Chapter 8: Opening the Middle Dantian, the First Person in Eternity!

Lu Jiuyuan and Luo Yunshang stared at the terrifying Five Elements Divine Thunder, their hearts trembling incessantly.

As cultivators at the peak of the Divided Spirit stage, Lu Jiuyuan had not the slightest confidence in resisting the divine thunder, let alone Lu Tianyu, who possessed no cultivation at all!

Boom—!

The Five Elements Divine Thunder, carrying a violent power capable of destroying heaven and earth, roared toward Lu Tianyu.

Lu Tianyu felt an irresistible crisis of death.

He did not doubt for a second that once the Five Elements Heaven-Mending Stone given by the Qian Gu Immortal Emperor failed to block the Five Elements Divine Thunder, he would absolutely be blasted into nothingness, with not even a scrap of bone left behind.

Boom!

The five-colored small sphere in Lu Tianyu's chest suddenly exploded, forming a five-colored vortex that rapidly expanded in all directions.

He secretly thought it was over, it was over; the core he had managed to condense with such difficulty had exploded.

Yet the next second, he suddenly exclaimed: "This, this is..."

"Another dantian?"

Lu Tianyu discovered in shock that a dantian, exactly the same as the one in his abdomen, had appeared within his chest cavity.

The difference between the two was that the Middle Dantian was five-colored, filled with overbearing and fierce Qi.

While the Lower Dantian, sealed by the Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron, was colorless, its aura soft and resilient, filled with Spiritual Energy.

The moment the Middle Dantian appeared, Five Elements energy surged out from within it, pouring into the Five Elements Heaven-Mending Stone.

The thunder that had already descended upon Lu Tianyu's head seemed to be drawn in, with the vast majority being sucked into the Five Elements Heaven-Mending Stone.

Crack—!

The five Five Elements Heaven-Mending Stones shattered one after another, turning into dust.

The remaining thunder energy entered Lu Tianyu's body and was directly absorbed by the Middle Dantian.

At this moment, the dark clouds dispersed, and the sky returned to clarity.

Lu Tianyu felt his whole body tingling and numb, feeling incomparably refreshed: "Qian Gu, oh Qian Gu, you are quite reliable."

At this moment, he felt the energy within his Middle Dantian raging violently, with the danger of it nearly bursting the dantian.

Lu Tianyu did not hesitate; he stood up, assumed a stance, and began to practice the Five Dragon Divine Fist.

Coordinating with the Phantom Step found in the Phoenix Ring, he began to practice the fist techniques.

The Five Dragon Divine Fist is divided into five elemental fist types: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.

Lu Tianyu started learning from the Metal-attribute divine fist.

Golden light flickered on his fist, and a golden dragon coiled around his arm, with the faint sound of a dragon's roar echoing.

Gold-Breaking!

Shattering Field!

Collapsing Mountain!

Lu Tianyu's figure was elusive, and a violent, fierce golden force flowed and circulated around his body.

Seeing this scene, Lu Jiuyuan and Luo Yunshang were dumbstruck: "This..."

They did not know what exactly had happened to Lu Tianyu.

However, they felt an unrivaled Metal-attribute energy from Lu Tianyu's fists.

Its speed and sharpness were in no way inferior to the energy of a Qi Refiner unleashing a spell attack.

"Hahaha!"

Changmei Laozu raised his long eyebrows: "Yu'er has succeeded! He may have paved a path unprecedented and never to be followed!"

"I must find Gui Sheng Xie Yi to help him recast his dantian and sea of Qi; then he will become an invincible existence!"

His gaze was burning.

Time flew by until the day of the challenge for the Saint Son position.

The Lu family's martial arts arena was packed to capacity.

Except for Changmei Laozu, all important figures were present, at least five hundred people in total.

The eighty-eight Lu family disciples participating in the challenge stood before the ring with arrogant expressions.

They glanced at Lu Tianyu on the stage and then looked at the other Lu family disciples.

A piece of trash with no cultivation at all could not pique their interest in challenging him.

Their targets were their competitors among the eighty-eight.

There were only three with the most competitiveness.

