Chapter 163 What is "Shi"?

"Boom!"

Terrifying blood qi erupted from the body of the Dragon Blood Battle Emperor. Wang Teng tried to resist, but found his bloodline could not be fully stimulated.

He watched with a pale face as the Dragon Blood Battle Emperor approached him step by step, gritting his teeth and forcibly activating the "Shattered Jade Hegemonic Body Art."

"Damn it! Do you think I'm afraid of you!"

The Dragon Blood Battle Emperor drew closer, revealing a cruel smile: "I am now at the Qi Refining realm as well. Let me see what's so special about your True Dragon bloodline."

Wang Teng was dumbfounded. What Qi Refining realm was this? This pressure...

It did seem like the Qi Refining realm, but the opponent was likely a True Immortal Emperor. The killing intent emanating from him was as vast as the difference between a droplet and the ocean compared to Wang Teng.

However, after they exchanged a punch, Wang Teng was completely defeated!

The dense killing intent suppressed his blood qi fiercely. The Dragon Blood Battle Emperor before him, despite being at the same cultivation level, was like a towering mountain, firmly pinning him down.

Crack...

Cracks appeared on the glazed surface of his body, and it shattered!

The Dragon Blood Battle Emperor said faintly, "Blood qi isn't the only means of combat for a body cultivator."

Wang Teng's hands trembled as he retorted, "What are you barking about? You've killed so many people, of course your killing intent is stronger than mine..."

Chu Yang, watching from the side, twitched his lips slightly.

Good heavens, Wang Teng, you're really something. I wouldn't dare speak to an Immortal Emperor like that!

The other Immortal Emperors also raised an eyebrow. They had seen many troublesome individuals, but Wang Teng was the most defiant they had ever encountered.

Empress Wan Hua: Goodness me, I knew there was something wrong with the humans in this world!

Consequently, Wang Teng was then thoroughly thrashed by the Dragon Blood Battle Emperor, his face swollen from the beating!

"Killing intent? Do you genuinely believe it's just killing intent?"

Wang Teng clearly felt that every attack from his opponent was like being watched by thousands of colossal dragons simultaneously, causing his accumulated fighting spirit to collapse time and again.

The Dragon Blood Battle Emperor stomped Wang Teng to the ground and sneered, "Under normal circumstances, we call this kind of power 'momentum'! Much like the sword intent of a sword cultivator, this is a unique power for us body cultivators, and you possess none of it."

Wang Teng's eyes widened. What was 'momentum'? He had never heard of it before.

But from the heart-palpitating feeling of being watched by countless dragons during the opponent's attacks, he suddenly felt... he might have opened a new door to understanding!

However, before he could ask anything, the Dragon Blood Battle Emperor stomped him into dust.

With a "boom," Wang Teng was directly teleported out.

As he left, he saw the life story of the Dragon Blood Battle Emperor.

He was a child who grew up in Dragon Valley, keeping company with dragons from childhood.

The physique of dragons was almost the pinnacle of physical bodies among all demonic beasts.

But the young Dragon Blood Battle Emperor constantly competed with the young dragons, confronting them head-on with his human body.

Dragons respected strength, even though he was just a human.

And when he was only twelve years old, the Dragon Blood Battle Emperor, still in the Qi Refining realm, comprehended his own 'momentum'—the Might of Ten Thousand Dragons!

Subsequently, relying on this momentum, he beat up all the young dragons in Dragon Valley.

In doing so, he received the bloodline gift of the Dragon King and personally concocted it with sacred medicine to forge an artificially synthesized special physique for him—the Dragon Blood Hegemonic Body!

From then on, the Dragon Blood Battle Emperor embarked on his path to invincibility. Despite being human, he became the representative of Dragon Valley, roaming the cultivation world, killing gods and buddhas wherever he went...

Wang Teng suddenly jolted awake, realizing he had already been teleported outside.

He was still reeling from the life story of the Dragon Blood Battle Emperor.

"Holy cow! He was wreaking havoc among dragons at twelve years old, is there any justice!"

"What was that ability? How can I obtain 'momentum'?" 138 Reading Network

"Damn it, should I apologize to him when I go in next time? Ugh, why couldn't it have been an AI?"

Wang Teng grumbled as he reluctantly stepped into the [Ascension Tower] again.

...

Chu Yang began introducing him to the Dragon Blood Battle Emperor: "His name is Wang Teng. Because he possesses the True Dragon bloodline and has absolutely no talent in spiritual roots, I suggested that body cultivation was his best choice back then."

"He later participated in some trials. Apart from sometimes not thinking clearly, everything else has been fine. He's the type who isn't afraid of death, defiant of everyone, and just charges in with a reckless approach."

This was different from Meng Zibin's defiance; Meng Zibin preferred to think before engaging in combat.

But Wang Teng... Chu Yang's evaluation was purely a brute!

The Dragon Blood Battle Emperor laughed heartily and said, "Actually, I was a reckless fellow in my youth too. Back then, being young and ignorant, I thought of beating up all the dragon brothers and sisters in the valley, though usually, I was the one getting beaten, haha!"

"What do you think of him, senior? Do you have any advice for his training?"

"That's simple. Just leave him to me. See if I can beat him into obedience!"

Hearing this, Chu Yang was relieved.

Even though these were just Dao fruit manifestations of Immortal Emperors, as long as they were willing to regard these individuals as their successors, Chu Yang wouldn't have to worry much.

Seeing that the other three had found their trainees, Empress Wan Hua scratched her head in confusion.

"Am I the only one slacking off?"

"Uh... Senior, the girl I mentioned, I'll have her come find you when she cultivates to the late Qi Refining stage. If you're really bored, you can also offer guidance to other trial-takers..."

Empress Wan Hua immediately revealed a look of disdain: "Too lazy to guide them, they're all perverts. Let them play with the recordings!"

Chu Yang: "..."

Damn it, after I get out, I must sternly warn those perverts! No more disgraceful actions!

"Actually... there are two more people I have my eye on. Their aptitude is incomparable to those we discussed earlier; they are below average. Do any of the seniors have any guidance suggestions?"

Chu Yang pointed to two scenes in front of them: "This sword cultivator, his name is Luo Xiaowei, but his aptitude is mediocre. And this young man, Zhang Xiaohu, he's even worse. Before his bloodline was altered by the Xuan Yang Sparrow, he had the lowest tier of talent, even worse than Nine Heavens Yan Emperor."

The Immortal Emperors were surprised that Chu Yang would even care about people with such poor aptitude, so they all carefully watched the combat styles of these two.

Having been in this tower for so many years, they could certainly rewatch replays multiple times.

And for Immortal Emperor-level powerhouses like them, watching a battle could reveal a great deal...