Power?
Lin Lei was well aware of his own strength.
In his human form he was already at the Saint Realm, and once the Dragon Blood Warrior transformation kicked in, his dragon scale defense was more than ten times stronger than before. His Battle Qi and physical power both received terrifying boosts. Lin Lei could fully understand why his ancestors, despite not being at a particularly high realm, could defeat peak Saint Realm magical beasts simply through the Saint Realm transformation.
As for his realm of comprehension...
Earth Pulse—he had already grasped the 256th wave of vibration. The higher the number of waves, the greater the difficulty. But ever since reaching the 256th wave, he hadn't made a single bit of progress for a whole year.
It seemed like... the 256th wave was the limit.
"That's not the limit," Lin Lei knew full well. "According to the War God, if you truly reach the end of one path in the Laws of Elements, you step into the Divine Realm. I'm still far from entering the Divine Realm. What lies beyond the 256th wave?"
He had no answer.
When it came to comprehending Earth Pulse, there was no one with experience he could reference. All Lin Lei could do was sit in meditation each day, attuning himself to that deep pulse of the earth, hoping to grasp something new.
As for the Laws of Wind, he was making steady progress and hadn't yet hit any bottleneck.
"Still, Mental Power really is hard to cultivate. Twelve years have passed and I'm still only at the peak of the ninth level. Breaking through to the Holy Domain Grand Mage realm is genuinely difficult," Lin Lei sighed inwardly. If anyone heard him say that, they'd almost certainly curse him out.
In magic cultivation, the jump from the sixth to the seventh level was one hurdle. The jump from the ninth level to the Saint Realm was another enormous one.
Did anyone really think such a barrier was easy to break?
Lin Lei looked toward Dilia and couldn't help recalling the black stone Bei Bei had given them at their wedding. "In just twelve years, Dilia went from a seventh-level mage to a ninth-level Grand Mage. Sure, she'd been stuck at the seventh level for several years before that, but this speed is genuinely terrifying."
Dilia was already a ninth-level Grand Mage.
After their marriage, Dilia had discovered that not only was her element affinity astoundingly high, but her rate of absorbing Magic Power was also frighteningly fast. Her Mental Power was climbing rapidly... far outpacing Lin Lei's own progress. In Lin Lei's eyes, there was only one explanation for this change—
That mysterious black stone.
After dinner.
Xini, Taylor, and Sasha were still playing together by the lakeside, while Lin Lei, Wotton, and Dilia sat together.
"Brother," Wotton finally brought up the real reason for his visit. "Xini and Taylor were both tested when they were little. Neither of them has a dragon blood warrior bloodline concentration that reaches the threshold. It looks like we'll have to use that method you mentioned back then."
Lin Lei frowned slightly.
"Right, that makes sense. It's time to awaken their dragon blood warrior bloodlines so they can start cultivating the Dragon Blood Secret Manual sooner." Lin Lei nodded. After his conversation with the plane guardian 'Hogg,' he had come to understand—the Dragon Blood Warriors of the Baruch Family were far fewer than the handful mentioned in the books. In truth, their numbers were vast. It all depended on dragon blood.
"Will there be any danger?" Dilia asked with some concern.
"With dragon blood and Blueheart Herb used together, awakening the dragon blood warrior bloodline within the body is completely safe," Lin Lei said with absolute certainty. Then he glanced at the three children by the lake. "Taylor and Xini can both have their bloodlines awakened. But what about Sasha?"
"Sasha?" Wotton and Dilia both looked toward Sasha in the distance.
Sasha was just a girl. While it was true that in warrior cultivation males generally had a slight natural advantage over females, that didn't mean a girl couldn't become powerful.
Dilia smiled gently. "Let her decide for herself."
Lin Lei nodded.
"Become a Dragon Blood Warrior?" Taylor was the first to cry out with excitement. "Ah, I'm going! I'm definitely going! I've dreamed of becoming a Dragon Blood Warrior ever since I was little—just like Father! Wow, just thinking about it gets me pumped!"
Xini gave a slight nod. "I'll go."
Lin Lei, Wotton, Nina, and Dilia weren't surprised at all. It would be truly strange if any boy in the family turned down this chance. Now they all looked at Sasha. Sasha was very quiet. Though only ten years old, the beauty she had inherited from Dilia was already beginningThe request was rejected because it was considered high risk