Chapter 130: Mastery of the Meridian! Reverting to True Form!

The mound felt like purgatory at this moment.

Yet Shang Lu, standing at the very center of this hell, remained unscathed. Walls of earth rose from the ground one after another, shielding him from the overwhelming barrage of blood spears and fleshy spikes.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The torrent of blood and flesh slammed violently against the earthen walls, kicking up clouds of dust and debris, yet failing to break through.

"What is happening?"

Every bulging eye on the Blood Age God’s body displayed a look of astonishment. In its view, Shang Lu did not practice any heterodox arts and should have been incapable of using sorcery. Moreover, the earthen walls controlled by this technique were stoutly deflecting its onslaught, clearly possessing extraordinary power.

Had a Shaman official arrived?

The Blood Age God was startled. The eyes covering its body immediately extended to scout the surroundings. Only after confirming there was no sign of a Shaman official did it ease its guard.

"He must be carrying some sort of Shaman artifact," the Blood Age God surmised.

It failed to notice a crimson figure standing atop the earthen walls, looking down upon it with a cold, condescending gaze. It was precisely because Sanniang was there that Shang Lu could focus on breaking through his meridians during battle. He knew that Sanniang would protect him without fail. However, even he had not expected her to possess such a talent for manipulating earth.

My wife is truly remarkable!

"Let’s see how long that artifact of yours can hold out!"

The Blood Age God channeled its demonic energy to the limit. Its sharp tentacles coiled together, and viscous blood swept upward, instantly forming a fleshy siege hammer that smashed heavily into the earthen wall.

The thunderous roar echoed through the night sky, making everyone’s ears ache and causing the ground to tremble incessantly. The walls were repeatedly smashed and collapsed, but new ones surged up in their place, ensuring the Blood Age God’s assault could never reach Shang Lu.

"What kind of Shaman artifact is this? It’s incredibly potent!"

The Blood Age God was shocked, yet it did not panic, believing victory was within its grasp.

"If this brat has to channel a Shaman artifact, he cannot possibly focus on opening his meridians. Such a powerful artifact must consume a massive amount of blood energy; he won't last long!"

Convinced the advantage remained on its side, the Blood Age God launched an even fiercer assault without hesitation. This time, it wasn't just the siege hammer of entangled tentacles; blood arrows and fleshy thorns erupted from the pool of gore on the ground, bombarding the defensive walls.

The Blood Age God intended to tear the walls and Shang Lu to shreds alike!

But at that very moment, a dense series of "cracking" sounds emanated from within the earthen wall.

The sound was not loud, but to the Blood Age God, it was as deafening as thunder. It was the sound of meridians being breached.

When it heard the first few sounds, the Blood Age God felt a flicker of alarm. But as the cracking sounds began to cascade in a dense, rapid-fire rhythm, it dismissed them as absurd and ridiculous.

Fake! It’s all fake!

Although I have no meridians to open, I have seen enough of the world to know what the process looks like. Others take days to breach even one or two. You’re making a racket like firecrackers—who are you trying to fool? You think you can instantly breach an entire meridian?

"Resorting to such tricks clearly shows his desperation. His blood energy must be nearly exhausted. I just need to push a little harder to finish him!"

Confident of victory, the Blood Age God laughed cruelly and poured all its demonic energy into the attack, aiming to drain Shang Lu’s blood energy through sheer attrition.

Yet, the next instant, the strange eyes all over the Blood Age God’s body widened in shock. It could feel a powerful surge of blood energy erupting from behind the walls!

The "cracking" sounds of meridian breaching could be faked, but the surge of blood energy that accompanied a breakthrough in cultivation could not.

"This blood energy... it’s the peak of Meridian Completion! He really broke through to the peak? How is that possible?"

The Blood Age God had never seen or even heard of someone instantly breaking through multiple meridians to skyrocket from the Great Success to the peak of Meridian Completion. It could never have imagined such an outrageous event occurring right before its eyes. Furthermore, it realized that the aura of blood energy erupting from Shang Lu was significantly stronger than its own demonic energy!

