Chapter 32 The bloodline is fully grown.

In an instant, the three collided. Clang, clang! Three rays of sword light clashed in the air, sparking and ringing densely, with sparks flying everywhere. The two youths from the Duanmu family practiced a low-level yellow-grade sword technique and had reached the third level of mastery, far from matching Lu Ming's sword techniques. However, their cultivation was a whole three ranks above Lu Ming's, and together, they initially put him at a slight disadvantage. "Kill the injured one first!" Lu Ming's eyes were sharp as lightning, constantly unleashing the Flowing Light Sword Technique towards the injured youth. "How can he be so strong? He's only at the sixth rank of the Warrior realm, but he possesses such tremendous combat power? This man cannot be left alive; we must kill him!" Both Duanmu youths were shocked to their core; Lu Ming's combat strength surpassed all expectations. Roar! Roar! Two bestial roars sounded as blood light emanated from the Duanmu youths' backs, followed by the appearance of two black panthers with three red whirlpools each, signifying that their bloodlines were of the third level. Then, the two panthers merged into their bodies, instantly enshrouding them in black light with their aura significantly strengthened. This was the Burst of Bloodline! The burst increased their speed by thirty percent. Bloodlines tend to be biased; some toward defense, others toward offense, and some toward speed. When the bloodline bursts, the biased attribute is enhanced. Generally, a first-level bloodline burst can enhance the attribute by ten percent. A second-level burst by twenty percent. And so on up to a ninth-year burst, which can nearly double the attribute with a ninety percent increase. The Duanmu youths' bloodlines were biased toward speed, resulting in a thirty percent increase in speed when they burst. Any attribute enhancement implies an increase in combat strength. Of course, higher-level bloodlines might have several strong attributes simultaneously, further enhancing multiple attributes. With multiple attributes enhanced at once, the increase in combat strength becomes even more formidable. After their bloodline burst, the Duanmu youths' combat strength jumped significantly, fully suppressing Lu Ming. "Unfortunately, my bloodline hasn't developed, and I can't burst it, which is my weakness." Lu Ming pondered as he fought valiantly against both. Swoosh, swoosh! Then, the sound of tearing through the air emerged, and more people had arrived. "Ha ha, Lu Ming, you're dead!" It was Wei Ziming and Wei Ziyou. Whoosh! Before Wei Ziyou even arrived, he had already slashed with his sword, unleashing a green sword qi. The sword qi was sharp enough to cut through the air, aimed directly at Lu Ming's vital spots. "Danger!" In an instant, Lu Ming felt the hair on his body stand as a strong sense of crisis enveloped him. The sword qi from a martial master was not something he could defend against now. But as he tried to dodge, he was blocked by the two Duanmu youths. Zzzt! At that moment, a sharp tearing sound came from another direction as another wave of sword qi slashed towards Lu Ming. There was another martial master attempting to kill him on top of the two ninth-rank martial youths. Two martial masters working together, along with two ninth-rank youths blocking Lu Ming's path, formed a deadly trap. Lu Ming instantly found himself in danger. "Enter the Supreme God Hall!" Since he couldn't defend, his only option was to retreat into the Supreme God Hall. Although exposing the Supreme God Hall might be risky, it was still better than being killed. But suddenly, Lu Ming's face changed, for he discovered that he couldn't enter the Supreme God Hall. Upon invoking it, there was no response. "Cannot enter the Supreme God Hall during a fierce battle? Am I going to die here?" "No, I cannot die!" Lu Ming roared internally. At that moment, his spirit concentrated intensely, his qi and blood boiling as he searched for a sliver of life in this dire situation. Suddenly, an intense itching sensation spread from Lu Ming's spine. A beam of red light shot from his spine, and a surge of peculiar energy flowed from his spine into his entire body. "This is the power of my bloodline; my bloodline has finally fully grown. Bloodline burst!" Without much thought, Lu Ming burst his bloodline energy, instantaneously radiating a layer of black light around him. Zzt! Zzt! Just then, two sword qis struck Lu Ming's body. The moment the sword qi hit, two sharp streams of energy penetrated his body, causing intense pain, making Lu Ming spit out a mouthful of blood. "The power of the sword qi seems to be halved!" He instantly felt that the power of the sword qi on him was reduced by half. If it were the full force, Lu Ming wouldn't have been able to withstand it. "Is it because of my bloodline?" An epiphany flashed through his mind, but without further thought, Lu Ming took a step and rushed toward the injured Duanmu youth like the wind. The Duanmu youth couldn't imagine that after being struck by the sword qi from two martial masters, Lu Ming was still alive, and it was too late to defend. Puchi! A flash of sword light crossed the youth's throat, spilling blood as Lu Ming's figure darted past him, then used the Dragon-Snake Step to dash forward. "Lu Ming, how dare you kill a disciple of the Duanmu family! You'll pay for this!" A furious roar erupted. Lu Ming glanced hurriedly and saw the one who had roared. This person was another martial master who had attacked, his sleeve embroidered with green wood, clearly also a young member of the Duanmu family. "Duanmu family, I, Lu Ming, swear to uproot you all sooner or later." The killing intent in Lu Ming's heart was thick as he forcefully suppressed his injuries and continued to sprint forward. "Chase!" Behind him, Wei Ziyou and the other martial master from the Duanmu family chased after Lu Ming at full speed. However, Lu Ming's Dragon-Snake Step, which he had cultivated to the fifth level, with one step covering five Zhang, was faster than that of a martial master at the first level. Wei Ziyou and the other could not catch up with Lu Ming. Half an hour later, Lu Ming had completely lost them. He then found a cave and rushed in. Huff, huff! Lu Ming sat in the cave, breathing heavily, a throbbing pain pulsing within him. He had blocked the sword qi from two martial masters, but he was also seriously injured. "Let's see if I can enter the Supreme God Hall now!" With a thought, Lu Ming's figure disappeared, and he appeared inside the Supreme God Hall. "Am I unable to enter the Supreme God Hall in a fierce battle or when in crisis? Why is that?" Lu Ming was puzzled, somewhat speechless. It seemed that relying on the Supreme God Hall to avoid danger wouldn't be possible in the future; he had to rely on himself. "First, I need to heal!" Sitting cross-legged, Lu Ming practiced the Zhan Long True Jie to heal his injuries. Three days later, Lu Ming's injuries were fully healed. Hum! Lu Ming focused his mind on his spine, and a bloody glow flashed, revealing a black bug the size of a finger, shining with a lustrous black light as if carved from black jade, featureless. "This is my bloodline? But why doesn't it have even a single vein wheel?" Lu Ming was somewhat speechless.