Great Elder Lu Dingkun's grandson Lu Wenbin, Second Elder Lu Qingfeng's daughter Lu Xuanyin, and Eighth Elder Lu Yuanyi's grandson Lu Zhuoyuan.

These three were recognized as the strongest.

However, none of the Lu family disciples here were convinced, waiting only for Lu Tianyu to step down so they could challenge the three.

Lu Jiuyuan appeared on the central ring of the martial arts arena: "The battle for the Saint Son position, begin!"

"I will emphasize the challenge rules once more: falling off the ring is judged as a loss."

"It is forbidden to harm anyone's life; otherwise, it will be treated as intentional homicide and executed on the spot!"

"Please, Saint Son, take the stage!"

The gaze Lu Jiuyuan cast toward Lu Tianyu still carried a hint of worry.

Although his son's Body Refining Technique was powerful, this time he was facing the individual challenges of all the disciples.

It was not like the elimination rounds of previous competitions, where the remaining ten disciples would have a final showdown.

The Mysterious Void Mirror had sealed three lethal strikes, which absolutely could not be used in the ring match.

If these people challenged him incessantly, they could wear Lu Tianyu down until he collapsed.

Standing beside Lu Tianyu, Luo Yunshang said softly: "Mother says this again: do not force yourself."

"The position of Saint Son is not important; your body is what matters most."

She had discussed it with Lu Jiuyuan; it did not matter if someone else served as Saint Son for the time being.

At worst, Lu Jiuyuan would also abdicate, taking Luo Yunshang and Lu Tianyu to live in seclusion and cultivate.

In their view, their family being healthy and well was better than anything else.

"Mother, don't worry, I know what I'm doing!"

Lu Tianyu walked up the steps, one step at a time.

He wore the green satin long robe his mother had made for him, his long hair tied back casually with a strip of cloth, looking natural and unconstrained.

Just when everyone thought he was going to issue a challenge directly.

Lu Tianyu reached into his sleeve and took out a bronze mirror: "For the sake of fairness, I will not use this Profound Void Mirror."

He said something truly shocking: "If any of you can defeat me, this Profound Void Mirror will belong to you!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene erupted into an uproar.

What they were most worried about was Lu Tianyu using the Profound Void Mirror.

The competition rules restricted Lu Tianyu from using the Profound Void Mirror's lethal moves to kill, but there was no guarantee that Changmei Laozu hadn't tampered with the Profound Void Mirror.

Lu Tianyu was the apple of Changmei Laozu's eye; it was impossible for him to watch Lu Tianyu lose the position of Saint Son, so it would be perfectly normal for him to have tampered with the Profound Void Mirror.

Now, Lu Tianyu had actually cast the Profound Void Mirror aside and even said that whoever defeated him could take it.

Could it be that Changmei Laozu had arranged other means for Lu Tianyu?

It didn't look like it!

But observing Lu Tianyu, he wasn't even wearing a Storage Ring; what was he relying on to face the challenges of eighty-eight outstanding disciples!

A look of worry appeared on the Great Elder's face.

The Second Elder, Third Elder, and Fourth Elder all examined Lu Tianyu carefully with expressions of confusion.

Could this kid have lost his mind?

Afterward, they all felt relieved.

This kid must have completely given up on himself.

It could be seen from the expressions of Lu Jiuyuan and Luo Yunshang; their faces were ashen, as if they had already lost all hope.

By offering the Profound Void Mirror as a reward, he could still curry favor with the new Saint Son to ensure the new Saint Son wouldn't make things difficult for him in the future.

Only Lu Jiuyuan and Luo Yunshang knew that their son never wanted to use the Profound Void Mirror in the first place.

Their son wanted to defeat everyone with his bare hands.

The Lu family disciples below the stage questioned him one after another: "Tianyu, are these words true!"

"In front of everyone, you absolutely cannot go back on your word!"

"You must swear an oath!"

Lu Tianyu threw the Profound Void Mirror directly to Lu Jiuyuan and looked at the excited crowd: "Now you should believe me, right?"

"However, I have one condition: all of you must challenge me!"

"If a challenger loses, they must leave behind their Storage Bag or produce a wager that satisfies me; otherwise, I will not accept the challenge!"