Chapter 1800 - 154: Combat Power on Par with True Immortals!

He immediately resumed without delay, continuing to circulate the Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill.

[Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill Experience Value +1322]

[Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill Experience Value +1412]

[Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill Experience Value +1373]

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Approximately thirty minutes passed.

Jiang Ning slowly opened his eyes.

Hoo—

As the impure energy was expelled, the waste residue of the Immortal Stone in his belly was also completely expelled.

[Source Points +5.5]

After the prompt flashed before him, he turned to look at the panel.

[Source Points]: 87.8

[Skill]: Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill (Six times breaking limit 58337/70000) (Traits: Whale Swallowing (Deep Purple) Dan Sea (Light Purple) Dragon Tendon (Light Gold) Dragon Body (Deep Purple))

"Not much left!"

"But according to the estimate of efficiency, the progress of the Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill should accumulate to Perfection faster."

He glanced at the panel, thoughts flashed in his mind, before he closed it.

The next moment.

He grabbed a few pieces of freshly chopped Silver Armor and placed them in his mouth.

As his throat moved, the Silver Armor pieces dropped into his belly like stones.

Then, he once again entered a state of cultivation.

...

Time flowed.

A round red sun emerged from behind the eastern ridge and gradually climbed upward.

As the altitude increased, the temperature between heaven and earth was also rising.

Between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

In the scorching sunlight, the air was sultry, and the wilderness was windless.

Hoo—

Jiang Ning opened his eyes, expelling a breath of impure energy, immediately stirring a gust of wind across the wilderness.

Sand and stones rolled violently.

[Source Points]: 100.3

[Skill]: Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill+ (Six times breaking limit 70000/70000) (Traits: Whale Swallowing (Deep Purple) Dan Sea (Light Purple) Dragon Tendon (Light Gold) Dragon Body (Deep Purple))

"All requirements met, faster than anticipated!"

"It seems the efficiency improvement is related to the volume swallowed; swallowing more Silver Armor pieces at once and refining them ultimately results in higher efficiency!"

Thoughts flashed through his mind.

He focused his gaze on the panel again.

"I hope it aligns with my wishes!"

The next moment.

He decisively activated his thoughts.

Instantly, the Source Points reduced by a hundred.

On the panel, the Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill section blurred.

Inside the body.

A dragon’s roar exploded.

He immersed his Heart Spirit, feeling the surging changes within his body.

Every meridian seemed like awakening giant dragons, tumbling within him.

Every inch of flesh and blood was being infused with power, becoming more vibrant.

The muscle fibers tore and healed constantly, becoming tighter and filled with explosive power.

Tendons were repeatedly stretched and tempered, enhancing elasticity and toughness.

"It doesn’t seem to be a change in the Whale Swallowing trait!"

A thought flashed through his mind.

Then, he felt the strength of his body continuously increasing, surging rapidly.

Distracting thoughts in his mind instantly dissipated.

Dong—

Dong—

Dong—

The heartbeat, at this moment, was like a powerful drum.

With each beat, a large amount of new blood was supplied throughout his body.

He could clearly feel his physical strength enhancing on all fronts.

The entire process lasted roughly half an hour.

When the roaring dragon sounds within gradually calmed down and the rushing power returned to tranquility, he slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes gleaming with inner light, divine brilliance naturally emerged, as if the sun, moon, and stars were floating within.

He gently moved his hands and feet, and the joints produced a series of crisp popping sounds, seemingly containing boundless power.

He looked down at his own hands, exerting slight power.

Underneath the skin, the muscles tightened, and he could feel the explosive strength within.

Pah—

He clenched his fist once more, the air exploding in his hand.

"Strength has increased by about fifty percent, and my physical body has improved significantly!"

He instantly made a corresponding judgment in his heart.

Then, with a thought, he summoned the panel.

[Source Points]: 0.3

[Skill]: Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill (Seven times limit-breaking 37/80000) (Trait: Whale Swallowing (deep purple) Dan Sea (light purple) Dragon Tendon (light gold) Dragon Body (light gold↑))

"As expected, this time the trait growth did not fall on Whale Swallowing but on Dragon Body."

Thoughts flashed through his mind, feeling unsurprised.

Because upon sensing the recent change in his physical body, he had already made a rough guess in his heart.

Now, upon looking at the panel, the actual changes were just as he had predicted.

