96: Chapter 96 Emperor's Essence Blood
Within the Sea of Thunder, Ning Yuan walked as if on level ground, his figure as swift as a bolt of lightning.
The current strength of his physical body had long since surpassed the imagination of ordinary people.
Back in the Qi and Blood Realm, he had already forged a perfect foundation of one hundred million catties.
After stepping into the Transcendent realm, although he primarily cultivated essence power, every breakthrough in cultivation and expansion of his essence sea would baptize and temper his physical body once more.
His current physical strength, even without using essence power, far exceeded that of an ordinary Earth Rank Transcendent!
Although his essence sea was currently sealed and he could not mobilize that vast essence power, his three visions had not completely lost their effect.
They still lay dormant within his body; with just a thought, he could use the power of his physical qi and blood as a catalyst to manifest them and buff himself!
"Divine Elephant Prisons the Hell, Treading the Sea!"
Ning Yuan gave a low shout, and the phantom of an Primordial Divine Elephant faintly emerged behind him.
The Divine Elephant's four hooves tread down as if on solid ground. With every step, it stirred up waves ten thousand feet high in the Sea of Thunder. Using this counter-shock force, his speed reached the absolute limit!
Along the way, he encountered many thunder beasts formed from the laws of lightning.
However, most were low-grade or mid-grade trash that posed no threat to him at all, lacking even the qualification to make him stop his pace.
With a casual punch, he could shatter a large swath of them.
"Hmm? This fluctuation is..."
Suddenly, the sprinting Ning Yuan paused, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.
He keenly sensed an extremely rich fluctuation of essence blood coming from a sea region not far ahead!
That aura was scorching, violent, and full of vitality!
It was definitely not something an ordinary thunder beast could possess!
"Good stuff!"
Delighted, Ning Yuan immediately changed direction and sped toward the source of the fluctuation.
Before long, he arrived at a sea region where the thunder storm was at its most violent.
In the center of the storm, a pack of giant sharks, formed entirely from deep purple lightning, were entrenched as if guarding something.
Each of these Thunder Sharks was dozens of zhang long, emitting a heart-palpitating thunderous prestige.
And at their very center was a behemoth over a hundred zhang in size!
Its entire body displayed a strange dark-gold color, with wings on its back and a single horn on its head. The aura it emitted was many times stronger than the surrounding Thunder Sharks!
"High-grade thunder beast—Thunder Shark King!"
Ning Yuan recognized the origin of this big fellow at a glance.
In the Thunder King Pool, the hierarchy of thunder beasts was strict, divided into four grades: low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, and super-grade.
These corresponded exactly to the four ranks below the King-level Physical Body.
A high-grade thunder beast, in terms of combat power, was at least equivalent to the peak of an Earth Rank Transcendent, even touching the threshold of the Heaven Rank!
This Thunder Shark King was clearly the overlord of this sea region!
Beneath it, a mass of blood emitting a dazzling red light floated quietly in the seawater, giving off an enticing fragrance.
That was exactly the source of the essence blood fluctuation Ning Yuan had sensed—a drop of emperor sovereign essence blood!
"Finally, something decent!"
Far from being afraid, Ning Yuan licked his lips in excitement, his eyes burning with battle intent.
The small fry from before were simply too weak; they weren't even enough to fill the gaps between his teeth.
But this Thunder Shark King was barely enough for him to stretch his muscles!
"Roar—!"
The Thunder Shark King also discovered this uninvited guest and let out an angry roar.
At its command, the dozens of mid-grade Thunder Sharks nearby immediately swarmed toward Ning Yuan like hungry wolves scenting blood!
A thunder storm erupted instantly!
"Good timing!"
Ning Yuan laughed loudly. Instead of retreating, he advanced, charging directly into the pack of Thunder Sharks!
Boom!
He threw a punch without any bells or whistles—just pure venting of power!
True Dragon Fist!
This supreme technique rewarded by the system displayed terrifying power in his hands at this moment!
Upon the fist's edge, it was as if a True Dragon was roaring, carrying a domineering intent that could shatter the vacuum!
Bang!
The mid-grade Thunder Shark at the very front didn't even have time to scream before it was directly blown apart by this punch!
It turned into a spray of thunder liquid essence, splashing in all directions!
Ning Yuan's figure was like lightning, weaving through the Thunder Shark pack with ease. Every punch and kick contained a terrifying, massive force capable of splitting mountains and cracking rocks!
At this moment, he was like an archaic ferocious beast that had broken into a flock of sheep, even more fearsome than an actual Young True Dragon cub!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of explosions rang out.
Those mid-grade Thunder Sharks, which would cause headaches for countless martial artists in the outside world, were as fragile as paper before Ning Yuan!
In just a short moment, more than half of them had been cleared away by him!
"Roar!!!"
The Thunder Shark King could finally no longer sit still!
It let out a furious roar, its massive body swinging violently to kick up a monstrous wave. It opened its giant maw, filled with thunderous teeth, and bit down hard toward Ning Yuan!
"Is this the strength of a high-grade thunder beast? It's nothing special!"
Ning Yuan snorted coldly. Without dodging, he met it head-on with a punch!
Boom!!!
Fist and giant maw collided!
A dull, massive sound shook the surrounding seawater until it boiled!
The Thunder Shark King's massive body was actually forced back several zhang by this single punch!
Ning Yuan, however, only swayed slightly before steadying his form.
The difference in strength was clear at a glance!
"Die for me!"
Ning Yuan pressed his advantage. His figure flashed, appearing instantly above the Thunder Shark King's head, and another heavy True Dragon Fist smashed down!
Bang!
The Thunder Shark King let out a shrill wail as the single horn on its head snapped. Its massive body crashed heavily into the sea, stirring up a thousand layers of waves!
Strike while it's down!
Ning Yuan followed it like a shadow, throwing several more punches in succession, completely shattering the Thunder Shark King's life force!
With the fall of the Thunder Shark King, the remaining mid-grade Thunder Sharks scattered like startled birds and beasts, no longer daring to approach this terrifying human.
Standing on the sea surface, Ning Yuan opened his mouth wide and took a deep breath.
The mass of the purest thunder essence formed after the Thunder Shark King's death was instantly swallowed into his stomach.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!
A numbing yet violent energy surged through his body, tempering every inch of his flesh and every single bone.
He could clearly feel that his physical strength had actually increased by a tiny bit!
Although it wasn't much, it was enough to surprise him.
After all, at his current realm, increasing his physical strength further was as difficult as ascending to heaven!
"As expected, it has to be a high-grade thunder beast to be effective!"
Ning Yuan smacked his lips, still wanting more.
Then, his gaze turned toward the mass of emperor sovereign essence blood still floating in the sea.
He was just about to reach out and take it.
Right then.
A peal of silvery, charming laughter suddenly came from the Sea of Thunder not far away, carrying a hint of flirtatiousness and laziness.
"Giggle, giggle, giggle..."
"Junior brother, please wait a moment before you act~"
"Senior sister has had her eyes on this drop of essence blood for quite a while now~"