High Martial Arts: Logging 10,000 Years Into The Future - Chapter 368

Chapter 368

“Oh … okay!”

Wang Ye was stunned for a moment, but quickly nodded in agreement without any objections.

He had wanted to say that the risk of absorbing Level 8 Exotic Blood was far higher than Level 7, and that even top cultivators normally practiced with Level 7 Exotic Blood.

But looking at the terrifying power before him, he swallowed those words.

If a Grandmaster with a CPI of 12-Stars couldn’t absorb Level 8 Exotic Blood, wouldn’t that be an international joke!

“I’ll arrange for the items to be sent over right away.”

Seeing Lu Sheng’s urgency, Wang Ye immediately called the resource department to have the Exotic Blood delivered first.

This action made Lu Sheng have a favorable impression of Wang Ye.

“There’s also the news you asked me to look into regarding this new recruit Liu Qiming …”

Wang Ye handed over another file to Lu Sheng.

Lu Sheng took it, his eyes flickering as he slowly flipped through the pages.

A few minutes later, Lu Sheng calmly closed the file and said to Wang Ye, “Thank you.”

“General Lu is too kind,” Wang Ye couldn’t help but say, “As for this Liu Qiming, should we … give keep an eye on him?”

Lu Sheng hesitated for a moment before saying, “Just don’t let him be assigned to front lines and battles that are very dangerous.”

“Understood.” Wang Ye nodded.

Lu Sheng felt no inner turmoil. He was no saint, but within his abilities, he would do his best to protect those he wanted to from harm. He didn’t think this was excessive.

If anyone accused him of favoritism … then they could talk.

After the matters were discussed, Wang Ye sat for a while longer until the resources department delivered the Exotic Blood Lu Sheng requested. Only then did he bid farewell.

Lu Sheng had Li Die see him out, while he eagerly opened the box to examine the Exotic Bloods.

Two boxes, one neatly arranged with eight vials of dark golden Exotic Blood.

Level 7 Exotic Blood.

The color was much deeper than the Level 6 ones Lu Sheng had consumed before.

Lu Sheng casually picked up a vial, opened the cap to see the viscous, molasses-like liquid inside.

Just looking at it, one could sense the powerful energy it contained.

Additionally, there seemed to be some black impurities in the golden liquid that were imperceptible to the naked eye.

Lu Sheng guessed these were probably the negative factors from the exotic beasts that current techniques could not fully purify from Level 7 Exotic Blood.

Level 8 was even more extreme.

The color had turned completely black from gold.

Calling it “old engine oil” was exaggerating, but it certainly didn’t look like something normal people could drink.

While Lu Sheng did have some techniques to further refine the Exotic Blood, they all exceeded the current civilization’s capabilities, so he didn’t bother with secondary processing.

“Without the conditions to compound it into a pill form, and with no time to waste … if others can consume it, I naturally can as well.”

Thinking this, Lu Sheng called out to Li Die who had seen the guest out, then carried the two boxes of Exotic Blood up to the third floor’s dedicated martial arts practice room.

He set the two boxes before him, about to begin practicing, when his phone rang.

Lu Sheng casually answered.

“Hello?”

There was silence on the other end for a few seconds before an unexpected voice came through.

“Lu Sheng, it’s me, Dong Qingxue.”

Holding the phone, Lu Sheng’s expression remained calm, but his heart suddenly pounded fiercely.

Inexplicable.

With his current level of control, he was still affected just by hearing a name.

“Oh, Instructor Dong. What’s up?”

Lu Sheng struggled to keep his voice relaxed and casual.

“Qin Shaojun and I would like to invite you out for dinner tonight, are you free?”

Lu Sheng glanced at the clock on the wall – it was 2pm. After absorbing the Exotic Blood … he should have time.

“Sure, 8pm works. You two can decide the location.”

Dong Qingxue gave him the name of a restaurant, then hastily hung up.

Beep-beep-beep.

Lu Sheng stared at the phone that had ended the call, dazed for a moment.

Suddenly chuckling self-mockingly, he sighed, “Destined by fate.”

The body doesn’t lie.

He put down his phone and casually picked up a vial of Level 7 Exotic Blood, gulping it down.

At the same time, on the other end of the phone call.

Dong Qingxue hung up and relaxed, slowly exhaling.

She sat at her desk, gazing at a photo set as her desktop wallpaper of a certain person participating in the National University Martial Arts Conference.

After staring fixedly for a while, she suddenly picked up her phone and called Qin Shaojun.

“Got it set, tonight at 8pm, Blue Pigeon Restaurant.”

“For real?! Damn, Dong Qingxue you’re awesome! You’re unbeatable in picking up your students! I’m telling you; I could tell from the way you looked at Lu Sheng …”

Click!

Dong Qingxue immediately hung up, too lazy to listen to that idiot Qin Shaojun ramble nonsense.

She reached up to touch the silver pendant around her neck and muttered to herself, “The ‘Eastern Emperor’ of the Central Military Region, and the successor of the Disciple of the Transcendent Martial Sage, Dong Shengyi …”

Finally, her gaze grew determined.

“You’ll have to quickly become a Grandmaster and surpass him as soon as possible.”

With that, Dong Qingxue strode to the center of her room and silently began practicing.

…

A raging torrent of heat.

The familiar sensation of surging energy.

“Over ten times the energy provided by Level 6 Exotic Blood! And the taste is even more disgusting …”

Lu Sheng felt it for a moment, then picked up the second, third vial …

Soon, all eight vials of Level 7 Exotic Blood were emptied.

Only Lu Sheng would dare absorb Exotic Blood in such an aggressive manner.

The eight vials of Level 7 Exotic Blood converged into a terrifying energy flow, rampaging within Lu Sheng’s body.

His powerful spiritual power easily reined in this power, guiding it all towards the Blood Essence Pellet in his chest.

The Blood Essence Pellet rapidly expanded, visibly pulsing larger ring by ring.

The “empty” feeling within Lu Sheng was quickly filled.

When the Blood Essence Pellet had swelled to the size of a goose egg, Lu Sheng’s thoughts stirred.

“Stop!”

The Blood Essence Pellet halted, and the vast energy flow, having nowhere to go, began crashing about violently.

Shatter!

Boom!

More violently gushing than the first episode, torrents of energy erupted forth.

This time Lu Sheng deliberately let the Blood Essence Pellet “grow” a bit longer, resulting in an even greater rebound from the shattering.

At this moment …

“Divine Illumination Meditation Scripture, amplify!”

With a 50% amplification, the originally flood-like torrent of energy blood within instantly swelled another 50%.

Lu Sheng’s body bulged like an inflating balloon.

The membranes between muscles and muscles, bones and bones swelled taut in an instant.

Crack crack–

Sounds of his body straining echoed out.

Even for Lu Sheng who had completed the second stage of the Immortal Golden Body, let alone a Grandmaster … anyone else would have been torn apart by now.

It was like Lu Sheng’s body was treading on thin ice, walking a tightrope over a cliff, yet his mind was as calm as still waters without a ripple.