High-Level Martial Era

One Star Meridian was immensely powerful, its countless points of light linked into a dazzling line.

The other two Star Meridians had awakened not long ago, with sparse light points, but they were indispensable.

"Star Meridians, circulate."

"Establish the Sea of Source Energy." Li Yuan fully activated the three Star Meridians, and following the experiences of many predecessors in the Martial Hall data archives and numerous Cultivation Techniques, the Meridians began frantically absorbing the Source Energy from the outside.

Boom--

The Source Energy that remained in Li Yuan's Star Meridians began to accumulate, becoming more abundant... This Source Energy stayed within the Star Meridians, circulating throughout his body with the movement of the Star Meridians.

If it had been earlier, as the Source Energy circulated, Li Yuan's flesh and blood would have devoured it voraciously like a gluttonous feast, but now they were satiated and simply couldn't absorb any more in the short term.

Star Meridians couldn't store large amounts of Source Energy; they could only maintain a small amount.

"Pressure."

"Every part of the body feels the compression from the circulation of the three Star Meridians." Li Yuan sensed the discomfort in his body.

It was as if a person needs to eat every day; not eating makes one hungry, but overeating after being full can lead to bloating... even rupturing the stomach!

Li Yuan was in a similar situation now.

"Continue!" Li Yuan continued to run his Star Meridians, frantically absorbing the Source Energy from the outside.

Over an hour later.

Boom-- The Source Energy in Li Yuan's three Star Meridians surged like roaring rivers, churning and flowing, with massive amounts of Source Energy still compressing and accumulating.

It was as if a dam, after repeated water storage reaching its highest level, was now at the risk of bursting.

Li Yuan was in that situation now, his body filled with such potent Source Energy that the slightest misstep could cause his body to collapse completely.

"So much Source Energy?"

Li Yuan was rather shocked, "Hmm, over ninety percent of the Source Energy was accumulated by the Perfect Star Vein."

After reviewing vast amounts of data,

Li Yuan knew the approximate limit of Source Energy a normal First Rank Martial Artist could absorb during a breakthrough... far less than his own.

"Perfect Star Vein!"

"Other First Order Limit Martial Artists, when they break through to become Prime Warriors, awakening the Second Layer and Third Layer Star Veins in their first attempt, that's impressive. But where can they compare to my Perfect Star Vein?" Li Yuan mused.

One could tell just by looking at the display on the Divine Palace panel.

The cultivation efficiency of a single Perfect Star Vein was worth more than 20 newly awakened First Layer Star Veins... The breakthrough scene was naturally terrifying.

"With such an abundance of Source Energy, maybe I'll greatly increase in strength as soon as I break through," thought Li Yuan.

Finally.

The accumulated Source Energy in the three Star Meridians had reached a kind of limit... Li Yuan felt it keenly, feeling as though he was bearing the weight of a mountain.

Moving his body slightly might risk it falling apart. Find adventures on empire

At this time, should a powerful warrior from the Gu Yue Divine Kingdom launch an assault... it would be extremely dangerous.

Fortunately, the outside world was very tranquil.

"Breakthrough." With a thought, Li Yuan activated the tumultuous Source Energy in the three Star Meridians, directing it to a specific point in the dantian in his lower abdomen.

This point was essential in the circulation of the three Star Meridians.

Boom!

Instantly! As if heaven and earth were collapsing, like the creation of the world, the originally chaotic dantian exploded into existence... This special space rapidly expanded, and at the very core, a special microspace between illusion and reality formed.

"Within one point in the body, it harbors vast Source Energy like an ocean." Li Yuan realized, "This is the Sea of Source Energy."

"From this moment on,"

"Source Energy will accumulate endlessly, rooted within... and life can look forward to leaping towards a higher level."

The inflow of Source Energy signifies the Prime Warrior!

In a sense, before reaching the Second Rank, all are just ordinary life.

Only by establishing the Sea of Source Energy is one taking the first step on the 'path beyond the ordinary.'

"Continue!" Moved by a thought, Li Yuan carried on with his cultivation.

Boom--

The Source Energy stored in the three Star Meridians began to pour crazily into the Sea of Source Energy... causing the sea to expand continuously, and the Source Energy to accumulate wildly.

Hiss-- The Source Energy in the Sea of Source Energy surged, increasing voluminously, slowly turning into a massive vortex.

Massive amounts of Source Energy were drawn into the vortex, being compressed and refined continuously.

Gradually, the Source Energy born at the center of the vortex was purer and stronger than before.

"This is the true Second Rank Source Energy," Li Yuan thought.

Meanwhile,

Swish-- The newly transformed Second Rank Source Energy followed the special connection between the Star Meridians and the Sea of Source Energy, flowing back into the Star Meridians and, with the movement of the Star Meridians, spreading to every corner of the body.

"Nourishing the body."

The moment Second Rank Source Energy flooded into every part of the body, it sparked a drastic transformation in Li Yuan.

His bones, bone marrow, muscles, blood, fascia, skin, hair, and so on, all underwent astonishing Transformation under this nurturing by the potent Source Energy.

A change in the very essence of life.

Why is it that a normal First Order Limit life form has a standard Fist Strength of 70,000 kilograms while a Level 20.0 has 80,000 kilograms?

It is because, upon breakthrough, the Second Rank Source Energy causes the body to undergo a tremendous Transformation.

This is a leap in Life Level.

"Level 20, the first step beyond the ordinary," Li Yuan reveled in this process, feeling quite delighted.

In his youth, Li Yuan saw Prime Warriors as incredibly powerful.

Back then, a Hall Master of a Regional Martial Hall, the captain of a Martial Artist squad, and many others, were all Prime Warriors.

"Now, I have also reached this step."

"Just like at the major Martial Arts Universities, once you become a Prime Warrior, you can choose to graduate." Li Yuan felt a surge of pride, "In a sense, Prime Warriors are the 'backbone' within the entire civilization, truly qualified to venture into various dangerous realms and to be the vanguard battling against many warriors from Foreign Civilizations."