Wizards pursue the truth

Chapter 377 [377] The Plan to Plunder the World of True Qi Essence

The corpse, existing in the blood, was skin and bones, like a dried-up mummy. It should not have had any vitality, but its black eyes were filled with light, as if some force was maintaining the survival of this skeleton.

This world does indeed have extraordinary beings, but unfortunately, it does not support the existence of wizards.

Even with prior expectations, Wang Ya still felt some regret after traversing the phase-space portal through the World Altar. This meant he couldn't use the particle energy of wizards, or related magical abilities, whether as a dream wizard or an elemental wizard. Furthermore, since he had only arrived with a partial wizard consciousness, the power he could unleash was extremely limited—it couldn't be worse.

However, I did gain a preliminary understanding of some extraordinary information about this world.

The Three Realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man seem to represent a higher level of martial arts world, possessing more advanced extraordinary power, rather than simply relying on the heroes he remembered who could smash walls and doors with their internal energy. The latter held little value for Wang Ya; even if the entire world became spoils of war, its low status meant its core would be small, perhaps even failing to materialize into a world embryo.

Wang Ya now needs the legendary Heart Potion, made from the world's placenta, to break through to the level of a second-tier wizard.

Rapid advancement to the level of a second-tier wizard also requires a large number of legendary heart potions.

Fortunately, the limit of extraordinary abilities in this world is not as low as one might imagine.

More than a thousand years have passed. To live another life is something that even a Heavenly Gate Realm cultivator can accomplish. And above the Heavenly Gate Realm, there are even stronger beings, and there exists a world after the void has been shattered. The Dry Corpse King Ya's lips curled into a strange and ugly smile. This was a good thing. At least for him, the gains after invading this civilized world would not be too low.

Since the wizard's power cannot be used with permission, the only thing that can be done is to acquire the world's supernatural system.

Fortunately, there are plenty of experimental materials available right now for observation.

Currently, Wang Ya's consciousness doesn't bring much power with it; in fact, it could be said that it has no power in the real world whatsoever, only an incomparably powerful and extraordinary spiritual force. This might be suppressed by the influence of the other world, but it can still display its extraordinary nature. The same goes for his physical attributes. If Wang Ya had come in his true form, even without the ability to use witchcraft, he could still rely on his physical attributes to overwhelm this world.

If his speculation and judgment are correct.

The Dry Corpse King Ya stared at these so-called righteous sects, then glanced at the blood-red figure suspended in the air above. Judging from his aura, this Blood Demon Cult Master did have the life level of a Limit Wizard Apprentice, but he had not reached the Limit Break state, and was far from it. The Tuta Wizard, who was also in a weakened state, could fight ten such martial artists.

Above the Heavenly Gate Realm, is it the level of a formal wizard?

We still know too little information.

"Hehehe! It seems that you righteous sects from a thousand years ago have not learned your lesson. I have just been resurrected and need a lot of blood food. You, along with the entire city of Sanhe, will become my provisions."

The Blood Demon Lord Xu Tianzheng laughed wildly, his body gradually becoming clearer amidst the blood-red light. His skin was unusually fair, his lips were blood-red, his eyebrows were also blood-red, and his long, blood-red hair fluttered in the wind. His aura was overwhelming. Even without making a move, his voice and aura alone were enough to stun the group of Earth Realm experts present, rendering them unable to move, spitting out blood, and causing their internal organs to be injured.

"A villain in the conventional sense seems to absorb flesh and blood and vitality to replenish his own lack of these, without much nourishment for the soul. There might be some improvement in the spiritual realm, but the increase in the physical body and internal energy is much smaller."

"The utilization rate is too low, wasting too much flesh and blood vitality. Only a portion can be digested and absorbed; the body can barely withstand it. It's covered in blood, and the resentment surrounding it can't be utilized to become extraordinary material or to refine and enhance its spiritual power."

The eyes of the Dry Corpse King Ya flickered as he analyzed the situation of the Blood Demon Cult Leader and came to a conclusion.

"It's a bit weak. Its physical stats are around 25. Adding the so-called Blood Demon True Qi, which is similar to a purification of life energy, but mixed with too many other life energies, it's not pure enough. Mental information is also being added, forcibly suppressing the chaos on the mental level."

