Chapter 1597: The Power of the Zhang Family Bloodline

He quickly reached out, grabbed it, and flipped it open.

The content immediately flowed into his mind, becoming memories.

"It really reached the Heavenly Dao level, haha..."

With a loud laugh, Zhang Xuan almost jumped up.

He had always been looking for soul-type techniques to complement the secret art of the Witch Soul. Unexpectedly, this secret art was related to space, and space-type books were the real cure!

"First temper the soul body, then cultivate this!"

Having formed the Heavenly Dao technique, Zhang Xuan no longer hurried. He sat cross-legged, and with a thought, his Witch Soul leaped out from between his brows.

Zizi zizi!

Without the protection of the physical body, the pressure on his soul was even greater. In an instant, Zhang Xuan felt as if he had fallen into an endless hurricane, on the verge of being torn apart at any moment.

"Heart like a rock, Witch Soul like a mountain!"

Knowing that the more unstable he was, the easier he would be torn apart, Zhang Xuan concentrated his mind and visualized the image of a giant mountain in his mind.

It was precisely this Baixi Mountain.

Among the cultivation techniques for the Witch Soul, there was a visualization method. Constant visualization would make the power purer. For example, visualizing fire would make the soul power scorching hot; visualizing ice would make the soul power cold as snow.

When Zhang Xuan first started cultivating, he had used such secret arts, but as his strength grew and cultivation became less troublesome, he no longer bothered with them. Now, feeling his soul body about to be torn apart, he employed it again.

Hum!

As soon as he visualized the mountain, his previously trembling soul instantly stabilized, standing firm like a mountain in a hurricane, unmoved by wind or rain.

Steadying himself, he took a deep breath and drew the pressure diffusing in the air into his body, continuously tempering his somewhat bloated soul.

Creak! Creak!

Under the tempering of this power, his massive soul body became increasingly pure.

"The power is weakening; keep moving forward!"

After a few minutes, feeling that he had adapted to the pressure and it no longer affected him, he took a few steps forward, sat down again, and continued tempering.

...

Outside the stone door, the stone statue boy who had been standing motionless opened his eyes again.

"Let's see how that guy is doing! Even if the one inside doesn't act personally, the power emanating from his body alone should be enough to stop him from advancing, or even shatter his soul!"

With a light snort, he pointed his finger, and a wall of light appeared in the air, clearly showing Zhang Xuan's situation in the passage.

"This guy should be... Huh? What's going on?"

Suddenly, the stone statue boy froze, his eyes wide as if they might pop out of the stone.

In the wall of light, the young man was standing in the passage, hands on his hips, looking furious and angry: "Where's the pressure? If you've got the guts, come out! I haven't absorbed enough yet, I haven't finished training! So weak and you dare to show off? If you don't come out, believe it or not, I'll tear down this passage!"

"He's taunting?"

With a shudder, the stone statue boy nearly fainted.

He had thought that the one inside the passage, just by the aura emanating from his body, would knock him unconscious or even crush him to death... He never dreamed that this guy would not only be fine but also find the pressure too weak...

Where did this freak come from?

Too outrageous!

"Forget it, since there's no more pressure, I'll go in..."

After shouting for a while, seeing that the pressure had vanished without a trace, the young man walked forward helplessly.

To be honest, Zhang Xuan wasn't putting on an act; this pressure was truly frustrating.

He had just been happily cultivating, feeling his soul body shrink considerably, when the other party suddenly disappeared... Anyone would be angry.

After all, with a little more cultivation, he might have been able to perform Witch Soul Shuttle, greatly increasing his combat power.

"Let's see what exactly released the pressure. If I find it, I'll let it go all out..."

He quickly recovered and continued forward.

Whoosh!

After only a few steps, turning a corner, he suddenly felt a chill and sensed a blast of air shooting straight toward him.

He quickly shrank his body and pressed against the wall.

Puff!

A small hole appeared in the rock wall.

"So strong..."

Zhang Xuan raised an eyebrow.

What had shot over was not a hidden weapon or sword energy, but an ordinary drop of water!

A single drop of water pierced his protective aura and penetrated the rock wall. The one who attacked him must be at least at the Great Sage level!

"Let's first see what it is before deciding whether to use the blood of Master Kong..."

His finger hovered over the drop of water in his palm, ready to activate it at any moment. After a moment's hesitation, Zhang Xuan stopped and stepped forward.

The blood of Master Kong was precious; each drop used was one less, and he couldn't waste it.

Splash!

As soon as he stepped out of the corner, he saw dozens of small water droplets shooting toward him at incredible speed, sealing off all escape routes.

Although these droplets didn't contain particularly powerful true energy, their speed was so great that with his current strength, even a touch would cause severe injury or even death.

"Bloodline activation..."

Knowing he couldn't avoid it, with a thought, he burned a drop of the Zhang family bloodline given by Xing Jian Sage.

Whoosh!

Time seemed to slow down instantly. The previously fast-flying droplets now moved slowly, clearly visible to the naked eye.

He extended his finger and gently tapped a droplet that came before him.

Pop!

The droplet burst, turning into a stream of water that moistened his fingertip.

He tapped repeatedly, and all the dozens of suspended droplets disappeared. Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes shining.

As expected of the Zhang family bloodline—it was even more powerful than the Luo family bloodline. As soon as he used it, it showed its extraordinary nature.

Without this power, he would surely have been injured by the droplets. But now, even at such high speed, they were no different from snails before him, no longer a threat.

"However, the consumption of essence blood is too great..."

Though excited, seeing the rate at which his essence blood was consumed, Zhang Xuan shook his head helplessly.

Just breaking a few droplets had used up nearly half a drop of essence blood in an instant... That meant the three drops of blood painstakingly refined by the Zhang family would be completely used up after six such battles...

Even experiencing it himself, he felt it was too wasteful.

Whoosh!

With a thought, he withdrew from the time-accelerated state, and the scene before him returned to normal.

Only then did he realize he was standing in a spacious hall.

In the center of the hall was a huge pool, hundreds of meters in diameter, with water churning and boiling as if it were on fire.

Just as he was wondering how this pool could shoot such fast droplets, he heard a violent roar from beneath the water, and a strange object shot out, flying straight upward.

Splash!

Water droplets flew in all directions instantly.