremely calm and slow, began to surge, and his heartbeat quickly returned to normal speed.
He stood up, and aura surged over his body. A layer of fire-red aura condensed on his skin, making him look like a flame war god. He practiced the 'Three Stages of Flame' technique, which he had practiced countless times over the years. Despite being just a mid-grade aura technique, under his execution, it was both hard and soft, carrying a strange charm.
Sometimes the movements were slow, but sometimes the speed suddenly burst forth.
"Boom!" His palm suddenly slashed out, the palm edge compressing the air to form a high-pressure air flow. This white arc of air flow sliced through the sky and struck a distant rock, causing a loud crack. A large crack immediately appeared on the rock, and a large amount of debris flew and rolled down to the distant ravine.
Dongbo Xueying practiced his fist techniques.
Each move.
The high-pressure air flow generated by the explosive power of his fists and palms could easily tear apart large rocks.
"End." When he finished, all the aura gradually calmed down, and the aura on his body completely dissipated.
"My strength growth has started to slow down," Dongbo Xueying thought. "Once my aura breaks through to the Silver Moon level, my body can improve rapidly again."
"But it's already enough!"
Through diligent cultivation, continuously tapping the potential of his Strength Bloodline, Dongbo Xueying now possessed incredible strength.
Because his strength was perfectly harmonized, his aura could smoothly transition from the Heaven Rank to the Stellar Rank without any bottlenecks. Once he accumulated enough, he naturally broke through! The liquid aura helped his body evolve even more. Over the past six months, his body had been continuously improving, but recently, the improvement had started to slow down.
"My aura, although only at the Stellar Rank, is ultimately my body that is stronger due to the awakening of the Strength Bloodline."
"Six years ago, when I just awakened, my strength was already at the peak of the Stellar Rank. Now, according to the alchemy dummy's test, my body's strength should normally reach the peak of the Title Rank." Dongbo Xueying thought. "Although I have yet to achieve the 'Heaven and Earth as One' realm, which is the difference between me and a Title Knight, my body is strong enough. And once the Strength Bloodline bursts, my strength can double."
With absolute strength.
Among the Title Rank, he could definitely rank at the forefront. Unfortunately, he had yet to reach the 'Heaven and Earth as One' realm.
"It's time to take on a mission," Dongbo Xueying knew.
"Brother Xueying, Brother Xueying."
Suddenly, a warm and pleasant girl's voice came from a distance.