Chapter 304: Chapter 145: Qualitative Change, Meridian Realm

Amidst this terrifying aura, the phantom’s sense of decay deepened.

’With this level of crisis, things could go south at any moment,’ Shen Bai thought to himself.

As things stood, the phantom couldn’t muster even a sliver of Qi, while the aberrations were far too numerous.

Just as this thought crossed Shen Bai’s mind, the scene before him began to change.

Before Shen Bai’s eyes, the phantom raised its right hand. A speck of green light, the size of a grain of rice, appeared on its palm.

As the green light emerged, the Qi within the phantom’s body began to increase at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the blink of an eye, the phantom’s decay vanished, replaced by a surge of vibrant life force that erupted from its form.

In just a moment, the phantom’s Qi was fully restored.

The phantom stood up, waved its right hand, and all the aberrant figures vanished.

Everything returned to normal before Shen Bai’s eyes.

He found himself back in his room.

"Poison Avoidance, Spirit Recovery, the Apex of Qi."

Shen Bai closed his eyes, absorbing a massive amount of Information about the Poison Avoidance and Spirit Recovery Skill.

Only after he had absorbed all the Information did he slowly open his eyes.

’This is amazing. Truly amazing.’

His original Level 4 Poison Avoidance and Rejuvenation Skill already possessed a despairingly fast Recovery speed.

Not only that, but it also increased his poison resistance and granted Poison Attachment, making it a powerful Divine Power in his arsenal.

But now at Level 5, it had evolved into the Poison Avoidance and Spirit Recovery Skill. In addition to a qualitative leap in its previous abilities, it had also gained the Spirit Recovery Attribute.

The Spiritual Recovery Attribute was an incredibly terrifying boost for Shen Bai.

This boost wasn’t just to his combat power, but a supportive type of enhancement.

Shen Bai had a lot of Qi, and it recovered quickly.

But no matter how fast he recovered, it couldn’t keep up with massive consumption. Every Divine Power required a great deal of Qi.

Shen Bai couldn’t achieve perpetual motion.

But now, with the Spirit Recovery Attribute combined with the Soul-Draining Attribute from his Spirit Casting Technique, Shen Bai felt like he could become a perpetual motion machine, capable of using his Divine Powers without restraint.

Every move could be an ultimate move.

With these two Divine Powers stacked, his Qi could flow endlessly.

’Just as I thought, no Divine Power is useless,’ Shen Bai’s lips curved into a slight smile. He felt like he had hit the jackpot this time.

Of course, that was only part of it.

Shen Bai closed his eyes again, carefully sensing the Qi inside his body.

Now that his Poison Avoidance and Spirit Recovery Skill had reached Level 5, the Qi within him was undergoing a new transformation.

The area around his heart had already been filled with a layer of gold. As the Poison Avoidance and Spirit Recovery Skill reached Level 5, this golden layer began to spread, completely enveloping his entire heart.

As the gold wrapped around his heart, Shen Bai sensed carefully for a moment and discovered that all five of his organs were now covered in Golden Qi.

CRACK!

A sound like a cracking eggshell echoed from within him.

Shen Bai knew he had finally broken through the shackles of the Five Organ Realm and reached the Meridian Realm.

One of the meridians in his body was being filled with Golden Qi.

But it didn’t spread far before stopping.

The so-called Meridian Realm referred to the body’s eight major meridians.

Each meridian that was covered by Golden Qi represented a new level of enhancement.

Shen Bai stretched, a slight smile playing on his lips as he felt the qualitative change within his body.

’So that’s how it is. No wonder they say the Meridian Realm is a watershed moment for cultivators.’

For each of the eight meridians in the body covered by Golden Qi, one’s power would multiply.

And this multiplication was relative to the Meridian Realm itself.

Take Shen Bai, for example. Although his first meridian wasn’t completely covered, it had already given him a powerful boost.

This was precisely why the Meridian Realm was considered a watershed.

It could be said that someone in the Five Organ Realm could never defeat a cultivator in the Meridian Realm.

Of course, Shen Bai was an exception.

’Time’s about up. I should head to the Observatory and fulfill my agreement with Elder Mu,’ Shen Bai thought, pulling his attention back to the present and glancing at the bright weather outside.

He had an agreement with Elder Mu to fight him again before the internal assessment.

He would use his Meridian Realm cultivation to fight Elder Mu’s Unity Realm and see just how strong he truly was.

Now, it was time to put it to the test.

With this in mind, Shen Bai picked up Amber and walked out the door.

After grabbing breakfast outside, Shen Bai arrived at the Observatory.

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The Observatory was as busy as ever today, bustling with figures hurrying about.

But Shen Bai’s arrival caused everyone to turn their gazes toward him.

Their eyes were filled with shock as they looked at him.

The Meridian Realm!

They could sense that Shen Bai had now stepped into the Meridian Realm.

While shocked, a few members of the Observatory also felt a touch of bitterness.

’How long has he been cultivating? And he’s already at the Meridian Realm?’

This thought echoed in the minds of many members.

Then, watching Shen Bai walk toward the resource room, they exchanged glances and all began to follow him.

Some of the members knew about Shen Bai’s agreement with Elder Mu.

As word spread through whispers and hints, many other Observatory members had also caught on.

That was why today, many members were waiting for Shen Bai’s arrival, eager to see if he could continue his streak of miracles.

After all, if he could defeat someone in the Meridian Realm while still in the Five Organ Realm, could he, having just entered the Meridian Realm, fight against someone in the Unity Realm?

While everyone was pondering this, Shen Bai had already reached the resource room.

Elder Mu was already waiting there, Longsword in hand.

Sizing Shen Bai up, a sharp glint flashed in Elder Mu’s eyes. "Not bad. You really reached Meridian Passage. Let’s go to the Martial Arts Arena for our fight."

Shen Bai didn’t waste words and nodded in agreement.

The two then made their way to the Martial Arts Arena.

By now, the Martial Arts Arena was already surrounded by a crowd.

When Elder Mu and Shen Bai took their positions, Elder Mu offered a simple opening remark before raising his Longsword.

A massive aura swirled around Elder Mu.

Elder Mu was now treating Shen Bai as an equal in terms of strength.

"Come," Elder Mu said flatly.

Shen Bai ran his fingers across Cold Moon, and blood-red Sword Qi erupted from the blade.