Chapter 742 - 712: Blood Qi Limit (Part 1)

Lin Xinghai had no idea how much of a stir his actions had caused in the strategy department. Right now, his primary concern wasn’t anything else, but his own Blood Qi Power.

In the past half hour, he hadn’t stopped absorbing Blood Bags for a single second, so the rate at which his Blood Qi Power was increasing was also astonishingly fast.

In just half an hour, his total Blood Qi Power had increased by 1,200 points.

Just like before, all the newly gained Blood Qi Power was poured into his heart. But what shocked Lin Xinghai was that even so, he still didn’t feel any sense of fullness coming from his heart.

Including the Blood Qi Power already in his heart, the total amount Lin Xinghai had stored there was now a staggering 2,350 points.

Compared to a normal organ that could only store 750 points, this was more than three times the amount.

Obviously, this result overturned Lin Xinghai’s previous guess of a three-fold limit, but this only made him more excited.

’The greater the effect of a transmuted organ, the better it is for me.’

’After all, other people, even top-tier geniuses, have at most one transmuted organ, but I have two. The better the final effect of these transmuted organs, the wider the gap I can create between myself and others.’

Lin Xinghai continued to absorb Blood Bags without stopping, growing more and more expectant about how much Blood Qi Power his heart could ultimately store. ’Maybe four times the normal amount, or five times, or maybe even more.’

With this anticipation, Lin Xinghai continued his Cultivation.

Meanwhile, after the initial half-hour, the frequency of rescue missions assigned by the military began to decrease.

Even the number of First, Second, and Third Level Mutated Zombies appearing around them started to dwindle.

It was clear that the effects of the rapid hunting by Lin Xinghai’s group were gradually becoming apparent.

This was good news for everyone, and Lin Xinghai’s group was no exception. After all, a person’s energy is finite. Having some downtime meant they could spend more of that energy on Cultivation.

However, compared to Lin Xinghai, Zuo Wenya and Chen Yushi were in a slightly uncomfortable position.

They had both hit a bottleneck. One needed to break through to the Marrow Tempering Realm Middle Stage, and the other to the Marrow Tempering Realm Late Stage.

Of course, not breaking through didn’t mean they couldn’t absorb Blood Qi Power. They could use this Blood Qi Power to advance their Cultivation in the Divine Demon Realm.

But compared to the Divine Demon Realm, both of them would rather take this opportunity to complete their Cultivation of the Marrow Tempering Realm.

The foundation is the most important thing. Although completing the entire Marrow Tempering Realm wouldn’t boost their combat power nearly as much as advancing a single Small Realm in the Divine Demon Realm, the Marrow Tempering Realm had benefits that the Divine Demon Realm couldn’t match.

For example, there was the massive increase in total Blood Qi Power. There was also the spontaneous gravitational pull that would form after tempering all their internal organs, which would accelerate their Blood Qi Power absorption Speed.

This gravitational pull would even be effective during their daily training, meaning it could increase their overall Cultivation Speed.

"Master, why don’t we notify the strategy department and have you two break through first? With your current physical condition, it would take fifteen to twenty minutes at most. But if I use my Time Superpower to accelerate it for you, it’ll only be a matter of one or two minutes," Lin Xinghai suggested.

Hearing this, Zuo Wenya and Chen Yushi exchanged a look and nodded in unison.

This was probably the best solution. Besides, the frequency of rescue missions was already decreasing, so a one or two-minute delay shouldn’t be a major problem.

Soon, Chen Yushi contacted the strategy department.

The person who answered the call was once again Tang Xingbang. The higher-ups had already assigned him as the contact person for Chen Yushi’s team, and he had even handed off his other duties to the rest of the staff.

He now only needed to be responsible for Chen Yushi’s team. This alone showed just how much importance the higher-ups placed on the three of them.

Because of this, the moment Chen Yushi initiated the call, it was connected instantly.

"Is something wrong?" Tang Xingbang asked immediately.

"Nothing’s wrong. We plan to rest for two minutes. Can you spare some people on your end to handle rescue operations?" Chen Yushi said.

He didn’t directly say they were going to break through. After all, if he told the other party they could break through in two minutes, Lin Xinghai’s ability to use Time Acceleration on others might be exposed.

That’s why he was cautious and only mentioned resting.

"You need to rest for two minutes? Is there a problem?" On the other end, Tang Xingbang sounded a little nervous when he heard Chen Yushi’s request.

"Don’t worry, it’s just a short break. It won’t affect our subsequent operations," Chen Yushi said.

"Alright, I’ll make the arrangements on my end. When do you need to start resting?" Tang Xingbang said right away.

If it were twenty minutes, he might have found it difficult, but two minutes was nothing. Besides, now that a batch of Fourth Level Mutated Zombies had been killed, there might not even be a need for any rescues by the time they were done resting.

"How about now!" After saying that, Chen Yushi quickly hung up.

While they were talking, Zuo Wenya had already released his Perception Power to quickly scan the surroundings. After finding a relatively sturdy house, he first dealt with the threats in the immediate area.

Only then did he sit down cross-legged and begin his breakthrough.

Breaking through in the wild was undoubtedly extremely dangerous, but neither of them was worried. After all, they had Lin Xinghai.

’With his Gun Technique, as long as it’s not a Fourth Level Mutated Zombie, he can kill it instantly.’

’And if we were truly unlucky enough to run into one, we could forcibly stop the breakthrough process. It’s just a breakthrough in the Marrow Tempering Realm. At worst, we would suffer some damage to our meridians or some internal bleeding, but it wouldn’t be life-threatening.’

Since they could handle even the worst-case scenario, there was nothing to hesitate about. Both of them decisively began their breakthrough.

As it turned out, no emergencies occurred. There wasn’t even a single ordinary Mutated Zombie nearby.

Two minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

In fact, neither Zuo Wenya nor Chen Yushi needed the full two minutes. At around the one-and-a-half-minute mark—which was fifteen minutes in the Time Acceleration State—both of them had actually already completed their breakthrough.

However, seeing that there was no danger, they didn’t rush to finish. Instead, they took advantage of their bodies being in the profound state of breakthrough to quickly consolidate and improve their strength.

And when the two minutes were up, just as Tang Xingbang had guessed, there wasn’t a single place that needed rescuing.

The breakthrough of Zuo Wenya and Chen Yushi was a trivial matter in the grand scheme of the battle.

After completing their breakthroughs, they went back to doing what they were doing before: systematically hunting Mutated Zombies, rescuing teams in danger, and increasing their strength.

Time flew by, and just like that, another hour and a half passed.