133: Advance to Martial King

Time passed, and outside the quiet room where Qin Feng was in seclusion, the Green Bamboo Courtyard seemed to have fallen into a deep slumber.

Not long after Qin Feng first entered seclusion, Ji Ruxue quietly returned to her sect to visit her Senior Sister. When she returned to the West Lake City branch of the Hundred Flowers Pavilion and learned that Qin Feng was once again in death seclusion to break through to Martial King, a flicker of surprise couldn't help but cross her cold eyes.

"So fast..." she whispered to herself. Although she knew Qin Feng was gifted with extraordinary talent and deep opportunities, the realm of Martial King was, after all, a massive chasm. Countless brilliant geniuses had been trapped at the Peak Grand Martial Master for decades until their Lifespan was exhausted. The speed of Qin Feng's progress was truly somewhat shocking.

She silently guarded the outside of the Green Bamboo Courtyard like a silent shadow, fulfilling her duty as a personal bodyguard, even though she knew that the current Qin Feng did not need it.

One month passed; inside the quiet room, the aura surged, with the faint sound of wind and thunder.

Two months passed; the energy fluctuations were sometimes like a volcano building up and sometimes like deep-sea undercurrents.

Three months passed; that restless aura gradually reached a strange balance, like the calm before a storm.

Inside the quiet room, Qin Feng had already forgotten the passage of time.

Three months of sleepless and tireless effort, a full-force breakthrough. All his previous accumulations—the tempering of his Physical Body by the earth core jade marrow, the extraordinary control and sharpness brought by the Advanced Sword Heart and Sword Bone, even the sword Dao insights bestowed by that mysterious Blue-Clad Woman, and the profound explanation of the essence of Internal Energy by the ancient Cultivation Technique, the Daoist Primordial Chaos Art—all merged into one at this moment, turning into a torrent to smash through the Bottleneck.

The medicinal power of the king breaking pill had long been completely absorbed. That invisible and solid barrier that had blocked the path of countless Peak Grand Martial Masters was already covered with dense cracks under the continuous impact of such a solid Foundation.

*Crack...*

A soft sound, like ice cracking, came from deep within his body.

That indestructible barrier finally shattered completely!

The surging Internal Energy instantly broke through the final shackles and stepped into a brand new Domain—Half-Step Martial King!

At this moment, the Internal Energy in his Dantian had undergone a qualitative change, becoming more condensed and more agile, carrying a faint characteristic of a higher-level energy, though it had not yet completely transformed.

He was still one last and most critical step away from becoming a true Martial King—completely transforming all Internal Energy into True Essence! This was a complete sublimation, a true leap in the level of life!

However, this final step was like a chasm. The later the transformation of Internal Energy, the more difficult it became, requiring a massive amount of energy and a deeper understanding of the laws. Many Martial Artists failed at this step, remaining a Half-Step Martial King for the rest of their lives, unable to advance even an inch further.

Qin Feng did not hesitate in the slightest.

He flipped his palm again, and the second king breaking pill, which he had obtained from Sun Simiao at a great cost, appeared in his palm. The surface of the pill was shimmering with light, containing energy even more violent and pure than the first one.

"Success or failure depends on this one move!"

He resolutely swallowed the second king breaking pill!

*Boom—!!!*

It was as if another meteorite had been thrown into a volcano about to erupt!

Even more violent and pure energy exploded instantly! This time, it wasn't just an impact; it carried a sense of "destruction and reconstruction," forcibly pushing the half-condensed Internal Energy in his Dantian toward the final form—True Essence—for the ultimate sprint!

Intense pain! It felt as if every inch of his Meridians and every cell was being torn apart and crushed, then reorganized and reborn within that vast medicinal power and the endless Concept of the Daoist Primordial Chaos Art!

His consciousness swayed between extreme pain and emptiness. Only the absolute calm brought by the Advanced Sword Heart and an unyielding will firmly held the final line of defense, guiding this world-destroying torrent of energy to complete the final transformation.

Seven days and seven nights!

Outside the quiet room, Ji Ruxue could clearly feel that the aura emanating from the room was undergoing earth-shaking changes. A heart-palpitating pressure was slowly taking shape, as if some peerless Vicious Beast was waking up. Even Su Yuetang and Xiao Chun in the distant pavilion couldn't help but turn their gazes toward the Green Bamboo Courtyard, their hearts filled with tension and anticipation.

Finally—

At noon on the seventh day, while the blazing sun was high in the sky!

*Buzz—!!!*

An invisible wave suddenly spread out with the quiet room of the Green Bamboo Courtyard as the center! The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi of the entire Hundred Flowers Pavilion West Lake City branch became turbulent and boiled, frantically rushing toward the quiet room like a hundred rivers returning to the sea!

Inside the quiet room, Qin Feng suddenly opened his eyes!

What was in his eyes was no longer sharp sword light, but a deep, restrained divine light that seemed to contain the power of heaven and earth! His aura was as vast as the sea and as steady as a mountain, completely different from when he was a Grand Martial Master! Within his Dantian, the originally surging Internal Energy had disappeared, replaced by strands of liquid energy that were more condensed, purer, and shimmering with a faint luster of Chaos—True Essence!

A powerful sense of strength filled his entire body. It felt as if with every movement, he could harness the power of heaven and earth and fly through the air. His Lifespan also increased significantly as a result!

He slowly raised his hand, and in his palm, a strand of Chaos-colored True Essence quietly emerged, emitting a heart-palpitating fluctuation.

The Martial King Realm—

Achieved!