Ricky had been stuck on the second grade of Bone Reinforcement for quite some time now. He had yet to reach the peak of that level even after several days of practice. However, once he was able to acquire less than a fiftieth of the Great Dragon's rare blood essence, he was able to push himself further into the third grade in just a matter of hours.
According to various studies, the Great Dragon's blood essence was so rare and powerful that it could help warriors like Ricky develop themselves and increase their capabilities in a short span of time.
All that was left to do was for Ricky to strengthen himself and his new-found power in the third grade of Bone Reinforcement. This process was most commonly known as the consolidation process.
It didn't take much time for him to complete the process due to the Great Dragon's blood essence. It only took him four hours to fully consolidate himself in that level.
"The Great Dragon's blood essence surely is an extraordinary artifact! I didn't know I could reach this new level in such a short amount of time!" Ricky exclaimed.
Nevertheless, Ricky was yet to fully consume the power of the Great Dragon's blood essence. He knew the side effects that may occur once he did. Based on his studies about the blood essence's nature, he estimated that at least half of the energy still remained inside his body and that he would reach the fourth grade of Blood Reinforcement once he was able to completely refine and absorb it.
However, he chose not to pursue this idea because he knew that even though the power of the Great Dragon's blood essence would significantly speed up his efforts to level up, it would negatively affect his fighting power. Increasing his level without equally increasing his fighting power would do him no good. He knew that this would only lead to his previous efforts of challenging warriors three levels above him be left in vain.
'I think it's time for me to increase the level of my Nine-degree Body Refining Formula. After all, the Great Dragon itself was considered to be one of the most powerful creatures to walk the face of the Earth. I believe it was also said that its body was the strongest and most fortified among all the other creatures ever created. I should consider myself lucky to have even just a portion of its rare blood, ' he thought to himself. "I should not put my good fortune to waste. If I use the remainder of the Great Dragon's blood essence, I should be able to reach the Seventh Degree of Nine-degree Body Refining Formula!" Ricky murmured to himself.
Without hesitation, he immediately activated his Nine-degree Body Refining Formula in a matter of seconds. And, with the help of his two Supreme Skills, he brought out the Myriad Magic Ice as well as the Incessant Crimson Magma which were stored in his Devourer Zone and used them together. He combined the two initial pieces with the Great Dragon's blood essence as he gathered all the materials needed to start his cultivation. As soon as he was ready, the cultivation started.
This type of cultivation was extremely painful.
The pain this cultivation caused was worse than being bitten by tens of thousands of ants.
As the process went on, Ricky's face began to twist, his body began to tremble, his lips started to turn pale, and his fingernails slowly pierced into the flesh and blood of his palms.
Ricky had never felt pain that extreme before but he knew that he had to endure it no matter what.
In two days' time, the cultivation process was over and the pain slowly subsided. Finally, he was able to reach the Seventh Degree of Nine-degree Body Refining Formula.
He immediately noticed the light surrounding his body gradually turning from blue to light purple. He smiled because he knew that the process was complete and that his power had substantially increased.
The formula increased his fighting power significantly.
Ricky began to feel relief a few moments after the process had ended. His face started to regain its color and his body felt stronger than before. Attaining this new transformation made him stronger and more equipped to handle even the most dangerous of tasks.
Once the pain had subsided, he opened his eyes and said, "Finally! I have reached the third grade of Bone Reinforcement with the Seventh Degree of Nine-degree Body Refining Formula! With this new power, I should be more than capable of defeating warriors at the sixth grade of Bone Reinforcement!"
Confidence and pride filled his being and made him eager to journey on.
As time went by, he showed amazing progress in developing his new set of powers. He was one step closer to attaining the level of demi-immortals and even innate spiritual kings. It was only a matter of time.
Shades of purple light filled the endless zone as Ricky clenched his fists and unleashed the full might of his newly acquired strength.
At this moment, he felt a sudden itch in both of his arms.
Intrigued, he immediately looked at the source of this inconvenience. To his surprise, purple scales started to appear around his arms. It startled him at first, but then he realized that they were of no harm to him.
'What are these things? Could it be a side effect of the transformation?' he thought to himself. Then, he realized that these purple scales were merely helping him unleash the full potential of his power.
"This could be the effect of the Great Dragon's blood essence. After all, it is one of the rarest and most extraordinary artifacts one could find," Ricky said to himself. Even after all his studies about the Great Dragon, he couldn't think of any other explanation for this bizarre phenomenon.
This incident piqued his interest. A few moments later, he began to test out an idea that occurred to him. He started to decrease his power from the Seventh Degree of Nine-degree Body Refining Formula to the Sixth Degree. Then, all of a sudden, the purple scales began to disappear. Once they were gone, he re-activated his power and the scales suddenly reappeared.
"Amazing! It seems that the purple scales only appear whenever I activate my powers at the Seventh Degree!" Ricky exclaimed proudly. He knew that his theory was correct.
Wildly intrigued by this new discovery, he then came up with a new idea. He thought, 'What would happen if I absorb more of the Great Dragon's blood essence?'
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