Xu Tianzheng opened his mouth, and blood-red light swelled out, illuminating the entire underground ruins space. A powerful suction force erupted, and the sect leaders and gang leaders tried to change the outcome of being devoured. They channeled all their true energy to form protective qi, and planted their legs firmly in the stone ground, but they still could not stop themselves from heading towards the source of the suction force. Their faces were torn, and their true energy mixed with blood and life force continuously dissipated.

"Damn it, he's draining our essence and true energy. We have to find a way to stop him. This is when he's at his weakest." Sun Xing, the Cold Moon Sword, plunged his right hand into the floor, supporting himself with all his might, while kneeling on the ground.

"We were all wrong. He had been feigning death and sleeping all along. It was the flesh and blood that he absorbed that awakened him and gave him power." The Poison King Sect Master's skin swelled up, and his size doubled. He lay on the ground like a toad, his limbs buried in the floor, his eyes filled with regret.

The Sunflower Sect Master said in despair, "The difference between the Heavenly Gate and the Earthly Gate is like heaven and earth. Even if ten people at the third level of the Earthly Gate came, they wouldn't be enough to defeat one person at the first level of the Heavenly Gate. Among us here, there are very few martial artists at the second level of the Earthly Gate."

"Damn it, I shouldn't have come. I knew there was something fishy about the Blood Demon Sect's ruins appearing. Even if there are inheritances and rare treasures, you still need to be alive to enjoy them!" The Iron Sword Sect Master roared, his eyes were gone, empty, his face was ferocious, like a vengeful ghost, and a lot of blood flowed from his eye sockets.

"It's alright. Your ancestors became my sustenance. Today, you can have the same results as your ancestors. You should be happy."

Xu Tianzheng's laughter rolled on, and the resulting waves broke through the barriers of the underground space. As he absorbed more and more flesh and blood, his powerful aura, mixed with his spiritual will, also reached the outside world.

Sanhe City is a city in the middle of Jiangnan Road. The waters of the three rivers converge and flow here. Outsiders come and go all day long, and a large number of buildings have been built here. It is extremely prosperous. Many famous gangs have developed subordinate organizations here, responsible for collecting resources and funds to support the martial artists in their sects to cultivate.

The streets were filled with ordinary people and martial artists, and the sounds of vendors hawking their wares rose and fell. People were used to seeing martial artists holding swords with both hands.

"Look over at Sanhe Mountain! Blood-red light has appeared in the sky! This is an ominous sign!"

"Is it sealed off? It's said that a lot of important people have come. Could it be that they really found some treasure inside, or released some great demon?"

"What terrifying bloody light! It makes me tremble just looking at it. It's all bloody, like seeing thousands of evil spirits. It's definitely the birth of an amazing demon."

The common people and the warriors stopped to watch. The former discussed and pointed, while the latter, who had some knowledge and common sense about this matter, showed expressions of shock on their faces.

Blood-red light filled the sky, covering a thousand meters; this was an anomaly not only associated with a great demon, but also with a powerful expert from the Heavenly Gate.

The number of martial artists is far greater than in the previous Three Rivers City, which is due to the emergence of the Blood Demon Sect. At present, many martial artists are wondering if the Blood Demon Sect Master is still alive and his demonic power is manifesting.

They denied this conjecture, saying that even the strongest experts at the Heavenly Gate could only live for five hundred years, and the Blood Demon Cult Master was a figure from two thousand years ago. He relied on the strange Blood Demon Technique and the Blood Demon Pearl to absorb the power and life force of others to survive, but he could not escape the strangulation of time.

The Blood Demon Cult Leader couldn't possibly still be alive; his bones should have rotted away long ago.

Regardless of the circumstances, the current situation is destined to cause a great upheaval. If the Blood Demon Cult Leader is truly still alive, wouldn't that mean that the Blood Demon Technique and the Blood Demon Pearl can indeed grant immortality?

The martial artists were restless, and the common people were discussing the matter. Meanwhile, in some hidden corners of Sanhe City, intelligence agents from various sects were rapidly transmitting information. Some powerful martial artists who were already heading towards Sanhe City rushed over without stopping after learning about the situation there.

"They're here, they're here! It's Zhu San, the 21st ranked expert on the Earth Ranking, known as 'Blood River Sword,' and Meng Bo, the 19th ranked expert on the Earth Ranking, known as 'Dragon Fire Hand.'"

