Level Up in Martial World

Soon, Lu Zhen's body underwent another transformation.

His long black hair started to turn blond in thin air, his bones made cracking sounds, and his weight slightly decreased.

After more than half of his black hair turned golden, however, it abruptly stopped mid-way.

Leaving Lu Zhen's hair in a strange half-blood state, less than half black.

The cracking sound finally stopped, and Lu Zhen felt slick and graceful.

Previously, Lu Zhen emitted a power of strength, and now he started to emit a slick and graceful aura from his muscles alone.

Lu Zhen slowly opened his eyes; his crimson pupils were slightly tinged with a golden hue, making some parts of his pupils tinged with shades of orange.

"Oh."

He could feel a strange power coursing through his veins.

"I succeeded!" Lu Zhen stood up from the ground, feeling refreshed.

"An ancestral bloodline from a god-level martial artist was so easily implanted in me?"

He felt a sense of excitement just thinking about it.

And the quality of the bloodline hadn't fallen as well.

"I wonder…" Lu Zhen's eyes widened as he accessed his own body.

In the previous bloodline where there were only some patches of green, it was now mixed with a slightly golden patch of bloodline.

These two worked in a strange harmony together to produce blood that filled Lu Zhen's body with power.

Lu Zhen quickly made a slight scratch on his hand. The moment he did, a strange shade of orange-coloured blood flowed from his hand.

"I guess I am becoming more and more like a monster…" Lu Zhen thought as he stood up from the ground.

"Level Up, system." he called out, and the familiar blue panel appeared in front of him.

He directly pressed "Click to See More."

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[LEVEL UP]

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[Name: Lu Zhen]

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[Race: Human]

[Bloodline: Half Human/ Elfen(Ancestral)/ Volgrith]

[Lifespan left: 390 years]

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[Attributes]

[Constitution: Divine physique (First-stage martial realm)] (Half step)

[Charm: Mortal] (Second level)

[Plant Qi: second-stage martial realm] (peak)

[Demonic Qi: first grade]

[Mana: Null Circle]

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[Cultivation manuals]

[Cultivation technique: Verdant art (stage 2), Heaven-Refining Demonic Qi (Stage one)]

[Combat arts: 4]

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Skills: 17

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[Quest]

[Mission completed:2]

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Lu Zhen's eyes lit up looking at his own lifespan, which had increased again with the addition of the bloodline.

Everything was normal in his status, except for the addition in his bloodline.

"Bloodline of the Elder, huh? I can finally cultivate the Heaven Refining Demoniac Qi again." A flash of excitement glinted in his eyes.

There were five levels to the Heaven-Refining Demonic Art. The first stage already made Lu Zhen as strong as a third-stage martial artist in the textbook. The second stage would make Lu Zhen as strong as a second-stage martial artist, and the third stage would give him the power of a first-stage martial artist.

The fourth and fifth levels were vaguely mentioned in the cultivation method but not fully explained. It was obvious that the old monster had only given Lu Zhen half of the cultivation method; the other half was missing.

Even though Lu Zhen had only reached the first stage of the cultivation technique, with his refined physique and various enhancements, it directly allowed Lu Zhen to actually challenge a first-stage martial artist.

The power of the cultivation technique was evident, and as long as Lu Zhen could reach higher than the power he could currently achieve with his refined physique.

"Now I have an even better bloodline, so my cultivation of the demonic Qi will be even faster," Lu Zhen muttered with a thoughtful expression.

"However, I will need some cultivation resources and some preparation if I want to pull that off."

Lu Zhen decisively exited his seclusion.

After emerging from his seclusion, Lu Zhen called out.

"Li Nan."

"Yes, leader." Li Nan materialised in front of him like a shadow.

"How has the outside world fared till now? Have all my spies been in place?" Lu Zhen asked.

"It has all been arranged exactly where you wanted, young master. Now, even the slightest movement in Phoenix City will be reported to you almost immediately," Li Nan said respectfully.

"Good, you have done a great job. I see you must have broken through the second-stage martial realm already," Lu Zhen said.

"Yes, thanks to the leader's grace and the cultivation resources provided, I have broken through."

Lu Zhen walked up to her with a smile as he gently extended his hand and started patting her on the head.

"Good job," he whispered to her gently.

Li Nan's body trembled as she closed her eyes, enjoying Lu Zhen's pats.

Seeing this, Lu Zhen just remained silent, patting her for an entire ten minutes.

"Ask Lu Tian for the cultivation resources. If you need them, I will provide them to you," Lu Zhen whispered. Lu Tian was an elder who was one of the most loyal supporters of the Lu family and his mother's supporter. Lu Zhen had assigned him as the caretaker of the treasury after he became the leader of the entire Lu imperial family.

Li Nan nodded her head with a smile appearing behind her masked face.

Lu Zhen was aware of this; however, he casually shrugged.

He handed her a paper as well.

"Hmm?" Li Nan took the paper with curious eyes.

"This is the list of ingredients I need; inform Lu Tian about it as well," Lu Zhen replied with a chuckle.

"What about my father?"

Hearing this, Li Nan became stunned for a second as she hesitated with gritted teeth. However, eventually, a flash of determination ignited in her eyes.

"Leader, your father seems to have gone crazy. He has even given me a dagger to kill you," she said without any hesitation.

Lu Zhen raised his eyebrows when he heard this. "So, will you kill me, Li Nan?"

Li Nan trembled when she heard this. "How can I betray you, Leader?" She immediately bowed to Lu Zhen with tears in her eyes.

"If I hadn't put you under my servitude with the mark of Maya, who knows, you might have," Lu Zhen said.

Li Nan just remained silent with her head down.

Seeing this, amusement flashed through Lu Zhen's eyes. "Silly girl, it wasn't your fault after all. Being trained since young to be loyal towards my father, it is inevitable for you to have developed loyalty. However, since you are already my servant, no one can touch you from now on except me. Got it?"

Li Nan nodded her head.

"Your life is in my hands, and you will die with me. That is final. Now go." Lu Zhen gave a firm pat to her shoulder.

Li Nan gave a glance at Lu Zhen's face, making her blush even more. However, since her eyes were filled with tears as well, it gave her a pitiful look.

"Yes, Leader."

Instantly, Li Nan vanished in the shadows.

After she left Lu Zhen's palace, she took out her veil, revealing her beautiful face with a sigh.

Li Nan touched her face, feeling the temperature rise, and her ears were even hotter.

"Nobody has treated me with such love." A small tear escaped her eyes.

Trained since a young age, Li Nan underwent the harshest training, she had never felt this emotion before.