"Nevertheless, it’s not bad!" He clenched his fist once more, feeling the vast strength within his body like the mountains and seas.

Compared to before the breakthrough of Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill, strength had increased by about fifty percent.

Compared to a few days ago, compared to when he battled Heavenly Soldiers, the consecutive breakthroughs of Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill meant that strength had more than doubled.

Now, if he were to face those two Heavenly Soldiers again, he was confident he could confront them directly, not only holding his ground but also suppressing them.

Even without using the energy of Dragon and Tiger Fusion or the Heart Tribulation Fire, he had the confidence to manage at least a skirmish with the Heavenly Soldiers.

Because the consecutive breakthroughs of Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill not only enhanced strength.

They also strengthened the intensity of his physical body.

The same attack power, falling upon his current body, is far less efficient than before.

"If I were to go all out now, using every means, perhaps my combat strength might barely reach the Immortal level!" Thoughts flashed through his mind.

Thinking about this, he felt a surge of excitement.

Being able to touch the genuine combat power of an Immortal meant he had traveled further on the martial path than any martial artist of this era.

"I still have these two Heavenly Soldier remnants to digest!" As he thought to himself, his gaze fell on the Heavenly Soldier remnants before him, "Once I thoroughly refine the battle power of these two Heavenly Soldiers, with the burst of Dragon and Tiger Fusion, the explosion of Heart Tribulation Fire, combined with my ten-zhang Golden Body Divine Skills, perhaps I can truly achieve the combat strength of an Immortal!!"

At this moment, feeling the power far surpassing before and the sturdy physical body within him, his confidence increased immensely.

Several breaths later, he suppressed the turmoil in his heart, rose, picked up the silver halberd, and walked toward the remaining Heavenly Soldier remnants.

He once again unleashed the power of Dragon and Tiger Fusion and Heart Tribulation Fire, wielding the silver halberd in his hand.

Clang—

A sound more crisp and loud than before rang out as a metal fracture.

Simultaneously, a silver armor fragment about the size of a palm and an inch thick fell off, the cut smooth and flat.

"Power, explosive power, and control over power are worlds apart compared to before the breakthrough!"

Looking at the massive silver armor fragment before him, thoughts flashed through his mind.

In cleaving silver armor fragments, given the current power and explosive force, he no longer felt any difficulty.

If necessary, he could extract larger silver armor fragments.

"Palm-sized, a bit too large!" He thought to himself.

Then, holding the silver halberd, he swung it again.

Clang—

A sound of metal fracture rang out, and the silver armor fragment before him divided in half, the cut smooth and flat, clearly with excess strength.

He picked up the two silver armor fragments and then sent them to his mouth.

His throat moved, swallowing them into his stomach.

Immediately, he circulated Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill.

The furnace flames he visualized in his abdomen burned fiercely, with Qi-Blood like flowing magma.

Yangyan True Fire rose in his belly.

He instantly felt the hard silver armor fragments visually softening and melting.

Pure energy was swiftly extracted.

The refining efficiency was far faster than before.

"Indeed, although Whale Swallowing trait hasn’t improved, the enhancement of my physical body and Qi-Blood brings notable efficiency improvement!"

Feeling the changes within, he felt even more thrilled.

Compared to two days ago, now he was an all-around enhancement.

Soon, he was immersed in the refining process.

This time, he no longer simultaneously ran Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill.

Because he needed more efficient refining.

And even in pure refining, the silver armor fragments still enhanced him.

While not running Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill, the energy material in the silver armor fragments primarily enhanced his bones.

[Source Points +1.8]

After a long while, a flash of improvement appeared before his eyes.

He slowly opened his eyes.

"Indeed, the efficiency is incomparable to before."

"At this rate, by tonight, the accumulation of Source Points will reach a hundred."

"By then, directly upgrading the grade of Whale Swallowing will certainly lead to a leap in refining efficiency."

"Moreover, the improvement of the Whale Swallowing trait won’t just help with refining the Heavenly Soldier remnants I have now, but also help with refining any resource materials in the future."

"Efficiency is equally important to me."

"If the Whale Swallowing trait can enhance my efficiency by one time, then in this single engagement, I will save several days. If it enhances two times, then I will save even more time."

"Time to me now is life!"

"And delay brings change!"

In conclusion, he continued wielding the silver halberd, chopped down another palm-sized silver armor fragment, split it in half, then swallowed it, continuing to wholly immerse himself in the refining process.