"They're all heading towards Sanhe Mountain. Can the Jiangnan Martial Arts Alliance stop so many martial arts masters? It's said that even the top experts on the Heavenly Ranking are heading this way."

"Who knows? But to be able to see so many masters from all over the country is a first in my life."

At a street corner, there was a wonton stall with tables and chairs. Two figures sat there, eating wontons and chatting.

"The stench of blood is so strong, and dark clouds are gathering. Perhaps it's really possible that the Blood Demon Cult Leader Xu Tianzheng isn't dead."

"Miss, let's go. This place is too dangerous; it's not a place to stay for long."

A pale-faced young man dressed in a long robe and holding a fan, looking every bit the elegant gentleman, sneered: "What are you afraid of? I already sent a message to my father via white dove. So what if Xu Tianzheng isn't dead? Can he beat my father?"

The round-faced youth dressed as a pageboy puffed out his cheeks and said with delight, "That's perfect! Everyone knows the name of 'River Giant Hero,' who is ranked ninth on the Heavenly Ranking. With the Chief here, Miss, you're safe."

Xie Yan raised her eyebrows and said irritably, "What do you mean I'm safe? I sent him to punish evil and promote good, to get rid of this great demon."

"Yes, yes, yes! Miss is always right!"

"The three gates of Heaven, Earth, and Man each have three realms. The Earth gate is equivalent to a second-level or third-level wizard apprentice. The true energy at the Earth gate has not undergone qualitative change, nor does it carry any spiritual will attached. Martial artists at the Heaven gate can fly and influence certain celestial phenomena, similar to a wizard's bio-field influencing the surrounding natural environment to gain favorable conditions, but this effect is achieved through true energy."

"No, they're different. The worlds operate on different levels of rules. The wizarding world has a higher level of rules, making it weaker compared to this martial arts civilization."

The Dry Corpse King Ya became somewhat interested in this true energy, this so-called martial arts. However, in his view, the martial arts of these warriors were merely techniques, without any understanding of the underlying principles.

Skill is the skill of technology. A worker who has mastered a skill can operate or use it, but cannot explain the principles behind it, and may also create different or similar skills.

The principle is the same as the reason, and it is also the principle of reason. Mastering the principle will enable you to have the ability to create.

The wizarding world's supernatural system is extremely advanced, and every formal wizard is undoubtedly someone who has mastered its principles.

Even many apprentice wizards grasp the principles, are able to create their own things, and understand the essence.

"I need enough power to establish an anchor point. The dream world of the martial arts world seems to have certain special characteristics." Wang Ya could not see the existence of the dream world, nor could he capture it. He quickly wondered if it was related to the special characteristics of this world.

Perhaps it would be worthwhile to try learning about the martial arts of this world.

Can true qi, combined with extraordinary spiritual power, and even consciousness and soul, perceive the existence of the dream world?

The Dry Corpse King's eyes flickered as they landed on the dripping, foul blood still flowing inside the altar.

His wizard consciousness can only utilize mental power at the level of a near-limited apprentice, corresponding to a Heavenly Gate expert in the martial arts world.

The ability to distort reality can still be used, but due to the suppression of the world, it cannot be as unrestrained and carefree as in the Wizarding World. Instead, it tends to be more about intimidation and telekinesis.

Consuming most of your consciousness's power can restore the life of the corpse it inhabits, distort reality, bring its body back to life, and achieve resurrection.

However, this can only be done once, as subsequent power will not be able to support distorting reality to this extent. After all, this is not the Wizarding World's home ground, and his condition is extremely poor.

The blood and remaining flesh provide enough energy for a weak corpse to revive, and can even further enhance the corpse's original strength by several stages, reducing the consumption of extraordinary spiritual power.

The powerful warriors of the martial arts world are not dominated by illusory spiritual power, but by their physical bodies and true qi in the real physical realm.

With the wizard's power unable to be fully utilized, Wang Ya has tentatively devised the following wizard plan: to obtain power support by utilizing the local extraordinary cultivation system, to investigate whether there are any enemies within the indigenous people who could affect the world's invasion plan, to uncover the secrets of the shattered void upper realm, and to determine whether a higher level of civilization exists.

The Dry Corpse King's eyes flickered as memories of the original corpse flooded back.