How could he possess such blood energy the moment he reached the peak of Meridian Completion?!

At this moment, Shang Lu leaped from his horse and shouted, "Sanniang, let us defeat this enemy together!"

The earthen walls collapsed instantly, and countless stones, like meteor bullets, shot toward the siege hammer of blood arrows, thorns, and ugly tentacles. The Blood Age God’s offensive was shattered in an instant.

In his mind, Shang Lu visualized the White Tiger and simultaneously unleashed the Tiger Movement Technique. Empowered by the White Tiger, the technique reached its limit, making his movements as fast as a phantom. Within a few bounds, he charged through the path cleared by the debris and arrived before the Blood Age God.

Shang Lu flicked his right hand, and his beast whip erupted with a thousand shadows, like ten thousand spirit snakes swarming to attack!

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang..."

The whip lashed against the Blood Age God repeatedly, the potent blood energy coating the weapon clashing violently with the creature's demonic energy. Much of Shang Lu’s blood energy was corroded, but a great deal of the monster's demonic energy was also obliterated.

Crucially, the beast whip carried not only blood energy but also divine power! Every time the whip tore away a piece of putrid, festering flesh, the divine power would ignite, burning the gore to ash!

The scorched flesh could no longer return to the Blood Age God, rendering it useless. Shang Lu pushed his skill to the limit, the Spirit Snake Whip Technique manifesting as a giant python that coiled around and strangled the monster.

Under Shang Lu's relentless assault, the Blood Age God’s body began to shrink rapidly. In fury and panic, it launched a counter-charge, hoping to close the distance and make the long whip difficult to use.

But the Blood Age God never expected that just as it reached Shang Lu, he would switch the whip to his left hand and draw his blade with his right.

A violent cascade of blade light poured forth like a torrential storm, threatening to swallow the Blood Age God whole!

The monster realized with horror that the boy’s swordplay was even more formidable than his whip technique! In truth, the Spirit Snake Whip Technique was of a higher grade than the Chaotic Wind Blade Technique, but Shang Lu had practiced the latter to such a degree of perfection that its power was naturally greater.

The panicked Blood Age God tried to flee, but it was too late. Shang Lu’s ferocious assault had completely enveloped it, cutting off all paths of retreat. Moreover, the unseen Sanniang was helping Shang Lu flank and restrict it.

Several times, the Blood Age God spotted openings after Shang Lu’s most powerful strikes. Yet, every attempt to exploit these gaps was intercepted by Sanniang.

The Blood Age God was both terrified and enraged, unable to fathom what kind of entity was blocking its attacks. It could only comfort itself inwardly: This boy just broke through; his strength must be unstable. He cannot keep this up forever. Once I survive this wave, he will surely be exhausted, and then it will be my turn to harvest him!

However, the Blood Age God soon realized that events were not unfolding as it had hoped.

Shang Lu’s offensive did not weaken; instead, it continued to intensify. His blood energy was surging forth as if it were endless—inexhaustible!

"Didn't he just break through? Shouldn't his cultivation be unstable? Why does he have so much blood energy?!"

The Blood Age God could not understand. It did not survive until Shang Lu’s exhaustion; rather, it was the first to reach its breaking point. Under the relentless barrage, the putrid flesh and pus covering the Blood Age God were scattered and incinerated in large chunks.

Stripped of its corrupted armor, the Blood Age God’s demonic energy plummeted, and its cultivation level steadily declined. This only made it even more incapable of resisting Shang Lu’s savage assault.

Soon, the Blood Age God’s demonic energy collapsed to the level of Initial Meridian Completion. The putrid flesh and pus were completely cleared away by Shang Lu, revealing the creature's true form to his eyes.

It was nothing more than a dark red, infant-shaped Blood Tai Sui!