Level Up in Martial World

"Haha, Grim Reaper, let's fight to the death," said Lu Zhen as he looked at the avatar created by the second-stage martial artist.

It was even stronger than the previous one and had reached the realm of the first-stage martial artist.

His laughter echoed through the battlefield, creating a strange shockwave that seemed to trance the enemy soldiers.

Almost instinctively, they had the urge to pray to Lu Zhen as their one and only god.

This casual action of his caused the death of countless enemy soldiers, and Lu Zhen's army was slowly gaining favourable ground.

His sharp canine teeth revealed themselves as the instinct to fight boiled in his bloodline.

With a leap that almost destroyed the ground beneath him, he landed head-on with the Grim Reaper's avatar.

The avatar flickered as Ye Qiang issued the order, and everyone nodded their heads in agreement.

The Grim Reaper's scythe flickered, and all the Yin Qi in the surrounding area gathered towards it, attracting it like a moth to flames.

The surrounding area became increasingly chilly, and if a normal mortal were to be even close, they would probably die from the sheer chill emanating from it. However, for Lu Zhen, this was nothing and posed no harm to him.

Suddenly, there was a loud boom as the fist and the Yin Qi filled scythe of the Grim Reaper collided.

Lu Zhen was launched into the air, sending him back by a kilometre.

However, with the initial collision, the second-stage martial artist who was operating the Grim Reaper's avatar had a worried expression on their face.

Even though Lu Zhen was pushed back, the strength difference was not much, and they couldn't completely injure him either.

The most they could do was inflict superficial injuries, which could all be healed within a single breath of time.

Essentially, this meant that they couldn't do anything to Lu Zhen for a short time.

Lu Zhen casually removed the dust from his body and looked at the avatar with even more battle intent.

With a terrifying shockwave that shook the battlefield once again, he charged like a madman, only to be sent back to the ground once again.

This process continued for a while before his boiling bloodline finally calmed down entirely and all the frustration vented.

Although he could perfectly suppress these desires, it was better to release them instead.

"Hmm?" Lu Zhen looked at the Grim Reaper, which was becoming less stable and weaker as time passed, with a disappointed expression.

"Tsk, why is it so weak?" he grumbled. Although he said these words in a low tone, everyone present was a martial artist and could hear him.

This made everyone look at Lu Zhen with an incredulous expression.

"Are you kidding me? This is a genuine avatar in the first-stage martial realm, and even against ordinary first-stage martial artists, it is incredibly strong and powerful, faintly surpassing them. And this is weak?" Ye Qiang, who was at the head of the formation, almost vomited blood on the spot.

Not because of anger, but because of the drain in their Qi and will.

If this goes on, they will eventually run out of Qi, and then they would have to resort to giving it lifespan.

Although this would make it stronger, everyone present was a person, a living being. How could they have the heart to give their lifespan and vitality to it?

"I guess I should end this farce," Lu Zhen's voice sounded throughout the battlefield.

The millions of soldiers paused simultaneously for a brief moment, a sense of fear developed in their being that came from deep within their soul.

It was even more intense than when he had transformed into his bloodline form.

"What could it be?" Xia Mei was also confused, looking at Lu Zhen.

Just then, almost all the surrounding pure Qi and infected Yin Qi started to gather towards Lu Zhen like a black hole, sucking every energy near them. This was a similar case.

As if Lu Zhen was the center of the black hole, it started off small because only a hundred meters around him were affected by him.

But in just a few breaths of time, almost the entire vast army was covered by the attraction of the enemy, pulled towards him.

The Grim Reaper avatar, which was releasing the terrifying corrosion of a first-stage martial artist, began to falter, and its form became even more unstable.

The countless martial artists within were stunned by the unexpected development.

"What is happening?" they questioned with confusion. The Qi, will and vitality consumption of the avatar were rapidly increasing by several folds in an instant.

Ye Qiang, sensing the changes, immediately turned cold and shouted, "Attack with all our might! If we don't take this son of a bastard down, we will likely die from sheer consumption."

The grim reaper avatar began to move and soon reached Lu Zhen, who was at the center of the massive energy like a black hole.

All the energy entered his body instantly, and all the Qi spent was returned.

His vitality grew, his body was nourished, his bone marrow grew slightly stronger from the Yin Qi, and there were still enemies left.

Lu Zhen directed all the remaining energy towards refining and nurturing his bloodline.

Ever since he combined the bloodline of Elfen and the Volgrith, he has become the progenitor of the bloodline and could faintly increase the purity of the bloodline by itself. His lifespan was also increased by it.

Lu Zhen only needed energy, and the bloodline would strengthen.

The strengthened bloodline not only increased his talent by itself, but when he is in bloodline form, the power increases at a steady rate.

With the countless energy being directed to the bloodline, the purity of the bloodline was rapidly increasing.

It was being condensed, and more bloodlines were being formed.

The genes of Lu Zhen were also rapidly changing. In just a moment, Lu Zhen's comprehensive strength has leaped to an astonishing amount.

In addition to that, the intent of the grim reaper avatar also entered his body and was absorbed by it, causing his body to undergo another transformation.

Despite the grim reaper avatar's scythe about to descend upon him, Lu Zhen looked at it with a calm and collected expression.