God Slayer Chronicles 89 Qi Sea Realm!

The oldest of the group, Bing Yuanshan, had a look of sincere and surreal calm. As if he knew the bath that had been set out before him after his encounters in the Library. He had attained a combat technique that he thought would go nicely with his Frost Archon's Wrath, the Riverman's Rod.

Although deceptively dirty in name, it was, in fact, a fisherman's technique, using a magic fishing rod to fight. Mustering the power of water, it would allow the user to both the combination and versatility of provided by a fisherman's pole, a weapon that had a medium to long-range and was devilishly difficult to fight against!

Not only that, but it also paired perfectly with his icy techniques; allowing the changing of states between ice and water, which would take Bing Yuanshan's environmental control and adaptability to different present situations to a whole new level!

All that was required from him… find a fishing pole… shouldn't be too hard, considering the number of rune crafters on the demonic peak. That said… which self-respecting rune crafter would burn runes into anything, but a sword. Especially in the Spirit Sword Sect. This had been what Sha Ku had mused about, mocking the imperious Bing Yuanshan. Why would the sect even keep a fisherman's technique?

Song Yi, on the other hand, he was a different story altogether. There wasn't a single ounce of complacency in his eyes, they were roaring ready to go. He'd sought out a rather bold technique, The Beast King's Battle Body.

An old and hardly used book, it was one full of pain and suffering. Why he chose that, even Sha Ku couldn't help but criticise him. It was horrid, it required one to defeat Demonic Beast's with their bare hands to advance, using nothing but their brains and brawn. Afterwards, after enough victories were had, the pract.i.tioner would acc.u.mulate enough 'Beast King Aura' to break through into the next stage of the technique. If he did manage to cultivate it through… even dragons wouldn't look down upon him.

The purple-haired Yu Shi was as relaxed and cold as always though, focused wholly on his next steps. He trod a dangerous path as well, though, using that Meridian Strengthening Technique. There are reasons why such things are as much a danger as a boon. Can one just strengthen their meridians, 'w.i.l.l.y nilly'? No. It took years of preparation and even then, it'd be a miracle if they could pull it off. Although, knowing his nature, Sha Ku was confident his violet maned friend could pull it off!

Sha Ku was had the most going on in his head though, which gave him a feeling of tense and heavy shoulders. The likes of which even his companion with their tough and arduous paths ahead could not compare to.

Sha Ku had been trepidatious about his newly found… temper that had come courtesy of cultivating the Heavenly Demon Technique. He found it neither appealing nor necessary to ever have such a vicious streak, as a matter of fact, it terrified him. Usually, his actions were nothing but cold and calculated, almost every single one of his words had defined intent behind it, he very rarely couldn't control his emotions, let alone emotional outbursts! Needless to say, it made him feel like a five-year-old… ironic.

As he sat in his room cross-legged, the Qi from the formation in the ground; inscribed from his own blood, was absorbed into his body, like a giant sponge in water, refusing to let a single drop go to waste.

Sha Ku cleared his mind of his current troubles, setting it to a singular goal – breaking though to the Qi Sea Realm!

His Qi cultivation had started to desperately lag behind both his body and soul cultivation! Where his body had rapidly advanced to the Copper Undying Body, thanks to the events that transpired in the Darkspire and the seemingly restless Demonic Soul that steadily advanced no matter the cost, his QI cultivation was definitely lacking.

"I'm human. I have a human body for the foreseeable future, I can't allow myself to lack behind in Qi Cultivation. It is the quintessence of the human search for the Dao, and my path to revenge." Sha Ku spoke to himself as he readied his breathing according to the Yin-Yang Divide, on the precipice of breaking into the Qi Sea Realm!

Within his Dantian the Ninety-Nine Qi Rivers of Yin and Yang started to burst, like a dam rupturing open! With a great and mighty boom, the seemingly fragile earth that held in the sparkling starry black and white waters started to leak, the high pressure causing single strains of Yin-Yang water to fly for dozens of meters!

Like hoses, they squirt outwards with more and more water, into a seemingly endless ravine, so deep that it was impossible to see the bottom with a naked eye!

Within this inner world, that was Sha Ku's Dantian, was a man. He was rugged and scarred. This was Sha Ku's true spiritual self!

Sitting there, cross-legged in the skies, it'd be hard to notice him. He looked like a speck of dust on a mighty castle. Unseen and without purpose, but he was there for a reason.

Taking a deep breath, the winds whipped around him, blowing his long tied back hair about, causing a few strands to come free from his high-strung ponytail.

A small smirk in the corner of stone statue-like face crept up, breaking his façade, "It's time!" He opened his eyes, like violet beacons becoming the ancient sea's tides, the water came!

Boom!

With great fury, the mighty Yin and Yang rivers all burst forth at once, cascading downwards into the endless pit that was to be his Qi Sea!

In the outside world, Sha Ku couldn't help but to have a grin on his face, "Early Qi Sea, I'm finally here." He let out a small chuckled, he'd been waiting for this for too long. His foundation was solid, and he would be able to continue cultivating smoothly, baring no unforeseen issues.

As he broke through, the outside world wasn't silent though, no. It was a momentous occasion; breaking through to the Qi Sea Stage, and those around him had felt it!

In the second dormitory, Song Yi sat, his mouth was mute, but his eyes erratic! Sharp fluctuations of Ultra Yin Yang energy, cascading into him like rushing waters onto a helpless fish, hopelessly swimming against the tide! Taking a deep breath and gritting his teeth, opening the pores in his body according to the Beast King's Battle Body, storing what little of this Yin-Yang energy he could!

In the courtyard outside a one-eyed lad sat upon an old rocking chair, his left leg missing. His remaining eyeball had a look of brutality and deathly experience; bloodshot and furious he looked to the place where the energy fluctuations originated… "The little monster… he's at Qi Sea Stage. I must try harder." He let out a fierce growl, hobbling back into his dormitory. Slamming the door with a loud bang behind him.

Upon the apex of demonic peak, two men sat, one youthful, the other an old demon. Drinking their tea, they paused their deep conversation, concerning the tides of fate, "See there, Master?" the youthful Zhang Long pointed towards the small hut upon the lowest demonic peak.

"That… it's an Ultra Yin-Yang…" An Mo sat there, cross-legged and stunned. He'd never known someone to perfectly balance Yin-Yang, let alone achieve perfect harmony in Ultra Yin and Yang!

"Master, that feeling, do you know what it is?" Zhang Long let loose another of his terrifying smiles, sending shivers down his master's spine.

"W…what is it?" An Mo asked.

"It's a pit, and all that dare to cross it shall fall in, never to emerge again." Zhang Long spoke with absolute confidence, having long since deduced the unknowns behind this boy… he had to be a reincarnator!