Meanwhile, the news of Mantai defeating the Cangxue Palace Master had spread throughout the entire Qianwu Ancient Country, causing quite a stir.
All sides were shocked. Though both were newly-advanced Great Powers, Mantai had forcefully swept aside the Cangxue Palace Master, proving that his strength was far from ordinary for a new Great Power.
Moreover, he cultivated an incomplete body refinement treasure tome, the 'Barbarian God King Art'. This inevitably led people to suspect whether Mantai had obtained the complete body refinement manual. Otherwise, how could he have broken through the shackles and achieved a Great Power-level physique capable of withstanding ancient weapons of Great Powers?
Although the Qianwu Ancient Country paid some attention, it was, after all, an Ancient Kingdom that had existed for who knew how many tens of thousands of years, with a genuine Ancient Divine King presiding over it. Even if the Barbarian Tribe gave birth to a new Great Power, it merely warranted a few glances, not excessive concern.
Unless an Ancient Divine King were to emerge, would the Qianwu Ancient Country truly feel a significant threat.
But wanting to give birth to an Ancient Divine King was hardly that easy.
At the feast, Mantai hastily bid farewell to the various distinguished guests and came to the hall to perform a grand bow to Ye Chen. "Thank you, Senior, for your gift, allowing Mantai to advance to Great Power. This kindness, Mantai will remember in his heart. Should Senior have any need to command, my Barbarian Tribe will go through fire and water without hesitation."
Ye Chen gave a slight nod, his eyes fixed on Mantai, seeing through everything, observing the various changes within his body.
His blood energy was like a sea, overwhelming Great Powers of the same level. Quite impressive.
But the bloodline seal within his body was still present. Clearly, even advancing to Great Power could not break this bloodline seal.
Ye Chen said, "Now that you have successfully advanced to Great Power, I will tell you something. In truth, both you and all members of the Barbarian Tribe have a bloodline seal within your bodies. This bloodline seal is very powerful. If I'm not mistaken, it was likely personally sealed by an Ancient Monarch."
Mantai was shocked. All members of the Barbarian Tribe actually had a bloodline seal within them? And the seal was so strong it was suspected to be left by an Ancient Monarch?
One must know who an Ancient Monarch was—an absolute top-tier supreme overlord even within the Primordial Heaven Realm.
During the Barbarian Tribe's most prosperous era as the Barbarian God Ancient Kingdom, their ancient ancestor, the Barbarian God King, was only at the Divine King realm.
Could it be a bloodline seal applied by the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins back then?
Understanding his thoughts, Ye Chen said, "This likely isn't a bloodline seal applied by the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins. I sense the fluctuations of the bloodline seal within your bodies are similar to your own bloodline. If I'm not mistaken, it was most likely applied by an Ancient Monarch of your own race."
The more Mantai listened, the more astonished he became, but he directly denied it, offering a bitter smile. "Senior, the strongest of our Barbarian Tribe lineage is the ancient Barbarian God King. There has never been the birth of an Ancient Monarch."
"Perhaps your Barbarian Tribe has a more astonishing origin," Ye Chen said. This could be deduced based on the bloodline seal.
If it were merely the bloodline of a mere Divine King, why would an Ancient Monarch apply such a bloodline seal?
Ye Chen could see that this bloodline seal was exceptionally complex, not an ordinary one. Applying such a seal required paying a terrifying price.
To seal the bloodline of a mere Divine King, why would an Ancient Monarch be willing to do so?
There must be a deeper reason behind it.
Mantai and the others smiled bitterly. They truly couldn't think of what other astonishing origin the Barbarian Tribe might have, because the oldest records only went back to the era when the Barbarian God King existed. Before that, there were only a few sparse words of record, never mentioning any earth-shattering origins.
Ye Chen thought for a moment, then wrote a list, instructing Mantai to gather these medicinal herbs. They were all herbs prepared to unlock the bloodline seal, for refining a high-grade pill to break the seal.
Five days later, Mantai had prepared the gathered herbs. Ye Chen used the earth fire of an ancient volcano to refine the pill. Half a day later, he refined an eighth-grade, low-tier pill named the Sky-Sundering Pill, meaning a pill that could even sunder the heavens, specifically designed to break seals.
If his own cultivation hadn't been sealed by the Great Dao Heavenly Diagram, how could he have fallen to such a state.
"Take this Sky-Sundering Pill. I will protect you during the process."
Ye Chen spoke. Mantai hurriedly agreed, sitting cross-legged in the hall and swallowing the Sky-Sundering Pill without another word.
Boom—
Instantly, astonishing surges of medicinal power erupted, filling his limbs and bones, vast and mighty, then continuously poured into his blood.
Mantai felt the blood energy throughout his entire body begin to boil violently, like steaming water vapor, rolling and churning. Powerful as he was, he felt his entire body turn crimson, his blood energy almost soaring into the sky, breaking free and sealing, threatening to burst his entire body apart.
But he endured it, forcibly withstanding the pain of his bloodline nearly exploding, remaining seated in place.
Suddenly, from the deepest part of his bloodline, terrifying sealing forces abruptly surged forth, forcefully suppressing the boiling blood energy.
"The bloodline seal!"
Mantai was startled. Indeed, just as Ye Chen had said, a bloodline seal actually existed within his body.
Even as a Great Power, he still couldn't sense the slightest trace of it.
It truly might be as Ye Chen said, left behind by an Ancient Monarch. Otherwise, how could it be hidden so secretly?
Wave after wave of fearsome sealing force forcefully suppressed the surging blood energy, gradually restoring calm.
But the Sky-Sundering Pill, as an eighth-grade pill, had rather ordinary efficacy. Even an ordinary Great Power wouldn't dare take it lightly, requiring a long time to refine it. Yet Ye Chen had Mantai take it directly, precisely to use the pill's extremelyfrenzied / berserk medicinal power to impact the bloodline seal.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom—
Within Mantai's body, surges of heaven-defying energy and waves of suppressing, sealing forces collided with each other, constantly clashing within his limbs and bones, accompanied by waves of terrifying, soul-rending pain that continuously surfaced.
It was only Mantai, a body refinement expert, who could barely withstand it. If it were any other Great Power, nine out of ten would be torn to shreds by this fearsome impact, ceasing to exist.
But if this continued, even Mantai absolutely could not endure it; he would inevitably be crushed to dust.
After all, he was only an early-stage Great Power, even if his physical body was very strong.
At the critical moment, Ye Chen made his move. Using his supreme physical strength, he transformed it into strands of gentle force that entered Mantai's body, assisting the Sky-Sundering Pill's medicinal power to rapidly suppress the bloodline sealing force.
With Ye Chen's intervention, it was almost like crushing rotten wood, like a flood directly destroying all resistance from the bloodline sealing force,disintegrate the bloodline seal in an instant.
Boom—
The bloodline seal was completely shattered.
At this moment, Mantai only felt his blood energy suddenly boil and strengthen many times over. His entire body almost grew two or three inches taller on the spot. Astonishing power continuously surged forth from the depths of his bloodline, instantly surpassing the Great Power strength he currently mastered, pushing his cultivation to leap a large step forward, entering a higher level.