Xu Qing, a disciple of the Mikawa Castle Tiger Martial Arts School, has passed the first stage of the Human Realm (Foundation Building, Inner Strength, and Internal Force) and is proficient in Tiger Form Fist, Tiger Claw Kung Fu, and Tiger King True Skill. He is an orphan who grew up in the martial arts school. Due to his low aptitude and bottom-ranking strength, he has been ostracized.

With these memories, coupled with the Tiger King True Skill that can reach the True Qi Realm, Wang Ya immediately understood the true path of "skin, flesh, bone, marrow, and blood" in the Foundation Establishment stage. All of these are for making up for the defects of the physical body and having enough biological energy.

The martial arts world possesses spiritual energy, which consists of tiny particles different from those in the wizarding world. However, this energy is weaker than particle energy and cannot significantly enhance the physical body's internal energy; even the Blood Demon Cult Master needed to devour the flesh and blood of others to obtain energy. Alternatively, it might be that something seems wrong, or the location is incorrect. Places with sufficiently rich spiritual energy should be able to generate spiritual energy useful to martial artists.

Wang Ya's eyes lit up. The wizarding world originates from extraordinary spiritual power, relying on its own ability to distort reality to gain extraordinary power, thus developing other branching systems. The martial arts world only explores the physical body, with very little involvement in the illusory realm of power.

Internal strength is a derivative energy of bioenergy. Further advancement leads to internal force, and the true qi of the Earthly Gate Realm should be the ultimate evolution of bioenergy.

In the wizarding world, the physical body and bio-energy primarily involve carrying particle energy and releasing bio-fields to control the surrounding environment; such detailed evolution is simply impossible.

Because it is unnecessary, it is a weak path for wizards, and ultimately it still comes down to the physical strength and particle energy strength.

"So that's how it is!" Wang Ya realized, understanding the essence of the matter.

The world levels are different. The extraordinary system of the martial arts world is too weak and rarely involves the power of the illusory level. Precisely because of the lack of this aspect, the improvement of physical body values ​​is very limited. Since it cannot distort reality, it can only tap into the potential of the physical body and use the nature of true qi to temporarily add stronger physical body values.

Taking the Blood Demon Lord as an example, his physical stats are only around 25. However, when the Blood Demon True Qi is added to his body, the stats can be raised to over 30 before the True Qi is exhausted.

Wang Ya judged that there was a lot of useful value in it; the martial arts extraordinary system was weak, but it was not useless.

At least this is a method Wang Yaxin discovered to enhance physical attributes. Although it was only achieved temporarily, it can still unleash greater power.

The power of [Tengen Strike] can be altered as a result.

The Eye of Truth analyzes the process of "merging various physical talents to form a special witch body." If we add the extraordinary systems and martial arts manuals of these martial arts worlds, can we shorten the time and increase potential?

Wang Ya's eyes brightened; there was a high probability that it could be done.

This is probably one of the benefits of the fruits of civilization: even the weakest civilization has its own shining points, which can inspire wizards in different ways and even spark intellectual ideas.

The Wizard Project has an additional component: collecting martial arts manuals to further study the essence of the martial arts superhuman system.

"More, I need more! This little bit of blood and life is far from enough."

Xu Tianzheng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, revealing a ferocious expression. His greedy eyes fell on the remaining people.

Terrified expressions filled the air. The Iron Sword Sect Master was old and frail, as if all his lifespan had been drained away. The Poison King Sect Master was curled up, his limbs and bones limp. Even the Poison King Divine Form Technique, which was best used for defense and self-protection, could not withstand the absorption of a Heavenly Gate expert.

The Sunflower Sect Master and Cold Moon Sword 'Sun Xing' were also in extremely poor condition. Among the many martial arts masters present, these four were the strongest and survived to the end.

For Xu Tianzheng, it was also the most delightful appetizer.

His menacing teeth were revealed with a smile, and Xu Tianzheng's heart pounded. A crimson light shone, as if the Blood Demon Pearl had become one with him.

Suddenly, Xu Tianzheng paused, because he noticed that the expressions of the four people in front of him were a bit off. Their faces were full of fear, and their eyes showed shock and a sense that their values ​​had been shattered.

This feeling did not originate from him.

But it was behind him!!

How could this be!

A sense of dread inexplicably arose in his heart.

Glug!

The sound of blood flowing was accompanied by high-temperature boiling.

He turned around abruptly, his pale face instantly showing disbelief, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

"This is impossible! What is this?! What are you?!"

(End of this chapter)