While Charles Griffin was in a daze, the mysterious dragon jade erupted with powerful true energy, appearing in his dantian.

"Where did all this true energy come from? Could it be that the dragon jade absorbed it from my father?!"

Charles Griffin was only at the peak of the Body Refining stage, and such a vast amount of true energy was far beyond his ability to control. The surging energy radiated from his limbs and bones, shaking the surrounding dust into the air!

A wave of heat surged in his chest and abdomen. Charles Griffin cried out in pain, gritting his teeth tightly. At this moment, he was drenched in sweat!

The true energy in his dantian churned violently, looking as if it would explode at any moment. If this continued, it would surely result in his body bursting apart. Thinking of his own body being reduced to nothing, Charles Griffin's eyes turned bloodshot.

"I'm not someone who dies so easily! Dragon vein? Break through for me!"

After Body Refining comes the Nine Stages of the Dragon Vein. When a martial artist's dantian generates enough true energy, only then can they gather the power of true energy, transform it into a divine dragon, and break through the first dragon vein. At this moment, the true energy in Charles Griffin's dantian was more than enough!

"Break!"

Clenching his teeth, sweat dripping onto the ground, he let out a furious roar. The true energy in his dantian, driven by his powerful will, suddenly transformed into a dragon, roaring and charging forward toward the dragon vein! With a boom, the dragon vein was blasted open by this mighty true energy. Countless streams of true energy surged into the dragon vein like a raging flood. The previously sealed dragon vein expanded inch by inch under the impact of the true energy, and during this process, the dragon-like true energy also grew crazily stronger!

Pop!

A dragon vein was suddenly penetrated after a quarter of an hour. The true energy, like a dragon, circulated several times along the dragon vein before returning to the dantian. However, the true energy that returned to the dantian was still violently surging, and the powerful force made Charles Griffin feel unbearably swollen!

"The first dragon vein is open. I've actually reached the first level of the Dragon Vein Realm! But the true energy in my dantian is so abundant—looks like I, Charles Griffin, should try for the second level of the Dragon Vein Realm today as well!"

He knew in his heart that breaking through the first dragon vein just now was almost effortless. With such great momentum, of course he couldn't let the opportunity slip by. In front of his father's grave, he gritted his teeth and charged toward the second dragon vein.

The difficulty of opening the second dragon vein, and the amount of true energy required, was several times greater than the first. By this logic, one could see how hard it was to advance in the Dragon Vein Realm. In White Poplar Town, even if a strong person spent their whole life and a clan's fortune, it was still hard to produce someone who surpassed the Dragon Vein Realm!

True energy surged like a dragon. In front of his father's grave, he was going all out today, clenching his teeth, pushing the vast true energy layer by layer through the dragon vein. Opening the second dragon vein was much harder, and if he failed, he would have to start all over again!

A quarter of an hour passed, and Charles Griffin had only broken through about ten inches. At this point, he was already exhausted, but thinking of his father's words, and the tears in his father's eyes as he looked at him before dying, Charles Griffin felt that the pain and hardship he was enduring now was nothing at all!

"Since that old man wanted me to become strong, and I've already promised, with my Charles Griffin's character, if I make a promise to you, old man, I'll risk my life to see it through. Today, I'll break through this second dragon vein and make you look at me in a new light!"

At the same time, he also thought of those from the Yang family who had secretly bullied him, and everyone who had ever mocked him.

"Fine, I'm not a cruel person, but whoever bullied me—if I manage to surpass you, then I'll just bully you back!"

Pop!

An hour later, the second dragon vein was finally broken through. The vast true energy surged through the two dragon veins, spreading throughout Charles Griffin's body, nourishing him. More true energy gathered in the dantian, using it as a base camp.

True energy flowed through his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose. Charles Griffin felt an unprecedented clarity. Even though it was night, he could see much farther than before, and the sounds of insects and birds were much clearer than before.

Entering the Dragon Vein Realm felt like undergoing a transformation. Now, he was as light as a swallow, yet possessed the strength of a thousand pounds.

Charles Griffin stood up, feeling the abundant power throughout his body, a smile appearing on his face.

At this moment, he was already a martial artist at the second level of the Dragon Vein Realm. With true energy, if he punched with all his strength, it probably wouldn't be difficult to break the big tree beside him.

And from today on, he had finally truly stepped into the ranks of martial artists!

Glancing at Quentin Griffin's tombstone, Charles Griffin kowtowed a few more times.

"My achievements tonight are all thanks to you. I used to resent you for giving me nothing, but now I admit I was wrong. You were a good father."

Standing up, Charles Griffin drove the carriage back to White Poplar Town.

"Wait a minute..."

Charles Griffin frowned.

"This mysterious dragon jade was originally inside my father's dantian. I thought its appearance in my sea of consciousness was just an accident, but now it seems likely that my father knew this would happen, which is why he urged me to take the dragon jade. This dragon jade is so mysterious, and my father's words were also very strange—talking about the Dragon Sacrifice Continent, super overlords, all sorts of bizarre things. Could it be that my father had some kind of background?"

"That's right. Before my father came to White Poplar Town, no one knew anything about him..."