Chapter 228: Powerful Skill Effects

【Territory Blood Refining Technique (Beginner): Absorb the earth's endless, heavy spiritual energy to temper the bloodline; for each 1% increase in refinement level, Spirit Attribute +1, Qi Attribute +1.】

（Note: When bloodline concentration reaches 1%, the first bloodline talent (Chasing Stars to Grab Moon) awakens; at 50%, the second destined divine skill (Territory True Body) awakens; at 100%, the third destined divine skill (Shift Stars, Change Dipper) awakens; passive learns Territory True Intent. ）【Territory True Intent: While treading the earth, defensive skill effects +500%, movement skill effects +500%, restores 1% of damage taken per second, True Essence recovery speed +1 per second.】

"It's done!"

Chen Shicheng suddenly opened his eyes, suppressing the wild joy in his heart, and hammered the bed board twice hard.

When he sensed an aura identical to that of Slaying Immortal Sword Intent, he realized this skill would definitely bring him a surprise, but he never imagined the surprise would be this huge! This is a bloodline!

Back when La Tiao awakened, it made his saliva drip with envy; now the tables have turned, and it's finally his turn! Moreover, the strength of this bloodline is clearly stronger than La Tiao's Purple Golden Fox Ferret, not only adding 0.5 more attributes, and after reaching 100%, it can also comprehend a passive skill called Territory True Intent.

The boost this skill gave him was simply unbelievable.

Although the Golden Light Divine Spell has already merged with other skills to become the brand‑new Territory Blood Refining Technique, and it no longer appears on the panel, that does not mean the skill cannot be used.

If he had this passive on the Icefield, once the Golden Light Spell is activated, even standing still, that monk could not harm him a single bit.

Even if it were the Monk Jian Kong of the Dharma‑Form Realm, under the passive effect of Territory True Intent, he might be injured, but the wounds would recover at a rate of 1% per second, and True Essence would recover likewise.

This also means he becomes an uncrushable, unbreakable copper pea; even without a one‑time Slaying Immortal Great Formation, he can, thanks to the passive Territory True Intent, grind that monk to death.

Indeed, it's that powerful! Unfortunately, this ability is still like a moon in water, a flower in a mirror; it must wait until the bloodline is refined to 100% to manifest, and now Chen Shicheng can only stare at it hungrily.

Nevertheless, that's fine; this Territory Blood Refining Technique isn't a one‑hammer deal.

Just as La Tiao's bloodline can devour flesh to grow, his own bloodline can also continuously temper and grow via the earth's spiritual energy.

In the memory of Merit Points allocation feedback, the beginner level Territory Blood Refining Technique, due to body strength and skill level, reaches its limit after refining a single strand of earth's spiritual energy each day.

He currently has no good way to change his body strength, but the skill level can instantly become Perfect.

Then perhaps his bloodline could later surpass, directly overtaking the one that was ahead, La Tiao, maybe.

And he is extremely eager for those destined divine skills that only awaken at specific bloodline concentrations, especially the one that awakens at 1%—for him, it's almost within reach! 【Chasing Stars to Grab Moon: a higher‑tier skill of Compress Earth to an Inch, grants +300% base movement speed, +100% speed when using teleport skills, and True Essence consumption -30%.】

【Territory True Body: special physique, affinity for Earth‑type skills +100%, Earth‑type skill cultivation speed +100%, Earth‑type skill power +100%, Earth‑type skill consumption -50%.】

【Shift Stars, Change Dipper: ranked first in binding monsters and capturing demons, causes ghosts and gods to worry, commands the constellations, can turn day into night, harnesses the power of the stars to slay demons and eliminate monsters.】

The three bloodline divine skills are each immensely powerful!

Especially the final one, Shift Stars, Change Dipper; although no specific data is given, like a top‑secret state document, the fewer the words, the bigger the matter—just from the description one knows this is an immortal's technique, absolutely world‑shocking!

Salivating, eyes craving, saliva wants to spurt three zhang long!

Unfortunately, awakening requires the bloodline refinement to reach 100%; referencing La Tiao's bloodline awakening speed—hmm? It doesn't seem that far off! Thinking this, Chen Shicheng hurriedly poured Merit Points madly into the Territory Blood Refining Technique.

At this moment, any wastefulness, any surplus in his hands, his mind was untroubled; he cast them all aside.

If Merit Points couldn't increase the bloodline refinement level, he would even set Slaying Immortal Sword Intent aside and throw his over five hundred thousand savings into this skill.

However, unexpectedly, this skill was quite amusing during the comprehension period, but after the skill's initiation, the Merit Points required for upgrades were pitifully few.

Just by tossing in less than five hundred Merit Points, the Territory Blood Refining Technique instantly reached the Perfect level; each extraction of spiritual energy from the earth was more than ten times that of the beginner level, shortening the time needed to temper his bloodline by over tenfold.

Yet after careful calculation, even the Perfect‑level Territory Blood Refining Technique would still require over two hundred years of his time to methodically achieve 100% bloodline refinement.

Of course, this is based solely on his current Spirit Attribute; after future upgrades, the refinement speed will further increase, depending on how high his Spirit Attribute can reach.

"Looks like we need to speed up the upgrade."

Chen Shicheng forcibly shifted his gaze away from the skill description and, recalling from memory, employed the Sublime‑grade Lian Xi Technique.

The next moment, his unique aura gradually faded, his whole body became cloaked in the earth's heaviness, and his sense of presence instantly dropped to an extremely low level.

"Hui Siye, help me see what state I'm in now."

Hui Siye drifted out of his mask; after shielding the connection with Chen Shicheng, his Golden Core Stage Divine Perception swept over the spot where he stood.

"Hmm?"

Hui Siye said in surprise, "The effect is strong; using Divine Perception to sweep can only 'see' a void. Even with the naked eye, without prior knowledge, one would simply pass over it as if it were a stone statue. It is only because of our mask connection that I can see the true situation."

"All set, now everything's ready, just missing the east wind!"

Chen Shicheng, satisfied, dispersed the Lian Xi Technique, plopped onto the ground, and while waiting for nightfall, activated the full‑level Territory Blood Refining Technique, beginning his first bloodline refinement.

The earth's spiritual energy lived up to its name; a single strand caused his weight to surge instantly, and the blue‑stone paved ground beneath him cracked into lines spreading outward.

Moreover, during the refining, he seemed to become a statue; every movement was unbearably heavy, making it impossible to move easily, and a strange odor filled his mouth and nose.

It was like being buried alive, filled with soil, yet also like the fresh scent of earth after rain.

Fortunately, this feeling gradually dissipated as the spiritual energy was refined.

However, this also reminded Chen Shicheng that future refinements must be done in a safer place; otherwise he would truly have no chance to fight back and would be at the mercy of others. (End of Chapter)