Invincible through Touching Corpses

Chapter 344: Successful Breakthrough

At this time, Gao Mountain was incredibly anxious. After nearly an hour of assault, the fourth Genetic Lock within his body was, in fact, on the verge of breaking.

However, after such a prolonged assault, not only was the Energy within his body nearly depleted, but even the Energy provided by the High Level Breakthrough Potion was almost completely consumed.

As the power of his assault weakened, the nearly-broken Genetic Lock, far from cracking further, actually began to mend itself.

At that moment, he knew without a doubt that this breakthrough attempt had failed.

If he hadn’t remembered Lin Xinghai’s instructions from the beginning, he probably would have given up by now.

Even without giving up, Gao Mountain was growing more and more desperate. Although Lin Xinghai had said he might have a way, he had also stressed that it was only a possibility and that there was no guarantee he could truly help.

But just at that moment, he suddenly felt the Blood Qi Power within his body begin to stir in an unusual way.

This development left Gao Mountain momentarily stunned.

All this Blood Qi Power in his body came from the High Level Gene Medicine Liquid. Although this Blood Qi Power could also be used to assault the Genetic Lock, he wasn’t an expert of the Blood Qi Realm, so he was unable to control it.

He could only let it dissipate throughout his body. During this process, some of the Blood Qi Power would inevitably find its way to the Genetic Lock. As it passed over the lock, it would naturally exert a certain degree of impact.

This was why the High Level Gene Medicine Liquid only slightly increased the chance of a successful breakthrough.

Ultimately, it was because they couldn’t control this Blood Qi Power.

But now, he was astonished to discover that the Blood Qi Power within him, under the control of some external force, was actually being gradually gathered and was surging toward his Genetic Lock.

Upon sensing this, Gao Mountain instantly understood. This had to be Lin Xinghai’s doing. Not daring to hesitate for even a second, he immediately mobilized all his remaining Energy and directed it to assault the Genetic Lock as well.

Lin Xinghai stood right beside Gao Mountain, fine beads of sweat constantly forming on his forehead.

Yes, this was the method he had devised: manipulating the Blood Qi Power in another’s body to help them assault their Genetic Lock.

The idea had come to him unintentionally over the past ten-or-so days while he had been constantly using the System Technique to improve his Physique.

’After all, my Perception Power can control the Blood Qi Power in my own body. Logically, it should be able to control the Blood Qi Power in someone else’s body, too.’

’And as long as I can control the Blood Qi Power, I can help them assault their Genetic Lock.’

But now that Lin Xinghai was trying it for himself, he found that it wasn’t nearly so simple.

First of all, he had Perception Power, but so did Gao Mountain.

Although Gao Mountain’s Perception Power was far inferior to his, the difficulty of bypassing it to directly control the Blood Qi Power within his body instantly increased by dozens, if not hundreds, of times.

Second, a Genetic Lock was an ethereal, illusory thing. It was invisible to the naked eye, and he couldn’t even detect it with his Perception Power. Furthermore, the location of the Genetic Lock was different for everyone. Only when a person was on the verge of a breakthrough would it "manifest" somewhere in their body.

But even when it "manifested," only the person themselves could perceive it; Lin Xinghai had no idea where the Genetic Lock’s precise location was.

All he could do now was follow the path of Gao Mountain’s Energy assault, make a rough estimation, and direct the Blood Qi Power to assault that same location.

Time ticked by, and Lin Xinghai’s heart was pounding with uncertainty, as he had no way of knowing if his method would actually work.

But after only a dozen or so seconds, he could finally relax, because the aura emanating from Gao Mountain intensified once more.

Clearly, his hypothesis was correct; he really could control the Blood Qi Power in another’s body to help them assault their Genetic Lock.

As joy filled him, he felt more and more that everything produced by the System was terrifyingly powerful.

Take, for example, the Perception Technique he was now using to control Blood Qi Power. According to the System’s definition, it was merely a part of the Intermediate Shooting Skill.

But in Lin Xinghai’s eyes, this was an incredibly formidable Perception Secret Technique.

’After all, the ability to control another’s Blood Qi Power isn’t as simple as just helping them with a breakthrough.’

’Just imagine: when a Blood and Qi Realm Martial Artist fights, their primary method of attack is to use their own Blood Qi Power.’

’If, at a critical moment in a fight, I used this Perception Secret Technique to suddenly seize control of their Blood Qi Power... what a terrifying prospect that would be.’

Of course, Lin Xinghai was also aware that achieving such a feat would be incomparably more difficult than what he was currently doing.

The Blood Qi Power he was controlling now was provided by the High Level Gene Medicine Liquid; it was, in a sense, ownerless.

However, the Blood Qi Power within a Blood and Qi Realm Martial Artist was cultivated by them, bit by bit. It carried their own life-imprint, which would naturally make it many times more difficult to control.

Still, Lin Xinghai wasn’t discouraged. After all, his Intermediate Shooting Skill was only at the Entry Level, and his mastery of this Perception Secret Technique was still rudimentary. As his proficiency with his Gun Technique improved in the future, this ability would surely grow stronger.

Besides, once he broke through to the Blood Qi Realm, his Perception Power would undergo a metamorphosis.

At that point, the kind of offensive tactic he envisioned might truly become achievable.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, but Lin Xinghai quickly collected himself and focused all his energy on helping Gao Mountain with his breakthrough.

The difficulty of controlling the Blood Qi Power in another person’s body was simply too immense; he had no choice but to give it his absolute all.

For the first time, Lin Xinghai felt that even his Perception Power had its limits. After just three minutes, he had already consumed more than half of it.

Moreover, consuming so much Perception Power in such a short period placed an immense strain on his body. Lin Xinghai felt dizzy, his head throbbing.

’At this rate, I can probably only last for two more minutes. If Gao Mountain doesn’t break through in that time, there’s nothing more I can do.’

Fortunately, that didn’t come to pass. A little over a minute later, the aura around Gao Mountain suddenly transformed, rapidly beginning to surge upward.

At the same time, a faint wisp of Blood Qi Power rose from his body.

Seeing this, Lin Xinghai finally let out a sigh of relief and, looking utterly spent, collapsed onto the ground.

Those few short minutes had felt more exhausting than his usual sessions of over ten hours of Cultivation.