CHAPTER 574: CHAPTER 584: HALF-STEP SWORD SAINT

Therefore, it is necessary to ruthlessly allow them to fight and decide a winner.

Extremely starved mastiff puppies, upon realizing that barking is futile, would reveal their natural animalistic instincts. They start eating everything around them that could fill their stomachs and keep them alive.

At that time, the carnage would have just begun.

A litter of mastiff puppies will engage in a prolonged battle for more than half a month. A typical litter has six to seven puppies, or even more.

Each time they kill a sibling and consume their body, it allows them to live for several more days.

The puppies that survive each time are certainly the victors.

After rounds of battle and victories, surviving, their strength also becomes stronger over time. Ultimately, only one mastiff puppy would survive. When it kills its last sibling, it is usually about a month old.

It is then capable of leaving its nest to hunt small animals on its own.

Like moles, rabbits, small birds, etc.

Even insects become its food when it’s hungry.

It is precisely this extremely brutal battle from an early age and growing up in such hellish conditions, that makes them increasingly powerful and increasingly ruthless.

Those that die are dogs.

Only the one that survives last is a mastiff. It is the king.

Only it has the strength to compete with other wild beasts and can survive in the dangerous jungle.

Chu Feng, in choosing the King Vein, similarly took inspiration from the mastiff’s upbringing method. However, he certainly would not destroy the Nine Sword Veins, but through weakening them, he would identify the most potential, outstanding Nine Yang Sword Vein.

Then make use of the Abnormal Fire and Elixir to support it and help it advance to become the King Vein.

After the Nine Sword Veins were suppressed by the cold attribute Elixirs, they all instinctively resisted.

Chu Feng closed his eyes and carefully felt each sword vein inside his body.

"The one located above the Dantian, it’s too weak!" Just starting, it seemed particularly weak, and its resistance was especially feeble.

Chu Feng could clearly feel that the Sword Qi flowing in this sword vein had slowed down nearly by half.

"Clearly a reject!" Chu Feng was the first to eliminate it from the competition.

Next, Chu Feng focused his energy on the other eight sword veins.

In this process of observation, as time went by, new sword veins were continuously eliminated by Chu Feng.

About two hours later, only the two strongest sword veins remained under Chu Feng’s observation. They were almost indistinguishable in strength.

The Sword Qi inside them was indeed affected quite a bit, but compared to the other sword veins, they were obviously stronger.

After observing for another two hours, they still had not decided the superior one.

"Eh! How is this weakest sword vein still the same?" Chu Feng, during a spare moment, casually glanced at the seven already eliminated sword veins.

Surprisingly, he discovered that the first sword vein he had eliminated, after such a long time, still showed no change. It remained in its initial state, and the flow of its Sword Qi had not continued to slow down.

This was really inconceivable.

Based on its initial performance, even if the Sword Qi in this sword vein stopped flowing, Chu Feng would not be surprised.

The other sword veins, including the two strongest ones he was observing, all had their Sword Qi continuously reduced and weakened. Only this weakest one unexpectedly remained robust.

It was like an indestructible cockroach, always maintaining strong vitality.

"Because I was too hasty, I almost missed out on you, this best King Vein! Luckily, I haven’t made a big mistake."

Chu Feng felt secretly relieved, he was already prepared to select this sword vein above the Dantian as the King Vein.

For safety’s sake, he observed for another two hours or so, and revisited all those already eliminated sword veins.

The Sword Qi in the other sword veins had already been severely weakened. Even those two strongest sword veins could not escape this fate.

Contrarily, this weakest sword vein above the Dantian rose from behind, eventually becoming the strongest sword vein.

Moreover, it remained sturdy.

"It’s you!"

After Chu Feng selected the most promising King Vein, he took out a fiery-red Elixir from his bosom and popped it into his mouth. As the efficacy of the Elixir unfolded, strands of scorching energy surged within his body.

The adverse effects caused by the Cold Elixir he consumed earlier for selecting the King Vein were quickly eliminated.

Once the Nine Sword Veins inside his body returned to normal, Chu Feng’s breath had more or less steadied.

He mobilized the Nine Yang Strange Fire within him, starting to consciously strengthen the selected sword vein. The Strange Fire alone, surely, was not enough.

He had prepared a variety of Elixir Pills for storming into the Sword Saint Realm long ago.

He took out a Jade Box, opened it, and inside was a fiery-red Elixir Pill as big as a baby’s fist.

A Fire Jiao could be faintly seen inside the Elixir.

It twisted non-stop, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, with flames rising from the surface of the Elixir Pill.

This Elixir was a Sixth-grade Fire Jiao Alchemy, and also one of the most expensive Elixirs fabricated by Chu Feng this time.

Its function was likewise to strengthen the sword meridians, aiding one of them in its transformation.

Originally, a Seventh-grade Fire Dragon Elixir was required for the best results.

Chu Feng, possessing the Nine Yang Strange Fire, could coordinate it with the Fire Jiao Alchemy, ensuring the effect would not be inferior to the Fire Dragon Elixir.

"Gulp!"

The Fire Jiao Alchemy was swallowed whole by Chu Feng.

It transformed into a Fire Jiao, blazing down his throat.

"Hmm..."

A pained expression appeared on Chu Feng’s face.

No matter how painful, he had to grit his teeth and carefully guide the Fire Jiao towards the selected sword meridian. Because it was like a magnet, immediately attaching itself to any of the Nine Yang Sword Veins it encountered.

Under Chu Feng’s guidance, it finally approached the chosen sword meridian.

Swipe!

When it was still some distance away, it uncontrollably snapped onto that sword meridian.

The next step was to fully help this sword meridian absorb it, merging it as one with the sword meridian.

This task was not difficult for Chu Feng.

Using the Nine Yang Strange Fire to help from the side, coupled with the abundance of Spiritual Energy in the Supreme Secret Room.

It took less than two days to successfully help this sword meridian absorb the Fire Jiao.

On this sword meridian, a pattern of a Fire Jiao appeared.

It looked like a soldier who, after being promoted to General, is endowed with commander armor.

"Swish~!"

Once this sword meridian transformed and strengthened, merely by a thought from Chu Feng, a large amount of Sword Qi surged into this sword meridian; both the capacity and activeness of the Sword Qi far surpassed the other sword meridians.

"Yeep yeep..."

Chu Feng’s other sword meridians were actually trembling and resonating in unison, responding to that King Vein.

Not only that, the flow of Sword Qi within them was all regulated and controlled by the King Vein.

It was like a General commanding the soldiers under his control.

"Haha! Success, I have finally completed the first step. I am nearly half a step into the Sword Saint Realm." Chu Feng couldn’t help but show a joyful smile.