Chapter Forty-Nine: Saint Realm Dragon Blood Warrior
The cold wind still blew.
This desolate wilderness had finally returned to tranquility. Compared to before, the bleak grassland now only had some corpses and fresh blood. The traces of the great battle were so obvious—cracked earth, a large pit, and at the pit's center, a bottomless hole. Right now, a black shadow mouse was slowly crawling out of that hole.
"Boss." Bei Bei's body was also stained red, with blood clinging to his fur.
But Bei Bei's worried gaze was fixed on the distance. There on the ground, Lin Lei lay motionless. Although the four-winged angel's attack had sharply diminished at the final moment due to the terrifying baleful aura from the 'Purple Blood Soft Sword', that punch was still several times more powerful than that of a two-winged angel.
Bei Bei scurried twice and was at Lin Lei's side.
"Boss, are you okay?" Bei Bei's soul transmitted his voice. At this moment, he was extremely worried. Before him, Lin Lei's chest was terrifyingly caved in. Most of the black dragon scales on his chest were shattered and had fallen away. Blood completely dyed his chest red. Lin Lei's face was ashen grey, and his eyes were closed.
Slightly, Lin Lei opened his eyes, looking at Bei Bei.
"It's nothing, Bei Bei. Don't move my body," Lin Lei's voice echoed in Bei Bei's mind.
Bei Bei obediently nodded, curling up beside Lin Lei's body.
"This injury is serious." Lin Lei felt that even a slight breath caused a burst of severe pain in his chest. He could only follow the methods described in the "Dragon Blood Secret Manual", circulating his Dragon Blood Battle Qi to awaken the special energy of his Dragon Blood Warrior bloodline to repair the injuries. As an ultimate warrior, his recovery ability was still quite strong.
But this time, the injury was truly too severe.
Dragon Blood Battle Qi flowed slowly through all parts of his body. The special energy from his Dragon Blood Warrior bloodline gradually permeated his internal meridians and even the finer parts of his organs. The injured lungs, after absorbing this special energy, began to slowly recover at a perceivable speed. With every breath, Lin Lei felt the slow change in his lungs.
"In terms of recovery ability, Dragon Blood Warriors should be inferior among the four ultimate warriors to the Purple Flame Warriors and Undying Warriors, right?" This thought unexpectedly surfaced in Lin Lei's mind.
The Purple Flame Warriors had the strongest recovery ability, even to the monstrous point of possessing a Nirvana-like ability.
Unless their physical body was completely destroyed, as long as they had time, a Purple Flame Warrior could return to their peak condition.
"Exhale!" "Inhale!"
The sound of Lin Lei's breathing grew louder, promoting the constant nourishment of his lungs with energy. At the same time, the black scales on his body retracted inward, and the spikes and dragon tail also shrank away. In the blink of an eye, Lin Lei had completely returned to his normal human form. But even in this human form, his body was still covered in bloodstains, and the injury on his left chest remained very severe.
Time gradually passed, and the night grew deeper.
The cold wind howled, and the moon was completely shrouded by dark clouds. Lin Lei and Bei Bei paid no attention to the change in weather.
"Boss, are you feeling better?" Bei Bei's glossy, black eyes stared unblinkingly at Lin Lei.
"The internal injuries are mostly healed, but three ribs are broken. Fortunately, they didn't pierce any vital organs inside," Lin Lei said with a slight smile to Bei Bei. "However, for the broken bones to fully recover, it will take at least ten days to half a month." A normal person would need several months for broken bones to heal, but Lin Lei's confidence in his Dragon Blood Warrior bloodline allowed him to say this.
Bei Bei nodded.
"But if we find a Light or Water system mage, we could probably heal it faster." Lin Lei knew that healing magic could sometimes be very powerful.
Back when Lin Lei was imprisoned in the Church of Light, almost all the bones in his body had been broken. Yet, under the illumination of that faith power originating from the Lord of Light, his injuries vanished in the blink of an eye, and his body instantly reached its optimal state. That kind of astonishing recovery ability was terrifying.
Lin Lei continued to circulate his Dragon Blood Battle Qi.
The Dragon Blood Battle Qi absorbed the external elements, and the energy from the Dragon Blood Warrior bloodline gradually grew, nourishing every part of Lin Lei's body. The injuries inside his body were now mostly repaired, leaving only the broken ribs as a problem.
"Hmm?"
Lin Lei's brow lifted slightly, a hint of joy in his heart.
When the circulating Dragon Blood Battle Qi returned to his dantian, it began to vibrate. The liquefied Dragon Blood Battle Qi within his lower dantian surged like a tide. Lin Lei immediately directed the Battle Qi in his meridians to merge into his lower dantian. After just a short while... the Dragon Blood Battle Qi within his lower dantian reached a peak state.
"Rumble~~"
Feeling the intense change of the Dragon Blood Battle Qi in his lower dantian, a broad smile spread across Lin Lei's face.
Every strand of Battle Qi was transforming, its essence changing.
"Finally, the breakthrough has begun," Lin Lei thought calmly, waiting. At first, only a small amount of the Battle Qi in his lower dantian began to transform. But as time passed, more and more converted, and the speed increased. In the end, it took only ten breaths to completely convert the remaining half.
"Haha..."
Lin Lei stood up directly. Some of the already transformed Battle Qi entered his meridians and began circulating. Some of the Battle Qi enveloped the broken bones, accelerating their repair.
"Boss?" Bei Bei looked at Lin Lei, puzzled.
Lin Lei picked Bei Bei up with a laugh, saying, "It's fine now. Let's prepare to go back."
At this moment, Lin Lei's heart was happier than ever before. Ever since reaching the peak of the eighth rank, he had been longing for this day. Although over the past month or so, he had always felt a breakthrough might be imminent, he could never quite grasp that opportunity and take the final step. Yet, this time, under the circumstances of healing from a severe injury, he had actually broken through.
Ninth Rank!
From this day forward, Lin Lei had entered the ranks of ninth-rank warriors. The ninth rank was only the most surface-level aspect of his power; after his dragon transformation, Lin Lei was already a Saint Realm initial-rank warrior. Whether it was defense, speed, or strength, there would be astonishing breakthroughs.
"If I were to meet a four-winged angel again now, just using the Black Jade Heavy Sword would be enough to handle her," Lin Lei's heart felt suddenly open and clear.