Chapter 11: Breakthrough
On Qingyuan Star, every Blood Clan member, except for the Blood Clan Progenitor, is subject to a powerful restriction on their strength.
This restriction directly affects the Blood Core, limiting the upper bound of the Blood Clan's strength growth.
A Blood Clan member's level can only reach that of their previous generation.
For example, for Ryan, his previous generation was Viscount William, so his strength limit is the Viscount level; he cannot advance to Blood Clan Earl.
There is only one way to break this restriction.
That is to devour the Blood Core of a higher-level Blood Clan!
When Meng Yan eventually reaches the peak Blood Clan Viscount level, to further advance his strength, he will need to devour at least one Blood Clan Earl's Blood Core.
Under normal circumstances, no matter how powerful a Blood Clan Viscount is, he cannot contend with a Blood Clan Earl, let alone kill and devour his Blood Core.
Therefore, many Blood Clan members, once their strength reaches its limit, are constrained by this restriction, making it virtually impossible for their strength to continue increasing.
But Meng Yan is different; he possesses a Divinity.
His soul and Divinity are one, unaffected by the Blood Clan's restriction; as long as the Divinity continuously absorbs transcendent souls, his Spiritual Power can increase almost indefinitely.
The pure energy released by the Divinity can be used to raise the Blood Core's energy level and strengthen his physical body.
The Blood Core's energy level is subject to the restriction, preventing further enhancement once it reaches the peak Viscount level.
However, his physical body is not restricted; he can continuously absorb the pure energy released by the Divinity, becoming progressively stronger.
The strength of a normal Blood Clan member is composed of three parts: Blood Core energy level, physical body strength, and Spiritual Power strength.
And physical body strength and Spiritual Power strength are actually determined by the blood energy within the Blood Core.
Blood energy integrates into the physical body, increasing its strength.
Blood energy purifies the soul, increasing Spiritual Power strength.
Therefore, when a Blood Clan's Blood Core is restricted, its overall strength will be entirely limited.
But for Meng Yan, who possesses a Divinity, even if his Blood Core is restricted, his physical body and Spiritual Power can still continue to improve.
As long as his physical body and Spiritual Power become powerful enough, he might just be able to kill a Blood Clan Earl, devour his Blood Core, and break the restriction!
However, all of this is still too early for the current Meng Yan.
The main goal now is to first break through to the Blood Clan Viscount level.
Then, quickly reach the peak Viscount level to gain the power of self-preservation... Inside the master bedroom of the gloomy ancient castle.
Meng Yan lay quietly in the classical, narrow coffin.
It has been two years since he used the summoning ritual to absorb two spirit demons.
His physical body strength has successfully broken through to the second-tier level.
Thanks to the pure energy released by the Divinity, his current physical body should now be no weaker than that of a second-tier early-stage Werewolf or a second-tier lower-level physical demon.
The reason why the physical strength of ordinary Blood Clan members is much weaker than that of Werewolves and demons of the same level is because Blood Clan members rely entirely on blood energy to strengthen their physical bodies.
When blood energy is used to cast Blood Clan Magic, its power is immense.
However, if blood energy is used to strengthen the physical body, its effectiveness is a tier lower.
Ryan's physical body before was strengthened entirely using blood energy.
Meng Yan, after transmigrating, spent five years continuously absorbing the pure energy released by the Divinity, yet when he fought Werewolf Mark, his strength was still far inferior.
One can imagine how weak Ryan's physical foundation was before.
Fortunately, now that Meng Yan has absorbed the Green Evil Spirit, Soul-Devouring Demon, and Illusion Demon with his Divinity, his control has improved significantly, allowing him to control the Divinity to release more pure energy.
After two years of continuous strengthening, his originally weak physical body has finally become powerful.
Meng Yan has completely given up on using blood energy to strengthen his physical body.
Now, his physical body is entirely strengthened by the pure energy released by the Divinity, rather than the blood energy from his Blood Core.
Blood energy is truly not suitable for strengthening the physical body; in the entire transcendent world, the Blood Clan's weak physical body is notorious.
It's better to accumulate blood energy; this way, Meng Yan will have a greater advantage compared to other Blood Clan members of the same level.
After all, other Blood Clan members' blood energy must not only be used to strengthen their physical bodies but also to purify their souls and increase their Spiritual Power strength.
As for Meng Yan, his physical body does not need blood energy to improve; it only needs to absorb the pure energy released by the Divinity.
His soul and Divinity are integrated; as long as he absorbs the nourishment transformed from transcendent souls, he can continuously increase the strength of his Spiritual Power and expand his sensing range.
This means that Meng Yan's accumulation of blood energy will far exceed that of other Blood Clan members of the same level.
In Meng Yan's mind, a light red blood bead floats in the center; this is his Blood Core.
Inside the Blood Core, a vast amount of surging blood energy flows.
A colorless cubic crystal is at the very center of the Blood Core; this is the Divinity, fused with Meng Yan's soul.
Traces of pure energy, almost imperceptible, are continuously released from the Divinity's surface.
This pure energy is divided into two parts.
One part flows outside the Blood Core, absorbed by Meng Yan's physical body, continuously strengthening it.
One part integrates into the Blood Core itself, continuously raising the Blood Core's energy level.
The crimson pattern on the Blood Core's surface is already very clear.
However, there is still a short distance to go before it fully manifests.
About another month passed.
Pop!
A peculiar sound rang out.
The crimson pattern finally stabilized completely, no longer appearing intermittently.
The crimson pattern, entwining the light red blood bead, emitted an inexplicable power.
The Blood Core vibrated slightly, its volume suddenly expanding, and the blood energy within it surged by more than tenfold.
This is the difference between a first-tier Blood Clan Baron and a second-tier Blood Clan Viscount; it is an immense chasm.
And now, Meng Yan has officially crossed this chasm.
His physical body strength has reached the second-tier level.
His Blood Core energy level has reached the second-tier level.
His Spiritual Power sensing range is four hundred meters in radius, also reaching the second-tier level.
At this point, Meng Yan has fully advanced to the second-tier level, becoming a Blood Clan Viscount.
At this moment, the vast blood energy within the Blood Core was still surging.
Meng Yan quickly calmed himself, using his powerful Spiritual Power to stabilize the surging blood energy.
In a normal Blood Clan advancement, the Blood Core's energy level advances first.
Then, the surging blood energy is used to strengthen the physical body to the corresponding level, purify the soul, expand the Spiritual Power sensing range, and increase Spiritual Power strength.
Now, Meng Yan can accumulate this part of the blood energy, turning it into a part of his own foundation.
Blood energy has many uses: casting Blood Clan Magic, performing Blood Servant or blood slave rituals, bestowing the First Embrace upon ordinary people—all of these consume blood energy.
After a period of time, Meng Yan had completely stabilized the vast blood energy within his Blood Core.
He slowly rose from the classical, narrow coffin.
Speaking of which, ever since he abandoned using blood energy to strengthen his physical body, the traces of blood energy in his body have become increasingly faint, and his desire for blood is no longer as intense as before.
It has remained within a controllable range.
This can also be considered a good thing.
After all, he was just an ordinary Blue Star youth before; even if he could get used to drinking blood, he wouldn't necessarily fall in love with it.
He walked slowly out of the room.
It's time to fulfill the promise.
John, I imagine you can't wait either.